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Chapin Memorial Library
Calendar of Events
Calendar of Events
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Location: Chapin Memorial Library - Small Study Room (209)
Program Type: Adult
Career Assistance
Would you like assistance with refreshing your job search skills, updating your resume, or filling out an online job application? The Library is partnering with the Goodwill Career Opportunity Center to bring a Career Navigator to the library to assist you.
Reserve your 30-minute appointment by calling the Information Services desk at 843-918-1295.
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Location: Online - Streamed Event (1)
Program Type: Adult
The Power of Connection: Creating Lasting Friendships in an Increasingly Lonely World with Dr. Marisa Franco
Click here to register for this online event and submit questions for the author.
This event is online-only.
Join us in virtual conversation with bestselling author Dr. Marisa Franco, one of the world’s leading experts in human connection. Her book, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–And Keep–Friends, explores the science of different attachment styles and how they impact our relationships–often in ways we don’t realize!
Making new friends, and deepening longstanding relationships, is possible at any age—in fact, it’s essential. The good news: there are specific, research-based ways to improve the number and quality of your connections using the insights of attachment theory and the latest scientific research on friendship. Platonic provides a clear and actionable blueprint for forging strong, lasting connections with others—and for becoming our happiest, most fulfilled selves in the process.
Register today to learn more about how to harness the science of human connection to create cultures of belonging.
About the Author: An enlightening psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, and TED speaker, Dr. Marisa G. Franco is known for digesting and communicating science in ways that resonate deeply enough with people to change their lives.
Dr. Franco works as a professor at The University of Maryland and authored Platonic: How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make – and Keep – Friends. She writes about friendship for Psychology Today and has been a featured connection expert for major publications like The New York Times, The Telegraph, and Vice.
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Location: Chapin Memorial Library - Large Study Room (207)
Program Type: Adult
A Death Cafe is a time and place where people, often strangers, come to share cake, sip tea or coffee, and discuss death openly and honestly. The aim is to increase awareness about death in order to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. There is never an intention of leading participants to any conclusion, product or course of action. Interesting conversations are guaranteed!
We’ll embrace the principles of the International DeathCafé movement that began in London, as we will try to foster a deeper understanding of death and its role in shaping our lives.
There's no agenda, no sales pitches — just authentic conversations driven by the interests of the participants. All are welcome to attend any/all sessions and can participate as much as they are comfortable. However, it's important to note that this is not a grief support group or counseling session — it's a space for questioning, sharing, exploration and connection.
These are no-charge events. Brian Long, who has led more than 80+ Death Cafes in Pennsylvania and Myrtle Beach, is our facilitator.
*Minors under the age of 17 are required to have parental consent to attend.
*Each cafe session is limited to 10 participants.
If you want a program reminder, please include your email when registering. Program reminders are currently only delivered via email.