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Painted Perches

It’s cold out there still and the birds need a warm place to rest! Come paint one and take it home to hang outside!

For ages 5-12. Registration is required!

Hospice vs Palliative Care Informational Session

What is palliative care and how does it differ from hospice care?

During this session we will discuss the differences between palliative and hospice care, who can benefit from these types of care and where you can receive them. Debra Skoniecki, MS, CNP, ACHPN is a Nurse Practitioner who has devoted much of her career caring for people with serious illnesses. She is passionate about normalizing conversations on mortality, frailty, grief, and end of life planning.

To sign up for this program:
-Sign up HERE.
-Call or stop by the Rowley Library at 978-948-2850.
-Call or stop by the Rowley Council on Aging at 978-948-7637.

Sponsored by the Rowley Council on Aging. This program is free and open to all.

A Visit with the Seashore Trolley Museum & National Streetcar Museum – VIRTUAL

Did you miss it? Watch the recording on YouTube HERE.

All aboard! Learn about the history of the trolleys in America in this visit from the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine and its satellite location, the National Street Car Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts. Founded in 1939, the Seashore Trolley Museum is the world’s first and largest electric railway museum. The museum is operated by the New England Electric Railway Historical Society, which works to preserve knowledge, context, and resources for future generations by collecting, restoring, operating, and exhibiting significant public transit vehicles and artifacts.

Offered in cooperation with the Tewksbury Public Library and other area libraries.

Learn the iPad & iPhone series

Sign-up is needed to reserve your seat! Click here to register for any of these classes, or call the COA at 978-948-7637. This program is for all residents.

Kevin Figueroa is an experienced and enthusiastic instructor who will help you gain confidence in your ability and get you where you want to go!

Each class has a different topic- sign up for as many as you’d like. You must sign up for each class:

2/4: Getting Around Using Uber & Lyft
This class dives into two popular ride-share apps, Uber and Lyft, and teaches participants to use them to find rides, order groceries, and much more. We learn to book rides for ourselves and others, add payment methods, and stay safe while ordering rides.

2/11: Finding Books and Building Your Digital Library
In this class, we learn to use the Books app on iPhone and iPad to find books and read them on our devices. We learn to explore different titles, find free books, and make text easy to read on smaller screens.

2/25: Discovering Music in Spotify
In this class, we explore the Spotify app and learn to use it to explore music from artists we love, build playlists of songs and albums, and listen to audiobooks and podcasts.

Don’t have a device at home? There are some available to borrow. Call the COA at 978-948-7637.
Sponsored by the Rowley Council on Aging.

“Love Your Library” Celebration

Fall in love with your library all over again!

Join us for a party celebrating the library building’s 21st birthday with mocktails, treats, and activities for the whole family.

Catch the premiere of the library history movie–an oral/video history of the Rowley Public Library as told through interviews with community members and former staff.

All ages welcome!

Beginner Chromebook series

Sign-up is needed to reserve your seat! Click here to register, or call the COA at 978-948-7637. This program is for all residents.

Join this beginner class in the use of the Chromebook. Carol Soucy is an experienced teacher who will walk you through the Chromebook. More and more, things can only be accessed online. Make sure you have the skills you need! No past experience is required.

This is a series. Sign up for any or all of the classes, held Mondays at 10:30am:
Feb. 3
Feb. 10 – canceled due to illness
Feb. 24
This class will continue through June. Check back for future dates.

Don’t have a device at home? There are some available to borrow. Call the COA at 978-948-7637.
Sponsored by the Rowley Council on Aging.