Phoenixville Public Library hosts the next virtual presentation in the “Community Gardening around the Village” series on Monday, Nov. 29, at 7 PM. Edil Cunampio, The Backyard Orchardist, will present “How to Start a Food Forest in Any Space”. This presentation will focus on how to start a food forest from scratch and how to grow abundant food while supporting the environment. The concepts will be presented and basic questions and concerns relating to the concepts behind this technique of growing food will be answered: what is a food forest?; how hard is it to start?; what are the benefits?; how do you start?; sizes and main considerations; best plants to start with, and more. This program will be broken into two parts: the presentation and then an interactive activity in which the attendants will answer questions and apply the principles learned in a real case scenario. Edil Cunampio is a Native American Indian from the Embera Tribe in eastern Panama, Central America. Edil brings his passion and knowledge for growing trees and perennials to this presentation. He’s a passionate grower, loves the natural world, and is an avid soccer fan. He lives in Phoenixville with his wife and two boys and owns Backyard Orchard Consulting, dedicated to helping local people to grow their own food. Backyard Orchard Consulting’s vision is to empower people to learn how to take care of their land in order to create a healthier planet for a better future. He does this by helping people to start, design and/or maintain food forests, or backyard orchards. His designs focus on beauty, diversity, functionality and production in any landscape or any garden. He believes nature holds the answer to a lot of our problems both as individuals and as a society. This event is free and open to the public and will be held online via Zoom. Registration is required at https://ccls.libcal.com/calendar/Phoenixville/edible-forest or by calling 610-933-3013 x132. Email mpinto@ccls.org for more information or assistance with using Zoom.
Books on Tap, Phoenixville Public Library’s book discussion group for adults in their 20s and 30s, will meet in person at Sedona Taphouse, 131 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7 PM. The group will discuss Andy Weir’s bestselling novel, “Project Hail Mary.” Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission–and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, he realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Alone on this tiny ship that’s been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space, it’s up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. Copies of the book and audiobook may be reserved at www.ccls.org. An eBook copy may be reserved at https://chester.overdrive.com. This event is free and open to the public. Email Christine Shaffer at shaffer.m.christine@gmail.com for more information.
Phoenixville Public Library will host a free, monthly “Legal Outreach Clinic” beginning Thursday, Dec. 2, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, and continuing thereafter on the first Thursday of the month. Free 20-minute consultations with a lawyer are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Consolo & Harbison offers this free clinic, providing information, counseling, and advocacy in various areas of law, including family law, trust & estates, criminal defense, landlord-tenant law, and legal issues facing small businesses. For more information, call 610-933-3013 x132 or email mpinto@ccls.org. Phoenixville Public Library is located at 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.
Have you ever felt “stuck” in your financial goals? Have you spent years struggling to pay off debt while also trying to save for your future? Phoenixville Public Library will host a free, virtual talk by Dawn Santoriello, local author of “The Spiritual Path to Prosperity … The Truth about Money Revealed,” on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7 PM. In her new book, Dawn Santoriello, CFP® gives you the tools to determine why you’re facing these “money blocks” and how to clear them. She offers her deep knowledge of the financial world by sharing tips and tricks for investing your money to grow your wealth as well as proven strategies for saving. More than that, Dawn gives you a glimpse into her own story by sharing her financial tragedies and triumphs. With her belief that positive thoughts create positive circumstances, Dawn brings a spiritual element to her financial strategies. She gives you a step-by-step guide to creating the life you want by releasing any blocks you have regarding money and asking your Higher Power for assistance. In this book, she includes the prayer that dramatically changed her life — and her finances! Once you say this prayer and take these steps toward your financial goals, you can have the life you want…or even something better! This event is free and open to the public and will be held online via Zoom. Registration is required at https://ccls.libcal.com/calendar/Phoenixville/spiritual-path-to-prosperity or by calling 610-933-3013 x132. Email mpinto@ccls.org for more information or assistance with using Zoom.
Free, in-person tech help is available at Phoenixville Public Library during selected hours on Monday afternoons and Tuesday & Wednesday evenings. One-hour appointments for assistance with your laptop, tablet or smartphone from the library’s volunteer tutors are available by calling 610-933-3013 x132.
