PA Forward Commons

Join Erin McMaster, Memory Care Advisor from Arden Courts, for a talk on the symptoms of Dementia, how they can affect caregivers, and some steps you can take to help your loved ones.

Peace Corps volunteer Rebekah Williams will join us from Rwanda to talk about her experience as a Peace Corp Education Volunteer. She will share information about the Peace Corps and how to volunteer, how she chose to work in Africa, and give information on Rwanda and her life there.

Many families have boxes of photos, memorabilia, slides, film, and documents trapped in dusty boxes.
Join Certified Professional Organizer Shelley Murray as she lays out a basic photo plan for organizing, scanning, and curating the stories that go along with these family memories as well as review some basic organizing tips, cloud storage details, and family sharing options.

We had a master gardener come and present on how to collect seeds and start them indoors. We provided each attendee with a seed starter mix, peat pots, and seeds. This program was held as the kick-off to our Seed Library.

We had a representative from Allied One Solutions visit the library to check eligibility for the ACP. If attendee was eligible, she was able to sign them up and give them a tablet.

CareerLink representative presented a program on stress management. They come once a month and offer a different program each month.

An hour long seminar on how nutrition can help/support medical conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes.

We’re partnering with Main Line Health to offer “Healthy Kids Storytime”. Respiratory illnesses happen year round in babies and children, but winter is when we think of it the most.

A monthly meeting with this summons: Come and join us in open discussions on how to feel better in body, mind and spirit.

Abington Community Library celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Lackawanna County Library System as one of the libraries hosting the “Taste the World” series. Our Library featured mediterranean cuisine and partnered with one of the local mediterranean restaurants. The chef prepared Mediterranean dishes and spoke about the history of Mediterranean cuisine.