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Jun
10
Sat
HYBRID: Novel Crossroads @ Westbank and Zoom
Jun 10 @ 10:30 AM

This month, Novel Crossroads is being offered simultaneously online and in-person at 10:30am.

Click here to join the program online, or come to Westbank Library to join us in-person. This meeting will take place in the Macklin Room.

If you’re having difficulties, please refer to Zoom’s support information. Westbank Library is unable to provide tech assistance during the program. Please contact questions@westbanklibrary.com if you would like to schedule tech help or if you would like additional information regarding this library program.


Novel Crossroads was started over 20 years ago by an Eanes ISD school librarian and her parent volunteers. Since then, it has grown to include more people, many of them former parents from Eanes. This group reads a wide array of genres throughout the year and tries to include at least one nonfiction selection. They look forward to welcoming newcomers.

2023 Reading Selections

Jun
11
Sun
ONLINE: Shakespeare Out Loud
Jun 11 @ 4:00 PM

Click here to join Shakespeare Out Loud, a live virtual program happening at 4pm. The group is currently reading Twelfth Night.

If you’re having difficulties, please refer to Zoom’s support information. Westbank Library is unable to provide tech assistance during the program. Please contact questions@westbanklibrary.com if you would like to schedule tech help or if you would like additional information regarding this library program.


Shakespeare Out Loud is a group of people who meet monthly to explore the genius of The Bard and to understand Shakespeare’s plays on a level that most readers have never experienced. In addition to reading the plays, this group features engaging and stimulating conversation, while investigating the cultural and historical context in which each play is set. New persons are always welcome.

The group is led by Landon Shultz, PhD/DMin.


Please read these ground rules ahead of the conversation:

  • Please keep your camera on for the discussion and provide your name.
  • Mute if there is background noise.
  • Respect the privacy of others by not reporting what you hear in this conversation with any specificity or attribution.
  • Be respectful and listen when others are speaking.
  • Allow everyone’s voice to be heard that wants to be heard.
Jun
15
Thu
ONLINE: Parenting and Education Conversations
Jun 15 @ 6:00 PM

Click here to join Education Conversations, a live virtual discussion group happening 3rd Thursdays at 6pm.

If you’re having difficulties, please refer to Zoom’s support information. Westbank Library is unable to provide tech assistance during the program. Please contact questions@westbanklibrary.com if you would like to schedule tech help or if you would like additional information regarding this library program.

Westbank Libraries’ Parenting and Education Conversations touches upon topics in parenting and education, with a focus on the psychology that informs our approach to raising and teaching children in grades K-12. Participants engage in lively discussions on the topic, and we encourage educators and parents to attend to offer multiple perspectives and voices.

2023 Reading Selections through September.


Antonio Buehler founded Abrome to fundamentally change the way the world views education. He wants society to reject the notion that education should be a standardized product in which children are expected to be passive recipients of instruction that is chosen and delivered by adults. Antonio wants learners to be able to direct their own education so they can live rich, fulfilling lives. He believes that by providing learners with the opportunity to take full ownership of their education, Abrome will help save millions of lives, and in the process change the world.

Antonio earned a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy, an M.B.A. from Stanford University, and an Ed.M. from Harvard University.


Please read these ground rules ahead of the conversation:

  • Please keep your camera on for the discussion and provide your name.
  • Mute if there is background noise.
  • Respect the privacy of others by not reporting what you hear in this conversation with any specificity or attribution.
  • Be respectful and listen when others are speaking.
  • Allow everyone’s voice to be heard that wants to be heard.
Jun
21
Wed
HYBRID: Mysteries and More @ Westbank and Zoom
Jun 21 @ 1:00 PM

Click here to join Mysteries and More online or come to Westbank and join us in person. This meeting is scheduled to take place downstairs in the Macklin Room. Please check the calendar for updates.

If you’re having difficulties, please refer to Zoom’s support information. Westbank Library is unable to provide tech assistance during the program. Please contact questions@westbanklibrary.com if you would like to schedule tech help or if you would like additional information regarding this library program.

Interested in investigating some cryptic crimes with other mystery lovers? Come to the Mysteries and More Book Club every third Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. on Zoom! Led by library staff, you’ll join other amateur agents and bloodhound bookworms to talk suspects, motives, alibis, and cracking the case.

This group is on hiatus in November and December


2023 Selections:


Please read these ground rules ahead of the conversation:

  • Please keep your camera on for the discussion and provide your name.
  • Mute if there is background noise.
  • Respect the privacy of others by not reporting what you hear in this conversation with any specificity or attribution.
  • Be respectful and listen when others are speaking.
  • Allow everyone’s voice to be heard that wants to be heard.
Jun
24
Sat
HYBRID: Women in Print @ Westbank and Zoom
Jun 24 @ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

This month, Women in Print is being offered simultaneously online and in-person.

Click here to join Women in Print, online or come to Westbank Library to join us in-person.

If you’re having difficulties, please refer to Zoom’s support information. Westbank Library is unable to provide tech assistance during the program. Please contact questions@westbanklibrary.com if you would like to schedule tech help or if you would like additional information regarding this library program.

Led by library staff, this book club reads and discusses books focusing on women’s perspective of the world. Their reading list includes literary fiction, non-fiction, and some classic titles. Join the group on the fourth Saturday of the month at 3 p.m and on the third Saturday of the month in May, November and December.


2023 Reading Selections


Please read these ground rules ahead of the conversation:

  • Please keep your camera on for the discussion and provide your name.
  • Mute if there is background noise.
  • Respect the privacy of others by not reporting what you hear in this conversation with any specificity or attribution.
  • Be respectful and listen when others are speaking.
  • Allow everyone’s voice to be heard that wants to be heard.

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