The Winter Park Public Library will host multiple events for adults during the month of May.
Some include:
Applied Happiness Seminar
Explore the science of happiness, learn how to sustain lasting happiness, and develop tangible skills that
enable you to live in the moment and better cope with challenges in this two-part series.
Date: Saturday, May 3 and 10 2 – 4 p.m.
Location: Library third floor meeting room
Presenter: Juan Rico, happiness consultant
First Sunday Author: A Conversation with…Vanessa Blakeslee
A single mother rents a fundamentalist preacher’s carriage house. A pop star contemplates suicide in the
hotel where Janis Joplin died. A philandering ex-pat doctor gets hooked on morphine while reeling from
his wife’s death…all bound together in Train Shots. The author will share stories from her work including
one that takes place in Winter Park; copies of the book will also be available for sale.
Date/Time: Sunday, May 4; 2 p.m.
Location: Library Community Room
Author: Vanessa Blakeslee, author and Rollins College professor
Test Drive an iPad and Kindle Fire HD
Are you in the market for a tablet? Are you curious about what they can do and about their differences?
Join us for a hands-on demo where you will have access to an iPad Mini and a Kindle Fire HD.
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 7; 10-11:30 a.m. OR Tuesday, May 13; 2-3:30 p.m.
Location: Library Melanson Room
Facilitators: WPPL Reference Library
Author Talk: Kelly Luce
Three Scenarios In Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail is a debut collection of stories from Kelly Luce.
Hana Sasaki will introduce you to an oracular toaster, a woman who grows a tail, and an extraordinary
sex-change operation, just to name a few. The author will read from and discuss her work; copies of the
book will be available for sale.
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 7; 7 p.m.
Location: Library third floor meeting room
Author: Kelly Luce, former Kerouac Writer-in-Residence
Seeking the Ancient Kallos: How the Parthenon Came to Be
Author and photographer Josh Garrick will discuss the art and architecture of the Parthenon, thought to
be the most expensive building ever created by human hands. Mr. Garrick will also talk about his five
months in Greece researching and writing Seeking the Ancient Kallos; copies of the book will be available
for sale.
Date/Time: Sunday, May 18, 2 p.m.
Location: Library Community Room