SSA Connection - September 10th - Senior Services of Alexandria

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy!

Wisdom for Great Writers on Every Year of Life

As different as we humans are from one another, we all age along the same great sequence, and the shared patterns of our lives pass into the pages of the books we love. In this moving talk, journalist Joshua Prager explores the stages of life through quotations from Norman Mailer, Joyce Carol Oates, William Trevor and other great writers. To listen click here .

Health and Recreation

Healthy and Hearty Fall Soups

There is nothing like a good bowl of soup when the weather gets cooler. It will be here before you know it. Check out this short link for a few recipes to try by clicking here.

Seated Tango Toning!

You can dance the Tango from any chair. Click here to have some fun.

Mesmerizing Cuttlefish
at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

It’s not every day you get to see cuttlefish changing colors in Inkredible mating displays! Watch now by clicking here.

Upcoming Alexandria Library Events

Handcraft Tuesday – Evening Edition – Tuesday, Sept. 15 – 7-8 pm

Attention all handcrafters! Join to share what you are working on, see what others are creating, and just chat while we craft together. To register click here.

Black Lives Matter Book Club – Sunday, September 20 – 2-4 pm

Many people have started reading books on the subject of race in the United States. This club aims to unite individuals to discuss these works and the themes they contain. This club is for all people. This month we will continue our discussion from the previous meeting and be discussing How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibriam X Kendi. Please bring an open heart and a curious mind. Contact reflib@alexlibraryva.org for questions. Register by clicking here.