Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy!

How to write the perfect crime, according to Agatha Christie

With almost 100 mystery novels, each one a cleverly constructed puzzle box of clues, misdirection, and human drama, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. Her eccentric detectives, clever clues, and simplified suspects have stumped countless readers over the last century. So, how did she craft these perfect crimes? Jamie Bernthal dissects the writing of Agatha Christie. Click here.

Easy Pan Seared Salmon Recipe with Lemon Butter

A simple, elegant pan seared salmon recipe in a lemon browned butter sauce. Master this easy (10-minute) method for how to cook salmon in a pan.
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Eight Favorite Yoga Poses

If you’re interested in developing a yoga practice at home, it can be difficult to know where to begin. This video features 8 customizable yoga poses that will help get you started on your yoga journey.
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Top Ten Attractions at Kew Gardens

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is in Richmond on the outskirts of London, and is one of the most amazing gardens in the world. It has an extraordinary diversity of plants, over 14,000 trees and it is all set within a vast and beautiful landscape layered with history and heritage.
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Upcoming Alexandria Library and Other Events

National Book Festival Watch Party – Saturday, September 3: 10:00am – 4:30pm – Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library – Large Meeting Room, Small Conference Room

Join us in our Large Meeting Room and Small Conference Room to watch a livestream of selected authors from the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival!
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Line Dancing Basics – Tuesday, September 6: 11:00am – 12:00pm – Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library – Meeting Room

Learn basic line dance steps while you workout to Golden Oldies music. This is a great class for beginners. Bring a friend or come alone. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing.
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Computer Basics: Computer, Keyboard & Mouse – Get familiar with how to interact with a desktop computer –  Wednesday, September 7: 10:00am – 11:00am –  Beatley Library computer area

If you know little or nothing about computers and want to learn more, this is the place to start!
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Monthly Meditation – Wednesday, September 7: 7:00pm – 8:00pm – James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library

Monthly Meditation, lead by our Friends at Yoga in Daily Life, is a free one-hour meditation class open to everyone.
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