Wednesday February 10, 2010: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Pittsfield Branch: Program Room

It is the 15th anniversary of the University of Michigan Women's Health Resource Center, and the Center and AADL are collaborating for this special event. Judy Norsigian, Executive Director, Our Bodies, Ourselves will discuss - Menopause: Revisiting the Hormone Debate. Judy Norsigian is a co-founder of Our Bodies Ourselves (OBOS), also known as the Boston Women's Health Book Collective (BWHBC), and co-author of all editions of Our Bodies, Ourselves. She is an internationally renowned speaker and writer on a wide range of women's health concerns. Copies of Our Bodies, Ourselves will be on sale and the event will include a booksigning.

She will be followed by Dr. Helen Kales, Assistant Professor University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry and Director, Program for Positive Aging, who will cover - Promoting Emotional and Cognitive Wellbeing in Later Life. Dr. Kales has established a multi-disciplinary research program investigating depression in later life. She investigates a vitally important but neglected clinical problem--the co-occurrence of depression and dementia in later-life.

Monday February 22, 2010: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm -- Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room AB

What do little Sam Ruskin, sweet Victoria Glassford, and Mr. Singh, the security guard, have in common? Each of them was utterly consumed by 'The Book That Eats People!' John Perry's darkly humorous text, paired with Mark Fearing's illustrations of this book's people-eating history, will make children laugh...and wonder if the book they hold in their hands might be a stealthy predator. Join us (if you dare) to meet the author. The event will also include a booksigning and books will be on sale.