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6 Events on April 6, 2020 Virtual Socrates Café Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: April 6, 2020 - 2:45 pm Description: <p>CAUTION<b>:</b> This program may causespontaneous laughter and fun. Newbies are most welcome.</p><p>ZOOM Meeting link will be posted on the website and Facebook page prior to eachmeetup. At each meet up, we consider a question of the day. Attendees may submitan anonymous question to Kimberly in the CHAT upon arrival. Everyone votes on theday’s submitted questions and the most popular one becomes the topic of thatmeet up.<br><br>PROTOCOL<b>:</b> When you have somethingto contribute, (because devices vary) you should either click on “raise hand” orCHAT to Kimberly and type “me,” to be called upon to speak. This lets themoderator know who has something to say.</p><p>Adults are encouraged to listen to eachother’s ideas and respond with their own thoughts on the topic when called upon.You'll quickly learn that one question often leads to many others, so you neverknow where it might lead. Don’t worry, if you get too far off topic, we’lleventually reel it back in.<br><br>This program has grown since its inception at APL on October 6, 2018. We've hadparticipants from all walks of life, ages 22-85, about evenly split betweengenders, representing a variety of religions, nationalities, race and ideology.There have never been less than five participants on a single day, and as manyas thirteen. If everyone who has ever attended returns for a single day, we'llhave over 50 people. We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to the Allentownarea's only VIRTUAL Socrates Café.</p> More details... Facing Uncertainty with Mindfulness Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: April 6, 2020 - 7:15 pm Description: Facing Uncertainty with Mindfulness Prahba Sinha of the Pratayush Sinha Foundation brings this essential forum to Allentown Public Library via ZOOM Meeting. Link will be posted both on our Facebook and web pages More details...

13 Events on April 13, 2020 Virtual Socrates Café Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: April 13, 2020 - 2:45 pm Description: <p>CAUTION<b>:</b> This program may causespontaneous laughter and fun. Newbies are most welcome.</p><p>ZOOM Meeting link will be posted on the website and Facebook page prior to eachmeetup. At each meet up, we consider a question of the day. Attendees may submitan anonymous question to Kimberly in the CHAT upon arrival. Everyone votes on theday’s submitted questions and the most popular one becomes the topic of thatmeet up.<br><br>PROTOCOL<b>:</b> When you have somethingto contribute, (because devices vary) you should either click on “raise hand” orCHAT to Kimberly and type “me,” to be called upon to speak. This lets themoderator know who has something to say.</p><p>Adults are encouraged to listen to eachother’s ideas and respond with their own thoughts on the topic when called upon.You'll quickly learn that one question often leads to many others, so you neverknow where it might lead. Don’t worry, if you get too far off topic, we’lleventually reel it back in.<br><br>This program has grown since its inception at APL on October 6, 2018. We've hadparticipants from all walks of life, ages 22-85, about evenly split betweengenders, representing a variety of religions, nationalities, race and ideology.There have never been less than five participants on a single day, and as manyas thirteen. If everyone who has ever attended returns for a single day, we'llhave over 50 people. We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to the Allentownarea's only VIRTUAL Socrates Café.</p> More details...

20 Events on April 20, 2020 Allentown Public Library Board Meeting Starts: 12:00 pm Ends: April 20, 2020 - 1:00 pm More details... Virtual Socrates Café Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: April 20, 2020 - 2:45 pm Description: <p>CAUTION<b>:</b> This program may causespontaneous laughter and fun. Newbies are most welcome.</p><p>ZOOM Meeting link will be posted on the website and Facebook page prior to eachmeetup. At each meet up, we consider a question of the day. Attendees may submitan anonymous question to Kimberly in the CHAT upon arrival. Everyone votes on theday’s submitted questions and the most popular one becomes the topic of thatmeet up.<br><br>PROTOCOL<b>:</b> When you have somethingto contribute, (because devices vary) you should either click on “raise hand” orCHAT to Kimberly and type “me,” to be called upon to speak. This lets themoderator know who has something to say.</p><p>Adults are encouraged to listen to eachother’s ideas and respond with their own thoughts on the topic when called upon.You'll quickly learn that one question often leads to many others, so you neverknow where it might lead. Don’t worry, if you get too far off topic, we’lleventually reel it back in.<br><br>This program has grown since its inception at APL on October 6, 2018. We've hadparticipants from all walks of life, ages 22-85, about evenly split betweengenders, representing a variety of religions, nationalities, race and ideology.There have never been less than five participants on a single day, and as manyas thirteen. If everyone who has ever attended returns for a single day, we'llhave over 50 people. We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to the Allentownarea's only VIRTUAL Socrates Café.</p> More details...

27 Events on April 27, 2020 Virtual Socrates Café Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: April 27, 2020 - 2:45 pm Description: <p>CAUTION<b>:</b> This program may causespontaneous laughter and fun. Newbies are most welcome.</p><p>ZOOM Meeting link will be posted on the website and Facebook page prior to eachmeetup. At each meet up, we consider a question of the day. Attendees may submitan anonymous question to Kimberly in the CHAT upon arrival. Everyone votes on theday’s submitted questions and the most popular one becomes the topic of thatmeet up.<br><br>PROTOCOL<b>:</b> When you have somethingto contribute, (because devices vary) you should either click on “raise hand” orCHAT to Kimberly and type “me,” to be called upon to speak. This lets themoderator know who has something to say.</p><p>Adults are encouraged to listen to eachother’s ideas and respond with their own thoughts on the topic when called upon.You'll quickly learn that one question often leads to many others, so you neverknow where it might lead. Don’t worry, if you get too far off topic, we’lleventually reel it back in.<br><br>This program has grown since its inception at APL on October 6, 2018. We've hadparticipants from all walks of life, ages 22-85, about evenly split betweengenders, representing a variety of religions, nationalities, race and ideology.There have never been less than five participants on a single day, and as manyas thirteen. If everyone who has ever attended returns for a single day, we'llhave over 50 people. We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to the Allentownarea's only VIRTUAL Socrates Café.</p> More details...

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