Programs for Adults
The library offers many programs for adults, from guest speakers to book discussion groups. Get email notifcations for our adult programs! Visit our sign-up page to customize your updates.

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Many of the adult programs are supported by the Nancy B. Parker Endowment Fund.
The Nancy Parker program series began in 1992.

Programs are held in the library program room and are open to the public at no charge. When possible, programs are taped for later telecasting on the local public access television channel, JATV. A sign language interpreter can be arranged with two weeks' advance notice. Call 758-6591 to arrange this service. Visit HPL on JATV to see some of the programs available online!

Summer 2010 - Upcoming Programs

Folk Legacy Songwriter: Jerry Rasmussen
Friay, August 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Born and bred in Janesville, Jerry always had a love of music - working his way up through harmonicas and sweet potatoes to ukeleles and a mandolin before taking up guitar in high school. The music of his growing-up years, from the Big Band Era, to folk music, old hymns, R&B and rock ‘n roll, became his vocabulary as a musician and songwriter. He has released five albums and recently published a collection of writings and gospel music.

Self-Defense for Women
Tuesday, August 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
This free two-hour class educates women on how to protect themselves from crime and introduces physical training methods. Taught by Janesville police officers. Call 758-6585 for more information or to register for the event.

Registration is required. Space is limited. Must be at least 16 years old (16-17 year-olds must be accompanied by a female adult or have a signed parental permission slip on file.)

Author Visit: Dennis Weidemann
Thursday, August 19 at 7 p.m.
Thirty years ago, four young greenhorns from the cornfields of Iowa embarked on a 1,400-mile voyage from Minnesota to the polar bears of Hudson Bay. Author Dennis Weidemann will share slides of his two-and-a-half month adventure and discuss the book he wrote chronically the journey. Free and open to the public.