Adults

Come to the Troy Library on Thursdays, March 25, April 1, and April 8, at 6:30 pm, to learn how to ease the tension of the job hunt and make your job search a positive experience, from Dan Mistura, CPC, president of Personnel Consulting Group. Mistura will discuss setting career objectives by reviewing your experience and options; evaluating your resume; designing a marketing plan to target companies; making a professional presentation and selling yourself during interviews; using contacts and acquaintances; keepign the process on track; and negotiating a job offer.

Mistura is the retired owner and operator of successful personnel placement firms in Detroit and other major cities in the United States. He was president of the Michigan Association of Personnel Consultants and past Director of the National Association of Personnel Consultants.

Register once for the entire series by clicking on the dates above. Registration is required.

For more information, contact Kay McFarland.

Do you know your history? And who says history is boring? Not with these great reads! Whether it's literary, art, or crime history, the fascinating books on display near the Troy Library's Adult Services Reference Desk will grab you from page one. Check them out next time you're in the Library.

The Troy Public Library is one of 16 Detroit-area libraries participating in Everyone's Reading, a community-wide program designed to promote dialogue through the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book. This year's selection is the blockbuster courtroom thriller Presumed Innocent by best-selling author and attorney Scott Turow. (Watch for the sequel, Innocent, to be published in May.)

To enhance your reading experience, join us for one of these programs:

The Law from a Prosecutor's Perspective: Eric J. Smith, Macomb County Prosecutor, Thursday, February 18, 7-8:30 pm

CSI: Troy with Police Officer James M. Feld, Wednesday, March 10, 7-8:30 pm

Presumed Innocent book discussion, Wednesday, March 24, 7-8:30 pm

In addition, Scott Turow will speak about Presumed Innocent, his other best-selling works, and his involvement with the Innocence Project on Thursday, April 15 at 7 pm at the Millenium Centre (15600 J.L. Hudson Dr., Southfield, MI, on the campus of Providence Hospital). Due to popular demand, a ticket will be required for the author appearance. Tickets are free but limited. They will be awarded via a random lottery on April 1 for Troy residents only (one entry per household). Register for the lottery here beginning February 15 or by calling 248.524.3534.

Meditation is a wonderful and scientifically proven tool for decreasing stress, but many people are unsure about how to incorporate a consistent practice in their lives.

The Troy Public Library is offering you the chance to learn more about meditation at a three session series, Fridays, April 16, 23, and 30, at 11am. Cathleen Francois, president of Spiritual Endeavors of Michigan will lead the sessions, explaining body and mind awareness, where dis-ease is located in the body, the tools to start transforming negatives to positives, and how to open the door to create the reality that you want. You will hear how to relax and unwind tension in the physical body, calm the emotions, and still the mind.

Francois is a philosopher, free-lance writer, workshop facilitator and interfaith minister. A student of meditation and metaphysics for 34 years, she is skilled and trained in many stress reduction and self-awareness modalities including Pranayama Breathing, Meditation, Energy Balancing, and others. She operates a self-awareness corporation, to help advance all to their highest potential. Her philosophies are respectful of all religious beliefs and in alignment with today's scientific theories.

Register once for the entire series by clicking on the dates above. Registration is required.

For more information, contact Kay McFarland.