BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mechanicville District Public Library - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Mechanicville District Public Library X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://meclib.sals.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mechanicville District Public Library REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T193000 DTSTAMP:20260805T163033Z CREATED:20260805T162707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T163033Z UID:21022-1790188200-1790191800@meclib.sals.edu SUMMARY:Elderberry Syrup DESCRIPTION:The focus of this class\, presented by Green Sugar Leaf Farms\, will be about learning how elderberry syrup is made through a live demonstration\, and discussing the nutritional\, and vitamin importance\, of each ingredient. Samples\, tastings and an opportunity to make your own\, as well as purchase Elderberry Syrup. \nThis program is limited to 16 individuals! \nSign Up Here \n\n  URL:https://meclib.sals.edu/event/elderberry-syrup/ CATEGORIES:Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T200000 DTSTAMP:20260805T182255Z CREATED:20260805T182255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T182255Z UID:21054-1790622000-1790625600@meclib.sals.edu SUMMARY:Adult Book Club - Author Attending DESCRIPTION:51% by Matt Witten \n \nIn a future where corporations own everything—including people—one murder could ignite a revolution. \nTwenty years from now\, the United States is completely privatized. The Big Six syndicates own schools\, roads\, police departments… even human beings. \nWhen a young immigrant woman—51% owned by the syndicates—is brutally murdered\, NYPD\, Inc. detective Juke O’Keefe and his partner\, crime marketing consultant Haylee Navarro\, catch the case. Pregnant and broke\, Haylee knows they can’t crowdfund enough from a dead immigrant to pay for basic forensics\, let alone their paychecks. But Juke\, with his old-school sense of justice\, is determined to find the killer. \nTheir search for the truth leads them to Juke’s ex\, a Resistance leader on the syndicates’ most wanted list. As the three join forces\, they stumble onto a conspiracy designed to destroy the last shreds of American freedom. To rescue fifty-one percenters—and everyone else—from syndicate control\, they’ll have to defeat the Red Queen\, the most ruthless\, powerful AI in the world. URL:https://meclib.sals.edu/event/adult-book-club-author-attending/ CATEGORIES:Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T190000 DTSTAMP:20260909T190418Z CREATED:20260909T190418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T190418Z UID:21121-1791396000-1791399600@meclib.sals.edu SUMMARY:October Adult Craft DESCRIPTION:Join us October 7th\, 2026 at 6 pm where we will create Clay Ghosts! \nSpace is limited to 15 adults! \nSign Up Here URL:https://meclib.sals.edu/event/october-adult-craft/ CATEGORIES:Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T190000 DTSTAMP:20260916T160215Z CREATED:20260703T153746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T160215Z UID:20964-1792000800-1792004400@meclib.sals.edu SUMMARY:Social Security Retirement Workshop DESCRIPTION:Social Security Retirement Workshop Overview\nProgram Goal: \nGive adults age 55 and older a clear overview of the key factors to consider before claiming Social\nSecurity benefits\, helping them make informed\, strategic decisions. \n  \nRegister Here \n  \nKey Social Security Challenges: \nRecent concerns about Social Security’s future\, fewer corporate pension plans\, longer life\nexpectancies\, higher divorce rates\, and an aging population all increase the risk that retirees may\noutlive their savings if they depend primarily on government benefits. \nAs retirement planning becomes more complex\, claiming Social Security now requires careful\nstrategy. Retirees must plan thoughtfully or potentially risk missing out on valuable future\nbenefits. \nBecause there is no universal claiming strategy\, individuals often struggle to understand program rules and weigh the long-term financial effects of their decisions. Many strategies that once worked are now outdated\, making it essential to consider overall retirement income needs rather than focusing only on Social Security rules. \nQuestions covered:\n• When should I start collecting Social Security?\n• What steps could help keep Social Security solvent?\n• Should I prioritize Social Security rules or my cash flow strategy?\n• Should I coordinate with my spouse before claiming benefits?\n• Should I get professional guidance before claiming benefits?\nAbout the Workshop:\nThis public-service program is presented by John Kalil\, FSCP®\, a Financial Advisor with Kalil Wealth Strategies. No financial products or services will be sold. Mr. Kalil brings more than 30 years of retirement income planning experience and has offered similar programs at many public libraries across upstate New York since 2014. \nJohn N. Kalil Jr.\, LUTCF®\, FSCP® is a Registered Representative and Investment Adviser Representative of Equity Services\, Inc. Securities and\ninvestment advisory services offered solely by Equity Services\, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC\, 354 Mountainview Drive\, Suite 200\, Colchester\, VT\n05446; 802-864-6819. Kalil Wealth Strategies and XYZ Library are independent of Equity Services\, Inc.\, Registered Representatives of Equity\nServices\, Inc.\, and do not offer tax or legal advice. For advice concerning your own situation\, please consult with your appropriate professional advisor. \nThis program is for informational purposes only and does not replace tax\, legal\, or financial advice. Personalized claiming strategies and individual guidance will not be provided. This program is neither endorsed nor approved by the Social Security Administration or any government agency. \nTC9054327(0826)1\n© 2026 Kalil Wealth Strategies. All rights reserved. \n  URL:https://meclib.sals.edu/event/social-security-retirement-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T150000 DTSTAMP:20260916T193444Z CREATED:20260916T193444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T193444Z UID:21190-1792589400-1792594800@meclib.sals.edu SUMMARY:Writing Workshop: Tell Your Own Story DESCRIPTION:Join us and Nancy Garmley as we work through writing workshop. \nThis event for those who are 18 and older with a limit of 10 individuals. \n\nThe program is 1:30 to 3 pm on October 21st.\n\nSign Up Here URL:https://meclib.sals.edu/event/writing-workshop-tell-your-own-story/ CATEGORIES:Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T200000 DTSTAMP:20260916T163639Z CREATED:20260916T163639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T163639Z UID:20969-1793041200-1793044800@meclib.sals.edu SUMMARY:Adult Book Club DESCRIPTION:Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness \n\nDiana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself–and her family history–in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls series Deborah Harkness first introduced the world to Diana Bishop\, Oxford scholar and witch\, and vampire geneticist Matthew de Clairmont in A Discovery of Witches. Drawn to each other despite long-standing taboos\, these two other-worldly beings found themselves at the center of a battle for a lost\, enchanted manuscript known as Ashmole 782. Since then\, they have fallen in love\, traveled to Elizabethan England\, dissolved the Covenant between the three species\, and awoken the dark powers within Diana’s family line. \nNow\, Diana and Matthew receive a formal demand from the Congregation: They must test the magic of their seven-year-old twins\, Pip and Rebecca. Concerned with their safety and desperate to avoid the same fate that led her parents to spellbind her\, Diana decides to forge a different path for her family’s future and answers a message from a great-aunt she never knew existed\, Gwyneth Proctor\, whose invitation simply reads: It’s time you came home\, Diana. \nOn the hallowed ground of Ravenswood\, the Proctor family home\, and under the tutelage of Gwyneth\, a talented witch grounded in higher magic\, a new era begins for Diana: a confrontation with her family’s dark past\, and a reckoning for her own desire for even greater power-if she can let go\, finally\, of her fear of wielding it URL:https://meclib.sals.edu/event/adult-book-club-19/ CATEGORIES:Adult Programs END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR