Random House Book Fair Senior Afternoon: Friday, March 2
Discounted Book Sales!
1 – 5 p.m.; Great Hall
New paperbacks and hardbacks are available for purchase at 20 percent off the cover price, all afternoon in the Great Hall area. Look for your favorite author or subject in genres including mystery, romance, holidays, travel, cooking, gardening, history and general fiction.
Health and Wellness Tips and Resources
1 – 5 p.m.; Great Hall
Receive blood pressure screenings, health and wellness tips, and balance checks from Allied Health students and faculty. Stop by their tables to learn valuable information that can positively impact your wellness!
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
1 – 5 p.m.; Great Hall
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program is offering free assistance to those with low-to-moderate incomes including the disabled and elderly. Taxpayers who file Forms 1040EZ, 1040A, or the basic 1040 Federal tax returns are qualified to take advantage of this service. Tax preparation is available by appointment only starting Wednesday, Feb. 1. Tax returns are prepared by trained Carroll Student Tax Assistors and are free of charge.
Person-Centered Control of Falls and Falls Risk – Dr. Buzz Baker
1:30 p.m. – Presentation and Discussion; Room M157
Understand ways in which older persons have control over their risk of falling and methods for reducing falls.
Random House Guest Author – Susan Fraser King
2:45 p.m. – Presentation; Room M157
Book signings immediately following; Great Hall
Susan Fraser King is a multi-published, bestselling, award-winning author and a former art history lecturer. She is known for writing in a style appropriate for the time, but in language the modern reader can understand. Her latest novel, "Queen Hereafter," focuses on the less well documented early years of Margaret of Scotland, who has long fascinated historians as one of the most complex women in medieval history.
Get Started Writing Your Memoirs – Mr. Jack Trenner
4 p.m. – Presentation and Discussion; Room M157
Discover how to begin recording memories and experiences in a permanent way as a precious gift for your loved ones, from this informative author.
