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Critical Thinking

This three part series demonstrates how to examine a statement using unbiased reasoning based on critical tools to help you reach a valid decision about its accuracy. Fake news, data analysis and personal prejudice are explored, discussed and practiced. Each session may be attended independently, but it is recommended to attend all three for full comprehension.

Discussion leaders:  Roger Moss, Valerie Lucznikowska and Kevan Ottochian.

Session I: The bases of critical thinking: time, self criticism, listening, thoughtfulness.

Session II: The tools of critical thinking: skepticism, research, patterns, data, questioning.

Session III: Reaching judgements: curiosity, flexibility, synthesizing, predicting.

Join us to craft and chat. Share a project you are working on, learn a new skill, or just hang out and chat.

Join our expert Dungeon Master on awesome adventures! Become a wizard, bard, druid, barbarian, ranger, sorcerer or more. Beginners welcome. Email Karen at klee@rcls.org for an invitation to play.

Have your resume critiqued and your job search questions answered during a 45 minute one-on-one session with career consultant Gregg Knowles.  A $10 deposit is required at the time of in-person registration;  this will be refunded upon completion of the session.

Please join library and local historical organization volunteers for this Facebook Live & Zoom meeting event on May 30 to celebrate our area's late 18th century heritage and Founding Veterans and their families! 

• REGISTER to receive the Zoom meeting link for activity sessions.  You MUST give an email address.

• WATCH the Facebook Live casts at: https://www.facebook.com/HathornHouseWarwick/

Our volunteers will be on-site "social distancing" at the historic Hathorn House and you can join virtually for demonstrations, workshops, and talks.

"Hands on" activities for kids will be available by picking up a materials kit curb-side in the morning, then interact with the instructor during a Zoom meeting at home.

Reserve your free activities kit (one per family) for curb-side pickup at 21 Hathorn Rd. between 9 and 10 AM May 30 by emailing hathornhouse@gmail.com with your family's last name.  Kits will be available to the first 50 families to reserve.

INTERACT with local 18th century reenactors and educators from home on your device.

SEE AND DO: 18th century colonial tech:

• Exterior house tour of the historic Hathorn property

• Dr. Daniel Wood of Florida NY, surgeon of Valley Forge, explains an army man's dress and gear and the tools of a troop physician.

• Make a hand-dipped candle 

• Herbs and their uses: a lavender sachet 

• The art & science of making butter

• Rocks to Revolution: The Great Chain across the Hudson

• Learn the differences in women's roles and tools in Lenape and English settler cultures.

• Have an interactive lesson in the Lenape Language

Schedule of events:

From:       to:

9:00       10:00     Curb-side pickup ( at 21 Hathorn Rd.) of activity kits for kids (Reserve by emailing hathornhouse@gmailcom—no pickups later than 10!)

11:00     11:30     Opening ceremony (flag raising, commemoration of our Revolutionary veterans)  [Facebook Live]

11:30:    12:00     House exterior tour with Sylwia Kubasiak & Arek Kwapinski [Facebook Live]

12:00     12:30     Dr. Daniel Wood: A Continental Army surgeon’s gear & life with Lawrence Wood of the 5^th NY Regiment [Facebook Live]

12:30     1:00       Women’s world: Clothing, tools & butter making workshop by Cindy Wolf of the 5^th NY Regiment [Zoom meeting]

1:00       1:30       Lenape language lesson with Karen Mosko of the Nalahii (Munsee-Delaware Nation, Ottowa, Canada [Zoom meeting]

1:30       1:50      Candle making with Theresa & Vicki of the Friends of Hathorn [Zoom meeting]

1:50       2:00      Herbs and their uses: Lavender Sachet with Sue G. of the Friends of Hathorn [Zoom meeting]

2:00       2:30       The Great Chain & Sterling Forge with Doc Bayne of the Friends of Sterling Forest [Zoom meeting]

2:30      3:00     Women’s world: Lenape and Colonial women with Robin and Cora of the Friends of Hathorn [Zoom meeting]

3:00       Farewell

Email sgardner@rcls.org with any questions.  Although the library is currently closed, we are checking and responding to emails.

Join our expert Dungeon Master and our merry band of players on awesome adventures! Become a druid, wizard, bard, barbarian, ranger, sorcerer or more. Beginners welcome. Contact Karen klee@rcls.org to join.