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The Art of Compassion

2025-06-21 14:00:00 2025-06-21 15:00:00 America/New_York The Art of Compassion Compassion and the arts have helped people survive and thrive across time and culture. Laura Banks leads a writing practice and conversation that blends the science and art of compassion. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Saturday, June 21
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-21 14:00:00 2025-06-21 15:00:00 America/New_York The Art of Compassion Compassion and the arts have helped people survive and thrive across time and culture. Laura Banks leads a writing practice and conversation that blends the science and art of compassion. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Gum Spring Library

Meeting Room C

Compassion and the arts have helped people survive and thrive across time and culture. Laura Banks leads a writing practice and conversation that blends the science and art of compassion.

Laura Banks is a compassion educator and consultant exploring the connection between the science of compassion, the arts, and what it means to be human. She is dual-certified by the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University and Compassion Institute as a Compassion Cultivation Training © (CCT™) Instructor. 

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AGE GROUP: | High School | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Health/Wellness |

Gum Spring Library
Phone: 571-258-3838
Hours
Mon, Jun 09 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jun 10 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jun 11 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jun 12 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jun 13 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jun 14 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 15 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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Preschool Storytime
Fri, Jun 13, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A
Art on Exhibit: Justina Park - The exhibit runs through June
Sat, Jun 14, All day
Teen Drop-In Craft: Draw Your Own Sticker - Available June 14-30
Sat, Jun 14, All day
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available June 14-22
Sat, Jun 14, All day
Family Storytime
Sat, Jun 14, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available June 14-22
Mon, Jun 16, All day
Puzzle Swap - Ongoing
Mon, Jun 16, All day
Family Crafternoon: "A Realm of Stories"
Mon, Jun 16, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
Gum Spring Writing Group
Mon, Jun 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C
Toddler Storytime
Tue, Jun 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
Musical Storytime
Tue, Jun 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A
Rescheduled
Spark Your Senses
Tue, Jun 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
New date Tuesday, July 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
DIY Teens: Charm Bar
Tue, Jun 17, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Center
Family Storytime
Tue, Jun 17, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
ESOL: English Practice - All Levels
Tue, Jun 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
Makerspace: Learn to Sew - A Four-Part Series
Wed, Jun 18, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace
Baby Storytime
Wed, Jun 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
Tampa Taiko Drums - Big, LOUD Drums
Wed, Jun 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A
Drop-In Chess Club
Wed, Jun 18, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available June 14-22
Fri, Jun 20, All day
Pre-K Skill Builders
Fri, Jun 20, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
Teen Drop-In Craft: Draw Your Own Sticker - Available June 14-30
Sat, Jun 21, All day
Art on Exhibit: Justina Park - The exhibit runs through June
Sat, Jun 21, All day
Family Storytime
Sat, Jun 21, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
The Art of Compassion
Sat, Jun 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room C
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available June 14-22
Sun, Jun 22, All day
Puzzle Swap - Ongoing
Mon, Jun 23, All day
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available June 23-29
Mon, Jun 23, All day
Toddler Storytime
Tue, Jun 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
Musical Storytime
Tue, Jun 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A
Fantasy Around the World
Tue, Jun 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
Conversational Spanish
Tue, Jun 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room C
Teen Minute to Win It
Tue, Jun 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Center
Family Storytime
Tue, Jun 24, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
ESOL: English Practice - All Levels
Tue, Jun 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
Makerspace: Learn to Sew - A Four-Part Series
Wed, Jun 25, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace
Baby Storytime
Wed, Jun 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
DIY Teens: Miniature Painting
Wed, Jun 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
Drop-In Chess Club
Wed, Jun 25, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Once-Upon-A-Time Magic Show - Presented by the Wizard of Reading
Wed, Jun 25, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A
Adult Book Club: Classics - The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka
Wed, Jun 25, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available June 23-29
Thu, Jun 26, All day
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jun 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
Musical Storytime
Thu, Jun 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A
Adult Book Club: Mystery - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Thu, Jun 26, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room C
Makerspace: Intro to Tinkercad
Thu, Jun 26, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
ESOL: English Practice - Beginner
Thu, Jun 26, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room B
D&D Club for Teens
Thu, Jun 26, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center
Movie Night - The Philadelphia Story
Thu, Jun 26, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room C
Drawing Workshop
Fri, Jun 27, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Alcove
Teen Drop-In Craft: Draw Your Own Sticker - Available June 14-30
Sat, Jun 28, All day
Art on Exhibit: Justina Park - The exhibit runs through June
Sat, Jun 28, All day
Family Storytime
Sat, Jun 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available June 23-29
Sun, Jun 29, All day
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available June 30-July 6
Mon, Jun 30, All day
Puzzle Swap - Ongoing
Mon, Jun 30, All day
Creative Writing
Mon, Jun 30, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C
Teen Drop-In Craft: Button Magnets - Available July 1-15
Tue, Jul 01, All day
Toddler Storytime
Tue, Jul 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
Musical Storytime
Tue, Jul 01, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A
STEAM: Princess and Dragon
Tue, Jul 01, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
Teen Movie and Craft - Tangled
Tue, Jul 01, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen Center
Family Storytime
Tue, Jul 01, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
ESOL: English Practice - All Levels
Tue, Jul 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
Baby Storytime
Wed, Jul 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
Teen Bad Art
Wed, Jul 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center
The Magic of Mime, A World of Imagination - Presented by Comic Mime Robert Rivest
Wed, Jul 02, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A
Drop-In Chess Club
Wed, Jul 02, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available June 30-July 6
Thu, Jul 03, All day
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jul 03, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
Musical Storytime
Thu, Jul 03, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A
ESOL: English Practice - Beginner
Thu, Jul 03, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room B
Teen Drop-In Craft: Button Magnets - Available July 1-15
Sat, Jul 05, All day
Family Storytime
Sat, Jul 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available June 30-July 6
Sun, Jul 06, All day
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available July 7-13
Mon, Jul 07, All day
Makerspace: Mondays in the Makerspace Drop-in
Mon, Jul 07, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Makerspace
Design a Fairy House
Mon, Jul 07, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C
Toddler Storytime
Tue, Jul 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
Musical Storytime
Tue, Jul 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A
Acrylic Paint Workshop
Tue, Jul 08, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Alcove
STEAM: Potion Making 101
Tue, Jul 08, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
Teen Art Hour
Tue, Jul 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Center
Conversational Spanish
Tue, Jul 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room C
Family Storytime
Tue, Jul 08, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
ESOL: English Practice - All Levels
Tue, Jul 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
Baby Storytime
Wed, Jul 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
Drop-In Chess Club
Wed, Jul 09, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Around the World with the Rainbow Puppets
Wed, Jul 09, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available July 7-13
Thu, Jul 10, All day
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jul 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
Musical Storytime
Thu, Jul 10, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A
ESOL: English Practice - Beginner
Thu, Jul 10, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room B
D&D Club for Teens
Thu, Jul 10, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Center
Patches & Pouches with Author Gabriella Aldeman
Thu, Jul 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
Preschool Storytime
Fri, Jul 11, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A
Teen Drop-In Craft: Button Magnets - Available July 1-15
Sat, Jul 12, All day
Family Storytime
Sat, Jul 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A
Summer Reading Program: Guessing Jar - Available July 7-13
Sun, Jul 13, All day
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