Classes, Discussion Groups, and Workshops|Main Library

In this interactive workshop geared for pre-k through middle school teachers, as well as anyone who works with children in an educational capacity, participants will first learn about the research showing that kids see race from the time they are babies. Next, participants will learn why it’s important to talk about race and the difference between color-blind vs. multicultural approaches to race. Teachers will be introduced to lesson plan ideas on how to talk about race in the classroom. The workshop includes videos, a podcast component, and an interactive application demonstrating the concept of implicit bias.

Dr. Patty Costello lives in Boise, Idaho and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Minnesota and a BA in Psychology. Her research interests include implicit cognition, attention, and perception. She is the author of the children’s book Catalina and the King’s Wall,  a book about embracing different cultures. More at https://www.pattycostellobooks.com/

*Please email Tim Price, Programs and Education Manager at The Community Library, to register for this free workshop:  tprice@comlib.org

Loving Spirit periodically offers free, two-day workshops for adults dealing with grief and loss. They are open to the public by pre-registration only. If you have suffered a major loss in your life, whether from the death of a loved one, a divorce, a career change, or a personal change of some sort, you will learn proven techniques to help you in your recovery process.

These workshops offer grieving adults a safe, nurturing environment to take a close look at loss to understand more deeply how and why we grieve and how to transform the journey of loss into an experience that actually makes us stronger at the broken places. We teach new skillsets, mindsets, and tools you can use to transform your journey of loss.

Please click HERE to register online