Wednesday, March 9, 7:30pm In the tradition of Atul Gawande and Sherwin Nuland, Marc Agronin writes luminously and unforgettably of life as he sees it as a doctor in How We Age (Da Capo, $25) . His beat is the Miami Jewish Home & Hospital, which some would dismiss as “God’s waiting room.” Nothing in the young doctor’s medical training had quite prepared him for what he was to discover there. As Agronin first learned from ninety-eight-year-old Esther and, later, from countless others, the true scales of aging aren’t one-sided—you can’t list the problems without also tallying the hopes and promises. Drawing on moving personal experiences and in-depth interviews with pioneers in the field, Agronin conjures a spellbinding look at what aging means today—how our bodies and brains age, and the very way we understand aging.
Saturday, March 12, 11:30am Make way for the butt! Butts on mummies and butts on mommies. Butts on giraffes and elephants and dogs and… FISH? Yes, even fish butts are celebrated in The Butt Book (Bloomsbury, $16.99) – author Artie Bennett’s tribute to backsides, rumps, tushies, keisters, heinies, and derrieres. Join us for this fanny … um, make that funny — very funny — rhyme-filled read that will have kids of all ages laughing. 11:30am
Sunday, March 13, 12:30pm PJ Library Story Time: Dress your best as we gear up with Purim with stories, crafts and fun today. The national PJ Library program supports families in their Jewish journey by sending Jewish-content books and music on a monthly basis to children. Presented in collaboration with the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Miami Beach JCC and the Lehrman Community Day School.
Tuesday, March 15, 7:30pm Most people live let others tell them who they should be, what they should believe, and what they should do. No more. Learn how to discover what makes you truly you – and then how to live and work in a way that lets you be your best. We all need some help getting into The Greatness Zone ($15) – that place that allows you to do what you are good at doing, and love doing. Author Jay Forte introduces the Five Rules for a Great Life through a story of Mary and Mike, two college freshmen. Mary is confident and clear about what she wants for her life; Mike is not. Mary shares how she learned to know herself and to go after the things in life that matter to her – and Mike uses her approach to make great changes in his life. 7:30pm
Sunday, March 20, 12:30pm Sunday Story Time: Spring into Spring with us today! Get ready for the new season with stories and crafts. And a snack, too. Perfect for ages 2-6.
Monday, March 21, 7:30pm Created by curly hair evangelist Lorraine Massey—the go-to curl expert featured in Allure, InStyle, Lucky, Seventeen, and The New York Times; owner of the Devachan salons in New York; and creator of a multimillion-dollar line of all-natural Devachan products—Curly Girl: The Handbook (Workman, $13.95) is the surprising bible for the 65 percent of women with naturally curly or wavy hair and a desire to celebrate it. The Curly Girl manifesto is back, now completely revised, updated, and expanded by more than a third with all-new material. It’s all here: daily routines for Botticelli, fractal, and wavy curls; Lorraine’s no-more-shampoo epiphany — handle your hair as gently as you do your best cashmere sweater; homemade lotions and potions. New to this edition: an illustrated, step-by-step guide to trimming your own hair (Remember: It’s not what you take off; it’s what you leave on.); a section on the particular needs of wavy hair; Lorraine’s Down-and-Dirty Curly Boy Routine and much more. Plus goodies and giveaways tonight: Enter a raffle to win a DevaCurl travel kit!
Wednesday, March 23, 7:30pm Practical Glamour (RLD Publication, $14.95) written by Constance Dunn is for the female who wants to look and feel gorgeous and confident each day. Cultivate your optimum level of everyday glamour with this ultimate grooming, style and manner resource. Your mindset — not your budget — is the key to lifting your look to its maximum level. And your appearance is a package deal, which includes looks and attire alongside movement, style and spirit. No matter how perfectly pulled together and lovely you may look, without proper poise and attitude, no presentation can be complete. Practical Glamour is your enduring guide to the essentials and the lesser-known ins and outs of presenting your most beautiful, polished and authentic self to the world.
Sunday, March 27, 12:30pm Sunday Story Time: Join the educators from Miami Children’s Museum for stories and crafts.