Advance Care Planning
Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 7 p.m.
Virtual
For adults

Who will make health care decisions for you if you are not able to make them for yourself? As we navigate the challenges of living and dying during a worldwide pandemic, it’s more important than ever for adults to consider advance care planning. If you'd like help getting started, join us for a virtual workshop hosted by Pam Stoelzel with Respecting Choices of the Ozarks. The workshop will help you reflect on your values, choose a health care agent, take the first steps toward completing your advance directive and make your wishes known. Sponsored by the Library Center. Link to program will be posted here when available.
Go to program pageEnd-of-Life Care: Social Model Hospice Homes and How They Work
Thursday, November 5, 2020, 7 p.m.
Virtual
For adults

Even though the majority of us wish to die at home, those at the end of life face ever-growing challenges that keep them from doing as they wish, including a lack of caregivers and financial resources. Kelley Scott, executive director of Clarehouse in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will talk about social model hospice and the nationwide network of homes working to improve end-of-life care. Then representatives from the Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks and Jacob's Ladder, Springfield's new home for the dying, will talk about what this social model end-of-life care home means for the community. Sponsored by the Library Center. Link to program will be posted here when available.
Go to program pageFunerals and the Impact of COVID-19
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 6 p.m.
Virtual
For adults

Brent Barnes, licensed funeral director and manager at Greenlawn North, will discuss the challenges families face with making arrangements for their deceased loved ones during pandemic times and how the funeral industry has adapted to meet those challenges. Sponsored by the Library Center. Link to program will be posted here when available.
Go to program pageCompounding Our Sorrow: Grieving During a Pandemic
Thursday, November 12, 2020, 7 p.m.
Virtual
For adults

Family members dying without loved ones around them. Funerals amid social distancing and quarantine. The pandemic has changed not only how we die and honor the dead, but also how we grieve for our loved ones, whether they die from the coronavirus or another cause. Staff from Lost & Found Grief Center will talk with us virtually about what you can expect to feel and experience when grieving the death of family, friends or co-workers during this challenging time and provide tips to help you cope. Sponsored by the Library Center. Link to program will be posted here when available.
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