Please help yourself

“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, ‘Where’s the self-help section?’ She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.” ~ George Carlin

I’m excited to introduce the Self-Help Book Club, a new fall program I’ve created for the Blair Memorial Library in Clawson. This unique book club is designed to help lift our spirits and broaden our perspective while providing practical tools to help us manage the challenges of daily life. Each discussion will focus on the key takeaways of a pre-selected (and highly rated) self-help book.  

Enrollment in the Self-Help Book Club is limited to 12 attendees per meeting, and advance registration is required for each meeting. You’re welcome to attend all three of the book discussions — or choose just one that interests you.

There’s free parking in the Blair Memorial Library parking lot — and you don’t have to be a Clawson resident to register. We kindly ask that you attend only if you’ve read the book to be discussed. Here’s the fall line-up and schedule:

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen, by David Brooks
Offering a timely remedy for a society that’s grown hostile and fragmented, this acclaimed best-seller will help you understand others while you become a better conversationalist and thoughtful listener. Author David Brooks borrows from the fields of psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, history, and education to help us discover what drives human relationships.
Registration begins August 25
Monday, September 22:  6:00PM to 7:30PM

The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins
Touted as “a life-changing tool that millions can’t stop talking about,” this fascinating guide offers a new concept that will help you give up the need for approval and stop trying to manage other people’s happiness.
Registration begins September 15
Monday, October 13:  6:00PM to 7:30PM   

How to Be Enough: Seven Life-Changing Steps for Self-Critics, Overthinkers, and Perfectionists, by Elle Hendrickson
Are you your own toughest critic? Do you set impossibly high standards for yourself? Perfectionists take note: This is the guide to read if you feel as if you’re always falling behind, faking it, or never good enough.
Registration begins October 27
Monday, November 24: 6:00PM to 7:30PM  

*** For more information and to register, please click on the Blair Memorial Library link or phone: 248-588-5500. Feel free to share this post with your friends. ***