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Hospice is designed to keep patients comfortable when their disease no longer benefits from traditional medical care. Many hospice patients choose to receive care at home with visits from nurses, physicians, and social workers to help the patient and family. Hospice Medical Director, Dr. Larry Skendzel, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse will be here to discuss what good hospice care looks like! Get all your questions answered with an expert!

Join Pen & Ink this month to write something inspired by the hometown landmarks we hold near and dear to our heart. Other writing prompts will be available. We'll also discuss any writing from home and give feedback. This event is for those 18 and better.

Learn more about good gut health with a Regional Registered Dietitian for this month's Food Groupies! You'll leave the event knowing about gut-brain basics, food factors, pre- and probiotics, and on-the-go foods. Get some shopping tips and leave with some gut-healthy food samples! Please call 608-269-2010 to register so we can be prepared with enough samples. Free and open to those 18 and over. Ruth Chipps, MS, RDN, CD, LD, is Regional Registered Dietitian for Hy-Vee, Inc., providing individual consultations and worksite-wellness programs based at the La Crosse, WI and Winona, MN stores. Her mission is to inspire others through personalized nutrition and purposeful living. She's passionate about teaching healthy (and tasty) cooking methods, providing social and traditional media communications and advancing Food as Medicine initiatives. While directing nutrition services for a chain of wellness centers in Atlanta, Ruth was a frequent guest on CNN and received Georgia's "Recognized Dietitian of the Year" award. Currently she hosts "Harvest of the Month" on NBC-TV (WEAU) which is taped in the Hy-Vee produce department. She is also a monthly "Foodie Friday" guest on WKBT-TV(CBS) morning news in La Crosse. Ruth enjoys spending time on her "green" rooftop garden cultivating vegetables (pulling weeds), […]

Grief comes in all shapes and sizes. Whether you've lost a loved one, gone through a divorce, lost a job you cared about etc., come to the library's Grief Cafe to share your experience with a group of supportive neighbors and friends. Facilitator is not a mental health professional. No registration required. Free and open to those 18 and over.

Join the library for a relaxing morning of coloring and conversation (18+). This month, we'll be learning about and using a variety of coloring techniques such as hatching, contouring and more!

There's no need to visit a museum or fancy gallery to find beautiful art when there's a whole world of inspiring illustrations to be found inside children's picture books. Explore the elements of line, shape, and color while focusing on using accessible tools and materials. We'll try playing with watercolor, tempera paint, oil pastels, and more. For this first week, we'll be focusing on lines! 18+. No registration required.