Mayor of Campbell at age 21, then a highly successful businessman, the late Rusty Hammer wrote an inspiring, information-packed account of facing cancer with head and heart. It's our selection for August.
      Please join us Saturday morning, August 7. Drop-ins welcome! While our supply lasts, come by PlaneTree for a free copy of When Cancer Calls, Say Yes to Life: One Man's Journey through Leukemia (retail $24.95), donated by Pamela Hammer.
      The Hammers, Karen Storey and Steve Tedesco, and others, founded the newly opened local branch of Cancer Support Community of Silicon Valley. Rusty's courage and conviction helped bring to our community CSC-Silicon Valley's free classes, programs, and support groups for patients, their families and friends who are facing cancer.

      4 great speakers will be at 5 Santa Clara County Library (SCCL) locations for 6 presentations during July. Click on a speaker's name to learn about her work and background, or on a title for more lecture details. Library names link to their locations.
      After each lecture, you'll be able to pick up a topically related booklet (retail, $3.75 or more), a healthy gift from SCCL and PlaneTree.
  
Healing Imagery from an Expert
by Cynthia McDonald, Ph.D., CMHT
Milpitas Library · Wednesday, July 7 - 7:00 p.m.
 
Intimacy, Vitality, and Sex in Later Years
by Vivian Silva, MSW

Campbell Library · Tuesday, July 13, 1 p.m.
Morgan Hill Library · Thursday, July 15, 7 p.m.
  
Fitness for the Rest of Us
by Tami J. Anastasia, M.A.

Campbell Library · Wednesday, July 7, 2 p.m. 
Saratoga Library · Saturday, July 17, 2 p.m.
  
Heart Health and What You Eat
by Purnima Nandkishore
Cupertino Library · Saturday, July 24, 2 p.m.
  
      Our first summer lecture, at the Milpitas Library, featured Hildy Agustin, Psy.D., describing practical steps for maintaining brain fitness as we age. Over 50 people learned about research, diet, exercise, and the power of trying new activities. Dr. Agustin filled a tabletop with readily available games; emphasizing the importance of keeping our minds flexible by diversifying our neural pathways, she pointed out the various skills each game could develop.
      We appreciate our speakers, past and present, who contribute their time and expertise to community education as part of our energetic collaborative with SCCL, Get Healthy @ the Library.