How-To Festival Returns to FCPL: Bigger and Better Than Ever!

Back by popular demand and better than ever, enjoy dozens of free, bite-sized sessions with local experts on health, business, hobbies, personal finance, and more! 

From "How to Not Get Taken for a Ride by Your Mechanic," "How to Boost Your Metabolism," and "How to Fish for Striper," to "How to Attract Backyard Birds," there really is something for everyone!  

This year we're making this exciting program series even more accessible by spreading it out over four different days at four different libraries. So you can stop by one branch for one topic and fill your brain a little, or stay for the whole day or attend multiple days and fill your brain a lot! 

Here are the detailed schedules by library and day: 

Saturday, January 22, 2022 - Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 
How to Start a Podcast 
Presented by Ross Gericke with FCPL

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 
How to Make Your Own Dog Food 
Presented by Leslie Marinelli with FCPL

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. 
How to Grow Daffodils
Presented by Barbra Moyer, Forsyth County Master Gardener

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. 
How to Interview for a Job 
Presented by Nikki Watkins with FCPL

4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. 
How to Sell on eBay 

Presented by Jessica Pate, eBay Top Seller

Sunday, January 23, 2022 - Hampton Park Library, 5345 Settingdown Road

1:45 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. 
How to Not Get Taken for a Ride by Your Mechanic

Presented by Tom Burgess, Christian Brothers Automotive

2:45 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. 
How to Boost Your Metabolism

Presented by Sherri Zak, Changed Forever

3:45 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. 
How to Improve Your Credit Score

Presented by Alex Williams, Modern Woodmen of America

4:45 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. 
How to Attract Backyard Birds

Presented by Yvonne Bombardier, Wild Birds Unlimited in Dawsonville

Saturday, January 29, 2022 - Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega Street

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 am 
How to Get Started in Woodworking: Lumber and the Basics

Presented by Steve Kronenberg, Crown Mountain Woodworking LLC

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

How to & Why We All Should Be Doing Some Form of Intermittent Fasting

Presented by Diane Bader, Certified Coach at FASTer Way to Fat Loss

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

How to Start Your Own Neighborhood Little Free Library

Presented by Holly Raus with FCPL

 

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

How to Fish for Striper: Artificial vs. Live Bait

Presented by Buck Cannon and Ken Sturdivant

4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

How to Choose Bass Lures: Seven Deadly Lures

Presented by Phil Johnson and Ken Sturdivant 

Sunday, January 30, 2022 - Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road

1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.  

How to Do Basic Chair Yoga 

Presented by Lola Nichols with FCPL

2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. 

How to Use Essential Oils

Presented by Christina Garcia-Carreras, dōTERRA Wellness Advocate

3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 

How to Select the Perfect Wine

Presented by Jonathan Galaif

4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. 

How to Troubleshoot Basic Computer Problems 

Presented by Nicholas Yeatman with FCPL

Admission to each session is free and advance registration is not required. FCPL's How-To Festival is open to the public and a library card is not required to attend, so bring a friend! 

Tell us, which topics sound the most interesting to you today?