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News & Events

Seed Saving Workshop

Wednesday October 4 - 12:00pm

Outdoor Learning Lab

Experience the basics of seed saving in this introductory workshop with Tony Reiber, GCC senior special programs coordinator for natural resources. Participants will learn which vegetable and flower seeds are the easiest to save and how to collect, clean and store them. Bring your curiosity and questions—and also feel free to bring your own vegetables and flowers. Participants can take home a selection of seeds plus free jars of GCC community kimchi, homemade by GCC staff with napa cabbage grown in our campus gardens! Hosted by the Seed Library. Meet in S341 in case of rain.

Let Freedom Read!

Thursday October 5 - 12:00pm

Library

The GCC community is invited to gather in the library lobby for a read-in to recognize Banned Books Week 2023 and to celebrate the freedom to read! Bring a book of your own or borrow one from our display of frequently banned books. Reading-themed buttons and light refreshments also available!

STEM Week: Internship Panel

Tuesday October 17 - 6:00pm

Library

A GCC STEM Week event! Current STEM students will interview recent STEM interns about their hands-on projects and advice they have for future interns. Free dinner! RSVP online.

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Local Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Panel

Tuesday November 7 - 12:00pm

Library

Local panelists will discuss their paths to becoming children’s book writers and illustrators, their creative process, where they draw inspiration and how to navigate self-publishing. Come learn with us, and be inspired! Katie Burke is an illustrator and designer based in Boston. She grew up in Conway and graduated from GCC in 2016, and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2019. Katie is the illustrator of the children’s books JoJo and the Gazork and JoJo and the Eagle. Christine Copeland is an author, illustrator and painter currently based in Northfield. She is a former staffer of the Science Department at GCC. Christine has a BFA from Cornell University and a MA in education from Antioch New England and is the author and illustrator of the book series Seasons in the Forest: Field Guides for Little Naturalists. Peter Rosnick is a retired GCC math faculty member and dean based in Conway. Though many in the GCC community know Peter, not many know he graduated from Tufts in the early 70s with degrees in sociology and early child development, not math. Peter is the author of the children’s books JoJo and the Gazork and JoJo and the Eagle.