October 2025

Wednesday, Oct. 1,  Lunch Bunch, 1:00 pm. We will meet for lunch at McArdle’s Restaurant, 1355 Fairport Rd, Fairport, NY 14500. Text/call  Barbara Lobb at (585) 419-5110 to RSVP or with last minute changes.

Monday , October 13, Great Decisions, 3:30 pm – via Zoom.  Reading #7: “AI and American National Security.”  The AI revolution is the leading edge of a larger high-tech revolution that promises to transform the world. Experts argue that international cooperation is needed to expand the opportunities that these new technologies hold while protecting societies from their dangers.
What are the key policy debates in this area, and what are the opportunities and limits on global AI rules of the road? How will the AI revolution impact American national security? What are its policy options to secure the benefits of AI and guide against its dangers? Carol Richardson will lead our discussion. New participants are always welcome. For more information call Judy Dupre at 585-301-3234.

Wednesday, October 15 and 22, Coffee House Circle, 10am – 12 noon at the home of Jolene Smith (pre-registration is necessary). The topic to be discussed is the current status of Medicaid insurance. According to the Congressional Budget Office 7.5 million people will lose their health insurance over the next decade because of recent changes in that system. What does this mean to our nation? To the patients of this system? What questions should we ask one another and our government? If you enjoy taking part in discussions about public issues in a small group setting join the “Coffee House Circle” for a walk through questions, problems, and possible solutions to problems such as Medicaid Insurance. Let Jolene  know if you’re coming by calling her at at (239-784-6636).

Friday, October 17, Branch Program, Current Issues in Public Libraries,  2:30 pm – Fairport Public Library Community Room.   Our speaker will be Emily Clasper, Director of the Rochester Public Library and the Monroe County Library System. If you visited the local libraries and checked out a book only to learn it was written by a system and not a human, what would be your reaction? Is AI taking over book writing? How would the local and national
public libraries respond to AI generated books? Are public librarians still experiencing challenges to books on the shelves? What’s new in library
challenges? Have policies needed adjustments? What threats to funding are public libraries experiencing? What plans are in place to prepare for potential
funding issues? Join us to learn about current library issues and responses to those issues.

Monday , October 27, Book Group, 7:30 pm at Judy Lohr’s home. This month’s election is 1984 by George Orwell. Many of us were likely required to read this dystopian classic novel at some point during our
school days. It should be interesting to revisit the world of Winston Smith as Orwell conceived it in 1949. In the Republic of Oceania, information, thoughts and memory are controlled in a nightmare of conformity by the State Winston’s rebellion against these “norms” leads to imprisonment and torture,  and eventual reeducation. Discussion should be lively!