LIBRARY OFFERS PROGRAMS ON QUILTS, WALKING

The audience will learn unique ways to make quilts and the benefits of walking at two Cape Girardeau Public Library presentations.

The first, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 10, will feature Judy Robinson talking about how to combine quilting and computers. She will demonstrate how to design a quilt using particular programs and where to go on the Internet to access quilting information.

Robinson is a professional home economist for Scott City Public Schools. She is a founding member of the River Heritage Quilt Guild and has been quilting for 13 years. She also teaches quilting at the Sewing Basket and offers workshops.

At 7 p.m. on Feb. 15, Marsha Holloway, health promotion specialist for St. Francis Medical Center, will talk about the overall benefits of regular walking and how it can impact a person's health. She will include information on proper shoe selection, appropriate dress, monitoring the heart and use of a buddy system.

Holloway has been with St. Francis for nearly two years and is a certified therapeutic recreation specialist.

Both programs are free and open to the public. Accommodations for library patrons with disabilities will be made upon request.