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Learn how to overcome financial challenges and get fiscally fit during a free program at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, at our Main Branch.

Michael Zawatsky from the Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA) will explain how to gain control through budgeting, the high cost of credit, and why having an emergency fund is so important.

Zawatsky is a certified financial educator who has been helping others meet their financial goals since 1992. His program is open to all. Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up online or call us at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

• Stream Money Management Skills on Kanopy. It’s free with your MPL card!

Discover how to take better photos with your cell phone during a free program at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, at our Lake Branch.

Photographer Steve Manchook will describe the technical aspects of a cell phone’s camera and then explore the aesthetic aspects of photography, including lighting, composition and post-production software.

The program is open to all. Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up on our website or by calling us at 440-257-2512.

For more expert advice, you can stream Great Courses programs on photography for free with your MPL card.

What’s hop-pening?! Kids can sing songs, hear stories, and dance during a Preschool Dance Party at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 15, at our Main Branch.

The party is open to kids (three to six years old) and free to attend. Due to limited space, the library does require registration. Families can sign up online or call us at (440) 255-8811 ext. 3.

Discover the life and legacy of a woman who — in many ways — was Princess Diana before Princess Diana.

Alexandra of Denmark was beloved by her people but is often forgotten when compared to her antecessors. Learn about the charities she created, the strange way in which she made chokers and limping fashionable, and what her relationship was like with her notoriously unfaithful husband.

This year-long series on Queen Consorts is led by our in-house royalty expert Traci.

For more from Traci, watch her series on the House of Windsor.