Morrill Memorial Library welcomes local author Jason Rubin, who will run a journaling workshop entitled "The Joys of Journaling," on Thursday, February 27 starting at 7:00pm in the Simoni Room.

In a world of overwhelming digital content and social media apps that contort ideas and imagination into bite-size nuggets that are rarely insightful and never private, journaling is a creative and therapeutic hobby that allows for deep expression and rewarding escape. In this 90-minute, single-session workshop, local author Jason Rubin will inspire attendees to express themselves in writing using this low-tech/high-reward means of self-communication and healing.

Learn the joy of journaling and become inspired to write by yourself, for yourself, as a gift to yourself! You’ll also have an opportunity to write your first journal entry during the workshop.

Note: Participants should come to the workshop with a blank journal and pen or pencil, if possible. If this is a hardship, please let us know.

About Jason: Jason M. Rubin has been a professional writer since 1985, when he graduated from UMass-Amherst with a degree in Journalism. He has published two books--one, a collection of two historical romance novellas, the other a set of classic fairy tales told from the point of view of the villains--and is currently shopping another book-length manuscript and working on a collection of short stories. Jason also leads journaling workshops and contributes music criticism to The Arts Fuse, a regional online arts magazine.

Registration is required for this in-person event; please sign up using the form below, or by calling the Reference Desk at 781-769-0200 x2.