The Greenwood Community Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N.  The main topics are how to improve walking and biking in the neighborhood, including specific projects and proposals.

Also on the agenda is a presentation on the proposed development at 1st Avenue NW and NW 85th Street. The developers will share their general plans and get the community’s feedback on what they’d like to see on that site.

Seattle Public Library is highlighting several of its programs each month, in an effort to reach more constituents. Here are their most recent suggestions:

Want your kids to play children’s games on the catalog computers?

Did you know your children can watch kid-friendly videos and read companion books?

Your children will enjoy these animated interactive books.

The library’s Dial-a-Story program provides a new short story narrated by children’s librarians each month in English, Spanish, or Chinese.

Also, you can come to the Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N., for personalized tech help, including one-on-one guidance on computer basics, internet basics, email, Microsoft Word, eBooks, and more, from 1-4 p.m. next Wednesday, April 24, and every Wednesday in May. Call the Greenwood Library at 206-684-4086 to sign up for a one-hour session. Laptop and sample devices provided (or you can bring your own).

St. John’s School students are displaying their art at the nearby Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N. All of the pieces will be auctioned off at the school’s benefit auction on April 26 and 27.

And here’s their version of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Cafe Terrace at Night.”

The Greenwood Community Council is leading a new effort to make sure our neighborhood is ready in a major emergency. The first meeting of a new group, tentatively called the Greenwood Preparedness Action Network, will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N.

In January the Greenwood Community Council meeting focused on organization for emergency and crime preparedness. In the best case, we would prepare ourselves for emergencies at three levels of organization – the block level, the neighborhood level, and citywide. At the meeting it was agreed that Greenwood should be organized for preparedness in a way that complements and leverages block-level and citywide efforts.

Neighborhood-level preparedness can help by:
• Providing communications between blocks and the city during a crisis
• Providing resources useful for block-level preparedness efforts
• Providing a physical location to gather
• Providing a physical location to where emergency supplies are stored

The meeting is sponsored by the community council, but by the end of the meeting we hope leaders will emerge who will carry the effort forward. Ideally there will emerge a core group who enjoys meeting semi-regularly, and who keep in touch with block-level captains and volunteers.

Proposed meeting objective:

• Develop objectives for the year.
• Determine key roles and who will fill them.

Here’s a proposed agenda:

• Welcome (incl. brief statement about why we’re here, what we hope to accomplish in the meeting).
• Round-robin Introductions (incl. name, where do you live, why do you want to be involved in the GPAN).
• Overview of the Seattle Emergency Preparation Program and Implementation in Broadview (Dale Johnson)
• Open brainstorm / discussion about what the group wants to accomplish in 2013
(such as: apply for a small and simple grant, map the block watch captains, etc.).
• Next Steps (incl. do we have critical mass of people in the room who are willing to move this forward).
• What are key roles and who will fill them? For example, who will
◦ Plan agendas, facilitate meetings and handle notices and logistics.
◦ Develop list of block watch captains and volunteers.
◦ Catalog existing emergency and crime preparedness resources.

Local dad Michael Foster will present a free slideshow and discussion for children in grades four and up, and their parents, about climate change, from 6:15-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N. It’s sponsored by the Climate Reality Project.

Come see the most recent data on how humans have changed the climate, the observed impacts, the solutions we need to implement today, and what you as a family can do.

If you’re looking for guidance on how to talk to your kids about this big topic or if you want ideas for how to involve your family in the fight against climate change, this is the talk for you.

Please RSVP to mifostr@gmail.com.

Fred Meyer reopened its Greenwood store on Friday to huge crowds, which continued through Saturday. The remodeled store added 55,000 square feet, for a total of 192,000 square feet on two levels.

Neighbors turned out for the grand opening ceremony, complete with hundreds of cupcakes, on Friday afternoon.

And Fred Meyer donated $5,000 each to the Greenwood Senior Center, Greenwood Food Bank, Greenwood Library, North Seattle Boys & Girls Club in Greenwood, and PAWS.

Store Director Pete Laudadio presents a $5,000 check to Greenwood Senior Center Director Cecily Kaplan (right) and PNA Board President Kris Cummings (left). (Photos courtesy of Phinney Neighborhood Association Business Membership Group.)

The Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwo0d Ave. N., has special weekly story times for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

Baby Story Time is from 12-12:30 and 1-1:30 on Mondays.

Bring your babies to enjoy rhymes, songs and fun with our children’s librarian. After the 30-minute story time, stay to socialize with other parents & caregivers during a 20-minute Stay n’ Play time. Early learning toys and books will be available.

Toddler Story Time is from 10:30-11 a.m. on Wednesdays.

Bring your toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children’s librarian. After the 30-minute story time, stay to socialize with other parents & caregivers during a 20-minute Stay n’ Play time. Early learning toys and books will be available.

Preschool Story Time is from 10:30-11 a.m. on Fridays.

Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children’s librarian.

The Seattle Public Library is having special story times for preschoolers and their caregivers during October for Fire Prevention Month. Firefighters will read books on fire safety and show off their equipment and fire trucks.

Greenwood Library’s story time is at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 26.

Seattle Public Library is hosting another series of free computer classes at neighborhood branches. Classes are free and registration is not required (unless noted). (If you’re reading PhinneyWood, you probably don’t need a beginning computer course, but you might pass along this information to someone who needs it.)

Here’s what’s on the calendar for the Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N.

• Computer Basics 1 – Learn how to use a computer keyboard and mouse; 4-5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18.
• Computer Basics 2 – Learn how to use basic features of the Windows software operating system; 4-5:30 p.m. p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25.
• Email Basics – Get a free email account and learn how to use it, including how to send email, send attachments and use the address book; 12-1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4.
• Internet Basics 1 – Learn about Web browsers and how to navigate a Web page; 2-3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7.
• Internet Basics 2 – Learn how to use search engines, evaluate websites, and print from the Web; 2-3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14.
• Library Catalog Basics – Learn how to search the Library’s catalog to find DVDs, CDs, books and other materials, and how to reserve and renew items; 2-3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28.
• Microsoft Word 2010 – Learn how to create, edit, format, open, save and print documents using Microsoft Word 2010; 12-1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11.
• Facebook – Learn more about how to use the Facebook to connect with friends, family and your community; 12-1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 18.

Remember that all branches of the Seattle Public Library, including the Greenwood Library at 8016 Greenwood Ave. N., will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 27, for an all-staff meeting.

The Seattle Public Library is hosting an October workshop series called Urban Self-Reliance at several branches, including Greenwood, at 8016 Greenwood Ave. N. Topics include how to live a more sustainable life by growing and preserving your own food, composting, using a bike as transportation, and more.

All workshops are free and registration is not required, except where noted. Check out the full list of workshops at all branches.

The Greenwood class is called “Reuse It!” – “Learn some creative ways to reuse or repurpose commonly tossed items keeping materials that still have value out of the landfill. Presented in partnership with CleanScapes as part of the Neighborhood Waste Reduction Rewards program.” It’s from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 17.

Just a heads up that all branches of the Seattle Public Library, including the Greenwood Library at 8016 Greenwood Ave. N., will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 27, for an all-staff meeting.