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Hyperfocus: PowerPoint Party

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2026-02-19 19:00:00 2026-02-19 20:30:00 America/New_York Hyperfocus: PowerPoint Party You get 5 minutes to present on a topic you focused on as a child, teen, or adult. Make it splashy! Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Thursday, February 19
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-02-19 19:00:00 2026-02-19 20:30:00 America/New_York Hyperfocus: PowerPoint Party You get 5 minutes to present on a topic you focused on as a child, teen, or adult. Make it splashy! Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Reading Public Library

Community Room (A & B)

You get 5 minutes to present on a topic you focused on as a child, teen, or adult. Make it splashy!

Put together a PowerPoint of a subject you hyperfocused on during your childhood, teen years, or adulthood. Were you a Titanic kid? What about Ancient Egypt? Are you looped into a current fandom? What about old fandom genre?

You will have five minutes to present and will be cut off at the five minute mark so make it snappy!

Audience members are welcome to join us to watch.

Sign up below to present! You can do it as a group or individually.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Standalone Event | Friends Sponsored Program | Classes & Workshops | Brochure |

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