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Friends Speaker Series at the Pleasant Street Center:

Decluttering to Start Your New Year with Dana K. White
2026-01-29 10:00:00 2026-01-29 11:30:00 America/New_York Friends Speaker Series at the Pleasant Street Center: Overwhelmed by stuff and want to start the New Year right? Join us as we watch this recorded talk by decluttering expert Dana White, followed by a chat about feeling overwhelmed and where to start. Reading Public Library -

Thursday, January 29
10:00am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2026-01-29 10:00:00 2026-01-29 11:30:00 America/New_York Friends Speaker Series at the Pleasant Street Center: Overwhelmed by stuff and want to start the New Year right? Join us as we watch this recorded talk by decluttering expert Dana White, followed by a chat about feeling overwhelmed and where to start. Reading Public Library -

Overwhelmed by stuff and want to start the New Year right? Join us as we watch this recorded talk by decluttering expert Dana White, followed by a chat about feeling overwhelmed and where to start.

Join us to watch this recorded interview with author of Decluttering at the Speed of Life and host of "A Slob Comes Clean" podcast Dana K. White, as she shares helpful, easy ways we can declutter to start the New Year off right!

Stay to chat as we "unload" all of our thoughts on stuff, its impact on our life, and how we can set goals to feel lighter and more organized starting now!

Registration is required through the Pleasant Street Center-- Call 781-942-6794 to sign up.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | In-Person Event | Friends Sponsored Program | Friends Speaker Series | Brochure |

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