This is a group of women who meet monthly to discuss life experiences, focusing on such topics as the experience of aging and ageism, health issues, political concerns, using time wisely, gender roles, family ties, and friendship. Facilitators: Finnegan Alford-Cooper and Bonnie Strickland
Hybrid meetings: in person at the Five College Library Annex Building in N. Hatfield and on Zoom. Viewpoints is a monthly round-table discussion of current domestic and international events and issues (often, but not always, political), and other subjects not necessarily tied to the headlines of the day (such as culture wars, free speech restrictions […]
Our Spring Social will be held on May 21st from 4pm - 6pm at the Red Barn on the Hampshire College campus.
Friday, May 22, 2026, is the deadline to register and pay your FCLIR membership dues and submit your seminar registration form in order to participate in the Lottery. The Lottery is our process of evenly distributing available seats in our over-subscribed seminars. Moderators and New FCLIR Members get "Privilege" in the Lottery, meaning that they […]
The FCLIR Office will be closed for Memorial Day.
The Lottery for our Fall 2026 seminars will take place on Wednesday, May 27. This process is carried out by the office staff, along with representatives from Council and the Curriculum Committee.
Our Election for updating our Bylaws and electing new Council members will be held from May 28 - June 3, 2026.
WHAT: FCLIR interest group to discuss non-fiction books HOW: Round table format. WHO: Any FCLIR member, including associate members. WHERE: In person. WHEN: Monthly, fourth Fridays. Do you read nonfiction books for pleasure? to add to your store of knowledge? to keep your mind active? Do you wish you could talk with other people about […]
FCLIR members who have registered, paid their dues, and signed up for fall seminars will hear from the office during the week of June 8 regarding which seminars they have been placed in.
FCLIR Council meetings are currently held on the second Thursday of the month. They are held in person at the FCI Library Annex and also on Zoom. Contact the office at fclir@fivecolleges.edu if you wish to attend.
This group is for people interested in reading both fiction and non-fiction books published within the last five years. The aim of the group is to spread our wings a bit and enjoy a wide variety of books (historical fiction, humor, memoir, biography, mystery, thrillers, romance, current events, history, politics, natural science, etc.) Each month […]
