Heather McCarthy
• – • Central Library
About the speaker
Educator, advocate, and Director of Operations and Community Engagement at Big Big Table, Heather McCarthy brings a unique perspective on the relative nature of abundance through both a personal and professional lens. Before transitioning to Big Big Table, Heather worked in non-clinical mental health support, taught science and math classes at Buffalo State and Buffalo Seminary, and began working toward a PhD in Curriculum, Instruction, and the Science of Learning at the University at Buffalo.
Originally from WNY, and a resident of Buffalo, Heather joined the Big Big Table team on December 9th, 2021. Heather is an advocate for the importance of informal learning and play as a highly effective pedagogy, as well as an Earth and Planetary Sciences enthusiast. She refers to her work at Big Big Table as the ultimate capstone project, drawing from her education, experience, and the transferable skills she learned along the way. Big Big Table has provided Heather the opportunity to explore the nature of abundance, the fuel that keeps Buffalo’s first pay-as-you-can café open and dedicated to welcoming and providing a meal to everybody, regardless of how they contribute for their meal.
Local partners
The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library consists of the downtown Central Library, eight branches in the City of Buffalo and twenty-eight facilities located on one end of Erie County to the other. There is also Library on Wheels state-of-the art bookmobile. The libraries serve as centers of information, education, culture, and entertainment for the residents of Erie County. The B&ECPL has more than 3.2 million materials - books, eBooks, DVDs, music, and more. Free library cards (traditional and eLibrary) are available to Erie County, New York residents and to those who work and/or attend school in-county. Connect with the library on your favorite social media platform and catch its podcast, All Booked Up!
Spicy is a branding and digital ad agency based in Buffalo. Their team combines business, marketing, communications and design strategies to craft meaningful and authentic brands.
Paula’s Donuts is a family-owned and -operated business that was established in 1996. Every day, their hand-cut donuts are baked fresh on the premises of their three Western New York locations: Tonawanda, Clarence, and West Seneca. With over thirty varieties of donuts and baked goods prepared the old-fashioned way, Paula’s is always made with love.
Additional details
INSIDE, AT THE AUDITORIUM
Find us inside the south doors on Clinton St. between Washington St. and Ellicott St. for this month’s gathering. The program will begin on stage promptly at 9:45 AM.
INTERPRETING AVAILABLE
Reserved seating and/or a sign interpreter is available, thanks to Deaf Access Services. To make arrangements, email us by the Wednesday before the event.
BE A ZERO WASTE HERO
We’re moving back towards all of our events being completely waste-free, so please Bring Your Own Mug (and cloth napkin, if you’re feeling extra green).
Photo from CreativeMornings/St. Pete.
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