Jumpstarting Your Legacy: Write Your Living Obituary Workshop at Kent County Public Library

Learn how to articulate your own legacy with purpose, delight, and joy as you conduct a life review and start the practice of writing a living obituary.

Kent County Public Library welcomes Paul Mast, author of Jumpstarting Your Own Legacy: Writing a Living Obituary…Now, to facilitate a 90-minute workshop that delves into big questions, creates space for pondering your personal journey through life, and shares practical tips for putting your thoughts in writing.

In Jumpstarting Your Legacy, Mr. Mast writes “While the subject…[is] writing our own death notice, the focus is really about persuading us to engage with our death as part of viewing our entire life (that is, our legacy) as a work-in-progress.” A living obituary—something you start writing now, at whatever your current age is, and update regularly—can be a guide to identify or change the direction you choose for the rest of your life. It is also an opportunity to write the first draft of how you want to be remembered and to say “Let me tell you about my (mostly) well-lived life” to loved ones and anyone else you want to include in the conversation.

Participants will receive a free copy of Jumpstarting Your Own Legacy: Writing a Living Obituary…Now, which will be used during the workshop.

This workshop is made possible in part through funding from the Kent County Health Department’s FY25 Health Disparities Grant.

Kent County Public Library
Chestertown Branch
Saturday, November 16 | 11am
Space is limited and registration is required.

To register or for more information about this event, please visit kentcountylibrary.org or call 410.778.3636.