Social Security 101 Workshop at the Essex Library

ESSEX, CT — Social Security 101 Workshop at the Essex Library.

Want to find out how to get the most from your social security benefits? Do you qualify for
disability, survivors and spouse benefits? How does early retirement affect your benefits?
Answers to these questions and more will be provided in an Essex Library Zoom program on
Thursday, May 6 at 1 p.m. by Benjamin Rhodes, III, Metropolitan Public Affairs Specialist with
the Social Security Administration. Come learn about taking your benefits at age 62 vs. your full
retirement age as well as when and how to enroll in Medicare, working in retirement and
more. You will also learn about all the services that can be completed at Social Security’s
website, www.socialsecurity.gov. Rhodes will show attendees how to use My Social Security
online account and other online services. Before attending the workshop, please go to
www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccou... and print out your Social Security Statement.
This Zoom workshop is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. For more
information or to register, see the Essex Library website at www.youressexlibrary.org or call
860-767-1560.