Newsletter - Newton Free Library

April
2015
Spring Fling will be held on
Saturday, April 11 at 6:30 pm.
Celebrate with authors Atul Gawande
(Being Mortal: Medicine and What
Matters in the End) and Barney
Frank (Frank: Life in Politics from the
Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage)
who will discuss their latest books.
Enjoy fine food by Bakers’ Best and
live jazz music. Mingle with friends
and our celebrity hosts, National
Public Radio’s Tom Ashbrook and
author William Novak. Proceeds from
the evening will go to the support of
library programming and collection
development.
The event is sure to sell out so purchase your tickets early, or consider
becoming a Spring Fling sponsor
($200.00 per person or $350.00
per couple). Individual tickets are
$150.00 and can be purchased at
newtonfreelibrary.net. Or, mail your
check payable to the Trustees of the
Newton Free Library to: Newton Free
Library, Development Office, 330
Homer Street, Newton, MA, 02459.
Barney Frank served as a member of
the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts from 1981 to
2013. A former Newton resident, his
new memoir is one man’s account of
the country’s transformation – and the
tale of his momentous career.
(contd. p. 6)
Can Parking Benefit
Newton’s Neighborhoods?
Call for Volunteers for Our
May 30 Music Festival
What if
instead
of being
a worry
and a
headache,
parking
was
a way to fund improvements in
Newton’s neighborhoods? Join us on
Thursday, April 23 at 7:00 pm for a
League of Women Voters forum on
parking benefit districts and how they
might work in Newton. Panelists will
include:
Mark your
calendars!
On Saturday, May
30 from
10:00 am
- 4:00 pm
the library
will overflow
with music on three separate stages
at our Strike a Chord: Live Music @
the Library festival. Newton-based
performers will come together to
dazzle you with their talent -- from
professional classical, jazz and rock
musicians to elementary, middle and
high school performers and more.
Visit: guides.newtonfreelibrary.net/
strikeachord for details. This event is
part of the May 2015 Festival of the
Arts.
• Jessica Robertson, Metropolitan
Area Planning Council (MAPC)
planner, who led the development
of last year's s PARKing New Ideas
conference, will outline the idea of a
benefit district and what legislation is
pending at the state level.
• Sean Roche, a founding
member of Mayor Setti Warren's
Transportation Advisory Group
and the Transportation Advisory
Committee, will speak about how
benefit districts fit in with Newton's
Parking Management Plan.
• A local merchant will join the panel
to talk about the real-life parking
challenges in Newton's commercial
areas and whether a benefit district
might make a difference.
• Brooke Lipsitt, former Chair of the
Board of Aldermen, will moderate.
We’ll need lots of volunteers to make
sure everything runs smoothly the
day of the festival. Volunteers will
need to be able to commit to a four
hour shift. Interested? Contact Bev
Spencer, Volunteer Coordinator, at
[email protected] or call 617796-1386.
HIGHLIGHTS
Art and Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . 2
Author Talks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Children's/Teens . . . . . . 3, 5, 6
Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Programs . . . 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10
April Display Cases
Art Exhibits: April 2-29
By: D. Bretton Robinson
Gallery: A Light in the Forest by Debra Bretton Robinson
Reception: Thursday, April 2, 7:00 pm
A Light in the Forest by Debra Bretton Robinson will
be on view in the Gallery from April 2-29. An opening
reception will be held on Thursday, April 2 at 7:00
pm. The public is welcome to attend; refreshments will
be served.
Debra Bretton Robinson grew up surrounded by the
forests of NH and MA. It was her place to escape, one of solitude and
reflection. Her work is influenced by “the Group of Seven,” Canadian artists
from the 1920s and 30s who painted natural landscapes. Ms. Robinson’s
works draw on their style in that, like them, the unique and rich color
choices she makes allow her paintings to "sing" or come alive. Ultimately
the artist’s hope is that others will develop an appreciation for her vehicle of
reflection and meditation as she records, "Light in the Forest.”
By: S.Mavor
Main Hall: Pocketful of Posies by Salley Mavor
Salley Mavor’s Pocketful of Posies will be on view
in the Main Hall from April 2-29. She creates lush,
detailed scenes in bas-relief that represent an
enhanced and selective reality. Her pieces resemble
miniature stage sets, with scenery, props and
characters imposed on an embellished fabric backdrop.
Individual elements are formed with wool felt, beads,
wire, driftwood and found objects and then hand stitched in place. Her goal
is to move and delight viewers in such a way as to draw them into another
way of seeing the world.
Ms. Mavor children’s book, Pocketful of Posies, won the Boston Globe-Horn
Book Award and the Golden Kite Award. She recently published a how-to
book of doll projects, Felt Wee Folk: New Adventures. Mark your calendars
for her artist’s talk which will be held on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 pm (Info.
p. 3).
By: C. Yung
Teen Gallery: A Snapshot of Newton South Arts
We are delighted to announce the opening of Newton
South High School’s spring show in our Teen Gallery
located on the second floor adjacent to our dedicated
Teen section. A Snapshot of Newton South Arts will be
on view from spring through early fall 2015 and includes
a variety of media. A lively opening reception with food
provided by Whole Foods Market is planned for Tuesday, April 14 at 4:00
pm. A Newton South High School ensemble will delight us with their music
as part of the festivities. The public is welcome.
The library wishes to extend its gratitude to Eric Blomster of Abraxis
Framing Co. in Newton, who generously donated his time, and provided the
frames and mats cost-free, and to members of the Newton Camera Club
who hung the show.
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Atrium Case 1: Historic Newton
showcases Waban Village’s
businesses, traditions and people.
Join us on April 30 at 7:00 pm to
hear Ann O'Halloran and Lauren
Comando speak about how their
research into the life of WWI soldier
Albert Angier opened a door into the
history of the village for them. Info p.
7.
Atrium Case 2: Learn about the
Friends, a dedicated volunteer group
whose members serve the library
and their May 4 book and author
luncheon. Info below.
Three Main Hall Cases: Green
Decade/Newton presents an exhibit
prepared by Students for a Greener
World (SGW) and students from
Newton elementary, middle and high
schools to celebrate Green Decade’s
25th anniversary. Learn how today’s
kids will continue “greening Newton”
and the environment. Info: sgw@
greendecade.org.
Book and Author
Luncheon
Join the
Friends for the
31st annual
Friends of the
Newton Free
Library Book
and Author
Luncheon
on Monday May 4 at the
Newton Marriott Hotel, 2345
Commonwealth Ave. Vicki Croke
(Elephant Company) and Tess
Gerritsen (Die Again ) will speak.
The cash bar will open at 11:30,
with luncheon and speakers from 12
noon to 2:45 pm. A book signing will
follow with books provided by New
England Mobile Book Fair. Tickets
are $50 per person; sponsorships
are $75 or $100. Purchase tickets at
newtonfreelibrary.net or send your
check made payable to the Friends of
the Newton Free Library to: Friends
of the Newton Free Library, 330
Homer St, Newton, MA 02459.
Newton Free Library
Teen
Programs
Get Hooked: Knitting and Crochet
Club, Thursday, April 2, 7:00 pm,
second floor Teen Area: Join us
for the ongoing Knitting and Crochet
Club. We have crochet hooks, knitting
needles, yarn and the know-how
to teach the basics of crocheting.
Refreshments will be served. Open to
ages 10 and up.
The Tempest, Saturday, April
4, 2:00 pm, Druker Auditorium:
Boston Theater Company's Teen
Touring Troupe, a group of young,
motivated actors in grades 7-12,
will be performing an hour-long
production of Shakespeare's The
Tempest! The magician Prospero
has the chance to avenge his stolen
dukedom by shipwrecking his court
on his mystical island -- come watch
the actors trick, travel and transform
in this delightful story.
Improving Academic Effectiveness,
Thursday, April 9, 6:00 pm,
Druker Auditorium: Learn about
executive functions and why they
are important in school and today’s
fast paced world. The workshop will
include tips and strategies geared
towards parents and teachers to
help strengthen students’ skills,
real life applications and take home
toolkits to maintain effective learning.
No registration required. Engaging
Minds Learning Center will facilitate.
Sponsored by the Newton Youth
Services Department.
Test Prep Resources for Teens,
Tuesday, April 14, 7:00 pm, second
floor Computer Center: Get ready
for your upcoming ACT, AP, PSAT
and SAT tests! In addition to our
books, the library has a wealth of free
online exam and test prep material.
Learn about our online practice
tests, eBooks and tutorials. Online
registration (required) begins March
24.
The door to your imagination
Books & Brownies, Wednesday,
April 15, 7:00 pm, second floor
Teen Area: Join us for the parent/
guardian and teen book club and
enjoy brownies! The group will
discuss Thirteen Reasons Why by
Jay Asher. For ages 12-15 and their
adult.
Teen Crafterhours, Tuesday, April
21, 7:00 pm, second floor Teen
Area: We meet on the third Tuesday
of every month to make crafts and
eat snacks. Grades 6-12. This month
we’ll be decorating jars and pots for
plants as well as creating decorative
rocks.
Yoga for Teens, Wednesday, April
22, 4:00 pm, third floor Rear Arc:
De-stress this April vacation by taking
a yoga class! Barbara Perlo, certified
registered yoga instructor, will lead
a session that builds strength and
flexibility, while relieving the stress of
daily life. Learn to gaze inward in a
comfortable environment. Mats will
be provided. Grades 6-12. Register
online. Cosponsored by the Newton
Partnership and the Newton Youth
Services Department.
Contact our Teen Librarian
Do you have
questions about
Teen programs
or how Teens
can get involved
at the library?
Contact Liz
Rowland, Teen Librarian, at
[email protected].
Once Upon a Thread
With Artist Salley Mavor
Join artist Salley Mavor on
Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 pm for
a presentation titled Once Upon
a Thread. She will touch on her
development as an artist and explain
her unique approach to illustrating
children’s books with fanciful and
highly embellished fabric relief
scenes. Program attendees are
encouraged to browse Ms. Mavor’s
works which will be on view in the
Main Hall from April 2-29 (Info. p. 2).
Celebrate National
Poetry Month
This year's
poetry series
concludes
Tuesday,
April 14 at
7:00 pm.
Richard
Hoffman, Alan Feldman and X.J.
Kennedy will give readings. An open
mike will follow with a limit of one
poem per person. Come early to sign
up for the open mike; limited slots
are available, time permitting. The
series is facilitated by Doug Holder of
Ibbetson Street Press.
Richard Hoffman's poetry collection,
Gold Star Road, won the 2006
Barrow Street Press Poetry Prize
and the 2008 Sheila Motton Award
from the New England Poetry Club.
Alan Feldman's A Sail to Great Island
won the Pollak Prize for Poetry from
the University of Wisconsin. X.J.
(Joseph) Kennedy has published
six collections of verse including his
latest, Dark Horses.
Reference:
Database
of the Month
The library has business databases
that offer enhancements beyond
what you’ll find on the web. Ideal for
investors, job seekers, entrepreneurs,
marketing specialists, salespersons
and business students. Glossaries,
guides and tutorials help develop
financial literacy and skills. Anyone
on a library computer or Newton
residents with a Newton library card
can access:
• Hoover’s Online
• Morningstar Investment Research
Center
• Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage
Not sure which database to choose?
Use the “I want to…” section of the
Business & Investing library guide at
guides.newtonfreelibrary.net/business
to help you decide.
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Sunday Afternoon Concert Series
An Afternoon of Bassoon
Siblings Devon,
Alexandra and
James Nelson will
perform on bassoon
on Sunday, April
12 at 2:00 pm.
Works will include
Sonata in F Minor
by Georg Philipp
Telemann, Six
English Folk Songs
by Ralph Vaughan Williams as
well as bassoon duets and trios.
The concert is cosponsored by All
Newton Music School.
Evening Music for a
Sunday Afternoon
Join pianist
Amber
Yiu-Hsuan
Liao for an
afternoon
concert on
Sunday, April 19 at 2:00 pm. She
will perform Bartok’s Out of Doors,
Respighi’s Six Pieces for Piano,
Fauré’s Eight Pièces Brèves, Op.84
and Schumann’s Fantasiestücke,
Op. 12. Ms. Liao has appeared as
soloist in such venues as Lincoln
Center and Weill Recital Hall at
Carnegie Hall.
Early Music
Join Sylvia Berry
on Sunday,
April 26 at 2:00
pm when she
will perform
on a replica of
a 1795 Anton
Walter Viennese
fortepiano built
by Chris Maene
of Belgium in 1995. She will play
works of Haydn, Mozart, Soler and
Beethoven.
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Vital Conversations
ESL News
Join Dr. Dennis
Rosen on
Wednesday, April
29 at 6:30 pm when
he will discuss his
new book, Vital
Conversations:
Improving
Communication
between Doctors
and Patients for Better Health
Quality and Outcomes. The book is
devoted to improving the quality of
communication within our medical
system to achieve better results,
lower costs and greater satisfaction
for all involved. The program is
cosponsored by Good Shepherd
Community Care. A book signing will
follow with books provided by New
England Mobile Book Fair. Dr. Rosen
will:
You Can be an English Tutor!
Introductory Workshop, Thursday,
April 9, 7:00 pm, Trustees’ Room:
With your help the library provides
free tutoring services for adults of
limited English proficiency. Volunteer
tutors are needed for this rewarding
work. Just an hour a week of your
time can make a real difference. No
experience or foreign language skill is
necessary. Come to this informative
meeting to find out how you can get
involved.
• Discuss the importance of good
patient-physician communication
Free ESL Conversation Groups
We are offering 3 free weekly
ESL conversation groups for adult
learners. No registration is needed.
Come when you can!
Let’s Talk! 8 Tuesday sessions begin
April 7, 7:00-8:30 pm, third floor Rear
Arc
• Explore reasons for its disruption
including stigmata which are often
present in end-of-life care
Let’s Talk! 8 Wednesday sessions
begin April 8, 10:00-11:30 am, third
floor Rear Arc
• Discuss how patients and
caregivers - professional and
nonprofessional - can improve the
quality and outcomes of medical
visits.
Coffee, Tea and English Too! April
13 & May 11, 10:00-11:30 am, Druker
Auditorium
Dennis Rosen, MD is a pediatric
pulmonologist and sleep specialist,
Associate Medical Director of the
Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders
at Boston Children's Hospital and
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at
Harvard Medical School. He writes
regularly for the medical press as
well as for The New York Times,
The Boston Globe and The Pacific
Standard.
Seating is limited
at our concerts and
programs and is
provided on a first come,
first served basis.
For more information contact Susan
Bécam, Program Coordinator, at 617796-1364 or esl@newtonfreelibrary.
Newton Open Studios
Stop by on
Wednesday, April
8 at 7:00 pm for a
dessert reception
sponsored by Newton
Open Studios (NOS).
Meet dozens of
artists, enjoy delicious
treats and see a delightful array of
the art and craft that will be exhibited
at Newton Open Studio locations
throughout the city on the weekend of
April 11-12. Printed Guides for NOS
will be available. The library’s April art
exhibitors are among the 150+ artists
who will participate in Newton Open
Studios. Info: newtonopenstudios.org.
Newton Free Library
All programs are held in
the Children's Room unless
otherwise noted.
Mother Goose
on the Loose
Programs: Enjoy
songs, stories
and movement
for children
under 2 with their
caregivers. Space is limited. Tickets
will be available ½ hour before the
program.
Alphabet Soup (Prewalkers &
Walkers together), Fridays, April
10, 17 and 24, 11:15 am.
Drop-in Storytimes
Songs and Stories for All Ages,
Wednesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22
and 29, 3:30 pm (Story Room) &
Saturdays, April 4, 11, 18 and 25,
10:30 am (Druker Auditorium):
Space is limited. Tickets will be
available ½ hour before the program.
iToddlers, Tuesdays, April 14 and
28, 10:30 am, Druker Auditorium:
Join our one and two year old dropin storytime. Watch and listen to a
story, sing a song, play an instrument.
Space is limited. Tickets will be
available ½ hour before the program.
Special April Programs
Poetry Fest, Monday,
April 6, 7:00 pm, Druker
Auditorium: Join us for
an evening celebrating
the publication of Poetry
Palooza, the library’s
anthology by members of our Monday
night poetry writing programs. The
anthologies will be distributed to
the young poets, many of whom will
recite their poems. Refreshments will
be served.
The door to your imagination
Tail Waggin’ Tales, Tuesdays, April
7 and 28, 9:30 am, & Saturday, April
18, 2:30 pm: Join registered therapy
dog team Stephanie and Marmalade
for an early childhood story time, this
month only! Children ages 0-5 and
their grown-ups will meet and pet
Marmalade, sings songs and read
a story together. Space is limited.
Tickets will be available ½ hour
before the program.
Every Child Ready To
Read, Tuesdays, April 7,
14 and 28, & May 5, 1:30
pm, Druker Auditorium:
The Every Child Ready
to Read program helps
parents/caregivers learn
how to engage with their
children in talking, singing, reading,
writing and playing activities that
develop important early literacy skills.
Parent/caregivers are welcome to
come with their 3-5 year old child
to this 4-part workshop. Online
registration required.
Playing To Win: Raising Healthy,
Competitive Kids, Monday, April
13, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium:
Join Dr. Hilary Levey Friedman, an
expert on childhood and parenting
and afterschool activities, for a
presentation on how to raise children
who can handle the competitive
demands placed on them by their
afterschool activities and the school
system. Online registration (required)
begins on Monday, March 30.
Matt Heaton Family
Singalong, Tuesday,
April 21, 10:30 am,
Druker Auditorium:
Peppered with wellknown classics and a few soon-to-be
classics, and performed with panache
on guitar and banjo, Matt makes
music for parents and kids alike.
Russian Bilingual Drop-in Story
Time, Tuesday, April 21, 3:30 pm:
A special bilingual storytime with
stories, songs and movement in
English and Russian for 3-5 year
olds. Space is limited. Tickets will be
available ½ hour before the program.
Pinocchio, Thursday,
April 23, 2:00 pm,
Druker Auditorium:
The Hampstead Stage
presents Pinocchio,
recommended for grades K-8. Carlo
Collodi’s Pinocchio is the timeless
tale of an Italian woodcarver,
Geppetto, who carves a son out of
a block of pine. Join the wooden
marionette on his journey to
becoming a real boy!
Spring Garden Art, Saturday, April
25, 2:00 pm, Druker Auditorium:
Join the New Art Center and the
library to make flowers, trees and
decorate a flowerpot using recycled
materials and lots of colored paper.
Ages 6-10. Space is limited. Tickets
will be available ½ hour before the
program.
Ongoing Programs and Classes
Dance and Movement
Class, Wednesdays
April 1 and 15,
10:00 am, Druker
Auditorium: The
Joanne Langione
Dance Center presents a music and
movement class for toddlers and
preschoolers, ages 2-5.
Picture Books on Film, Fridays,
April 3, 10, 17 and 24, 10:30 am,
Druker Auditorium.
Puppet Pals Ages 0-2,
Friday, April 3, 11:15
am & Ages 3-5, Friday,
April 10, 1:00 pm: Join
Jonathan for a puppetfilled storytime. There will be songs,
stories, and lots of puppet friends.
Crafts will follow. Space is limited.
Tickets will be available ½ hour
before the program.
Family Singalong, Tuesday, April 7,
10:30 am, Druker Auditorium: Join
the children’s librarians for some fun
songs and movement.
(contd. p. 6)
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(Children's contd.)
Music Makers, Thursdays, April
9 and 23, 10:15 am, Druker
Auditorium: Music Makers is a co-op
run program that explores the joy of
music. The class is structured into
three 15-minute intervals addressing
the categories of finger play songs,
marching time and story time. While
open to all ages, it is especially
geared towards ages 6 months - 3
years.
Poetry Writing Workshop,
Mondays, April 13 and 27, 7:30 pm:
For ages 12+. Online registration
required.
Read to a Dog
at the Library,
Mondays, April 13
and 27, 3:30 pm:
Our canine friends
Scout and Riley
will visit to listen to children read.
Appointments are for 15 minutes.
Appointment times will be sent via
email once you have registered.
Space is limited. Online registration
(required) for children in grades K-5
begins Monday, March 30 and April
13, respectively.
Join the SWAT Team
Do you want to become part of a fun
group of volunteers that make a real
difference at the library? Join the
SWAT Team! They take volunteering
to a new level by combining work with
socialization and food! SWAT Team
meets on the first Wednesday of the
month at 9:30 am in the Trustees’
Room to work on long-term projects.
They are currently labeling the entire
collection with special RFID tags to
speed up the circulation process. It’s
easy and fun! Interested? Contact
Team co-leader Audrey Cooper at
617-244-8297.
All events are free and
open to the public. Parking
is free. We are an
accessible facility.
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April Movies
The Judge
Movie
Screening,
Saturday, April
18, 2:00 pm:
Robert Downey
Jr. plays an urban
lawyer who heads
back to his rural
home when his father, a judge, is
implicated as a murder suspect in this
comedy-drama from Warner Bros.
Vera Farmiga, Robert Duvall, Vincent
D'Onofrio and Billy Bob Thornton
head up the rest of the starring cast.
Runtime 142 minutes. Rated R. Enjoy
light refreshments provided by the
library!
101 Dalmatians Movie Screening,
Tuesday, April 21, 4:00 pm:
Celebrate vacation week with a
classic - the 1961 version of 101
Dalmatians! Runtime 80 minutes.
Rated G.
Annie Movie Screening,
Wednesday, April 22, 3:00 pm:
Annie is a happy, feisty foster kid
in NYC. It's been a hard-knock life
with her mean foster mom, Miss
Hannigan. But everything's about to
change when the hard-nosed tycoon
and New York mayoral candidate,
Will Stacks, makes a thinly-veiled
campaign move and takes her in.
Runtime 118 min. PG. Enjoy light
refreshments provided by the library.
Unbroken Movie Screening,
Monday, April 27 6:30 pm: Angelina
Jolie directs this true story of Louis
Zamperini, the Olympic track star
who survived a plane crash in World
War II, only to fight for his life against
nature and eventually as a prisoner
of war. Joel and Ethan Coen provide
the script. Runtime 137 min. PG-13.
Enjoy light refreshments provided by
the library.
(Spring Fling contd.) Atul Gawande
is a Newton resident, surgeon, writer
and public health researcher. He
is a staff writer for The New Yorker
magazine and has written four New
York Times bestsellers.
Books and Beyond
Watch
Books
and
Beyond
on
NewTV. April's guest, Hank Phillipi
Ryan, speaks about her dual
career as an Emmy-award-winning
investigative reporter and bestselling
crime fiction author. For Newton
residents the show can be viewed
daily on NewTV's Red/Government
channel on Comcast Channel 9,
RCN Channel 13 and Verizon
Channel 33 at 7:30 am and 5:00
pm. The show is also available on
demand at newtv.org. From their
home page click on Programming
and select Books and Beyond.
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(STEAM contd.)
NEW TEEN
FICTION
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby: Roza, a
beautiful girl, is taken from a quiet
Midwestern town and imprisoned
by a mysterious man. Finn, the
only witness, cannot forgive himself
for being unable to identify her
kidnapper.
I Was Here by Gayle Forman: In an
attempt to understand why her best
friend committed suicide, eighteenyear-old Cody Reynolds retraces her
dead friend's footsteps and makes
some startling discoveries.
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard: Mare
Barrow's world is divided by blood.
Those with Red blood serve the
Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted
with superhuman abilities. Mare is a
Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor,
rural village until a twist of fate throws
her in front of the Silver court. Before
the king, princes and all the nobles,
she discovers she has an ability of
her own.
History Series:
Waban Village
This year’s History Series concludes
on Thursday, April 30 at 7:00 pm
with a program that will focus on the
village of Waban. A memorial plaque
honoring World War I soldier Albert
Edgar Angier at the school named in
his honor inspired history teachers
Ann O'Halloran and Lauren Comando
to research the school and the village.
Lauren Abramsky Comando has
taught at Angier School for 20 years
and was instrumental in organizing
the school’s 75th and the 90th anniversaries. Ann O’Halloran was the 2007
MA History Teacher of the Year and
was named Newton Friend of Education by the Newton Teachers Association in 2009. Join them in tracing this
unique village’s history through the
lens provided by this resident and his
life. The program is cosponsored by
Historic Newton.
The door to your imagination
Old School Sci-Fi Book and Movie
Club, Wednesday, April 1, 6:30 pm,
Trustees Room: We will discuss
Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under
the Sea by Jules Verne and watch
the 1954 movie adaptation. No
registration required. Intended for
adults. Email Kim at khewitt@minlib.
net for more information.
Minecraft Club, Thursdays, April
2 and 16, 4:00-5:30 pm, second
floor Computer Center: Play
Minecraft with your friends on the
library’s server. We’ll have different
challenges each week. The club will
meet the first and third Thursdays of
every month. Grades 6-12. Register
online.
Scratch Club, Thursday, April 2,
6:30 pm, second floor Computer
Center: Kids in grades 3-6 come
for an hour to explore and work with
Scratch to create games, animation
and stories. Online registration
required.
3D Printing for Adults, Tuesday
April 7, 7:00-8:30 pm: Learn how
to design 3D objects using free
computer aided design software and
then print them on our 3D printer.
Pointillism Painting, Thursday,
April 16, 4:00 pm, Story Room:
Learn about Seurat, the pointillism
movement and create your own
pointillism painting. For children in
grades 2-4. Space is limited. Tickets
will be available ½ hour before the
program.
3D Printing for Kids, Tuesday,
April 21, 2:00 pm, second floor
Computer Center: Learn how 3D
printing works by using Tinkercad to
design your own three-dimensional
creation! For kids in grades 2-5.
Space is limited. Online registration
required.
Science Magic, Friday, April 24,
2:00 pm, Druker Auditorium:
This Museum of Science program
investigates the science behind the
“magic” of several classic magic
tricks including lying down on a bed
of nails! All ages welcome.
Gravity with Cosmo Zooms,
Wednesday, April 29, 10:30 am,
Story Room: We'll read the story
Cosmo Zooms by Arthur Howard, talk
about gravity and do activities that
demonstrate gravity in action. For
kids ages 3-5 and their caregivers.
Space is limited. Tickets will be
available ½ hour before the program.
Holiday Closings & Other
Important Dates
3D Printing for Teens, Monday,
April 13, 4:00 pm, second floor
Computer Center: Learn how 3D
printing works by using Tinkercad to
design your own three-dimensional
creation! Grades 6-12. Space is
limited. Online registration (required)
begins March 23.
The library will be closed:
(contd. right)
• Blood Pressure Clinics, Mondays,
April 6 & 27, 9:00-11:00 am
• Sunday, April 5 for Easter
• Monday, April 20 for Patriots'
Day
• Blood Drives, Wednesday, April 8,
10:00 am – 3:00 pm & April 15, 2:00
pm – 7:00 pm
• Library Trustees’ Meeting,
Wednesday, April 22, 8:30 am
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April Workshops
Sign up for
any of the
following
workshops.
Unless
otherwise
noted
they are
held in the
second floor
Computer Center. Workshops are
taught by Reference Department or
Employment & Training Resources
MA Division of Career Services
(ETR) staff. Registration is required.
Contact: NewtonReference@minlib.
net, register online or call 617-7961380 unless otherwise noted.
Researching Your Ancestors,
Monday April 6, 7:00-8:30 pm:
Learn what resources are available to
help you hunt for your ancestors, and
where to find them both in print and
online.
iPad Level 1, Tuesday, April 7,
2:30-4:30 pm: This class is the 1st
of a 4-part series for beginners.
We review the physical attributes
of the iPad and teach iPad skills by
using Settings, Spotlight Search,
Control Center, Messages, Mail and
Contacts. Attendees must bring their
Apple ID and password.
iPad Level 2, Wednesday, April 8,
2:30-4:30 pm: This class is the 2nd
of a 4-part series for beginners. We
will review iPad skills by learning
about apps such as Calendar, Notes,
Reminders, Game Center, Newstand,
Photos and FaceTime. Attendees
must bring their Apple ID and
password.
eBooks From the Library,
Wednesday, April 8, 7:00-8:30 pm:
With 30,000+ titles, the library has
something for everyone to download
and read. Bring your Kindle, iPad,
iPhone or Android Tablet and learn
how! Attendees must bring their Apple
ID and password along with their
library card and pin number.
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Introduction to PowerPoint,
Thursday, April 9, 9:30 am-1:00
pm: Learn how to create, edit,
format, view, print and review slide
presentations, insert tables and work
with charts in PowerPoint. Offered by
Employment & Training Resources
MA Division of Career Services (ETR)
staff. To register (required) call ETR:
508-766-5700.
Facebook 101, Thursday, April 9,
7:00-8:30 pm: Learn how to connect
with family and friends online.
This class will cover Facebook
basics.
iPad Level 3, Tuesday, April 14,
2:30-4:30 pm: This class is the 3rd
of a 4-part series for beginners. We
review Maps, Safari, Videos, Music,
iTunes and the App Store. Attendees
must bring their Apple ID and
password.
iPad Level 4, Wednesday, April 15,
2:30-4:30 pm: This class is the 4th
in a 4-part series for beginners. We
review iCloud, iCloud Drive, Find My
iPad, Photostream, Photo sharing,
Apple ID and password recovery.
Attendees must bring their Apple ID
and password.
Intro to Computers 101, Thursday,
April 16, 1:30-3:00 pm: We’ll help
you hone your skills and teach you
new ones.
Twitter 101, Thursday, April 16,
7:00-8:30 pm: Twitter is everywhere.
This class with teach you Twitter
basics so you can stay up to date.
Language Learning Tools @ the
Library, Tuesday April 21, 7:008:00 pm: Let us help you learn a new
language using our many resources
from digital downloads to interactive
apps.
Intermediate Computers 102,
Thursday, April 23, 1:30-3:00 pm:
This intermediate follow-up to the
popular Computers 101 goes beyond
the basics.
All About Google, Thursday, April
23, 7:00-8:30 pm and Tuesday,
April 28, 2:30-4:30 pm: Come learn
the tricks and tips of Google Search,
Maps, Images, Calendar and Email.
Test Prep, Saturday, April 25, 3:004:30 pm: In addition to our books,
the library has a wealth of free online
exam and test prep materials to
help you improve your skills in math,
reading, writing and grammar. Learn
about resources as you prepare
for the ASVAB, Citizenship Exams
and Occupation Exams including
Air Traffic Controller, Cosmetology,
EMS, Firefighting, Law Enforcement,
Plumbing, Teaching and many more.
Greening Our Community
The Greening Our Community
Series continues on Earth Day,
Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00 pm
with a screening of the film The
Power of One Voice: A 50-Year
Perspective on the Life of Rachel
Carson. This new film examines
Carson’s life and the profound impact
of her book, Silent Spring. One of
the most influential people of the 20th
century, Rachel Carson taught that
our health depends on the quality
of our environment. She catalyzed
the environmental movement which
led to the creation of the U.S. EPA
and passage of the Clean Water
and Clean Air Acts. Ellie Goldberg,
founder of Healthy-Kids.info, a
consulting service that promotes
health security and educational
equity for students with chronic health
conditions, will lead a Q & A after the
film. The program is cosponsored by
Green Decade/Newton.
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Newton Free Library
Clubs and Groups
Adult Book Club will meet on
Thursday, April 30 at 7:00 pm in
the third floor Rear Arc to discuss
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret
Atwood. Info contact: bookclub@
newtonfreelibrary.net.
African Literature Discussion
Group will meet on Wednesday,
April 15 at 7:30 pm in the third
floor Rear Arc to discuss All Our
Names, a novel by Dinaw Mengestu
of Ethiopia. Info contact: Anne
Serafin at 617-527-1072.
Children's Book Writers Groups
will meet on Wednesday, April 22
at 7:00 pm in Room A & Monday,
April 27 at 7:00 pm in Room A.
Pre-registration is required. Monday
group contact: John Bell, 617-7335711. Wednesday group contact:
Laya Stein, [email protected].
Contemporary Books Discussion
Group will meet on Wednesday,
April 1 at 7:30 pm in Room A to
discuss The Cove by Ron Rash. In
May they will discuss Nora Webster
by Colm Toibin. Info contact: Marilyn
Miller at 617-332-4225.
NEW! Disability Awareness
Book Club will meet on Monday,
April 6 at 7:00 pm in Room A to
discuss Raising Henry: A Memoir
of Motherhood, Disability and
Discovery by Rachel Adams. Info
contact: Jenni Acosta, Program
Director at Understanding
our Differences, at jacosta@
understandingourdifferences.org.
The Fiction Writing Group will
meet on Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00
pm in Room A. Pre-registration
is required, space is limited. Info
contact: Castellano Turner, Ph.D. at
[email protected].
The door to your imagination
Genealogy Club will meet on
Wednesday, April 8 at 7:00
pm in the Special Collections
Room. Info contact: Ginny Audet at
[email protected].
Participants are encouraged to bring
records and problems from their own
research for discussion.
Great Books Discussion Group will
meet on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:15
pm in Room A. They will discuss The
Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway.
Info contact: Abra Rosenzweig at
617-964-4064.
Playwrights Group will meet
on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 pm
in Room A. Info contact: Sandra
Weintraub at sgweintraub@yahoo.
com or 617-332-2990. The group is
for those who have a commitment to
writing and/or reading plays.
Science Fiction Book Club will
meet on Monday, April 27 at 7:30
pm in the third floor Rear Arc to
discuss China Mountain Zhang by
Maureen McHugh. In May they will
discuss A Hymn Before Battle by
John Ringo. Info contact: Budd Black
at [email protected].
Sequences: A Women’s Forum
will meet on Wednesday, April
8 at 10:00 am in Room A. Info
contact: Robin at 617-965-2178.
Spark your creativity in an inspiring,
intergenerational group for women.
Short Story Discussion Group
will meet on Monday, April 13 at
7:30 pm in Room A to discuss T.C.
Boyle’s Night of the Satellite and
Laura Van Den Berg’s Antarctica.
Both are from The Best American
Short Stories edited by Jennifer Egan,
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. Info
contact: Dotty at drgonson@comcast.
net or 617-547-3833.
Singing Group will meet on
Saturday, April 11 at 12:00 in
Druker Auditorium. Info contact:
Miriam Simen at 617-244-6705. The
group is for singers of all levels who
enjoy singing classical and popular
music.
Organizing Your
Job Search
Is your home or work office in
disarray? Join professional organizer,
Judith F. Guertin, owner of All Ways
Organized, LLC, on Thursday, April
16 at 7:00 pm for a program titled
It’s in the Bag: Office Organization
Skills for Your Job Search and
Beyond. Participants will learn about
powerful tools to make their office a
Productive Environment™ including
Magic 6™, the Seven Information
Management Questions™ and the Art
of Wastebasketry™.
Age and the Job Search
Is age an issue in your job search?
Join Donna LaMontagne of
Employment & Training Resource MA
Department of Career Services (ETR)
on Wednesday, April 29 from 9:30
am – 1:00 pm for a workshop that
will explore some of the preconceived
ideas that employers may have about
mature workers. She will discuss how
job seekers can counteract these
assumptions in the various aspects
of the job search. Attendees will learn
how to use age as a strength rather
than an obstacle and will be given
specific tools to prepare for effective
interviews. To register (required) call
ETR: 508-766-5700.
Free Tax Help
AARP®
Tax-Aide™
Foundation
volunteers will
help eFile 2014
taxes for people
with moderate or
low income (less
than $40,000 if
single and less
than $60,000 if filing a joint return.)
Assistance with non-business taxes
will be available regardless of income
level. Saturdays from 9:30 am to
1:00 pm through April 11. Bring
a copy of last year's (2013) federal
and state tax returns plus all relevant
2014 tax documents. New location
this year - third floor Rear Arc!
Register on arrival, first come, first
served.
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Hank Phillippi Ryan: Following Your Dreams
Join Hank Phillippi Ryan on Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00 pm when she will speak about her
dual career as an Emmy Award-winning reporter and bestselling author of fast-paced
murder mysteries. Hank will talk about mixing the worlds of fact and fiction in her career that
has gone from radio reporter to Rolling Stone Magazine to the U.S. Senate to undercover
investigations at Boston's Channel 7 and how she followed her dream and switched careers
in mid-life. Hank's thriller, The Other Woman, won the Mary Higgins Clark award; The
Wrong Girl had the extraordinary honor of winning the Agatha and Daphne Awards. Her
latest thriller, Truth Be Told, a Library Journal Best Book of 2014, is getting national acclaim.
Hear about the craziness, the fun, the stress and how she ended up where she is at age 64
as Hank fills gives us the scoop on mysteries, television and the mysteries of life. The talk
will be followed by a book signing with books provided by New England Mobile Book Fair.
Hank Phillippi Ryan is the on-air investigative reporter for Boston's NBC affiliate. She's
won 32 Emmys, 12 Edward R. Murrow awards and dozens of other honors for her ground-breaking journalism. A
bestselling author of seven mystery novels, Ryan has won multiple prestigious awards for her crime fiction.
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