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SUMMARY:Sunday Salon: Slavery in Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:Friends Program – Public Historian Dr. Kyera Singleton : Slavery in Massachusetts\nSUNDAY\, FEBRUARY 8 • 2:00—3:30 PM\nLibrary Community Room • Needham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494 \n\nPublic Historian Dr. Kyera Singleton : Slavery in Massachusetts  \nIn the 19th century\, Massachusetts was known as the heart of the abolitionist movement. However\, in the 17th and 18th century\, slavery was a huge component of Massachusetts society and its growing economy. \nDr. Kyera Singleton\, executive director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford\, will discuss how the myth making around the American Revolution has obscured the history of slavery in Massachusetts. The talk will focus on the stories of those enslaved in places such as Boston and outlying areas like Medford and Needham before gradual abolition in Massachusetts due to a court decision in 1783. \nA public history scholar\, Dr. Singleton holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the Department of American Culture. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Slavery\, Colonialism\, and their Legacies Project at Tufts University. She has held prestigious academic fellowships at Harvard and Emory Universities\, among other institutions. She is a member of the City of Boston’s Commemoration Commission and the Massachusetts Special Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. \nThis Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library. Registration is required.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/sunday-salon-slavery-in-massachusetts/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Diversity, Equity & Inclusion,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Needham Public Library,On Our Minds
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T130000
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SUMMARY:Needham Library Winter Book Sale
DESCRIPTION:The Winter Book Sale of the Friends of the Needham Public Library will open on Friday\, January 30\, from 12:00 to 4:00. The sale continues on Saturday\, January 31 from 9:00 to 4:00\, and on Sunday\, February 1 from 1:00 to 4:00. \nIndividually priced books in the Friends’ Book Shop will be half-price starting at 12:00 Friday\, and continuing all day Saturday and Sunday. Items in the Community Room are uniformly priced from 12:00 to 4:00 on Friday and all day Saturday. These include hardcovers and trade paperbacks at $1.00\, mass market paperbacks at 50 cents\, and CDs and DVDs at $1.00. \nSunday is bargain day in the Community Room\, during which all items are half-price. A brown bag of books is a true bargain at $8.00. Fiction\, general non-fiction\, some separate non-fiction categories\, children’s youth\, and young adult books are among the many that will be available in the library’s community room. \nPlease note that only cash or checks will be accepted for payment. The Needham Free Library\, located at 1139 Highland Avenue\, is handicap accessible. The best access to the lower level Community Room is from the library parking lot on Rosemary Street. For further information\, visit the Friends’ website http://www.friendsneedhamlibrary.org or call 781-455-7559.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/needham-library-winter-book-sale/2026-02-01/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,Business & Economy,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T083257
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SUMMARY:Needham Library Winter Book Sale
DESCRIPTION:The Winter Book Sale of the Friends of the Needham Public Library will open on Friday\, January 30\, from 12:00 to 4:00. The sale continues on Saturday\, January 31 from 9:00 to 4:00\, and on Sunday\, February 1 from 1:00 to 4:00. \nIndividually priced books in the Friends’ Book Shop will be half-price starting at 12:00 Friday\, and continuing all day Saturday and Sunday. Items in the Community Room are uniformly priced from 12:00 to 4:00 on Friday and all day Saturday. These include hardcovers and trade paperbacks at $1.00\, mass market paperbacks at 50 cents\, and CDs and DVDs at $1.00. \nSunday is bargain day in the Community Room\, during which all items are half-price. A brown bag of books is a true bargain at $8.00. Fiction\, general non-fiction\, some separate non-fiction categories\, children’s youth\, and young adult books are among the many that will be available in the library’s community room. \nPlease note that only cash or checks will be accepted for payment. The Needham Free Library\, located at 1139 Highland Avenue\, is handicap accessible. The best access to the lower level Community Room is from the library parking lot on Rosemary Street. For further information\, visit the Friends’ website http://www.friendsneedhamlibrary.org or call 781-455-7559.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/needham-library-winter-book-sale/2026-01-31/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,Business & Economy,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T160000
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SUMMARY:Needham Library Winter Book Sale
DESCRIPTION:The Winter Book Sale of the Friends of the Needham Public Library will open on Friday\, January 30\, from 12:00 to 4:00. The sale continues on Saturday\, January 31 from 9:00 to 4:00\, and on Sunday\, February 1 from 1:00 to 4:00. \nIndividually priced books in the Friends’ Book Shop will be half-price starting at 12:00 Friday\, and continuing all day Saturday and Sunday. Items in the Community Room are uniformly priced from 12:00 to 4:00 on Friday and all day Saturday. These include hardcovers and trade paperbacks at $1.00\, mass market paperbacks at 50 cents\, and CDs and DVDs at $1.00. \nSunday is bargain day in the Community Room\, during which all items are half-price. A brown bag of books is a true bargain at $8.00. Fiction\, general non-fiction\, some separate non-fiction categories\, children’s youth\, and young adult books are among the many that will be available in the library’s community room. \nPlease note that only cash or checks will be accepted for payment. The Needham Free Library\, located at 1139 Highland Avenue\, is handicap accessible. The best access to the lower level Community Room is from the library parking lot on Rosemary Street. For further information\, visit the Friends’ website http://www.friendsneedhamlibrary.org or call 781-455-7559.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/needham-library-winter-book-sale/2026-01-30/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,Business & Economy,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T140000
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SUMMARY:Flavorama: A Guide to Unlocking the Art and Science of Flavor
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the Needham Public Library \nSunday Salon\nFor Dr. Arielle Johnson\, it’s never been enough to just have great food experiences.  Understanding how they work—the deep mechanisms that go into making real\, delicious food real and delicious—that’s the stuff. From a PhD in the science of flavor to the test kitchens and labs behind the world’s best restaurants\, Arielle has explored the cosmos of taste from every angle and condensed it down into a single\, handy book. Flavorama: a guide to unlocking the art and science of flavor. Because if it’s exciting to know what you’re doing in the kitchen\, it’s positively elating to know why you’re doing what you’re doing—and how you can do it with more smarts\, confidence\, and creativity. \nFlavorama: A guide to unlocking the art and science of flavor will be available for purchase and autographing courtesy of Wellesley Books at the conclusion of the event. \nThis Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library. Registration is required. \n***IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION E-MAIL AFTER REGISTERING\, PLEASE CALL THE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT (781-455-7559 X2) TO CHECK REGISTRATION STATUS***
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/flavorama-a-guide-to-unlocking-the-art-and-science-of-flavor/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,On Our Minds
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T153000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Salon: “American Eldercide and Ageism Today”
DESCRIPTION:The Friends of the Needham Public Library present: \nA Fresh Voice from the Harlem Renaissance: Dorothy Peterson\nWellesley College professor Octavio Gonzalez will celebrate the Harlem Renaissance of 100 years ago through the lens of educator/translator Dorothy R. Peterson\, an important figure whose legacy has been overshadowed by other luminaries. Peterson was a close friend of novelist Nella Larsen\, as well as poet Langston Hughes\, with whom Peterson collaborated on many translations from the Spanish to the English. Peterson also introduced Hughes to major Puerto Rican poets of the era\, including Nicolás Guillén\, with whom Hughes developed a close relationship as fellow poets. Professor Gonzalez will present other aspects of Peterson’s life\, including her lifelong work as a teacher and educator as well as her final years as an expatriate in Spain. In the final decades of her career\, Peterson devoted herself to archiving the manuscripts and ephemera of the Harlem Renaissance\, ensuring the continuity of that period into the present\, by curating and helping to promote the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of African-American Arts and Letters at Yale University. This Collection is where Peterson’s own papers are found.  \nProfessor González is the Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate Professor of Humanities and an Associate Professor of English & Creative Writing at Wellesley College. He is the President of the Modernist Studies Association and on the editorial board of the Queer Feminist Maternities Book Series. \nThis Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library. Registration is required\, as we have a current capacity limit of 108.  \n***IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION E-MAIL AFTER REGISTERING\, PLEASE CALL THE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT (781-455-7559 X2) TO CHECK REGISTRATION STATUS***
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/sunday-salon-american-eldercide-and-ageism-today-2/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beyond Needham,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Municipal Organizations,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T083257
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SUMMARY:Friend's of the Needham Public Library Book Sale
DESCRIPTION:Fall Book Sale is coming soon!\nThe Fall Book Sale of the Friends of the Needham Public Library will open on Friday\, October 3 from 12:00 to 4:00.  The sale continues on Saturday\, October 4\, from 9:00 to 4:00\, and on Sunday\, October 5\,  from 1:00 to 4:00.\nIndividually priced books in the Friends’ Book Shop will be half-priced starting at 12:00 Friday\, and continuing all day Saturday and Sunday.  Items in the Community Room are uniformly priced from 12:00 to 4:00 on Friday and all day Saturday.  These include hardcovers and trade paperbacks at $1.00\, mass market paperbacks at 50 cents\, and CDs and DVDs at $1.00.   \nSunday is bargain day in the Community Room\, during which all items are half-price.  A brown bag of books is a true bargain at $8.00  \nFiction\, general non-fiction\, some separate non-fiction categories\, children’s youth\, and young adult books are among the many that will be available in the library’s Community Room.  The fall sale will feature holiday books as well.\nPlease note that only cash or checks will be accepted for payment.   \nThe Needham Free Library\, located at 1139 Highland Avenue\, is handicap accessible.  The best access to the lower level Community Room is from the library parking lot on Rosemary Street.  For further information\, visit the Friends’ website http://www.friendsneedhamlibrary.org or call 781-455-7559.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/friends-of-the-needham-public-library-book-sale/2025-10-05/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library\, 1132 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T083257
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SUMMARY:Friend's of the Needham Public Library Book Sale
DESCRIPTION:Fall Book Sale is coming soon!\nThe Fall Book Sale of the Friends of the Needham Public Library will open on Friday\, October 3 from 12:00 to 4:00.  The sale continues on Saturday\, October 4\, from 9:00 to 4:00\, and on Sunday\, October 5\,  from 1:00 to 4:00.\nIndividually priced books in the Friends’ Book Shop will be half-priced starting at 12:00 Friday\, and continuing all day Saturday and Sunday.  Items in the Community Room are uniformly priced from 12:00 to 4:00 on Friday and all day Saturday.  These include hardcovers and trade paperbacks at $1.00\, mass market paperbacks at 50 cents\, and CDs and DVDs at $1.00.   \nSunday is bargain day in the Community Room\, during which all items are half-price.  A brown bag of books is a true bargain at $8.00  \nFiction\, general non-fiction\, some separate non-fiction categories\, children’s youth\, and young adult books are among the many that will be available in the library’s Community Room.  The fall sale will feature holiday books as well.\nPlease note that only cash or checks will be accepted for payment.   \nThe Needham Free Library\, located at 1139 Highland Avenue\, is handicap accessible.  The best access to the lower level Community Room is from the library parking lot on Rosemary Street.  For further information\, visit the Friends’ website http://www.friendsneedhamlibrary.org or call 781-455-7559.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/friends-of-the-needham-public-library-book-sale/2025-10-04/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library\, 1132 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T083257
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SUMMARY:Friend's of the Needham Public Library Book Sale
DESCRIPTION:Fall Book Sale is coming soon!\nThe Fall Book Sale of the Friends of the Needham Public Library will open on Friday\, October 3 from 12:00 to 4:00.  The sale continues on Saturday\, October 4\, from 9:00 to 4:00\, and on Sunday\, October 5\,  from 1:00 to 4:00.\nIndividually priced books in the Friends’ Book Shop will be half-priced starting at 12:00 Friday\, and continuing all day Saturday and Sunday.  Items in the Community Room are uniformly priced from 12:00 to 4:00 on Friday and all day Saturday.  These include hardcovers and trade paperbacks at $1.00\, mass market paperbacks at 50 cents\, and CDs and DVDs at $1.00.   \nSunday is bargain day in the Community Room\, during which all items are half-price.  A brown bag of books is a true bargain at $8.00  \nFiction\, general non-fiction\, some separate non-fiction categories\, children’s youth\, and young adult books are among the many that will be available in the library’s Community Room.  The fall sale will feature holiday books as well.\nPlease note that only cash or checks will be accepted for payment.   \nThe Needham Free Library\, located at 1139 Highland Avenue\, is handicap accessible.  The best access to the lower level Community Room is from the library parking lot on Rosemary Street.  For further information\, visit the Friends’ website http://www.friendsneedhamlibrary.org or call 781-455-7559.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/friends-of-the-needham-public-library-book-sale/2025-10-03/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library\, 1132 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T083257
CREATED:20250902T163948Z
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SUMMARY:Friends Program: Dr. Susan Rogers - Individuality and the Music-Listening Brain
DESCRIPTION:Friends Program: Dr. Susan Rogers – “Individuality and the Music-Listening Brain”\nDr. Susan Rogers\, a behavioral neuroscientist and a former record producer and engineer known for her work with Prince\, will speak September 21 at the Needham library about the uniqueness of every music lover’s listening. She will describe the “listener profile\,” a constellation of mental sweet spots where music delivers the optimal award for each listener. \nDr. Rogers teaches for Berklee College of Music Online and is the author of This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You\, published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2021. She holds a doctorate in psychology from McGill University\, where she studied music cognition and psychoacoustics. Her research focuses on auditory memory\, the perception of musical signals\, and the influence of musical training on auditory development. \nFor two decades prior to her science career\, Rogers was one of the world’s few women known for her work as a record producer\, engineer\, mixer\, and audio electronics technician. Career highlights include years (1983–1988) as staff engineer for recording artist Prince. \nThis Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library. Registration is required\, as we have a current capacity limit of 108. 
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/friends-program-dr-susan-rogers-individuality-and-the-music-listening-brain/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Health & Wellness,On Our Minds
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T153000
DTSTAMP:20260408T083257
CREATED:20250522T203545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T203545Z
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SUMMARY:Putting Music to Words: A Biographer’s Story
DESCRIPTION:The Friends of the Needham Public Library present: \nDr. Warren Zanes\, “Putting Music to Words: A Biographer’s Story” \nDr. Zanes\, a former guitarist in Boston’s 1980s Del Fuegos rock band\, returns to the “old neighborhood” to talk about his life as a writer\, musician and filmmaker. He’ll discuss his work as biographer of Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen\, along with his work in film. He’ll give special attention to the “border crossings” that have punctuated his career as he’s gone from making music to writing about it – and back again.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/putting-music-to-words-a-biographers-story/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Needham Public Library
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