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SUMMARY:West Acton Citizens’ Library Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 10\, 2026 3:30—4:30 PM\nWest Acton Citizen
 s' Library\nWest Acton Citizens' Library\n21 Windsor Avenue\, Acton\, MA\,
  01720\nThe West Acton Citizens’ Library Book Discussion Group is held e
 ach month from 3:30 to 4:30PM in the West Acton Citizens’ Library progra
 mming room. Lead by a librarian\, this month's book discussion will featur
 e The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue.\nDublin\, 1918: three days in a 
 maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu. A small world of work\, ris
 k\, death and unlooked-for love. In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and d
 isease\, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city c
 enter\, where expectant mothers who have come down with the terrible new f
 lu are quarantined. Into Julia’s regimented world step two outsiders—D
 octor Kathleen Lynn\, on the run from the police\, and a young volunteer h
 elper\, Bridie Sweeney. In the darkness and intensity of this tiny ward\, 
 over three days\, these women change each other’s lives in unexpected wa
 ys. They lose patients to this baffling pandemic\, but they also shepherd 
 new life into a fearful world. With tireless tenderness and humanity\, car
 eers and mothers alike somehow do their impossible work.\n\nLimited copies
  of the book in multiple formats will be available at the West Acton branc
 h. First come\, first serve. All are welcome!\nReasonable accommodations f
 or individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing WA
 CL@actonma.gov. Please note that the West Acton Citizens’ Library has li
 mited accessibility. More accessible programs are offered at the Acton Mem
 orial Library.\nRegister online between 10/12/2026 9:00 AM and 11/11/2026 
 3:30 PM.
LOCATION:West Acton Citizens' Library\, 21 Windsor Avenue\, Acton\, MA\, 01
 720\, Acton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/acton/west-acton-citizens-library/wes
 t-acton-citizens-library-book-discussion-group-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&u
 tm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Homeschool Book Club for Teens
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 16\, 2026 11:30 AM—12:30 PM\nYoung Adult\nA
 cton Memorial Library\n486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\nJoin our book
  club designed for homeschool families. We will provide the monthly book a
 nd participants will engage in a self led discussion of the themes and sto
 ryline. Suitable for tweens between the ages of 12 and 18. This month's bo
 ok is Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.\nReasonable accommodations for peo
 ple with disabilities can be made upon request by emailing library@actonma
 .gov \nRegister online between 10/19/2026 12:00 AM and 11/16/2026 12:00 P
 M.
LOCATION:Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, Ac
 ton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/acton/acton-memorial-library/homescho
 ol-book-club-for-teens-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Homeschool Book Club for Kids
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 16\, 2026 11:30 AM—12:30 PM\nChildren's Cra
 ft Room\nActon Memorial Library\n486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\nJoi
 n our book club designed for homeschool families. We will provide the mont
 hly book and participants will engage in a self led discussion of the them
 es and storyline. Suitable for children between the ages of 7 and 11. This
  month's book is Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes.\nReasonab
 le accommodations for people with disabilities can be made upon request by
  emailing library@actonma.gov \nRegister online between 10/19/2026 12:00 
 AM and 11/16/2026 9:00 AM.
LOCATION:Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, Ac
 ton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/acton/acton-memorial-library/homescho
 ol-book-club-for-kids-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Virtual - "Little Mister Victory" with Author and Historian David K
 ruh
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 16\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nZoom\nSign up here!
 \nJoin us for a talk with one of our favorite speakers\, David Kruh\, on h
 is new book "Little Mister Victory: A Daughter's Search for the Woman Who 
 Abandoned Her Father on VJ Day\, co-written by Tina Drzal. "Little Mister 
 Victory" is the story of Tina's decades-long search for the woman who aban
 doned her father on VJ Day. Using cutting-edge DNA analysis and good-old-f
 ashioned detective work (burrowing into newspaper archives\, ecclesiastic 
 and government documents) David and Tina found the mother\, along with a s
 urprise\; abandoning her newborn baby was not the most shocking act of her
  life.\nThis program is in partner with the Ashland Public Library
LOCATION:Acton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/acton/events/virtual-little-mister-vi
 ctory-with-author-and-historian-david-kruh-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_m
 edium=referral
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SUMMARY:Library: Virtual – “Little Mister Victory” with Author and Hi
 storian David Kruh
DESCRIPTION:“Little Mister Victory” is the story of Tina’s decades-lo
 ng search for the woman who abandoned her father on VJ Day. Using cutting-
 edge DNA analysis and good-old-fashioned detective work (burrowing into ne
 wspaper archives\, ecclesiastic and government documents) David and Tina f
 ound the mother\, along with a surprise\; abandoning her newborn baby was 
 not the most shocking act of her life. Sign up here!
LOCATION:Zoom\, Acton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/acton/zoom/library-virtual-little-mis
 ter-victory-with-author-and-historian-david-kruh-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics
 &utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T233000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Library: AML Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Acton Memorial Library Book Discussion Group. Check this link t
 o see this month’s and upcoming month’s books: https://www.actonmemori
 allibrary.org/kids-teens-and-adults/just-for-adults/book-groups/ Reasonabl
 e accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request b
 y emailing library@actonma.gov.
LOCATION:Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, Acton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/acton/acton-memorial-library/library-
 aml-book-discussion-group-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Homeschool Book Club for Teens
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 7\, 2026 11:30 AM—12:30 PM\nYoung Adult\nAc
 ton Memorial Library\n486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\nJoin our book 
 club designed for homeschool families. We will provide the monthly book an
 d participants will engage in a self led discussion of the themes and stor
 yline. Suitable for tweens between the ages of 12 and 18. This month's boo
 k is Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko.\n\nReasonable accommodations for people w
 ith disabilities can be made upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov
  \nRegister online between 11/9/2026 12:00 AM and 12/7/2026 9:00 AM.
LOCATION:Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, Ac
 ton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/acton/acton-memorial-library/homescho
 ol-book-club-for-teens-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261207T163000Z
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SUMMARY:Homeschool Book Club for Kids
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 7\, 2026 11:30 AM—12:30 PM\nChildren's Craf
 t Room\nActon Memorial Library\n486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\nJoin
  our book club designed for homeschool families. We will provide the month
 ly book and participants will engage in a self led discussion of the theme
 s and storyline. Suitable for children between the ages of 7 and 11. This 
 month's book is Lost at Windy River by Trina Rathgerber.\nReasonable accom
 modations for people with disabilities can be made upon request by emailin
 g library@actonma.gov \nRegister online between 11/9/2026 12:00 AM and 12
 /7/2026 9:00 AM.
LOCATION:Acton Memorial Library\, 486 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, Ac
 ton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/acton/acton-memorial-library/homescho
 ol-book-club-for-kids-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTEND:20261209T213000Z
SUMMARY:West Acton Citizens’ Library Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 9\, 2026 3:30—4:30 PM\nWest Acton Citize
 ns' Library\nWest Acton Citizens' Library\n21 Windsor Avenue\, Acton\, MA\
 , 01720\nThe West Acton Citizens’ Library Book Discussion Group is held 
 on the second Wednesday of each month from 3:30 to 4:30PM in the West Acto
 n Citizens’ Library programming room. Lead by a librarian\, this month's
  book discussion will feature The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel.
 \nMany people dream of escaping modern life\, but most will never act on i
 t. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods
  of Maine for twenty-seven years\, making this dream a reality — not out
  of anger at the world\, but simply because he preferred to live on his ow
 n.\n\nIn 1986\, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher Kn
 ight left his home in Massachusetts\, drove to Maine\, and disappeared int
 o the forest. He would not have a conversation with another human being un
 til nearly three decades later\, when he was arrested for stealing food.\n
 \nLiving in a tent even through brutal winters\, he had survived by his wi
 ts and courage\, developing ingenious ways to store edibles and water\, an
 d to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food\, clo
 thing\, reading material\, and other provisions\, taking only what he need
 ed but terrifying a community never able to solve the mysterious burglarie
 s.\n\nBased on extensive interviews with Knight himself\, this is a vividl
 y detailed account of his secluded life — why did he leave? what did he 
 learn? — as well as the challenges he has faced since returning to the w
 orld. It is a gripping story of survival that asks fundamental questions a
 bout solitude\, community\, and what makes a good life\, and a deeply movi
 ng portrait of a man who was determined to live his own way\, and succeede
 d.\n\nLimited copies of the book in multiple formats will be available at 
 the West Acton branch. First come\, first serve. All are welcome!\n\nReaso
 nable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon 
 request by emailing WACL@actonma.gov. Please note that the West Acton Citi
 zens’ Library has limited accessibility. More accessible programs are of
 fered at the Acton Memorial Library. \nRegister online between 11/9/2026 
 9:00 AM and 12/9/2026 3:30 PM.
LOCATION:West Acton Citizens' Library\, 21 Windsor Avenue\, Acton\, MA\, 01
 720\, Acton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/acton/west-acton-citizens-library/wes
 t-acton-citizens-library-book-discussion-group-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&u
 tm_medium=referral
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