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SUMMARY:Online Author Talk: The Science and Absurdities of Space Settlement
  with Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 10\, 2026 2:00—3:00 PM\nOnline\nJoin us fo
 r an out-of-this-world virtual conversation with New York Times bestsellin
 g authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith as they dive into their book\, A City
  on Mars: Can We Settle Space\, Should We Settle Space\, and Have We Reall
 y Thought This Through?\nEarth is not well. The promise of starting life a
 new somewhere far\, far away—no climate change\, no war\, no doomscrolli
 ng—beckons\, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or 
 is it? Critically acclaimed\, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmi
 th set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space sett
 lements\, but after years of research\, they aren’t so sure it’s a goo
 d idea. \nIn a world hurtling toward human expansion into space\, A City 
 on Mars investigates whether the dream of new worlds won’t create nightm
 ares\, both for settlers and the people they leave behind. In the process\
 , the Weinersmiths answer every question about space you’ve ever wondere
 d about\, and many you’ve never considered:\nCan you make babies in spac
 e? Should corporations govern space settlements? What about space war? Are
  we headed for a housing crisis on the Moon’s Peaks of Eternal Light—a
 nd what happens if you’re left in the Craters of Eternal Darkness? Why d
 o astronauts love taco sauce? Speaking of meals\, what’s the legal statu
 s of space cannibalism?\nWith deep expertise\, a winning sense of humor\, 
 and art from the beloved creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal\, th
 e Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will eve
 r ask itself—whether and how to become multiplanetary.\nRegister today 
 to be a part of the discussion!\n About the Authors: \nZach Weinersmith 
 is best known as the cartoonist of the comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Ce
 real. He also co-wrote the bestselling science books Soonish and A City on
  Mars with his wife\, and worked with the artist Boulet to create a childr
 en's retelling of the story of Beowulf called Bea Wolf. \nDr. Kelly Weine
 rsmith is an adjunct faculty member at Rice University\, and is currently 
 President of the Helminthological Society of Washington and the American S
 ociety of Parasitologists. Her research on animal behavior and parasites h
 as been featured in The Atlantic\, National Geographic\, BBC World\, Scien
 ce\, Nature\, and more. Kelly co-wrote the New York Times bestsellers Soon
 ish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve And/Or Ruin Everything and 
 A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space\, Should We Settle Space\, and Have We
  Really Thought This Through?. In 2024\, she and her co-author/husband Zac
 h received a Hugo Award and the Royal Society Trivedi Book Prize for A Cit
 y on Mars. Kelly is also co-host of the podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extra
 ordinary Universe. \nThis program is held in partnership with the Library
  Speakers Consortium and funded by the Friends of the Bellingham Library.\
 nThis is a Bellingham Library program/event.
LOCATION:Bellingham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/bellingham/events/online-author-talk-
 the-science-and-absurdities-of-space-settlement-with-kelly-an-2026-11-10?u
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SUMMARY:Adult/Child Book Club #3 (Grades 3-5)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 12\, 2026 5:00—6:00 PM\nCommunity Room\nB
 ellingham Public Library\n100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, MA\, 02019\
 nTeen Room\nBellingham Public Library\n100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\
 , MA\, 02019\nAdult/Child Book Club #3 (AC/BC) is a book club that meets m
 onthly and is designed for kids in grades 2-4 along with an adult in their
  life who loves to read! Each month\, a different adult/child pair in the 
 group chooses the book\, comes up with questions based on the book\, and l
 eads the discussion. The book being discussed at this meeting is TBD.\nPl
 ease contact Melissa (mdenham@cwmars.org) if you would like to join our bo
 ok club or if you have any questions about AC/BC.\nThis is a Bellingham Li
 brary Program/Event.
LOCATION:Bellingham Public Library\, 100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, M
 A\, 02019\, Bellingham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/bellingham/bellingham-public-library/
 adult-child-book-club-3-grades-3-5-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re
 ferral
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SUMMARY:Adult/Child Book Club #2 (Grades 6-8)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 12\, 2026 6:30—7:30 PM\nTeen Room\nBellin
 gham Public Library\n100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, MA\, 02019\nFor 
 kids in grades 6-8.\nThis book club meets monthly and is designed for kids
  in grades 6-8 and an adult in their life who loves to read! Each month\, 
 a different adult/child pair in the group chooses the book\, comes up with
  questions based on the book\, and leads the discussion. \nThis is a Bell
 ingham Library Program/Event\nRegister online between 6/11/2026 12:00 AM a
 nd 11/12/2026 12:00 AM.
LOCATION:Bellingham Public Library\, 100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, M
 A\, 02019\, Bellingham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/bellingham/bellingham-public-library/
 adult-child-book-club-2-grades-6-8-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re
 ferral
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SUMMARY:3rd Annual Local Author Expo 📚
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 14\, 2026 9:30 AM—2:00 PM\nLibrary\nBelli
 ngham Public Library\n100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, MA\, 02019\nThe
  Bellingham Library is excited to announce our third annual Bellingham Loc
 al Author Expo. The purpose of this Expo is to highlight the works of auth
 ors from Bellingham and our neighboring towns\, as well as work of the mem
 bers of the Bellingham Writers Group.\nWe are thrilled to welcome Cat Scul
 ly\, author of Below the Grand Hotel\, the YA graphic novel Jennifer Stran
 ge\, and illustrator of the picture book The Mayor of Halloween is Missing
  as our Keynote Speaker!\nOur tentative schedule (still subject to change)
  is:\n9:00-9:45 am - Author Table Set Up\n9:45-11:15 am - Public "Meet the
  Author" Time\n11:15 am-12:15 pm - Keynote by Cat Scully\n12:15-1:00 pm - 
 Lunch for author participants\, sponsored by the Friends of the Library\n1
 :00-2:00 pm - Workshop for authors facilitated by Cat Scully\nList of Part
 icipating Authors:\nJeanine Boulay\nSherryAnn Byron\nAmy Cip\nJ.M. Close\n
 William J. Connell\nNichole Conran\nErin Cowell\nJulie Alden Cullinane\nPa
 ul Fabian\nJeffrey M. Feingold\nSusan Hamilton\nMia June\nBo Kinney\nRenee
  Kurilla\nRoxanne Ladouceur\nGeorge Foster Lean\nCady Lee\nEmily Malaquias
 \nJ.T. Maxwell\nC.G. Mirisola\nLynn Montagano\nT.M. Polak\nAndrea Quinn\nC
 hristine M. Quirk\nAlison Rheaume\nElle Rose\nCat Scully\nPaula Sullivan\n
 Renee Valentine\nBarbara Ann Whitman\nThe Write Stuff Writers\n*This is a 
 library program/event.
LOCATION:Bellingham Public Library\, 100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, M
 A\, 02019\, Bellingham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/bellingham/bellingham-public-library/
 3rd-annual-local-author-expo-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Adult/Child Book Club (#1) Grades 9-12
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 19\, 2026 6:30—8:00 PM\nTeen Room\nBellin
 gham Public Library\n100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, MA\, 02019\nAC/B
 C (Adult Child Book Club) is held once a month\, usually on Thursdays. Eve
 ry month\, a member chooses a book to read and develops questions and/or d
 iscussion topics for the meeting & brings a snack. This club is for kids i
 n grades 9-12 and the adult in their life who loves to read.  If interest
 ed\, contact Diane Nelson at dnelson@cwmars.org. \n**This is a library sp
 onsored event
LOCATION:Bellingham Public Library\, 100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, M
 A\, 02019\, Bellingham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/bellingham/bellingham-public-library/
 adult-child-book-club-1-grades-9-12-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r
 eferral
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SUMMARY:Online Author Talk: Exploring the Between Earth and Sky Trilogy wit
 h Rebecca Roanhorse
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 19\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nOnline\nStep into
  a sprawling world of celestial magic\, political intrigue\, and ancient p
 rophecies with New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse as we d
 ive deep into her acclaimed Between Earth and Sky trilogy. Black Sun\, Fev
 ered Star\, and Mirrored Heavens are inspired by the rich and diverse cult
 ures of the pre-Columbian Americas\, reshaping modern speculative fiction 
 with unmissable worldbuilding.\nBlack Sun\, the first book in the trilogy\
 , introduces us to the holy city of Tova. The winter solstice is usually a
  time for celebration and renewal\, but this year it coincides with a sola
 r eclipse\, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unba
 lancing of the world.\nMeanwhile\, a ship launches from a distant city bou
 nd for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship\, X
 iala\, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as ea
 sily as it can warp a man’s mind. Her ship carries one passenger. Descri
 bed as harmless\, the passenger\, Serapio\, is a young man\, blind\, scarr
 ed\, and cloaked in destiny. As Xiala well knows\, when a man is described
  as harmless\, he usually ends up being a villain.\nWhether you are a long
 time fan of the trilogy or searching for your next immersive fantasy read\
 , this is an event you won’t want to miss out on.\nRegister today to go 
 behind the scenes with one of speculative fiction's most exciting voices!\
 nAbout the Author:\nRebecca Roanhorse is a New York Times bestselling and 
 Nebula\, Hugo\, and Locus Award-winning speculative fiction writer. She ha
 s published multiple award-winning short stories and novels\, including tw
 o novels in The Sixth World series\, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn\, Race t
 o the Sun for the Rick Riordan imprint\, and the Hugo Award-winning epic f
 antasy trilogy Between Earth and Sky. She was the guest editor of America
 ’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy (2023) and a contributor to the New 
 York Times “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” She has also written 
 for Marvel comics and games\, and her TV writing includes FX’s A Murder 
 at the End of the World\, and the Marvel series Echo for Disney+. She has 
 had her own work optioned by Paramount\, Amazon Studios\, Netflix\, and AM
 C Studios.\nThis program is held in partnership with the Library Speakers 
 Consortium and funded by the Friends of the Bellingham Library.\nThis is a
  Bellingham Library program/event.
LOCATION:Bellingham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/bellingham/events/online-author-talk-
 exploring-the-between-earth-and-sky-trilogy-with-rebecca-roan-2026-11-19?u
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SUMMARY:A Novel Idea: A New Book Club for Adults
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 1\, 2026 6:30—8:00 PM\nTeen Room\nBellingh
 am Public Library\n100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, MA\, 02019\nA Nove
 l Idea is a new book club designed for adults who love to read. This group
  is in addition to the Adult Book Group that already exists\, which is ful
 l. Read a book every month and discuss it with the group while enjoying li
 ght refreshments. This month\, we are discussing Paris: the Memoir by Pari
 s Hilton. If interested\, please contact Diane Nelson at dnelson@cwmars.or
 g\n*This is a library sponsored event
LOCATION:Bellingham Public Library\, 100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, M
 A\, 02019\, Bellingham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/bellingham/bellingham-public-library/
 a-novel-idea-a-new-book-club-for-adults-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_medi
 um=referral
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SUMMARY:Online Author Talk: Sparks\, Shadows\, and Epic Romantasy with Hele
 n Scheuerer
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 3\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nOnline\nJoin us vi
 rtually for a downright intoxicating conversation with bestselling fantasy
  author Helen Scheuerer as we delve into her thrilling new novel\, Kiss of
  the Black Flame.\nSome bargains are sealed with blood. Others with fire. 
 The deadliest are sealed with a kiss...\nSaige Grayson has always believed
  stories could heal—even when her own body refuses to. As the most promi
 sing bookbinder in the capital\, she’s learned to work through chronic p
 ain and crushing debt\, restoring other people’s treasures while trying 
 not to fall apart herself. But when the man she owes decides her rare tale
 nt is worth more than her payments\, Saige is traded to the Azkari—an im
 mortal race forged by the gods for war—and imprisoned in their ancient s
 tronghold.\nHer only chance of survival lies with Archer\, a fallen Azkari
  general imprisoned beside her—cursed\, dangerous\, and impossible to ig
 nore. He offers her a way out\, and in return\, Saige must help him retrie
 ve and restore an ancient book. But the book is made of living magic\, pow
 erful enough to stop a great evil—or unleash it. And as Saige works with
  Archer\, the tome begins to awaken something dark and dangerous—both in
  the realm and within her.\nAs their enemies close in and buried memories 
 resurface\, Saige and Archer must decide what they’re willing to sacrifi
 ce: their freedom\, their fragile trust…or the spark that could ignite t
 he world.\nRegister now to take part in the magic–and the spice–of Hel
 en’s newest book!\nAbout the Author: \nHelen Scheuerer is a Sunday Time
 s (London) bestselling author best known for her romantasy series\, The Le
 gends of Thezmarr and The Ashes of Thezmarr. Her work has been highly prai
 sed for its strong\, flawed female characters and its action-packed plots.
  Helen’s love of writing and books led her to pursue a creative writing 
 degree and a Master's of Publishing. She has been a full-time author since
  2018 and is constantly dreaming up new stories.\nThis program is held in 
 partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium and funded by the Friends
  of the Bellingham Library.\n-This is a Bellingham Library program/event.
LOCATION:Bellingham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/bellingham/events/online-author-talk-
 sparks-shadows-and-epic-romantasy-with-helen-scheuerer-2026-12-03?utm_sour
 ce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion Group for Adults
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 7\, 2026 6:30—7:30 PM\nConference Room\nBel
 lingham Public Library\n100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, MA\, 02019\nT
 his month we will be discussing Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore.\
 nThis group usually meets on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 pm. It'
 s hybrid\, so you can come in person or virtually. If you would like to jo
 in this group\, please email Suzanne!\n\nThe books to be discussed for 202
 6 are:\n\nJANUARY: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig\n\nFEBRUARY: Happy La
 nd by Dolen Perkins-Valdez\n\nMARCH: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon\n\nA
 PRIL: All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker\n\nMAY: Animal Farm by 
 George Orwell\n\nJUNE: Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai\n\nJULY: The Orp
 han Collector by Eileen Marie Wiseman\n\nAUGUST: James\, A Novel by Perciv
 al Everett\n\nSEPTEMBER: Somewhere Beyond the the Sea by TJ Klune\n\nOCTOB
 ER: None of This is True by Lisa Jewell\n\nNOVEMBER: The Berry Pickers by 
 Amanda Peters\n\nDECEMBER: Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore\n\n-Th
 is is a Bellingham Library program/event
LOCATION:Bellingham Public Library\, 100 Blackstone Street\, Bellingham\, M
 A\, 02019\, Bellingham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/bellingham/bellingham-public-library/
 book-discussion-group-for-adults-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
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SUMMARY:Online Author Talk: Exile\, Memory\, and the Meaning of Home: A Con
 versation with Ana Hebra Flaster
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 8\, 2026 2:00—3:00 PM\nOnline\nWhat happen
 s when the country you love forces you out\, leaving you just 48 hours to 
 abandon everything you’ve ever known? Join us online for an extraordinar
 y online conversation with author and essayist Ana Hebra Flaster as we dis
 cuss her sweeping yet deeply intimate memoir Property of the Revolution: F
 rom a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town.\nAna Hebra Flaster was si
 x years old when her working-class family was kicked out of their Havana b
 arrio for opposing communism. Once devoted revolutionaries themselves but 
 disillusioned by the Castro government’s repressive tactics\, they fled 
 to the US. The permanent losses they suffered—of home\, country\, and lo
 ved ones\, all within forty-eight hours—haunted her multigenerational fa
 mily as they reclaimed their lives and freedom in 1967 New Hampshire. Ther
 e\, they fed each other stories of their scrappy barrio—some of which He
 bra Flaster has shared on All Things Considered—to resurrect their lost 
 world and fortify themselves for a daunting task: building a new life in a
  foreign land.\nWeaving pivotal events in Cuba–US history with her viejo
 s’—elders’—stories of surviving political upheaval\, impossible ch
 oices\, and “refugeedom\,” Property of the Revolution celebrates the i
 ndomitable spirit and wisdom of the women warriors who led the family out 
 of Cuba\, shaped its rebirth as Cuban Americans\, and helped Ana grow up h
 opeful\, future-facing—American. But what happens when deeply buried chi
 ldhood memories resurface\, demanding an adult’s reckoning?\nHere’s ho
 w the fiercest love\, the most stubborn will\, and the power of family put
  nine new Americans back on their feet.\nRegister today to gain a deeper\,
  more personal perspective on the refugee experience and the enduring ques
 t to define home.\nAbout the Author: \nAna Hebra Flaster is journalist an
 d the author of Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New H
 ampshire Mill Town\, published in April 2025 (She Writes Press\, Simon and
  Schuster distribution). A former child-refugee from Cuba\, Ana’s work h
 as appeared in national print and online media\, including: The New York T
 imes\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, and The Boston Glob
 e. Her commentaries and storytelling have aired on NPR’s All Things Cons
 idered and PBS’s Stories from the Stage. Since its publication in April 
 2025\, Property of the Revolution has won first place in several internati
 onal writing contests\, including: 2026 IBPA Book Awards (Memoir)\; 2025 D
 iscovery Book Awards (Nonfiction overall)\; 2025 International Book Awards
  (Creative Nonfiction)\, and the 2025 IAP Book Awards (Memoir of the Year)
 . The memoir was selected as the Nashua\, New Hampshire\, 2026 All-City Re
 ad and the Rivier University 2025 First-Year Read. Ana speaks regularly wi
 th student\, library\, and civic groups about her family’s journey and t
 he refugee and immigrant experience. She is currently focused on covering 
 the struggle for democracy and human rights in Cuba in her weekly Substack
 \, CubaCurious\, a project she launched in July 2024.\nThis program is hel
 d in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium and funded by the Fr
 iends of the Bellingham Library.\n-This is a Bellingham Library program/ev
 ent.
LOCATION:Bellingham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/bellingham/events/online-author-talk-
 exile-memory-and-the-meaning-of-home-a-conversation-with-ana--2026-12-08?u
 tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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