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DTSTART:20261112T210000Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Room Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 12\, 2026 4:00—5:00 PM\nTeen Room\nNeedha
 m Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\nJoin t
 he Needham Free Public Library Silent Book Club - a Book Club for teens in
  grades 9-12\nWe'll be meeting in the craft area of the Teen Room this mon
 th (subject to change with availability).\nThis is a book club for those w
 ho want to read\, but may not necessarily have time.  Bring a book of you
 r choice and come read for an hour.  We'll have a mini wrap-up at the end
  to discuss what we're reading and if we have any recommendations for othe
 r members.  All books welcome - graphic novels\, audiobooks\, poetry - ju
 st no textbooks.  This should be a time spent reading books for fun\, not
  doing homework.\nDrinks and snacks will be provided to those who are able
  to stay and read with us.\nAny questions can be directed toward our Young
  Adult Librarian\, Erin\, at neeya@minlib.net or come on in and see her at
  the Reference Desk or in the Teen Room!
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/t
 een-room-silent-book-club-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261113T000000Z
DTEND:20261113T045900Z
SUMMARY:Book Discussion with Eric Moskowitz
DESCRIPTION:Event date: November 12\, 2026 \nEvent Time: 07:00 PM - 11:59 P
 M\nLocation: \n1147 Central Avenue\nNeedham\, MA 02492
LOCATION:Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/events/book-discussion-with-e
 ric-moskowitz-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261113T200000Z
DTEND:20261113T210000Z
SUMMARY:Inner Child Book Club: Adults Reading Children's Classics--Ramona t
 he Pest by Beverly Cleary
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 13\, 2026 3:00—4:00 PM\nLibrary Community R
 oom\nNeedham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02
 494\nThe Inner Child Book Club is for adults who would like to revisit (or
  read for the first time) classics of children's literature from the past 
 100 years. Gina\, a Children's Reference Librarian\, and Rob\, the Library
  Director\, will lead discussions of these titles that continue to inspire
  new generations of readers. Prior to the meeting\, participants will rece
 ive an article about the author or the importance of the work to help info
 rm the discussion.\nFor November the selected title is Ramona the Pest by 
 Beverly Cleary. Copies are available at the Circulation Services Desk and 
 on Libby.\nRegistration is limited to 15 participants.\nRegister online be
 tween 9/9/2026 3:00 PM and 6/18/2027 9:00 AM.
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/i
 nner-child-book-club-adults-reading-childrens-classics-ramona-the-pest-by-
 bever-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261114T153000Z
DTEND:20261114T163000Z
SUMMARY:Russian Reading Circle
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 14\, 2026 10:30—11:00 AM\nChildren's Room
 \nNeedham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494
 \nJoin a Russian Reading Circle with stories\, songs\, and a craft for chi
 ldren ages 4 to 7.\nThe program is all in Russian.
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/r
 ussian-reading-circle-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261117T180000Z
DTEND:20261117T190000Z
SUMMARY:NFPL Afternoon Book Club - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 1:00—2:00 PM\nCommunity Room\nNe
 edham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\nSy
 bil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the 
 world and her place in it. Most mornings\, around half past ten\, Sybil si
 ts down to write letters—to her brother\, to her best friend\, to the pr
 esident of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desp
 erately wants to take\, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them wha
 t she thinks of their latest books\, and to one person to whom she writes 
 often yet never sends the letter.\nSybil expects her world to go on as it 
 always has—a mother\, grandmother\, wife\, divorcee\, distinguished lawy
 er\, she has lived a very full life. But when letters from someone in her 
 past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life\, sh
 e realizes that the letter she has been writing over the years needs to be
  read and that she cannot move forward until she finds it in her heart to 
 offer forgiveness.\nThe Correspondent is available as a book\, in large pr
 int\, as a Playaway audiobook and as an e-book and e-audiobook on Libby.\n
 This event will be Hybrid - Live in Person in the Community Room as well a
 s via ZOOM. Please send email to neemail1@minlib.net if you wish to be add
 ed to the list to receive the Zoom link to this event.\n\nNo Registration 
 Required - Email neemail1@minlib.net to receive the Zoom Link
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/n
 fpl-afternoon-book-club-the-correspondent-by-virginia-evans-2026-11-17?utm
 _source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261118T000000Z
DTEND:20261118T013000Z
SUMMARY:Author Event: Nathaniel Philbrick
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the Needham Public Library Salon Series National Boo
 k Award winner Nathaniel Philbrick\, author of In the Heart of the Sea and
  Mayflower\, discusses his new book revealing how California’s Gold Rush
  forged the modern United States—and lit the long fuse to the civil war.
  Mr. Philbrick will appear in conversation with filmmaker Randall MacLowry
 \, whose work for the GBH/PBS American Experience series includes the docu
 mentary “The Gold Rush.” Location: Powers Hall\, Needham Town Hall. Pr
 esented in collaboration with the Needham Free Public Library. Friends’ 
 programs are free to all\, and all are welcome. Programs and book sales ar
 e typically presented in the library’s Community Room at 1139 Highland A
 venue\, Needham. Please register to attend programs at needhamlibrary.org/
 events. Seats are limited.
LOCATION:Needham Town Hall\, 1471 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-town-hall/author-even
 t-nathaniel-philbrick-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261119T000000Z
DTEND:20261119T010000Z
SUMMARY:Evening Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 7:00—8:30 PM\nCommunity Room\n
 Needham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\n
 The group will be discussing B.A. Paris' novel "Behind Closed Doors."\nEve
 ning Book Club - not a library sponsored event.
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/e
 vening-book-club-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261208T180000Z
DTEND:20261208T190000Z
SUMMARY:NFPL Afternoon Book Club - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 8\, 2026 1:00—2:00 PM\nCommunity Room\nNee
 dham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\nA C
 hristmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens. It was firs
 t published by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. Carol tells the story o
 f a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation resulti
 ng from a supernatural visit by the ghost of his former business partner J
 acob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past\, Present and Yet to Come. 
 The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. The book was wr
 itten and published in early Victorian era Britain\, a period when there w
 as strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions together with the introdu
 ction of new customs\, such as Christmas trees and greeting cards. Dickens
 ' sources for the tale appear to be many and varied\, but are\, principall
 y\, the humiliating experiences of his childhood\, his sympathy for the po
 or\, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales.\nThis book is availabl
 e as a book\, large print book\, on spoken CD and Playaway format\,  and 
 on Libby and Hoopla as an e-book and e-audiobook.\nThis event will be Hybr
 id - Live in Person in the Community Room as well as via ZOOM. Please send
  email to neemail1@minlib.net if you wish to be added to the list to recei
 ve the Zoom link to this event.\n\nNo Registration Required - Email neemai
 l1@minlib.net to receive the Zoom Link
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/n
 fpl-afternoon-book-club-a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens-2026-12-08?ut
 m_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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