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SUMMARY:Needham Library Trustees Board Meeting - November 10\, 2026 @ 7:00 
 PM
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 10\, 2026 7:00—9:00 PM\nLibrary Community 
 Room\nNeedham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 0
 2494\nNeedham Free Public Library Board of Library Trustees Meeting\nTuesd
 ay\, November 10\, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. \nLibrary Community Room and on Zoom
 \n\nJoin from PC\, Mac\, iPad\, or Android:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/880
 45213623?pwd=T6hVQuNapv2iwRgj1FEkUnP2vHJqhJ.1\nPasscode:872189\n \nPhone 
 one-tap:\n+13126266799\,\,88045213623#\,\,\,\,*872189# US (Chicago)\n+1646
 5588656\,\,88045213623#\,\,\,\,*872189# US (New York)\nJoin via audio:\n+1
  312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860
  US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\nWebinar ID: 880 4521 3623\nPassco
 de: 872189\nInternational numbers available: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kcq
 PFuZSi3\nAgenda\n1. 7:00 pm          Call to Order\n2. 7:02 pm    
        Public Comments\n3. 7:05 pm           Minutes of October 
 13\, 2026 Meeting\n4. 7:20 pm           Director’s Report \n   
                                  - Department Highlights\n
                                    - Building and Ground
 s\n                                   - Community Outrea
 ch\n                                   - Personnel\n  
                                  - Financial Reports incl
 uding FY2028 Operating Budget Request\n                       
            - Monthly Statistical Reports including DEI and New Materi
 als\n6. 7:45 pm          New Business\n                    
               - Action Item: Vote to Accept List of Gifts\n7. 8:25 
 pm          Old Business\n                            
       - Action Item: Vote on Trustee Representative to Council on Aging
  per Town of Needham General By-Laws Section 2.9.1\n8. 8:35 pm        
  Library Art and Exhibits Committee Report\n                   
                - Action Item: Vote on Exhibitors\n9. 8:40 pm    
       McIver Series\n10. 8:45 pm       Friends of the Library\n11. 
 8:50 pm      Library Foundation of Needham\n12. 8:55 pm     Trustee 
 Comments\n13. 9:00 pm     Adjourn
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/n
 eedham-library-trustees-board-meeting-november-10-2026-7-00-pm-2026-11-10?
 utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261112T140000Z
DTEND:20261112T150000Z
SUMMARY:Traditional Quilters of Needham
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 12\, 2026 9:00 AM—12:00 PM\nCommunity Roo
 m\nNeedham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 0249
 4\nTraditional Quilters of Needham\nMeet monthly\, September - June\nNot 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/t
 raditional-quilters-of-needham-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
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UID:00c4707538c83936@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261112T233000Z
DTEND:20261113T003000Z
SUMMARY:Metro West Knitters Guild
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 12\, 2026 6:30—8:45 PM\nCommunity Room\nN
 eedham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\nM
 eets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.\n\nNot a Library Sponsore
 d Event
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/m
 etro-west-knitters-guild-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:2520f8cf89d8c177@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261114T150000Z
DTEND:20261114T160000Z
SUMMARY:Fixit Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 14\, 2026 10:00 AM—2:00 PM\nLibrary Commu
 nity Room\nNeedham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, M
 A\, 02494\n\nDo you have a broken item in your home that you know you coul
 d fix with the right guidance? Bring in a broken household item and a Repa
 ir Coach will help guide you through diagnosing and repair. By repairing i
 nstead of replacing\, participants help reduce waste\, conserve resources\
 , and support the Town’s sustainability goals.\nTo sign up for a time sl
 ot with a Repair Coach visit:  bit.ly/4dilWC1\nTo sign up to  Volunteer 
 as a repair coach or assist with the event visit:  bit.ly/4yuLfJw\nThis e
 vent is a collaboration among the Needham Free Public Library\, the Recycl
 ing & Solid Waste Division\, and the Sustainability Department. \nQuestion
 s? Email: Gabby Queenan at gqueenan@needhamma.gov\, Town of Needham Sustai
 nability Manager.
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/f
 ixit-clinic-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:31bae48a99fa2f77@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261117T000000Z
DTEND:20261117T013000Z
SUMMARY:IMMIGRATION: UPDATES AND OPPORTUNITIES
DESCRIPTION:NEW DATE The Needham Diversity Initiative and Needham Area Immi
 gration Justice Task Force\, in collaboration with the Metrowest Worker Ce
 nter-Casa\, invite neighbors to a community presentation about Immigration
 : Updates and Opportunities. This special presentation provides an opportu
 nity to learn about immigration news in our local communities\, and how cu
 rrent immigration policies and procedures affect the lives of individuals 
 and communities. What Casa is and opportunities to support our immigrant n
 eighbors! What is the status of current immigration policies and procedure
 s? How does the Metrowest Worker Center-Casa support our immigrant neighbo
 rs? How do local volunteers collaborate with Casa? What can you do? Monday
 \, November 16\, 2026 7:00-8:30 pm Congregational Church of Needham\, UCC 
 1154 Great Plain Avenue Needham\, MA
LOCATION:Congregational Church of Needham\, 1154 Great Plain Avenue\, Needh
 am\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/congregational-church-of-need
 ham/immigration-updates-and-opportunities-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_me
 dium=referral
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UID:d75260e44f137eef@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261117T003000Z
DTEND:20261117T013000Z
SUMMARY:Friends of the Needham Public Library Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 16\, 2026 7:30—8:45 PM\nCommunity Room\nNee
 dham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\nFri
 ends of the Needham Public Library Board Meeting
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/f
 riends-of-the-needham-public-library-board-meeting-2026-11-16?utm_source=i
 cs&utm_medium=referral
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UID:4746fb70fb06e2f0@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261117T140000Z
DTEND:20261117T150000Z
SUMMARY:Needham Garden Club
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 9:00 AM—12:30 PM\nCommunity Room
 \nNeedham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494
 \nMeets monthly on the Third Wednesday\, September-April\, except in Febru
 ary and April - Fourth Wednesday.
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/n
 eedham-garden-club-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:00f000f2bc39458c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261117T233000Z
DTEND:20261118T003000Z
SUMMARY:Rethinking Success Community Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Rethinking Success? was conceived by a group of parents\, educa
 tors\, healthcare providers\, and community advocates. We are concerned wi
 th the 2021 Metrowest Adolescents Health Survey Mental Health data and are
  working together to identify ways to address youth mental health and offe
 r support to families in Needham October 20 – Finding your family’s pa
 th in a culture of comparison and socialmedia: Youth sports\, Instagram-wo
 rthy vacations\, themed parties… How do we choose what matters to us? Ho
 w do we support our children as they navigate a culture of comparison? Nov
 ember 17 – Dopamine and Being Overstimulated: How do we learn to wait wh
 en everything is available instantly? How are we making choices? We will t
 alk about instant vs. intentional and raising kids in a highly stimulated 
 world. January 19 – Should we rethink success? Tired of contradictory pa
 renting and education advice? Join us as we rethink “success” through 
 the lens of youth mental health and learn how to trade anxiety for balance
 . March 16 – Growing up in an affluent town: How do we help our kids thr
 ive without feeling crushed by the pressure to excel? What are some ways w
 e can balance our high expectations with unconditional support at home? Re
 gistration encouraged not required. https://forms.gle/fBjTiP2FqRmaPmD27
LOCATION:Rosemary Recreation Complex\, 178 Rosemary Street\, Needham\, Need
 ham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/rosemary-recreation-complex/r
 ethinking-success-community-discussion-group-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm
 _medium=referral
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UID:b5083f397f3b6d50@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z
DTSTART:20261118T000000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Nathaniel Philbrick's The Rush: California Gold\, the Civil War\, a
 nd the Making of the Modern World.
DESCRIPTION:The Needham Free Public Library and the Friends of the Needham 
 Public Library are delighted to present a special free Meet the...
LOCATION:Needham Town Hall\, 1471 Highland Ave\, Needham\, MA\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-town-hall/nathaniel-p
 hilbricks-the-rush-california-gold-the-civil-war-and-the-making-of-th-2026
 -11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:e0b1a2dd209893c1@goingson.co
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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UID:278ffbb4b66919f8@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z
DTSTART:20261118T003000Z
DTEND:20261118T013000Z
SUMMARY:Tell me\, Mother
DESCRIPTION:In a café at the end of the world\, women trade stories of mot
 herhood\, from Moscow during the coup in 1991 to New York on 9/11...
LOCATION:Arlekin Players Theatre\, 368 Hillside Ave\, Needham\, MA\, Needha
 m
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/arlekin-players-theatre/tell-
 me-mother-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:15b1c09447fbb78d@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261118T170000Z
DTEND:20261118T180000Z
SUMMARY:Chill Zone for 5th & 6th Graders
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 12:00—1:30 PM\nLibrary Communi
 ty Room\nNeedham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\nChill out on early release Wednesday with crafts and games in the
  Community Room. For fifth and sixth graders only!
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/c
 hill-zone-for-5th-and-6th-graders-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:8408df0eadb7c704@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261118T193000Z
DTEND:20261118T203000Z
SUMMARY:IFNET Grandparents Club
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 2:30—5:30 PM\nCommunity Room\n
 Needham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\n
 IFNET Grandparents Club\nNot 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/i
 fnet-grandparents-club-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:8bfea04fe0e14748@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261121T153000Z
DTEND:20261121T163000Z
SUMMARY:The Praying Indians of Natick
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 21\, 2026 10:30—11:30 AM\nLibrary Communi
 ty Room\nNeedham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\nInformation and Demonstration of Native American culture. More in
 formation to come.\nhttps://natickprayingindians.org/
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/t
 he-praying-indians-of-natick-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:1cbb6230035eede2@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z
DTSTART:20261122T190000Z
DTEND:20261122T200000Z
SUMMARY:Historian William Leeman\, “John Paul Jones: Father of the Americ
 an Navy”
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Leeman\, a Salve Regina University professor\, discusses hi
 s book\, The Long Road to Annapolis\, telling the story of Jones\, a...
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Ave\, Needham\, MA\, N
 eedham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/h
 istorian-william-leeman-john-paul-jones-father-of-the-american-navy-2026-1
 1-22?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6608dfe876555c72@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261122T190000Z
DTEND:20261122T203000Z
SUMMARY:John Paul Jones: Father of the American Navy
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the Needham Public Library Salon Series Historian Bi
 ll Leeman\, discusses his new book\, The Long Road to Annapolis\, telling 
 the story of John Paul Jones\, a Scottish émigré who became a daring sea
  captain of the Revolutionary War. A naval professional who advocated for 
 better education and training for American naval officers\, he was forgott
 en by the American people. In the early 20th century\, President Theodore 
 Roosevelt gained public support for a large and powerful U.S. Navy by recl
 aiming Jones as “Father of the American Navy”. Friends’ programs are
  free to all\, and all are welcome. Programs and book sales are typically 
 presented in the library’s Community Room at 1139 Highland Avenue\, Need
 ham. Please register to attend programs at needhamlibrary.org/events. Seat
 s are limited.
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Nee
 dham\, MA\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-public-library-commun
 ity-room/john-paul-jones-father-of-the-american-navy-2026-11-22?utm_source
 =ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ce09e5e8d32f9d14@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261201T233000Z
DTEND:20261202T003000Z
SUMMARY:Needham Art Association
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 1\, 2026 6:30—8:30 PM\nCommunity Room\nNee
 dham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\nNee
 dham Art Association\nNot 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/n
 eedham-art-association-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:caa5d7ac6d8d52f9@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261203T180000Z
DTEND:20261203T190000Z
SUMMARY:Wills\, Trust\, and Taxes
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 3\, 2026 1:00—2:30 PM\nCommunity Room\nNe
 edham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\nOv
 erview of effective Tax\, Trusts\, Wills strategies. \nNot a Library spons
 ored event.
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/w
 ills-trust-and-taxes-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ac0f01dea5eb93a7@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261207T233000Z
DTEND:20261208T003000Z
SUMMARY:Town of Needham Sustainability Office - Heat Pump Party
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 7\, 2026 6:30—8:30 PM\nCommunity Room\nNeed
 ham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/t
 own-of-needham-sustainability-office-heat-pump-party-2026-12-07?utm_source
 =ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:8ecb82b1e0a2de10@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261209T000000Z
DTEND:20261209T010000Z
SUMMARY:Needham Library Trustees Board Meeting - December 8\, 2026 @ 7:00 P
 M
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 8\, 2026 7:00—9:00 PM\nCommunity Room\nNee
 dham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\nNee
 dham Library Trustees Board Meeting - December 8\, 2026 @ 7:00 PM
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/n
 eedham-library-trustees-board-meeting-december-8-2026-7-00-pm-2026-12-08?u
 tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:73d929988206800d@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261209T140000Z
DTEND:20261209T150000Z
SUMMARY:Traditional Quilters of Needham
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 9\, 2026 9:00 AM—12:00 PM\nCommunity Roo
 m\nNeedham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 0249
 4\nTraditional Quilters of Needham\nMeet monthly\, September - June\nNot 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/t
 raditional-quilters-of-needham-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9faba0b3eefd115b@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052418Z
DTSTART:20261209T233000Z
DTEND:20261210T003000Z
SUMMARY:Metro West Knitters Guild
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 9\, 2026 6:30—8:45 PM\nCommunity Room\nN
 eedham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\nM
 eets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.\n\nNot a Library Sponsore
 d Event
LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\
 , 02494\, Needham
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/needham-free-public-library/m
 etro-west-knitters-guild-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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