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  • Newton Free Library FREE Family Event: Sat, Sept 8, 2-4

    Newton Free Library FREE Family Event: Sat, Sept 8, 2-4

    Phil McNulty, Newton Free LibraryFREE Family Event with Free Ice Cream and Live Animal Presentation

    The Trustees, Friends and staff of the Newton Free Library invite patrons to a special community celebration on Saturday, September 8. The festivities will be held in front of the library at the Homer Street entrance (or in Druker Auditorium in case of rain) and will include activities for children, teens and adults so bring the whole family!

    free Cabots ice cream, Newton Free Library

    • Enjoy Cabot’s ice cream scooped by local elected officials and community leaders, courtesy of the Library Trustees!
    • Meet Phil McNulty, the new Library Director
    • Get your complimentary copy of the newly published booklet on the library’sPermanent Collection of Art; take the tour in person or stream the audio
    • Have fun with your kids at a live animal presentation given by Animal Adventures (2:15-3:45 pm)
    • Learn about our eBooks andeResources, like online classes
    • Ham it up at our Teen Librarian’s costume photo booth.
    • Stop by the Friends of the Newton Free Library table and become a member!

    Please join the Newton Free Library on Saturday, Sept 8th from 2-4 pm for free ice cream and fun for all ages.

  • June Happenings in Newton

    June Happenings in Newton

    We all know that June is the busiest month – end of school picnics, concerts, birthday parties and field trips to say nothing of portfolio mornings and graduations (and graduation parties, of course).

    Distract yourself with something fun and centering, like a yoga class with Bea Abascal at L’Aroma Cafe (Monday mornings at 9:30) or an art opening at the Newton Free Library.

    Possibilities in Conversation…Monotypes by Vani Chandra Sayeed – Exhibit open from June 2nd -28th 2012

    Opening Reception: Wednesday, June 6th, 7-8:30pm – Open to all!
    Newton Free Library
    330 Homer Street
    Newton, MA 02459
    617-796-1306
    www.newtonfreelibrary.net
    Vani Sayeed is a talented artist and designer and the Design Coordinator for Boston Magazine Design Home 2012

    My favorite bakery and coffee shop hosts new artists year round. Check out the newest exhibition.
  • Book and Author Luncheon with Dennis Lehane and Mitchell Zuckoff

    Book and Author Luncheon with Dennis Lehane and Mitchell Zuckoff

    Newton Library Book and Author, Mitchell Zuckoff, Dennis Lehane

    The Friends of the Newton Free Library is hosting a book and author luncheon benefit event.

    When: Friday, May 11, 2012 with a cash bar (wine) 11:00 am. Luncheon 12:00 pm. Speakers and Book Signing will follow the luncheon.

    Where: Ballroom, Newton Marriott Hotel, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue at Route 128, Newton, MA

    Dennis LehareDennis Lehare   Mitchell Zuckoff Mitchell Zuckoff

    Who: Featured Speakers are Dennis Lehane, author of Moonlight Mile and The Given Day and Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

    Checks for $40 per person should be payable to

    Friends of the Newton Free Library

    Please mail your check(s) with the enclosed reservation form and a Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope to

    Book and Author Luncheon

    PO Box 600533

    Newtonville, MA 02460

    Tickets and table assignments will be mailed 7 days before the event. Seating is limited; early reservations are recommended. Reservations received after May 4 will be held at the door. No tables or seats will be held without payment.

    For more information, please email bookandauthor@newtonfreelibrary.net or call 617-213-0428.

    To view any book more closely at Amazon, please click on image of book.

  • Newton Library Employee Arraigned on Child Porn Charges (Link Roundup)

    Newton Library Employee Arraigned on Child Porn Charges (Link Roundup)

    Newton library worker Peter Buchanan was lead into Newton District Court… (Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe) I Love Newtonimage Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe

     

    When it rains, it pours, apparently. “One week after a Newton elementary school teacher was arrested on child pornography charges, a Newton Free Library staffer has been arraigned on similar charges in Newton District Court.” from Newton Patch

    “For the second time in two weeks, residents of Newton, which touts its reputation as one of the safest cities in America, were staggered by the accusation that a trusted public employee was involved in child pornography.

    Authorities announced yesterday that they had arrested Peter Buchanan, a 10-year city employee who had worked most recently in the Newton Public Library’s audio visual section.

    State Police accuse Buchanan, 47, of downloading and sharing child pornography. He pleaded not guilty in Newton District Court to three counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of material depicting a child in a sexual act.” from Boston.com

    Newton Library Employee Arraigned on Child Porn Charges (Newton Patch)

    Father of Newton child porn suspect says his son needs help (Boston.com)

    Second child porn arrest made in Newton (Boston.com)

    Newton library pedophile faces child porn charges (Wicked Local Newton)

    Newton Library Employee Arrested On Child Porn Charges (WBUR)

    Library Worker Arrested On Child Porn Charges (The Boston Channel News)

    Newton Library Employee Charged with Child Pornography (Boston Criminal Lawyers Blog)

  • Spring Fling: An Evening for Library Lovers Benefiting Newton Free Library, March 31, 6:30 pm

    Spring Fling: An Evening for Library Lovers Benefiting Newton Free Library, March 31, 6:30 pm

    Mindy Kaling will not be able to make the Spring Fling due to a scheduling conflict.

    Mindy Kaling, author and actress on
    “The Office,” will be one of our honored authors this year.
    Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
    More Honored Authors:
    Mix & mingle with hosts Tom Ashbrook and Bill Novak,
    distinguished authors, friends, and library lovers —
    while savoring delicious food from Bakers’ Best, bidding on the
    silent auction, and listening to live music.
    Tickets go fast, so make your reservation 
    online today at

    Leah Hager Cohen

    Leah Hager Cohen’s The Grief of Others is a 2011 New York TimesNotable Book of the Year. Losing a newborn is terrible enough, but when the baby comes wrapped in a shroud of secrets, insufferable grief often tears family members apart. The Ryries are just such a family.

    Edith Pearlman 

    Binocular Vision: New & Selected Stories is a feast for fiction aficionados. The 2011 recipient of the PEN/Malamud Award, Ms. Pearlman gives new meaning to the word “storyteller” in these 21 short stories, which include themes of young love, old love, thwarted love, and loved denied — and span settings from Jerusalem and South America to New England locations.

     

    Tim Riley

    Tim Riley is NPR’s music critic and biographer of John Lennon in Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music – the Definitive Life. Mr. Riley’s well-researched account of Lennon proves that there is still room for one more biography of this legendary figure.

    Lou Ureneck

    In Cabin: Two Brothers, a Dream, and Five Acres in Maine, memoir writer Lou Ureneck turns his disappointments that come from middle-age job loss, the death of his mother, a health scare, and a divorce into a moving meditation on brotherhood and a return to a simpler, more meaningful way of life.

     
    For more information about the event and authors, please visit website .
    Sponsorship opportunities are available.
    (Call Rosemary at 617-796-1407)
  • Newton Libraries: Main & 2 Branches Run by Volunteers

    Newton Libraries: Main & 2 Branches Run by Volunteers

    Newton is lucky to have a wonderful and dynamic library, The Newton Free Library, located at 330 Homer Street (across the street from City Hall). It has (among other things) museum passes, a great audio/visual department, a wonderful children’s room, great gallery space, a good-sized auditorium, and, of course, books. I love the library and volunteer as a Friend of the Newton Free Library – the Friends are an amazing group of energetic women who host the Book Sales, Book and Author Lunch and other terrific community events. There is a YA Board that also hosts events and has a blog – 4YA @ Newton Free Library.

    Until recently, it had branch libraries, two of which, Waban and Auburndale, are now volunteer run stand-alone community libraries.

    Waban Library Center

    Auburndale Community Library

    Check them out!