June
2015
Thursday,
June 11, 7:00
pm: New
York Times
bestselling
author Anita
Diamant will
speak on
her newest
book, The
Boston Girl. Told through the eyes of
a young Jewish woman growing up
in Boston in the early 20th century,
The Boston Girl is about family ties
and values, friendship and feminism.
Rich in the meticulous historical
details and emotional resonances
that made Diamant’s The Red Tent
so beloved, this latest work, set
against the backdrop of World War
I, the great flu epidemic of 1918,
the ideas of Margaret Sanger and
more, is unforgettable. The talk will
be followed by a book signing with
books provided by New England
Mobile Book Fair.
Anita Diamant is the bestselling
author of the novels The Red Tent,
Good Harbor, The Last Days of
Dogtown and Day After Night, and
the collection of essays Pitching My
Tent. An award-winning journalist
whose work has appeared in
The Boston Globe Magazine and
Parenting, she is the author of six
nonfiction guides to contemporary
Jewish life.
You Wrote a Book,
Now What?
Wednesday,
June 3, 7:00
pm: Have
you written
something you
would like to
see published,
but don’t
know where to
start? Join Jan Kardys, Chairman
and founder of Unicorn Writer’s
Conference, for a program that
will cover the current state of the
publishing business and help you
understand the ins and outs of
getting published. She will discuss
the steps you’ll need to take
to prepare your manuscript for
publication, while providing valuable
information about the pros and cons
of traditional publishing vs. selfpublishing, including:
Newton’s Conservation
Land: Its Past and
Its Future
Dolan Pond entrance
By: Gretje Fergeson
The Boston Girl
by Anita Diamant
• How to lure the right literary agent
Thursday, June 18, 7:00 pm: The
Newton Conservation Commission
manages 20 conservation areas,
totaling over 280 acres of woods,
fields, wetlands and hills in the city.
Many of the parcels have wellestablished trails. Jennifer Steel,
Senior Environmental Planner for
the City of Newton, will take you
on a photographic tour of these
areas. Learn about the history and
current status of each parcel and the
opportunities for citizen involvement.
Maps of all the parcels will be on
display. The program is cosponsored
by the Newton Conservators. Copies
of their booklet, Walking Trails in
Newton’s Park and Conservation
Lands, will be available.
• How social media can change your
book career
IMPORTANT DATES
• How to research the competition
before you write your book
• Copyrights, permissions and
manuscript format rules
• Details about self-publishing and
more
• Blood Drives, June 10 & 24
Jan L. Kardys has 35 years’
diversified publishing experience
working for eight major publishing
corporations. (contd. p. 6)
• Friends Book Sale, June 13 & 14
• Friends Annual Meeting, June 10
• Trustees Meeting, June 24
June Display Cases
Art Exhibits: June 3-29
By: M. Whitkin
Gallery: What the Vandals Left Behind by Martin Whitkin
Joint Opening Reception: Tuesday June 2, 7:00 pm
Thomas Barber, a science fiction
paperback illustrator and fine artist,
taught Martin Whitkin that good
illustration has to tell a good story, and
that great paintings tell great ones.
With that theme as his focus, the
artist believes that the oil-on-canvas
paintings in this show reflect the
power and drama of the natural world
executed with a free-wheeling, staccato
technique. Whitkin hopes to touch the viewer’s imagination and thereby
inspire a few good stories.
Martin Whitkin is a past Artist Member of the Copley Society and current
member of the Marblehead Arts Association. Now retired from law, he has
participated in several joint exhibitions and shows on Boston’s North Shore.
Main Hall: Inscriptions: the Writing on the Wall
by Emily Corbató
Joint Opening Reception: Tuesday June 2, 7:00
By: E. Corbató
The photographs in this unique show are of two distinct
places in Germany; the walls of the Student Prison
(Studentenkarzer) at University of Heidelberg and the
Jewish Cemetery in Worms.
Dating back to the 1700s and closing in 1914, the
walls of the Student Prison are covered with interesting
and provocative graffiti created by students as they
“served time” there for offenses of public drunkenness,
disturbing the peace and disrespecting a lady. A stint
in this “gentleman’s” prison became a mark of passage
for undergraduates. The Jewish Cemetery in Worms, or Helliger Sand, in
Germany, is considered the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in Europe.
The oldest legible tombstones date from 1058. The cemetery closed
in 1911, when a new cemetery was inaugurated, though family burials
continued there until the late 1930s.
Emily Corbató has exhibited throughout the U.S. Her work is in, among
others, the collections of MIT, Brandeis and Boston University.
Teen Gallery: A Snapshot of Newton South Arts
By: C. Yung
A Snapshot of Newton South Arts will be on view from
spring through early fall 2015 and includes a variety
of media. We extend our gratitude to Eric Blomster
of Abraxis Framing Co. in Newton, who generously
donated his time, and provided the frames and mats
cost-free.
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Atrium 1 and 2: Newton’s parks
and conservation areas are home
to at least 24 varieties of ferns. See
samples from noted fern expert,
collector and educator Don Lubin’s
personal collection. Since 1998 he
has led field trips for the New England
Wild Flower Society. He also leads
walks for the Newton Conservators
every year. A related program will be
held on Thursday, June 18 at 7:00
pm. (Info. p. 1)
Three Main Hall Cases: Enjoy
delightful miniature sculptures and
music boxes created by Arkady
Tsesarsky. Exquisitely hand-crafted
with boundless imagination, they
are both whimsical and realistic.
The artist combines vegetable ivory
with exotic types of wood, shell and
beads to create memorable, funny
and sentimental works of art full of
passion and intensity. Info at 617232-2525 or [email protected] or
minisculpturesbyarkady.com.
Friends Corner
Special
Children's
Book Sale,
Saturday
June 6, 9:30
am-12:30 pm:
Pick up some
books for summer reading at a book
sale for children, tweens and teens.
Location: At the library in the hallway
adjacent to the Children's Room.
Annual Meeting, Wednesday June
10, 7:30 pm: For information email
[email protected] or call
617-213-0428.
Quarterly Book Sale Saturday,
June 13, 10:00 am-3:00 pm &
Sunday, June 14, noon-3:00 pm:
Of special note for this sale is a large
and varied collection of cookbooks in
excellent condition and an extensive
offering of history, including recently
published titles. Location: Basement
of the Auburndale Community Library,
375 Auburn St, Auburndale.
Newton Free Library
Teen Programs
Get Hooked: Knitting
and Crochet Club,
Thursday, June 4,
7:00 pm, second
floor Teen Area: Join
us for the ongoing
Knitting and Crochet
Club. We have crochet hooks, knitting
needles, yarn and the know-how
to teach the basics of crocheting.
Refreshments will be served. Open to
ages 10 and up.
Conquering the College
Admissions Essay in 10 Steps,
Thursday, June 4, 7:00 pm, Druker
Auditorium: Alan Gelb wrote the
bestselling book titled Conquering
the College Admissions Essay in
10 Steps. He coaches students all
over the world on their personal
statements. He will facilitate a
workshop on how to approach this
daunting assignment, answer your
questions and get you started on the
most important essay you've ever
written.
Card Corner, Tuesday
June 9, 4:00 pm,
Druker Auditorium:
Come and play your
favorite trading card
games: Pokémon,
Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic:
the Gathering! Duel your friends as
you battle your way to the top. Bring
your own deck(s) or use one of ours.
Trading is prohibited and the library
is not responsible for lost or stolen
cards. For ages 11 and up. Register
online.
Teen Crafterhours, Tuesday, June
16, 7:00 pm, second floor Teen
Area: We meet on the third Tuesday
of every month to make crafts and eat
snacks. Grades 6-12.
The door to your imagination
Ice Cream Party: Teen
Summer Reading Kickoff, Thursday, June 25,
7:00 pm: Stop by the
library to celebrate the
beginning of summer
with ice cream provided
by J.P. Licks. While you’re here pick
up information on the Teen Summer
Reading program. Get involved as
we explore the theme Unmask with
programs throughout the summer.
Learn about keeping an online log of
your reading and how you can win
prizes!
Books & Brownies, Wednesday,
June 24, 7:00 pm, second floor
Teen Area: Join us for the parent/
guardian and teen book club and
enjoy brownies! The group will
discuss The Lightning Dreamer by
Margarita Engle. For ages 11-15 and
their adult.
Contact our Teen Librarian
Do you have
questions about
Teen programs
or how teens
can get involved
at the library?
Contact Liz
Rowland, Teen Librarian, at
[email protected].
Look What a Wonder:
A Radio Play
Monday, June 1,
7:00 pm: Take a
step back in time
to the 1930s and
join us for an old
fashioned radio play
listening experience.
Award-wining composer and writer
Walter Robinson adapted his gospel
folk opera, Look What a Wonder,
based on the Denmark Vesey Slave
Conspiracy of 1822, into an audio
book formatted like a radio play. Look
What A Wonder was selected from
over 400 international submissions
for an Off Broadway World Premiere
in the prestigious New York Musical
Theater Festival in 2007. Mr.
Robinson will be available via SKYPE
for discussion as part of the program.
Reference:
Databases
of the Month
NoveList and
Books For You
With over 155,000 fiction titles,
NoveList has age-specific settings
for Adults, Teens, 9-12 or 0-8 year
olds. Use it to search for favorite
authors, titles, series, protagonists,
settings and/or plot. Fast-track to
recommended reads by genre,
read-alike authors, author websites,
book discussion guides, articles and
Lexile reading level results. Kids will
have fun selecting books from the
displayed covers! Create individual
folders and build lists for the whole
family. NoveList is available on library
computers or at home if you have a
Minuteman library card.
Use our Books for You service for
personalized reading lists prepared
by librarians. Stop by a Reference
Service desk and ask for a Books for
You form. Or, from the library’s home
page, click on the Services tab, select
Books for You and fill in the request
form. A Newton librarian will respond
with your customized list.
Salary Negotiation
Strategies
Wednesday, June 17, 9:30 am –
1:00 pm: Doug Cole, Career Advisor
and Workshop Facilitator with
Employment & Training Resources, a
MA One-Stop Career Center (ETR),
will give a program for job seekers.
Participants will learn how to prepare
themselves prior to a job offer so
that they can negotiate salary and
other areas productively. To register
(required) call ETR: 508-766-5700.
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Ornithology: the Music and
Life of Charlie Parker
Sunday, June
21, 2:00 pm: Join
pianist Matt Marcus,
alto saxophonist
John Purcell and
their rhythm section
as they chronicle
the revolutionary
music and
meteoric life of alto
saxophonist Charlie Parker, from
his very first recording, Fats
Waller's Honeysuckle Rose, to
his very last, Cole Porter's I Love
Paris. Enjoy some of Parker's own
compositions, such as Yardbird
Suite and Confirmation, as well as
jazz standards he made famous,
including Just Friends, Cherokee
and Lover Man. Brief biographical
vignettes will accompany the
compositions.
Concert Series
New England Opera Club
Lecture: A Voice Fest Great Operatic Divas
Sunday, June 7,
2:00 pm: Who
is your favorite
prima donna
in opera? Take
a vocal ride
down the scale
from the high
coloratura soprano to the low alto
range with long-time New England
Opera Club board member Erika
Reitshamer. Enjoy an audiovisual
potpourri of female opera singers in
each voice category, illustrated with
arias and scenes by famous singers
of the past and present.
Piano Solo with
You Ju Lee
Sunday,
June 14, 2:00
pm: Tae Kim
will give a
concert titled
Child's Play.
He will perform
Goldberg
Variations
BWV 988 by
J.S. Bach and
Kinderszenen
Op. 15 by R. Schumann. Hailed as
a “highly skilled improviser” by the
New York Times and “prickly and
explosive” by the Montreal Gazette,
Tae Kim's rare blend of rigorous
execution and whimsical styling
creates an interpretation of the
classical repertoire all his own.
Seating is limited
at our concerts and
programs and is
provided on a first come,
first served basis.
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By: Heinz Border
Pianist Tae Kim
Sunday, June
28, 2:00 pm:
Join pianist
You Ju Lee
for a delightful
afternoon
concert. She
will perform
Beethoven’s
Sonata Op.
90 in E minor,
Mendelssohn’s Variations Serieuses
Op. 54 and Schubert's Impromptus
Op. 142, No. 3 and No. 4. Ms. Lee
has won numerous awards and has
performed in Europe, Asia and the
U.S. A review from her concert of
Melodrama for Two Pianos by Marga
Richer at Weill Hall at Carnegie,
stated, “It was spirited, probing,
virtuosic and notable for bringing out
the humor, pathos and quirkiness of
the score…” Her new CD, Chopin:
Selected Piano Works, is available
on Amazon and iTunes.
ESL News
Introductory Workshop, Thursday,
July 9, 10:00 am, Trustees’ Room:
With your help the library provides
free tutoring services for adults of
limited English proficiency. Volunteer
tutors are needed for this rewarding
work. Just an hour a week of your
time can make a real difference. No
experience or foreign language skill is
necessary. Come to this informative
meeting to find out how you can get
involved.
Free ESL Classes
We are offering 6 free weekly ESL
classes for adult learners. Classes
last 1 ½ hours and are in Meeting
Room A unless otherwise specified.
Space is limited. Online registration
(required) begins on Thursday, June
25. No registration is needed for Let’s
Talk! or for Coffee, Tea and English
Too!
Let’s Talk about Cooking! 8
Monday sessions begin July 6, 11:00
am
Let’s Talk! 8 Wednesday sessions
begin July 8, 10:00 am, third floor
Rear Arc
Basic English Writing Skills, 8
Thursday sessions begin July 9,
11:00 am
Short Fiction: A Reading and
Discussion Group, 8 Thursday
sessions begin July 9, 1:00 pm
Coffee, Tea and English Too!
Mondays: July 13, August 24, 10:00
am, Druker Auditorium
Speak Well in Any Situation, 7
Monday sessions begin July 20, 7:00
pm, Trustees’ Room
For more information, contact Susan
Bécam, Program Coordinator,
at 617-796-1364 or email esl@
newtonfreelibrary.net.
Newton Free Library
All programs are held in
the Children's Room unless
otherwise noted.
Mother Goose
on the Loose
Lapsits: Songs,
stories and
movement for
children under
2 with their
caregivers.
Space is limited. Tickets will be
available ½ hour before the program.
Alphabet Soup (Prewalkers &
Walkers together): Fridays, June 5,
12, 19 and 26, 11:15 am.
Drop In Storytimes
Space is limited. Tickets will be
available ½ hour before the program.
Songs and Stories for All Ages
• Wednesdays, June 3, 10, 17 and
24, 3:30 pm (Storytime Room)
• Saturdays, June 6, 13, 20 and 27,
10:30 am (Druker Auditorium)
iToddlers
Tuesdays, June 9 and 23, 10:30 am,
Druker Auditorium: Join our 1 and 2
year old drop-in storytime. Watch and
listen to a story, sing a song, play an
instrument.
Special June Programs
Winnie-the-Pooh Picnic, Tuesday,
June 2, 10:30 am, Druker
Auditorium: Bring your favorite
stuffed animal and picnic lunch and
join the children’s librarians for a fun
sing-along. We’ll start in Druker, and
then move outside to the Winniethe- Pooh and friends’ statues for our
picnic.
Hebrew Bilingual
Drop-in Storytime,
Tuesday, June 2, 3:30
pm: A special bilingual
storytime with stories,
songs and movement
in English and Hebrew for 3-5 year
olds. Space is limited. Tickets will be
available ½ hour before the program.
Matt Heaton Family Singalong,
Tuesday, June 16, 10:30 am, Druker
Auditorium: Peppered with wellknown classics and a few soon-to-be
classics, and performed with panache
on guitar and banjo, Matt makes
music for parents and kids alike.
• Register
anytime over the
summer, online or
in the Children’s
Room.
• Use the online
reading log to keep track of the time
spent reading alone or with others.
• Become a Reading Hero by
participating in our reading for charity
program, Readers Reach Out. Read
to help us raise money for K9s for
Warriors. They provide service dogs
to our warriors who were injured
as a result of military service after
9/11. For every five hours they read,
children will add a dog to our Readers
Reach Out bulletin board. At the end
of the summer the library will make a
gift based on the number of dogs on
the board.
• Make reading a habit! Win a prize
by reading at least five times a week
from 6/16-9/1/15. (contd. right)
• Write a book review, design a
book cover or create something
that represents the books you've
read. We’ll put it up on Pinterest and
display it in the Children’s Room.
• Registered children, come to
a special end-of-summer party
with giant games and pizza on
Wednesday, August 19, from 5:308:30 pm.
French Bilingual Drop-in
Storytime, Thursday, June 18, 3:30
pm: A special bilingual storytime
with stories, songs and movement
in English and French for 3-5 year
olds. Space is limited. Tickets will be
available ½ hour before the program.
Animal World
Heroes,
Thursday,
June 25, 3:00
pm, Druker
Auditorium: Kids! Can learning
about animals inspire you to be
a hero? Many superheroes like
Spiderman, Batman and Aquaman
have animal powers. Every animal
has the power to be a superhero too.
Animal World Experience's program,
Wild Heroes, will introduce children
to several of our animal friends;
teach kids about the special abilities
that make the animals heroes and
inspire children to be their own kind of
heroes too. Geared to ages 5 and up
(but all are welcome).
Crafty Afternoon,
Saturday,
June 27, 2:00
pm, Druker
Auditorium:
Join the Newton
Free Library
and the New Art Center for a crafty
afternoon for ages 6-10. Learn a cool
mixed media technique with color
transparencies. Spend an afternoon
making unique and ethereal stained
glass kites that will light up your
windows with all the summer sun!
Space is limited. Tickets will be
available ½ hour before the program.
(Children's contd. p. 6)
The door to your imagination
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(Children's contd.)
Ecology of
Sound, Monday,
June 29, 7:00
pm, Druker
Auditorium:
Enjoy an
entertaining
45-minute performance by Ricardo
that will inspire children and parents
to absorb the rhythms, sounds and
feelings of the Brazilian rainforest.
In this engaging and dynamic
educational program Ricardo will play
multi-cultural songs from indigenous
peoples around the world. He
incorporates African, South American,
Native American and Brazilian music
into an interactive experience for all
ages. Ricardo uses traditional rhythm
instruments as well instruments made
of recycled and natural found objects.
Ongoing Programs and Classes:
Puppet Palooza,
Wednesday, June
3, 3:30 pm, Druker
Auditorium: Join Mr.
Jonathan as we create
your very own puppet
from recycled materials. Over the
course of several Puppet Paloozas
we will work together to write a script
that we will perform for your friends
and family! Ages 6-8. Registration
(required) begins Wednesday, May
20. When you register you will be
registering for all 3 summer Paloozas
(6/3, 7/30 and 8/19).
Picture Books on Film, Fridays,
June 5, 12, 19 and 26, 10:30 am,
Druker Auditorium
Read to a Dog
at the Library,
Mondays, June
8 and 15, 3:30
pm, & Saturday,
June 6, 3:00 pm:
Our canine friends
Scout, Riley and Leo will visit to listen
to children read. Appointments are for
fifteen minutes. Appointment times
will be sent via email once you have
registered. Space is limited. Online
(contd. right)
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registration (required) for children in
grades K-5 begins Monday, May 25
and June 1, and Saturday, May 23,
respectively.
Card Corner, Tuesday,
June 9, Ages 6+
3:00 pm, Druker
Auditorium: Come
and play your favorite
trading card games:
Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!,
and Magic: the Gathering! Duel
your friends as you battle your way
to the top. Bring your own deck(s)
or use one of ours. Note: Trading
is prohibited and the library isn't
responsible for lost or stolen cards.
Puppet Pals Ages 3-5, Friday, June
12, 1:30 pm, Druker Auditorium:
Join Jonathan for a puppet-filled
storytime. There will be songs,
stories and lots of puppet friends.
Crafts will follow. NewTV will be
filming this program which will be
aired in August at 7:30 am and 5:00
pm on the Government Channel.
Space is limited. Tickets will be
available ½ hour before the program.
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Street, Newton, MA 02459.
(Book Publishing contd.) Ms.
Kardys is President of Black Hawk
Literary Agency and Unicorn for
Writers LLC. Her expertise is in
providing support services for new
writers and published authors.
Old School Sci-Fi Book and Movie
Club, Wednesday, June 3, 6:30 pm,
Trustees’ Room: The group meets to
discuss works of science fiction and
view movie adaptations. This month
the group will be discussing Ender's
Game by Orson Scott Card and
watching the 2013 movie adaptation.
No registration required. Intended for
adults. Email Kim at khewitt@minlib.
net for more information.
Minecraft Club, Thursdays, June
4 and 18, 4:00-5:30 pm, second
floor Computer Center: Come play
Minecraft with your friends on the
library’s server. We’ll have different
challenges each week. Don’t have an
account? No problem, use one of the
library’s. The club will meet the first
and third Thursdays of every month.
Grades 6-12. Register online.
3D Printing for Teens, Monday,
June 8, 4:00-5:30 pm, second floor
Computer Center: Please join us to
learn how 3D printing works by using
Tinkercad to design your own threedimensional creation! Grades 6-12.
Space is limited. Online registration
(required) begins May 18.
STEAM Lecture Series: Climate
Reality, Wednesday, June 17, 7:00
pm: Quentin Prideaux, a Climate
Leader from the Climate Reality
Project, will speak about the impacts
and causes of climate change, the
actions we need to take, and what
it all means for Massachusetts and
the Northeast. In approaching this
serious subject, and talking about
the confusion some people have
about the science of climate change,
Quentin keeps his talks lighthearted
and positive where possible.
(contd. p. 7)
Newton Free Library
Boston and the Civil War
Tuesday, June 9,
7:00 pm: Barbara
Berenson will
speak about her
latest publication,
Boston and the
Civil War: Hub
of the Second
Revolution. Her
talk will touch
on the pre-war story though her
primary focus will be on how the
war transformed Boston. She will
discuss how soldiers, women and
Boston's Irish and black communities
participated in the war effort and in
the struggle against slavery. Lastly
she will look at the end of the war
and the leading role Boston played in
the passage of the 13th Amendment,
which permanently eradicated slavery
from the nation. A Q and A and book
signing will follow. The program is
cosponsored by Historic Newton.
Barbara F. Berenson is the author of
Walking Tours of Civil War Boston:
Hub of Abolitionism (2011, 2nd ed.
2014) and co-editor of Breaking
Barriers: The Unfinished Story of
Women Lawyers and Judges in
Massachusetts (2012). A graduate
of Harvard College and Harvard
Law School, Barbara works as a
senior attorney at the Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court.
(STEAM contd.) Scratch Club,
Thursday, June 18, 6:30 pm,
second floor Computer Center:
Kids in grades 3-6 come for an hour
to explore and work with Scratch (a
free programming language designed
at MIT) to create games, animation
and stories. Online registration is
required and begins on Thursday,
April 30.
Save the Date!: STEAM Expo,
Saturday, July 18, 1:00-4:00 pm:
Details will follow.
Climate Change:
A Fair Solution
Monday, June 15, 7:00 pm: Join us
for the final program in this year’s
Greening our Community Series
cosponsored by Green Newton. Don
Hnatowich will present evidence
for human-caused climate change,
including extreme air temperatures,
persistent droughts, wild fires,
extreme storms, retreating glaciers
and rising oceans. Gary Rucinski will
describe a transparent and freemarket solution to climate change,
which avoids costly and inefficient
regulations, as well as complicated
emission caps.
Dr. Hnatowich is active in the
Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL),
350MA and the Climate Reality
Project. Gary Rucinski is the
Northeast Regional Coordinator for
Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Since 2010,
he has been working with CCL to fix
incentives by putting a predictable
price on carbon dioxide.
Main
Reference
Children’s
617-796-1360
617-796-1380
617-796-1370
Tuesday,
June 30,
7:00 pm: Jim
Klumpp is
an outdoors
enthusiast
who has been
hiking in the
White Mountains of New Hampshire
for five decades. In the summer of
2014 he hiked the entire Appalachian
Trail. Setting off from the summit of
Springer Mountain in Georgia last
April, 142 days and 2,185 miles later,
he reached the top of Mt. Katahdin in
Maine, fulfilling his life-long dream.
Jim will share his experience through
pictures, give advice on equipment
and preparation and discuss how the
hike impacted his life.
Development Office
News
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who have already given to this year's
Annual Appeal. Your generosity is
invaluable and allows the Trustees to
pay for capital projects, programs and
make additional collection purchases
that are not included in the annual
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Newton Free Library (NFL) Annual
Report. Give a gift of $500 or more
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leading into the Children’s Room.
You can view a copy of 2014 NFL
Annual Report on our website (from
the home page, click on “About” ) or,
to have a copy snail-mailed, contact
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newtonfreelibrary.net.
The Library Board of Trustees will
meet on Wednesday, June 24 at 9:00
am in the Trustees’ Room. The public
is welcome.
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Workshops
Sign up for any
of the following
workshops.
Unless
otherwise noted
they are held
in the second
floor Computer
Center. Workshops are taught
by our Reference Department or
Employment & Training Resources, a
MA One-Stop Career Center (ETR).
Registration is required. Contact:
[email protected], to
register online or call 617-796-1380
unless otherwise noted.
iPad Level 1, Tuesday, June 2,
2:30-4:30 pm: The objective of the
class is to make new iPad users
more comfortable with their device.
Attendees must bring their Apple ID
and password.
iPad Level 2, Wednesday, June 3,
2:30-4:30 pm: This session is for
those who have mastered iPad 1 and
want to learn more. Attendees must
bring their Apple ID and password.
eBooks From the Library,
Wednesday, June 3, 7:00-8:30
pm & Wednesday, June 17, 2:304:30 pm: With 30,000+ titles, the
library has something for everyone
to download and read. Bring your
Kindle, iPad, iPhone or Android Tablet
and learn how! Attendees must bring
their Apple ID and password along
with their library card and pin number.
Social Media for your Business,
Thursday, June 4, 7:00-8:30 pm:
Come learn what social networking
sites would be best for your business,
how they are different from your
regular profile and how to build an
audience using social media.
iPad Level 3, Tuesday, June
9, 2:30-4:30 pm: Topics include
FaceTime, Apple ID and iCloud,
Contacts, Spotlight search and more.
Attendees must bring their Apple ID
and password.
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iPad Tips, Tricks and Best Apps,
Tuesday, June 9, 7:00-8:30 pm:
Come learn about the best apps
you’re not using and discover the
tricks to make your iPad come alive.
iPad Level 4, Wednesday, June 10,
2:30-4:30 pm: This session focuses
on iCloud, synching devices, Photo
Stream and iCloud email. Attendees
must bring their Apple ID and
password.
Introduction to MS Word,
Thursday, June 11, 9:30-1:00
pm: An overview of basic word
processing. Offered by Employment
& Training Resources, a MA OneStop Career Center (ETR). To register
(required) call: 508-766-5700.
Find Your Ancestors, Monday,
June 15, 7:00-8:30 pm, Special
Collections Room: Learn what
resources are available to help you
hunt for your ancestors, and where to
find them both in print and online.
Intermediate Computers 102,
Tuesday, June 16, 2:30-4:30 pm:
This intermediate follow-up to the
popular Computers 101 goes beyond
the basics.
Introduction to Pinterest, Tuesday,
June 23, 7:00-8:30 pm: Pinterest
is a great tool for searching and
organizing. Find ideas and inspiration,
and then save your favorites on your
'boards.' It’s useful and fun!
All About Google, Thursday, June
25, 7:00-8:30 pm: Google has
become such an ambitious part of
daily life. Come learn the tricks and
tips of Google Search, Maps, Images,
Calendar and Email.
Sign up for weekly
library event reminders
on our website at
www.newtonfreelibrary.net
on the Events page.
Movies
McFarland USA,
Friday, June
12, 3:30 pm:
Inspired by the
1987 true story,
this Disney Sports
drama follows
novice runners
from McFarland,
an economically-challenged town
in California, as they build a crosscountry team under the direction of
Coach Jim White (Kevin Costner).
With grit and determination, the
unlikely band of runners eventually
overcomes the odds to forge not
only a championship cross-country
team but also an enduring legacy.
Runtime 128 min. PG. Enjoy light
refreshments provided by the library!
Focus, Saturday, June 20, 2:00
pm: Will Smith, Rodrigo Santoro
and Margot Robbie star in this crime
comedy about a con artist and a
femme fatale. Runtime 105 min.
Rated R. Enjoy light refreshments
provided by the library!
Jupiter Ascending, Monday, June
22, 6:30 pm: Mila Kunis stars as
Jupiter Jones, an everyday girl in the
future whose life takes an unexpected
turn when an ex-soldier (Channing
Tatum) hopes she can save the
universe. Runtime 125 min. Rated
PG-13. Enjoy light refreshments
provided by the library!
Superman, Friday, June 26,
2:30 pm: Every Hero Has a Story!
This week's superhero movie is
Superman. Runtime 143. Rated PG.
minutes.
Big Hero 6, Tuesday, June 30, 3:00
pm: Every Hero Has a Story! This
week's superhero movie is Big Hero
6. Runtime 93 minutes. Rated PG.
Newton Free Library
Clubs and Groups
Adult Book Club will meet on
Thursday, June 25 at 7:00 pm in
the third floor Rear Arc to discuss
The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness. Info
contact: bookclub@newtonfreelibrary.
net.
African Literature Discussion
Group will not meet this month.
Their next meeting will be held on
Wednesday, September 16 at 7:00
pm in Room A. Info contact: Anne
Serafin at 617-527-1072. The group
explores the rich variety of writings
from Africa.
Children's Book Writers Groups
will meet on Monday, June
15 at 7:00 pm in Room A and
Wednesday, June 24 at 7:00 pm in
Room A. Pre-registration is required.
Monday group contact: John Bell,
617-733-5711. Wednesday group
contact: Laya Stein, lasword@rcn.
com. The groups are for writers who
have work in progress.
Contemporary Books Discussion
Group will meet on Wednesday,
June 3 at 7:30 pm in Room A
to discuss In the Shadow of the
Banyan by Vaddey Ratner. Their next
meeting will be held on Wednesday,
September 2 when they will discuss
Euphoria by Lily King. Info contact:
Marilyn Miller at 617-332-4225.
Disability Awareness Book Club
will meet on Monday, June 1 at
7:00 pm in Room A to discuss Life
Animated by Ron Susskind. The
purpose of the club is to engage
in thought-provoking discussion
centered on books with a disability
theme: fiction that portrays a
character with a disability, nonfiction
about living with a disability and
biographies, autobiographies
or memoirs about living with a
disability. Info contact: Jenni Acosta,
Program Director at Understanding
our Differences, at jacosta@
understandingourdifferences.org.
The door to your imagination
The Fiction Writing Group will
meet on Tuesday, June 2 at 7:00
pm in Room A. Pre-registration
is required, space is limited. Info
contact: Castellano Turner, Ph.D.
at castellano.turner977@gmail.
com. The group is for serious writers
pursuing publication. Each month two
members submit a 15-25 page draft
from a short story or novel to be read
and critiqued by the class.
Sequences: A Women’s Forum will
meet on Wednesday, June 10 at
10:00 am in Room A. Info contact:
Robin at 617-965-2178. The group is
led by Robin Mayer Stein, poet and
journalist. Spark your creativity in an
inspiring, intergenerational group for
women. Read, converse and write
in response to poems, essays and
personal stories. Meet interesting
people while savoring literary treats.
Genealogy Club will meet on
Wednesday, June 10 at 7:00
pm in the Special Collections
Room. Info contact: Ginny Audet
at NewtonGenealogyClub@gmail.
com. The purpose of the club is to
share information on records and
approaches for starting or extending
participants' genealogical research.
Novices and experienced researchers
are both welcome. Participants are
encouraged to bring records and
problems from their own research for
discussion.
Short Story Discussion Group will
meet on Monday, June 8 at 7:30
pm in Room A to discuss Halina
Duraj’s Fatherland and Kirstin Valdez
Quade’s Nemecia both from The O.
Henry Prize Stories of 2014. Info
contact: Dotty at drgonson@comcast.
net or 617-547-3833. The group is led
by Dotty Gonson and Frannie Moyer,
both of whom taught at Newton South
High School.
Great Books Discussion Group
will meet on Tuesday, June 9
at 7:15 pm in Room A. They will
discuss PNIN by Nabokov. Info
contact: Abra Rosenzweig at 617964-4064. Members usually read
and discuss books from the Great
Books Foundation (most of which are
available at the library).
Playwrights Group will meet on
Tuesday, June 16 at 7:00 pm
in Room A. Info contact: Sandra
Weintraub at sgweintraub@yahoo.
com or 617-332-2990. The group is
for those who have a commitment to
writing and/or reading plays. Bring
your original manuscript to read and
share critiques in a supportive and
honest manner.
Science Fiction Book Club will
meet on Monday, June 22 at 7:30
pm in the third floor Rear Arc to
discuss The Martian by Andy Weir. In
July they will discuss The Mongoliad
by Neal Stephenson. Info contact:
Budd Black at bookclubbudd@gmail.
com. The club meets monthly to
discuss a selected sci-fi, fantasy or
horror novel.
Singing Group will meet on
Saturday, June 13 at 12:00 in
Druker Auditorium. Info contact:
Miriam Simen at 617-244-6705. The
group is for singers of all levels who
enjoy singing classical and popular
music.
Watch Books and Beyond, the
library's community cable acces
show on NewTV. June's guest, Anita
Diamant, talks about her New York
Times best selling novel, The Boston
Girl.
For Newton residents the show can
be viewed daily on NewTV's Red/
Government channel on Comcast
Channel 9, RCN Channel 13 and
Verizon Channel 33 at 7:30 am
and 5:00 pm. The show is also
available on demand at www.newtv.
org. From their home page click on
Programming and select Books and
Beyond.
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Column and Blog Writing Workshop
Tuesday, June 23, 7:00 pm: To write a column in 500-700 words is an art. Successful
columnists use voice, point of view, language and storytelling skills to engage a faithful
readership. Join award winning author and syndicated columnist Suzette Martinez
Standring for a hands-on writing workshop. Attendees will do writing exercises and learn
ways to empower their work. Participants will come away with the beginnings of three
columns for blogs or future publication. The workshop is based on Ms. Martinez Standring’s
award winning book, The Art of Column Writing: Insider Secrets from Art Buchwald, Dave
Barry, Arianna Huffington, Pete Hamill and Other Great Columnists. Space is limited. Online
registration is required. Participants should bring paper and something to write with. A book
sale and signing will follow.
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