On Saturday, July 28, 2007, we will hold a special summer book
sale from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This sale will include
paperbacks of all kinds, hardcover fiction books, and books
for children and young adults. There will be about 5,000 items
for sale. All items will be 50¢.
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Kick off your summer with syndicated columnist Terry
Marotta, author of Vacationing in My Driveway,
who will offer her humorous and uplifting views on
life with a focus on summer themes at the Friends of
the Needham Public Library’s annual meeting. The
event is free and open to the public.
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On Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3, 2007, we will
hold our spring book sale. This sale will include
individually-priced books as well as hardcovers, trade
paperbacks, and mass-market paperbacks. Sunday will be
Bargain Day—everything will be half-price.
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An educational program from Harvard Medical School's
Science in the News. Three graduate students in
Harvard's Division of Medical Sciences will give short
talks about how mental health and illness relate to
the body and brain.
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Bask in the joy of American wedding celebrations
through the centuries—even if you don’t
know the happy couples. A one-woman performance by
actress Judy Bernstein traces the evolution of the
American wedding—from its simplest beginnings in
the eighteenth century, to the unique celebrations of
today.
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Learn about the world of Lousia May Alcott
(1832-1888), author of the classic novel Little
Women. A living history portrayal with Jan
Turnquist.
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What was the Western Hemisphere like before Europeans
arrived? Charles C. Mann’s bestselling book
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before
Columbus distills research of recent decades on
the pre-Columbian Americas.
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On Saturday, February 3 and Sunday, February 4, 2007,
we will hold our winter book sale. This sale will
include individually-priced books as well as
hardcovers, trade paperbacks, and mass-market
paperbacks. Sunday will be Bargain
Day—everything will be half-price.
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Harpist Katie Lynch’s performance two years ago
at the Faramarz Gallery was so enthusiastically
received that the Friends resolved to invite her to
the new Library. She returns to perform holiday harp
music from around the world.
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Everything you always wanted to know about oriental rugs.
Scott Gregorian will talk about oriental rug art,
culture, and history. In addition, he will discuss
tips for maintenance, restoration, and repair.
Participants are encouraged to bring their questions
to the presentation. Find out why this is the
“golden age of Oriental rugs.”
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On June 25, 1894, Annie Cohen Kopchovsky—a young mother of three
small children—defied convention by embarking from Boston on a
solo bicycle ride around the world.
During a time of women’s
liberation and Wild West outlaws, this daring adventurer told tales of
fighting off bandits in France, dodging bullets on a Chinese
battlefield, and trudging across the California desert with a broken
bike.
More than a century later, her great-grandnephew, Needham
resident Peter Zheutlin, discovered her forgotten and extraordinary
story, and wrote a soon-to-be-published book about this remarkable
woman, also known as “Annie Londonderry.”
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On Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, 2006,
we will hold our 34th annual fall book sale, the first
sale of the 2006-2007 year. This sale will include
individually-priced books as well as hardcovers, trade
paperbacks, and mass-market paperbacks. Sunday will be
Bargain Day—everything will be half-price.
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Beginning September 10, the Library will again be open Sundays
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Library hours
for other days of the week are unchanged.
