Tag Archive for "Needham Free Public Library"

Teens explore the tarot at NFPL

Photos by Isabell Macrina Howells shines in her element, despite the rainy day, excited to open some eyes By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter The typical belief of tarot card readings is that it tells the future. People will go to get their fortune told and expect answers. Jackie Howells, at Needham Free Public Library (NFPL), set out...

Doug Most discusses latest novel at NFPL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) hosted local author Doug Most to discuss his latest novel “Launching Liberty: The Epic Race to Build the Ships That Took America to War.” This historical novel tells the story of President Franklin D. Roosevelt partnering with industrialist Henry Kaiser to create a fleet...

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) welcomed author, scholar, and activist Margaret Morganroth Gullette for a lecture titled: “American Eldercide and Ageism Today.” In her recent book, “American Eldercide: How it Happened, How to Prevent it,” Gullette argues that during the COVID-19 pandemic cultural biases and government abandonment results in...

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Authors Timothy Gager and Laurette Folk joined the folks at Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) on Tuesday night to share excerpts from their latest novels and discuss their stories, and the process of writing, with each other and the assembled crowd. After talking for a few minutes while waiting to start, Folk...

Photo by Isabell Macrina Everyone shows off their unique pieces to take home By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter The Needham Free Public Library’s community room became an artist studio through their program Painting with Chelsea. Chelsea Brown, who used to work at NFPL, led a teen program through a painting walkthrough to create a fun, nature inspired...

Celebrating the end of summer reading at NFPL

Photo by Isabell Macrina It’s not just for kids! Teens and adults have a chance to win a free book from the wheel too By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter As the summer draws to a close, a lot of children dread going back to school. Some are apprehensive about reading, especially in the early years of...

Sensational animal and science show at NFPL

by Elizabeth Connolly Hometown Weekly Reporter A very exciting animal and science show recently took place at the Needham Free Public Library (NFPL). Children and their caregivers gathered in the community room to meet the husband and wife duo that own Records and Burpee, a family farm that had brought several animals to showcase for the event. The...

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter The Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) hosted Karen Antonowicz of Spirits of Fashion, who presented a program on “Pride & Prejudice of Fashion: The Jane Austen Era.” Jane Austen lovers came out in force to learn about fashion in the Empire period of 1804-1815 and see examples of clothing worn by...

Artificial Intelligence: Uses and Detection

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Needham native and Boston University Journalism Senior Bella Gonzalez shared her research into the positive and negative effects of artificial intelligence (AI) and how to identify AI fakes, as she presented her evening program in the NFPL’s Community Room. Gonzalez started her presentation by sharing an example of a $25 million scam...

The importance of supporting your local library

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor In March of this year, President Trump named Keith E. Sonderling, the deputy secretary of labor, as the new acting director of the IMLS. The IMLS is the Institute of Museum and Library Services and according to their website, the IMLS “is an independent federal agency that supports libraries, archives and...

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Judith Kalaora, Artistic Director of History at Play, presented “Rendezvous with Rachel,” an historical play about Rachel Revere at the Needham Free Public Library (NFPL). Kalaora portrayed Rachel as she prepared to leave Boston weeks after her husband, Paul Revere, left on his historic ride. Rachel had concerns, and she talked...

Schwartz and Pillar discuss The Legacy of Morrie

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor The Needham Free Public Library hosted photographer Heather Pillar and writer/producer Rob Schwartz to discuss The Legacy of Morrie. Who is Morrie Schwartz? For those unfamiliar, Morrie Schwartz is the titular figure from the world famous memoir, “Tuesdays with Morrie,” by Mitch Albom. Morrie was a professor of sociology at Brandeis University...

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor Looking for some family-friendly activities to keep the kids entertained during April vacation? Look no further! From Medfield to Westwood, there are plenty of exciting events happening in your area, catering to children of all ages. The week kicks off on Tuesday with several standout events. Sherborn Library offers a Disney double...

By Alana DiPlacido Hometown Weekly Reporter On March 30th, as Women’s History Month was nearing its end, the Women in World Jazz led the audience at Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) on a musical tour through the history of women’s contributions to jazz worldwide. The Women in World Jazz, a Newton-based jazz group, state that the goal...

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor The Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) hosted an evening discussion featuring a panel of local authors. These novelists discussed their experiences with writing and publishing their works. The panel featured two Needham High School alumnae, Janis Robinson Daly and Julia Corbett Davis, alongside Needham High School history teacher Jenn Bouchard. This...

Daley discusses mass murders in Massachusetts

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Christoper Daley returned to the NFPL Community Room with his True Crime series. For the second talk in the series, Daley focused on Mass Murderers: Massachusetts’ Most Infamous Murder Cases. Daley’s first story was about Jesse Pomeroy, who first stripped, beat, and tortured the boys in an outhouse at Powderhorn Hill in...

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor 2025 is the 16th year of Needham’s Art in Bloom. This exhibit was molded after the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston’s annual spring Art in Bloom presentation. Inspired by garden club members Sue Kaplan and Allison Shapiro, the Beth Shalom Garden Club aimed to create a community event that brought together...

Dr. Landsmark’s role in race relations in Boston

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter A large crowd assembled as Dr. Theordore Landsmark visited the Needham Free Public Library to talk about his lifetime of experience in public policy and urban affairs in Boston working to uplift the lives of minorities. Dr. Landsmark’s visit was intended to take place earlier in Black History Month, but, because...

By Alana DiPlacido Hometown Weekly Reporter A group of interested audience members gathered in Needham Free Public Library’s (NFPL) Community Room to hear author Paul Fisher speak. Fisher, a Wellesley College professor of American Studies and an author of multiple books, had come to speak about the James’ family and their relationship with the popular movement of...

Needham’s First Poet Laureate previews new book

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Needham’s first Poet Laureate, Anne E. G. Nydam, discussed the goals of her town position and previewed her new book, “Bitter-Sweetness and Light: A Collection of Stories, Poems, and Art,” at the Needham Free Public Library. Nydam was appointed in December 2024 as Poet Laureate of the Town of Needham, after submitting...

Tag Archives: Needham Free Public Library

Teens explore the tarot at NFPL

Doug Most discusses latest novel at NFPL

Gullette discusses Eldercide at NFPL

Authors discuss latest novels at NFPL

Painting with Chelsea at the NFPL

Celebrating the end of summer reading at NFPL

Sensational animal and science show at NFPL

Dressing Like Jane

Artificial Intelligence: Uses and Detection

The importance of supporting your local library

Rachel Revere’s side of the story

Schwartz and Pillar discuss The Legacy of Morrie

HTW’s April vacation guide

NFPL hosts Women in World Jazz

Needham authors discuss Publishing 101

Daley discusses mass murders in Massachusetts

16th annual Needham Art in Bloom

Dr. Landsmark’s role in race relations in Boston

Discussions on spirituality at NFPL

Needham’s First Poet Laureate previews new book

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