Friends of the Library Programs
The Friends of the Library plan and sponsor a number of public programs of enrichment each year. These include lectures, demonstrations, performances, and recitals. All programs are free and open to the public.
In addition, the Friends sponsor several programs each year for children.
Most programs are in the Library’s Community Room. Click here for directions to the Library. If you enter the Library through the main entrance, the Community Room is just inside the main entrance doors to the right. If you enter the Library through the Highland Avenue entrance, the Community Room is on the lower level on the opposite side of the building.
Our program schedule for the 2011-2012 year (Sundays at 2:00 p.m. except as noted):
- Sunday, November 13, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. Living Deliberately: Thinking Like Thoreau Today. Jeffrey S. Cramer.
- Sunday, December 11, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook. Authors Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin.
- Sunday, January 22, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Finding Fiction Worth Your Time. Betty Sudarsky, Wellesley Books.
- Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Books Between Cultures: My Journey as a Writer. Author Mitali Perkins.
- Sunday, March 11, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Folk Art of India Workshop. Artist Sunanda Sahay.
- Sunday, April 29, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. The Man Behond Lemonade Mouth, the Book. Mark Peter Hughes -- his books, his Disney Channel adventure.
- Thursday, June 7, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. Annual Meeting & Program. Rising Force: The Magic of Magnetic Levitation. Author James D. Livingston, Ph.D.
Program dates for the rest of 2012:
- Sunday, November 4, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Program to be announced.
- Sunday, December 9, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Program to be announced.
Programs in prior years:
- Programs in 2004-2005.
- Programs in 2005-2006.
- Programs in 2006-2007.
- Programs in 2007-2008.
- Programs in 2008-2009.
- Programs in 2009-2010.
- Programs in 2010-2011.
While the Library building was not available during construction work in 2004-2005, we held programs in several venues around Needham: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham, North Hill, Olin College, Knights of Columbus Hall, the Faramarz K Gallery, and Needham High School. We thank the providers of those venues for their help during the construction work.