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Author Alan Hirshfeld talks and signs copies of Starlight Detectives at the Newton Free Library
Join author Alan Hirshfeld in the Druker Auditorium at the Newton Free Library on Wednesday 3/18 from 7-9pm to learn about Starlight Detectives - the wondrous tale of cosmic exploration and the colorful characters that ushered astronomy into the modern age. The talk will be followed by a book signing with books provided by New England Mobile Book Fair.
Find out more »Author Alan Hirshfeld talks and signs copies of Starlight Detectives at the Newton Free Library
Join author Alan Hirshfeld in the Druker Auditorium at the Newton Free Library on Wednesday 3/18 from 7-9pm to learn about Starlight Detectives - the wondrous tale of cosmic exploration and the colorful characters that ushered astronomy into the modern age. The talk will be followed by a book signing with books provided by New England Mobile Book Fair.
Find out more »Author Alan Hirshfeld talks and signs copies of Starlight Detectives at the Newton Free Library
Join author Alan Hirshfeld in the Druker Auditorium at the Newton Free Library on Wednesday 3/18 from 7-9pm to learn about Starlight Detectives - the wondrous tale of cosmic exploration and the colorful characters that ushered astronomy into the modern age. The talk will be followed by a book signing with books provided by New England Mobile Book Fair.
Find out more »Author Alan Hirshfeld talks and signs copies of Starlight Detectives at the Newton Free Library
Join author Alan Hirshfeld in the Druker Auditorium at the Newton Free Library on Wednesday 3/18 from 7-9pm to learn about Starlight Detectives - the wondrous tale of cosmic exploration and the colorful characters that ushered astronomy into the modern age. The talk will be followed by a book signing with books provided by New England Mobile Book Fair.
Find out more »The Rise of Modern Jewish Literature Out of the Yiddish Tradition
Join SHARON HART-GREEN for a program that will address the diverse factors that led to the creation of a Jewish literary canon in the modern period. Sharon Hart-Green received her PhD in Judaic Studies from Brandeis University and has taught Hebrew and Yiddish literature at the University of Toronto for many years. She is the author of the novel, Come Back for Me, a story about the lingering effects of the Holocaust on two families--one in Europe, the other in…
Find out more »NaNoWriMo at Newton Free Library
Don't forget! There are a BUNCH of Write-ins happening in our area in November! Mark your calendar and come out! Allison made beautiful passports for you, and each signature in your Passport earns you a ticket in the TGIO Party raffle! We'll let you know about those prizes coming up! Big thanks to Lisa and Ed to donating money so we have cool prizes for the TGIO Party Raffle!
Find out more »NaNoWriMo at Newton Free Public Library
Don't forget! There are a BUNCH of Write-ins happening in our area in November! Mark your calendar and come out! Allison made beautiful passports for you, and each signature in your Passport earns you a ticket in the TGIO Party raffle! We'll let you know about those prizes coming up! Big thanks to Lisa and Ed to donating money so we have cool prizes for the TGIO Party Raffle!
Find out more »Did You Know?
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.