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MARCH 2005
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1 Author Talk, 7:30pm	2 Contemporary Books Group, 7:30pm	3	4	5
6 Pianist Eleanor Perrone, 2pm	7 Artist's Reception in Gallery, 6-8pm Children's Book Writers Group, 7pm	8 Poetry Reading, 7pm Short Fiction Group, 7pm Great Books Discussion Group, 7:15pm	9 Sequences Group Meeting, 10am Children's Poet Paul Janeczko, 7pm	10 Comic Book Drawing for Teens, 5pm	11	12 Singing Group, 12-1:30pm
13 Pianist Sarah Takagi, 2pm	14 Newton Camera Club, 7:30pm Short Story Discussion Group, 7:30pm	15 Chaim Rosenberg Talk, 7:30pm	16 Parents of Children Abroad, 4pm Legal Panel, 7:15pm	17 Geneology Talk, 10:30am Comic Book Drawing for Teens, 5pm	18	19 Booksale Auburndale, 10-3pm Life Stories Workshop, 10:30am
20 Booksale Auburndale, noon-3pm Piano Concert, 2pm	21 Howard Zinn Talk, 7pm	22 Board of Trustees Meeting, 8:30am	23 Children's Book Writers Group, 7pm	24	25	26
27 Library Closed for Easter	28 Newton Camera Club, 7:30pm Green Decade Program, 7:00 pm	29	30 African Literature Discussion Group, 7:30pm	31

For more information on any of the Library events,
please call the Library at (617) 796-1360

Unless noted otherwise, all events take place at the Library's Main Branch.
All events are free and open to the public.

The Library is handicapped accessible. For special assistance when attending programs, call 796-1410 during business hours and 796-1360 evenings and weekends.

To view a previous calendar, click here to view the Archives. (Available from October 2004.)

Art Exhibits

Gallery & Main Hall Hours

Monday to Thursday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00pm
Sunday Noon to 5:00 pm

ART EXHIBITION INFORMATION

Are you interested in exhibiting your artwork at the Library? The Newton Free Library presents monthly exhibits by regional artists in the Gallery and Main Hall of the main library, a state-of-the-art facility which 11,000 people visit weekly. Please click here for more information.

GALLERY/ MARCH

Jorge Costa: Fragments of Light
March 2 - 30
Reception: Monday, March 7, 6 - 8PM

Sandra

Costa’s barren cityscapes and unadorned portraits have a serious yet warm quality, inviting contemplation. His landscapes play with light and shadow, depth and flatness: in some, a large sky dominates a scene of farmland or an awakening city with hovering cranes overhead. In others, a bridge diagonally reaches across the painting or the long side of a warehouse on a deserted street takes up the foreground, the sun a striking presence on the bricks.

His portraits tell a tale of hard lives. The focus is straight-on, so we look into “Raul”’s or “Sandra”’s eyes and see courage? resignation? Costa has a story to tell in these beautifully rendered oil paintings but would prefer to involve the viewer as interpreter.

The artist has exhibited at museums and galleries in Japan, Portugal and throughout the eastern United States. Among his awards is the Outstanding Painting Prize in Cambridge Art Association’s 2004 national juried exhibition. He teaches at Springfield College in Massachusetts and other colleges.

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MAIN HALL / MARCH

Ingrid Pisano: Up Close: Adventures in Color
March 2 - 30

Knuckleball

Originally a photographer, Pisano chose a photographer’s term for her exhibit title, the close-up shot, where the central image looms large, in this case filling the frame, barely contained within its parameter. This show is about color, saturation, contrasts of hue - and for the mosaics is also about texture and fluid movement. Whereas her earlier pastels focused on form and color in neat compositions, now the look is free-flowing and abstract, with glittering stone and colored glass.

Patterns mix in the mosaics: squiggly lines with grids, buttons with checks, plaid with circles. “Plaid on Earth” is a checkerboard of black and white with red and green circles – is this Earth from above? The titles give a clue to her meaning: “Second Wave,” “One World II,” and the red, white and blue “Patriots Plaid,” yet most of her work is simply created in response to the materials themselves, the tesserae, and an inherent design she seeks out.

Complementary to this aesthetic is an earlier body of work: pastels of household products in a classic still-life format. Is this tongue-in-cheek? The same attention to detail and composition is now given to a bright green box of Cascade dishwasher powder set next to a lemon and bottle of water. In another image it’s a can of hairspray, a brush and two rollers on a mirrored surface. This artist has a sense of adventure and humor, no matter what she is exploring.

Pisano has won awards at the Atlanta Artist Center National Exhibition and from the Concord Art Association and Bedford Arts and Crafts Society. She has exhibited frequently with the Cambridge Art Association and Concord Art Association, also at DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Mills Gallery, at the Connecticut Pastel Society national exhibitions, with the National Society of Artists in Texas and the Pastel Society of the Southwest. She is presently a member of the Society of American Mosaic Artists as well as a resident artist at the Munroe Center for the Arts in Lexington.

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Clubs

Library groups meet at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton Centre, unless otherwise noted. All meetings are free and open to the public.

	African Literatures Discussion Group
	Led by Anne Serafin, this group explores the rich variety of writings from Africa. The group usually meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30PM in Mtg. Room A. Meeting Date: March 30: John Gay, Africa: A Dream Deferred. For more info., call 527-1072.
	Children's Book Writers Group
	Meetings are held on the first Monday or on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00PM in Meeting Room A. This group is for writers who have work in progress. Pre-registration required. Please call Jacqueline Davies at 781-455-8334 or Karen Day at 244-4830 for more information. Meeting Dates: Monday, March 7 or Wednesday, March 23.
	Contemporary Books Discussion Group
	Meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, 7:30PM, in Meeting Room A. Group coordinator: Marilyn Miller. Meeting Dates: March 2: Over the Moat by James Sullivan and April 6: Walking into the Night by Olafur Olafsson. Contemporary Books Booklist
	Great Books Discussion Group
	Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:15PM in Mtg. Room A. Members read books from the Great Books Foundation (available at the Library). Meeting Date: March 8: “Iphigeneia at Aulis” by Euripides.
	Life Stories Group
	Formerly the Writer’s Voice Group, this group is for those who want support in their writing to capture and preserve life’s important moments and stories — whether for their own appreciation and reflection, or to share with loved ones. Led by Tom Yee, the group meets on the third Saturday of the month, 10:30 – Noon in Mtg. Room A. Pre-registration required: Call 630-0742. Meeting Date: March 19.
	Newton Camera Club
	Meetings are held at 7:30PM on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at the Nonantum branch. Group coordinator: John Pruente: (603) 315-9735, www.newtoncameraclub.org. Meeting Dates: March 14: “The Power and the Glory” by Ray Guillette; March 28: Competition in Texture and Open categories, judged by David Singer.
	Parents of Children Living Abroad
	This group discusses common issues and concerns about visiting and communicating with grown children who live abroad. Bring pictures! Coordinated by Library trustee Joan Harrington, the group meets the third Wednesday of the month from 4 – 5:00PM. Meeting Date: March 16, this month in Druker Auditorium. For further information, call 617-969-5733.
	Sequences: Women Tell Our Stories Group
	In this women’s workshop, participants read, discuss and write about literature by women. The group meets the second Wednesday of each month from 10 - 11:30AM in Meeting Room A. Leader: Robin Mayer Stein. Meeting Date: March 9.
	Short Fiction Writing Group
	This workshop provides an atmosphere of expert support to polish short fiction. It is geared for published writers as well as those who are actively pursuing publication. Leader is Michael Kaufman. Pre-registration is required: call coordinator Cynthia Hurley at 617-965-4251. The group usually meets the first Tuesday of the month, 7:00PM. Meeting Date: March 8, this month in Meeting Room B.
	Short Story Discussion Group
	Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 7:30PM in Meeting Room A. Group co-leaders are Mary Lanigan and Barbara McGinley. For further information, call 527-1505. Meeting Date: March 14: “The White Rooster” by Robert Bausch and “A Late Encounter with the Enemy” by Flannery O’Connor.
	Singing Group
	This group is for singers of all levels who enjoy singing classical and popular music. Conducted by Amelia LeClair of the women’s choir Clairvoix, it meets monthly on Saturday afternoons, Noon – 1:30PM in Druker Auditorium. Meeting Date: March 12. Call coordinator Miriam Simen at 617-244-6705 for more information.
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Concerts

All concerts are free and open to the public. For directions to the Library, please click here.

Pianist Eleanor Perrone Returns

Pianist Eleanor Perrone will return to the Library to perform Schubert’s Sonata in B flat, Op. Posthumous, Menotti's Ricercare and Toccata and Ginastera’s Sonata No.1 on Sunday, March 6, 2PM.

Perrone has captivated audiences at home and abroad with her imaginative programming, kinetic energy and technical audacity. She has toured Brazil and Europe, earning high praise as a “virtuosic storyteller” by the Kieler Nachtrichten.

She has been invited to play as soloist with the Boston Pops several times. Other concerto appearances include Orquestra Sinfonica de Campinas (Brazil) and a performance of “Rhapsody in Blue” with the Billings (MT) Symphony Orchestra. Recent recitals include those at Courthouse Center for the Arts in RI and a perfor-mance of Beethoven’s Diabelli Varia-tions at Caramoor Arts Festival in NY which she has recorded on a VQR CD.

Perrone teaches privately and serves on the faculties of Merrimack College, New School of Music and Walnut Hill School.

Pianist Sarah Takagi Gives Concert of Bach, Scriabin and Messiaen

Pianist Sarah Takagi will present “Music and Mysticism: Works that Celebrate the Spirit,” a concert of works by Bach-Busoni, Scriabin and Messiaen at the Library on Sunday, March 13, 2:00PM.

Acclaimed as a “brilliant pianist…who exudes spirit, vehemence and power” (Melrose Free Press), Takagi has performed numerous concerts in the U.S., Canada and Japan. Nationally, she has performed at the Kennedy Center in D.C., at Carnegie Recital Hall and appeared with Leon Fleisher as a soloist on the PBS show “Musical Encounter.” In the Boston area, she has played at the French Library, as a soloist on the Lexington Sinfonietta Series and in frequent concerts at Jordan Hall. Takagi often performs with Michael Bonner, a faculty cellist at Longy School of Music, as part of their duo, PiantiCella. She also collaborates with Dances by Isadora, a modern dance company with whom she has toured internationally. The winner of many competitions, Takagi teaches at Wellesley College and New England Conservatory, Extension Division.

Piano Concert of Debussy, Chopin, others

Pianist Alexander Schwarzkopf will perform music by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and an original work, “Ostinato” at the Library, Sunday, March 20, at 2:00PM.

Schwarzkopf has performed in Germany and Yugoslavia, and in this country at the Casper Chamber Music Society Series in Wyoming, the International Piano Institute in Santa Fe, International Festival of Moving Arts in California, locally at the Mary Baker Eddy Library, Longy School of Music, Zeitgeist Gallery and other venues. Among his awards is finalist status in the 2003 Silvio Bengalli International Piano Competition in Italy.

As a composer, he has created works for solo instruments, chamber ensemble and orchestra. His works have been heard in Albuquerque, Asheville, Boston, San Francisco, Santa Fe and other places. A highlight of his career was his orchestral and piano solo transcriptions of music by the Iraqi oud master, Rahim Al Haj.

Dahlia Piano Trio to Perform

The Dahlia Piano Trio, composed of Susanna Cortesio, violin, Katherine Kayaian, cello and Esther Ning Yau, piano will perform works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Brahms on Sunday, April 3, at 2:00PM at the Library.

Cortesio has given recitals throughout New England and performs regularly with the Handel & Haydn Society and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Committed to Baroque music, she has collaborated in chamber music performances at Genesee Early Music Society, SO-HIP and Boston Early Music Festivals.

She also enjoys playing jazz with the Harvey Diamond Quintet which has been featured on WGBH.

Kayaian runs the chamber music program for Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra and performs as soloist and chamber musician throughout Chicago, Miami, Boston and London. Previously she won a three-year fellowship with the New World Symphony where she performed as principal cellist under the baton of Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas. Kayaian currently performs with the New England String Ensemble, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Key West Symphony and others and teaches at the Longy School of Music.

Yau, a native of Hong Kong , is an active collaborative pianist. She has been heard at Jordan Hall, the Chinese Cultural Institute, UCLA Song Festival, Hong Kong Government House, Taipei National Concert Hall, and Museum of Arts in Puerto Rico. A founding member of the New Piano Quartet, she is currently on the faculty of the New School of Music and is staff accompanist at Boston Conservatory.

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Lectures

"A Bad Woman Feeling Good" Author Talk

It was Ma Rainey's piano player, Tommy Dorsey, who said, "The blues is a good woman feeling bad." But Dorsey got it backwards, as evidenced in Buzzy Jackson's sharp new book, A Bad Woman Feeling Good: Blues and the Women who Sing Them.

In honor of Women's History Month, the Library will host an author talk by Jackson illustrated with recordings by female blues singers on Tuesday, March 1, 7:30PM, followed by a booksigning.

The blues was a medium for deep truth-telling about what it meant to be a woman as well as an African-American. It was a vehicle for positive social change, the author contends, inspiring and empowering women for decades.

Starting with trailblazers like Gertrude "Ma" Rainey and the immortal Bessie Smith, Jackson explores their work and phenomenal success in the early days of recording. In fact, the success of the early blues women was crucial to the survival of many early recording companies. These strong, sexy, aggressive and spirited women laid the groundwork for those that came next: Billie Holiday, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and Janis Joplin.

They injected a dose of reality into the often trivial world of popular song, bringing their message of higher expectations and broader horizons to their audiences. These women passed their image, their rhythms and their toughness on to the next generation of blues women, which has its contemporary incarnation in singers like Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams.

Jackson received her Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley. A Bad Woman Feeling Good was originally conceived as her doctoral dissertation. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Poetry Series Presents Susan Bazett, Karen Mandell and Raymond Cavanaugh, Jr.

The Library Poetry Reading Series, coordinated by Doug Holder, continues with readings by Susan Bazett, Karen Mandell and Raymond Cavanaugh, Jr. on Tuesday, March 8, at 7:00PM.

A member of Barabara Helfgott Hyett’s Workshop for Publishing Poets, Bazett has won Honorable Mention in the Boston Herald 2003 Poetry Competition, Honorable Mention in the 2002-03 White Mice Contest and publication in Deus Loci 9 forthcoming this year. Her poetry has appeared in numerous publications including Kalliope, Senior Times and the University of Alaska’s Explorations as well as the anthology Mercy of Tides; Poems For A Beach House.

Mandell has recently released a chapbook, The Story We Think We Are Telling. She won second prize in the Comstock Review 2004 poetry contest among other awards and is working on a novel: Repairs and Alterations. She teaches writing at Mt. Ida College.

Cavanaugh is a sophomore at Boston College, majoring in English. He has been a member of 96 Inc Artists’ Collaborative for two years and serves on the editorial committee for 96 Inc magazine. His poetry has appeared in Ascent, Blind Man’s Rainbow, Branches, Creative Juices, Nomad’s Choir, Poetry Motel, South Boston Literary Gazette, Wilmington Blues, Word Salad, 96 Inc and other publications.

Next in the series is the Annual Poetry Festival on April 12.

Children's Poet Paul Janeczko Makes Appearance

W.I.N.G.S., Writers and Illustrators for Newton enGaging Students, presents the second in its series of programs for students and their families. On Wednesday, March 9, at 7:00PM, Paul Janeczko, award-winning poet and anthologist from Maine, will speak at the Library, followed by a booksigning. The event is geared for students in grades 2 - 8.

Janeczko’s outstanding books include A Poke in the I, Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing and Worlds Afire.

W.I.N.G.S. is a series jointly presented by the library teachers of the Newton Public Schools and the children’s librarians of this Library with the mission of bringing children's authors and illustrators to share their craft with the public and school children of Newton. The project is supported by a grant from the Newton Schools Foundation.

Comic Book Drawing for Teens

Artist Raul Gonzalez will offer a 2 session program, "Comicbooks: Drawing and Storytelling," for students in grades 7 - 12 on March 10 and 17, from 5 - 6:30PM in Druker Auditorium. Using various design techniques, participants will learn to draw characters and develop storylines to create comic books. Bring your own drawings to show Raul, too, if you’d like!

Enrollment is limited, so sign up now at the Young Adult Desk on the 2nd floor of the Library. Please commit to attending both sessions.

Chaim Rosenberg to Speak on Boston's Victorian Age

The 19th century transformed eastern Massachusetts from a farming and fishing economy into an industrial powerhouse. Hear local writer Chaim M. Rosenberg speak on this era when he presents his new book The Great Workshop: Boston’s Victorian Age at the Library on Tuesday, March 15, at 7:30PM. The lecture will be illustrated by a slide presentation of maps and photographs from the Victorian period.

Before the automobile age, when Americans lived close to their families and walked to work, the communities that eventually became metropolitan Boston were busy forging the nation’s industrial future in local mills and factories. In Newton, small mills operated along the banks of the Charles River at the Upper and Lower Falls.

The Great Workshop examines the growth of these towns and illustrates a time when Boston was on the cutting edge of a new culture, when its optimistic residents saw themselves as the “hub of the universe,” actively building a better world.

Author and historian Rosenberg is a 40 year resident of Greater Boston and a faculty member at Boston University in psychiatry. His fresh, engaging research into the growth of the Massachusetts Bay communities is complemented by a colorful selection of vintage postcards, detailed maps and unique advertisements from Boston’s early industries.

Legal Program for Small Business Owners

The Library's Legal Series will offer an attorney-moderated program and panel: “Newton Is Open for Business: Growing Your Business in Newton” on Wednesday, March 16, 7:15PM. The program will cover how to establish and grow a business in Newton and what resources are available.

Mayor David Cohen will present opening remarks, followed by Morris Robinson. This longtime Newton resident and business law attorney will focus on small and closely-held businesses and moderate a panel comprised of Michael Kruse, Director of Planning and Development; Theresa Park, Economic Development Specialist, Planning and Development Dept. and coordinator of the Woman’s Enterprise Initiative; Lorraine Kohr, Exec. Director of the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce; attorney Alan Schlesinger, experienced in permitting issues, David Naparstek, Health Commissioner and Alfred Guzzi, Administrative Director of the License Commission. There will be time for questions throughout the program, followed by networking.

Booksale

Its almost Spring and time for the Friends of the Newton Free Library’s March booksale. It will be held at the Auburndale branch on Saturday, March 19, from 10:00AM - 3:00PM and on Sunday, March 20, from Noon to 3:00PM. Come and choose from a wide selection of books in all categories, audio-visual materials and an array of books, toys and videos for children.

Howard Zinn to Speak on New Book
	The Library is proud to present historian and activist Howard Zinn who, with Anthony Arnove, co-edited Voices of a People’s History of the United States. He will speak on Monday, March 21, 7:00PM, followed by a book- signing, with books from New England Mobile Book Fair. Seating is limited. For Voices, Zinn and Arnove selected testimonies to living history – speeches, letters, poems, songs – by the people who make history happen but who are often under- or misrepresented in history books: women, Native Americans, workers and people of color. Here in their own words are Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Chief Joseph, Martin Luther King Jr., Sacco and Vanzetti, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Mark Twain, Ned Cobb and Malcolm X, to name a few of the hundreds appearing in this powerful volume, each briefly introduced by Zinn.
Zinn writes in the introduction: “I wanted the voices of struggle, mostly absent from our history books, to be given the place they deserve….When John Brown proclaimed at his trial that his insurrection was ‘not wrong, but right,’ when Fannie Lou Hamer testified in 1964 about the dangers to blacks who tried to register to vote, when during the first Gulf War, in 1991, Alex Molnar defied the president on behalf of his son and of all of us, their words influenced and inspired so many people. They were not just words but actions. “To omit or to minimize these voices of resistance is to create the idea that power only rests with those who have the guns, who possess the wealth, who own the newspapers and the television stations. I want to point out that people who seem to have no power, whether working people, people of color, or women – once they organize and protest and create movements – have a voice no government can suppress.” Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States is widely considered to be one of the most influential books of our era. His many other books include the autobiographical You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train, the play Marx in Soho, The Zinn Reader, Artists in Times of War and Terrorism and War. Arnove is editor of Terrorism and War with Zinn, Iraq Under Siege and the author of many articles for national magazines.

Healthy Lawns and Landscapes

March is Newton's Annual Alternatives to Pesticides Month.

GreenCAP, the Green Decade Coalition's Committee for Alternatives to Pesticides, will present a program on "Healthy Lawns and Landscapes" given by Ann McGovern, composting outreach specialist for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on Monday, March 28, 7:00PM at the Library.

McGovern will speak on how to have an attractive lawn or landscape that benefits the health of one's family, neighbors, pets, wildlife and water quality without the use of harmful chemicals. Simple techniques will be shown and many resources will be available. Tea will be served; please bring your own mug.

Visit www.greendecade.org/greencap.html for more information and referrals.

Preparing for the Citizenship Interview

Do you need help understanding the naturalization process? Legacy for Literacy is offering a class for intermediate to advanced ESL students who have applied for citizenship and are waiting for their interview appointment. The class will cover basic U.S. history and government. Students will also practice answering questions for the interview. The 8 sessions, beginning on April 5, will be held Tuesday evenings at 7:00PM in the Trustees Room. The class is limited to 15 students. Pre-registration is required. If you are interested in attending, please call Susan Bécam, ESL/Literacy Program Coordinator, at 617-796-1364 or email legacyforliteracy@yahoo.com.

Ha Jin & Sarah Smith to Speak at Book & Author Luncheon

This year’s Book & Author Luncheon, sponsored by the Friends of the Library will feature Ha Jin, author of War Trash, The Crazed and Waiting, and Sarah Smith, author of Chasing Shakespeares. The 21st annual luncheon will be held on Friday, April 8, at noon at the Newton Marriott. Details are listed below.

War Trash is Ha Jin’s newest, most ambitious work to date: a powerful, unflinching story of a Chinese POW captured during the Korean War. Known for his spare prose and clear-eyed look at the state of China’s political past and present, Jin has garnered comparisons to Dickens, Chekhov and Isaac Babel with his writing.

Among his many award-winning books, his internationally bestselling novel Waiting won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the National Book Award, and War Trash was named one of the ten best books of 2004 by the New York Times. He is a professor of English at Boston University.

Chasing Shakespeares is a literary adventure story of an unsolved mystery (the enigma of Shakespeare’s identity) that spans five centuries and two continents. A first-rate thriller, it is also an enduring tale about love, art and poetic justice.

Smith has written three historical mysteries: A Citizen of the Country, The Vanished Child and The Knowledge of Water; the latter two were named Notable Books of the Year by the New York Times. These bestsellers were published in twelve languages.

Copies of the authors’ books will be available for purchase and signing at the luncheon. Tickets are $30 and may be ordered by sending a check, payable to the Friends of the Newton Free Library and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to The Friends of the Newton Free Library, c/o 14 Trowbridge Street, Newton, MA 02459, before March 25. If checks are received afterwards, tickets will be held at the door. Please include names of those in your party and indicate choice of chicken or fish for lunch. Please call 969-4443 for further information.

Computer Classes

In addition to classes in PC Basics, Internet and other topics, the Reference staff is now offering a new class on Basic Legal Information. This one session class will teach the use of print and electronic resources to answer basic legal questions. It requires the prerequisites of PC Basics, Internet and Search Engine classes. Call 617-796-1380 to sign up for this or any of the other classes.

Booklists Available

Looking for a good book to read or conducting research in a particular area? The Reference Department has compiled many booklists in a variety of subjects: African Americans in American Life, College Admissions, Books for Modern Parents, Buddhism, Day Trips, Gardening Guides, Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, Retirement and much more. Ask a Reference librarian at the YA Desk on the second floor for help in locating a list.

Garden City Cafe, Too!

Stop by our cheerful cafe off the art gallery for coffee, muffins, soups, salads, sandwiches and more, open Monday - Saturday.

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Morning Programs at the Library
	Reference Librarian Ginny Audet will speak on "Saving Family History, Traditions and Memories: Books that will Help You Give Your Family the Gift of Family" at the Main Library on Thursday, March 17, at 10:30AM. Whether you want to write a family memoir, create a family scrapbook or conduct genealogical research on ancestors, this talk with provide information and ideas.
	Waban Book Group At Waban, the book group will discuss The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst on Wednesday, March 30, at 10:30AM.
	Newton Corner Book Group Newton Corner's book group will discuss The Last Juror by John Grisham on Friday, March 25, at 10:30AM at Evans Park in Newton Corner.

For Your Information

Consider a Gift to the Library

Please help supplement our municipal funding and contribute towards the purchase of books, audio/visual materials or equipment. Send your check, payable to the Trustees, to: Development Office, Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA 02459. For further information, call 796-1400. Thank you.

To Our Concert Goers:

Please be considerate of the performer today as well as your fellow audience members and refrain from leaving the auditorium during a piece of music. If you have small children with you, please sit in the back rows. If you leave the auditorium between pieces, please close the door quietly behind you and wait to re-enter after a musical piece. Also, if you have a cellphone, please shut if off. Thank you.

PLEASE DON'T SAVE SEATS!

When attending a Sunday afternoon concert, please do not save more than one seat as this deprives others of attending the concert. The rule is first come, first served.