Come join Newton Conservators and Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture on Monday, April 27 at 7PM at the Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium (330 Homer St, Newton Centre) for a lively free presentation on Newton’s [...]
BROKE IT? FIX IT! We'll show you how! Fix-It Clinic Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St. Saturday, April 18 10a-4p Fix-It Clinics empower Newton residents to fix for themselves, and are totally no-cost! Bring in [...]
When did Chinese migration to Boston begin? How did Boston’s Chinatown take shape, and what is its current status? This talk traces the origins of the Chinese presence in the region and examines their experiences [...]
Many of us learn about school desegregation in the context of the mid-twentieth-century South: Brown v. Board of Education, Ruby Bridges, and the Little Rock Nine. Yet a century before that, young Black women in [...]
It’s Back! The Beloved Annual Book Sale Returns Saturday January 24, 2026 9:30AM - 3PM Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library Get ready, book lovers—one of our most anticipated events of the year is officially back! [...]
Since the time of first interactions between English settlers and the Native peoples of the Dawnland, the settler colonial project has focused on the continued dispossession of Indigenous homelands. Early land deed or transfer documents [...]
Join Grace Millet, archivist from Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections (NUASC) Monday, Oct 20 from 6:00 - 7:30pm at Newton Free Library for an introduction to researching repositories for historical records and queer collections [...]
Join us for a special Newton screening of Recovery City, an award-winning documentary exploring addiction and recovery through the stories of four women in Worcester, MA. The event includes a 15-minute opioid overdose response and [...]
Elaine Woo (vocals) and Tom Lamark (keyboard) will perform tunes from the Great American Songbook. Those songs can convey anything: hopes, feelings, fears, dreams, ups and downs, and everything in between. Come and let music [...]
This Trivia Night is an LGBTQIA+ Socials event, sponsored by the Newton Dept. of Older Adults at the Cooper Center for Active Living in collaboration with the Newton Free Library. Come for an evening of [...]
As part of our preparation for the grand opening of the Cooper Center, we’re thrilled to introduce several new ways for the community to get involved and make a meaningful impact. Whether you're passionate about [...]
As we prepare for the opening of the Cooper Center this fall, we will host several Director-led listening sessions across the community. These sessions will offer a chance for our Director, Mignonne Murray, to hear [...]