This fun and unique class is a combination of specifi c activities designed to improve your memory, reasoning, conceptualization, language and problem-solving skills. Researchers no longer believe that losing mental capacity is an inevitable part of the aging process. Why not take a break from doing the Sunday crossword puzzle or Lumosity and come exercise your mind while making new friends? Discover how much fun brain training can be.

Contact Person: Paul 617-759-1568

Ethan Lee will be coming to the Center to have seniors understand how attackers target computers and phones, and knowing what methods can be used to stop them, are essential information. In this program, we will learn about the types of specific cyber attacks, the optimal security software, and the best ways to back up your data. Ethan is passionate about cyber security, especially for seniors, and has done school research projects on the topic, an internship at a Harvard University lab, and has been an IT teacher in Morocco.

Come and learn the basics of knitting and make a simple scarf. The library will provide knitting needles and yarn. No previous experience is necessary. This is a series that will run through March 18th and attendees are expected to be at all sessions.

**Space is limited. Registration required and is for all 8 sessions.

Join Latanya in the kitchen as she whips up some taco soup for National Slow Cooker Month. On a cold winter evening, what would be better than some soup and some conversation and laughter in the kitchen!

Terrific Toddlers, for children 1-2 years old and their caregivers uses stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, rhythm and sensory activities to help young walkers learn vocabulary and develop gross motor skills.

Babies and their adult caregivers explore the rhythms and paterns of speech with songs, lap games and a story or two.

Matter of Balance is an evidence-based program developed by Boston University and sponsored by Newton – Wellesley Hospital to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. Join us to learn how to set realistic goals to increase activity, change your environment to reduce fall risk factors, and what exercises increase strength and balance. (Although exercises will be performed, this is not primarily an exercise class.)

In this program, the audience will hear many of Jerome Kern’s classic songs such as All the Things You Are, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, The Way You Look Tonight, Old Man River and Look for the Silver Lining. And, of course, Kern will be forever remembered as the composer of Showboat the revolutionary 1927 Broadway musical. Lecture attendees are encouraged to sing along to the lyrics of Kern’s hit songs which will be projected on the movie screen.

West Suburban Veterans’ District Agenda January 15th 2019 – 3:00 p.m. Wellesley Town Hall 1. Citizen speak 2. Approve minutes of the September 12th, 2018 meeting 3. Director’s update ? Outreach events past, present and future ? FY 20 budget 4. Old/New Business

MEETING NOTICE Meeting: West Suburban Veterans’ District Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Time: 3:00 p.m. Place: Wellesley Town Hall

Children ages 6 and up can use our supplies and materials to create simple toys they can take home. Projects might include toy tops, board games, items made from recyclables, foam, paper, cardboard and more. A specific project will be provided each session along with materials for children to create toys from their own imaginations. There will be medals awarded at the end of January for the most creative new toy idea. **Registration is required. Space is limited and attendees are expected to attend all sessions.

Name of Committee: Needham SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Time: 6:00 – 7:15 pm Location: Broadmeadow Media Center, Broadmeadow School, Needham Agenda: January 2019 Business Meeting • Welcome and Introductions (co-chair) • NPS presentation: Full Day Kindergarten and implications for special education students (Mary Lammi, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, and Terry Duggan, Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning) • NPS SPED Administrator updates Rebecca Sparrell : Preschool Matt Ganas : K-8 and overall district Tricia Mullen : High School Stephanie Wyman : Out of District and ESY • SEPAC business Approve December minutes Treasurer update • SEPAC announcements (co-chair) January and February 2019 events • Closing items (co-chair) Suggestions for future meeting topics/guests Q&A

With the end of World War II, the Soviet Union shifted from wartime ally to Cold War adversary. Join us as we examine the reasons for this abrupt shift. An Iron Curtain descended across Eastern Europe while a Bamboo Curtain sealed off the people of China. A Red Scare swept across America. “Better dead than Red” became the watchword of the times. McCarthyism, HUAC, the Rosenberg trial, Sputnik and much more dominated the nation’s headlines.

This is the first of five lectures, and is sponsored by the Library Foundation of Needham.

Child’s Play is a drop-in program for children 0-2 years and their caregivers. The songs, rhymes, lap games and books in this program will promote rhythm, coordination and verbal skills in young children as well as bonding between child and caregiver.

LEGOTime!
Needham Free Public Library’s BLOCK PARTY!
For ages 5+
Our LEGOs, donated by many generous people, will remain in the library, and you are welcome to photograph your child's work.

In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

Town of Needham Finance Committee - Meeting Agenda Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 7:00 p.m. Great Plain Room, Needham Town Hall 7:00 Citizen Requests to Address the Finance Committee 7:00 Approval of Minutes of Prior Meetings (January 9, 2019) 7:00 FY 2020 School Superintendent’s Budget (operating) and related capital submissions in FY2020-FY2024 Capital Improvement Plan: 7:00 – Needham Public Schools (FY 20 Superintendent’s Budget Request; CIP 3-63 to 3-80) 8:00 Special Town Meeting Article 1: Appropriate for Mitchell Modular Classrooms 8:30 FY20 Budget Request: Select Board/Town Manager - DSR4, Public Information Officer 9:00 Finance Committee Updates; Issues not reasonably anticipated by Chair within 48 hours Subject to Revision. Please note that times are approximate. Agenda items may be discussed at different times than indicated.

What is folk art, what accounts for its great popularity, and how could Grandma Moses begin painting at age 72 and still become an internationally renowned artist? You’ll have to judge for yourself!

n collaboration with the Needham Senior High School, the Needham Free Public Library will be offering a study space in the Library’s Community Room for Needham students studying for the SAT exams. Drop in and leave as you please. There will be tables manned by teachers and friends to help out. Pizza, snacks, and drinks will be provided as well.
Any questions may be directed to Erin at the Reference Desk: 781-455-7559 x2.

AGENDA Unit A Negotiations 1/14/2019 Alexandra McNeil, Ed.D. Rec. by Town Clerk Clerk/Board Member

Girls Who Code Club for Grades 5 and Up
Thursdays from 6-8 PM—September 27, 2018 through April 11, 2019
Calling all girls grades 5 and Up! Bring your own computer and we will provide the rest. Join the club and the fun. Learn to code, and collaborate on joint projects.
Registration is required. Space is limited and attendees are expected to attend all sessions.

Needham Human Rights Committee Agenda January 17, 2019 7:30pm Highland Room, Town Hall Recorder: Julie AGENDA POSTED BELOW

A Drop-in playgroup for caregivers and children, providing STEAM activities, literacy and social play for ages 2-5 years. Provided by Family Access of Newton.
This will occur the first and third Fridays of the month, from November 2, 2018 - April 26, 2019.

Lewis is a young boy who goes to live with his uncle Jonathan after the death of his parents. It doesn’t take him long to realize that Jonathan is no ordinary man. He’s a warlock, and inside his house is a horrifying magical object. Created by an evil wizard, this clock is designed to keep counting down until the final tick ushers in the apocalypse. The only way to stop this doomsday from occurring is to find the clock, which is hidden inside the house. Will Lewis and his uncle be able to find it in time to stop disaster?
Sponsored by the Needham Free Public Library.

Families are invited to the Children’s Room where together they can explore an arts/crafts project, work on a construction assignment and play games that enhance literacy, logic or math skills. All ages are welcome. This will be an ongoing event on the third Saturday of every month from 10-11:30 AM, during the school year.