October 19, 2019 - October 26, 2019 @ Large sign facing the Library
October 19, 2019 - October 24, 2019 @ Small Sign Board (Facing Sudbury Farms on Highland Avenue)
October 20, 2019, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM @ Community RoomNeedham Free Public Library
Needham native Rana Chudnofsky from the Benson-Henry Mind Body Institute will discuss, demonstrate and lead you to experience the Relaxation Response. A mind body practitioner and accomplished lecturer for nearly two decades, Rana helped create BHI’s Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART) program, a self-care education program for delivery in community and corporate settings. A frequent public speaker and sought-after lecturer, Rana specializes in relaxation techniques and cognitive strategies for clinical treatment centers, schools and universities, as well as group-based self-care programming for veterans with PTSD. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library. Refreshments will be available.
October 20, 2019, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Community RoomNeedham Free Public Library
Almost twenty-five years after the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum–still the largest unsolved art theft in history–one of the stolen Degas paintings is delivered to the Boston studio of a young artist. Claire Roth has entered into a Faustian bargain with a powerful gallery owner by agreeing to forge the Degas in exchange for a one-woman show in his renowned gallery. But as she begins her work, she starts to suspect that this long-missing masterpiece–the very one that had been hanging at the Gardner for one hundred years–may itself be a forgery. The Art Forger is a thrilling novel about seeing–and not seeing–the secrets that lie beneath the canvas.This is one of several discussions about this years' One Book One Community title, The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro. This one will be facilitated by Library Trustee Robert Petitt.
October 21, 2019, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM @ Community Room Needham Free Public Library
Dance, jump, and sing along to the infectious music of Stacey Peasley! Stacey Peasley has performed before audiences and been a professional singer for over 20 years. Lately her audiences are enthusiastic kids and families. A teacher for ten years, Stacey is thrilled to combine her love of children and music into a lively act that engages kids and creates memorable and fun sing-along songs. For ages 2-5 and their families..Funding for Music Enrichment Programs provided by the Friends of the Needham Public Library.
October 21, 2019, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM @ STEAM Room-Children's Dept. Needham Free Public Library
Children will learn coding through online games and puzzles and create projects using Scratch. Children need to bring their own laptop or notebook computer. Scratch does not work on tablets.**Registration is required. Space is limited and attendees are expected to attend all sessions.There will be no sessions on October 14 and November 11.
October 21, 2019, 7:00 PM @ Highland Room
NEEDHAM CULTURAL COUNCIL 7:00 PM, Monday, October 21, 2019 Location: Highland Room Needham Town Hall
NEEDHAM HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEETING Monday, October 21, 2019 Highland Room 7:00 PM
October 21, 2019, 7:00 PM
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION TOWN OF NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS MEETING AGENDA Monday, October 21, 2019 7:00 PM Rosemary Recreation Complex
October 21, 2019, 7:30 PM
October 22, 2019, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM @ Story Time RoomNeedham Free Public Library
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.
October 22, 2019, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM @ Story Time RoomNeedham Free Public Library
Babies and their adult caregivers explore the rhythms and paterns of speech with songs, lap games and a story or two.
October 22, 2019, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM @ STEAM Room-Children's Dept. Needham Free Public Library
Join Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s Club, where you’ll build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess...it’s a totally new kind of math club. *Space is limited–Registration required. Sign up is for all 8 sessions.
October 22, 2019, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM @ Community Room Needham Free Public Library
Using a large blow up flying saucer, children will conduct science experiments inside the flying saucer. Experiments will include such topics as: outer space and planets, gravity, etc. and a solar system navigation program on a computer. **Registration is required. Space is limited to ten participants, ages 8-10. Sponsored by the Library Foundation of Needham.
October 22, 2019, 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM @ STEAM Room-Children's Dept. Needham Free Public Library
Join Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s Club, where you’ll build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess...it’s a totally new kind of math club. **Space is limited–Registration required.Sign up is for all 8 sessions.
October 22, 2019, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
October 22, 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM @ STEAM Room-Children's Dept. Needham Free Public Library
Girls Who Code Club for Grades 5 and Up Thursdays from 6:30-8 PM—October 1, 2019 through April 14, 2020 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.There will be no sessions on December 24, 31 and February 18.
October 22, 2019, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM @ Community Room
In March of 1990, two thieves dressed as Boston police officers gained entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston Massachusetts and successfully executed the largest art heist in modern history. Among the thirteen priceless works stolen was Vermeer's "The Concert" one of only 35 of the master's surviving works. Not a single one of the works has been recovered. Stolen is a full exploration of the Gardner theft, and the fascinating, disparate characters involved: from the 19th century Grand Dame Isabella Gardner to a private detective obsessed with finding the art to a terrorist organization with a penchant for stealing Vermeers. Sponsored by the Needham Free Public Library in support of One Book One Community Read 2019.
October 22, 2019, 7:00 PM @ Charles River Room
NEEDHAM PLANNING BOARD Charles River Room, Public Services Administration Building 500 Dedham Avenue, Needham, Massachusetts Tuesday, October 22, 2019 7:00 p.m.
October 22, 2019, 7:30 PM
October 23, 2019, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM @ Story Time RoomNeedham Free Public Library
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.
October 23, 2019, 10:00 AM
October 23, 2019, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM @ Community RoomNeedham Free Public Library
See, touch, and learn about creepy creatures from rats to tarantulas. This is a 2 hour presentation, with the first hour the show, and the second hour a petting zoo experence for ages 4+.Sponsored by the Library Foundation of Needham.
October 23, 2019, 4:30 PM
October 23, 2019, 7:00 PM
October 24, 2019 - October 31, 2019 @ Small Sign Board (Facing Sudbury Farms on Highland Avenue)
October 24, 2019, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM @ STEAM Room-Children's Dept. Needham Free Public Library
Does your little learners love to tinker and create new things? If so, they’re going to love Snapology’s Junior Engineers program! This program will give your students an opportunity to build working LEGO® brick models of elevators, amusement park rides, robotic dogs, spinning tops, and so much more! As your learners work alongside other little engineers, they will be learning the importance of teamwork, an essential component of engineering and design. **Registration is required. Space is limited to 15 children ages 3-5 years.
October 24, 2019, 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
October 24, 2019, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM @ STEAM Room-Children's Dept. Needham Free Public Library
Build an electric circuit to ring a bell or spin a fan, using electronic snap circuits. For ages 6+.
October 24, 2019, 5:00 PM
October 25, 2019, 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM @ Storytime RoomNeedham Free Public Library
Raising A Reader’s mission is to engage caregivers in a routine of book sharing with their children to foster healthy brain development, healthy relationships, a love of reading, and the literacy skills critical for school success. Participants will enjoy a storytime together. Adults will learn some early literacy practices they can use at home with their child. Families check out a red bag of paperback books to read at home together and exchange it for a new bag of books each week. *Registration is required for this eight week session, running from October 4 - November 22.Provided by Family Access of Newton.
October 26, 2019 - October 27, 2019 @ Community Room
In keeping with the One Book One Community Read theme of The Art Forger, join us for an art-themed Escape Room Weekend where you'll need to solve a series of puzzles to escape a museum before time runs out and the guards catch you. You must be at least nine years old to register, and knowledge of the Art World is a plus. *Registration begins on Monday, October 7th at the Adult Reference Desk.Sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library, in support of One Book One Community Read 2019.
October 26, 2019 - November 2, 2019 @ Large sign facing Library