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Pollard School Council AGENDA Monday, January 13, 2020 2:45-4:00 pm Media Center Next Meeting Monday, February 10, 2020 2:45 pm Media Center

In the late 19th century, as America’s teeming cities grew increasingly congested, the time had come to replace the nostalgic horse-drawn trolleys with a faster, cleaner, safer, and more efficient form of transportation. Ultimately, it was Boston—a city of so many firsts—that overcame a litany of engineering challenges, the greed-driven interests of businessmen, and the great fears of its citizenry to construct America’s first subway. Based in part on Doug Most’s acclaimed book of the same name, The Race Underground tells the dramatic story of an invention that changed the lives of millions.
Part of PBS' American Experience, this event is sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library.

NEEDHAM CULTURAL COUNCIL Meeting Agenda -1/13 7:30 PM, January 13, 2020 | Location: Great Plain, Needham Town Hall Agenda ? Member Welcome and Introductions ? Approval of Past Minutes ? Review MCC Grants ? Update for Electrical Box Project ? Set date for end of year reception and discuss location ? Other Business Future Meeting Dates: Monday, February 10, Great Plain, 7:30 pm Monday, March 16, Great Plain, 7:30 pm Monday, April 13, Great Plain Monday, May 18, Highland Monday, June 15, Great Plain

Design Review Board Meeting Agenda/Sign-Up Sheet Meeting Date: Monday, January 13, 2020 Time: 7:30 pm Location: Public Services Administration Bldg. 500 Dedham Ave., Charles River Room (1st Floor) IN CASE OF WEATHER RELATED MEETING CANCELLATIONS APPLICANTS SHOULD REFER TO THE NEEDHAM TOWN WEBSITE http://www.needhamma.gov/

Join Sarah Gardner and bring your little ones to play instruments, sing & dance along. Become part of our little library band!
Funding for Music Enrichment Programs provided by the Friends of the Needham Public Library.

Join Sarah Gardner and bring your little ones to play instruments, sing & dance along. Become part of our little library band!
Funding for Music Enrichment Programs provided by the Friends of the Needham Public Library.

100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens.
In Sapiens, Dr Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical – and sometimes devastating – breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, paleontology and economics, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities. Have we become happier as history has unfolded? Can we ever free our behaviour from the heritage of our ancestors? And what, if anything, can we do to influence the course of the centuries to come? Bold, wide-ranging and provocative, Sapiens challenges everything we thought we knew about being human: our thoughts, our actions, our power ... and our future.

Build Confidence in Reading by reading to Tucker a trained, hypoallergenic, therapy dog. For beginning readers in grades 1 to 5. Sign up for a 15 minute time slot at the Children’s Desk. Space is limited.**REGISTRATION is REQUIRED**

Tucker the Reading Dog is a trained, hypoallergenic, therapy dog who loves children and loves to be read to. **REGISTRATION is REQUIRED** Children in Grades 1-5 are invited to register at the Children's Desk for a 15 minute time slot to read to Tucker.

Needham Special Education Parent Advisory Council Needham SEPAC Business Meeting Agenda Tuesday January 14, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 PM Center At The Heights, 300 Hillside Ave, Needham

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.

Could you please post a meeting for the Select Board on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 6:45 p.m. at Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham. See below for the agenda. SELECT BOARD January 14, 2020 Needham Town Hall Agenda

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.

School Committee - Sub Committee for Negotiations (REVISED 12/23/19) January 15, 2020 3:30 - 6:30 PM School Administration Building 1330 Highland Avenue Needham, MA 02492 Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Office

School Committee - Policy Subcommittee January 15, 2020 4:30 PM School Administration Building 1330 Highland Avenue Needham, MA 02492

Author Jason Fagone chronicles the life of Elizebeth Smith, who played an integral role in our nation's history — from the Great War to the Cold War. He traces Elizebeth's developing career through World War I, Prohibition, and the struggle against fascism. She helped catch gangsters and smugglers, exposed a Nazi spy ring in South America, and fought a clandestine battle of wits against Hitler's Reich, cracking multiple versions of the Enigma machine used by German operatives to conceal their communications. And through it all, she served as muse to her husband, a master of puzzles, who astonished friends and foes alike. Inside an army vault in Washington, he worked furiously to break Purple, the Japanese version of Enigma — and eventually succeeded, at a terrible cost to his personal life. Fagone unveils America's codebreaking history through the prism of one remarkable woman's life, bringing into focus the events and personalities that shaped the modern intelligence community.

Town of Needham Finance Committee - Meeting Agenda Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 7:00 p.m. Great Plain Room, Needham Town Hall

Teens and ‘Tweens are welcome to join the fun in the Needham Free Public Library’s Community Room for a monthly Gaming Hour Program! There will be games and puzzles of all sorts, including a few to get you moving on the XBox One. If there is a game that you have and want to bring with you, feel free. No registration is needed for this monthly event. If you have questions, contact Erin at the Adult Reference Desk (781-455-7559 x2). Sponsored by the Needham Free Public Library.

Drop-In Afterschool Make and Take Craft - Bird Feeders for ages 6+.

Aging Services Board of Director’s Meetings The Center at The Heights January 16, 2020 5:00 P.M. - 6:15 P.M.

Needham Human Rights Committee AGENDA January 16, 2020 - 7:30pm Highland Room, Town Hall Recorder: Cynthia

When teenage Yi encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin and Peng, name him "Everest" and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead of Burnish, a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and zoologist Dr. Zara to help Everest get home.
Sponsored by the Needham Free Public Library.

Tucker the Reading Dog is a trained, hypoallergenic, therapy dog who loves children and loves to be read to. **REGISTRATION is REQUIRED** Children in Grades 1-5 are invited to register at the Children's Desk for a 15 minute time slot to read to Tucker.