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The mission of the Newton Free Library is to provide in an accessible and equitable manner the widest possible range of library services for the informational, educational, cultural and recreational enrichment of all members of the Newton Community.

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    Newton Free Library

    330 Homer Street
    Newton, MA 02459

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      02/13/12

      NEWTON’S REVOLUTIONARY ROOTS – THE 2012 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Newton Free Library NEWTON’S REVOLUTIONARY ROOTS – THE 2012 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Presented by Historic Newton at Newton Free Library February 13, 2012 NEWTON’S REVOLUTIONARY ROOTS – THE 2012 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Boston, Newton, and the Revolution This talk will explore the relationship between Boston and its rural neighbors, including Newton, during the American Revolution. The leaders of the resistance against Great Britain made a massive effort to mobilize throughout Massachusetts. The Durant family and their community offer an excellent opportunity to see this revolutionary process at work. Benjamin Carp,...

      03/19/12

      The Warmth Of Other Suns: Discussion by Isabel Wilkerson Newton Free Library The Warmth Of Other Suns: Discussion by Isabel Wilkerson Presented by Historic Newton at Newton Free Library March 19, 2012 Join Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson for a discussion of her book about the epic journey of African Americans from the Jim Crow South to U.S. cities in the North and West in search of a better life in the early half of the twentieth century. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and...

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  • Upcoming Events

    02/13/12

    NEWTON’S REVOLUTIONARY ROOTS – THE 2012 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Newton Free Library NEWTON’S REVOLUTIONARY ROOTS – THE 2012 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Presented by Historic Newton at Newton Free Library February 13, 2012 NEWTON’S REVOLUTIONARY ROOTS – THE 2012 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Boston, Newton, and the Revolution This talk will explore the relationship between Boston and its rural neighbors, including Newton, during the American Revolution. The leaders of the resistance against Great Britain made a massive effort to mobilize throughout Massachusetts. The Durant family and their community offer an excellent opportunity to see this revolutionary process at work. Benjamin Carp,...

    03/19/12

    The Warmth Of Other Suns: Discussion by Isabel Wilkerson Newton Free Library The Warmth Of Other Suns: Discussion by Isabel Wilkerson Presented by Historic Newton at Newton Free Library March 19, 2012 Join Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson for a discussion of her book about the epic journey of African Americans from the Jim Crow South to U.S. cities in the North and West in search of a better life in the early half of the twentieth century. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and...

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  • Past Events

    02/05/12	2012 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES - Free admission! Newton Free Library
    11/07/11	NEWTON’S REVOLUTIONARY ROOTS – THE NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Newton Free Library
    06/16/11	HIDDEN GEM: HISTORIC MYRTLE BAPTIST CHURCH AND NEWTON’S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY Newton Free Library
    05/10/11	Preview Reception: Newton Open Studios Newton Free Library
    04/14/11	WOMEN BREAKING BOUNDARIES—THE 2011 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Newton Free Library
    03/10/11	WOMEN BREAKING BOUNDARIES—THE 2011 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Newton Free Library
    02/17/11	WOMEN BREAKING BOUNDARIES—THE 2011 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Newton Free Library
    02/03/11	J.R. Ringdahl Contemporary Abstraction Newton Free Library
    10/26/10	STORM WATER MANAGEMENT: PART TWO Newton Free Library
    09/21/10	STORM WATER MANAGEMENT: PART ONE The Flood Last Time Newton Free Library
    04/29/10	ROOTS IN OUR HISTORY– THE 2010 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES: Suburban Destiny Newton Free Library
    03/25/10	Newton’s Only Working Farm: The Historic Newton Angino Community Farm and Sustainable Local Food Newton Free Library
    08/10/09- 08/31/09	Window Dressing photography exhibit Newton Free Library
    06/02/09- 06/29/09	Fresh Cut, Drawings and paintings by Cynthia Maurice at the Newton Free Library Newton Free Library