Literary Arts
SCC Author Series: “The Viking Woman of Birka” with David K. Mullaly
ZoomAsa was a young woman who avenged a personal assault, was forced to become a warrior and leader during her family’s travels, and ultimately became responsible for defending Birka, one…
Newton Free Library presents: Kamala’s Way – An American Life
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Dan Morain, author of the new biography, Kamala's Way: An American Life, for a discussion of America's new Vice President, Kamala Harris. During his time as a reporter with the Los…
Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
ONLINE United KingdomDo you like Dogman, Narwhal & Jelly or the Babysitters Club? Come learn about how to make your own comics! We will meet on the first two Wednesdays evenings: February through…
Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
ONLINE United KingdomDo you like Dogman, Narwhal & Jelly or the Babysitters Club? Come learn about how to make your own comics! We will meet on the first two Wednesdays evenings: February through…
Newton Free Library presents: The System, Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
ONLINE United KingdomMillions of Americans have lost confidence in our political and economic system. With the characteristic clarity and passion that has made him a central civil voice, Robert B. Reich shows…
Historic Newton presents: Activism and ‘Redeeming Uncle Tom’
ONLINE United KingdomHarriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, galvanized anti-slavery forces. Yet activism for human rights was growing in the early 19th century. Our screening of “Redeeming Uncle Tom,” a film…
Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
ONLINE United KingdomDo you like Dogman, Narwhal & Jelly or the Babysitters Club? Come learn about how to make your own comics! We will meet on the first two Wednesdays evenings: February through…
Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
ONLINE United KingdomDo you like Dogman, Narwhal & Jelly or the Babysitters Club? Come learn about how to make your own comics! We will meet on the first two Wednesdays evenings: February through…
Newton Free Library presents: When Getting Along is Not Enough – Reconstructing Race in Our Lives and Relationships
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Maureen Walker, a licensed psychologist, speaker, educator, and writer who helps people bridge cultural differences such as race, religion, gender and other social status markers for this important education session.…
Newton Free Library presents: How The Mothers Of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X & James Baldwin Shaped A Nation
ONLINE United KingdomThis program is presented in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library. Join Anna Malaika Tubbs for a presentation based on her acclaimed new book, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin…