Category: Courtney’s Programming

View a video of this program. Weds, Sept 28, 7:00 PM – Gish Jen’s latest collection of stories, Thank You, Mr. Nixon, illuminates the experiences of multiple generations of people in the Chinese diaspora since the opening up of China in the 1970s. Dr. Karen Teoh will give...

Tues, Sept 27, 4:00 PM Webinar – Join us for an afternoon with Pulitzer Prize finalist and PEN/Faulkner Award winner Hernan Diaz, author of In the Distance and Trust. Diaz holds a Ph.D. from NYU and edits, the Spanish-language journal Revista Hispánica Moderna, at Columbia University. Register...

Tues, Sept 20, 7:00 PM – Whether you’re new to Medicare or have questions about your current plan, stop by the library to ask an expert. Lisa Farnham, Senior Plan Consultant at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, will be available in the Raytheon...

View a video of this program. Tues, Sept 20, 2:00 PM – Join us for a virtual conversation with prolific British-American writer, journalist, and consummate adventurer Simon Winchester. This author talk will cover many aspects of his work across myriad fields of history, technology,...

Weds, Sept 14 at 7:00 PM – Dr. Zhuqing Li will present a talk on her new book, Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China’s Civil War. Register here to attend in person or via Zoom. This event is part of the MetroWest...

Tues, Sept 6 at 7:00 PM – The Sacco-Vanzetti Case caused a world-wide sensation in the 1920s. Two Italian immigrants; Bartolomeo Vanzetti & Nicola Sacco – both avowed anarchists – were convicted in a Massachusetts courtroom in 1921 for the robbery & murder of...

View a video of this program. Thurs, Sept. 8, 2:00 PM – Bestselling author and child development expert, Dr. Michele Borba, will discuss her book, Thrivers: Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Thrive. Register for the Zoom link here. Data shows that...