Category: happenings at the library

An annual ACL tradition!  Join us for wintery crafts to celebrate the season on Saturday December 12th from 10:30 – noon.  The neighborhood teens will have great projects on hand for all the kiddos.  You won’t want to miss it! ​If you have a teen or tween who would like to help with the event,… Continue reading Drop-In Holiday Kiddie Crafts! Saturday, December 12th 10:30 – noon

Check it out…”Newton enthusiast” Kathleen Maguire profiled the ACL in her recent Finding Newton Awe post on the Village 14 blog. ​ Thanks for the shout-out Kathleen!

A community read!  Our next ACL Book Club selection is Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson. We will meet on Saturday, December 5th at 11:30 am.  We have selected this as our next title because author Bryan Stevenson will be speaking about his groundbreaking book at Emerson College as a part of a series of Community… Continue reading Community Read: The ACL Book Club Just Mercy: Saturday, 12/5 at 11:30 am

The ACL is 100% volunteer-run and we rely entirely on donations to continue our operations.  We wish to thank our two signature institutional sponsorsfor their ongoing financial support of the library: Lasell College and The Village Bank.  These two sponsors have been with us since the opening of the ACL in 2009–they are our two… Continue reading Feeling Thankful At the ACL

A community read!  Our next ACL Book Club selection is Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson. We will meet on Saturday, December 5th at 11:30 am.  We have selected this as our next title because author Bryan Stevenson will be speaking about his groundbreaking book at Emerson College as a part of a series of Community… Continue reading Community Read: The ACL Book Club Just Mercy on Saturday, December 5th at 11:30 am

Two local Lego League Robotics Teams of Newton with ties to the ACL will be giving a short presentation on the solutions they have researched for the Trash Trek Challenge that the First Lego League is running this fall. The teams would like to share their project info and get feedback as well on a solution to… Continue reading First Lego League Robotics Team Presentations at the ACL: Monday, November 16th at 7:00 pm

Fall is here…time to get those holiday projects going!  join our knitters on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.  Knitting guru Judy Castaldi will be on hand to help knitters with projects, troubleshoot, or even teach you how to knit from scratch.  Anyone who enjoys knitting or would like to learn how to… Continue reading Knitting Club Saturday, November 14th 10:30 – 11:45 am

Are you a serious Minecraft fan? Come to the ACL to meet other players, discuss your favorite mods and tricks, and play together on a private server. ​ Saturday, November 14th 11 am – 12:30 pm Recommended for ages 10+ Will likely meet on a monthly basis, TBD To play on the server you will… Continue reading NEW! Minecraft Meet-Up Saturday, November 14th 11 am –  12:30 pm

Thank you to all of our summertime nature crafters.  You all helped adorn our lovely gardens with your wonderful creations.  We have enjoyed your works of art and now you may bring them home for your own gardens!  We’ll give folks a couple of weeks to gather their items.  We hope we can do a… Continue reading Time to Pick Up Your Summer Nature Craft Creations

Our next ACL Book Club selection is Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson. We will meet on Saturday, December 5th at 10:00 am.  We have selected this as our next title because author Bryan Stevenson will be speaking about his groundbreaking book at Emerson College at a lecture that is free and open to the public… Continue reading Read NOW, Discuss Later: The ACL Book Club Just Mercy on Saturday, December 5th at 10:00 am