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Child’s Play, a Drop-In Program for Children 0-2 years and Their Caregivers

October 16, 2019, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM @ Story Time Room
Needham Free Public Library

Child’s Play is a drop-in program for children 0-2 years and their caregivers. The songs, rhymes, lap games and books in this program will promote rhythm, coordination and verbal skills in young children as well as bonding between child and caregiver.

NPL Evening Book Club - The Honest Truth about Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves by Dan Ariely

October 16, 2019, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM @ Community Room
Needham Free Public Library

Dan Ariely, behavioral economist and the New York Times bestselling author of The Upside of Irrationality and Predictably Irrational, examines the contradictory forces that drive us to cheat and keep us honest, in this groundbreaking look at the way we behave: The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty.
From ticket-fixing in our police departments to test-score scandals in our schools, from our elected leaders’ extra-marital affairs to the Ponzi schemes undermining our economy, cheating and dishonesty are ubiquitous parts of our national news cycle—and inescapable parts of the human condition. Drawing on original experiments and research, in the vein of Freakonomics, The Tipping Point, and Survival of the Sickest, Ariely reveals—honestly—what motivates these irrational, but entirely human, behaviors.

Diversity and Discussion Book Club - 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater

October 16, 2019, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM @ Community Room
Needham Free Public Library

If it weren’t for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment.
This riveting nonfiction book for teens about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment tells the true story of an agender teen who was set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland, California. One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. ...

(LG) The Rashi School Rainforest Reptiles

October 14, 2019 - October 19, 2019 @ Large sign facing Library

School Committee - Policy SubCommittee

October 16, 2019, 4:30 PM @ Supt. Conference Room

School Committee - Policy Subcommittee School Administration Building 1330 Highland Avenue Needham, MA 02492 Supt. Conference Room AGENDA: Review of Current Financial Policies Date:9/24/2019 Joyce Wiggin Rec. By Town Clerk Clerk/Board Member

SELECT BOARD

October 16, 2019, 6:45 PM @ Powers Hall

SELECT BOARD October 16, 2019 Needham Town Hall Agenda Note: Agenda subject to revision, start times are approximate and agenda items may be discussed at earlier or later times.

Traffic Management Advisory Committee

October 16, 2019, 7:00 PM

Trustees of Memorial Park - Revised Agenda 10/15/19

October 16, 2019, 7:00 PM

Trustees of Memorial Park Meeting Agenda Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Memorial Park Fieldhouse 7:00 PM