February 2022

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Wednesday, February 27:00—8:00 PMYoutube Channel
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A Year of Black History: Surviving Southampton, African American Women and Resistance in Nat Turner

Surviving Southampton: African American Women and Resistance in Nat Turner's Community Most people have heard the name Nat Turner before. His actions as an enslaved man who successfully led a rebellion in antebellum Virginia that lead to the death of nearly sixty white men, women and children, made him impossible to ignore in his own time.…Learn More
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Wednesday, February 97:00—8:00 PMYoutube Channel
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Anita Hill Talks About Her Book, Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence

Anita Hill Talks About Her Book, Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender ViolenceOne night only! This program will air on YouTube, but will not be available for future viewing. All questions for Professor Hill must be emailed in advance to dhoffman@minlib. net. Brandeis University professor Anita Hill will speak about her new book, Believing: Our Thirty Year Journey to End Gender Violence, and the decades-long fight she's waged to raise awareness of and end gender based violence.…Learn More
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Wednesday, February 167:00—8:00 PMZoom

Author talk with Nicholas A. Basbanes

Author talk with Nicholas A. Basbanes Author Nicholas A. Basbanes was recently recognized by the Massachusetts Center for the Book as one of Massachusetts's must-read authors of the year. Join Basbanes for a presentation on his critically acclaimed book, Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, via Zoom.…Learn More
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Monday, February 21Closed

Waltham Public Library

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Tuesday, February 226:00—7:00 PMZoom

Author talk with Larry Tye

Author talk with Larry TyeBestselling author Larry Tye was recently recognized by the Massachusetts Center for the Book as one of Massachusetts's must-read authors of the year. Join Tye for a presentation on his critically acclaimed book, Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy, via Zoom.…Learn More
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Wednesday, February 237:00—8:00 PMYoutube Channel
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Lung Cancer: Early Detection Matters

Lung Cancer: Early Detection MattersLung cancer specialists from Mass General Hospital and Newton Wellesley Hospital will talk about the benefits of lung cancer screening, early detection of lung cancer, and the rise in lung cancer cases, even among non-smokers. Watch on YouTube: Lung Cancer: Early Detection Matters Hugh Auchincloss, MD, MPH, received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 2008.…Learn More
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Monday, February 287:00—8:00 PMZoom

How to Make a Slave and Other Essays with Professor Jerald Walker

How to Make a Slave and Other Essays with Professor Jerald WalkerJoin us for an evening with Jerald Walker. He will read excerpts from and discuss his new book titled How to Make a Slave and Other Essays, which was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in nonfiction and winner of the 2020 Massachusetts Book Award in nonfiction.…Learn More