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Join us September 27th for a visit with author and Chronicle reporter, Ted Reinstein. Ted will talk about his new book, New England’s General Stores: Exploring an American Classic. Books will be available to purchase and have signed. Please register to save your seat!

According to one university survey, the fear of speaking is America’s top phobia. Journalism/communication professor Amy Callahan will give you tips for taming the butterflies in your belly during her ” The Basics of Public Speaking” workshop. Her presentation covers the simple techniques you can develop and use to build confidence and connect with the audience to help make you a more self-assured and effective public speaker.

The New England First Amendment Coalition (NEFAC) will be presenting a panel discussion on the First Amendment and freedom of the press.The discussion will feature several prominent media and legal experts including the following: Peter Caruso, Sr., Dan Kennedy, Naomi Schalit and Sheldon Toplitt.

Author, Kevin Gardner, shares details from his book about New England stone walls, The Granite Kiss, touching on history, technique, stylistic development, and aesthetics. Learn how and why New England came to acquire its thousands of miles of stone walls, the ways in which they and other dry stone structures were built, how their styles emerged and changed over time, and their significance to the famous New England landscape.

• Public Tasting & Voting on Loaf & Ladle Competitions
• Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest (Kids, Teens & Adults!)
• Kids' Activities
• "Newbury" Author Talk
• Community Room Commemoration
• Raffles and More!

The Friends of the Newbury Library have just acquired passes for the New England Aquarium starting September and running through June. Each pass admits up to 4 people at $10 each, from September through June. Passes are available to any patron holding a valid library card from the Newbury Library, or any library in the MVLC Library Consortium.