The Friends of the Acton Council on Aging proudly announce that the Honoring Excellence program will host Holocaust Survivor, Author and Public Speaker Janet Singer Applefield. Janet wrote a memoir about her experience as a Jewish child in Poland, surviving by taking on the identity of a deceased Catholic girl and hiding in plain sight with the aid of strangers. Her father, weighing just 110 pounds, survived the Theresienstadt camp-ghetto and reunited with his daughter. He transcribed Janet’s recollections of her years of survival, which served as the basis for her memoir. Refreshments will be served following the program. At

You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating the public opening of the 549 Main Street property, known by many as the Conant land. This multi-year project represents a partnership of state and local government, the Conant family, and non-governmental organizations in preserving historical, natural, and water resources while opening new opportunities for public passive recreation. Welcome Remarks Refreshments Guided Walk (for those interested) Parking is available at 8 Post Office Square Behind, Acton, MA - please look for blue arrows directing you to the site. Please wear comfortable shoes. Mobility assistance will be available from the parking area.

Register for the Zoom link here. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is one of the most storied events of the Holocaust, yet previous accounts of which have almost entirely focused on its male participants. In "The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: The True Story of Five Courageous Young Women Who Sparked an Uprising", Holocaust historian Elizabeth Hyman introduces five young, courageous Polish Jewish women—known as “the girls” by the leadership of the resistance and “bandits” by their Nazi oppressors—who were central to the Jewish resistance as fighters, commanders, couriers, and smugglers. Join us as Elizabeth shares this extraordinary, important, and

Join the ACC organist, Liz Carley, for a free 30 minute concert and lecture on some of the spooky music associated with Hallowe’en. Liz will give a little history of Hallowe’en and play one or two serious organ pieces. Then the fun begins with singing some classic silly Hallowe’en songs. Bring a brown bag lunch and have lunch with us after the concert in our fellowship hall. You bring the interest and the sandwiches, and we'll provide the music, juice, and cookies. Come and celebrate the season through music. It will be a Hallowe'en Howl.

Join us on Wednesday, October 29th, from 3:00 to 4:00pm for a Halloween bike ride event! Wear your best costume and travel 2 miles along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail from the West Concord bike share station to the East Acton bike share station. Bring your own bike or borrow one from the Minuteman Bike Share. Treats and volunteers will be staggered along the route. Prizes for best costumes will be announced at 4:00! FREE for all ages and communities! Start at West Concord bike share station (Behind 40 Beharrell St, Concord) and ride along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. This months topic will be on American Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead. A short article is available from the Great Decisions briefing book. Please read it ahead of the meeting. It is available in the library. Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. This months topic will be on TBD. A short article is available from the Great Decisions briefing book. Please read it ahead of the meeting. It is available in the library. Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.

Domestic Violence Services Network, Inc. (DVSN) will host its annual Light in the Darkness Candlelight Vigil on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 6:00 PM at the Lexington Community Center, 39 Marret Road, Lexington. Held during  Domestic Violence Awareness Month each October, the Vigil commemorates the lives lost in Massachusetts to domestic violence in the past year. The public is invited to attend this free event. A light supper will be served following the ceremony. For more information regarding DVSN’s Candlelight Vigil, visit DVSN.org/Vigil or call 978-318-3421.

Register on the program page on our website. FOR TEENS!!! For one night only, Acton Memorial Library will open its doors to ghouls and teens alike. Come to this free, after hours event and prepare to be scared! Activities will include a showing of a horror movie, crafts, games, campfire stories, and, for the bravest of you, entry into our haunted stacks! Enter into our Costume Contest to win a prize and take pictures with your friends in our photo booth! Register ahead of time to become eligible to receive a Door Prize on entry! Suitable for grades 5 through