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 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.

AB Forward is the committee to create a strategic plan for the future of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District. AB Forward requests community feedback about reorganization options at one of three community forums: Tuesday, Oct 21 at the ABRHS auditorium Monday, Oct 27 at the Blanchard Memorial School gym Thursday, Oct 30  - Virtual (registration and link TBD)    

Are you looking for an early education program that fosters a love for learning and the outdoors? The Infant Toddler Children's Center is hosting its Annual Enrollment Open House on Saturday, November 1st, from 9 a.m. to Noon. We invite you to learn about our unique nature-based curriculum and discover how we inspire a lifelong love of learning.

Kick off your holiday shopping at Acton Congregational Church's First Annual Handmade Harvest Market! We're bringing together a variety of professional artisans and enthusiastic shoppers for a wonderful day of creativity and community. Admission: $3 adults, Free for students and children Proceeds benefit the local Missions and Outreach activities of ACC.

“Hockomock” in Algonquin means "land where spirits dwell” and is a revered Wampanoag sacred site, and later a “Devil’s Swamp” for English settlers. Join Dan Boudillion and Bettina Abe for a 2-mile hike at Hockomock Swamp, a Massachusetts Wildlife Management Area in Raynham, Mass. There is much lore surrounding the history of Hockomock Swamp, beginning in the 1600s. The area is the largest freshwater swamp in the state and is known for sightings of floating orbs of light, ghostly voices, and phantom drums linked to its past as an ancient burial ground and a natural fortress during King Phillip’s War.

The book Path of Souls: the Native American Death Journey gives evidence of shamanic soul travel to the Milky Way in mound cultures.  Are there traces of such structures and travel in Nashobah?  Yes. Nashobah historian, Dan Boudillion, will explore local structures that mirror the arrangements identified by Gregory Little in the book and which may have been used for similar purposes. Friends of Pine Hawk events are free but for talks like this registration is encouraged at https://tinyurl.com/2025-Pinehawk.

DiscoverSTEM 2025 is an interactive career discovery for teens and others. This free event is for students in middle and high school plus the community. STEM vendors and businesses will showcase a variety of real-world solutions to technical challenges including the Acton Flood Solutions Hackathon challenge.