Acton Memorial Library

Please join the Acton 250 Committee for its next speaking event featuring historian and author Don N. Hagist. Don will share lesser-known narratives from the Revolutionary Era, including the lives of British soldiers who engaged the colonials on April 19, 1775 and maintained the Siege of Boston for the following year. Don is managing editor of Journal of the American Revolution (allthingsliberty.com). His historical studies focus on presenting an accurate picture of individual soldiers and their families, especially those of the British army who served in America. This research is done using exclusively primary sources, mostly from archives in North America

Meeting Room, Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720 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 Artificial Intelligence. A short article is available from the Great Decisions briefing book. Please read it ahead of the meeting. It is available in the library. The AI revolution is the leading edge of a larger high-tech revolution which promises to transform the world. Experts argue that international

Meeting Room, Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720 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 U.S. Leadership. A short article is available from the Great Decisions briefing book. Please read it ahead of the meeting. It is available in the library. Under President Biden, the U.S. has advanced new ideas about trade, technology, industrial policy, competition with China, and the organization of the

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 the Middle East. A short article is available from the Great Decisions briefing book. Please read it ahead of the meeting. It is available in the library. The war in Gaza has brought the region to a crossroads. What are the possible outcomes of the war, and how might the United States use its influence to shape a long-term