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• Author Talk Series - Visiting authors run the gamut of first-time writers to best-selling novelists with a string of books under their belts.
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• Local and Family History Series - A series of guest lecturers at the Central Library that teach you more about the rich history of Greater Boston and how to learn more about your roots.
• Lowell Lecture Series - Generously sponsored by the Lowell Institute, established in 1836 with the specific mission of making great ideas accessible to all people, free of charge.
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