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Road closure

Lincoln Road will be closed from the five-way intersection to Tower Road from Tuesday to Friday, Oct. 14–17 from 8:15am–4:00pm. Click here for detour information.

Film: “Music for Black Pigeons”

The Lincoln Library Film Society presents “Music for Black Pigeons” (2022), a documentary that explores the lives and processes of some of the world’s most renowned and prolific jazz musicians, on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6:00pm in the Tarbell Room.

Diaper drive

There will be a collection bin at the library for donations to the 2025 Metro-Boston Diaper Drive until Saturday, Oct. 18. All diapers and donations go to WIC Somerville, which supports families in need in Lincoln, Somerville, Cambridge, Arlington, Watertown, Lexington, Bedford, and Belmont. To learn more or donate via Target or Amazon, visit mbdiapers.org.

Four films shown by GRALTA

The GRALTA Foundation returns with a series of four film showings on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The schedule:

“The Other Son“
Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7:00pm, Bemis Hall
Sunday, Oct. 19 at 1:30pm, Lincoln Public Library
Two young Israeli men, one Jewish and one not, discover they were accidentally switched at birth. Directed by Lorraine Levy.

“A Borrowed Identity“
Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7:00pm, Bemis Hall
Sunday, Nov. 2 at 1:30pm, Lincoln Public Library
A Palestinian-Israeli boy is sent to a prestigious boarding school in Jerusalem and struggles with language, culture, and identity. Directed by Eran Riklis.

“Louis Theroux: The Settlers“
Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7:00pm, Bemis Hall
Sunday, Nov. 16 at 1:30pm, Lincoln Public Library
Fourteen years after his first visit, British journalist Louis Theroux meets religious-nationalist West Bank Israeli settlers who have their eyes on Gaza. Directed by Josh Baker.

“The Teacher“
Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7:00pm, Bemis Hall
Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1:30pm, Lincoln Public Library
A Palestinian school teacher’s struggles to reconcile his commitment to political resistance with offering emotional support for his students and his romantic relationship with a volunteer worker. Directed by Farah Nabulsi.

The Great Pumpkin Smash

Composting your Halloween pumpkins can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Bring your jack-o’-lanterns and decorative gourds to smash and feed to the Codman Community Farm pigs on Sunday, Nov. 2 from 10:00am–2:00pm. Food provided by CCF and ice cream cookie sandwiches prepared by the Ice Cream Bike (vegan and gluten free options available). Please remove any stickers, candles, and other decorations and leave your painted pumpkins at home. Suggested donation of $1 per pumpkin to benefit CCF. Sponsored by the Lincoln & Concord Chapters of Mothers Out Front, the Weston Community Children’s Association, and CCF.

National Constitution Day

On September 17, the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Anti-Racism Committee (IDEA) hosted a National Constitution Day out-loud read of the U.S. Constitution. Massachusetts Poet Laureate Regie Gibson joined 39 community members to read the Constitution. Click here to see the recording, or see the IDEA website for photos and the slide deck.