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Reminder: Hooper Birthday Picnic – 5/16/26
Celebrate the Past. Support the Future.
Join us this Saturday, May 16th for a special birthday picnic honoring George Hooper and celebrating the Hooper Institute’s 100-year anniversary with a community picnic and fundraiser!
Don’t miss a fun day on the lawn featuring live music, games, beautiful plants for purchase, delicious food, and time to connect with neighbors and friends!
Your support helps us continue our mission for the next 100 years. We can’t wait to celebrate together!
Great Decisions at the Library – 5/11/26
“Great Decisions” next Monday Evening
“The Future of Human Rights and International Law”
On Monday, May 11, at 6:00 pm, “Great Decisions” in the Walpole Town Library will explore the status of human rights and international law in the United States. It may surprise you to learn how very few international human rights treaties have been ratified by the U.S. Congress.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948, is the most translated document in the world. While this is cause for optimism, the undermining of human rights in the U.S. – targeting women, immigrants, non-white racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ individuals – has reached levels not seen since the UN’s establishment. Why has this happened?
The relevant reading is “The Future of Human Rights and International Law in a Divided World” by Jose E. Alvarez. A copy of this article, published by the Foreign Policy Association, is available at the library and can be emailed to you upon request to our Library Director: jmalmberg@walpoletownlibrary.org If you are joining the discussion via Zoom, please request the Zoom link and join at 6:30 pm; in-person meeting begins at 6:00 pm with a Master Class video.
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