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The City of Woburn will be hosting another outdoor hockey tournament this Winter. The 2018 Woburn Backyard Classic is set to take place in January. The potential dates are Saturday January 27th & Sunday January 28th. This year there are inclement weather dates in place for Saturday February 10th and Sunday February 11th.

Join fellow community members next week at the Holiday Sing Along with James Lepler on Thursday December 21st at 11am at the Woburn Senior Center. The event is for kids and seniors and is being sponsored by Friends of the Woburn Public Library. The  concert is free and open to the public. It will be cancelled if the Woburn Public Schools close due to weather. For any questions please call  (781) 933-0148 or email dkarlin@minlib.net. 

Learn how to begin to lock down your personal information in an increasingly online world. This workshop will focus on: strong Passwords / 2FA, removing info from data brokers, Wi-Fi security, phishing ID, and lost phone protocol.

Ken Gagne is a writer, editor, and social media strategist on the subjects of IT, electronic entertainment, and human interest. He primarily writes for Computerworld about Apple, content management systems, and retrocomputing.  

This program will take place at Woburn Memorial High School | 88 Montvale Ave., Woburn

SCI is currently seeking volunteers of all ages for our ongoing project Woburn Volunteers for Seniors. This project matches handicapped and isolated seniors with local volunteers, who will assist them with snow shoveling. It's a great chance for students to earn some service hours as well as for families to volunteer together, especially as there are currently over 50 seniors in our community who are requesting our help this year. 

SCI AmeriCorps is now recruiting for part-time AmeriCorps members for positions at our partner sites across Eastern Massachusetts. Nearby location include the James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club, the YMCA of Greater Boston, and many more. The goal of the SCI AmeriCorps program is to connect youth with relationships, experiences and resources they need to succeed. Members implement volunteer outreach and capacity building activities that increase volunteer participation, and provide leadership training and community service opportunities for youth.

Between the World and Me is a 2015 book written by Ta-Nehisi Coates. It is written as a letter to the author's teenaged son about the feelings, symbolism, and realities associated with being black in the United States.

Join fellow community members for a free Christmas concert by classical guitarist, Matthew Lister. The show will be held at The Shepherd's House, 102 Cummings Park (opposite the batting cages).  Along with a lovely concert of traditional and original arrangements, you can buy chances for two very special themed drawings (one is an American Girls themed basket, and the other is a Bruins themed basket which includes a signed hockey stick and tickets to a game this season).