Community Resources
Resources on Recreation/Entertainment
Cary Library (https://www.carylibrary.org/)
Cary library offers a service called door to door, which delivers books to those who have limitations that keep them homebound. Call (781-862-6288) or go online and fill out a registration form to participate.
Go to https://www.carylibrary.org/databases and choose home access for the newspaper you want from the menu. You generally have to create an account and are provided free access for a number of days. For the BOSTON GLOBE, only search access is provided.
Go to https://www.carylibrary.org/databases and choose Books and Literature. Then select Overdrive. Then click on the book you want.
The library of things is a collection of non-traditional items that can be borrowed from the library. See https://www.carylibrary.org/library-things
Cary Hall
Lexington Symphony
Lexington Community Center (https://www.lexingtonma.gov/community-center)
The Lexington Community Center is located at 39 Marrett Road. The building has community meeting rooms, an exercise room with equipment and weights, space to play table tennis or pool, a large meeting room, and the offices of the Human Services and Recreation Departments for the town.
https://friendsofthecoa.org/owll/
Lexington’s Older, Wiser, Lifelong Learners program (O.W.L.L) was started in 2013, as a result of the Friends of the Lexington Council on Aging committee’s vision for an affordable, accessible, inclusive, collaborative community-based Lifelong Learning Program to serve Lexington seniors aged 60 and over. Courses are offered several times a year. The current course offerings can be found at https://friendsofthecoa.org/current-courses/
A list of activities can be found in our newsletter, published every other month and mailed to all residents 65 and older. The latest newsletter can be found by clicking on the Newsletter link at https://www.lexingtonma.gov/354/senior-services.
Lexington LifeTimes is a bi-annual publication that showcases creative content from Lexington seniors (aged 60+), such as short fiction, essays, poetry, photography, artwork, and cartoons. The publication is overseen by a volunteer editorial board which sets the criteria for submission, and solicits and selects entries for inclusion. Prior issues and submission guidelines can be found at https://friendsofthecoa.org/about-Lexington-LifeTimes/
Other Resources
- Walking trails around town: Across Lexington https://www.lexingtonma.gov/222/across-lexington
- Parks in Lexington: https://www.lexingtonma.gov/577/Parks-Playgrounds-Fields
- Senior lifetime pass for Massachusetts State Parks: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/get-a-senior-parking-pass
- Massachusetts State Parks: https://www.mass.gov/guides/list-of-state-parks-by-region
- Senior Lifetime Passes for National Parks: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm
- Minuteman National Park: https://www.nps.gov/mima/index.htm
- National Parks in Massachusetts: https://www.nps.gov/state/ma/index.htm
- Other National Parks: https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
- Massachusetts Audubon Society: https://www.massaudubon.org/
- The Trustees of Reservations: https://thetrustees.org/
- Lexington Historical Society: https://www.lexingtonhistory.org/
- Historic Sites in Lexington: https://www.tourlexington.us
- List of Museums and Galleries in Massachusetts: https://www.visit-massachusetts.com/state/museums-and-galleries/
- Volunteering for the Town can save you money on real estate taxes!
- Town Volunteer Opportunities: https://www.lexingtonma.gov/920/volunteer-opportunities-town