Wippl speaks and writes widely on issues regarding National Security, Intelligence and Terrorism.įor more information about Agent Zigzag or the Milton Reads programs, please visit the library at 476 Canton Avenue in Milton, the library’s Facebook page or website at or email with questions. As a professor at the Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies, Mr. Wippl spent a 30 year career as an operations officer in the National Clandestine Service (NCS), serving around the globe. Reserve your space at click on events.īoston University Professor Joseph Wippl, closes out the Final Chapter of Milton Reads, on Tuesday, March 28, from 7-8pm. Suggested donation of $10 at the door covers light refreshments. Prizes for costumes and game winning will be awarded. Wear your favorite spy costume (trench coat and sun glasses qualify), enjoy a Zigzag beverage, spy themed appetizers, and games that will test your covert tactics.

Spy Night Steel & Rye, takes place on Sunday, March 26, from 5-7pm. Rated PG, the film runs 2 hours and 20 minutes. So begins the hair-raising story of a professional thief who turns patriot. When he arrives home to England to carry out his mission, he convinces the English to use him as a double agent. The film is based on the true story of safecracker Eddie Chapman as he convinces the Germans to use him to spy on the British. Triple Cross, a 1966 film starring Christopher Plummer and Yul Brunner, will appear on the Library’s big screen on Tuesday, March 21, at 6:30pm. On Thursday, March 16, from 7-8pm, Library Director Will Adamczyk will lead a book discussion on Agent Zigzag in the Library’s Conference Room.

Rated R, the film runs 1 hour and 42 minutes. Her mission escalates when a young girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare. Programming kicks off on Wednesday, March 8, at 6:30pm, with the critically acclaimed film Eye in the Sky (2016), starring Helen Mirren, as Colonel Katherine Powell who is in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Copies of the popular book are available at the Library’s circulation desk. All programs take place in the month of March and compliment the town-wide reading of Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal by Ben Macintyre. The Milton Public Library is pleased to announce a full schedule of events to celebrate Milton Reads 2017. Milton Reads Agent Zigzag – Milton’s Choice

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