ESPECIALLY FOR ADULTS
BLMA Concerts in Hunneman Hall
Today, 2:30 PM: Deirdre Viau, flute & Yhasmin Valenzuela, clarinet more ›
Senior Cinema at Coolidge Corner
Thu 3/18 1:29 PM: Coco Before Chanel more ›
Brookline Poetry Series at Main
Sun 3/21 1:30 PM: Fanny Howe more ›
Mystery Writers of America • New England Chapter
Monthly meetings in Hunneman Hall • Donation requested to cover refreshments
Census Jobs — $17 per hour and up!
The Bureau of the Census is testing applicants for Census 2010 jobs in the library. See our Calendar for more information. Note that all Thursday morning sessions will be held at the Main Library, but all others will be at the Coolidge Corner Branch Library.
ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS
Special Programs
Thu 3/18 10:30 AM: Movn’ to the Music Mornings! at Main Library, Hunneman Hall more ›
Thu 3/25 11:00 AM: Let's Gogh Art (registration required) at Main Library, Children's Room more ›
Sat 3/27 11:00 AM: Author Dan Gutman at Main Library, Hunneman Hall more ›
Thu 4/1 11:00 AM: Let's Gogh Art (registration required) at Main Library, Children's Room more ›
Thu 4/8 11:00 AM: Let's Gogh Art (registration required) at Main Library, Children's Room more ›
Thu 4/15 10:30 AM: Movn’ to the Music Mornings! at Main Library, Hunneman Hall more ›
Story Times, Sing-Alongs & Book Groups
Fridays 10:30 AM Friday Flicks! for preschoolers ages 2 and up at Main
ESPECIALLY FOR TEENS
Manga and Anime Club
First Tuesday of each month, at Main Library in Hunneman Hall
The Library Guild (formerly the Teen Advisory Group)
3rd Tues. every other month Oct. 20, 2009 – June 15, 2010, at Main Library in Teen Room
DISCUSSION GROUPS FOR READERS
Teen Literature Book Group at Main Library
Wed 4/14 7:00 PM: Melina Marchetta, Jellicoe Road, more ›
Mystery Book Discussion Group at Main Library
Tue 3/16 12:00 PM: Robert Barnard, A Scandal in Belgravia, more ›
Main Library Book Group
Mon 4/12 7:00 PM: Jay McInerney, How It Ended: New and Collected Stories, more ›
Coolidge Corner Book Group
Mon 3/29 2:15 PM: Amy Tan, The Bonesetter's Daughter, more ›
Putterham/Council on Aging Book Group
Tomorrow, 2:00 PM: Deborah Davis, Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X, more ›
A Taste of Poetry
Thu 4/1 12:00 PM: William Wordsworth, more ›
EXHIBITS & PERFORMANCES
BLMA Concerts in Hunneman Hall
Today, 2:30 PM: Deirdre Viau, flute & Yhasmin Valenzuela, clarinet more ›
Exhibits
2/27-3/27: Brookline Historical Society: "Water, Water, Everywhere: How Brookline Got Its Water" more ›
5/1-5/2: Brookline Artists' Open Studios Weekend more ›
WHAT'S NEW AT THE LIBRARY
- Putterham Renovation
- The Putterham Branch is undergoing renovations. A "mini-branch" has been set up in the meeting room. We may have to close altogether on rare occasions, so check here for up‑to‑the‑minute information.
- Online Services including magazine and newspaper indexes, with much full-text
- HeritageQuest & Proquest Obituaries: Genealogy research tools
p4a Antiques: Recent sale prices of collectibles
期刊圖書館 / Qikan Library: Chinese magazines
Naxos Music Library • Naxos Jazz
Mango Languages: Online ESL and foreign language tutorials • Mango In-Library Link
See also our Brookline Newspaper Indexes - Looking for a Good Book?
- Our online reader's advisory service is a way for you to request a customized reading list from the library staff, taking into account your reading habits, likes and dislikes, and story must-haves. Check out past recommendations here!
- ESL Conversation Groups
- Tue 7 PM at Main; Thu 10:30 AM at Coolidge and Putterham. Sponsored by the Friends of the Brookline Public Library.
- Brookline Public Library Authors' Collaborative
- Ongoing • Brookline Writes! on BATV
- Useful/Related Links
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Friends of the Brookline Public Library & Booksale
Town of Brookline web site
Brookline School Library with Summer Reading Lists
Minuteman Library Network
Brookline Sister City Project
Mystery Writers of America, New England Chapter
Brookline Networking Group (for jobhunters)
The Today Show: Libraries lend a hand in tough times
At the Brookline libraries in the Brookline TAB
Poetry Workshop at Framingham Public Library
Minuteman Libraries Helping Job Seekers
Massachusetts One-Stop Career Centers