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Sunday, January 17th 2021
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Happy Halloween [subscriber:firstname | default:reader]!
Read on for what's happening at the library this week.
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- Tonight is the night to choose a side in Marissa Meyer's book launch celebration for her new YA series Renegades.
- Join us November 9 for a visit from author Kitty Dukakis as part of the new series Authors Among Us sponsored by the Friends of the Brookline Library.
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PLEASE NOTE
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All Public Library of Brookline's locations will be closed this coming Saturday, November 11, for Veteran's Day.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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THIS WEEK'S MOVIES
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Midday Movies
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Movie Matinee
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Refreshments 1 PM
Screening 1:30-4 PM
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MEET THE STAFF
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Interim Branch Supervisor at Putterham Batia Bloomenthal
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First literary crush (author or character): Luke Callahan from Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts.
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Last song you listened to: Dragonfly by Edguy.
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Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw.
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Name a word that starts with the letter Q: Quotient.
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If you could travel back in time, what period would you go to? The 1770's.
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Big dogs or small dogs? Small dogs.
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Hardcover or paperback? Paperback.
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Fictional world or game you'd most like to visit? The Dark Hunter world of Sherrilyn Kenyon.
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What book would you most like to see turned into a top-notch film or miniseries? Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
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Favorite fictional librarian? Flynn Carsen from The Librarians.
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Favorite fictional detective? Eve Dallas from the In Death series by J.D. Robb.
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Movie or TV show you always watch when it comes on screen, no matter what: The Fifth Element.
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CHILDREN'S FALL PROGRAMS
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Countdown to Kindergarten
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Last Monday of the month at 10:30 AM
Age: 4 years old (get ticket at desk)
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Terrific Twos (And Threes!)
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Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
Age: 2 years old
Mother Goose on the Loose
Wednesdays at 10:30 AM
Age: 13 to 23 month-olds (get ticket at desk)
Stories and Crafts (Drop In)
Wednesdays at 3:30 PM
Age: 3-5 years old
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Stories and Crafts (Drop In)
Thursdays at 10:30 AM
Age: 2-3 years old (get ticket at desk)
Saturday Six to Eights
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Saturdays at 2:30 PM
Age: 6-8 years old
Friday Flicks (Drop In)
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Fridays at 10:30 am
Age: 2 years and older. Parents and caregivers are also welcome.
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Come Play With Us
Mondays at 10:15 AM
Age: Infants-12 month-olds
Mother Goose
Tuesdays at 10:15 AM
Age: 1-2 years-old
Sing Along, Dance and Play
Wednesdays at 10:15 AM
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Stories and Crafts
Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
Age: 2-3 year-olds
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Step Into Story Time
Tuesdays at 3:30 PM
Age: 3-5 year-olds
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NEXT BOOK CLUB MEETINGS
Brookline Village Book Group
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MONDAY November 13, 7 PM, to discuss A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler.
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Read and Meet Book Group
THURSDAY November 16, Noon, to discuss When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi.
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NEXT MONTH'S BOOK SELECTIONS
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All of our book clubs are drop in. If you'd like to join us, you may pick up the next title at the Circulation Desk of the hosting library and attend the next meeting ready to discuss.
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Shelf Respect
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Open to teens and adults.
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A Taste of Poetry
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Brookline Village
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Read and Meet
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Putterham
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Mystery
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