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Tuesday, September 26th 2017
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Good morning [subscriber:firstname | default:reader]!
Read on for what's happening at the library this week. We bring you
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- An invitation to our Vinyl Launch Party with tunes from DJ Jesse Kaminsky
- A new series of tutorials from Niche Academy on everything from ebooks to email
- An invitation to join us next Thursday for the Fierce Reads YA author tour
- The details on this year's Girls Who Code clubs for girls in sixth to twelfth grades
- This week's movie and book club selections
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NOTES FROM THE LIBRARY
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Niche Academy produce and provide training modules to libraries for commonly used digital and online resources. If you visit our website, click on the new blue Tutorials tab on the right hand side of our homepage to open a list of available tutorials on many of our most-used digital resources. These tutorials cover everything from how to use Hoopla, Overdrive, and Value Line to signing up for social media and email accounts.
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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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GIRLS WHO CODE
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We are hosting an information session on Monday, October 2, starting at 7 PM in the Teen Room. Join us to hear more about Girls Who Code, how the clubs work, and any questions about our ongoing hosting of these clubs.
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Registration for new members, girls in grades six to twelve, to the Girls Who Code clubs will start on Monday, October 2.
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Don't miss any Girls Who Code updates -- sign up at our website to get email news and updates about our clubs.
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FROM THE FRIENDS
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Please note the Friends of the Brookline Libraries will not be accepting book donations until October 1.
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ESL Conversations Groups
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Mondays 11:15 AM Coolidge Corner
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Tuesdays 7 PM Brookline Village
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Wednesdays 10:30 AM Putterham
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Practice speaking English with other adult ESL learners in an informal group setting. We focus on practical, everyday topics. Registration is not required.
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COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN
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Introduce your 4 year old to the classroom experience with Countdown to Kindergarten, first piloted by the Boston Children's Museum in August, 2010. We will meet on the last Monday of each month to practice the skills your child will need when they enter kindergarten next year! *Limited attendance, please pick up a ticket at the children's desk*
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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
MONDAY October 2, 7 PM, to discuss Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance.
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A Taste of Poetry
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THURSDAY October 5, Noon, to discuss Linda Hogan.
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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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Open to adults. *Date may change.
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Read and Meet
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Putterham
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Mystery
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