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Tuesday, January 9th 2018

Good morning reader!

Read on for what's happening at the library this week.
  • Beat the Librarians Trivia Night is tonight at Best Burger Bar in Brookline Village starting at 6:30 PM.
  • Let Them Eat Baked Goods, a new cookbook book club, is starting in February at Coolidge Corner.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Buildwave® (Session 1)

Buildwave® (Session 1)

July 29, 2024 3:00 PM @ Brookline Village - Hunneman Hall

Boost your child’s STEAM interest with Buildwave® — a building event that feels like a gameshow! During the event, participants build with waves of diverse materials like Lego®, Plus-Plus®, and more. Each building wave is enhanced by a dynamic audiovisual experience unlike any other. As participants complete wave after wave of building, they gain creative confidence, enhance teamwork, and experience design fundamentals in a unique and memorable context. Learn more at www.buildwave.com

We’ll have two sessions of this program (both identical). The first session runs 3-4 PM and the second session runs 4-5 PM. Both sessions will be held in Hunneman Hall and require a free ticket to attend. This program is for kids ages 5 and up.

Tickets will be available 30 minutes before the start time of each session at the Children’s Desk of the Brookline Village Library.

Buildwave® (Session 2)

Buildwave® (Session 2)

July 29, 2024 4:00 PM @ Brookline Village - Hunneman Hall

Boost your child’s STEAM interest with Buildwave® — a building event that feels like a gameshow! During the event, participants build with waves of diverse materials like Lego®, Plus-Plus®, and more. Each building wave is enhanced by a dynamic audiovisual experience unlike any other. As participants complete wave after wave of building, they gain creative confidence, enhance teamwork, and experience design fundamentals in a unique and memorable context. Learn more at www.buildwave.com

We’ll have two sessions of this program (both identical). The first session runs 3-4 PM and the second session runs 4-5 PM. Both sessions will be held in Hunneman Hall and require a free ticket to attend. This program is for kids ages 5 and up.

Tickets will be available 30 minutes before the start time of each session at the Children’s Desk of the Brookline Village Library.

Epic Jazz Fantasy with the Greg Loughman Trio

Epic Jazz Fantasy with the Greg Loughman Trio

July 30, 2024 7:00 PM @ Brookline Village - Hunneman Hall

As part of Summer Reading , the library offers this all-ages program!

What do Yebba, JRR Tolkein, and Jazz have in common? Come find out as the Greg Loughman trio leads you on a jazz-infused exploration of epic fantasy novels. With this concert, we will highlight a diverse group of epic fantasy fiction writers and describe the works they have written while performing music related to their stories. If you enjoy jazz, you’ll love how Greg Loughman’s trio uses epic fantasy authors and works as inspiration for their jazz compositions and performance. If you’re a fan of epic fantasy, you can celebrate your favorite authors and books and discover new works while being entertained by world-class jazz. Authors celebrated will be Tolkien (LOtR), Tomi Adeyemi (Legends of the Orisha), Liani Taylor (Daughter of Smoke & Bone), Robin Hobb (Farseer Trilogy), George RR Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire), and others.

Race and Song: A Musical Conversation

Race and Song: A Musical Conversation

July 31, 2024 1:00 PM @ Off site

On Wednesday, July 31 at 1 PM at Brookline Senior Center, join us for this very special and important event. Race and Song was born in 2020 out of a deep bond and nearly 30-year friendship between veteran musicians and storytelling troubadours Reggie Harris and Alastair Moock. Together in musical conversation, the two explore complex issues of race, class, gender, and history, framing their lived experiences through music for a program that’s as entertaining as it is educational. One of Alastair and Reggie’s greatest strengths as a duo is their ability to meet audiences where they are, adapting their conversation and musical repertoire for a wide range of ages and experiences.

For adults who want to deepen their understanding of antiracism and get more comfortable talking about difficult subjects, Race and Song is an invitation to listen, learn, and engage. Reggie and Alastair have performed together at theaters, arts centers, houses of worship, libraries, senior centers, and universities nationwide, modeling what productive interracial conversations about race can look like while swapping tunes and inviting audience participation in a welcoming and non-judgmental atmosphere.

This program is generously co-sponsored by The Brookline Senior Center, The Brookline Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Relations, Hebrew SeniorLife | Center Communities of Brookline, Goddard House Assisted Living & Memory Support, The Public Library of Brookline, The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services, and BrooklineCAN.

Please register at 617-730-2770!

Fixit Clinic

Fixit Clinic

August 3, 2024 1:00 PM @ Brookline Village - Tween Room

Ever wanted to learn how to fix or repair broken and damaged items you own, like torn clothing or broken electronics, bicycles, computers, toys, or the like? You can learn how at the Fixit Clinic. We’ll pair you with a volunteer coach who can walk you through diagnosing the problem, disassembling the item as needed, and hopefully fixing whatever the issue is. This event is open to all and registration is suggested, but not required.

If you would like to register for the clinic here: https://bit.ly/itemcheckin 

If you’d register as a volunteer coach, you can do that here: http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup

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THIS WEEK'S MOVIES

Midday Movies

Putterham
Dunkirk
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10
1:30-4 PM
More about Midday Movies

Movie Matinee

Coolidge Corner
Dunkirk
THURSDAY JANUARY 11
Refreshments 1 PM
Screening 1:30-4 PM
More about Movie Matinee
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MEET THE STAFF

Reference Librarian at Brookline Village Lily Weitzman

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First literary crush (author or character): Sirius Black.
Last song you listened to: Breathe by Daveed Diggs.
Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw.
Name a word that starts with the letter Q: Quintessence.
Movie or TV show you always watch when it comes on screen, no matter what: Spirited Away.
If you could travel back in time, what period would you go to? The golden age of piracy.
Cake or pie? Pie, for the sheer variety of pies that exist.
Big dogs or small dogs? Big dogs.
Hardcover or paperback? Paperback.
Fictional world or game you'd most like to visit? Red London from V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic series.
What book would you most like to see turned into a top-notch film or miniseries? The Scorpio Races (as a film) and Six of Crows (as a miniseries).
Favorite fictional librarian? All of the librarians/archivists in Daniel José Older's books, especially Nydia from Shadowshaper.
Favorite Austen character? Elizabeth Bennet.
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Register for 90-Second Moviemakers!

Little Boy Filming With Video Camera In Front Of Blackboard
Brookline Village
BEGINS JANUARY 18 AND ENDS MARCH 15
Interested in moviemaking? Want to see your films on the big screen? Become a 90-Second Moviemaker, and all your dreams will come true.
During this eight-week-long program, students will condense the plot of a Newbery Award- or Honor-winning book into a short, 90 second-long video, which they will write, film, and perform themselves. The final result will be submitted to the 90-Second Newbery Festival and hosted at a live screening at the Brookline Interactive Group Studio!
Participants must commit to attending every session. For ages eight and up.
Brought to you by the Friends of the Brookline Library and the Brookline Interactive Group.
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CHILDREN'S WINTER PROGRAMS

Brookline Village
Terrific Twos (And Threes!)
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
Stories and Crafts (Drop In)
Thursdays at 10:30 AM
Age: 2-3 years old (get ticket at desk)
Grab Bag Craft
Thursdays at 3 PM
Age: 5 and up
Friday Flicks (Drop In)
Fridays at 10:30 am
Age: 2 years and older. Parents and caregivers are also welcome.
Saturday Six to Eights
Saturdays at 2:30 PM
Age: 6-8 years old
Coolidge Corner
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
Age: 0-5
PlaySpace
Wednesdays at 11:15 AM
Fridays at 10 AM
Age: 2-5 years old
Sing Along, Dance and Play
Saturdays at 10:30 AM
January 6 and February 3
Age: 0-5
Putterham
Toddlery Storytime
Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
Age: 2-3 year-olds
Preschool Storytime
Tuesdays at 3:30 PM
Age: 3-6 year-olds
Sing and Dance with Martha Leader
Fridays at 10:30 AM
Visit the Children's Department online.

LET THEM EAT BAKED GOODS COOKBOOK BOOK CLUB

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Coolidge Corner
THURSDAY FEB 8
6:30 PM
New book club! Each month we will come together to share baked goods from different cookbooks.
Copies of the cookbook will be available at the front desk four weeks before the meeting. Our first selection is The Bread Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum.

UPCOMING BOOK SELECTIONS

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.
More about each book club.

A Taste of Poetry

Brookline Village
THURSDAY FEB 1
Poet: Tracy K. Smith
Noon-1:30 PM
Open to adults.
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Brookline Village

Brookline Village
MONDAY FEB 5
7-8:30 PM
Open to adults.
Barkskins

Mid-day Mystery

Coolidge Corner
MONDAY FEB 12
12:30-1:30 PM
Open to adults.
IllWill

Afternoon

Brookline Village
MONDAY FEB 12
2:15-1:30 PM
Open to adults.
SummerGuest

Shelf Respect

Brookline Village
WEDNESDAY FEB 14
7 PM
Open to teens and adults.
WhentheMoonWasOur

Read and Meet

Coolidge Corner
THURSDAY FEB 15
7 PM
Open to adults.
Quiet

Mystery

Brookline Village
TUESDAY FEB 20
Noon-1 PM
Open to adults.
CuckoosCalling

And the Award Goes To...

Coolidge Corner
WEDNESDAY FEB 21
2-3 PM
Open to adults.
SabbathsTheater

Putterham

Putterham
MONDAY FEB 26
2-3:30 PM
Open to adults.
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