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Monday, January 25th 2021
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Good morning [subscriber:firstname | default:reader]!
Read on for what's happening at the library this week.
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- Our second new book club, And the Award Goes To... is starting this Wednesday at Coolidge Corner.
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Brookline Eats!, our celebration of cuisine and community in Brookline, starts in February. Keep an eye on our calendar and this newsletter for special events in the series. A full calendar of events will be available soon.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Spanish Language Conversation Group
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Interested in practicing your Spanish? Want to meet up with other Spanish language and culture lovers? Come to the adult Spanish Language Conversation Group in the Coolidge Corner Library meeting room!
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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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Library Assistant at Brookline Village Jennifer Tseng
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First literary crush (author or character): Sigrid Nunez.
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Last song you listened to: "Best Dress" by Vicci Martinez.
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Hogwarts House: Gryffindor.
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Name a word that starts with the letter Q: Quixotic.
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Movie or TV show you always watch when it comes on screen, no matter what: Days of Heaven by Terrence Malick.
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If you could travel back in time, what period would you go to? I'd love to go back to the late 1800s on Martha's Vineyard, when the railroad was still in service & when the island was still car-free.
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Big dogs or small dogs? Cats.
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Hardcover or paperback? Paperback.
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Fictional world or game you'd most like to visit? Miyazaki's 1960's Yokohama, as depicted in From Up on Poppy Hill.
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What book would you most like to see turned into a top-notch film or miniseries? Ladivine by Marie NDiaye.
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Favorite fictional librarian? The (unnamed?) narrator/pet librarian in Sara Levine's Treasure Island.
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Favorite fictional detective? The unnamed narrator in Mary Ruefle's, "Hard-boiled Detective," from her book, The Most of It.
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CHILDREN'S WINTER PROGRAMS
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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)
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Thursdays at 3 PM
Age: 5 and up
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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Saturdays at 2:30 PM
Age: 6-8 years old
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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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Sing Along, Dance and Play
Saturdays at 10:30 AM
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Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
Age: 2-3 year-olds
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Tuesdays at 3:30 PM
Age: 3-6 year-olds
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Sing and Dance with Martha Leader
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UPCOMING 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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A Taste of Poetry
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Brookline Village
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Mid-day Mystery
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Afternoon
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Shelf Respect
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Open to teens and adults.
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Read and Meet
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Mystery
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And the Award Goes To...
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Putterham
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