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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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GOT PAJAMAS?
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The Coolidge Corner Library is participating in the Boston Bruins and Cradles to Crayons annual PJ drive. Please bring your donation of new pajamas to Coolidge Corner!
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Brookline Eats! continues to bring you tasty treats and engaging speakers. Please click the button below for details on over twenty-five programs over the next four months that celebrate community, cuisine, and the culinary traditions of Brookline.
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Feeding Each Other: a Discussion of Recipes, People, and Places
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Join your neighbors for a discussion of how to celebrate and commemorate community foodways in dinner parties and cookbooks. Petra Beunderman, host of a long-running community dinner party, will talk with Megan J. Elias from Boston University’s Gastronomy Program about the history of community cookbooks and communal dining.
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Use Your Senses:
A Lesson in Cheese
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Become a cheese tasting expert!
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Join the expert (and friendly) cheesemongers, from Brookline’s very own cheese shop: Curds & Co., for an exploration of cheese through your senses. Use their special blindfolds and sensory tools to enhance your sense of smell and taste and enjoy cheese in a new way! This event is geared towards school-aged palettes, seeking to understand their senses.
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Session 1- 2:00pm to 2:30pm
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Session 2- 2:45pm to 3:15pm
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Session 3- 3:30pm to 4:00pm
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*Only 20 spots per session, first come first served.
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Black History Month Film Series
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In honor of Black History Month, the Public Library of Brookline is screening select titles all month long.
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1 PM: I Am Not Your Negro
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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STAFF PICKS
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President Picks
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Our staff invites you to celebrate the lives, adventures, and trials of the Presidents of the United States.
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MEET THE STAFF
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Library Page at Coolidge Corner Maggie Foust
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First literary crush (author or character): Klaus Baudelaire.
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Last song you listened to: Kicking In by Lemuria.
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Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw.
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Name a word that starts with the letter Q: Quick.
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Movie or TV show you always watch when it comes on screen, no matter what: Gilmore Girls.
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If you could travel back in time, what period would you go to? The late 90's! Specifically, 1999 so I could see some of my favorite bands perform.
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Big dogs or small dogs? Big dogs.
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Hardcover or paperback? Hardcover.
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Fictional world or game you'd most like to visit? I'd love to visit the Animal Crossing worlds.
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What book would you most like to see turned into a top-notch film or miniseries? The graphic novel Blankets by Craig Thompson.
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Favorite fictional librarian? Rupert Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
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Favorite Jane Austen character? Mr. Darcy forever.
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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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The Firebrand and the First Lady
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Evicted by Matthew Desmond
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