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Tuesday, February 27th 2018
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Good morning reader!
Read on for what's happening at the library this week.
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CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
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Throughout the month of March the Public Library of Brookline will be celebrating women's history.
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- WEEKLY EVERY OTHER SATURDAY AND TUESDAY: Feature film screenings highlighting women's lives and places in history. This Saturday, March 3, start off with a screening of STEP.
- WEDNESDAY MARCH 22 at 7 PM: Fiction writer Grace Talusan, journalist Firuzeh Shokooh-Valle, and poets Yara Liceaga-Rojas and Sharon Amuguni will discuss their work and the challenges and opportunities they have faced in their fields. More details here.
- MONDAY MARCH 26 at 7 PM: A lively discussion with Mackenzi Lee, author of Bygone Badass Broads, debating our top ten fictional and real-life heroines. Details to be announced soon.
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- SATURDAY MARCH 17 at 2 PM: Learn about the life of Mary Baker Eddy with Sandra Houston, the President and Executive Director of the Longyear Museum. At the Putterham Library.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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July 29, 2024 3:00 PM @ Brookline Village - Hunneman Hall |
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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.
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July 29, 2024 4:00 PM @ Brookline Village - Hunneman Hall |
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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.
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July 30, 2024 7:00 PM @ Brookline Village - Hunneman Hall |
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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.
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July 31, 2024 1:00 PM @ Off site |
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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!
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August 3, 2024 1:00 PM @ Brookline Village - Tween Room |
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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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Jenny Erpenbeck in conversation with Claire Messud
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In partnership with Brookline Booksmith, Jenny Erpenbeck will discuss her most recent novel Go, Went, Gone with Claire Messud.
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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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Brookline Eats! continues to bring you tasty treats and engaging speakers. 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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Send us your family recipes!
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Tonight's Brookline Eats! event, Feeding Each Other, celebrates the recipes and traditions passed on in communities. Be inspired to share your favorite traditional family recipe with us! We will collect all submissions and create our own community cookbook. Pick up a recipe form at any of our locations, at any Brookline Eats! event, or submit a recipe online here.
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Celebrate Pi Day with us!
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Pi Day Taste Test
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WEDNESDAY March 14 at 3 PM
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Celebrate Pi Day by eating lots of pie! Join us to taste and vote on a wide range of tasty baked pies of all varieties. Open to all ages.
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Pi Day with Boston Cream Pie
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WEDNESDAY March 14 at 4:30 PM
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Join us on Pi(e) Day at the Public Library of Brookline to learn about the history and evolution of the Boston Cream Pie, and come prepared to sample a few from local eateries!
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MEET THE STAFF
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Teen Librarian at Brookline Village Robin Brenner
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First literary crush (author or character): George, King of Thieves, from the Alanna Quartet by Tamora Pierce.
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Last song you listened to: A Sorta Fairytale by Tori Amos.
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Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw. (Some say Ravenpuff, but I stick to Ravenclaw.)
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Name a word that starts with the letter Q: Queenly.
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Movie or TV show you always watch when it comes on screen, no matter what: The Hunt for Red October (and I can quote it line by line.)
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If you could travel back in time, what period would you go to? Perhaps the 1920s, but modern medicine makes the present pretty great.
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Big dogs or small dogs? Cats, always.
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Hardcover or paperback? Hardcover.
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Fictional world or game you'd most like to visit? The London of the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch (but only if I can hang out with Peter Grant.)
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What book would you most like to see turned into a top-notch film or miniseries? Connie Willis's time travel novels, from Doomsday Book to To Say Nothing of the Dog to Black Out/All Clear. Miniseries or one book per season series, please!
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Favorite fictional librarian? Evie Carnahan from The Mummy series or Lucien, the Chief Librarian of the Dreaming in Neil Gaiman's Sandman.
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Favorite Jane Austen character? Anne from Persuasion. (Best. Letter. Ever.)
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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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