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FROM THE FOUNDATION
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Five Team Brookline runners have been training all winter to be ready to run the Boston Marathon on April 16th. They are raising money for the Library Foundation's programs. Encourage their hard work by checking out their individual pages here and make a donation to bring them closer to their fundraising goals! Cheer for them on April 16th, Patriots Day and Marathon Day as they make their way down Beacon Street.
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Join us for Kentucky Derby Day
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Saturday, May 5
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Mark your calendar: On Saturday, May 5th the Library Foundation is hosting Kentucky Derby Day at the Coolidge Corner Library – just before the location closes for a brief renovation.
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We’ll sip mint juleps, listen to Bluegrass music and watch the 144th running of The Kentucky Derby – all while raising money to support the renovation and fund technology at each of our libraries. When we heard that the Coolidge Library would temporarily close for repairs this summer, the Library Foundation offered to contribute additional capital to make significant upgrades for the future.
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Get your Derby hats ready and join your friends and neighbors to watch the most exciting two minutes in sports! Help us set the pace early by taking two minutes now to pledge advance support by March 22nd and be listed on the invitation. Click on DerbyDay@Coolidge for more information and watch for ticket sales to begin April 1st.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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The Radical Element
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TONIGHT at 6:30 PM
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A sisterhood - edtior Jessica Spotswood and authors Erin Bowman and Sara Farizan - discuss their anthology of revolution and resistance. This event will take place in the Teen Room. Presented in partnership with Brookline Booksmith.
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Highlights from the Institute of Korean Royal Cuisine
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WEDNESDAY March 21 at 7:00 PM
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Korean food expert Suyeon Yang has been working towards educating the American public about the goodness of Asian-inspired healthy foods. She is a graduate from the Institute of Korean Royal Cuisine and the Institute of Korean Royal Dessert in Seoul, as well as the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. She studied under the tutelage of Han Bok-Ryu, one of Korea’s officially designated living cultural assets.
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Come learn about traditional Korean cuisines, palace cuisines fit for the kings of 500-year Yi Dynasty, and present day ordinary Korean meals, as well as stories from Suyeon’s training.
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Women's Journeys in Writing
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THURSDAY March 22 at 7:00 PM
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In honor of Women’s History Month, join us to hear the stories of four women writers. 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. The panelists will share selections of their writing in multiple languages.
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Bygone Badass Broads with Mackenzi Lee
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MONDAY March 26 at 7:00 PM
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Join adventurous author Mackenzi Lee, author of the Stonewall Book Award Honor winner The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, to discuss the too often overlooked ladies of history from her new nonfiction book, Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World. She'll be joined by A. C. Gaughen, author of the new Elementae series starting with Reign the Earth, and no stranger to telling tales of adventurous women. We will debate who to pick for a fictional all-women pirate ship crew if given the option of women from history and fiction. Who would be your captain, first mate, doctor, or cook? Who might mutiny? Bring your top picks.
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Dungeons and Dragons Game Night
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WEDNESDSAY March 28 at 6:30 PM
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Join us for a fun adventure playing Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition.
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Dice and snacks will be provided. Use a library character or bring one from the Adventurer’s League. Registration is required.
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