Monday, May 27th 2024

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Read on for what's happening at the library.

PLEASE NOTE: The Brookline Village Library will be closed on Sundays from June 16 to September 1

English Club is Moving to Tuesdays!

Starting Tuesday, June 4th, English Club will be meeting in the Tween Room at 10:30 AM on Tuesdays. There will NOT be meetings on Fridays.

Sophie Cabot Black Poetry Reading

Coolidge Corner

Tuesday, May 28 at 7:00 PM

Please join us to celebrate the new poetry collection Geometry of the Restless Herd (Copper Canyon Press, 2024) by acclaimed poet Sophie Cabot Black. Sophie will read several poems from the collection, and books will be on sale following the reading.

Sophie Cabot Black has four poetry collections: The Misunderstanding of Nature, which received the Poetry Society of America’s First Book Award, The Descent, which received the 2005 Connecticut Book Award, and The Exchange which received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly. NPR labels her a “poet’s poet” and Billy Collins calls her voice “fresh and daring”. Her newest collection, Geometry of the Restless Herd, is out in May of 2024. Her poetry has appeared in numerous magazines, including The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic, The New Yorker, and The Paris Review.

The evening will be hosted by poet and translator Nidia Hernandez and Jennifer Barber, the current poet laureate of Brookline, and is co-sponsored by the New England Poetry Club and the Brookline Commission for the Arts.

This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Brookline Public Library.

Puppet Storytime with Leigh Baltzer

Coolidge Corner

Friday, May 31 at 11:30 AM & 3:00 PM

The Public Library of Brookline and Through Me To You Puppetry invites you to join Newton and the gang for Puppet Story Time! Newton and his puppet friends take turns reading stories and singing songs in English and Spanish. At the end of the 30-minute show, his “Mom,” Leigh, gives the kids a brief demo of various puppet styles (moving mouth puppets, glove puppets, arm & rod puppets, finger puppets). Participants will have an opportunity to explore some of the puppets Leigh & Newton bring to share during Puppet Free Play!

Intended for ages 2-6. No registration required! A second session will be available from 3-4 PM for those who aren’t able to join us in the morning.

This event is generously sponsored by the Brookline Library Foundation.

Upcoming Events

Kids ideaSPACE: Library Card Accessories

Brookline Village
Wednesday, May 29 at 3 PM
For children ages 5-9.

Pineapple Project

Coolidge Corner
Tuesday, June 4 at 3:00 PM
For kids ages 3-6 and their families.

Know-Your-Rights: Landlords and Tenants

Brookline Village
Wednesday, June 5 2:00 PM
For adults.

Outdoor LED Mini Golf with One Up Games

Putterham
Saturday, June 8 at 12PM
For children, teens, and tweens, and their families.

On the Calendar for Adults

Tuesday, May 28th
1:30 PM
Wednesday, May 29th
12:00 PM
Featuring: Barbie
Wednesday, May 29th 1:15 PM

On the Calendar for Kids, Tweens, and Teens

Tuesday, May 28
10:30 AM
Tuesday, May 28
10:30 AM
Tuesday, May 28
3:00 PM
Wednesday, May 29
10:15 AM
Wednesday, May 29
10:30 AM
Wednesday, May 29
6:00 PM
Thursday, May 30
10:15 AM
Thursday, May 30
3:00 PM
Monday, June 3
10:30 AM
Monday, June 3
3:00 PM
Monday, June 3
3:30 PM
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