Monday, September 9th 2024

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Read on for what's happening at the library.

Citizenship Exam Preparation Classes

Brookline Village

10 Saturdays: September 21 - December 7

from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Join this Free Citizenship Exam Preparation Class Series and learn the answers to the 100 civics questions, and how to prepare for the reading and writing test. All materials included.

Students need to have a basic level of English, and have a legal Permanent Resident Card for at least 5 years, or, if married to a U.S. citizen, for at least 3 years.

Registration is required. Register at St. Mark Website here for the Brookline Village Library session.

Classes are in partnership with St Mark’s Community Education Program.

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

Chinese Cooking Demonstration

Coolidge Corner

Tuesday, September 10 from 6 to 7:30 PM

Join Karen Jou for an exciting cooking demonstration! This demonstration's featured ingredient is tofu. Discover the secrets to making this special ingredient a fan favorite!

No registration is required.

This event is generously sponsored by the Library Trustees.

Ukulele Jam with the

Strummerville Ukulele Club

Brookline Village

Wednesday, September 11 at 6 PM

Strummerville Ukulele Club is touring the public libraries of eastern Massachusetts, bringing their fun-loving jams to lawn outside the Public Library of Brookline.

The Library has a small supply of ukuleles you can use if you don’t have your own! All levels welcome, from beginners to seasoned hands.

Body Positivity in Romance Books

Virtual

Saturday, September 14 at 10 AM

Don't miss a conversation with fantastic romance authors Olivia Dade, Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone, and Denise Williams on the topic of Body Positivity in romance genre books (or, how it should be in every genre!).

We hope you can join us for this very important, fascinating, and fun conversation with some of the very best romance authors advocating the message that every BODY is deserving of love and respect.

Registration for Zoom is required - Register here!

This program is presented in partnership with Ashland Public Library.

Back to School Archives Crawl

Exhibit at Brookline Village

Brookline Village

Now through Tuesday, September 17

Join local repositories for exhibits & open house sessions highlighting a combined two centuries of materials related to the history of education in Boston and surrounding neighborhoods.

Selections from Public Library of Brookline’s Archives & Special Collections will be on display in an Exhibit highlighting historical photographs of Brookline Schools.

Visit the Exhibit any time during Library hours September 3 – 17 at our Brookline Village Branch.

And be sure to check out additional Crawl events and exhibits happening at Boston Public Library’s Special Collections, the Boston Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph Archives, Northeastern University Special Collections, Burns Library at Boston College, and the State Library of Massachusetts! Find details on exhibit hours and open house dates here.

Visible Mending Series:

Mending Clothing with Sashiko Stitching

Brookline Village

Wednesday, September 18 at 6:30 PM

Join visible mender, Mariko Sugimori, to learn about the history of Sashiko, a technique to reinforce worn fabric and/or repair textiles, and work on some Sashiko samplers.
All the materials will be provided, but attendees are invited to bring in woven, not stretchy clothing to practice this technique on.

This class is recommended for individuals with some hand-sewing experience. Registration is required and opens on Wednesday, September 4 at 6:30 PM on the Eventbrite page here.

Mariko, Instagram @Mona_and_Zoe, started her love of fiber arts as a child sewing doll clothes on her mom’s vintage Singer sewing machine and learning to knit at my local yarn store. Her creative visible mending journey of the past 8 years was in large part inspired and influenced by her Japanese father’s concept of Mottainai, which roughly translates to “what a waste.” It’s a phrase commonly used to express regret of throwing something away when it still holds value.

This event is generously sponsored by the Brookline Library Foundation.

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration

Coolidge Corner

Saturday, September 21 from 1 to 4 PM

Join Coolidge Corner Library in celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival!

Come enjoy lantern decorating, traditional Chinese instruments, delicious snacks, and fun for all ages!

All are welcome - we hope to see you there!

Upcoming Events

Teen & Tween Crafternoon: Keychains

Putterham
Tuesday, September 10 at 3 PM
For teens and tweens in grades 5-12.
No registration required.

Pollinator Garden Tour and Q&A

Coolidge Corner
Thursday, September 12 at 6:30 PM
For all ages.
No registration required.

Queer Reading Group

Brookline Village
Thursday, September 12 at 12 PM
For adults.
Hybrid - Registration required for Zoom here.

Wisdom Cafe

Putterham
Friday, September 13 at 12 PM
For adults.
No registration required.

ELL Workshop: Practice English while Making Art

Brookline Village
Friday, September 13 at 12 PM
For adults.
Space is limited; Registration required.

Kids' Summer Sessions: Archeology (Rescheduled)

Coolidge Corner
Friday, September 13 at 3:30 PM
For kids ages 5-9 and their families.
No registration required.

Brookline Council on Aging Book Group

Putterham
Monday, September 16 at 2 PM
For adults.
Hybrid - Registration required for Zoom.

Afternoon Book Group

Coolidge Corner
Monday, September 16 at 3 PM
For adults.
No registration required.

Financial Wellness Workshop

Brookline Village
Thursday, September 26 at 3 PM
For adults.
No registration required.

On the Calendar for Adults

Tuesday, September 10
10:30 AM
Tuesday, September 10
1:30 PM
Thursday, September 12
From 3 to 5 PM
Friday, September 13
10:30 AM
Saturday, September 14
2 PM

On the Calendar for Kids, Tweens, and Teens

Tuesday, September 10
10:15 AM
Tuesday, September 10
3 PM
Wednesday, September 11
10:30 AM
Wednesday, September 11
10:30 AM
Wednesday, September 11
6:30 PM
Thursday, September 12
10:15 AM
Thursday, September 12
From 3 to 4:30 PM
Saturday, September 14
10:30 AM
Sunday, September 15
1:30 PM
Monday, September 16
10:30 AM
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