Monday, January 6th 2025

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Read on for what's happening at the library.

New Museum Pass Registration System

The Public Library of Brookline is excited to announce our new museum pass registration system. Brookline residents can reserve digital passes to print at home or display on their mobile device. Paper ticket passes can be reserved and picked up at the library. Museum passes that need to be checked out and returned can still be booked through the library's online catalog.

We hope that this new reservation system will provide a seamless, easy to use process for reserving passes and enjoying the many amazing cultural offerings that Massachusetts has to offer. A special thank you to the Brookline Library Foundation for their continued funding and support of this well-used program!

Keep This, Toss That for a Clutter-Free New Year

Virtual

Tuesday, January 7 at 7 PM

If you can’t open your drawers, if clutter topples out of closets and paperwork covers your tabletops, then log on for this de-cluttering comedy show! New year, fresh start: join Organizing Humorist and bestselling author Jamie Novak as she shares her laugh-out-loud funny approach for what to do with all the stuff – without getting overwhelmed. Wondering what to keep? What to toss? What to share or sell? And how to let it all go? Then join us for this interactive virtual workshop, where Jamie guides you through a tiny tidy-up live to jump-start your "get organized" New Year's resolution!

This is a virtual event. Click here to register for this program!

Presented in partnership with Newton Free Library.

Escape Room with Wicked Fun Games: Escape from the Terrible Thicket

Brookline Village

Saturday, January 11 from 12 to 4 PM

Mix potions with the correct herbs, read the signs of the forest, and translate fairy messages in this escape room presented by Wicked Fun Games! This escape room is open to tweens and teens in grades 5-12 (ages 10-18) only. There will be three identical sessions, and each session is limited to 10 participants each.

Session 1: 12 PM - 1 PM
Session 2: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Session 3: 3 PM - 4 PM

Registration is required! Please register via Eventbrite here.

Generously Sponsored by the Library Trustees.

Kids' Book Clubs in the Rabbit Hole

Brookline Village

Starting Week of January 6, 2025

Join us at Brookline Village Library for three new book clubs for kids in grades 1-4!

Pollywogs Book Club: Our Pollywogs book club is a book club for kids in grades 1 and 2. This group meets for 45 minutes twice a month on Tuesdays from 4:15-5:00 PM.

Dragonflies Graphic Novel Club: Are you a graphic novel fan? Our Dragonflies book club is a graphic novel book club for kids in grades 1-4. This group meets for 45 minutes twice a month on Tuesdays from 3:15-4:00 PM.

Leap Frogs Book Club: Our Leap Frogs book club is a book club for kids grades 3 and 4. This group meets for 45 minutes twice a month on Tuesdays from 4:15-5:00 PM.

All clubs meet in the Rabbit Hole on the ground floor of the Brookline Village Library. Registration is required for all programs and opens on January 7.

Morning Programs for ages 0-5

Brookline Village

Starting Week of January 6, 2025

Check out our winter programming schedule for ages 0-5 at Brookline Village Library! Programs include Music and Movement for ages 0-5 on Mondays, Building for Babies & Toddlers for ages 0-4 on Tuesdays, Family Storytime for ages 0-5 on Wednesdays, and Art for Babies & Toddlers for ages 0-5 every third Thursday. All programs start at 10:30 AM. Tickets can be picked up from the Children's Desk starting at 10 AM.

Singalong with Seth Hanson

Coolidge Corner

Monday, January 13 at 10:30 AM

Let’s move, groove, and sing! Join local children’s musician Seth Hanson for an interactive family singalong jam-session. Dance, sing, and play along with instruments for everyone. This program is recommended for kids ages 0-5 and their families. Capacity is limited due to room safety requirements, so tickets for this session can be picked up on a first come, first served basis at the children’s desk starting at 10 AM on the day of the event.

This event is generously sponsored by the Brookline Library Foundation.

Upcoming Events

CANCELLED: Pups @ Putterham

Putterham
Wednesday, January 8: CANCELLED
The next Pups @ Putterham session will take place on January 15.

Tween Crafternoon: Sock Snowmen

Brookline Village
Thursday, January 9 at 3 PM
For tweens in grades 5-7 (ages 10-13). No registration required. As supplies last.

Embroidery Basics with Hipstitch

Coolidge Corner
Thursday, January 9 from 6:30 to 8 PM
For adults. Registration required.

Queer Reading Group

Brookline Village
Thursday, January 9 at 7 PM
For adults. Hybrid - in person and via Zoom. This month's book: Navigating with You by Jeremy Whitley. No registration required for in-person meeting. Click here to register for Zoom link.

Monday Midday Mystery Group

Virtual
Monday, January 13 at 12:30 PM
For adults. This month's book: A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd. Click here to register for Zoom link.

Slime Time

Coolidge Corner
Monday, January 13 at 3 PM
For kids ages 5-9 (and accompanying siblings). No registration or ticket required.

On the Calendar for Adults

Tuesday, January 7
1:30 PM
Wednesday, January 8
1:30 PM
White Bird
Friday, January 10
10:30 AM

On the Calendar for Kids, Tweens, and Teens

Tuesday, January 7
3 PM
Thursday, January 9
3 PM
Thursday, January 9
3:30 PM
Monday, January 13
10:30 AM
Monday, January 13
3:30 PM
Monday, January 13
6:30 PM
Monday, January 13
6:30 PM
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