Eiko was born and raised in Hokkaido Japan, where she was surrounded by mountains and farmland. She started showing a deep appreciation to nature which would become reflective in her artwork. Eiko is a self-taught artist, focused on realism with a mission to convey beautiful landscapes/seascapes to her viewers.
Eiko’s art will be on display at Coolidge Corner Library for the months of May and June 2025.
With school break coming up, we’ve got exciting children’s programs at all three Public Library of Brookline locations. We hope you’ll join us to learn, create, and explore! Click on the links below to visit the event page and learn more about the program.
The Library is closed for Patriots’ Day.
Join us at the Coolidge Corner Library at 3 PM to learn All About Bird Beaks with Hands on Nature! Discover the variety of local birds and what makes their beaks special. This program is intended for kids ages 5-10 and their families. Capacity is limited, so a free ticket can be picked up at the Coolidge Corner Library Children’s Desk starting at 2:30 PM on the day of the event.
Do animals get earaches? Sore throats? Stomach aches? Find out the answers to these questions and more at Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals with author and educator, Jennifer Welborn! Participants will hear a story, and get to diagnose and treat a stuffed animal. This program will be held at the Brookline Village Library, and is ideal for kids ages 4-8 and their grownups. We will hold two sessions of this program, at 2:30 PM and 4 PM. Free tickets are required, and can be picked up at the Brookline Village Library Children’s Desk 30 minutes before each session.
Join magician and balloon-sculptor Ed Popielarczyk for a Family Magic Show that will entertain and amaze! The show will take place at the Coolidge Corner Library at 2 PM. This program is intended for children ages 3+ and their families. Space is limited, so a free ticket is required and can be picked up at the Coolidge Corner Library Children’s Desk starting at 1:30 PM on the day of the event.
Comics are great tools to communicate information, from history, to science, and even how to cook! Learn all about Informational Comics with local cartoonist, Jonathan Todd. The workshop will take place at the Putterham Library at 1 PM. This program is best-suited for kids ages 8 and up. Capacity is limited, so a free ticket can be picked up at the Putterham Library Main Desk starting at 12:30 PM on the day of the event.
Where does our honey come from? And why don’t beekeepers get stung? Meet a beekeeper and get all of your bee questions answered at The Mighty Honey Bee with Nora Neale! You’ll even get to see real honeybees in an observation hive. This program will take place at the Brookline Village Library, and is for kids in grades K-7. We will hold two identical sessions, at 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM. Free tickets are required, and can be picked up at the Brookline Village Library Children’s Desk 30 minutes before each session.
Join us for Pollination with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society at the Putterham Library! Explore the hidden world of flowers and pollinators that are so important to our natural world. This program is intended for children in grades K-5 and their families. Capacity is limited to 25 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. We will host this event outdoors at 10 AM on the Library lawn.
The History of Nintendo with One Up Games brings a walkable/playable museum to the Brookline Village Library! Players will learn how Nintendo started, and see how the iconic console evolved to where it is today. This program is intended for kids ages 8+, tweens, teens, and adults. It will take place at 1 PM in the Brookline Village Library Tween Room, located on the ground floor.
Besides working as an Art Manager and Tutor, I love drawing—it’s my sanctuary, bringing me peace and relaxation.
Since I was little,I’ve loved sketching everything from things around me to fictional characters or just practicing. My favorites are line art, watercolor, and digital art. Check out more of my work at www.chompunut.com or follow me on Instagram @meena_art.design.”
Love your local Public Library of Brookline Branch? Are you curious about – or do you fondly recall – how each Library has looked and felt in the past? Drop by to see a selection of historical photographs of views from our Brookline Village, Putterham, and Coolidge Corner branches!
Photographs courtesy the Public Library of Brookline’s Archives & Special Collections; on display in the Lobby Exhibit Case at Brookline Village now through May 2025. Explore more from the Public Library of Brookline Photograph Collection online.
During March, display cases at the Brookline Village Library will feature books for young people with themes of courage, community, and democracy. Good books are wonderful for introducing readers to people who spoke out for strong communities, to advocates who worked hard on behalf of our government’s founding values, and to people who made their way in unknown territories for a better life for themselves and others. Brookline resident Rusty True Browder (founder of The Children’s Book Shop in Brookline Village and retired Lawrence School librarian) collects and writes about books with themes of a strong democracy and key events in American history, sharing some of them in this display. Visit Rusty’s Substack newsletter for even more book suggestions.
With school break coming up, we’ve got exciting children’s programs at all three Public Library of Brookline locations. We hope you’ll join us to learn, create, and explore! Click on any of the links to visit the event page and learn more about the program.
Join us for a fun and interactive puppet storytime with Leigh Baltzer from Through Me to You Puppetry. Leigh, Newton, and their puppet friends will share stories and songs, followed by a session of puppet free play. This program is recommended for ages 0-5, but kids and families of all ages are welcome! It will be held in the Coolidge Corner Library Meeting Room at 10:15 AM. Free tickets are required for this program and will be available at 10 AM at the Children’s Desk.
Experiment with adventure at the Library – help the Science Heroes act out a story about a lost treasure while exploring physical explosions and chemical reactions! This program is recommended for kids ages 5-9 and their families. It will be held in the Coolidge Corner Library Meeting Room at 11 AM. Free tickets are required for this program and will be available at 10:30 AM at the Children’s Desk.
Learn about power, justice, and build imaginary worlds at the Imagining Justice Workshop. This workshop is best for kids ages 7-11 and their families. Space is limited to 15 families on a first-come, first-served basis. This program will be held in the Putterham Library Meeting Room at 2 PM.
Try your hand at four different art styles as you learn about Black illustrators and the work they do. Check out Kids Celebrate Black Artists from 3:30 to 4:30 PM in the Rabbit Hole at the Brookline Village Library. This is a drop-in program for children ages 5-9.
Join us for a fun-filled evening watching the brand new children’s movie The Wild Robot, based on the book of the same name! Recommended for children ages 8 and up. The movie screening will take place in Hunneman Hall at the Brookline Village Library at 6 PM.
Join us and our special guest from the Island of Motunui for a Princess Party in Hunneman Hall at the Brookline Village Library! Listen to stories, dance, and sing with a special princess. Fancy outfits or costumes of any kind are encouraged! This program is best for kids ages 0-5 and their families, though all are welcome. We will host two identical sessions of this program, one at 11 AM and one at 3 PM. Free tickets are required and will be available 30 minutes before each session at the Children’s Desk.
Learn how to write and draw comics that will make readers laugh, think, or observe something interesting with comic artist Jonathon Todd in his workshop, Writing and Drawing Comics. This program is best for kids ages 8 and up. A free ticket is required, and can be picked up on a first-come, first-served basis at the Children’s Desk starting at 12:30 PM. It will be held in the Coolidge Corner Library Meeting Room at 1 PM.
Join special performer Matt Heaton for an interactive singalong! This program is for families and kids of all ages, but may be most appealing to kids ages 0-5. It will be held in Hunneman Hall at the Brookline Village Library at 11 AM. Free tickets are required and will be available at the Children’s Desk starting at 10:30 AM.
Join us for Pint Size Yoga with Carol Kagan! Little ones will be guided through stretching, breathing, and age appropriate yoga poses, along with dancing and games. This program is for kids ages 4-6 only! It will be held in the Putterham Library Meeting Room at 11 AM.
Join Susie of the Poop Museum for Gross, Weird, Cool Science! Packed full of amazing examples of grossness, weirdness, and coolness, this is a fast-paced, fact-filled, silly and scientific program. This program is best for kids ages 5-9. It will be held in the Putterham Library Meeting Room at 3 PM.
Jenny Grassl lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in The Boston Review, Tupelo Quarterly, Bennington Review, Lana Turner Journal, Fairytale Review, and others. Magicholia, her first book, was published by 3: A Taos Press in 2024. Her second book, Forever Mistaken for Ourselves, was chosen for publication by Tupelo Press for their 2024 Open Reading period.
Julia Thacker’s poems have appeared in Bennington Review, The Massachusetts Review, The New Republic, Pleiades and Poetry International. She has received fellowships from the Bunting Institute (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study), the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and the National Endowment for the Arts. Her honors include residencies at Yaddo and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Most recently, she was an Edith Wharton Writer-in-Residence at The Mount in Lenox. Her collection, To Wildness, winner of the 19th Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, will be published by Waywiser Press in 2025. She lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Daniel Tobin is the author of nine books of poems, including From Nothing, winner of the Julia Ward Howe Award, The Stone in the Air, his suite of versions from the German of Paul Celan, and Blood Labors, named one of the Best Poetry Books of the Year for 2018 by the New York Times and The Washington Independent Review of Books. His poetry has won many awards, among them the Massachusetts Book Award, the Merringoff Award from the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics and Writers, and fellowships from the NEA and the Guggenheim Foundation. His trilogy of book-length poems, The Mansions, won the National Indie Excellence Award in Poetry and Gold in the Human Relations Indie Book Award in Poetry.
Mary Buchinger, whose recent books include Navigating the Reach (Honors, 2024 Massachusetts Book Award, Salmon Poetry), The Book of Shores, and Virology (Lily Poetry Review Books), is the winner of the 2024 Elyse Wolf/Slate Roof Chapbook Prize. She teaches at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston.
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