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Maya’s Cat Collection and Ethan’s LEGO Collection

Check out the collections on display in the Children’s Room!

In our flat case, Maya shares her collection of cat stuffed animals. Maya is 7 years old and she loves cats because they are cute!

Hand-written note in display case, introducing Maya and her cat collection

In our wall case, Ethan shares his LEGO collection. Ethan is 5 years old and he likes LEGO and Mario!

Display case with Mario characters made of LEGOs  Display case with Mario characters made of LEGOs

Stop by the Brookline Village Children’s Room to see these amazing collections! And sign up for a slot in our display cases here!

Tagua Nut Carvings

Judith Clark’s collection of tagua nut carvings is currently on display at the Brookline Village Library. Tagua nuts are the seeds of certain species of palm trees. These carvings are made by artists in Panama and Colombia. They feature many Central American animal species in minute detail.

Wesley’s Pokémon Collection and Olive’s Calico Critters

Check out the collections on display in the Children’s Room!

In our flat case, Wesley shares his Pokémon cards, books, and toys. Wesley is 7 years old and in 2nd grade at Runkle School.

Pokémon cards, handbooks, and Pikachu plush toy.

In our wall case, Olive shares her collection of Calico Critters, including a miniature Girl Scout Cookie booth that her friend Rebecca made! Olive is 8 years old and in 3rd grade at Lincoln School.

Panda Calico Critter toy using a telescope atop a toy treehouse.  Baby Calico Critter toys in and around a toy crib.

Stop by the Brookline Village Children’s Room to see these amazing collections! And sign up for a slot in our display cases here!

January 15, 2023: Sarah Audsley

SARAH AUDSLEY, a Korean American adoptee raised in rural Vermont, has received support from The Rona Jaffe Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, Banff Centre’s Writing Studio, and the Vermont Arts Council. Her work appears in New England Review, The Cortland Review, Four Way Review, The Massachusetts Review, Tupelo Quarterly, Pleiades, and elsewhere. A graduate of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College and a member of The Starlings Collective, she lives and works in Johnson, VT where she serves as the Writing Program Manager at Vermont Studio Center. LANDLOCK X, a debut poetry collection, will be published by Texas Review Press in spring 2023.

January 15, 2023: Daisy Fried

DAISY FRIED is the author of The Year the City Emptied, a book of adaptations of poems by Baudelaire, and of three other books of poetry: Women’s Poetry: Poems and Advice, My Brother is Getting Arrested Again, and She Didn’t Mean to Do It. She has been awarded Guggenheim, Hodder and Pew Fellowships for her work. She is poetry editor for the journal Scoundrel Time, occasionally reviews poetry for the New York Times and elsewhere, is a member of the faculty of the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, and lives in Philadelphia.

The Library Before Google

Special Collections presents a sample of ephemera from days gone by, for example the “elusive file,” used by reference staff to keep track of answers to questions, like what the latitude and longitude are for Brookline. For all that’s changed, we are very much still the same: The library staff is here to help patrons find items and information; solve thorny problems technical or otherwise; and as always offer reading recommendations. This exhibit is located next to the DVDs on the first floor.

Heart to Heart: A Lively Discussion

The work in this exhibit from the Gateway Arts community forms a conversation about individuality and strength. Each artist represented shows their unique approach to composition, color, and dialogue. The exhibit also suggests the lively discussion fostered by a community working together with diversity, harmony, and respect.

Gateway Arts is a Brookline-based studio art center, gallery, and store supporting meaningful lives and careers in art for adults with disabilities. It has nurtured the creative talents of artists with diverse diagnoses, strengths, and needs since 1973.

Painting by Farah Faustin: “Boston Dunkin Coffee Happy,” 2022

Alessio’s Toy Animals and Emma’s Assorted Owl Collection

Check out the collections on display in the Children’s Room!

In our flat case, Alessio shares his toy animal collection. His favorite is the bright and colorful dragon. How many different animals can you find?

A large collection of plastic toy animals in a display case

In our wall case, Emma shares her collection of assorted owls. Emma’s collection includes stuffed animal owls and an owl-shaped basket!

Collection of stuffed animal owls and a handwritten note of introduction  Close-up of stuffed animal owl, owl-shaped basket, and a sequined owl on a jean jacket

Emma and Alessio are 8 year-old twins who go to Lincoln School. They hope you enjoy their collections!

Stop by the Brookline Village Children’s Room to see these amazing collections! And sign up for a slot in our display cases here!

Conflicting Voices of Liberty and Slavery 1765-1795

Each year the Town of Brookline celebrates the life and ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr.,  at a special program on MLK Day at the Coolidge Corner Theater. This display spotlights three components of the 2023 celebration:

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson discusses the key themes of his new book, American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795.
  • Joyful Voices of Inspiration, the premier black gospel group in Metro Boston, sings Lift Every Voice and Sing, “The Black National Anthem.”
  • Mumbet (also known as Elizabeth Freeman) was the first enslaved African American to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts, helping set a precedent that led to the abolition of slavery in Massachusetts in 1783.

 

Community members are invited to the Town of Brookline’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Celebration:

Conflicting Voices of Liberty and Slavery 1765 – 1795
Coolidge Corner Theater – MLK Day, January 16, at 3:00 PM

The program is free, but tickets are required in advance at Coolidge.org/MLK.

For additional information, please visit the Town of Brookline website.