In our wall case, Maya shares her collection of unicorns. Maya is 6 years old. She loves unicorns because they are magical!
In our flat case, Alexander shares his rock collection. Alexander is 8 years old. He likes rocks because there are many different types!
Stop by the Brookline Village Children’s Room to see both of these amazing collections! And sign up for a slot in our display cases here!
The USGA is hosting the U.S. Open in Brookline this June. This is the fourth occasion Brookline has hosted. Earlier years were 1988, 1963, and 1913. Be sure to talk to our Special Collections team if you are interested in exploring our golf collections. And as always, our local newspaper collection is a reliable resource and scanned up to 1960, with plans for more decades added in future. You may also wish to visit the USGA Museum and Library for in-depth golf research needs.
Be sure to visit the photo exhibit in Hunneman Hall!
The African American golf experience underwent dramatic changes during the decades before and after the Civil Rights era. During the significant period of social change, men and women played golf on courses across the country in leagues and tournaments that were open to all competitors. Included in this exhibit, A Passion for the Game, are images and personal reflections of players that provide a perspective of their experiences. For the pioneers of the African American golf experience, it was their passion for the game that compelled them to play with courage and dignity despite adversity.
The portraits contained in this exhibit were chosen to highlight the African American golf experience by featuring the work of esteemed photographer Michael Faye. Faye has a unique ability to capture the passion, intensity and personality of the players through refined black-and-white portraits, with a stark minimalistic touch that reflects the tone of the subject matter. Faye’s photographs were featured and published in a limited-edition book, PAR (2010), which was conceived by Dan Levinson and Robert Fernandez. James Black is featured in this portrait. A Passion for the Game is on view in The Gallery in Hunneman Hall, second floor, through June 30.
About the USGA Golf Museum and Library
The USGA (United States Golf Association) Golf Museum and Library is the oldest sports museum in the nation and contains the world’s largest and most significant collection of golf history. Since 1936, the USGA Golf Museum and Library has collected and protected the treasures of the game, connecting golfers, sports fans and scholars with remarkable artifacts, documents, stories and images that chronicle the rich history of golf. Its collections, the world’s largest and finest related to the game, include more than 70,000 catalogued artifacts, 750,000 photographs, 200,000 hours of footage and more than 100,000 library items in more than 25 languages that document the history of the game from its origins to the present.
Be sure to visit the Golf in Brookline Exhibit on the first floor. Our Special Collections teamed up with the USGA Golf Museum and Library to commemorate the U.S. Open this year and in years gone by.
Special thanks to Rosemary Maravetz, the Curator of Collections, USGA Golf Museum and Library, who sent us this exhibit; Chris Valle who installed it; and former Library Director Sara Slymon who facilitated it.
In our wall case, Jonathan shares his cardboard structures. Jonathan is in the second grade. He uses a hot glue gun to glue cardboard pieces together to create his sculptures. He has been working on this Jet Pack piece for two years!
In our flat case, check out Jack’s collection of music pieces that he wrote. Jack is in fourth grade and he really enjoys writing music. Click here to listen to Jack’s Polonaise.
Click here to listen to Jack’s Waltz. You can also listen to these pieces by scanning the QR codes in the photo below!
Stop by the Brookline Village Children’s Room to see both of these amazing collections! And sign up for a slot in our display cases here!
Calling all golf lovers: Here’s your chance to attend the US Open Golf Championship and support the Brookline Library Foundation simultaneously!
From June 13th through June 19th, the U.S. Open Golf Championship is coming back to The Country Club in Brookline for the first time since 1988. The Country Club has generously donated two pairs of passes that the Brookline Library Foundation is auctioning off – one pair of tickets for a practice round and one pair for day two of the tournament.
The ticket auction runs through 8 PM on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Learn more and bid on the Gallery passes to attend the US Open Golf Championship in person!
Parks are the heart and soul of every community. We at the library are happy to have additions to Special Collections that documents our parks. We partnered with the Parks Department to pay homage to our open, green spaces here in Brookline. This exhibit shows some of the artifacts the town has found when excavating parks, some photographs the library has, and advertising the current project to collect your park stories! To find out more about collecting park stories, visit the Parks Department Page. Visit the reference desk to learn more about local history and Special Collections.
Miss M. Eubank, storyteller, reads “Harry the Dirty Dog” at Soule Playground. Photograph available at Library’s Digital Commonwealth page.
Special Collections teamed up with Ken Liss, president of the Brookline Historical Society to exhibit 19th Century sensation, Corey Hill Toboggan Club. Read more at Ken’s blog, Muddy River Musings.
The Corey Hill Toboggan Club had yearly pins for their members. This is from 1888-1889.
Check out Nathan’s collection of Pokémon cards in our flat case. Nathan is in third grade. He hopes you enjoy this collection!
In our wall case, Rebecca shares her collection of tiny things, including LEGO horses, a tiny tea set, handmade clay animals, food, and more! Rebecca is in second grade. Her favorite things to collect are Calico Critters because “they are so cute and fun to play with.”
Stop by the Brookline Village Children’s Room to see both of these amazing collections! And sign up for a slot in our display cases here!
A local Brookline author, Cori Ahn, has curated 7 illustrations and Hanbok (Korean traditional clothing) featured in her book. In this exhibit, you can see an interesting blending of Korean and American culture. The book’s illustrator, Ho-Baek Lee (the winner of the New York Times Best Childrens’ Book Award), portrayed the spirit of clothes, food, and house in these beautiful illustrations. The exhibit will run at the Putterham Library from April 1 through May 31.
Kimchi – spicy, salty, and delicious fermented vegetables of all kinds – is a staple food in Korea. More and more people around the world are discovering Kimchi and it is quickly becoming one of the world’s favorite foods. Imagine…what if a Korean-American family living in Brookline came across an American family calling out and looking for “Kimchi” at Halls Pond Sanctuary? How did a cute puppy come to have such a name? Based on a true story that took place here in Brookline, “My Name Is Kimchi,” is a delightful and heart-warming story of two cultures, food, and friendship surrounding the dog named Kimchi.
Hanbok is traditional clothing in Korea – people enjoy wearing Hanbok on special occasions and holidays. In this charming book, there is a scene where the Korean family and a puppy named Kimchi wear Hanbok to celebrate the first birthday of the youngest child of the family – the dol celebration. The Hanbok in this display is called Saekdong, which symbolizes harmony, and babies and young children in Korea wear it for good luck, especially on their very first birthday!
For more information about purchasing the book in the Korean version, email libkstorytime@gmail.com
Singularity is an art exhibit by local artist Hilde-Kari Guttormsen. Trained in Medicine, Science and Art, she has been a studio artist full time since she graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2015. The exhibit will be on display at The Gallery in Hunneman Hall, Brookline Village Library, Second Floor, from April 1 through April 28, 2022. The works in the show allude to her upbringing in Western Norway and present a personal narrative using colors, gimp and acetate to humanize formal elegance. The closing reception is open to the public and will be in Hunneman Hall, Saturday, April 23, from 2-4:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served. Hilde-Kari Guttormsen has her studio in Lincoln Artist Group in Waltham and all the works in the show are for sale. Inquiries about the works and/or a studio visit can be arranged by contacting the artist by e-mail: hguttormsen@gmail.com or phone 617-462-2856.
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