Wednesday, February 7th 2024

Hello reader!

Read on for what's happening at the library.

Black History Month at the Library

The Library is celebrating Black History Month with programs and displays for all ages! Adults are invited to join us for our Douglass Day Transcribathon on February 14, where we'll help the Library of Congress transcribe Frederick Douglass' correspondence. Kids are invited to learn about the work of Black illustrators, and create their own art, at Kids Celebrate Black Artists on Friday, February 9. Read on for more programs - including Hands-on-History for kids and Black Girl Love: Indie Romance Writers Panel for adults - and stop by the Library to see displays highlighting Black history and culture!

Celebrating Lunar New Year

illustrated Chinese dragon with 2024 written beneath it, on a red background
Join us at the Library to celebrate Lunar New Year! We'll have Wish Tree activities at all Brookline Library locations beginning Friday, February 9. And we're pleased to present a series of events for adults and kids of all ages over the coming weeks. Read on to see our upcoming programs, and save the date for our Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 24 at 3 PM at the Coolidge Corner Library - featuring the Gund Kwok Asian Women’s Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe!

Meet the New Library Catalog!

The Library is excited to announce the launch of our new catalog! This new catalog has the same information and resources as before, now with a new design and extra features. To get familiar with the new catalog, we invite you to attend an orientation session on February 15, 18, or 21 in Hunneman Hall. In the meantime, we encourage you to explore the new catalog here!

Upcoming Events

Fantasy Castle Drawing with the Brookline Arts Center

Brookline Village
Wednesday, February 7 at 6 PM
For kids ages 5-9

Open Crafternoon for Kids:

Make a Valentine

Putterham
Thursday, February 8 at 3 PM
For kids grades K-4
four images in a grid of a stamp, paintbrush and palette, quilt square, and a collage bee

Kids Celebrate Black Artists!

Brookline Village
Friday, February 9 at 2:30 PM
For kids ages 5-9
illustrated Chinese dragon with 2024 written beneath it, on a red background

New Year Book Exchange

Brookline Village
Friday, February 9 at 3 PM
For adults
Kid wearing virtual reality headset

Open Game Play with Virtual Reality

Putterham
Saturday, February 10 at 2 PM
For kids ages 8 and older
westwood chinese school dance troupe group photo, 12 young girls in red and yellow traditional costumes

Lunar New Year Dance Performance

Brookline Village
Saturday, February 10 at 2 PM
For adults & kids of all ages
Hand painting red calligraphy paper with an ink brush

New Year Calligraphy Demonstration

Coolidge Corner
Sunday, February 11 at 2 PM
For adults & kids of all ages
Two adults and two children dance together, surrounded by streamers

Family Dance Party

Coolidge Corner
Monday, February 12 at 11 AM
For kids

Hands-On History: Poetry and Writing

Coolidge Corner
Monday, February 12 at 3 PM
For kids ages 6 and older

Black Girl Love:

Indie Romance Writers Panel

Virtual
Monday, February 12 at 7 PM
For adults
Cover image of Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed, with a Black girl in a space helmet looking up at a purple and blue sky.

Hands-On History: Space Exploration

Coolidge Corner
Tuesday, February 13 at 10:30 AM
For kids ages 2-6

Ukulele 101

with The Brookline Music School

Brookline Village
Tuesdays, February 13 & 27 at 7 PM
For adults & teens

Douglass Day Transcribathon

Brookline Village & Virtual
Wednesday, February 14 from 12-3 PM
For adults

Tween ideaSPACE: Decorated Mugs

Brookline Village
Wednesday, February 14 at 3 PM
For tweens

Doodle Club

Brookline Village
Friday, February 16 at 2:30 PM
For teens & tweens
sheets of red and yellow paper with block printed dragon designs on them

New Year Printmaking

Putterham
Saturday, February 17 at 10:30 AM
For adults & teens
Social media square that says K-Crafting and the date, time, and details of the event

K-Crafting with K-Pop in Mass

Coolidge Corner
Saturday, February 17 at 11 AM
For adults, teens, & tweens

Matt Heaton Family Singalong

Brookline Village
Saturday, February 17 at 11 AM
For kids

On the Calendar for Adults

Friday, February 9
10:30 AM
Friday, February 9
10:30 AM

On the Calendar for Kids, Tweens, and Teens

Wednesday, February 7
6 PM
Thursday, February 8
10:15 AM
Thursday, February 8
3 PM
Thursday, February 8
5 PM
Friday, February 9
10:30 AM
Monday, February 12
10:30 AM
Monday, February 12
3 PM
Monday, February 12
3 PM
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