Monday, February 12th 2024

Hello reader!

Read on for what's happening at the library.

Library Closed Tuesday, February 13

All Public Library of Brookline locations will be closed Tuesday, February 13 due to inclement weather.

Library Closed for Presidents' Day

All Public Library of Brookline locations will be closed Monday, February 19 for Presidents' Day. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, February 20.

Douglass Day Transcribathon

Brookline Village & Virtual

Wednesday, February 14 from 12-3 PM

Every Valentine’s Day, we invite you to a birthday party for Frederick Douglass. Although Douglass never knew his birthdate, he chose to celebrate every year on February 14th. We celebrate this date as a moment for creating Black history together.

We celebrate Douglass Day with a transcribathon, where we help transcribe the archival papers of notable figures in Black History. Douglass Day 2024 will feature the general correspondence of Frederick Douglass from the Library of Congress. We will join participants around the country and attempt to transcribe all 8,731 pages in one day! Join us virtually or in person - no transcribing experience needed!

3D Printing at Brookline Village

ideaSPACE is happy to announce that the Brookline Village 3D printer, Dorothy, named for famed mathematician Dorothy Vaughn, is back and ready to print your requests! Did you design something fun or practical that you want printed? Send it in through our fabrication request form (we also do laser cutting)!

Upcoming Events

On Display at the Library

All locations
Check out our current art exhibits and displays!
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

Tween ideaSPACE: Decorated Mugs

Brookline Village
Wednesday, February 14 at 3 PM
For tweens

Meet the New Library Catalog

Brookline Village
Thursday, February 15 at 1 PM
Sunday, February 18 at 2 PM
Wednesday, February 21 at 7 PM
For adults
Mixed media artwork of a figure wearing a crown by Jean Michel Basquiat

Teen & Tween Crafternoon:

Celebrate Black History

Brookline Village
Thursday, February 15 at 3 PM
For teens & 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
Cover image of Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll! by Tonya Bolden, featuring a Black woman with a large smile playing the guitar

Hands-On History: Music

Coolidge Corner
Tuesday, February 20 at 3 PM
For kids ages 6 and older

Family Bingo Night

Brookline Village
Tuesday, February 20 at 6 PM
For kids & families
Book cover of Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe, with a Black boy in the center surrounded by a stylized collage including a Puerto Rican flag, blocks reading JMB, and a map of Brooklyn.

Hands-On History: Visual Art

Coolidge Corner
Wednesday, February 21 at 10:30 AM
For kids ages 2-6
Squirrels hibernating

Winter Hibernation

with Hands on Nature

Putterham
Wednesday, February 21 at 2 PM
For kids ages 4 and older

Science Heroes: Break the Ice

Brookline Village
Thursday, February 22 at 3:30 PM
For kids ages 5 and older

Magnificent Monster Circus

with Puppet Showplace Theatre

Coolidge Corner
Friday, February 23 at 3 PM
For kids ages 3 and older
two lion dance performers in traditional lion dance costumes

Lunar New Year Celebration

農曆新年慶祝活動

Coolidge Corner
Saturday, February 24 at 3 PM
For adults and kids of all ages

Amy Lowell 150th Anniversary Celebration

Brookline Village
Monday, February 26 at 6 PM
For adults

On the Calendar for Adults

Tuesday, February 13
1:30 PM
Wednesday,
February 14, 1:15 PM
English Club will return next week
Gentle Chair Yoga will return next week

On the Calendar for Kids, Tweens, and Teens

Tuesday, February 13
10:30 AM
Wednesday,
February 14, 10:30 AM
Wednesday,
February 14, 3:30 PM
Wednesday,
February 14, 6 PM
Thursday, February 15
10:15 AM
Thursday, February 15
3 PM
Thursday, February 15
3 PM
Thursday, February 15
5 PM
Friday, February 16
10:30 AM
Saturday, February 17
2 PM
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