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Tuesday, March 13th 2018

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Read on for what's happening at the library this week.
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All library locations will be closed today, Tuesday, March 13, due to the weather. Stay safe and warm!
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BROOKLINE READS 2018

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The Underground Railroad, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, by Colson Whitehead, is this year’s Brookline Reads selection. Whitehead will be at the Brookline High School auditorium, 115 Greenough Street, to discuss his book at 7 PM on Wednesday, April 25.
Registration for the discussion with Colson Whitehead will start March 15 here.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Discover Mary Baker Eddy

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Putterham
Sandra J Houston, Executive Director of the Longyear Museum, presents an Introduction to Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, through the lens of the Longyear Museum collection. Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Brookline Library and the Longyear Museum.
Register on Eventbrite.

Saturday, March 17 at 2:00 PM

BROOKLINE EATS

Celebrate Pi Day with us!

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Pi Day with Boston Cream Pie

WEDNESDAY March 14 at 4:30 PM
Join us on Pi(e) Day at the Public Library of Brookline to learn about the history and evolution of the Boston Cream Pie. The taste test competition will be Modern versus Mike’s Pastry. Who will win?

The Radical Element

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Tuesday March 20 at 6:30 PM

Brookline Village
A sisterhood - edtior Jessica Spotswood and authors Erin Bowman and Sara Farizan - discuss their anthology of revolution and resistance.
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Beat the Librarian Trivia Night

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RESCHEDULED for Tuesday, March 20 at 6:30 PM

Brookline Village
Offsite at Best Burger Bar, 195 Washington St.
The Public Library of Brookline is coming to the Best Burger Bar to host an epic night of trivia, where you can compete against real-life librarians!
Bring a team of three to six of your best friends to show off your trivia skills.
Prizes, bragging rights, food, drinks, and more await.
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UPCOMING SCREENINGS

MIDDAY MOVIES

MOVIE MATINEE

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

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WEDNESDAY March 14
1:30 PM
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THURSDAY March 15
Refreshments 1 PM
Screening 1:30-4 PM
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TUESDAY March 20
6:30 PM
More about Women's History Month Film Series

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CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

Mandarin Storytime

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Coolidge Corner
Friday March 16 at 3:30 PM
Join us for Mandarin storytime for children of all ages!
Visit the Children's Department online.
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MEET THE STAFF

Reference Librarian at Brookline Village Jennifer Hoff

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First literary crush (author or character): Harriet the Spy.
Last song you listened to: Wayfaring Stranger (Jack White's version).
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff.
Name a word that starts with the letter Q: Quick.
Movie or TV show you always watch when it comes on screen, no matter what: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
If you could travel back in time, what period would you go to?
Back in time?! Yikes, no. Forward to about 2200 would be fun, as long as I can come back if it's terrible or the Earth is uninhabitable.
Cake or pie? PIE!
Big dogs or small dogs? All dogs!
Hardcover or paperback? Hardcover.
Fictional world or game you'd most like to visit? Pogo's Okefenokee Swamp (Walt Kelly's comic strip).
What book would you most like to see turned into a top-notch film or miniseries? The Nest (Amazon has purchased the rights to it.)
Favorite fictional librarian? None of them.
Favorite fictional detective? Ross Macdonald's hardboiled LA detective Lew Archer.
Favorite Austen character? Catherine Morland from Northanger Abbey, because she's Jane Austen's most comic heroine and most misguided.
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