Monday, February 19th 2024

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Read on for what's happening at the library.

Lunar New Year Celebration– 農曆新年慶祝活動

two lion dance performers in traditional lion dance costumes
Coolidge Corner

SATURDAY, February 24 at 3 PM

Celebrate Lunar New Year 2024 with the Library! Join us for a live Lion Dance performance from the Gund Kwok Asian Women’s Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe.

This event is generously sponsored by the Brookline Library Foundation and the Friends of the Brookline Public Library.

Amy Lowell 150th Anniversary Celebration

Brookline Village

MONDAY, February 26 at 6 PM

Join us to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Brookline poet Amy Lowell. The Library, along with the New England Poetry Club and Brookline Commission for the Arts, will celebrate Amy Lowell’s life and work with an introduction to her poetry and readings of her poems in the original English, as well as translations into other languages.

Upcoming Events

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

Meet the New Library Catalog

Brookline Village
Wednesday, February 21 at 7 PM
For adults

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
Mixed media painting of two Black women by artist Mickalene Thomas

Teen & Tween Crafternoon:

Celebrate Black History

Putterham
Tuesday, February 27 at 3 PM
For teens & tweens

Ukulele 101

with The Brookline Music School

Brookline Village
Tuesday, February 27 at 7 PM
For adults & teens
Headshot of Nadia Colburn, a light-skinned woman with long brown hair, next to a tree.

Poetry, the Natural World,

the Climate Crisis, and Connection

Brookline Village
Wednesday, February 28 at 7 PM
For adults

Let’s Get Sewing: Mini Emoji Pillows

Brookline Village
Friday, March 1 at 2 PM
For tweens

Women in World Jazz Concert:

A Tribute to Women Composers

Brookline Village
Saturday, March 2 at 2 PM
For adults & kids of all ages

On the Calendar for Adults

Caffe Italiano will return on March 12
Wednesday,
February 21, 9:30 AM
Wednesday,
February 21, 1:15 PM
Thursday, February 22
7 PM
Friday, February 23
10:30 AM
Friday, February 23
10:30 AM
Sunday, February 25
2 PM
Monday, February 26
3 PM

On the Calendar for Kids, Tweens, and Teens

Please note that many of our regular storytimes are on vacation this week. These programs will return next week.
Wednesday,
February 21, 6 PM
Thursday, February 22
10:15 AM
Thursday, February 22
5 PM
Sunday, February 25
1:15 PM
Monday, February 26
10:30 AM
Monday, February 26
2:30 PM
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