Storytimes near COOLIDGE CORNER BRANCH LIBRARY

Hunneman Hall - Brookline Village, Brookline Village

Brookline Village - First Floor, Brookline Village

Practice English at the library and meet other language learners! Join this Read Talk conversation group that meets in Meeting Room B - on the first floor of the Brookline Village Library. Every week we propose a topic that participants discuss in smalls groups. This program is open to adult language learners of intermediate/advanced level. If you have any questions, please contact brkenglish@minlib.net.

Meeting Room - Putterham, Putterham

Join us at the Putterham Library for Community Catch-up: a social hour featuring local guest speakers discussing their unique roles and engaging with the community. Community Catch-up takes place on the first Thursday of the month at 11 AM. Coffee and pastries provided! Summer's featured guests -- June 4: Council on Aging Social Worker Anne Essaran July 9: Library Assistant Charlotte Ryan August 6: Branch Supervisor Ginger O'Day

Brookline Village - Children's Garden, Brookline Village

Calling all fairy folk! Join us from 4-5 PM on Thursday, June 18th in the garden outside of the Children’s room to build fairy houses out of natural materials. This is a drop-in event for kids ages 4-9.

Hunneman Hall - Brookline Village, Brookline Village

This event is open to anyone interested in learning more about local community campaigns about healthcare accessibility and affordability. Attendees will hear from a variety of local community members and groups about how they can join local efforts to make healthcare more accessible and affordable to all community members but especially to those of marginalized communities, including low-income, LGBTQ , and BIPOC.

Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner, Coolidge Corner

Pairs or groups of kids, tweens, teens, and accompanying grownups are encouraged to register together to paint your own adorable corgi wearing a red bandanna with a heart, customized with your own background or cute accessories! This program is the perfect mix of guided instruction and personal creativity, and will end with you bringing home your painted pup. Registration will open two weeks prior to the event. This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Brookline Library.

Off-site

To close out our Pride festivities, The Public Library of Brookline is offering a free screening of Moonlight (2016) in partnership with the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Join us in Movie House 5 at The Coolidge Corner Theatre (290 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446) on July 9th for this special event. Space is limited. Please register below to reserve your free ticket. This event is generously sponsored by the Brookline Library Foundation.

Meeting Room - Putterham, Putterham

Join us at the Putterham Library for Gentle Chair Yoga with the amazing Keith Beasley, every Friday at 10:30-11:30 AM! New attendees are always welcome. Gentle Chair Yoga is designed for those seeking improved strength, flexibility, and balance with gentle movements and gently performed yoga postures. Attendees remain seated in chairs for the duration of the program with some optional standing. Each Gentle Chair Yoga session is simultaneously streamed virtually through Zoom. If you'd like to attend virtually, please register for the program using this registration link! This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Brookline Public Library.

Tween Room, Brookline Village

OUR ADVENTURING PARTY AND WAITLIST ARE CURRENTLY FULL. We apologize for any inconvenience, please check back for future dates soon. Calling all adventurers - Dungeons and Dragons has returned to the Public Library of Brookline! Ready your swords, daggers, lutes, and leather boots for a fantastic campaign every other Saturday in the tween room at the Brookline Village Library. Open to new and seasoned adventurers alike! This program is for tweens and teens in grades 5-12 (ages 10-18) only. Registration for this program is required.

Tween Room, Brookline Village

Worlds in Words is a creative writing workshop for tweens (ages 10-13), aiming to inspire and expand curiosity while honing essential writing skills (and building worlds just using our words). This workshop series is run by two rising seniors at Brookline High School, Adelyn Sullivan and Sadie Chen Gordon. This series will run every Saturday, June 27 through August 29 (excluding July 4) from 11 AM to 1 PM in the Tween Room at the Brookline Village Library. This workshop is open to tweens in grades 5-7 (ages 10-13). Please register here!

Brookline Village - First Floor, Brookline Village

Drop in and work on your current crafting project in the company of other crafters! Don’t have a work-in-progress right now, but want to stop in for crafty conversation and inspiration? Crafting supplies will be provided! This is a drop in program for Adults (ages 18 ). No registration is required – feel free to stop in and stay for as long or as little as you like from 2 to 4 PM. This group meets in Meeting Room B at the Brookline Village branch.

Brookline Village - Front Porch, Brookline Village

Looking to pick up some new plants or trade away your excess ones? Join us for the Public Library of Brookline's Summer Reading Plant Swap! Soil and Compostable pots will be provided.

Virtual

A book group for mystery lovers and detectives alike!

Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner, Coolidge Corner

Enjoy our Plant a Seed, Read theme this summer! Get creative with fruits and vegetables and all their shapes that you can make into art. This program is intended for children ages 4-10 and accompanying siblings and grownups. No ticket required!

Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner, Coolidge Corner

Join children’s librarian Leah for summer stories accompanied by classic songs, movement activities, and other fun ways of building early literacy skills! Ideal for children ages 0-5 and their grownups. No registration required.

Meeting Room - Putterham, Putterham

This free monthly Cafe at the Putterham Library, taking place every second Tuesday of the month from 1 to 2 PM, is for people with memory challenges and their care partners to connect with their peers. Both participate in socialization and can partake in refreshments and a variety of enjoyable programming in order to gain support and engage with others in a relaxing environment. Either party can attend by themselves, but a care partner must accompany those who require any care assistance. This program is co-sponsored by the Brookline Senior Center, Minute Women Home Care, and the Putterham Library. Please register at 617-730-2770. If you need transportation from the Senior Center to the Library, please notify at registration. This program is brought to you by our colleagues from the Town of Brookline's Council on Aging.

Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner, Coolidge Corner

Join this Italian conversation group for adults in person at the Coolidge Corner Library!

Hunneman Hall - Brookline Village, Brookline Village

What do birds do on Tuesdays? Play fla-bingo! We don’t have any live flamingos at the Library, but we will be having a family-friendly bingo game in Hunneman Hall at the Brookline Village Library. Whether you’re a bingo pro or are playing for the first time, we invite you to join us for a fun afternoon filled with bingo, prizes, and maybe even some more bingo jokes! This program is for kids of all ages and their families. This program is generously sponsored by the Library Trustees.

Hunneman Hall - Brookline Village, Brookline Village

Join us for our monthly ukulele jam session, hosted by the Strummerville Ukuele Club! Grab your uke and join us as we sing and strum the hits! All experience levels welcome, some ukuleles will be provided

Conference Room - Brookline Village, Brookline Village

Practice English at the library and meet other language learners! Join this informal conversation group that meets in the second floor Conference Room. Every week we propose a topic that participants discuss in smalls groups. This program is open to adult language learners of all levels. English Club is drop-in, no need to register, join when you can. New members are always welcome! If you have any questions, please contact brkenglish@minlib.net.

Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner, Coolidge Corner

Join us for four classes (June 17, June 24, July 8, and July 15) to learn about the benefits of using sign language to help build communication skills, reduce frustration, and enhance connection. Each week, adults and babies will get a chance to learn and practice new signs to use together as they play and interact with the instructor and the group! This program is intended for preverbal children ages 2 months to 2 years old and their caregivers. Registration for each session is required and will open on Wednesday, June 3. Sheryl White of Baby Kneads has been teaching programs and working with families since 1999. She is a Certified Educator of Infant Massage, Baby Signer, Reiki Master and mother of three. Her role in these classes is to facilitate and help strengthen the connection between infant and caregiver through early communication. This event is generously sponsored by the Brookline Library Foundation.

Brookline Village

Drop in to our Tech Time session in Meeting Room A and learn how to use library apps and get answers to basic tech questions. Please bring your own phone, tablet, or laptop. We can help you: Get access to ebooks, audiobooks and movies with Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy. Find classes on business, tech, AI, or creative skills on LinkedIn Learning. Learn how to effectively search the Minuteman Catalog. Learn about basic tech topics like sending email or creating a document. Help sessions are limited to 15 minutes and one question per person.

The Rabbit Hole, Brookline Village

Come print on fabric to make a beautiful flower printed piece of art! We will be using rubber mallets to transfer the imprints of flowers onto the fabric of your choice. Please bring a white fabric item to print on, such as a t-shirt, bandana, socks, or anything else you like! This event is for kids ages 5 and up and will be held in the Rabbit Hole. This program is generously sponsored by the Public Library of Brookline Trustees.

Hunneman Hall - Brookline Village, Brookline Village

Kristian Baverstam Student Chamber Music Recital https://necmusic.edu/faculty/kristian-baverstam/

Conference Room - Brookline Village, Brookline Village

Are you looking for a low-lift reading group? Come and meet other millennial-identified folk in an informal book group that's been meeting since 2013. We read a variety of mostly recent-ish books. Last year, some fiction include: The Vegetarian by Han Kang and Euphoria by Lily King, as well as non-fiction like The Half Known Life by Pico Iyer, and even the graphic novels, A Contract with God and Logicomix. Meetings take place on the 2nd floor (Conference Room) at the Brookline Village - Main Library at 361 Washington St. They take place on the Third Wednesdays of each month from 7:00-8:00pm Upcoming books are: July 15 - Snow Country, by Yasunari Kawabata August 19 - Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann September 16 - Saltcrop, by Yume Kitasei Copies of future book group books are available at the Circulation Desk at BV. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Brookline Village - First Floor, Brookline Village

Practice English at the library and meet other language learners! Join this Read Talk conversation group that meets in Meeting Room B - on the first floor of the Brookline Village Library. Every week we propose a topic that participants discuss in smalls groups. This program is open to adult language learners of intermediate/advanced level. If you have any questions, please contact brkenglish@minlib.net.

Hunneman Hall - Brookline Village, Brookline Village

Join us for a fun playtime for babies and toddlers ages 0-5 in Hunneman Hall (on the 2nd floor of the library). No ticket or registration needed for this program. Summer Playtime for Babies and Toddlers will be happening on the following dates: Thursday, July 2 Thursday, July 16 Thursday, July 30 Thursday, August 13

Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner, Coolidge Corner

Learn about the lifecycle of a butterfly as we sing songs, read, play, investigate, and create our own wearable paper wings. This program is intended for kids ages 2-5, and will have two identical sessions. Due to program requirements, tickets are required, and will be available at the children's desk half an hour before each session. This event is generously sponsored by the Trustees of the Brookline Library.

Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner, Coolidge Corner

Learn about the lifecycle of a butterfly as we sing songs, read, play, investigate, and create our own wearable paper wings. This program is intended for kids ages 2-5, and will have two identical sessions. Due to program requirements, tickets are required, and will be available at the children's desk half an hour before each session. This event is generously sponsored by the Trustees of the Brookline Library.

Hunneman Hall - Brookline Village, Brookline Village

Come to read to real live bunny rabbits from Good Pickin' Farms! For folks in grades 5-12. This program is generously sponsored by the Public Library of Brookline Trustees.