Events
Tweens and teens can join us at our monthly Crochet Club! This program is for kids ages 8-14 who already have some crochet experience. Participants should be comfortable with the slipknot as well as the chain stitch and single crochet…
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In July, the Brighton Branch's nonfiction book club will discuss Say Nothing: a True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe. Print copies available at the Brighton Branch front desk, while…
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Need something notarized? Bring a non-expired photo ID and the completed, but unsigned documents you need sealed during one of our our Drop-In Notary Services times. If you are bringing a photocopy of the document, you must bring the…
Join Brighton Branch Children’s Librarian Ms. Allie for stories, songs, rhymes, and other early literacy activities! This program is best for ages 3 months to 2 years, though siblings are always welcome. This program is designed for…
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It’s a potluck. It’s a book club. It’s a combination potluck and book club!
Join The Food Group in July to discuss and share recipes from East by Meera Sodha. Prepare a dish from the cookbook and bring it in to share with your…
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Drop off plant clippings, seedlings, or fully grown house plants at the Brighton Branch Library to find a new home. Miniature terracotta pots will be provided for repotting. Donating a plant is not required to take one home. Register by…
Calling all trainers! Join the Brighton Branch Library's Pokémon Club.
Show off your shiny Charizard card, drop a lure at one of our local PokéStops, or just come to chat about your favorite Eeveelution with fellow Pokémon fans. At the end…
Kids ages 5-12 can stop by for open LEGO-building time at the library. Let your imagination be your guide as you build spaceships, castles, garden parties, and more! LEGO projects made that week are put on display in the lobby of the…
Join Brighton Branch Children’s Librarian Ms. Allie for stories, songs, rhymes, and other early literacy activities! This program is best for ages 2-5, though siblings are always welcome. This program is designed for caregivers and…
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Using a notched needle, kids ages 6-12 can learn how to sculpt 2D and 3D designs using wool.
Registration required: Call 617-782-6032 or email ahahn@bpl.org to sign up.
Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private…
Adults are invited to craft Summer Reading BINGO art!
We'll have supplies like paper, colored pencils, scissors, glue, magazines, and more. Make a piece of art representing a BINGO square you've completed, like visit a library or read…
Join Brighton Branch Children’s Librarian Ms. Allie for stories, songs, rhymes, and other early literacy activities! This program is best for ages 3 months to 2 years, though siblings are always welcome. This program is designed for…
Kids ages 5-12 can stop by for open LEGO-building time at the library. Let your imagination be your guide as you build spaceships, castles, garden parties, and more! LEGO projects made that week are put on display in the lobby of the…
Join Brighton Branch Children’s Librarian Ms. Allie for stories, songs, rhymes, and other early literacy activities! This program is best for ages 2-5, though siblings are always welcome. This program is designed for caregivers and…
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Join us for ballet story time with special guests from Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre!
This program will feature stories about dance, followed by some dancing led by our guests, and ending with a show-and-tell of different dance shoes,…
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In August, the Unreal Reads fiction book club will discuss Aimee Pokwatka's fantasy novel, The Parliament.
Print copies available at the Brighton Branch front desk while supplies last.
The Unreal Reads book club reads fiction of…
Join Brighton Branch Children’s Librarian Ms. Allie for stories, songs, rhymes, and other early literacy activities! This program is best for ages 3 months to 2 years, though siblings are always welcome. This program is designed for…
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Professor Bugman will share with children ages four to twelve years old all about arthropods, the most diverse group of animal life on the planet, during this exciting show-and-tell-and-touch program!
Children will see, hear, touch,…
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Start your week off with a movie! August's featured film is The Boys in the Boat, based on the nonfiction book written by Daniel James Brown and directed by George Clooney.
Rated: PG-13. Runtime: 2 hours, 3 minutes. English…
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Start your week off with a movie! Our August selection is The Boys in the Boat, a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling nonfiction book written by Daniel James Brown.
Run time: 2 hours 3 minutes. Rated PG-13. English…