Events
The theme for this year's contest is "Beyond the Door."
How to enter: Include your name, address, phone number, age, and email address. (Please retain a copy of your poem. Submissions will not be returned.) Submit poems (limit: 2) one of…
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Want to help create a new opera—by Boston, for Boston? Share your stories!
Join Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States, for a community workshop and listening session that invites your voice…
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Join Miss Sarah in making Valentine's Day Designs out of Perler/Fuse beads!
Participants may need the entire two hours for more complex designs.
Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a…
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Join us as our friend Huong Vu returns to lead us in a celebration of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year!
Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services,…
The theme for this year's contest is "Beyond the Door."
How to enter: Include your name, address, phone number, age, and email address. (Please retain a copy of your poem. Submissions will not be returned.) Submit poems (limit: 2) one of…
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Celebrate Lunar New Year with a visit from author Sylvia Chen.
We're excited to have a special guest for this program as author Sylvia Chen joins us to read her 2025 picture book Sparkles for Sunny: A Lunar New Year Story, a…
The theme for this year's contest is "Beyond the Door."
How to enter: Include your name, address, phone number, age, and email address. (Please retain a copy of your poem. Submissions will not be returned.) Submit poems (limit: 2) one of…
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February 17 is the start of both Lunar New Year and Ramadan this year!
We will have crafts for both available in the children’s section. Stop by sometime during the day to make some to take home.
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Drop by the children's room to try out two fun craft opportunities: use a variety of different tools to make stamp art, and create your own friendship bracelets from embroidery floss.
This program is open to children of all ages, and is…
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Measure, mix, and add color to create this silky alternative to playdough. Ideal for children ages 4-8.
To guarantee supplies, groups of more than 10 children must register a week in advance by emailing egleston@bpl.org or calling…
Every Tuesday come celebrate story time with Librarian Chris at 10:30 am! We hear three stories, do a variety of songs and finger plays, have fun with props, and have parachute time. Come have all the fun!
Accessibility Notice: We…
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Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera Stories: Daughter of the Regiment – an interactive, 45-minute performance for kids aged 5-12. Experience and learn how we bring a story to life through music, acting, and movement in this introduction to…
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A fun event of music and movement for children led by the Boston Public Library's first Children's Musician-in-Residence Phoebe Neilsen. Inspired by folk, jazz, and musical theater traditions, Phoebe's…
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With classic kids’ songs, magical stories, and lots of puppet friends, Louie Louie gets little kids singing, dancing, and playing!
Come travel to Planet Zing, where everybody sings — and help unearth a very old surprise! Together we’ll…
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Explore our collection of LEGOs, foam blocks, and wood planks to get creative, make new friends, and develop early STEAM skills!
Ages 3-12.
No registration required.
Hygge Hour
CanceledJoin us at the library for Hygge Hour! This program is designed for you to enjoy a peaceful hour with friends, new and old, relaxation, and the things that bring you joy. Crafts, books, snacks, and more will be provided. Please feel free to…
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We will make a dancing dragon stick puppet to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact the department listed in the…
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An instructor from the Plimoth Patuxet Museums will teach us about the importance of pottery to Wampanoag families, and kids will make and take their own pot using traditional methods. Ages 7-12.
Programming at the Boston Public…
Learn to cook and bake step-by-step with Miss Debbie. In this hands-on monthly cooking series, children will make one entrée and one dessert in each class.
Tuesday, February 17 - Vegetarian Chili and Bread PuddingTuesday, March 24…
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Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera Stories: Daughter of the Regiment – an interactive, 45-minute performance for kids aged 5-12. Experience and learn how we bring a story to life through music, acting, and movement in this…