Enjoy a virtual lunchtime lecture from the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, entitled "Olmsted's Life and Legacy." While the world knows him today as the foremost American landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted would live a full life well before designing open green spaces. From a childhood in New England, Olmsted went on …

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This month we'll be discussing Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. Books are available for pickup at the Robbins Library. Attend in person or online! Zoom Meeting ID: 821 2861 3924 Passcode: 3gcZHd Follow the group on Facebook for more information.

Stop by and ask a librarian your technology-related questions. If we can't help with a specific issue you are having, we will do our best to point you to resources that can! Email arlington@minlib.net with any questions.

All aspiring and experienced poets are invited to the Arlington Poet Laureate's Drop-in Hours.  Participants should have 10 copies of a poem they’d like to share — and a notebook for workshop writing exercises.  Contact Jean Flanagan at  jean.poetlaureatearlington@gmail.com  Zoom Meeting ID: 856 6466 3536 Passcode: YC168C

Enjoy a virtual lunchtime lecture from the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site in Cambridge, entitled "Past and Present Here Unite: An Introduction to Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS." What does a home reveal about its occupants, and about our shared history? The Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House bears witness to the history of slavery in New England and …

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What is inclusive design? Universal Design? Design-for-all?  Hear from the Institute for Human-Centered Design, a leader in the global movement for inclusive design since the 1990s.  Learn about the demographics of disability and the intersection with race, culture, and the “contextual” definition of disability.  The presentation will invite the audience to create a culture of …

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This month we’re reading A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived by Adam Rutherford, a non-fiction book about recent genetic discoveries around human evolution. Copies can be picked up at Robbins or Fox Branch libraries, just ask for the Guys Book Group book. For this hybrid meeting, library visitors can join us in-person in …

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Struggling to meet basic needs such as housing, food, or employment? A social worker is now available to answer questions about social services in and around Arlington.

Email Linda Dyndiuk at ldyndiuk@minlib.net to get on the mailing list for this group. There will be more details about this month's meeting soon!

Due to inclement weather, the Robbins and Fox Branch Libraries will close at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14. As entertaining as it is inspiring, Crip Camp uses one group's remarkable story to highlight hope for the future and the power of community. A groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to …

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Enjoy a virtual lunchtime lecture from the Boston African American National Historic Site, entitled "Explore the Black Heritage Trail." The Black Heritage Trail showcases residences and community buildings associated with a Black community that thrived on, and near, the north slope of Beacon Hill before, during, and after the American Civil War. Throughout that time, …

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Come discuss this year's 2023 Arlington Reads Together selection Being Heumann by disability rights activist Judith Heumann with Anna Litten, library director. Check out copies at Robbins or Fox Branch Library, or place a hold via Minuteman Library Network. This is a hybrid event. Meeting ID: 849 4968 6533 Passcode: 11R68x

Noted disability rights activist and ART featured speaker Judy Heumann died on March 4, 2023. On March 19 we will gather to honor and celebrate the life of Heumann. James Milan of ACMi will lead a panel discussion with disability rights activists some of whom knew Ms. Heumann personally. The talk will focus on her …

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