Robbins: Open Now | Fox: Open Now
700 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
P: 781-316-3200
| Monday (Memorial Day) | Closed |
| Tuesday - Wednesday | 9 AM - 9 PM |
| Thursday | 1 PM - 9 PM |
| Friday - Saturday | 9 AM - 5 PM |
| Sunday | 2 PM - 5 PM |
We will meet at the library and walk between 1.5-3 miles mostly along the Arlington Cultural District and Minuteman Bikeway. This is a great way to stay active and make some new friends in your community. Getting regular physical activity is one of the best things you can do for your health. All ages welcome! …
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.
Cookbook Club Monday, September 26 6:30-8:00 p.m. Robbins Library Community Room *Registration is full for this month.* Our cookbook will be Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk. Choose a recipe to make, and register by emailing your recipe choice to Linda Dyndiuk at ldyndiuk@minlib.net by September …
Love to craft? knit? crochet? Join us! Bring whatever project you are working on and meet other makers.
This month’s Social Justice Book Group selection will discuss the issue of voter suppression with the book selection, One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying our Democracy by Carol Anderson. Copies available in our Arlington Libraries, the Minuteman system, and on Libby. Email Steven Prochet sprochet@minlib.net for meeting link. Call (781) 316-3218 for …
To meet Massachusetts’ state climate goals, we must electrify large portions of our transportation system, our buildings, and our industries, and we must source that electricity from renewables such as solar and wind. Arlington's own climate goals match the State's, and the Town's new Electrify Arlington campaign is supporting efforts to power our buildings and vehicles with clean electricity …
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English NOW!, an Arlington-based group, offers English-language learners opportunities to practice their conversation skills, advance their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, and make connections in the community. Participants in these free conversation groups discuss varied subjects under the supervision of native speakers. Zoom conversation groups are also available. Email englishnowArlington@gmail.com for the Zoom links. Zoom …
The Queer Book Group will be discussing "Lot: Stories" by Bryan Washington. Lot is a collection of connected short stories about black and Latinx communities in Houston. While it has a memoir like feel, it is fiction. Lot won a Lamdba literary award in 2020 for best gay fiction and you can read a review …
Susan Stamps is an attorney, member of the Arlington Tree Committee, co-author of Arlington’s Tree Protection and Preservation Bylaw, and an Arlington Town Meeting member. She will talk about the Tree Committee in this time of climate change – its history, our Tree Warden, current projects, challenges, and future plans. Questions encouraged! Sponsored by the …
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Join us for an engaging conversation with Deborah Spears Moorehead, an artist, author, and Culture Bearer of the Seaconke Pokanoket Wampanoag Tribal Nation. Moorehead is a direct descendant of Massasoit Ousamequin, the great Pokanoket leader who was memorialized in bronze by Cyrus Dallin for Plymouth, MA. Learn about Moorehead’s work as an artist and author, …
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We will meet at the library and walk between 1.5-3 miles mostly along the Arlington Cultural District and Minuteman Bikeway. This is a great way to stay active and make some new friends in your community. Getting regular physical activity is one of the best things you can do for your health. All ages welcome! …
The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht is available for pickup at the Robbins Library. This will be a Zoom meeting: email tzhenderson8@gmail.com for Zoom link. Follow the group on Facebook for more information.
Love to craft? knit? crochet? Join us! Bring whatever project you are working on and meet other makers.
English NOW!, an Arlington-based group, offers English-language learners opportunities to practice their conversation skills, advance their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, and make connections in the community. Participants in these free conversation groups discuss varied subjects under the supervision of native speakers. Zoom conversation groups are also available. Email englishnowArlington@gmail.com for the Zoom links. Zoom …
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.
This book group is dedicated to reading and discussing books about science and the many different disciplines and topics it encompasses. Join us every other month to make friends and acquire new knowledge! This is an online event. Email steve02476@gmail.com for Zoom link.
The fall theme is: “Thrills and Mysteries” with authors Stephanie Gayle, Lynne Reeves Griffin, and Edwin Hill. The Arlington Author Salon is a free reading series with a twist: each author’s presentation includes something special to tickle the senses. Music, paintings, photographs, and more. Let yourself be transported with an immersive, literary experience. Thu, Oct. …
Love to craft? knit? crochet? Join us! Bring whatever project you are working on and meet other makers.
English NOW!, an Arlington-based group, offers English-language learners opportunities to practice their conversation skills, advance their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, and make connections in the community. Participants in these free conversation groups discuss varied subjects under the supervision of native speakers. Zoom conversation groups are also available. Email englishnowArlington@gmail.com for the Zoom links. Zoom …
Join the Delvena Theatre for a heartwarming comedy set during the WWII London Blitz. Meet Mrs. Henderson – an upper-class British woman - who bravely, hilariously, keeps one little theater alive in a very unique way. Her new friend Margaret Rutherford comes to visit, and together they discuss matters of the heart and how to …
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Truck-driver Brewster takes over his missing brother's delivery of a load of coffins to a funeral home. He picks up hitchhiking gay couple Cary and Vogel (whose relationship is in trouble) to help him stay awake. When Brewster's GPS leads them into a deserted junkyard, his truck breaks down, stranding them. Night falls, and the …
This month we’re reading Paul Revere’s Ride, history by David Hackett Fischer. Copies can be picked up at Robbins or Fox libraries, just ask for the Guys’ Book Group book. For this hybrid meeting, library visitors can join us in-person in the Fox Library Community Room or email Bob Schueler at schuelerbob@gmail.com for the link …
Are you a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) whose first language is not English? Is your goal to enroll in nursing school or another health-related program? This 12 week, 36-hour course offered by Lamplight Women’s Literacy Center will prepare CNAs for the Reading and English Language Usage portions of the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills.) …
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We will meet at the library and walk between 1.5-3 miles mostly along the Arlington Cultural District and Minuteman Bikeway. This is a great way to stay active and make some new friends in your community. Getting regular physical activity is one of the best things you can do for your health. All ages welcome! …
In the last year Medicare has undergone dramatic changes. With Open Enrollment beginning on Oct. 15, wouldn't it help to have someone who can explain those changes and answer your questions about eligibility and your options? Look no further than Ben Thornton, an independent broker for health and life insurance and a registered investment advisor. …
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.
Love to craft? knit? crochet? Join us! Bring whatever project you are working on and meet other makers.
One of the core principles of American democracy is the importance of voter participation to ensure government by and for the people. However, there are deeply entrenched inequities in the political and electoral system that make our government more accountable to some people than others. Kelly Siegel-Stechler, Ph.D. and Senior Researcher at CIRCLE, the Center …
Are you a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) whose first language is not English? Is your goal to enroll in nursing school or another health-related program? This 12 week, 36-hour course offered by Lamplight Women’s Literacy Center will prepare CNAs for the Reading and English Language Usage portions of the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills.) …
TEAS Test Prep for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) Read More »
English NOW!, an Arlington-based group, offers English-language learners opportunities to practice their conversation skills, advance their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, and make connections in the community. Participants in these free conversation groups discuss varied subjects under the supervision of native speakers. Zoom conversation groups are also available. Email englishnowArlington@gmail.com for the Zoom links. Zoom …
Have some old yarn you don’t want anymore? Need some new yarn for a project you’re working on? Come to the Fox Yarn Swap and trade out your old yarn for some new yarn!
Are you a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) whose first language is not English? Is your goal to enroll in nursing school or another health-related program? This 12 week, 36-hour course offered by Lamplight Women’s Literacy Center will prepare CNAs for the Reading and English Language Usage portions of the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills.) …
TEAS Test Prep for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) Read More »
We will meet at the library and walk between 1.5-3 miles mostly along the Arlington Cultural District and Minuteman Bikeway. This is a great way to stay active and make some new friends in your community. Getting regular physical activity is one of the best things you can do for your health. All ages welcome! …
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.
Love to craft? knit? crochet? Join us! Bring whatever project you are working on and meet other makers.
Are you a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) whose first language is not English? Is your goal to enroll in nursing school or another health-related program? This 12 week, 36-hour course offered by Lamplight Women’s Literacy Center will prepare CNAs for the Reading and English Language Usage portions of the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills.) …
TEAS Test Prep for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) Read More »
English NOW!, an Arlington-based group, offers English-language learners opportunities to practice their conversation skills, advance their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, and make connections in the community. Participants in these free conversation groups discuss varied subjects under the supervision of native speakers. Zoom conversation groups are also available. Email englishnowArlington@gmail.com for the Zoom links. Zoom …
Are you a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) whose first language is not English? Is your goal to enroll in nursing school or another health-related program? This 12 week, 36-hour course offered by Lamplight Women’s Literacy Center will prepare CNAs for the Reading and English Language Usage portions of the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills.) …
TEAS Test Prep for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) Read More »
We will meet at the library and walk between 1.5-3 miles mostly along the Arlington Cultural District and Minuteman Bikeway. This is a great way to stay active and make some new friends in your community. Getting regular physical activity is one of the best things you can do for your health. All ages welcome! …
Are you a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) whose first language is not English? Is your goal to enroll in nursing school or another health-related program? This 12 week, 36-hour course offered by Lamplight Women’s Literacy Center will prepare CNAs for the Reading and English Language Usage portions of the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills.) …
TEAS Test Prep for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) Read More »
English NOW!, an Arlington-based group, offers English-language learners opportunities to practice their conversation skills, advance their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, and make connections in the community. Participants in these free conversation groups discuss varied subjects under the supervision of native speakers. Zoom conversation groups are also available. Email englishnowArlington@gmail.com for the Zoom links. Zoom …
November is National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo. Use Robbins Library’s Conference Room to work on your next big novel! You’ll get two hours of quiet time with wifi included! Patrons with library cards can borrow a laptop.
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