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All-Ages Communication Station hosted by Understanding Our Differences
All-Ages Communication Station hosted by Understanding Our Differences
Understanding Our Differences is a nationally recognized, award-winning program that uses a hands-on, participatory curriculum to foster respect, acceptance, and inclusion for people of all abilities in elementary schools and communities at large. The communication station program allows hands-on use of assistive technology to learn and try out all the different ways we can communicate. …
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Social Justice Book Group Discussion: Being Heumann by Judith Heumann
Social Justice Book Group Discussion: Being Heumann by Judith Heumann
Robbins Library Conference Room, with remote attendance option This month the Social Justice Book Group will be discussing the 2023 Arlington Reads Together selection Being Heumann Email sprochet@minlib.net or call (781) 316-3218 for more information. Co-sponsored with Envision Arlington’s Diversity Task Group. Zoom Meeting ID: 812 4108 7996
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English NOW! Conversation Group
English NOW! Conversation Group
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 …
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National Park Lunchtime Lectures: John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site Presents ‘From Beals St. To The White House’
National Park Lunchtime Lectures: John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site Presents ‘From Beals St. To The White House’
Enjoy a virtual lunchtime lecture from the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, entitled "From Beals Street to the White House." Receive a virtual tour of John F. Kennedy's birthplace home on 83 Beals Street, as well as an exploration of his boyhood neighborhood, including the second home in which the Kennedys lived, their family …
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Queer Book Group
Queer Book Group
At the March queer book group we will discuss Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia. Afia's book promo is "if you want a jazz age murder mystery starring a tiny, tired lesbian, look no further than Dead Dead Girls." Her publisher describes it a little differently. "Following a harrowing kidnapping ordeal when she was in …
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Reading Room Music Series: “CRAZY B%$CH!”: Classical Music’s Difficult Women
Reading Room Music Series: “CRAZY B%$CH!”: Classical Music’s Difficult Women
In the next of the series of Reading Room Concerts the Friends of the Robbins Library are delighted to bring you creator and singer Heather Gallagher and accompanist Yukiko Oba. If well-behaved women seldom make history, they certainly don’t make for good theater! Join Ms. Gallagher and Ms. Oba for an irreverent take on Classical Music’s most timeless …
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Drop-in Tech Help
Drop-in Tech Help
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.
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Robbins Library Book Discussion Group
Robbins Library Book Discussion Group
This month we'll be discussing Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. Books are available for pickup at the Robbins Library. Attend in person or online! Zoom Meeting ID: 824 9097 7762 Passcode: 8u6ipe
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Beehive Poetry with Arlington’s Poet Laureate
Beehive Poetry with Arlington’s Poet Laureate
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 Meeting ID: 880 9407 8712 Passcode: FpSMf3
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English NOW! Conversation Group
English NOW! Conversation Group
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 …
“Between Us Sisters”: A Dialogue with Louisa and May Alcott
“Between Us Sisters”: A Dialogue with Louisa and May Alcott
Please join the Friends of the Robbins Library for this intimate conversation with two storied sisters. Perhaps some of the most famous sisters of all time are the Jo, Amy, Meg, and Beth of Little Women fame, the classic coming-of-age story set in Civil War-era Concord, Mass. Their real-life inspirations were the Alcotts, Louisa, Anna, …
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Poet Laureate on Duty
Poet Laureate on Duty
Are you working on a poem you’d like to share but don’t feel it’s ready for your poetry group? Did you just start writing poetry and you’re not sure of what you have on the page? Do you want to join the Beehive Poetry Group but are not sure your poetry meets the level of …
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Science Book Group: Some Assembly Required
Science Book Group: Some Assembly Required
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! We'll be discussing Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA by Neil Shubin. This is …
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Social Worker Drop-in Hours
Social Worker Drop-in Hours
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.
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Speculative Fiction Book Group
Speculative Fiction Book Group
Come join our book group if you love science fiction, fantasy, and tales of alternate realities! We’ll be discussing Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. The ebook and audiobook are available through Libby. New members are always welcome! Zoom Meeting ID: 820 4236 3749
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English NOW! Conversation Group
English NOW! Conversation Group
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 …
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NASA: Hunt for the X-15 Rocket Plane
NASA: Hunt for the X-15 Rocket Plane
Zoom Program, register here: http://bitly.ws/BUaW Led by David S. Ball, a volunteer educator with NASA. As a Solar System Ambassador with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he presents topics related to American activities in space. In 1993, Mr. Ball organized a search in the Mojave Desert for parts from X-15 #3 which came apart in flight …
Poet Laureate on Duty
Poet Laureate on Duty
Are you working on a poem you’d like to share but don’t feel it’s ready for your poetry group? Did you just start writing poetry and you’re not sure of what you have on the page? Do you want to join the Beehive Poetry Group but are not sure your poetry meets the level of …
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Guys Book Group
Guys Book Group
This month we’re reading Norwegian by Night, a novel by Derek B. Miller. We previously read the sequel, American by Day, and it was well received. 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 …
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Arlington Author Salon: Poetry
Arlington Author Salon: Poetry
The spring theme is "Poetry" with authors Ben Berman, Charles Coe and Cathie Desjardins. The Arlington Author Salon is a free reading 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. Thursday, April 13th at 7:30 p.m. …
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Rescheduled | Film Screening: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Rescheduled | Film Screening: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
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 galvanized a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality. The 2020 award-winning documentary Crip Camp: A Disability …
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English NOW! Conversation Group
English NOW! Conversation Group
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 …
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Drop-in Tech Help
Drop-in Tech Help
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.
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Fred Marchant Poetry Reading
Fred Marchant Poetry Reading
Well-known Arlington poet Fred Marchant will read from his book Said Not Said followed by a discussion. Marchant is the author of five books of poetry, Full Moon Boat (2000) and The Looking House (2009), Tipping Point, won the 1993 Washington Prize from The Word Works. In 2002 Dedalus Press of Dublin Ireland brought out House on …
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Reading Room Music Series: Singer-Songwriter, Erin Ash Sullivan
Reading Room Music Series: Singer-Songwriter, Erin Ash Sullivan
To close this season’s Reading Room Music Series the Friends of the Robbins Library is delighted to welcome Erin Ash Sullivan. Erin is a Massachusetts-based, Americana/folk singer-songwriter who loves a good storytelling song. In 2021 she released her debut solo album, We Can Hear Each Other, which reached #10 on the FAI Folk DJ Chart. This year, …
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Social Worker Drop-in Hours
Social Worker Drop-in Hours
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.
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Cookbook Club
Cookbook Club
Our cookbook will be King Solomon's Table by Joan Nathan. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk. Email Linda Dyndiuk at ldyndiuk@minlib.net with the name of the recipe you want to bring. Space is limited!
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English NOW! Conversation Group
English NOW! Conversation Group
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 …
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New Perennials: A Love Story with Deborah Chud
New Perennials: A Love Story with Deborah Chud
Please join the Friends of the Robbins Library and the Arlington Garden Club, co-sponsors of this virtual event, for a presentation by Deborah Chud, a retired Massachusetts physician turned garden-maker, consultant, and educator. entitled: “New Perennials: A Love Story”. Deborah’s talk is a personal introduction to the design principles of the New Perennialists who gave rise …
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Reel Queer: Swan Song
Reel Queer: Swan Song
Reel Queer will be showing “Swan Song” (2021) in the Robbins Library Community room from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This movie is not rated. Retired hairdresser Pat Pitsenbarger, once renowned as the "Liberace of Sandusky", takes a long walk to style his former client's hair for her funeral. Reel Queer is an inter-generational LGBTQIA+ movie night co-sponsored …
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Fox Walking Club
Fox Walking Club
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. Weather permitting.
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Robbins Library Book Discussion Group
Robbins Library Book Discussion Group
This month we'll be discussing River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard. Books are available for pickup at the Robbins Library. Attend in person or online! Zoom Meeting ID: 826 1666 2317 Passcode: y6M2he
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Drop-in Tech Help
Drop-in Tech Help
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.
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English NOW! Conversation Group
English NOW! Conversation Group
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 …
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Explore The Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Explore The Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Zoom Program Register: shorturl.at/gpCE1 In the 1600's, on the banks of the Saugus River, something extraordinary happened -- the birth of the American Iron and Steel Industry! Explore the place where European iron makers brought their special skills to a young Massachusetts colony. Saugus Iron Works is a twelve-acre National Historic Site that includes working …
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