Reading Room Music Series: “CRAZY B%$CH!”: Classical Music’s Difficult Women

Robbins Library 700 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

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

Robbins Library Conference Room 700 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

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.

Robbins Library Book Discussion Group

Robbins Library Conference Room 700 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

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

English NOW! Conversation Group

Robbins Library Community Room 700 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

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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Teen Early Release Game Day Extravaganza

Robbins Library Teen Area

When school gets out early, it’s time to play! Teens can come to the Robbins Library Teen Space to play party games on the library’s video game consoles and a selection of board games. Game suggestions are always welcome.

FOX – Fiction Firsts Book Club for First Graders

Fox Library 175 Massachusetts Avenue,, Arlington, MA, United States

A monthly, in-person book club for First Graders where we have a fun discussion, play games, and make crafts! This book club is for kids who are currently enrolled in First Grade and meets at the Fox Branch Library. Book club meetings are from 3:30-4:30pm on the first Wednesday of the month. The book selection …

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“Between Us Sisters”: A Dialogue with Louisa and May Alcott

Robbins Library Community Room 700 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

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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Event Series Poet Laureate on Duty

Poet Laureate on Duty

Beehive Poets Table, Robbins Library 3rd floor 700 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

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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