Robbins: Open Now | Fox: Closed Now
700 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
P: 781-316-3200
| Monday - 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. Weather permitting.
This month we're cooking from Sababa by Adeena Sussman. **Registration is full for this meeting** To get on the mailing list, contact Linda Dyndiuk at ldyndiuk@minlib.net
Have you been looking to solve the mystery of who your ancestors were? Robbins Library can help you out! Learn what resources the Robbins Library has to offer to help you with your genealogy research to crack your genealogical cases and brick walls. Contact Steven Prochet at arlhist@minlib.net or (781) 316-3218 for more information. …
Online via Zoom, register here: https://rb.gy/g9par Author Emily Sweeney will discuss her new book, Dropkick Murphy: A Legendary Life. : Emily Sweeney is a staff reporter at "The Boston Globe" and author of the books" Boston Organized Crime" and "Gangland Boston." A proud native of Dorchester, she also appears in "Bloody Boston," a two-part documentary …
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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 …
Online via Zoom, Register here: https://rb.gy/2pph6 Nancy Horan, the author of the million-copy New York Times bestseller "Loving Frank", talks about her new book "The House of Lincoln" with bestselling author Therese Fowler.
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.
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 …
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.
This month we'll be discussing Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Books are available for pickup at the Robbins Library. Attend in person or online! Zoom Meeting ID: 815 8607 4177 Passcode: G9YJPP
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.
Registration is required for this Zoom event. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9216843609908/WN__r4XJAEXQcSvYSTCnfWZUw Join New York Times bestselling author Lisa See as she talks about her new book Lady Tan's Circle of Women.
Zoom Program, Register here: https://shorturl.at/acyA2 Solar System Ambassador David S. Ball, a volunteer educator with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, discusses the history and plans for landing on the Moon. From the first crash landing in 1959; the first manned landing a decade later; and the upcoming plans by SpaceX, Blue Origin, and others to execute …
This month we’re reading The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience, a biography by Kristin Downey. Copies can be picked up at Robbins or Fox Branch libraries, just ask for the Guys Book Group book. Unless otherwise indicated, we always meet on the …
The summer theme is “Short Stories” with authors Daphne Kalotay, Shubha Sunder and Marc Eichen. 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, July 13th at 7:30 …
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.
Zoom Program, Register here: https://shorturl.at/hwPQ3 Changing jobs is becoming a popular career move for American workers across the nation in search of better benefits, more money, and a positive work-life balance. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic also resulted in a major uptick in individuals making career changes. Let’s talk about where you are in your career …
Monday, July 17 7:00-8:00 p.m. Robbins Library Conference Room, with remote attendance option Join our new, quarterly true crime book group! We’ll be discussing Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth. Books are available to pick up at the Robbins Library.
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
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 …
Zoom Program, Register here: https://shorturl.at/gjnwX Meet Pamela Gardener, an on-air meteorologist for NBC 10 Boston/NECN! We'll be discussing how Pamela got to where she is, what it takes to be a weather person in New England, especially as a woman in STEM, and the current science around weather forecasting! Bring your questions, this is sure …
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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? Come share and work on your poetry with the Arlington Poet Laureate, Jean Flanagan.
Zoom Program, Register here: https://shorturl.at/bsKQ5 Agatha Christie is the most famous mystery writer in the world. In fact, the Guinness Book of World Records goes further and lists Christie as the best-selling novelist of all time. Who was this remarkable woman? How did she come to write her indelible works? Why is she still such …
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.
Struggling to meet basic needs such as housing, food, or employment? A social worker is available to answer questions about social services in and around Arlington.
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 month’s Social Justice Book Group will collaborate with the Science Book Club to discuss The disordered cosmos : a journey into dark matter, spacetime, and dreams deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. Copies available in our Arlington Libraries, the Minuteman system, and on Libby. Email Steven Prochet sprochet@minlib.net or call (781) 316-3218 for more information. Co-sponsored …
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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 …
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.
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 …
Zoom Program, Register Here: https://shorturl.at/gyYZ2 During this presentation, we will talk about the reasons for saving your own seeds and learn some of the basic techniques for ensuring genetic purity. We will include discussions about the home garden plants from which seeds can be easily saved and stored for future use. Led by Gretel Anspach, …
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