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ROBBINS – Kids’ Sing-a-Long
ROBBINS – Kids’ Sing-a-Long
Sing and dance with our fantastic musicians! Pick up a free ticket 1/2 hour prior.
Visit the Old Burying Ground
Visit the Old Burying Ground
Near the Robbins Library is Arlington’s Old Burying Ground, established back in 1724 when Arlington was the Second Precinct of Cambridge and called Menotomy. In this program, Local History Librarian Steven Prochet will give a tour of the Old Burying Ground, profiling those buried in the cemetery like Jason Russell and Samuel Abbott Smith, explain …
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ROBBINS – Wednesday Story Time for Ages 3-5
ROBBINS – Wednesday Story Time for Ages 3-5
Story time for kids ages 3-5. Stories, rhymes, crafts, and/or fingerplay. Pick up free ticket 1/2 hour prior.
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 …
Plug-In To Natural Remedies
Plug-In To Natural Remedies
Empower yourself to treat everyday health issues with safe, effective, fast-acting, and inexpensive natural remedies: cuts and scrapes, colds and flu, burns and bruises, sports injuries and travel illnesses, bee stings, and allergies. Homeopath Begabati Lennihan, RN, CCH, of Green Healing, will share how to treat yourself, your family, and even your dogs, and cats. …
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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.
ROBBINS: Family Game Night for Kids and their adults
ROBBINS: Family Game Night for Kids and their adults
Grab a friend or your favorite adult and come play our board games or bring your own! Drop-in. For kids of all ages and their adults
Science Book Group: The Botany of Desire
Science Book Group: The Botany of Desire
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 The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan. This is a hybrid event …
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FOX: Rockabye Beats at 10:00 for all ages
FOX: Rockabye Beats at 10:00 for all ages
A unique and interactive music experience for the whole family! Includes Spanish language, freestyle dance, musical jams and more! For all ages. Please pick up a free ticket 1/2 hour before the program.
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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.
Robbins Library Book Discussion Group
Robbins Library Book Discussion Group
This month we'll be discussing Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead. Books are available for pickup at the Robbins Library. Attend in person or online! Zoom Meeting ID: 820 3737 4910 Passcode: vBb13Q
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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
The LGBTQ+ History of Massachusetts
The LGBTQ+ History of Massachusetts
Zoom Event, register here: https://rb.gy/ex9wn Join Joan Ilacqua, Executive Director of The History Project, for a presentation and conversation exploring the history of LGBTQ+ people, community, organizing, and change in Massachusetts. Drawing on sources like court cases, diaries, letters, photographs, videos, oral histories, and more, Ilacqua will take you through over 400 years of history …
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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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ROBBINS: Family Game Night for Kids and their adults
ROBBINS: Family Game Night for Kids and their adults
Grab a friend or your favorite adult and come play our board games or bring your own! Drop-in. For kids of all ages and their adults
Reel Queer: “Reel in the Closet”
Reel Queer: “Reel in the Closet”
This month we will be watching the documentary "Reel in the Closet" followed by discussion. 7:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Robbins Library Community Room This documentary features LGBT home movies, videos, and other archival footage from the 1930s to 1980s, and stresses the importance of finding and restoring these films and videos. After the movie …
Guys Book Group
Guys Book Group
This month we’re reading The Bees, a novel by Laline Paull. 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 second Thursday of the month at the same time and place. Newcomers identifying with any gender are …
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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.
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 available to answer questions about social services in and around Arlington.
Speculative Fiction Book Group
Speculative Fiction Book Group
Join us to discuss science fiction, fantasy, and alternate reality books! We meet every other month, so mark your calendars!
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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 …
A Celebration of Massachusetts Libraries — A History of Libraries In The Bay State
A Celebration of Massachusetts Libraries — A History of Libraries In The Bay State
Online via Zoom, Register here: https://rb.gy/o883b From the early days of European settlement to the present, Boston and Massachusetts have been friendly to the printed word. Massachusetts author and historian Alan Earls will present a slideshow and discussion of some of the important milestones, architectural gems, and key figures in this story as well as …
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Introduction to Basket Making
Introduction to Basket Making
Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-basket-making-with-kimberley-harding-tickets-640959797007 This small basket is a great introduction to the art of basket-making. It can be filled with candy or small items and hung on a tree or doorknob.  Students will have a choice of several reed and ribbon color combinations to create their unique basket. The workshop will last 1.5 hours and materials will be provided. Please …
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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? Come share and work on your poetry with the Arlington Poet Laureate, Jean Flanagan.Â
ROBBINS: Family Game Night for Kids and their adults
ROBBINS: Family Game Night for Kids and their adults
Grab a friend or your favorite adult and come play our board games or bring your own! Drop-in. For kids of all ages and their adults
Find Happiness through Mindfulness, Yoga, & Meditation
Find Happiness through Mindfulness, Yoga, & Meditation
Experience ancient practices of breathing and meditation in an informal virtual setting. Discover secrets to increasing happiness in everyday life and learn ways to make it grow each day. No previous experience required. Sessions are led by mindfulness, yoga and meditation teacher Janhavi Wadwhani. The sessions will continue on the first and third Thursdays of …
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Robbins Library Summer Reading Begins!
Robbins Library Summer Reading Begins!
Summer reading programs are back at Arlington’s libraries with fun activities and reading suggestions for kids, teens, and adults. Registration for all ages opens on Saturday, June 17.
Summer Reading Kick-Off (Childrens)
Summer Reading Kick-Off (Childrens)
Celebrate the start of Children's Summer Reading! Sign up for summer reading and choose a free book to keep. Then join the fun! We'll have books to give away, bubbles, face painting, hula hoops, popsicles and more!
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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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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.
Explore Massachusetts – Off The Beaten Path
Explore Massachusetts – Off The Beaten Path
Online via Zoom, Register here: https://rb.gy/ipyp4 Author Maria Olia will discuss her brand new book, Massachusetts Off the Beaten Path. Discover some of Massachusetts's unique offerings with this guide: Visit a wooden boat shop that has been in business since 1793; admire the pressed-glass galleries at the Sandwich Glass Museum, or travel back in time …
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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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Last Day of School Game Day Celebration
Last Day of School Game Day Celebration
Celebrate another school year in the books with video games and crafts at the library! Make your own buttons with the button maker, play Mario Kart with your friends, and celebrate having your whole summer vacation out ahead of you.
ROBBINS: Family Game Night for Kids and their adults
ROBBINS: Family Game Night for Kids and their adults
Grab a friend or your favorite adult and come play our board games or bring your own! Drop-in. For kids of all ages and their adults
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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.
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 available to answer questions about social services in and around Arlington.
Cookbook Club
Cookbook Club
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
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Crack the Case: Genealogy at Robbins Library
Crack the Case: Genealogy at Robbins Library
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. …
The Original Dropkick Murphy with The Boston Globe’s Emily Sweeney
The Original Dropkick Murphy with The Boston Globe’s Emily Sweeney
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! 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 …
Toe Jam Band-Concert on the Lawn
Toe Jam Band-Concert on the Lawn
Kick off the summer and rock out with this family favorite band! Bring a blanket and a picnic dinner and settle onto the lawn to enjoy the music!
Nancy Horan in Conversation with Therese Fowler
Nancy Horan in Conversation with Therese Fowler
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.
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ROBBINS: Family Game Night for Kids and their adults
ROBBINS: Family Game Night for Kids and their adults
Grab a friend or your favorite adult and come play our board games or bring your own! Drop-in. For kids of all ages and their adults
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ROBBINS: 10:00am Musical Stories for ages 1-4
ROBBINS: 10:00am Musical Stories for ages 1-4
Sing and move to the beat! We'll read stories about music and enjoy fun filled rhymes and songs sure to get children on their feet. For ages 1-4 Pick up tickets 1/2 an hour before the program.
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