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Registration for PageTurners Book Club for 4th/5th Graders
October's book club is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling! Book club will meet on Tuesday, October 31 at 4:00pm. Registration required at https://pageturnersbookcluboct2017.eventbrite.com
Find out more »GIRLS WHO CODE OPEN HOUSE FOR PROSPECTIVE PARTICIPANTS AND GUARDIANS
For the second year, the Robbins Library will be hosting a Girls Who Code club open to girls in grades 6 through 12. The club will meet Wednesdays October through June from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. We invite interested girls and their guardians to an open house to learn more about the club and to be entered into a lottery to receive one of the 24 available spaces. The first part of the evening will go over club specifics and…
Find out more »Registration Opens for Winter Craft Fair for ages 8 – 18
The 2017 Youth Winter Craft Sale is scheduled for Saturday, December 9 from 2 to 4pm at the Robbins Library. Space is limited. Make your own crafts to sell! Registration for tables begins at 9:00 on September 29. Please read all information prior to registration. Items for sale should range from $1 to $10. Please note that because of allergies, food items and candy may not be sold at the craft fair. For ages 8 - 18. Registration begins at…
Find out more »Robbins Library Book Discussion Group: “A Death in Belmont”
The Robbins Library Book Discussion Group will next meet on Monday October 2 at 7 pm in the Robbins Library Community Room. The group discusses “A Death in Belmont” by Sebastian Junger. New members are welcome. Book will be available at the Circulation Desk after September 6.
Find out more »Registration for PageTurners Book Club for 4th/5th Graders
October's book club is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling! Book club will meet on Tuesday, October 31 at 4:00pm. Registration required at https://pageturnersbookcluboct2017.eventbrite.com
Find out more »Hispanic Heritage Month Film Screening – Bless Me, Ultima
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month we're screening the film Bless Me, Ultima, based on the book of the same name by Rudolfo Anaya. "A drama set in New Mexico during WWII, centered on the relationship between a young man and an elderly medicine woman who helps him contend with the battle between good and evil that rages in his village." This film is rated PG-13. Runtime is 1 hour and 46 minutes.
Find out more »Registration Opens for Winter Craft Fair for ages 8 – 18
The 2017 Youth Winter Craft Sale is scheduled for Saturday, December 9 from 2 to 4pm at the Robbins Library. Space is limited. Make your own crafts to sell! Registration for tables begins at 9:00 on September 29. Please read all information prior to registration. Items for sale should range from $1 to $10. Please note that because of allergies, food items and candy may not be sold at the craft fair. For ages 8 - 18. Registration begins at…
Find out more »Registration for PageTurners Book Club for 4th/5th Graders
October's book club is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling! Book club will meet on Tuesday, October 31 at 4:00pm. Registration required at https://pageturnersbookcluboct2017.eventbrite.com
Find out more »PLUG iN to The Ghost Army, a WWII documentary
April Ranck and Alberto Guzman, founders of the Arlington International Film Festival, are bringing a film and its writer/director, Rick Byer to PLUGGED iN. Join us to view the award winning documentary, The Ghost Army. The film will be followed with a conversation with the director. Rick Beyer. The Ghost Army details the fascinating story of this top secret unit, filled with artists, that used inflatable tanks, sound effects and illusion to trick the enemy with their carefully crafted illusions…
Find out more »Registration Opens for Winter Craft Fair for ages 8 – 18
The 2017 Youth Winter Craft Sale is scheduled for Saturday, December 9 from 2 to 4pm at the Robbins Library. Space is limited. Make your own crafts to sell! Registration for tables begins at 9:00 on September 29. Please read all information prior to registration. Items for sale should range from $1 to $10. Please note that because of allergies, food items and candy may not be sold at the craft fair. For ages 8 - 18. Registration begins at…
Find out more »Registration for PageTurners Book Club for 4th/5th Graders
October's book club is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling! Book club will meet on Tuesday, October 31 at 4:00pm. Registration required at https://pageturnersbookcluboct2017.eventbrite.com
Find out more »Teen Early Release Movie – Wonder Woman
Need some Amazonian strength to get you through your week? Stop by the Community Room to watch Wonder Woman. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. This event is for grades 6 to 12.
Find out more »Secrets of College Admissions
Please join us for this seminar with Abby Van Geldern from Collegewise Admissions. This seminar will help families separate college admissions fact from fiction and enjoy the college process a little more. We'll discuss grades, test scores, activities, and everything else colleges evaluate. Attendees will get straight answers about what college admissions committees really look for in prospective students, and how they ultimately decide which students gain acceptance. We think teens and parents will be pleasantly surprised to learn that students don’t…
Find out more »Registration Opens for Winter Craft Fair for ages 8 – 18
The 2017 Youth Winter Craft Sale is scheduled for Saturday, December 9 from 2 to 4pm at the Robbins Library. Space is limited. Make your own crafts to sell! Registration for tables begins at 9:00 on September 29. Please read all information prior to registration. Items for sale should range from $1 to $10. Please note that because of allergies, food items and candy may not be sold at the craft fair. For ages 8 - 18. Registration begins at…
Find out more »Friends of Robbins Library present: Henry David Thoreau Bicentennial
2017 marks the Celebration of Thoreau’s 200th Birthday. Join the Friends of Robbins Library for an afternoon celebrating this milestone. For more information please contact the Friends at info@friendsofrobbinslibrary.org.
Find out more »Registration for PageTurners Book Club for 4th/5th Graders
October's book club is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling! Book club will meet on Tuesday, October 31 at 4:00pm. Registration required at https://pageturnersbookcluboct2017.eventbrite.com
Find out more »Reel Queer – An Intergenerational Queer Movie Series presents How To Survive A Plague
The Robbins Library & Arlington Council on Aging are proud to present a screening of the Oscar nominated documentary How To Survive A Plague directed by David France. “The untold story of the efforts that turned AIDS into a mostly manageable condition - and the improbable group of young men and women who, with no scientific training, infiltrated government agencies and the pharmaceutical industry, and helped identify promising new compounds, moving them through trials and into drugstores in record time.”…
Find out more »Registration Opens for Winter Craft Fair for ages 8 – 18
The 2017 Youth Winter Craft Sale is scheduled for Saturday, December 9 from 2 to 4pm at the Robbins Library. Space is limited. Make your own crafts to sell! Registration for tables begins at 9:00 on September 29. Please read all information prior to registration. Items for sale should range from $1 to $10. Please note that because of allergies, food items and candy may not be sold at the craft fair. For ages 8 - 18. Registration begins at…
Find out more »Robbins Library Book Discussion Group: “The Orphan Master’s Son”
The Robbins Library Book Discussion Group will meet on Monday November 6 at 7 pm in the Robbins Library Community Room. The group discusses “The Orphan Master's Son” by Adam Johnson. New members are welcome. Book will be available at the Circulation Desk after October 2.
Find out more »Build Something Competition!
Enjoy a creative challenge? We'll spend this middle school early-release afternoon building things out of random materials! Every participant will get the same supplies to build something in one hour. After that one hour time period, we'll walk around and check out everyone's creations! This event is for grades 6 to 8, and it requires registration via EventBrite.
Find out more »Teen Yoga
Experience an afternoon of yoga with Erin Carter from Strength in Connection. This workshop integrates the timeless mind, body, and social wellness principles of yoga into a fun, meaningful and relevant class for teens. There will be movement activities to have fun, get energy flowing, and clear the mind. Followed by yoga sequences to release tension and stress, strengthen and stretch the body, and calm and center the mind. We will end with guided relaxation and simple, guided meditation. No…
Find out more »Teen Early Release Movie – Spider-Man Homecoming
Have your spidey-senses let you know we'll be showing Spider-Man Homecoming?! On this early release day, join us for the newest installment of the Marvel comic on the big screen in the Robbins Community Room! There will be snacks and refreshments!
Find out more »Robbins Library QBG/Social – Are You Feeling Pot-lucky” Potluck
November will be our annual "Are You Feeling Pot-lucky" Potluck! Bring a dish to share with the group if you're able, otherwise come enjoy the labor of others! We'll feast like royalty! (Note that this meeting will be taking place in the downstairs Community Room, not our usual meeting place in the 4th floor Conference Room!) Please be aware that neither the food at this event nor the facilities in which the food at this event were prepared in have…
Find out more »Robbins Library Book Discussion Group: “The Wordy Shipmates”
The Robbins Library Book Discussion Group will next meet on Monday December 4 at 7 pm in the Robbins Library Community Room. The group discusses “The Wordy Shipmates” by Sarah Vowell. New members are welcome. Book will be available at the Circulation Desk after November 6.
Find out more »Robbins Library Book Discussion Group: “The Solitude of Prime Numbers”
The Robbins Library Book Discussion Group will next meet on Monday January 8 at 7 pm in the Robbins Library Conference Room. The group discusses “The Solitude of Prime Numbers” by Paolo Giordano . New members are welcome. Book will be available at the Circulation Desk after December 4.
Find out more »Teen LGBTQ+ Drop In for Grades 6-12
Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, ace, or questioning teen? Are you a teen ally for LGBTQIA teens? If you answered yes to either of these questions then we invite you to come to this event! Meet like-minded teens from the community and enjoy an afternoon of fun.
Find out more »Teen LGBTQ+ Drop In for Grades 6-12
**NEW DAY AND TIME!*** Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, ace, or questioning teen? Are you a teen ally for LGBTQIA teens? If you answered yes to either of these questions then we invite you to come to this event! Meet like-minded teens from the community and enjoy an afternoon of fun.
Find out more »Teen LGBTQ+ Drop In for Grades 6-12
Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, ace, or questioning teen? Are you a teen ally for LGBTQIA teens? If you answered yes to either of these questions then we invite you to come to this event! Meet like-minded teens from the community and enjoy an afternoon of fun.
Find out more »Teen LGBTQ+ Drop In for Grades 6-12
**NEW DAY AND TIME!*** Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, ace, or questioning teen? Are you a teen ally for LGBTQIA teens? If you answered yes to either of these questions then we invite you to come to this event! Meet like-minded teens from the community and enjoy an afternoon of fun.
Find out more »Teen LGBTQ+ Drop In for Grades 6-12
Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, ace, or questioning teen? Are you a teen ally for LGBTQIA teens? If you answered yes to either of these questions then we invite you to come to this event! Meet like-minded teens from the community and enjoy an afternoon of fun.
Find out more »Teen LGBTQ+ Drop In for Grades 6-12
**NEW DAY AND TIME!*** Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, ace, or questioning teen? Are you a teen ally for LGBTQIA teens? If you answered yes to either of these questions then we invite you to come to this event! Meet like-minded teens from the community and enjoy an afternoon of fun.
Find out more »Teen LGBTQ+ Drop In for Grades 6-12
Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, ace, or questioning teen? Are you a teen ally for LGBTQIA teens? If you answered yes to either of these questions then we invite you to come to this event! Meet like-minded teens from the community and enjoy an afternoon of fun.
Find out more »Teen LGBTQ+ Drop In for Grades 6-12
**NEW DAY AND TIME!*** Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, ace, or questioning teen? Are you a teen ally for LGBTQIA teens? If you answered yes to either of these questions then we invite you to come to this event! Meet like-minded teens from the community and enjoy an afternoon of fun.
Find out more »Teen LGBTQ+ Drop In for Grades 6-12
Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, ace, or questioning teen? Are you a teen ally for LGBTQIA teens? If you answered yes to either of these questions then we invite you to come to this event! Meet like-minded teens from the community and enjoy an afternoon of fun.
Find out more »Teen LGBTQ+ Drop In for Grades 6-12
**NEW DAY AND TIME!*** Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, ace, or questioning teen? Are you a teen ally for LGBTQIA teens? If you answered yes to either of these questions then we invite you to come to this event! Meet like-minded teens from the community and enjoy an afternoon of fun.
Find out more »Teen LGBTQ+ Drop In for Grades 6-12
Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, ace, or questioning teen? Are you a teen ally for LGBTQIA teens? If you answered yes to either of these questions then we invite you to come to this event! Meet like-minded teens from the community and enjoy an afternoon of fun.
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