Becoming an Indie Author - Virtual Option Available

Becoming a Self-Published Indie Author Workshop - Hybrid ( In-Person with Virtual Option)Whether you're on your first book or your fifteenth, you're bound to learn something from our panel discussion on self-publishing, Becoming a Self-Published Indie Author, on...More

Becoming a Self-Published Indie Author Workshop - Hybrid ( In-Person with Virtual Option)Whether you're on your first book or your fifteenth, you're bound to learn something from our panel discussion on self-publishing, Becoming a Self-Published Indie Author, on Saturday, September 23, 10:30 AM-1:00 PM.Three area experts will talk about how to prepare, publish, and promote your work:Dale T. Phillips has published novels, story collections, non-fiction, and over 80 short stories. He has been a panelist for many national writing conferences and gives frequent talks and workshops on Independent publishing. His book, How to be a Successful Indie Author, helps many authors seeking a path through the world of publishing.Willie Wideman-Pleasants is an author, poet, publisher, and educator. She is currently the Chair of the National Writers Union/Boston Chapter and the co-founder of the author�s support group, Authors without Borders, for writers navigating the maze of writing, publishing, and marketing books. She is a radio and cable show personality at Boston Neighborhood Network.MaryBeth McCarthy, writing under the name M. Dalto, is the author of adventurous romantic fantasy stories. Since October 2021 she has been an exclusive Wattpad Creator. She is a freelance editor and a mentor for WriteHive, where she hopes to engage, assist, and inspire new writers through their literary journey. She co-owns the independent publishing house, Sword & Silk Books, where she is currently Senior Editor.Books will be available from the authors for purchase. No purchase is necessary to attend this free event. Light refreshments will be served.Held in Logan Auditorium on the Upper Level. If interested in attending this live event virtually, via Zoom, please email Laurie Cavanaugh at lcavanaugh@braintreema.gov (cc'ing reference@braintree.ocln.org) or register through this event listing at least three days in advance.Contact: Laurie Cavanaugh : 7818480405 : lcavanaugh@braintreema.gov [Adult]

Logan Auditorium, upper level

Chocolate Tasting and Talk 101

.Eating chocolate releases endorphins that make you happy! YAY! And some chocolate can actually be good for you! Come try an array of gourmet chocolate to stimulate your pallet. Squares of milk, dark, and LOW sugar chocolate will be offered for sampling. Also learn...More

.Eating chocolate releases endorphins that make you happy! YAY! And some chocolate can actually be good for you! Come try an array of gourmet chocolate to stimulate your pallet. Squares of milk, dark, and LOW sugar chocolate will be offered for sampling. Also learn about the ingredients, processing and where cocoa pods are grown from our own resident chocolate expert. We will also review the latest nutritional and health information. Great for all us chocoholics! Registration is required and participation is limited due to supplies.Contact: Priscilla Crane : 781-848-0405 x4417 : reference@braintree.ocln.org [Adult]

Logan Auditorium, upper level

Mah Jongg Open Play

Please Note: we are meeting in the Reading Room on the Main Level today.Join us and play Mah Jongg on Monday mornings!.All Players are welcome! The teaching sessions have ended. But if you would like to learn to play, please email me and I will add your name to a...More

Please Note: we are meeting in the Reading Room on the Main Level today.Join us and play Mah Jongg on Monday mornings!.All Players are welcome! The teaching sessions have ended. But if you would like to learn to play, please email me and I will add your name to a list for when we have a teacher available.If you have a Mah Jongg set, please bring it with you, or you can borrow one of ours.We will also have 2023 Cards available.  Contact: Priscilla Crane : 781-848-0405 x4417 : brref@ocln.org [Adult]

Reading Room - Main Level

Nonfiction Book Club

.This month's title is Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo.In the years before the American Civil War, the abolitionist movement thrived on narratives of self-emancipated people, who could recount from their own experience...More

.This month's title is Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo.In the years before the American Civil War, the abolitionist movement thrived on narratives of self-emancipated people, who could recount from their own experience the physical and emotional tolls of slavery and the risks they took to flee from it. Here, Woo (The Great Divorce) recounts the lives of one such enslaved couple, little remembered today despite publishing their narrative in 1860. William and Ellen Craft escaped slavery by disguising the fair-skinned Ellen as a wealthy white man traveling with William as her enslaved attendant. Both skilled craftspeople, the Crafts hoped to make a home in Boston, where they connected with abolitionist activists and shared their story with enraptured audiences. Ellen�s former enslaver, determined to pursue the couple, eventually forced the Crafts to immigrate to the United Kingdom, where they found work as lecturers and teachers. At every step of their journey, they were sustained by bravery, determination, and their firm love for each other. Never losing sight of slavery�s quotidian horrors, this book tells a quintessentially American story of Black love, courage, and agency.Book club books will be available for pick up at the circulation desk about one month before the discussion date and are due back on the night of the discussion.  This title is also available on OverDrive as an ebook and eaudio. All readers are always welcome.Contact: Moira Cavanagh : 781-848-0405 X4417 : mcavanagh@braintreema.gov [Book Clubs]

Logan Auditorium - upper level

Storytime for Children

 Come for Storytime Fun! There will be picture books, songs and a craft.  Best for ages 2 1/2 - 4, but open to all children. Located in the Children's Room. No sign-up needed. Children's Room 781-848-0405 x 4425, childrens@braintree.OCLN.org. Contact:...More

 Come for Storytime Fun! There will be picture books, songs and a craft.  Best for ages 2 1/2 - 4, but open to all children. Located in the Children's Room. No sign-up needed. Children's Room 781-848-0405 x 4425, childrens@braintree.OCLN.org. Contact: Children's Room : 781-848-0405 x 4425 : childrens@braintree.OCLN.org [Children]

Childrens Room

OLLI : Gary Hylander

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Istitute at Umass Boston. participants must be pre-registered OLLI members.Contact: UMASS Boston OLLI : 617-287-7312 : ollireg@gmail.com [Nonlibrary]

Logan Auditorium - upper level

Storytime for Children

Come for Storytime Fun! There will be picture books, songs and a craft.  Best for ages 2 1/2 - 4, but open to all children. Located in the Children's Room. No sign-up needed. Children's Room 781-848-0405 x 4425, childrens@braintree.OCLN.org. Contact: Children's...More

Come for Storytime Fun! There will be picture books, songs and a craft.  Best for ages 2 1/2 - 4, but open to all children. Located in the Children's Room. No sign-up needed. Children's Room 781-848-0405 x 4425, childrens@braintree.OCLN.org. Contact: Children's Room : 781-848-0405 x 4425 : childrens@braintree.OCLN.org [Children]

Childrens Room

OLLI: Mahabharata: Great Epic of The Bharata Dynasty

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Instiute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members.Call 617-287-7312 or emal ollireg@gmail.com for more information. Contact: UMASS Boston OLLI : 617-287-7312 : ollireg@gmail.com [Nonlibrary]

Logan Auditorium - upper level

OLLI : Exploring Identity

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members.Call 617-287-7312 or email ollireg@gmail.com for more information.Contact: UMASS Boston OLLI : 617-287-7312 : ollireg@gmail.com [Nonlibrary]

Logan Auditorium - upper level

Family Yoga for Little Ones

Join experienced yoga instructor Jennifer Lyn to stretch and breath deep. Jennifer returns with session of mindfulness, relaxation, games and simple yoga poses for kids. This class will be fun and engaging for kids 1-5 years old. Siblings are welcome.Please bring a...More

Join experienced yoga instructor Jennifer Lyn to stretch and breath deep. Jennifer returns with session of mindfulness, relaxation, games and simple yoga poses for kids. This class will be fun and engaging for kids 1-5 years old. Siblings are welcome.Please bring a yoga mat, towel or use a library carpet square. Registration is encouraged, please register separately for each week you would like to attend. The registration form is below. This program, as are all programs at the library, is free. Instructor Jennifer Lyn is the owner of Nutured Roots, LLC and is an experienced Wellness Coach, Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor. CONTACT: Children's Room 781-848-0405 x4425, childrens@braintree.OCLN.org Contact: Children's Room : 781- 848-0405 x4425 : childrens@braintree.OCLN.org [Children]

Childrens Room

Baby & Me Movement & Mindfulness

Join Jennifer Lynn for this Baby & Me Movement and Mindfulness class. Jennifer offers a warm and supportive environment for parents and caregivers to connect with their infants, as well as with other adults in their community, through gentle movement, song and...More

Join Jennifer Lynn for this Baby & Me Movement and Mindfulness class. Jennifer offers a warm and supportive environment for parents and caregivers to connect with their infants, as well as with other adults in their community, through gentle movement, song and discussion.Class is for newborn babies to pre-crawling and their parent/caregiver.Registration is encouraged, please register separately for each week you would like to attend. Class is free and baby does not need to be a Braintree resident to attend . Today's session will be in the Children's Room.Presented by Jennifer Lynn, Owner of Nurtured Roots, LLC. She is a Yoga & Mindfulness Instructor, Grief Educator and Reiki Master.Her website is www.nurturedrootsma.comChildren's Room: 781-848-0405 x4425, childrens@braintree.OCLN.orgContact: Children's Room : 781-848-0405 x4425 : childrens@braintree.OCLN.org [Children]

Childrens Room

The Reader's Group Book Club

.Book club books are available at the Circulation Desk on the Main Level about a month before the meeting and are due back on the evening of the discussion.Whiteout by Ken Follette:A missing canister of a deadly virus. A lab technician bleeding from the eyes. Toni...More

.Book club books are available at the Circulation Desk on the Main Level about a month before the meeting and are due back on the evening of the discussion.Whiteout by Ken Follette:A missing canister of a deadly virus. A lab technician bleeding from the eyes. Toni Gallo the security director of a Scottish medical research firm knows she has problems but she has no idea of the nightmare to come. As a Christmas Eve blizzard whips out of the north several people Toni among them converge on a remote family house. All have something to gain or lose from the drug developed to fight the virus. As the storm worsens the emotional sparks�jealousies distrust sexual attraction rivalries�crackle desperate secrets are revealed hidden traitors and unexpected heroes emerge. Filled with startling twists at every turn  Whiteout rockets Follett into a class by himself."Everyone likes a page-turner and Follett is the best." �The Philadelphia Inquirer"A hell of a storyteller" (Entertainment Weekly) #1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett reinvents the thriller with each new novel. But nothing matches the intricate knife-edge drama of Whiteout. . . . All readers are always welcome!Click here to subscribe to the Thayer Public Library e-newletters! Contact: Priscilla Crane : 781-848-0405 x 4417 : pcrane@ocln.org [Book Clubs]

Reading Room - Main Level

OLLI: History and Consequences of Vietnam War

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members.Call 617-287-7312 or email ollireg@gmail.com for more information.Contact: UMASS Boston OLLI : 617-287-7312 : ollireg@gmail.com [Nonlibrary]

Logan Auditorium - upper level

Scrabble

.Like to play Scrabble?Join us every Thursday night for open Scrabble play. Come alone or bring a friend. All players are welcome!Play starts promptly at 6:30 pm Labor Day through mid-June and at 6:00 pm after Father's Day in June through Labor Day.Contact:...More

.Like to play Scrabble?Join us every Thursday night for open Scrabble play. Come alone or bring a friend. All players are welcome!Play starts promptly at 6:30 pm Labor Day through mid-June and at 6:00 pm after Father's Day in June through Labor Day.Contact: Reference : 781-848-0405 x4417 : brref@ocln.org [Adult]

Lower Level

Friday Drop-in Play

Families and caregivers may stop in on Fridays anytime between 10:00 am and noon for informal fun with other young children. Little ones, ages infant to four, can enjoy Duplos, extra Train Tracks, MagnaTiles, and puzzles. Held in the Children's Room each...More

Families and caregivers may stop in on Fridays anytime between 10:00 am and noon for informal fun with other young children. Little ones, ages infant to four, can enjoy Duplos, extra Train Tracks, MagnaTiles, and puzzles. Held in the Children's Room each Friday.  781 848-0405 ext 4425, childrens@braintree.OCLN.orgContact: Children's Room : 781 848-0405 x4425 : childrens@braintree.OCLN.org [Children]

Childrens Room

Facts, Fun and Financing your First Home

Educational program about grants, down payment assistance and first time home buyer programs.Contact: Pat Lynch : 7812933202 : PatLynch@Bluestone.bank [Nonlibrary]

Logan Auditorium - upper level

Fall Recital for Salinda

Contact: Salinda Wong : 857-891-6201 : salindx3@gmail.com [Nonlibrary]

Logan Auditorium - upper level

Mah Jongg Open Play

Please Note: we are meeting in the Reading Room on the Main Level today.Join us and play Mah Jongg on Monday mornings!.All Players are welcome! The teaching sessions have ended. But if you would like to learn to play, please email me and I will add your name to a...More

Please Note: we are meeting in the Reading Room on the Main Level today.Join us and play Mah Jongg on Monday mornings!.All Players are welcome! The teaching sessions have ended. But if you would like to learn to play, please email me and I will add your name to a list for when we have a teacher available.If you have a Mah Jongg set, please bring it with you, or you can borrow one of ours.We will also have 2023 Cards available.  Contact: Priscilla Crane : 781-848-0405 x4417 : brref@ocln.org [Adult]

Reading Room - Main Level

Board Game Night for Adults

Please Note: we are meeting in the Reading Room on the Main Level today.Hello fellow adults! Do you enjoy playing board games? Then have we got a cool program for you! Monthly Board Game Nights for Adults! Stop in solo or bring a friend and join us for game night...More

Please Note: we are meeting in the Reading Room on the Main Level today.Hello fellow adults! Do you enjoy playing board games? Then have we got a cool program for you! Monthly Board Game Nights for Adults! Stop in solo or bring a friend and join us for game night on Monday June 5th at 7-8:30pm in the Reading Room. Christina (our Circulation Librarian) will be there to say hello and show you the competitive & collaborative board games and card games we have (special thanks to the SciFi/Fantasy Book Club for the recommendations!) No registration required- this is a drop-in program. Depending on who else is there will determine which games you play first ���Contact: Christina : 781.848.0405 : ccastle@braintreema.gov []

OLLI : Gary Hylander

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Istitute at Umass Boston. participants must be pre-registered OLLI members.Contact: UMASS Boston OLLI : 617-287-7312 : ollireg@gmail.com [Nonlibrary]

Logan Auditorium - upper level

OLLI: Mahabharata: Great Epic of The Bharata Dynasty

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Instiute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members.Call 617-287-7312 or emal ollireg@gmail.com for more information. Contact: UMASS Boston OLLI : 617-287-7312 : ollireg@gmail.com [Nonlibrary]

Logan Auditorium - upper level

Clay Creations with Nature Decorations ages 7 - 11 Must Register

Clay Creations with Nature Decorations. For ages 7 - 11. Registration is required !  Come be creative!  We'll provide Crayola brand "Air Dry Clay", paints and brushes. Plus there will be a variety of objects from nature you may want to use. The leaves, seeds...More

Clay Creations with Nature Decorations. For ages 7 - 11. Registration is required !  Come be creative!  We'll provide Crayola brand "Air Dry Clay", paints and brushes. Plus there will be a variety of objects from nature you may want to use. The leaves, seeds and pinecones can be used to make impressions on the clay. Contact: Children's Room : 781-848-0405 x4425 : childrens@braintree.OCLN.org [Children]

Logan Auditorium - upper level