Somerville Public Library
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Wednesday December 17 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Library Social Worker: Drop-In Hours at East
The Library Social Worker is here to provide patrons with resources, information, and referrals for local social services and supports. For a more detailed description of services, please ......More
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Wednesday December 17 9:30am - 10:30am EST
Veterans Coffee Hour
Join us for a regularly scheduled gathering where veterans, their families, and community members come together to connect, share stories, and access helpful resources. These casual, welcoming events are a chance to relax, build camaraderie, and strengthen support net......More
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Wednesday December 17 11:00am - 11:45am EST
East Branch Storytime
Join Meghan for stories, songs, finger plays and fun! We appreciate strollers being parked outside as we have limited space. https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/east-branch-storytime-49/
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Wednesday December 17 2:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Experimentation Station: Gingerbread Baby Traps! at West
Join us for a special Experimentation Station: Gingerbread Baby Traps! Age 5-18, under 8 with a grownup, please. Registration required. Please note that patrons who arrive 10 or more minutes after the start of the program will not be permitted to participate. Quest......More
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Wednesday December 17 2:30pm - 4:30pm EST
Free Choice CRAFTernoon at Central
Draw, paint, glue, bead, and create with the library's available craft supplies! Make something from one of our suggestions or from your own ideas. Drop in to the Children's Room at any time throughout the afternoon, and be prepared to take your projects home when yo......More
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Wednesday December 17 5:30pm - 6:30pm EST
Online Intermediate ELL Conversation Group
Practice speaking, reading, and listening during our 1-hour conversation group. Recommended for intermediate English speakers and higher. For more information or to receive the Zoom link, please contact: Brigid Pigott, Literacy/Volunteer Coordinator Email: bpigott@so......More
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Wednesday December 17 5:30pm - 8:00pm EST
Transmasc Boston Game Night
Join Transmasc Boston for a laid-back game night hang with fellow transmasculine folks, friends, and allies. Feel free to bring a favorite game from home, a craft to work on, or just yourself! All are welcome. Transmasc Boston is a group that plans relaxed, light-he......More
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Wednesday December 17 6:30pm - 8:30pm EST
Somerville Stitch Club
Join us at the West Branch for a night of fiber crafting and new friends! Bring any fiber craft project and work with others in our makerspace. The sewing machines in the makerspace will be available for use during this event! Questions? Email Brigid at bblack@somer......More
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Wednesday December 17 7:00pm - 8:15pm EST
SPL Nonfiction Book Club: Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World by Edward Humes
Join the SPL Nonfiction Book Club’s on Dec. 10, 7pm on Zoom for our discussion of Pulitzer Prize-winner David Hume’s Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World, an exploration of the wastefulness that permeates our daily lives and how individual choice......More
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Thursday December 18 9:00am - 11:30am EST
Library Social Worker: One-on-One Appointments at Central
The Library Social Worker is here to provide patrons with resources, information, and referrals for local social services and supports. For a more detailed description of services, please ......More
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Thursday December 18 10:30am - 12:00pm EST
Beginner ELL Class @ Central Library
Practice reading, writing, speaking, and listening in this beginner ELL Class. This class is in-person at Central Library (79 Highland Avenue). For more information, please contact: Brigid Pigott, Literacy/Volunteer Coordinator Email: [email protected] Wh......More
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Thursday December 18 11:00am - 11:30am EST
Baby Lapsit at West
Come meet other parents & caregivers of babies (birth - pre-walking -- no walkers, please, for the safety of the babies!). We'll sing songs and read stories and leave lots of time for conversation and community. Baby Lapsit is drop-in -- come whenever your schedule pe......More
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Thursday December 18 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Senior Chair Yoga
Join us on Thursday afternoons as we practice chair yoga at the East Branch. We will be guided by experienced Yoga instructor Nicoline Valkenberg, who manages The Corner Studio in Medford. Seniors especially welcome! Space is limited and will be awarded on a first co......More
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Thursday December 18 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
Baby’s First Playgroup & New Parent Support Group (with Somerville Family Learning Collaborative)
Somerville Family Learning Collaborative (SFLC) hosts a New Parents Support Group every Thursday from 1 - 2:30 PM Come get support from fellow parents and provide developmentally appropriate play for your baby This event is free and open to the public. This is not a......More
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Thursday December 18 3:00pm - 4:30pm EST
LGBTQIA+ Hangout for Tweens & Teens!
Come hang out with other queer tweens and teens: chat, snack, and (if you feel like it) play board games and/or make a fun craft! This event is for middle school and high school aged kids. Questions? Contact Ellen at [email protected]. https://somervillepub......More
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Thursday December 18 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Therapy Dog for Young Readers at Central
New or nervous readers are invited to practice and develop confidence by reading aloud to Waffles, a certified therapy dog, who will be a patient and non-judgmental audience! Waffles will be accompanied by his human handler. This program is recommended for ages 4 th......More
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Thursday December 18 6:30pm - 8:00pm EST
Handsewing for Mending Workshop with Jessamy Shay at East
Handsewing For Mending will focus on hand sewing techniques that can be used to repair seams, hems, tears, and more. Participants will learn about tools and materials for hand sewing, a variety of stitches, and when to apply them to restore garments back to wearabilit......More
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Thursday December 18 6:30pm - 8:30pm EST
Tabletop Games Swap at the Central Library
Calling all tabletop gamers! Bring a game, and take a game! Whether it's board games or card games; stop by the Central Library with your old (gently used) games and swap them out for something new! Please make sure that any game you bring in to swap has all it's ......More
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Friday December 19 10:30am - 11:00am EST
Toddler Storytime at Central
Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes in the Children's Room on Friday mornings! Questions? Contact Annie at [email protected]. https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/toddler-storytime-at-central-67/
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Friday December 19 10:30am - 11:15am EST
Baby Yoga with BalaBends!
Krissy Rand, of BalaBends Yoga, hosts Baby Yoga classes for babies 6 weeks-PREcrawling! Best for 1-on-1 baby-adult pairs*, we’ll help our little ones into yoga poses and developmental exercises while we sing & play. Classes will be held the first and third Frida......More
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Friday December 19 11:00am - 11:30am EST
Storytime at West
Join us for stories and songs! All ages welcome. Questions? Contact Alison: [email protected] https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/storytime-at-west-77/
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Friday December 19 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
East Branch Book Group
The East Branch Book Group Meets on the 4th Friday of most months to discuss fiction and nonfiction titles. This month's book is TBA. Copies will be available at the East Branch Library and via Libby. Newcomers always welcome! Please contact Cathy at cpiantigini@some......More
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Friday December 19 11:30am - 12:30pm EST
Intermediate ELL Conversation Group @ Central Library
Practice speaking, reading, and listening during this conversation group. Conversation Groups are recommended for intermediate English speakers and above. This group meets in-person at Central Library, 79 Highland Avenue. For questions or more information, please c......More
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Monday December 22 10:30am - 11:00am EST
Music and Movement with Miss Julie at Central
Children and families are invited to join Julie Stepanek Murray for songs, electric ukulele music, and dancing with shakers and scarves! Questions? Contact Annie at [email protected]. https://somervillepubliclibrary.a......More
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Monday December 22 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Adult Craft and Chat
Work on your knitting or other craft project at home while chatting with others. For more information, contact Kerry at [email protected]. https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/adult-craft-and-chat-263/
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Monday December 22 2:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Library Social Worker: Intern Drop-in Hours at West
The Library Social Work Team is here to provide patrons with resources, information, and referrals for local social services and supports. If you have general questions, need information, or don't know where to start, please come to our drop-in hours! For a more detai......More
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Monday December 22 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Creative Drama
In a Library Creative Drama class, students are led in creative movement, acting games, skits, and imagination challenges. Creative Drama offers opportunities for individual expression and group cooperation. Kids can have fun while learning and gaining confidence. ......More
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Monday December 22 6:00pm - 6:30pm EST
Pajama Storytime at Central
Join us for a monthly pajama storytime at the Central Library Children's Room! Wear your PJs and bring a stuffed animal to snuggle with while we read stories and sing songs! Ages 3-7. Questions? Contact Tammy at [email protected]. https://somervillepublicl......More
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Monday December 22 6:30pm - 8:30pm EST
Somerville Ciné-Club
Join us in building community and sharing our appreciation for film! We will be screening Magic Spot (2022), written by and starring local cult filmmaker and musician Matt Farley of Motern Media. In Magic Spot, two cousins use a magic spot in the local woods that acts......More
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Tuesday December 23 9:00am - 11:30am EST
Library Social Worker: One-on-One Appointments at West
The Library Social Worker is here to provide patrons with resources, information, and referrals for local social services and supports. For a more detailed description of services, please ......More
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Tuesday December 23 9:30am - 12:00pm EST
Library Social Worker: Intern Drop-in Hours at Central
The Library Social Work Team is here to provide patrons with resources, information, and referrals for local social services and supports. If you have general questions, need information, or don't know where to start, please come to our drop-in hours! For a more detai......More
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Tuesday December 23 10:30am - 11:00am EST
Baby Lapsit at Central
Visit the Central Library Children's Room on Tuesdays at 10:30 am for a baby lapsit! Come and meet other parents & caregivers of babies (birth - pre-walking). We'll read stories, sing songs, and do fingerplays, then have time for conversation and community. Questions......More
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Tuesday December 23 7:00pm - 8:15pm EST
Somerville Toastmasters
Public event where adults can practice public speaking. This is not a library-sponsored event. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact [email protected]. https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/me......More
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Wednesday December 24 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Library Social Worker: Drop-In Hours at East
The Library Social Worker is here to provide patrons with resources, information, and referrals for local social services and supports. For a more detailed description of services, please ......More
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Wednesday December 24 10:00am - 12:00pm EST
Snowman Craft @ West
Looking for an activity to keep busy on Christmas Eve? Come join us at the West Branch Library to make a fun Snowman Craft! We will use paper plates to make to make a spiral snowman that you can hang up on the ceiling or even on a tree! We will have all supplies out f......More
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Wednesday December 24 11:00am - 11:45am EST
East Branch Storytime
Join Meghan for stories, songs, finger plays and fun! We appreciate strollers being parked outside as we have limited space. https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/east-branch-storytime-50/
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Wednesday December 24 1:00pm - 9:00pm EST
Library Closed
All library locations will be closed starting at 1:00pm on Wednesday, December 24, in observation of Christmas Eve. https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/library-closed-early-2/
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Friday December 26 10:30am - 11:00am EST
Toddler Storytime at Central
Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes in the Children's Room on Friday mornings! Questions? Contact Annie at [email protected]. https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/toddler-storytime-at-central-68/
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Friday December 26 11:00am - 11:30am EST
Storytime at West
Join us for stories and songs with Jen on December 26! All ages welcome. Questions? Contact Jen: [email protected] https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/storytime-at-west-78/
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Friday December 26 1:00pm - 3:45pm EST
Somerville Peking Opera Recital
We hope you will join us at the Somerville Public Library for Peking Opera Singing Recital. This is not a library-sponsored event. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact [email protected] https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabeti......More
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Saturday December 27 9:00am - 12:50pm EST
Scavenger Hunt Saturday at West
It's DecemBURRRR Scavenger Hunt Saturday! Find the winter objects hidden around the room and get a small prize. Intended for ages 0-12. Questions? Contact Jen: [email protected] https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/scavenger-hunt-......More
