West Roxbury Book Discussion Group: Before the Coffee Gets Cold

What would you do if you could travel back in time? Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Japanese playwright and novelist Toshikazu Kawaguchi, explores that question. In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more th......More

What would you do if you could travel back in time? Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Japanese playwright and novelist Toshikazu Kawaguchi, explores that question. In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. This coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. But the journey into the past does not come without risks: Customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold ...  Pick up a copy of our book for April at the front circulation desk while supplies last.

Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help

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Evening Book Discussion Group: Before the Coffee Gets Cold

What would you do if you could travel back in time? Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Japanese playwright and novelist Toshikazu Kawaguchi, explores that question. In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more th......More

What would you do if you could travel back in time? Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Japanese playwright and novelist Toshikazu Kawaguchi, explores that question. In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. This coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. But the journey into the past does not come without risks: Customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold ... Pick up a copy of our book for April at the front circulation desk while supplies last.

Toddler Story Time

Join Miss Annette for a story time with books, songs, movement, and finger play in the Lecture Hall! Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact the department listed in the ......More

Join Miss Annette for a story time with books, songs, movement, and finger play in the Lecture Hall! Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.

Nature and Community Solutions: Let's Prepare for West Roxbury Flooding

West Roxbury is designated as a flood zone.  Property owners are finding increased flooding in yards, basements and on roadways from more frequent and extreme rainstorms. Join Us!  Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW), Charles River Watershed Association, ......More

West Roxbury is designated as a flood zone.  Property owners are finding increased flooding in yards, basements and on roadways from more frequent and extreme rainstorms. Join Us!  Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW), Charles River Watershed Association, and Mothers Out Front will share resources and discuss how to mitigate property flooding in West Roxbury and surrounding communities. April 27th, 2-3 pm or 3-4 pm ***Mothers Out Front, in conjunction with Speak for the Trees, will distribute free tree saplings and other seedlings in front of the library from 2-4 pm that same day.   [email protected] Program sponsored by: Communities Responding to Extreme Weather Charles River Watershed Association Mothers Out Front Speak For The Trees

Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help

Visit the West Roxbury Branch Library and get homework help from a Boston teacher.

Annual Intergenerational Poetry Contest Awards Ceremony with the Friends of the West Roxbury Branch Library

The awards ceremony will take place in the Alice Hennessey Community Room on April 29th.  Award categories include grades K-8, high school, adults, and seniors. The Friends' annual intergenerational poetry contest began in January. This year's theme is "Wonder." Quest......More

The awards ceremony will take place in the Alice Hennessey Community Room on April 29th.  Award categories include grades K-8, high school, adults, and seniors. The Friends' annual intergenerational poetry contest began in January. This year's theme is "Wonder." Questions?  E-mail [email protected] This contest is sponsored by the Friends of the West Roxbury Branch Library. FriendsoftheWRLibrary.org

Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help

Visit the West Roxbury Branch Library and get homework help from a Boston teacher.

The Friends of the West Roxbury Branch Library present What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate

Local news is essential to democracy.  Meaningful participation in civic life is impossible without it.  However, local news is in crisis.  According to one widely cited study, some 2,500 newspapers have closed over the last generation. Veteran journalists Ellen Clegg......More

Local news is essential to democracy.  Meaningful participation in civic life is impossible without it.  However, local news is in crisis.  According to one widely cited study, some 2,500 newspapers have closed over the last generation. Veteran journalists Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy cut through the pessimism surrounding this issue.  In their new book, What Works in Community News, they discuss the new innovative journalism models that are popping up across the country.   Ellen Clegg worked for many years for the Boston Globe.  She spent most of her career at the paper as senior editor in the newsroom and then moved to the opinion pages in 2014. Dan Kennedy is a professor of journalism at Northeastern University.  In his professional career, he has written for a variety of publications including the Guardian and the Washington Post. Doors open at 6:00 PM--Authors' talk at 6:30 PM Books will be available for purchase and the authors will be signing. This presentation is free and open to the public.

Knit Group!

Knitters unite and join us for Knit Group!  This is not a formal class, just a community-building and skill-sharing afternoon, and a chance to join other knitters in conversation and fun! The group meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 2:30 PM - 5:00......More

Knitters unite and join us for Knit Group!  This is not a formal class, just a community-building and skill-sharing afternoon, and a chance to join other knitters in conversation and fun! The group meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM.  All are welcome!