Ongoing


For Children and Families:


Ones and Two Storytime.Mondays, 10 a.m.  Robbins. Ages 1.5 to 2.5.


Two and Up Storytime.Mondays, 11 a.m., Robbins. Ages 2.5 to 3.5


Stories at Fox Library.Tuesdays.10 a.m., Fox,  Ages 2 to 5.


Singalongs for Infants and Toddlers.Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Robbins, tickets 30 minutes prior.


Preschool Storytime.Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Robbins. Ages 3 to 5.


SingalongsFor Infants and Toddlers, Thursdays. 10 a.m., Fox, tickets one hour prior.


Fun at Fox! Fridays, 10 a.m., Fox, tickets 30 min prior.

 Ongoing

For Children and Families:

Ones and Two Storytime.Mondays, 10 a.m.  Robbins. Ages 1.5 to 2.5.

Two and Up Storytime.Mondays, 11 a.m., Robbins. Ages 2.5 to 3.5

Stories at Fox Library.Tuesdays.10 a.m., Fox,  Ages 2 to 5.

Singalongs for Infants and Toddlers.Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Robbins, tickets 30 minutes prior.

Preschool Storytime.Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Robbins. Ages 3 to 5.

SingalongsFor Infants and Toddlers, Thursdays. 10 a.m., Fox, tickets one hour prior.

Fun at Fox! Fridays, 10 a.m., Fox, tickets 30 min prior.


Special April Programs for Youth and Families

Cuentos, 9:45 to 10:45 a.m., Saturday, April 13

Robbins Library Community Room

Spanish Storytime at the Robbins Library (700 Mass Ave.).Stories, songs, books, and poems. Come listen, dance, sing, and meet new friends. Songs and stories in Spanish with some translation. Drop in!

Rockets: There and Back Again,

First show, 1 to 1:50 p.m., second show, 2 to 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16th

Fox Library Community Room

With the Museum of Science, create an air rocket that launches across the room, and engineer a way for a payload to return safely to Earth. This hands-on workshop explores the science behind rockets and space exploration. Use your imagination to plan, build, and test your own design. Children ages 10 and younger must be assisted by an adult. Space is limited, please arrive 30 minutes early to get a ticket!

Hampstead Stage Company presents The Legend of King Arthur

2 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 17

Robbins Library Community Room

Hampstead Stage Company presents this well-known tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in this legendary story of the sword and the stone. In our quest, Merlin and Arthur battle their adversaries, Morgana Le Fay and her son, Mordred, for the rights to the sword called Excalibur and the land of Camelot. The legend comes to life in this historic tale of medieval adventure. Through the play, we hope to encourage your children to stand up for what is right and overcome their own challenges Space is limited, please arrive 30 minutes early to get a ticket!

Moving and Grooving with Marina!

9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 27

Robbins Library community room

Move, wiggle, dance and explore with your little one. Being silly and having fun brings us closer and strengthens our relationship with our kids and others. Open to children ages one and three and their caregivers. Older or younger siblings welcome. Library. Space is limited. Please pick up a ticket 30 minutes before the program. For more information call 781-316-3234.

 

Special Programs for Teens in April

The Teen Advisory Group is your chance to share ideas, plan programs, recommend materials, and much more.  Attendees will receive Community Service Hours and those who register will be guaranteed pizza at the meeting.


Unleash Your Inner Rock Star

6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, April 8

Robbins Library community room

In this music technology workshop, create a virtual band to accompany your voice recordings. Jamming with a Rock, Classical, pop, and folk group has never been easier. Teens see what their voices look like as sound waves. With one touch, they can transform their voice to their favorite instruments, change a chord, and alter the mood. Finished creations will be posted online.

Please register at http://teenrockstar.eventbrite.com/

 

Teen Book Club

3 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10

April's book is “The Selection” by Kiera Cass ; copies are available in the Teen Area now.  No worries if you don’t finish the book, just come share other books you’ve read, eat snacks, and enjoy the discussion.

 

Photojournalism Class Reception and Show

7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 11

Robbins Library community room

Join the teens and their photography instructor, Sarah Bettencourt to view the photos they took during their class and enjoy some refreshments. Open to all.

Doctor Who After Hours

6 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 12

Robbins Library community room

Calling all Teen Doctor Who fans! The Robbins Library will be screening three episodes of the new series, one for each Doctor. The night will also include pizza and trivia. Start looking for your sonic screwdriver now! You don't want to miss your appointment with the Doctor. Preregister online at www.robbinslibrary.org.

 

Writer’s Workshop for Teens

Mondays twice a month for five sessions.

6 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 22, May 6, May 20, June 3,

Work with Lynette Benton, author of Polish and Publish, to move forward on your writing projects. Benton will inspire and guide you on your writing journey. Bring writing you’ve been working on (short story, novel excerpt, comedy, poetry). Location: meet at the Reference Desk. Teens will meet in the Teen area and together with Lynette, they will write. Register online.

 

Queer Book Group

7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 24

Robbins Library fourth floor conference room

We’ll be reading Edmund White’s newest novel, “Jack Holmes and His Friend.”  QBG is a great opportunity to read some excellent books, make some new friends, and get to know more about your very own queer community. As always, copies are available at the circulation desk of the Robbins Library.Call 781.316.3226 for more info.

 

Movie That Dare Not Speak Its Name!

3 to 5 p.m., Friday, April 26

Robbins Library community room.

Teens only

We can't tell you the title of the movie here, but we do have flyers in the library and we post hints on our Teen Blog and Facebook page. Rated PG-13 for teen drinking and sexuality, and for language.

 

Going Vegetarian or Vegan

3 to 4 p .m., Saturday, April 27

Robbins Library community room

Many young people make the decision to become vegetarians. What are some of the reasons to choose this way of eating? What to say to grownups who worry about protein in your diet. It’s not enough to just not eat meats if your diet consists of french fries, bagels and sodas. What do you need to know to be healthy? Best of all we’ll try making a couple of vegetarian recipes and go home with more recipes and sources of information for those who want to know more

For youth ages 12 and up.Limited to 20 participants. Please arrive 30 minutes early to secure a spot in the program. This is a free program sponsored by Whole Foods of Medford and Mary Landale.

 

 

Programs for Adults

All About Flannery O'Connor

6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 4

Robbins Library Community Room

Frances Florencourt, Arlington resident and first cousin of Flannery O'Connor, will present the story of her life, including her biography, photographs and letters, and video of her editors speaking about her. Flannery O'Connor was an American writer of novels, short stories, and essays.

 

Not-So-Young Adult Book Group

7 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, April 8

Starbucks in Arlington Center

This is a book group for adults reading young adult books. We'll be discussing “Wintergirls” by Laurie Halse Anderson.

 

eReader Expo

7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 10

Robbins Library Community Room

Learn how to navigate the library’s catalog of eBooks. Bring your own eReader and/or give a few of our eReaders a test drive.

 

Staff Picks Book Group

7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, April 25

Conference Room Robbins Library

Join Adult Services Librarian Linda Dyndiuk for a discussion of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

 

Game Night

6 to 8:45 p.m., Tuesday, April 30

Community Room

For adults and teens, 13 and up. We'll supply some board games, but feel free to bring your favorites.
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