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Hi! I am Maria McCauley, the Director of Libraries. Learn more about upcoming Library programs and events in my weekly message.
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If “Stranger Danger” is a Myth, Then What? (Main)

Monday, April 28 @ 6:00 PM
Most sexual violence is done by people we know. What can parents, teens, and community members do about it? Meg Stone, author of The Cost of Fear, will offer practical, gender-inclusive strategies for learning safety skills important for resisting coercion, intimidation, and violence. Avoiding violence is about developing skills, not following rules. Women receive advice like "don't wear a ponytail" or "don't shop alone." These tips lack evidence and come from male authorities who avoid questions. We will cover: Demonstration: Learn practical safety gender-inclusive skills. Resist Coercion: Skills to resist friends, those we know, or authority. Empowerment: Feel powerful in stressful situations. Community impact: Personal safety leads to social change. Registration is required.
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Budgeting with Google Sheets (Virtual)

Wednesday, April 30 @ 6:00 PM
Learn how to use Google Sheets - Google's version of Excel! You will learn how to create a sheet and enter data in a friendly learning environment. A Gmail account is required for this class - please remember your password! To view and register for other Basic Tech Classes at the Library, please go to tinyurl.com/basictechclass. This is a virtual event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event. Registration is encouraged, but not required.
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Coming Up

  • Sing-Along (O'Neill)

    Sing and dance to your favorite songs! For children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration...

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  • Wellness for Older Adults: Chair Yoga (Central)

    Join us each Monday at the Central Square Branch for Chair Yoga, led by experienced instructor Louise Parker....

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  • Morning Sing-Along (Main)

    It's a Library dance party! All ages. This program can accommodate 130 people. Tickets are available on a...

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  • Wellness for Older Adults: Let Your Yoga Dance (Virtual)

    A fun, dynamic, and ultimately blissful class. We'll work our way through the seven energy centers (chakras)...

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  • Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)

    Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class. This class will be taught at an high...

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  • Intermediate ESOL Class (O'Neill)

    Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class. This class will be taught at an...

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  • 3D Printing 101: Game Piece Design (Main)

    Learn how to create your favorite game piece in digital space and print it out using our Prusa 3D...

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  • Drop-in Hours with the Social Worker (Central Square)

    Get support from our Library social worker!

  • Middle Grade Mystery Writing Group (O'Connell/Virtual)

    Our Middle Grade Mystery Writing group is for kids aged 10-14. We're writing a mystery about a "murder" of...

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  • STEAM Academy: iFp Studio (Main)

    Innovators for Purpose (iFp) Studio is a teen-powered design and innovation program where teens channel their...

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  • LEGO Time (Main)

    It's a weekly block party! Join friends to design and build amazing LEGO structures. Let your imagination run...

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  • We Love Reading (Valente)

    Celebrate reading with fellow new readers at the Valente Branch Library! We will explore a book from the...

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  • Sing-Along (O'Neill)

    Sing and dance to your favorite songs! For children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration...

    View Full Description
  • Wellness for Older Adults: Chair Yoga (Central)

    Join us each Monday at the Central Square Branch for Chair Yoga, led by experienced instructor Louise Parker....

    View Full Description
  • Morning Sing-Along (Main)

    It's a Library dance party! All ages. This program can accommodate 130 people. Tickets are available on a...

    View Full Description
  • Wellness for Older Adults: Let Your Yoga Dance (Virtual)

    A fun, dynamic, and ultimately blissful class. We'll work our way through the seven energy centers (chakras)...

    View Full Description
  • Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)

    Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class. This class will be taught at an high...

    View Full Description
  • Intermediate ESOL Class (O'Neill)

    Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class. This class will be taught at an...

    View Full Description
  • 3D Printing 101: Game Piece Design (Main)

    Learn how to create your favorite game piece in digital space and print it out using our Prusa 3D...

    View Full Description
  • Drop-in Hours with the Social Worker (Central Square)

    Get support from our Library social worker!

  • Sing-Along (O'Neill)

    Sing and dance to your favorite songs! For children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration...

    View Full Description
  • Wellness for Older Adults: Chair Yoga (Central)

    Join us each Monday at the Central Square Branch for Chair Yoga, led by experienced instructor Louise Parker....

    View Full Description
  • Morning Sing-Along (Main)

    It's a Library dance party! All ages. This program can accommodate 130 people. Tickets are available on a...

    View Full Description

Booklists

Staff Picks
  • A confederacy of dunces
  • Empty mansions : the mysterious life of Huguette Clark and the spending of a great American fortune
  • 21 lessons for the 21st century
  • Emily Wilde's encyclopaedia of faeries
  • Onyx storm
  • Prophet song
  • This is how you lose the time war
  • The west passage
  • Snowglobe
  • The exiles : a novel
  • Thirsty mermaids
  • The house of my mother : a daughter's quest for freedom
  • The secret history of the rape kit : a true crime story
  • You're embarrassing yourself : essays
  • A dangerous idea : the Scopes trial, the original fight over science in schools
  • We do not part : a novel
  • A confederacy of dunces
  • Empty mansions : the mysterious life of Huguette Clark and the spending of a great American fortune
  • 21 lessons for the 21st century
  • Emily Wilde's encyclopaedia of faeries
  • Onyx storm
  • Prophet song
  • This is how you lose the time war
  • The west passage

New Releases
  • The Sirens
  • Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
  • Cold Eternity
  • A Drop of Corruption: An Ana and Din Mystery
  • Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery
  • The Correspondent
  • I See You've Called in Dead
  • Any Trope But You
  • How to Seal Your Own Fate
  • The Staircase in the Woods
  • The Sirens
  • Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
  • Cold Eternity
  • A Drop of Corruption: An Ana and Din Mystery
  • Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery
  • The Correspondent
  • I See You've Called in Dead
  • Any Trope But You

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