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An Evening with Ben Mezrich:
Exploring the Mind of a Literary Rockstar
At Brookline High School
WEDNESDAY, October 12 at 7 PM

Have you always wanted to know how to write a best-seller? Craft the script for an award-winning Hollywood movie? Bring down the house at Las Vegas? Create and produce a hit TV show? Have a lucrative career doing what you love? Ben Mezrich has accomplished all these things and many more. Known as the “reigning cowboy of narrative non-fiction,” Mezrich will be at the Brookline High School on October 12 to share some of the secrets of his success.

An Evening with Ben Mezrich: Exploring the Mind of a Literary Rock Star will present Cambridge-based Mezrich, a lively and provocative author, scriptwriter, and adventurer, in conversation with the multi-talented Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling writer of acclaimed mystery novels and Emmy-winning investigative reporter for Boston’s 7News. The event is free and open to the public. Copies of Mezrich’s and Ryan’s books will be available for purchase through the Brookline Booksmith, and both authors will be available to sign their books. This event is generously sponsored by the Library Trustees.

Library Closed for Indigenous Peoples Day
All Public Library of Brookline locations will be closed Monday, October 10 for Indigenous Peoples Day. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, October 11.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tween Hangout and Taste Test
Coolidge Corner Library
FRIDAY, October 7 at 2:30 PM
Join us in the Coolidge Corner Meeting Room for a variety of fun activities for tweens each Friday! This Friday, we’ll be taste testing Oreos! Which flavor is most delicious – and can you guess which is which?

Can't make this flavor sensation? No worries – we’ll have a variety of activities for you to explore each session, sampling from:
Sculpy crafting
Nintendo switch
Snack sampling
Collage
Perler beads
D&D
Join us and have fun!

Girls Who Code

Brookline Village Library

MONDAY, October 17 at 6:30 PM
Join us for weekly Girls Who Code club meetings! Girls Who Code is a national nonprofit organization leading the movement to inspire, educate and equip girls with the computing skills to pursue 21st-century opportunities. Our weekly club meetings start on Monday, October 17 at 6:30 PM and are for members age 10 to 18 (in grades 5-12) only.

Sign up for this year’s Girls Who Code club here at Eventbrite here.

This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Brookline Public Library.

Water Protection Rights and Spirituality
TUESDAY, October 18 at 6:30 PM
Join us as we honor Indigenous Peoples Day at a special program that will open with traditional Danza and prayer, and will be followed by a panel discussion on Water Protection Rights. The participants will be Hiawatha Brown (Narragansett Elder), Liz Santana-Kiser (Nipmuc Elder) Kasike Jorge Estevez (Taino) and Robert Quesada (Mexika/Aztec).
Learn about:

Indigenous Spirituality as it relates to water
Issues concerning water quality, fishing rights, and industrial pollution
Land rights and what we can do to contribute to equitable access for all

Click here to register for this virtual program.
The Zoom login information will be emailed from the Ashland Public Library. Please be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there. This program is presented in partnership with the Newton Free Library, Indigenous People’s Day Newton, and the Ashland Public Library. This event is generously sponsored by the Library Trustees.

ONGOING PROGRAMS

Each week the Library holds many regularly occurring programs for adults and kids of all ages. Check out what's happening this week – and click on the links for more information and sign-ups!

For a listing of book group and movie screening titles, please visit our website.

For Adults:

Caffe Italiano at Coolidge Corner - Wednesday, October 5 at 12:15 PM

Virtual Dungeons & Dragons - Wednesday, October 5 at 6:30 PM

Virtual Taste of Poetry - Thursday, October 6 at 11 AM

Movie Matinee at Coolidge Corner - Thursday, October 6 at 1:15 PM - Screening this week: Elvis

Hybrid Gentle Chair Yoga at Putterham - Friday, October 7 at 10:30 AM

English Club at Brookline Village - Friday, October 7 at 11 AM

For Kids:

Storytime for Twos and Threes at Coolidge Corner - Tuesday, October 4 at 10:15 AM

Indoor Storytime for 3 to 5 Year-Olds at Brookline Village - Tuesday, October 4 at 10:30 AM

LEGO Club at Coolidge Corner - Tuesday, October 4 at 3:15 PM

Mother Goose on the Loose at Coolidge Corner - Wednesday, October 5 at 10:15 AM

Ones & Twos Storytime at Putterham - Wednesday, October 5 at 10:30 AM

Indoor Storytime for Twos and Threes at Brookline Village - Wednesday, October 5 at 10:30 AM

After-School Activities at Brookline Village - Wednesday, October 5 at 3 PM

Storytime for 3 to 5 Year-Olds at Coolidge Corner - Wednesday, October 5 at 3:15 PM

Virtual Taiwanese Storytime - Wednesday, October 5 at 3:30 PM

Playspace at Coolidge Corner - Thursday, October 6 at 10:15 AM

Portuguese Storytime at Brookline Village - Thursday, October 6 at 10:30 AM

Storytime for 3 to 5 Year-Olds at Putterham - Thursday, October 6 at 10:30 AM

Lego Club at Brookline Village - Thursday, October 6 at 3 PM