Boston Public Library

BPL Concert with Matt Heaton | April 21, 2017

Children and their families are welcome to an entertaining concert by Matt Heaton. Matt’s songs are a mix of rockabilly, surf, American roots, and Irish traditional music, delivered with a sense of humor and sincere sense of fun.
This is an April Vacation program.

When:

April 21, 2017, 3:30 – 4:30pm

 

Where:

Fields Corner Branch BPL
 

Cost:

Free

 

Contact:

617-436-2155

3D Art Class for Youth | April 25, 2017, 4 – 5pm

The Eliot School’s 3D arts program teaches students the process of sketching and making models to clarify their ideas and turn them into 3-dimensional sculptures. Students use a variety of materials such as air-dry clay, paper maché, construction paper, and recycled materials. Projects may include masks and abstract sculpture. This program will run for 7 weeks and has limited seating. For children ages 7-12.

 

When:

April 25, 2017, 4:00 – 5:00 pm

 

Where:

Codman Square Branch of the Boston Public Library
690 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA 02124

Cost:

Free

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Uphams Corner BPL: Shopping Rights

The City of Boston's Mayor's Office of Consumer Affairs will host the program on April 26th. Please join Upham's Corners BPL for " Rights When You Shop." This event is part of Money Smart Week.

When:

April 26th at 4:00 PM

Maximum audience:

25-30 adults

 

Contact:

Elise at (617) 265-0139.

Recognizing Fake News Grove Hall BPL | March 10, 2017

Come to one of these workshops to learn how to critically watch the news on TV and online so you can detect “fake news.” Using the News Literacy Project’s interactive checkology™ curriculum, leading journalists and other experts guide students through real life examples from the news industry.

 

Where:

Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library
41 Geneva Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02121

 

Cost:

Free

 

Contact:

617-427-3337

Create Art at Grove Hall BPL |February 23, 2017

Join local artists Shea Justice and Larry Pierce as we work together to create a unique piece of art to hang in the library that will reflect our community and everyone in it. This program is for artists of all ages and abilities. Please stop by anytime throughout the day.

 

When:

3:00pm – 7:30pm

 

Where:

Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library
41 Geneva Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02121

 

Cost:

Free

 

Contact:

617-427-3337

 

 

Homework Help - Codman Square BPL | January 12, 2017

Boston Public Library locations offer free after-school homework help and mentorship provided by high-achieving high school students. This is open to students in grades K-8. No registration is required.

 

Where:

Codman Square Branch of the Boston Public Library
690 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA 02124

 

Cost:

Free

 

Contact:

617-436-8214

 

 

Lapsit Story Time - Fields Corner BPL | January 13, 2017

Join Ms. Cindy as she reads books and shares rhymes, stories, and songs parents and caregivers can use at home. For families with children ages birth to three.

 

Where:

Fields Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library
1520 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02122

 

Cost:

Free

 

Contact:

617-436-2155

Preschool Movie Hour I November 18 2016

Join the children’s librarian for Preschool Movie Hour. Children ages 2-6 are welcomed to kick-off the weekend by watching movies,shows, and activities exploring a different theme every week. Siblings and groups are welcome. Pre-registration for groups is encouraged.  Children ages 2-6, accompanied by a caregiver.

 

Where:

Grove hall Boston Public Library

41 geneva Ave.

 

When:

Fridays at 10:30am

1:00pm- 5:00pm

 

Cost: 

Free

Neighborhood Classes 16

Write Down the Street / Autores a la Vuelta

Free Creative Writing Classes in Your Neighborhood

From September 2016, GrubStreet and the Boston Public Library are working in partnership to provide free creative writing classes to Boston neighborhood libraries, beginning in the Egleston Square and Grove Hall branches. Each class is led by either Jennifer De Leon or Denise Delgado, our Neighborhood Program Fellows. Click on the links below to sign up for a session. Scroll down for a class description and to meet the instructors.

162 Boylston Street, 5th Floor | Boston, MA 02116

https://grubstreet.org/programs/neighborhood-classes/

Liz Moore: The Unseen World | Aug. 11

Liz Moore reads from her book The Unseen World, which is the story of a precocious young girl's search for her father's identity, set in Dorchester. 

When: Thursday, AUG. 11, 6:30 – 7:30pm

Where: Grove Hall Branch, located at 41 Geneva Ave.

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