LEGO Club

Join fellow builders for an hour of afternoon creative fun. LEGO bricks and soft blocks are provided. All you need is your imagination! No registration required. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation a......More

Join fellow builders for an hour of afternoon creative fun. LEGO bricks and soft blocks are provided. All you need is your imagination! No registration required. 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.

Drop-In Afterschool Crafts

Kids ages 6-12, drop by the Faneuil Branch Library for a fun hour of afterschool crafting.  We provide the supplies, you provide the imagination!  Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language s......More

Kids ages 6-12, drop by the Faneuil Branch Library for a fun hour of afterschool crafting.  We provide the supplies, you provide the imagination!  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. 

Playspace

Join us on Friday mornings for playtime! Babies and toddlers (and their caregivers) can enjoy free play with toys that inspire imagination, help develop fine motor skills, and more. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disabilit......More

Join us on Friday mornings for playtime! Babies and toddlers (and their caregivers) can enjoy free play with toys that inspire imagination, help develop fine motor skills, and more. 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.

ESOL Conversation Group

Practice speaking English with other new learners at this drop-in group. Meet new friends and have fun while polishing up your English skills. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language servic......More

Practice speaking English with other new learners at this drop-in group. Meet new friends and have fun while polishing up your English skills. 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.

Drop-In Knitting

Join our drop-in knitting group, which meets every Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Just bring your needles and yarn! Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact the department listed in......More

Join our drop-in knitting group, which meets every Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Just bring your needles and yarn! 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. Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting the Library, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website: https://bplfund.org/

Singalong, Ages 0-5

Come enjoy songs, fingerplays, and action rhymes for young children and their families and caretakers. 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

Come enjoy songs, fingerplays, and action rhymes for young children and their families and caretakers. 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.

ESOL Conversation Group

Practice speaking English with other new learners at this drop-in group. Meet new friends and have fun while polishing up your English skills. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language servic......More

Practice speaking English with other new learners at this drop-in group. Meet new friends and have fun while polishing up your English skills. 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.

Tuesday Games

Join others for fun games like Mahjong and Rummikub and enjoy lively conversation. Bring your favorite game, if you have one! Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting the Library, please visit the Bost......More

Join others for fun games like Mahjong and Rummikub and enjoy lively conversation. Bring your favorite game, if you have one! Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting the Library, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website:https://bplfund.org/ 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.

Storytime and Craft for Ages 2-4

Children from ages 2-4 and caregivers, please join Miss Caroline for fun read-alouds, movement, and songs! Each week, we will focus on developing different skills that you can take home to get your child ready to read. This program is not intended for large groups......More

Children from ages 2-4 and caregivers, please join Miss Caroline for fun read-alouds, movement, and songs! Each week, we will focus on developing different skills that you can take home to get your child ready to read. This program is not intended for large groups. Preschools and daycares, please contact Miss Caroline to arrange a visit or storytime just for your class. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, please contact [email protected] 617-782-6705. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting the Library, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website: https://bplfund.org/

BTU Homework Assistance

Visit the library and receive homework assistance from a Boston Public Schools teacher.  This is a drop-in program; no registration is required to attend.  This program is made possible through our partnership with the Boston Teachers Union (BTU). Accessibility Not......More

Visit the library and receive homework assistance from a Boston Public Schools teacher.  This is a drop-in program; no registration is required to attend.  This program is made possible through our partnership with the Boston Teachers Union (BTU). Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request disability accommodation and/or language services, please contact the [email protected] or call ((617) 782-6705. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.

Pajama Storytime

Looking to share bedtime stories with friends? Join us for a special PJ storytime, filled with Miss Caroline's favorite songs, books, and finger rhymes - perfect for getting jiggles out and settling down for a deep sleep at home. Pajamas, blankies, and stuffed animals......More

Looking to share bedtime stories with friends? Join us for a special PJ storytime, filled with Miss Caroline's favorite songs, books, and finger rhymes - perfect for getting jiggles out and settling down for a deep sleep at home. Pajamas, blankies, and stuffed animals encouraged! 

LEGO Club

Join fellow builders for an hour of afternoon creative fun. LEGO bricks and soft blocks are provided. All you need is your imagination! No registration required. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation a......More

Join fellow builders for an hour of afternoon creative fun. LEGO bricks and soft blocks are provided. All you need is your imagination! No registration required. 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.

Baby Lapsit

Babies from 0-24 months and their caregivers are invited to join Miss Caroline for bouncing rhymes, finger plays, songs, and some short books! This program is not intended for large groups. Preschools and daycares, please contact Miss Caroline to arrange a visit and a......More

Babies from 0-24 months and their caregivers are invited to join Miss Caroline for bouncing rhymes, finger plays, songs, and some short books! This program is not intended for large groups. Preschools and daycares, please contact Miss Caroline to arrange a visit and a storytime just for your class.  Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, please contact [email protected] or 617-787-6313. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.

Cookie Decorating (for Ages 7-12)

Looking for something sweet this February? Join us for a fun hour of cookie decorating!  Registration only. Limited to twelve kids ages 7-12.  Email [email protected] or visit in-person to save your spot.

Tomes on Tap at Widowmaker: Chain-Gang All-Stars

Our genre fiction book club will discuss the dystopian novel, Chain-Gang All-Stars, in which incarcerated people in the U.S. prison system can fight for their freedom in gladiator-style death matches.  No registration required. You do not have to be 21+ to att......More

Our genre fiction book club will discuss the dystopian novel, Chain-Gang All-Stars, in which incarcerated people in the U.S. prison system can fight for their freedom in gladiator-style death matches.  No registration required. You do not have to be 21+ to attend.  Copies available at the front desk of the Brighton Branch. The Tomes on Tap book club typically meets on the second Thursday every month at the Widowmaker Taproom and Kitchen in Brighton to discuss genre fiction.  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.