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March

Thursday, March 21
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, March 21
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, March 21
Sensory Story Time
4:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Thursday, March 21
SOLD OUT: John Hubbard Sturgis Eaton Endowed Lecture: Homer at the Beach
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, March 22
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, March 22
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, March 22
Girl in Black and White
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, March 23
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, March 23
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Monday, March 25
Proprietors’ Annual Meeting & Reception
3:30 pm
This event is by invitation only
Tuesday, March 26
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, March 26
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, March 27
Baby Play Time
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, March 27
Up Close Tour: Two Presidents and a Ghost
11:00 am to 11:30 am
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, March 27
Tour d'art et d'architecture
3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, March 27
Spanish Story Time
4:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, March 27
Young Readers' Book Group
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Thursday, March 28
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, March 28
The Trial of Lizzie Borden
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, March 28
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, March 28
Pajama Story Time and Stuffie Sleepover
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, March 29
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, March 29
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, March 30
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, March 30
Teen Writing Group
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Members only with no fee

April

Tuesday, April 2
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, April 2
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, April 3
Up Close Tour: Three Notables
11:00 am to 11:30 am
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, April 3
Independent Readers’ Book Group
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, April 3
Boston Lyric Opera Emerging Artists in Recital: Soprano Brianna J. Robinson Explores Women, Opera, and Finding Your Voice
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, April 4
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, April 4
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, April 4
Membership Benefits & Library Services Workshop
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Friday, April 5
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, April 5
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, April 5
Programming Advisory Meeting
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Free and open to the public
Friday, April 5
Friday DIY: Window Clings
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Saturday, April 6
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, April 6
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, April 6
LEGO®, Chess, and Puzzle Club
2:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Monday, April 8
Eye of the Expert: Troubled Histories
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is for members only
Tuesday, April 9
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, April 9
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, April 10
Up Close Tour: Athena at the Athenæum
11:00 am to 11:30 am
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, April 10
Visita de arte y arquitectura
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, April 10
Spanish Story Time
4:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Thursday, April 11
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, April 11
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, April 11
Comics Club
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Thursday, April 11
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, April 12
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, April 12
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, April 13
Second Saturday Story Time
10:30 am
This event is open to the public
Saturday, April 13
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, April 13
Second Saturday Crafts
2:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, April 16
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, April 16
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, April 17
Up Close Tour: Three Notables
11:00 am to 11:30 am
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, April 17
Tour d'art et d'architecture
3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, April 17
Spanish Story Time
4:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, April 17
Conservation Evening: A Benefit for the Conservation Lab of the Boston Athenæum
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, April 17
Teen Readers’ Book Group: Unreliable Narrators
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Thursday, April 18
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, April 18
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, April 18
Sensory Story Time
4:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Thursday, April 18
John Singer Sargent in the Circle of Annie Adams Fields
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Friday, April 19
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, April 19
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, April 20
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, April 20
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, April 20
LEGO®, Chess, and Puzzle Club
2:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Saturday, April 20
Teen Writing Group
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, April 23
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, April 23
Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, April 23
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, April 24
Baby Play Time
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, April 24
Up Close Tour: Allan Rohan Crite, 'Granddaddy of the Boston Art Scene'
11:00 am to 11:30 am
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, April 24
Young Readers' Book Group
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Thursday, April 25
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, April 25
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, April 26
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, April 26
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, April 27
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, April 27
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, April 27
Family Trivia
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Monday, April 29
Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, April 30
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, April 30
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public

May

Thursday, May 2
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, May 2
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, May 2
Membership Benefits & Library Services Workshop
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Friday, May 3
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, May 3
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, May 7
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, May 7
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, May 9
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, May 9
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, May 10
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, May 10
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, May 11
Second Saturday Story Time
10:30 am
This event is open to the public
Saturday, May 11
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, May 14
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, May 14
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, May 16
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, May 16
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, May 17
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, May 17
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, May 18
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, May 18
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, May 21
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, May 21
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, May 22
Baby Play Time
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, May 23
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, May 23
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, May 23
Sensory Story Time
4:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Friday, May 24
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, May 24
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, May 25
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, May 25
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, May 25
Teen Writing Group
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, May 28
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, May 28
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, May 29
Spanish Story Time
4:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, May 29
Young Readers' Book Group
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Thursday, May 30
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, May 30
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, May 31
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, May 31
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public

June

Saturday, June 1
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, June 1
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, June 1
LEGO®, Chess, and Puzzle Club
2:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, June 4
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, June 4
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, June 5
Independent Readers’ Book Group
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Thursday, June 6
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, June 6
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, June 6
Membership Benefits & Library Services Workshop
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Friday, June 7
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, June 7
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, June 8
Second Saturday Story Time
10:30 am
This event is open to the public
Saturday, June 8
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, June 8
Second Saturday Crafts
2:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, June 11
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, June 11
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, June 12
Spanish Story Time
4:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Thursday, June 13
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, June 13
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, June 13
Comics Club
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Friday, June 14
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, June 14
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, June 15
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, June 15
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, June 18
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, June 18
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, June 20
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, June 20
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, June 21
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, June 21
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, June 22
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, June 22
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, June 22
LEGO®, Chess, and Puzzle Club
2:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, June 25
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, June 25
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, June 26
Baby Play Time
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, June 26
Spanish Story Time
4:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, June 26
Young Readers' Book Group
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Thursday, June 27
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, June 27
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, June 27
Sensory Story Time
4:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Friday, June 28
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, June 28
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, June 29
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, June 29
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, June 29
Teen Writing Group
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Members only with no fee

August

Thursday, August 8
Membership Benefits & Library Services Workshop
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only