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August

Wednesday, August 15
Baby Play Time
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, August 15
Up Close Tour: Artists as Inventors, Inventors as Artists
11:00 am to 11:30 am
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, August 15
CANCELED: Spanish Story Time
11:30 am
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, August 15
Docent-Led Gallery Talk: Subscription Campaigns: Contributions in Support of Community
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, August 15
CANCELED: Tour d'art et d'architecture
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, August 15
After-School Read Aloud
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Thursday, August 16
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, August 16
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, August 16
Homework Hang-out
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Friday, August 17
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, August 17
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, August 17
Early Closing
2:00 pm
Saturday, August 18
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, August 18
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, August 18
LEGO®, Chess, and Puzzle Club
2:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Saturday, August 18
Teen Writing Group
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Monday, August 20
Field Report: Women's Suffrage Curriculum
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, August 21
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, August 21
Subscription Campaigns: Contributions in Support of Community
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, August 21
Tuesdays on the Terrace
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is for members only
Tuesday, August 21
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, August 22
Docent-Led Gallery Talk: Subscription Campaigns: Contributions in Support of Community
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, August 23
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, August 23
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, August 25
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, August 25
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, August 28
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, August 28
Tuesdays on the Terrace
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is for members only
Tuesday, August 28
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, August 30
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, August 30
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public

September

Saturday, September 1
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, September 1
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Monday, September 3
Building Closed
(All day)
Tuesday, September 4
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, September 4
Tuesdays on the Terrace
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is for members only
Tuesday, September 4
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, September 5
Baby Play Time
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, September 5
Director's Coffee Hour
10:00 am to 11:30 am
This event is for members only
Thursday, September 6
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, September 6
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, September 6
Collecting, Creating, and Contributing: Boston Women in the Arts, 1870-1940
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Friday, September 7
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, September 7
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, September 8
Summer Reading Celebration
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, September 8
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, September 8
Second Saturday Crafts
3:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, September 11
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, September 11
Tuesdays on the Terrace
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is for members only
Tuesday, September 11
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, September 12
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, September 12
Independent Readers’ Book Group
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, September 12
Membership Benefits & Library Services Workshop
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Wednesday, September 12
Member’s Choice: Understand the Ampersand: Secret Power at Your Command
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Thursday, September 13
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, September 13
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, September 13
Children’s Library How-To
4:30 pm
This event is for members only
Thursday, September 13
Sonic Portraits: Art, Music, and the Power of Depiction
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, September 14
Meet Us There! Member’s Trip: We Wanted a Revolution
10:00 am to 3:30 pm
This event is for members only
Friday, September 14
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, September 14
Spanish Story Time
11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, September 14
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, September 15
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, September 15
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, September 15
LEGO®, Chess, and Puzzle Club
2:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, September 18
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, September 18
Tuesdays on the Terrace
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is for members only
Tuesday, September 18
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, September 19
Baby Play Time
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, September 19
Teen Readers’ Book Group
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Thursday, September 20
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, September 20
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, September 20
Behind the Curtain Series: Fake News vs. History
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Thursday, September 20
Comics Club Interest Meeting
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Friday, September 21
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, September 21
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, September 22
Children’s Book Talk: The Yin-Yang Sisters and the Dragon Frightful
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, September 22
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, September 22
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, September 25
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, September 25
Renaissance Woman: The Life of Vittoria Colonna
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, September 25
Tuesdays on the Terrace
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is for members only
Tuesday, September 25
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, September 26
Young Readers' Book Group
6:00 pm
This event is for members only
Wednesday, September 26
Boston History Series: Historic Boston Cocktails
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Thursday, September 27
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, September 27
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, September 28
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, September 28
Spanish Story Time
11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, September 28
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, September 28
Friday DIY: Galaxy Jars
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Saturday, September 29
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, September 29
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, September 29
Teen Writing Group
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Members only with no fee

October

Monday, October 1
New Members' Reception
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 2
Programming Advisory Meeting
8:00 am to 9:30 am
This event is for members only
Tuesday, October 2
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, October 2
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, October 3
Baby Play Time
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, October 3
Margaret Pearmain Welch (1893-1984): Proper Bostonian, Activist, Pacifist, Reformer, Preservationist
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, October 3
Children’s Library How-To
5:30 pm
This event is for members only
Thursday, October 4
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, October 4
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, October 5
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, October 5
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, October 6
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, October 6
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, October 6
LEGO®, Chess, and Puzzle Club
2:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, October 9
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, October 9
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, October 9
Member’s Choice: Return of the Moguls
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, October 10
Independent Readers’ Book Group
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, October 10
Membership Benefits & Library Services Workshop
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Thursday, October 11
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, October 11
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, October 11
Behind the Curtain Series: Above and Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America's Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, October 12
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, October 12
Spanish Story Time
11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, October 12
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, October 13
Second Saturday Story Time
10:30 am
This event is open to the public
Saturday, October 13
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, October 13
Second Saturday Crafts
3:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, October 16
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, October 16
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Tuesday, October 16
Eye of the Expert: Ecco Venezia, Behold Venice
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Wednesday, October 17
Baby Play Time
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Members only with no fee
Wednesday, October 17
Annual Fund Reception
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This event is by invitation only
Thursday, October 18
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, October 18
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, October 18
Comics Club
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Friday, October 19
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, October 19
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, October 20
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, October 20
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, October 20
LEGO®, Chess, and Puzzle Club
2:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Saturday, October 20
Teen Readers’ Book Group
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Monday, October 22
Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Tuesday, October 23
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, October 23
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, October 24
People Before Highways: Boston Activists, Urban Planners, and a New Movement for City Making
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Wednesday, October 24
Young Readers' Book Group
6:00 pm
This event is for members only
Thursday, October 25
Stories, Songs, and Activities
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Thursday, October 25
Art and Architecture Tour
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Thursday, October 25
Teen Event: Focus on Photography
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Thursday, October 25
Music Showcase and Craft Beer Tasting
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, October 26
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, October 26
Spanish Story Time
11:00 am
Members only with no fee
Friday, October 26
Visitor Story Time
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
This event is open to the public
Friday, October 26
Friday DIY: Spooky Treats
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Members only with no fee
Saturday, October 27
Family Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Saturday, October 27
Art and Architecture Tour
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This event is open to the public
Saturday, October 27
Teen Writing Group
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Members only with no fee
Monday, October 29
Book Trade in Venice in the Late Quattrocento
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Tuesday, October 30
Preschool Story Time
10:30 am
Members only with no fee
Tuesday, October 30
Eye of the Expert: Ecco Venezia, Behold Venice
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
This event is for members only
Tuesday, October 30
Art and Architecture Tour
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This event is open to the public

November

Wednesday, November 21
Early Closing
1:00 pm
Thursday, November 22
Building Closed
(All day)
Friday, November 30
Early Closing
1:00 pm

December

Monday, December 24
Building Closed
(All day)
Tuesday, December 25
Building Closed
(All day)
Monday, December 31
Building Closed
(All day)