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December 2024

Climate Change Book Group

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Free

Do you read the latest and greatest books about our planet, environmentalism, and climate change and then need someone to talk with about it? Join "Planet and Pages," the Medford Public Library's Climate Change Book Club and read your way to a better world. Led by green entrepreneur Clare Flaherty, owner of Trove Green Provisions in Medford Hillside, the group reads both non-fiction and fiction books about climate change and explores topics such as global warming, plastic pollution, environmental inequity,…

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Mystery Book Club for Teens: Not If I Save You First

Thursday, December 12, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free

The Medford Public Library's Mystery Book Club for Teens meets to discuss "Not If I Save You First" by Ally Carter. A copy of the book may be picked up in the Teen Section. Sign-up for today's meeting is required through the library's online calendar.  

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LGBTQ+ Book Group: Angels in America

Thursday, December 12, 2024 @ 7:00 pm
Free

The Medford Public Library's LGBTQ+ Book Group meets to discuss "Angels in America: a Gay Fantasia on National Themes" by Tony Kushner. Books will be available approximately four weeks in advance. Call the library at 781-395-7950 to have a copy put on hold for you. RSVP for the book group meeting through the library's online calendar. All are welcome to read and discuss literary and nonfiction works by and about the LGBTQ+ community, from classic to contemporary titles.    …

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Coffee and Books

Friday, December 13, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Free

The Medford Public Library hosts its second Friday "Coffee and Books" session with director Barbara Kerr. Join Barbara in Bonsignore Hall for coffee and a discussion of the hot new books and interesting titles the library recently acquired. No assigned reading or registration is required; just drop in.        

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Grades 2-3 Book Club: Detective Duck – Case of the Strange Splash

Monday, December 16, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free

The Medford Public Library's book club for second- and third-graders meets to discuss "Detective Duck: The Case of the Strange Splash" by Tom Huddleston. Register through the library's new online calendar, then visit the library to pick up a copy of the book. Please note: This club is only for children in second or third grade.    

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Tween Graphic Novel Book Club: We Are Big Time

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free

The Medford Public Library's Tween Graphic Novel Book Club for readers ages 10 to 14 meets in the Maker Space to discuss "We Are Big Time" by Hena Khan. Pick up a copy of the book at the Children’s Desk or in the Teen Room. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar.  

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Poetry Club with Vijaya Sundaram

Friday, December 20, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Free

The Medford Public Library invites you to its Poetry Club meeting led by Vijaya Sundaram, the City of Medford's poet laureate. The group meets on the fourth Friday to read and discuss the work of great poets, while crafting and performing participants' own work. Take the mic and shine a light on the issues that matter most to you, with passion, lyricism, and force. Please RSVP through the library's new online calendar.  

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January 2025

Monday Morning Mysteries: Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder

Monday, January 6 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Free

The Medford Public Library's Monday Morning Mysteries group meets to discuss "Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder" by Catriona McPherson. Books will be available approximately four weeks in advance. Call the library at 781-395-7950 to have a copy put on hold for you. RSVP for today's meeting through the library's new online calendar. The title for next month's meeting, taking place on February 3, will be "The Widows of Malabar Hill" by Sujata Massey.  

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Grade 1 Book Club: The Very Last Castle

Tuesday, January 7 @ 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free

The Medford Public Library’s First Grade Book Club meets to discuss "The Very Last Castle" by Travis Jonker. Please note that this club is only for children in first grade. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar. Books will be available at the library about one month in advance.  

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Virtual Author Hour: Larry Rohter – Into the Amazon

Tuesday, January 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free

The Medford Public Library is co-sponsoring a new online program, "Author Hour in Massachusetts." In this installment, 2024 Mass Book Award finalist Larry Rohter will discuss his new book, "Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist." The book is a thrilling biography of the Indigenous Brazilian who guided Theodore Roosevelt on his journey down the River of Doubt in 1913-14. Rohter was the Rio de Janeiro bureau chief for the New York Times…

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