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March 2021
Friends of the Library Virtual Sale
Friends of the Medford Public Library presents another virtual sale, offering books, games, CDs and jigsaw puzzles online. Starting at 9 a.m., items will be posted to FMPL's Virtual Sale Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FMPLSale/ The first person to comment on an item will be the winner. After payment is received (credit card payments only at this time), item(s) will be available for contact-free porch pick up in Medford. Spend more than $10, and you will receive free delivery of your…
Find out more »Teen Graphic Novel Book Club: Superman Smashes the Klan
The Medford Public Library presents its monthly Teen Graphic Novel Book Club, for teens in grades 6 and up. Being discussed today via Zoom will be "Superman Smashes the Klan" by Gene Luen Yang. This book is available to download for free from hoopla with your library card. Sign-up is required through the library website in order to get the Zoom link: https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=MEDFORD&curID=489214
Find out more »Zoom Coffee and Books
The Medford Public Library invites you to make some coffee or tea and join library director Barbara Kerr via Zoom for a monthly review of new titles. Please register through the library website to receive the Zoom link information: https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=MEDFORD&curID=492842
Find out more »Big Table: Resilience, Racial Reckoning & Restoration
Medford Health Matters invites you to participate in a Big Table community-wide dialogue and goal-setting for “Resilience, Racial Reckoning & Restoration.” This long-term project of Medford Health Matters, Medford Conversations and the Medford Human Rights Commission will facilitate and support anti-racist community action and policy change. This summit asks the question: “How do we get there?” Choose one option for this opening summit: Wednesday, March 10 (3:30-5 p.m.) or Saturday, March 13 (9-10:30 a.m.). Also save the date Wednesday, March…
Find out more »Play-Reading Group: Sweat
Calling all theatre-lovers: The Medford Public Library is beginning a new play-reading club, led by local actor/teacher/director Jen Lewis. Readers will receive an electronic copy of a script every month, and then gather on Zoom on the second Wednesdays from 7 to 9:30 p.m. to read it aloud and discuss. The first two plays are available through the Library’ Hoopla ebook platform. They are “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage for March, and "The Wolves" by Sarah DeLappe for April. Sign up…
Find out more »Big Table: Resilience, Racial Reckoning & Restoration
Medford Health Matters invites you to participate in a Big Table community-wide dialogue and goal-setting for “Resilience, Racial Reckoning & Restoration.” This long-term project of Medford Health Matters, Medford Conversations and the Medford Human Rights Commission will facilitate and support anti-racist community action and policy change. This summit asks the question: “How do we get there?” Choose one option for this opening summit: Wednesday, March 10 (3:30-5 p.m.) or Saturday, March 13 (9-10:30 a.m.). Also save the date Wednesday, March…
Find out more »Film Discussion: Becoming
Sanctuary United Church of Christ, in partnership with The Crystal Lens Experience, continues its Second Sunday Super Film Series with a discussion of the 2020 documentary "Becoming," in which former first lady Michelle Obama discusses her life, hopes and connections with others. Watch the film ahead of time (available on Netflix) and come prepared to discuss nuances of the Black experience as depicted in the film. Hosted by Crystal Chandler, an activist, media producer, educator, and founder of The Crystal…
Find out more »Teen Newsletter Information Session
The Medford Public Library's Teen Advisory Board is putting together a digital newsletter for teens, If you are in grade 6 or higher and love writing, journalism, or just connecting with your community, join in on this information session to see how you can contribute. Sign-up is required in order to receive the Zoom link; contact Nicole Perrault of the library staff at nperrault@minlib.net or 781-475-5735.
Find out more »Tales of a Reluctant World Traveler
The Medford Public Library invites you to "Tales of a Reluctant World Traveler" with author Randy Ross. Sixteen weeks, four continents, three bungee jumps, and Ross couldn't come home soon enough. This is the story of how a Boston homebody turned a solo trip around the globe into a comedy novel and an acclaimed one-man show. The one-hour multi-media event includes a comedy slide show, readings from Ross's novel "God Bless Cambodia," and live performances from his show "The Chronic…
Find out more »April 2021
Election 2020 with Robert Turner
The Medford Historical Society & Museum welcomes writer/researcher Robert Turner for a talk on the 2020 presidential campaign, from the tactics and strategies of the candidates to the impact of the pressures of the day—the COVID-19 virus, issues of racial justice and unrest, the threat of voter fraud— the integrity of the voting process and the role of the press. He will also speak about the polls and how/why they got it wrong. Turner has been a research fellow at…
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