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April 2025
Friends of the Library Book and Bake Sale
Friends of the Medford Public Library presents its annual spring book sale to benefit the library. The sale includes thousands of books in good condition and organized by category, plus DVDs and CDs, board games and lots of jigsaw puzzles. All were donated by generous members of the community. Today there also will be an accompanying bake sale. The book sale will conclude on Sunday, April 6, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Find out more »Gather 2025 Symposium Kick-off
Arts Collaborative Medford is hosting the kickoff event of the Gather 2025 Symposium, "Common Cause in Fiber Art: Connection and Care," an all-day event will look at the interconnection between fiber art and social issues. All artists and art enthusiasts are welcome to attend. The day will begin with a casual makers’ breakfast and continue with panel presentations and small group engagement circles that will provide participants with ample time to connect and reflect on issues important in contemporary fiber…
Find out more »Chess in Medford Square
The Medford Chess Club invites you to its weekly meet-up in Medford Square, being held this week at the Great American Beer Hall on Mystic Avenue due to the spring book and bake sale taking place at the library, the usual meeting site. The session also will occur three hours earlier than usual, from 10 a.m. to noon. The club has chess sets, chess clocks, and helpful members to teach you the rules if you're new to the game. Players…
Find out more »The Mother Mount Legend
The Medford Family Network is hosting a bilingual storytelling event centered on "The Mother Mount Legend," a story deeply rooted in the oral tradition of the Colombian Amazon. Esther Gomez and Karina Liendo will tell the story of Madre Monte, who is commonly represented as a beautiful and strong woman, half woman and half mountain, dressed in leaves and green moss, whose face cannot be seen. She is the protector of nature. Geared toward children age 5 and older, the…
Find out more »Friends of the Library Book Sale
Friends of the Medford Public Library concludes its annual spring book sale to benefit the library. The sale includes thousands of books in good condition and organized by category, plus DVDs and CDs, board games and lots of jigsaw puzzles.
Find out more »CACHE Annual Meeting
CACHE, the Coalition for Arts, Culture and a Healthy Economy in Medford, invites you to be a part of its 14th annual meeting, taking place at the Medford Historical Society & Museum. The program will include the presentation of CACHE's Synergy Award to Terry E. Carter, the city's first Poet Laureate and host of the "Words and Music" program at the West Medford Community Center, where Terry directs elder services. In addition, John Anderson, president of the MHSM, will give…
Find out more »Granoff Colloquium: Listening to the Nakba
Today's Granoff Music Center Colloquium at Tufts University features Dr. David A. McDonald of Indiana University speaking on "Listening to the Nakba: Palestine and the Crisis of Response." For Palestinians the "nakba," or catastrophe, is a profound concept that describes the events of 1948, when the majority of the world's Palestinians were forced into exile, as well as ongoing experiences of settler-colonial dispossession and erasure. As both historical event and contemporary discourse, the nakba not only connects Palestinians across time…
Find out more »MakerSpace Drop-in for Adults
The Medford Public Library hosts an evening drop-in time in the MakerSpace for adults. Stop by and work on your own project or ask the library's in-house expert about how to use the space and equipment. General safety badging is available on Drop-In days as well. No registration is required.
Find out more »Reading Buddies
The Medford Public Library invites kids to drop in for its weekly Reading Buddies program. Come practice your reading skills by reading aloud to teen volunteers. Reading Buddies will be available for 30-minute increments and happy to listen to you read whatever book(s) you'd like. Buddies will offer an encouraging ear and will only jump in to help if asked for it. Registration is not required. Please note that you may need to wait for a Buddy on busy afternoons.…
Find out more »Fiber Crafts Drop-In
The Medford Public Library invites you to stop by the Maker Space and work on your personal fiber craft projects, whether you crochet, knit, weave, spin, needle felt, or work with fiber in another way. All skill levels welcome. The library's in-house expert will be available to answer questions. No registration required. A Fiber Crafts Drop-in will be offered again at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13.
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