December 2024
Teen Lanyard Bracelet Making Workshop
The Medford Public Library presents a Lanyard Bracelet Making Workshop for teens in middle school and high school. Revisit summer camp and come make lanyard bracelets (or keychains or necklaces). All materials will be provided. Sign-up is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Saturday Family Story Time
The Medford Public Library presents a story hour for children ages 3 to 7, exploring new concepts with books and songs. Parents and caregivers are welcome to join in. After story time, a short craft or activity will be held in the same space.
Find out more »Noon Year’s Eve Party
Midnight can be just too late for some people to stay up to greet 2025, so the Medford Public Library is celebrating “Noon” Year’s Eve instead. All ages are invited to a rockin’ party to ring in the New Year early. Come play and dance and watch the ball drop at noon. No registration needed.
Find out more »Teen Craft Bonanza
The Medford Public Library invites teens in grades 6 and up to close out 2024 with a crafting free-for-all. Drop in at the Youth Services Program Room and make anything you want. Absolutely zero skills required. No sign-up needed.
Find out more »January 2025
Exhibition Opening: Mixed Media Medley
This month's art exhibition at the Medford Public Library is "Mixed Media Medley," featuring a bright and uplifting medley of flavors (media) from four budding artists who are linked as friends and family. Textile artist Becky Lossing creates topographic Boston landscapes and bright touch-and-feel animals. Photographer Rebecca LeSaffre captures colorful New England landscapes and quiet moments. Collagist Courtney DeWolfe creates textured works that blend color, form, and found objects into whimsical compositions. And mixed media artist Grace Noblet transforms ordinary…
Find out more »Teen Tote Bag Workshop
The Medford Public Library is holding a do-it-yourself Tote Bag Workshop for teens in middle school and high school. Design and decorate your own tote bag in the Maker Space. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Family Maker Night
The Medford Public Library invites kids ages 8 to 12, accompanied by an adult, to come to the Maker Space and test out something new or work on a project of your own. A staff member will be on hand to help but it is YOUR design time. Come for the whole time or just stay for a little. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar. Family Maker Night is held on the first Thursday of every month. …
Find out more »Teen Craft Challenge Take & Make
The Medford Public Library presents a Craft Challenge Take & Make for teens in middle school and high school. Participants will receive a bag of very random art supplies and will have one month to put something together that uses all of them. At the end of the month, people will vote on the best creation and the winner will receive a small prize. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Ensemble Eclectica
The Medford Public Library invites you to join Ensemble Eclectica as they perform unusual musical gems – from lively Renaissance lute songs to great jazz tunes played unlike you’ve ever heard before. It’s a delicious variety of genre bending musical delights. The ensemble is Louise Grasmere on vocals, cigar-box guitar, and percussion; internationally recognized performer Fabio Pirozzolo on hand percussion; Peter Tillotson on double-bass; and music director Peter Lehman on theorbo (lute) and vocals. Registration is required using the library's new calendar…
Find out more »Monday Morning Mysteries: Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder
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.
Find out more »Teen Maker Monday
The Medford Public Library presents its Maker Monday workshop for teens in middle school and high school in the Maker Space. Learn and create with STEAM projects that everyone completes together. All materials provided. Sign-up is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Make Space Sewing Badge Class
The Medford Public Library invites you to join Molly Dunn, their resident sewing expert, for a 101 level class to get you certified to use the Maker Space sewing machines. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Grade 1 Book Club: The Very Last Castle
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.
Find out more »Virtual Author Hour: Larry Rohter – Into the Amazon
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…
Find out more »Teen Creative Writing: Picture Books
The Medford Public Library presents a Teen Creative Writing session focusing on picture books. Teens in middle school and high school are invited to create characters, build new worlds, write short stories, try new styles, play games, and more. Meets in the Tech Lab. Sign-up is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Maker Space Cricut Badge Class
The Medford Public Library invites you to join Zoey Mills, resident Cricut expert, for a 101 level class to get you certified to use the Cricut cutting machine in the Maker Space. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Matt Heaton Singalong
Join the hilarious and awesome Matt Heaton for his monthly singalong at the library. Get your toes tappin’ and your wombat dance ready! This program is designed for ages 0 to 3 but is fun for all!
Find out more »Art Smart for School-Aged Children
The Medford Public Library presents another edition of Art Smart, a program designed for school-aged children ages 5 and up. Come learn a new way to craft, paint, build and design as the class explore the world of arts and crafts with a cool new project. This is a drop-in program — no registration needed.
Find out more »Mystery Book Club for Teens: The Testing
The Medford Public Library's Mystery Book Club for Teens meets to discuss "The Testing," by Joelle Charbonneau. A copy of the book may be picked up in the Teen Section one month in advance. Sign-up for today's meeting is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »LGBTQ+ Book Group: Camp Damascus
The Medford Public Library's LGBTQ+ Book Group meets to discuss "Camp Damascus" by Chuck Tingle. 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 new online calendar. All are welcome to read and discuss literary and nonfiction works by and about the LGBTQ+ community, from classic to contemporary titles.
Find out more »Coffee and Books
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.
Find out more »Teen Home School Maker Club
The Medford Public Library invites home schooled tweens and teens ages 11 and up to its Home School Maker Club. Learn to make something new every month in the Maker Space. All materials provided. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »55+ Crafternoon: Clothes Pin Snowflakes
Today's Medford Public Library's 55+ Crafternoon program -- designed especially for those age 55 and over -- is on how to make simple clothes pin snowflakes -- perfect decorations for your winter wonderland. Meets in Bonsignore Hall on the second floor. Register using the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Maker Space Drop-in for Adults
The Medford Public Library hosts an afternoon drop-in time in the Maker Space specifically 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 »Chameleon
Chameleon, the Medford Public Library’s drop-in groups for LGBTQIAP+ youth and allies in grades 6 to 12, meets in the Youth Services Program Room. Come chat, connect, do fun projects, and play games in a safe, open, and welcoming space. No one is required to disclose any aspect of their identity in order to be part of the groups. No registration required.
Find out more »Spanish Language Class for Adults
The Medford Public Library is offering a seven-week Spanish Language Class for adults. Learn some basic words and phrases — this class is designed for beginners, but if you attended the last Spanish class at the library, this one will involve different vocabulary, so feel free to sign up again. Sessions will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturdays from January 11 through February 22. Register using the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »African Art Lecture Series: Contrasting Cultures, Styles
The Medford Public Library continues its second Sunday series of online lectures meant as an introduction to African Art, its variety of forms, the depth of its history, and how it became an important player first in Western culture and continues to be important in a global world. Today's session is "Art in Cultural Context: Contrasting Cultures – Contrasting Styles - The Dogon of Mali and the Yoruba of Nigeria." The Dogon, living in the harsher world of the Western Sudan,…
Find out more »Cambridge Chamber Singers: Four Centuries of Music by Italian Women
The Medford Public Library welcomes the Cambridge Chamber Singers for the concert, "A Glorious Sight: Four Centuries of Music by Italian Women," in Bonsignore Hall. Discover the beautiful, yet little known, music of Renaissance, Baroque, and contemporary Italian women. Overlooked for the last 400 years, this music has come to light due to the recent scholarship of a few dedicated musicologists. Composers include Sulpitia Cesis, Raphaella Aleotti, Maddalena Casulana, Chiara Cozzolani, Leonora D’Este, Isabella Leonarda, and the contemporary Biancamaria Furgeri.…
Find out more »Unbox Book Club for Teens
The Medford Public Library holds another session of the Unbox Book Club, its drop-in club for teens in grades 8 and up. Talk about all things books while unboxing the newest books in the Teen Section. You’ll get first dibs on a book before it goes on the shelves.
Find out more »Maker Space Drop-in for Adults
The Medford Public Library hosts an evening drop-in time in the Maker Space specifically 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 »English as a Second Language Class
The Medford Public Library is offering a beginner-level English as a Second Language Class. It will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursday for 12 weeks. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Grades 4-5 Book Club: Gracie Under the Waves
The Medford Public Library's book club for fourth- and fifth-graders meets in the Maker Space to discuss "Gracie Under the Waves" by Linda Sue Park. The book will be available for pickup at the Children’s Desk about one month in advance. Please note that this event is only for those in grades 4 or 5. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Teen Maker Night
The Medford Public Library presents its monthly Teen Maker Night. Create, break and build things in the Maker Space. The event is for teens in middle school and high school to learn and create. There are no assigned projects in this program; it is designed for you to come in to explore and experiment with different making tools. RSVP through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Historical Fiction Recommendations
Do you love historical fiction but aren't sure what to read next? The Medford Public Library invites you to join bestselling author Jane Healey ("The Beantown Girls," "The Secret Stealers") online for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations – the best of historical fiction out there. Register using the link on the library's new online calendar for the Zoom link.
Find out more »Tuesday Night Book Group: Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Medford Public Library's Tuesday Night Book Group meets to discuss "Remarkably Bright Creatures," a novel by Shelby Van Pelt. Books will be available approximately four weeks in advance. Registration is not required but is recommended using the library's new online calendar. The group meets monthly on the second Tuesday. The title for next month's meeting, on February 11, will be "We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship," by Will Schwalbe.
Find out more »Jigsaw Puzzle Showdown
The Medford Public Library is holding its second Jigsaw Puzzle Showdown. Assemble a team of two to six puzzle experts and come compete in this timed race to complete a 500-piece puzzle. Refreshments will be served and frivolous prizes awarded to the ultimate puzzle champions. Register through the library's new online calendar. Don't delay, as the library's inaugural Puzzle Showdown filled quickly.
Find out more »Thriller/Horror Book Recommendations
The Medford Public Library invites you to join bookstagrammer Jody Blachette, aka redreadreviews, online for 30 minutes of recommendations on the best of horror and thrillers out there. Blanchette is an Instagram reviewer and book club leader -- a lover of all books. Register using the link on the library's new online calendar to receive the Zoom link.
Find out more »Teen Social Media & Marketing
Tufts University students are visiting the Medford Public Library to present a lesson for teens in middle school and high school about social media and marketing. Meets in the Tech Lab. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »55+ Games: Musical Bingo
The Medford Public Library invites those age 55 and over for a game of Musical Bingo in Bonsignore Hall. Test your knowledge of popular tunes as you hear a variety of songs from different genres. Mark your bingo card as you recognize the hits, and be the first to shout "Bingo!" to claim your prize. Register through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Teen Rubber Duck Cosplay
The Medford Public Library invites teens in middle school and high school to unleash their creativity and duck-orate a rubber duck based on their favorite fandom or own original character in the library's first ever Rubber Duck Cosplay Contest! After the program, participants' creations will be on display in the Teen Section so all teens can vote for their faves. Register through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Women’s Fiction Book Recommendations
Love women’s fiction but aren't sure what to read next? Join bestselling author Kristan Higgins for an online program of pure book recommendations – the best of women’s fiction out there. Higgins is the New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than 20 novels, which have been translated into 19 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. The mother of two adults and also a smitten grandmother, Higgins enjoys gardening, mixology, the national parks, and…
Find out more »Kids Home School Maker Club
The Medford Public Library invites home schooled kids ages 8 to 12 to its monthly Home School Maker Club. Learn and make something new each session. Meets in the Maker Space. All materials provided. RSVP through the library's new online calendar. Questions? Contact Sam Donahue, Senior Children's Librarian, at sdonahue@minlib.net or 781-475-5735.
Find out more »Play Dough Club (Ages 2-5)
The Medford Public Library hosts its monthly Play Dough Club for ages 2 to 5. Why play dough? Playing with play dough helps young kids develop their hand-eye coordination, creativity, and fine-motor and literacy skills. And sharing tools and colors of dough helps littles with their social skills, too. The library will provide the dough and tools; all you need to bring is your imagination. Registration is not required. All ages are welcome to join, but this program is best…
Find out more »Advanced Crochet Club for Teens
The Medford Public Library introduces an Advanced Crochet Club for teens in middle school and high school. This club is open to teens who already know the basics of crocheting: slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, etc. If you don't recognize or know how to do those stitches, try the library's Beginners Teen Crochet Club that meets on the second Thursday of the month. Registration is required for this meeting through the library's new online calendar.
Find out more »Writers’ Workshop
The Medford Public Library hosts the monthly meeting of its Writers’ Workshop. New members are always welcome to join the group, meet fellow writers and get feedback on your work. The group usually meets on the last Wednesday of the month. If you have questions about the group, please contact organizer David Chia at duuchia@gmail.com.
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