16 Main Street, Brookline, New Hampshire 03033
Telephone (603) 673-3330    Fax (603) 673-0735
Hours: Mon, Tue & Thurs 10-8,
Wed, Fri & Sat* 10-2
*Closed Sat during Jul & Aug

The library will be closed on Thursday & Friday, November 26th & 27th

for the Thanksgiving Holidays.

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What's Happening at the Brookline Public Library?

 

First Fridays Flicks

 

 

Friday, December 4th at 7 p.m.

Showing: Movie focusing on two women who become friends as each seeks

an arranged marriage through her respective religious tradition.

 

Adult Book Group

 

December 2009 selection is:

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

 

 

Monday, December 21st

7 to 8 p.m. at the library

 

Classic Christmas story about the miser, Scrooge, who after visitations by three ghosts, sees the error of his ways.

 

Copies of the book available

at the Circulation Desk.

New readers always welcome!

 

January selection: The Sky Unwashed

by Irene Zabytko

 

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Knitters' Group

Continuing through the summer

Mondays at 6 p.m.

Casual; drop-in

 

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ESL

(English as Second Language)

 

 

at 10:15

December meeting is the 11th

 

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Art with Kristine Brock

 

 

Thursday, December 10th

4 to 5 p.m.

Create Holiday Cards

Sign-up in Children's Room

Ages 6 to 13

 

Baby Lapsit

Mondays

November 9, 16, 23 and 30

December 7th & 14th

at 10:30 a.m.

Ages: 0 through 2, with caregiver.

No sign-up

 

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Preschool Story Time

Tuesdays

November 10, 17, & 24

December 1, 8, & 15

10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Ages: 3 to 5. No sign-up.

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Music with Miss Karina

 

 

Wednesdays:

December 2nd &

December 9th

10:30 a.m.

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Spanish for Preschoolers

with Consuelo

 

 

Thursdays, December 3, 10 & 17

at 10:15 a.m.

 

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Third Tuesday

Storytime!

 

 

Tuesday, December 15th

4:30 p.m.

Ages 5 to 10

Theme: Various Holiday Traditions

Stories & Craft

Friends' Christmas Tree Raffle

 

Buy chances to win this beautifully decorated tabletop Christmas tree! $1/each; 6/$5

Tix available at the library and at the town tree lighting, Sunday, Dec 6th at 4:30 p.m.

Drawing December 15th at 7:30

(donated by the Amherst Garden Ctr & Flower Shop)

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Brookline Public Library

Book Bags

available at the library!

 

 

Large size, sturdy canvas bags: $15/each

 

All purchases allow the Friends to continue

supporting library programs and other needed items.

Thank you for your generous support!

Friends' Fundraiser

New Fall note cards available

at the library

 

 

Sales benefit the Friends of Library.

Available individually and in packs of four.

 

 

Additional images available

Make great gifts!

Learn a new language with a Playaway


Audio 
        Books
Thanks to the generosity of the Hollis Brookline Rotary, the library has a language series available on Playaway -- MP3 format. The Rotary’s donation enabled the library to purchase ten different language programs including Arabic, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. The Pimsleur Language Programs are well-known and highly-regarded language courses offered by Recorded Books. Available on Playaway, a “lightweight, compact, easy-to-use player,” each comes with one language course already downloaded.


Downloadable Audio Books are here!!!


Audio 
        Books
Explore the growing collection of audio books for adults and children. Use your library card to download the free software and browse through the collection of audio books at http://nh.lib.overdrive.com


picture of burning candle Find the information you need - even in the middle of the night!

Many full-text magazine and newspaper articles, biographies and genealogy records are available to you through our online databases.

Click here for database details.

 

New Online Reference Resource: Britannica Online Library Edition

A huge amount of resources here including Britannica's Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Biography of the Day and lots more!


The New Hampshire State Library also offers an excellent list of web resources.

Click here for NHSL links.

 

Seeking Magazine Sponsors

In addition to sponsoring books, the library is now seeking patrons who are willing to donate the annual cost of one of our currently held magazines. The subscriptions range from about $12 to $20 per year, with a few costing more. Over twenty new titles just added!


If you’re interested in sponsoring a specific magazine, please stop by and peruse the library's current magazine selections or check out the list online. You may also call the library to set-up sponsorship. Magazine sponsors will receive recognition for his/her gift as well as the option of checking out the sponsored magazine first.

 

LIBRARY TRUSTEE MEETINGS

Next meeting: Thursday, December 3rd at 7 p.m.
The Brookline Public Library Board of Trustees usually meet in the Library Community Room. Public welcome to attend.

Minutes of the Trustee Meetings