What's Happening at the Brookline Public Library

Welcome to Kindergarten Storytime (For Children Entering Kindergarten):
Tuesday, August 31 at 10:30 am.
We’ll read books about kindergarten, review numbers, the alphabet and patterns, play a special motion game and make a craft using scissors and colors. Parent/caregiver attendance requested.

Friends of the Brookline Public Library Book Drop:
Saturday, August 28 from 9am – 12pm (at Stoney Ledge Self Storage)
Come donate your unwanted books, videos, games and other materials to the Friends of the Brookline Library. These items will be put in the book sale, the proceeds of which benefit the Brookline Public Library.

Art Show at the Brookline Public Library:
September 20 through October 2
Come to the library during normal operating hours to view art on display in the Children’s Library between September 20 and October 2.

Art Show Reception:
Thursday, September 23 at 6pm
This is our official “unveiling” of art generously provided by local artists. Enjoy refreshments and speak to some of the artists.

Adult Book Group

September selection is:

Teacher Man

by Frank McCourt

Monday, September 20th, at 7 p.m.

Knitters' Group

Ongoing

Mondays at 6 p.m.

Casual; drop-in

Baby Lapsit

Mondays

Sept. 13, 20, & 27

at 10:30 a.m.

Ages: 0 through 2, with caregiver.

No sign-up

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Preschool Story Time

August 31st -- Welcome to Kindergarten Storytime. (For children entering Kindergarten)

Regular Storytime returns in Fall!

Sept. 14, 21, &28

Tues. at 10:30

Ages: 3 to 5. No sign-up.

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Music with Miss Karina

Wednesdays

June 2nd & 16th

10:30 a.m.

Ages 0 to 6.

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

Spring Notecards available

at the library

Sales benefit the Friends of Library.

Available individually and in variety packs.

Many more images available

Make great gifts!

Learn a new language with a Playaway

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!!!

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

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.

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: No meetings for July and August.

The Brookline Public Library Board of Trustees usually meet in the Library Community Room. Public welcome to attend.

Next meeting: Tues. Sept. 7th at 7PM

Minutes of the Trustee Meetings