Programs & Events

April Book Group

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Join us on April 24th at 4PM for a discussion of the book The Boys in the Boat. Copies of the book can be ordered, or . . . read more »

Photography Talk

Wildlife Photographer, Peter Christoph Join us on April 18th at 4:30PM for a photography talk with wildlife photographer Peter Christoph. We are very excited to welcome Peter to Brooklin! From his website: Peter Christoph is a . . . read more »

April Movie Viewing

The Boys in the Boat Join us on April 20th, at 6PM for a viewing of the movie The Boys in the Boat starring Joel Edgerton and directed by George Clooney. The movie chronicles the . . . read more »

April Mystery Book Group

Babylon Berlin by Volker Kutscher For the month of April, the mystery book group will be reading Babylon Berlin. The meeting will be held on April 16th at 1PM. Please contact the library for the . . . read more »

Book Mending

March 30th, at 1PM Have an old favorite that just won’t stay together? Or a newer book that’s been well loved in the years since you bought it. Are the spines starting to fall apart? . . . read more »

March Book Group

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The book group will be reading The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride for the month of March. The meeting will be on March . . . read more »

March Mystery Book Group

The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves For the month of March, the Mystery Book Group will be reading the book The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves. The meeting to discuss the book will be held . . . read more »

February Mystery Book Group

Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason The mystery book group will be meeting on Tuesday, February 20th at 1PM to discuss the book Jar City. For more information on upcoming books click here. To put in a . . . read more »

A Haunting in Venice

Free Movie Showing Join us at the library on March 16th at 6PM for a free viewing of A Haunting in Venice, starring Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot, Kyle Allen, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, and . . . read more »

Maritime photographer donates slide collection to library’s Maritime Research Center

[Published in the Weekly Packet] In a generous gesture of maritime legacy preservation, award-winning photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz has contributed his entire slide collection, comprising a staggering 155,000 images spanning 1979 to 2005, to the Friend . . . read more »