Let's move together! Join library staff to start your week with a walk along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. We plan to meet weekly. Wear your sneakers, grab your walking poles, and bring a friend. All walking paces welcome. We will meet at the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail parking lot, near 50 Beharrell St, just […]
Join Randall Warniers for Gulliver’s Travels at 300, a talk celebrating the 300th anniversary of the first publication of Jonathan Swift’s beloved—and brilliant—18th-century satire. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift is a classic satirical novel that follows fictional ship’s surgeon Lemuel Gulliver on four fantastical voyages. The book was first published in London in October 1726, […]
Have a favorite book with torn pages, a loose cover, or minor binding issues? Bring it to our Book Repair Workshop and learn simple mending techniques with book conservator Luisa Granitto. Participants can bring one or two books for hands-on practice repairing torn pages and loose hinges using archival materials. You’ll also learn how to […]
Friday, October 2, 2026, 7:30 pm at 51 Walden The Perfect Harmony of Beer and Music What do a masterfully crafted brew and a brilliant piece of music have in common? More than you might think. Presented by Keith Kirchoff, founder of Original Gravity and curator of the evening’s musical program, and Allen Quinn, brewer […]
Join us for a program and performance with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, a group of musicians and artisans from the tribal communities of Mashpee on Cape Cod and Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Participate in the performance of eastern social songs and dances.