Silent Book Club

  Introverts Unite! Quietly of course. This group starts with a half hour of unstructured social time and light refreshments followed by an hour of uninterrupted silent reading. Bring your own book, and take some time to tackle that TBR pile. The Silent Book Club does n......More

  Introverts Unite! Quietly of course. This group starts with a half hour of unstructured social time and light refreshments followed by an hour of uninterrupted silent reading. Bring your own book, and take some time to tackle that TBR pile. The Silent Book Club does not have a preselected reading list. While all ages […]

Silent Book Club

  Introverts Unite! Quietly of course. This group starts with a half hour of unstructured social time and light refreshments followed by an hour of uninterrupted silent reading. Bring your own book, and take some time to tackle that TBR pile. The Silent Book Club ......More

  Introverts Unite! Quietly of course. This group starts with a half hour of unstructured social time and light refreshments followed by an hour of uninterrupted silent reading. Bring your own book, and take some time to tackle that TBR pile. The Silent Book Club does not have a preselected reading list. While all ages are welcome at this book club, participants should be able to read quietly without disrupting others.

Coolidge Corner - Meeting Room

Silent Book Club

  Introverts Unite! Quietly of course. This group starts with a half hour of unstructured social time and light refreshments followed by an hour of uninterrupted silent reading. Bring your own book, and take some time to tackle that TBR pile. The Silent Book Club ......More

  Introverts Unite! Quietly of course. This group starts with a half hour of unstructured social time and light refreshments followed by an hour of uninterrupted silent reading. Bring your own book, and take some time to tackle that TBR pile. The Silent Book Club does not have a preselected reading list. While all ages are welcome at this book club, participants should be able to read quietly without disrupting others.

Coolidge Corner - Meeting Room

ELL Workshop: Practice English while Making Art

Join Gabriele Dressler, an art therapist from Germany and English learner in this collage making workshop for English language learners. Gaby will lead us in designing unique personal collages out of paper of different shapes and colors. We will experiment with cutti......More

Join Gabriele Dressler, an art therapist from Germany and English learner in this collage making workshop for English language learners. Gaby will lead us in designing unique personal collages out of paper of different shapes and colors. We will experiment with cutting and combining paper and inspire each other in art making, while speaking English! All materials will be provided. If you have interesting paper or pictures that you want to add to your collage or share with others, please bring them to the workshop. Registration is required and limited to 8 people. Registration will open on the eventbrite site here on September 4 at 10:30 AM. Due to space constraints we will not be able to accommodate accompanying babies or children. If you have any questions, contact [email protected].

Brookline Village - Conference Room

ELL Workshop: Practice English while Making Art

Join Gabriele Dressler, an art therapist from Germany and English learner in this collage making workshop for English language learners. Gaby will lead us in designing unique personal collages out of paper of different shapes and colors. We will experiment with cutti......More

Join Gabriele Dressler, an art therapist from Germany and English learner in this collage making workshop for English language learners. Gaby will lead us in designing unique personal collages out of paper of different shapes and colors. We will experiment with cutting and combining paper and inspire each other in art making, while speaking English! All materials will be provided. If you have interesting paper or pictures that you want to add to your collage or share with others, please bring them to the workshop. Registration is required and limited to 8 people. Registration will open on the eventbrite site here on September 4 at 10:30 AM. Due to space constraints we will not be able to accommodate accompanying babies or children. If you have any questions, contact [email protected].

Brookline Village - Conference Room

Gentle Chair Yoga with Keith Beasley

Please join us in person, drop in, Gentle Yoga class with Keith Beasley Friday mornings from 10:30-11:30 AM. The class is designed for those seeking improved strength, flexibility, and balance with gentle movements and gently performed yoga postures. The class will b......More

Please join us in person, drop in, Gentle Yoga class with Keith Beasley Friday mornings from 10:30-11:30 AM. The class is designed for those seeking improved strength, flexibility, and balance with gentle movements and gently performed yoga postures. The class will be done seated in a chair with some optional standing. This program will also be simultaneously streamed virtually through Zoom. If attending virtually, please register for the program using this registration link.

Virtual Gentle Chair Yoga with Keith Beasley

Please join in a Gentle Yoga class on Zoom with Keith Beasley Friday mornings from 10:30-11:30 AM. The class is designed for those seeking improved strength, flexibility, and balance with gentle movements and gently performed yoga postures. The class will be done sea......More

Please join in a Gentle Yoga class on Zoom with Keith Beasley Friday mornings from 10:30-11:30 AM. The class is designed for those seeking improved strength, flexibility, and balance with gentle movements and gently performed yoga postures. The class will be done seated in a chair with some optional standing. Sign up to register for Gentle Yoga here! When you sign up, you will be sent the Zoom link, Meeting ID, and password. After you join and enter the password, you’ll be placed in a waiting room and accepted into the meeting at 10:30 AM.

Virtual - Zoom

Wisdom Cafe

Join us at the Putterham Library for Wisdom Cafe: a social hour that features guest speakers sharing their knowledge across a diverse range of topics. Wisdom Cafe takes place on the first or second Friday of the month following Gentle Chair Yoga. Coffee and pastries pro......More

Join us at the Putterham Library for Wisdom Cafe: a social hour that features guest speakers sharing their knowledge across a diverse range of topics. Wisdom Cafe takes place on the first or second Friday of the month following Gentle Chair Yoga. Coffee and pastries provided! Fall’s featured guests: September 13 – eLibrary resources with […]

Wisdom Cafe

Join us at the Putterham Library for Wisdom Cafe: a social hour that features guest speakers sharing their knowledge across a diverse range of topics. Wisdom Cafe takes place on the first or second Friday of the month following Gentle Chair Yoga. Coffee and pastries ......More

Join us at the Putterham Library for Wisdom Cafe: a social hour that features guest speakers sharing their knowledge across a diverse range of topics. Wisdom Cafe takes place on the first or second Friday of the month following Gentle Chair Yoga. Coffee and pastries provided! Fall's featured guests: September 13 - eLibrary resources with Ginger O'Day Join local librarian and Putterham's own Branch Supervisor Ginger O'Day to learn about accessing the Public Library of Brookline's digital collection. She'll walk attendees through the three most widely used resources for ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and more: Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy! October 11 - Legacy letters with Miriam Diamond Convey your personal values and life lessons with a legacy letter: a means of conveying personal ideals to inspire family, community members, friends, and future generations. Program leader and frequent Library collaborator Miriam Diamond will guide attendees through reflecting on, articulating, and preparing to communicate their special insights. November 1 - Therapy dog meet and greet with Deb Harrow and Buddy Therapy dog handler and Library volunteer Deb Harrow will be joining us to speak about therapy dogs and provide a special Q+A session. Attendees get to meet the amazing Buddy, Deb's dog and one of the stars of our popular Pups @ Putterham reading program!

Putterham - Meeting Room

Wisdom Cafe

Join us at the Putterham Library for Wisdom Cafe: a social hour that features guest speakers sharing their knowledge across a diverse range of topics. Wisdom Cafe takes place on the first or second Friday of the month following Gentle Chair Yoga. Coffee and pastries ......More

Join us at the Putterham Library for Wisdom Cafe: a social hour that features guest speakers sharing their knowledge across a diverse range of topics. Wisdom Cafe takes place on the first or second Friday of the month following Gentle Chair Yoga. Coffee and pastries provided! Fall's featured guests: September 13 - eLibrary resources with Ginger O'Day Join local librarian and Putterham's own Branch Supervisor Ginger O'Day to learn about accessing the Public Library of Brookline's digital collection. She'll walk attendees through the three most widely used resources for ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and more: Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy! October 11 - Legacy letters with Miriam Diamond Convey your personal values and life lessons with a legacy letter: a means of conveying personal ideals to inspire family, community members, friends, and future generations. Program leader and frequent Library collaborator Miriam Diamond will guide attendees through reflecting on, articulating, and preparing to communicate their special insights. November 1 - Therapy dog meet and greet with Deb Harrow and Buddy Therapy dog handler and Library volunteer Deb Harrow will be joining us to speak about therapy dogs and provide a special Q+A session. Attendees get to meet the amazing Buddy, Deb's dog and one of the stars of our popular Pups @ Putterham reading program!

Putterham - Meeting Room

Midday Monday Mystery Book Group

Join our group of mystery readers in person or online, on the second Monday of the month, from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. To see our book selections, please visit the Book & Social Groups page. No registratio......More

Join our group of mystery readers in person or online, on the second Monday of the month, from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. To see our book selections, please visit the Book & Social Groups page. No registration required for in-person attendance. For Zoom information, please register here.