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Programs for Adults
Take Our Seed Library Survey
Programs for All Ages
Programs for Teens
Learn a New Language Online with Your Library Card
Programs for Children
Storytimes at Our Libraries
STAFF PICKS: Summer Scares
Summer at the Library...
...is a vibrant time. Kids are bouncing in, eager to tell the librarians about their latest reads and summer adventures. You might run into your neighbors at one of our programs, pick up a stack of holds for vacation, or simply to find a cool place to relax. There's something for everyone at the library!
 
This newsletter lets you know about many of our events, but did you know we have even more? Visit our online calendar to explore them all!
Programs for Adults
Transcript: Wing masters: New England Birds of Prey.Seashell Drawing with Pop Up Art School 
Thursday, August 7 - 6:30 PM
Central Library Auditorium
 
Summer is the perfect time to learn how to draw realistic seashells! The program starts with warm-up exercises, then we'll learn how to break an image down into basic shapes and blend to draw lifelike images! Registration required. 
Aug. 6 - 10:00 AM
East Branch
Aug. 13 - 5:30 PM
Central Library Lawn
Aug. 25 - 6:00 PM
West Branch Community Room
Take Our Seed Library Survey
Programs for All Ages
Transcript: Wing masters: New England Birds of Prey.Art Gallery Opening: P'alante: Stories Moving Somerville Forward
Monday, August 4 - 6:00 PM
West Branch
 
Please join us for the gallery opening of "P'alante: Stories Moving Somerville Forward," a photo project by Mario Quiroz. 
 
Photographs will be on display in the West Branch Atrium, and we will screen a short film created for this project in collaboration with the Somerville Media Center. There will be snacks and drinks, tunes from DJ Mike Fire, and a live musical performance by local drum ensemble Grooversity!
Transcript: Wing masters: New England Birds of Prey.Puzzle Swap at the West Branch
Monday, August 18 - 2:00 PM
West Branch Community Room
 
It's time to refresh your puzzle supply! Bring your gently used puzzles to the West Branch and pick up a new to you puzzle from our supply! No puzzles to drop off? That's fine too!
Aug. 6 - 2:00 PM
West Branch Community Room
Aug. 9 & 23 -
10:00 AM
Central Library Lawn
Aug. 19 - 6:30 PM
Central Library Auditorium
Programs for Teens
Transcript: Wing masters: New England Birds of Prey.T(w)een Craft: Magic Card Marble Magnets
Monday, August 4 - 4:30 PM
East Branch &
Monday, August 11 - 6:30 PM
West Branch Children's Room
 
Turn Magic the Gathering cards and other images into fun magnets! Ages 10+
Transcript: Wing masters: New England Birds of Prey.LGBTQIA+ Hangout for Tweens & Teens
Tuesday, August 5 - 3:00 PM
Central Library Auditorium
 
Come hang out with other queer tweens and teens: chat, snack, play board games, and/or craft to your heart's content! This event is for middle school and high school aged kids. 
Learn a New Language Online with Your Library Card
Programs for Children
Transcript: Wing masters: New England Birds of Prey.End of Summer Popsicle Party at West
Wednesday, August 13 - 4-6 PM
West Branch
 
Popsicles! Prizes! Bubbles! Music! More! Come celebrate the end of summer reading with us! 
End of Summer Celebration at Central
Thursday, August 14 - 10:30 AM
Central Library Lawn
 
Come get up close and personal with a truck from the DPW! There will also be games, snacks, a prize wheel, and maybe a surprise or two!
Transcript: Wing masters: New England Birds of Prey.End of Summer Celebration at East
Wednesday, August 20 - 10:00 AM
East Branch
 
From 10am-12 noon we'll enjoy outdoor fun with bubbles and more, including a visit from a DPW truck (11am-12pm)! Inside, we'll enjoy a Game Day from 10am-4pm. 
Aug. 6 - 7:00 PM
Central Library Auditorium / Lawn
Aug. 9 - 3:00 PM
Central Library Auditorium
Aug. 11 - 6:00 PM
Central Library Auditorium
Aug. 13 - 2:00 PM
Central Library Children's Room
Aug. 14 - 10:00 AM
West Branch Children's Room
Aug. 16 - 10:30 AM
West Branch Children's Room
Storytimes at Our Libraries
STAFF PICKS: Summer Scares
Spotlight on Horror
Take your mind off of the heat index with one of our  horrifying favorites!
Part Hunger Games, part A Visit from the Goon Squad, with a dash of Elon Musk and AI robots.
 
- Alison, Children's Librarian
It's been years since four Blackfeet men committed a transgression against culture, tradition, and the land—but nature has a long memory.
 
- Felicia, Reference Librarian
Set in France during the Black Death, a knight begrudgingly becomes the caretaker of a young girl with god-like powers.
 
- Liz, Substitute Librarian
 
An atmospheric story about a woman who flees her home in California for mysterious reasons to homestead in desolate Montana.
 
- Cathy, Reference Librarian
Five troubled teens must fight to survive when their counselors at wilderness "therapy" camp disappear and something starts hunting them.
 
- Muhl, Generalist Librarian
 
Survival horror, body horror and creepy ghosts combine to put Keifer's characters through the ringer with no good ending for any of them.
 
- Brigid, Community Services Librarian
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