Somerville Public Library: Somerville Public Library Newsletter: November 2025

In this Issue

Programs for Adults

Book Groups for Adults at our Libraries

Programs for All Ages

Programs for Teens

Learn Languages Online through our Library

Programs for Children

Baby Lapsit at the Library

STAFF PICKS: Indigenous Voices

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Upcoming Closures:

All Somerville Public Library locations will be closed on Friday, November 7, for staff development, Tuesday, November 11, for Veterans Day, and Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 for Thanksgiving.

Programs for Adults

Accessories Swap at the Central Library
Saturday, November 8 - 2:00 - 4:30 PM

Central Library Auditorium

Give unwanted jewelry and accessories a new life at our jewelry swap!

Find a detailed list of how the event will work and what accessories will be accepted/offered at the above link. Registration required.

Herb of the Month: Burdock

Thursday, November 20 - 5:30 PM

East Branch

Come spend the evening getting deeply acquainted with one medicinal plant! This month we'll focus on burdock. Join herbalist Mo Katz-Christy for an hour and half of learning all about this powerful plant. We will connect with burdock through smell, taste, drawing, science, and storytelling. Registration required.

Transcript: gluten free taste test and talk.

Nov. 3 - 6:30 PM

West Branch Community Room

Nov. 6 & 20 -

11:00 AM

East Branch

Nov. 9 - 2:30 PM

Central Library Auditorium

Transcript: sticker and chill for adults.

Transcript: getting cozy at the library.

Nov. 13 - 2:30 PM

Central Library Auditorium

Nov. 15 - 2:00 PM

Central Library Auditorium

Nov. 16 - 2:00 PM

Central Library Auditorium

Transcript: holiday mock-tails. A mixology workshop.

Transcript: Collectibles appraisal with rick from perfect past-time 617.

Nov. 17 - 6:30 PM

East Branch

Nov. 20 - 6:30 PM

Central Library Auditorium

Nov. 22 - 9:30 AM

Central Library Auditorium

Book Groups for Adults at our Libraries

Transcript: Book and social groups for adults. Between the covers meets every first tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm on Zoom. Books and brews meets every second wednesday of the month at 6:15 pm at aeronaut brewing. Celebri-tea book club meets every last wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm at the west branch. East branch book club meets every fourth friday of the month at 11:00 am at the east branch. Fantasy and science fiction book club meets every third wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm at the west branch. Mystery book club meets every last wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm on zoom. Nonfiction book group meets every second wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm on zoom. Queer book club meets every third monday of the month at 6:30 pm, alternating meeting on zoom and at the central library. SPL supper club meets every third tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at remnant brewing. Want to learn more? Follow the link for book club details.

Programs for All Ages

Sarang - Colors of South Asian Music Concert

Sunday, November 23 - 2:00 PM

Central Library Auditorium

Indian classical violinist Pranav Swaroop, collaborating with other South Asian artists from the Greater Boston area, will combine live music with conversation that aims to inspire and educate the community. Registration encouraged.

Nov. 3- 7:00 PM

Central Library Auditorium

Nov. 19 - 7:30 PM

Virtual on ZOOM

Long weekend?

Borrow a Board Game!

Programs for Teens

Mudflat Pottery Workshop for T(w)eens

Thursday, November 6 - 6:00 PM

East Branch

This workshop will include a discussion and demonstration of each project, followed by time for participants to make and decorate their own creation. Registration required.

T(w)een Advisory Board

Monday, November 10 - 6:30 PM

West Branch Children's Room

The West Branch T(w)een Advisory Board includes reading, book discussions, crafts, and other library activities. The book for our November meeting is The Anxious Exile of Sara Salt by Gabrielle Prendergast. Registration encouraged.

LGBTeen Book Club

Friday, November 14 - 3:00 PM

Central Library Teen Room

The LGBTeen Book Club is for teens in grades 7-12. Open to queer teens and their allies. This is a space to connect, chat, make friends, and build community! This month's book is If We Survive This by Racquel Marie. No registration required.

Learn Languages Online through our Library

Transcript: Learn a new language today with transparent language online. 100 plus languages at your fingertips, now available through somerville public library. Whether you're a beginner or intermediate learner, transparent language online can help. Available for learning 100 plus languages, plus english language learning materials for native speakers of over thirty languages.

Programs for Children

Poop Museum: Their Butt Does WHAT?!??!

Saturday, November 22 - 3:00 PM

Central Library Auditorium

Not every animal has a butt, but for those that do, there is an almost infinite variety of ways in which their butts can surprise! There is a remarkable number of super powers built into the butts of the world! And we’re going to discover some true wonders! Registration required.

Nov. 1 -

2:30 • 3:15 • 4:00

Central Library Auditorium

Nov. 4 - 11:00 AM

West Branch Children's Room

Nov. 4 - 2:00 PM

West Branch Children's Room

Transcript: Saturday storytime at the west branch.

Transcript: read to waffles the therapy dog.

Nov. 5 - 2:00 PM

West Branch Community Room

Nov. 8 - 11:00 AM

West Branch Children's Room

Nov. 20 - 3:30 PM

Central Library Children's Room

Registration opens 11/17

Baby Lapsit at the Library

Transcript: Baby lapsit. Sing songs, read stories, and connect. For babies through pre-walking and their caregivers. At the central library on tuesdays at 10:30 am and at the west branch on thursdays at 11:00 am.

STAFF PICKS: Indigenous Voices

November is Native American Heritage Month

Here are some of our favorite recent reads by and about Indigenous people!

Freddie Bitsoie and James O. Fraioli shares their approach to creating boldly seasoned foods that are vibrant, healthful, at once elegant and easy.

- Greg, Library Assistant

An Indigenous Futurism fantasy story of Nina, a Lipan girl, and Oli, a cottonmouth spirit. Their worlds collide when a mysterious illness affects Oli's friend, forcing them to work together to save their communities.

- Niki, Generalist Librarian

This novel follows Louise, a member of Muscogee (Creek) Nation, as she navigates her senior year working on the school paper while a parent group objects to the inclusionary casting of the school's musical.

- Karen, Deputy Director

Transcript: Bury my heart at Wounded Knee : an Indian history of the American West by Dee Brown.

This groundbreaking book foreshadows most Native American civil rights movements and activist efforts, and is an important work of historical revisionism.

- Carrie, Reference Librarian

Transcript: Looking for smoke by K. A. Cobell.

When one of their peers is the latest victim in a string of murders, four teens on their Blackfeet Reservation must untangle local secrets and personal struggles to keep from being next.

- Muhl, Generalist Librarian

Transcript: Smoke signals. Celebrate the comedy that had audiences and critics cheering.

Two friends from a small reservation leave for a road trip that will turn into the adventure of a lifetime.

- Janet, Library Assistant

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