Monday, Dec 10, 7:30pm – This is the first guidebook to Henry David Thoreau’s most defining place, visited by half a million people each year and widely known as the fountainhead of America’s environmental consciousness. Using this guide, both armchair readers and trail-walkers alike...
Sunday, Nov 18, 3pm – CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER is a documentary portrait of artists, writers, and collectors who remain steadfastly loyal to the typewriter as a tool and muse, featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough, Sam Shepard, and others. It also movingly documents the struggles of...
Saturday, Nov 17, 3pm – An orchestra composed entirely of typewriters! 6 typists will create loud, lively music in the Rotunda. Join us for an experience unlike any other! The Boston Typewriter Orchestra is a collective endeavor which engages in rhythmic typewriter manipulation combined with...
Thursday, Nov 15, 7pm – Mindfulness is the ability to be completely present, aware of what you’re doing while you are doing it, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around you. Come join us for an experiential evening of guided meditation....
Wednesday, Nov 14, 7:00 pm – Join us at the library for an evening of camaraderie and composition. Bring your laptop, typewriter, or pen and paper! We also have laptops you can borrow for the event with your library card! Write-in participants gather to work...
Video of this program Tuesday, Nov 6, 7:30pm – Model airplanes can take many forms, from small, packaged toys to giant radio-controlled scale models that a child could sit in. Ultralight indoor rubber-powered free flight models occupy a tiny corner in the scope of...
Friday, Nov 2, 1:30 pm – Create your own fun turkey from a book! We’ll be using exacto knives and glue guns so this is for ages 12 and up. All supplies provided.
