library - Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library in Charlestown, Massachusetts

Toys in Box will be doing a virtual program in February. Please sign up early for ages 7 years +

Join our virtual book discussion on Zoom. We will be reading Hieroglyphics: A Novel by Jill McCorkle. A downloadable copy of the book is available for 21-day checkout from Hoopla with your library card or eCard. Please email adults librarian Kathy Kire at [email protected] for your Zoom invitation.

All BPL locations will be closed and personalized remote services will be unavailable on Monday, January 18, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Please use this to help you construct the Gingerbread structure.

This will be a fantastic program . Email me if interested [email protected]

The Boys and Girls Club enjoyed creating their gingerbread houses. Happy Holidays to one and all.

Teens, if you are looking for community service options or need service hours for school, check out the BPL's Teen Volunteer Program.

Try the BPL To Go app!

Yoga with Hands to Heart Center. Today at 4 p.m.

The BPL's moratorium on late fines has been extended through March 31, 2021.

Do you have a mapping/research project? The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is here to help at their office hours on 1/8.

All BPL locations will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 24, and will be closed all day on Friday, December 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Yes please show us your art work We have prizes to give out

All BPL locations will be closed and all personalized remote services will be unavailable on Wednesday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day.

Book Discussion: Paris in the Present Tense Monday, December 10, 6:30 p.m. Join our virtual book discussion on Zoom. We will be reading Paris in the Present Tense by Mark Helprin. A downloadable copy of the book is available for 21-day checkout from Hoopla with your library card or eCard. Please email Adults Librarian Kathy Kire at [email protected] for your Zoom invitation.

SAVE THE DATE and GIVEAWAY! LIVE Story Time with SANTA himself! Saturday 12/19 at 5PM Santa is ZOOMING to town to read our followers a very special Chri...stmas story, LIVE right here on our Facebook page! Join us for a reading of "The Great PJ Ride" written by local mom + author Cheryl Gillis! Purchase your own copy of this soon-to-be classic here: https://www.greatpjride.com/ We'll chat with Santa, listen to the story, and have awesome GIVEAWAY opportunities for families who tune in... including a ONE YEAR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP to Boston Children's Museum and MORE! Want to WIN a copy of "The Great PJ Ride" for your family? Give this post a or .. we'll pick a winner Monday 12/14/2020 at 4PM!

This fall, the Charlestown Branch Library is collaborating with the Essem Art Studio for a seven week series story book and art project

Tis the season for romance! Enjoy our holiday booklist.

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Drop into our weekly office hours with Harvard's Legal Services center for free legal advice. Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon.

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Have left over Halloween candy such as licorice, m and m's, , pretzels, skiddles? The library is planning a community gingerbread house event in December and could use the left over candy. Thanks

December 10th is Human Rights Day. Check out our booklist.

Join our virtual book discussion on Zoom on Monday, January 11, at 6:30 p.m. We will be reading News of the World by Paulette Jiles. A downloadable copy of the book is available for 21-day checkout from Hoopla with your library card or eCard. Please email adults librarian Kathy Kire at [email protected] for your Zoom invitation.

Please share photos of the Gingerbread Houses! [email protected]

Please show us your finished houses. Happy Holidays

The state has asked that for #Halloween tomorrow, ballot dropboxes are emptied and locked by 5 p.m. until Sunday morning because of security concerns. If you plan to drop off your ballot this weekend, please do so tomorrow morning or Sunday: boston.gov/vote-by-mail #2020election

Today at 4 p.m.! Gentle Yoga with Hands to Heart Center

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Papa's Past: Author Talk with Joseph Michael Hart and Bridget Hart-Kenney Monday, November 23, 4 p.m. Papa's Past is the story of a young boy growing in Charlestown during the 1930s and 40s. It started as a way for Bridget Hart-Kenney to capture her father's stories and pass them down from generation to generation, but it soon became more than that. Joseph Michael Hart's adventures, jokes, disappointments, and moments of strength will interest many generations and serve as a ...good lesson for all to tell their own story and, of course, throw in a joke or two. In the virtual program on Zoom, the authors will share with us their journey of memoir writing and self-publishing. Please email Adults Librarian Kathy Kire at [email protected] for your Zoom invitation. For more information, call the branch at 617-242-1248.

The Book Discussion Group will meet on Monday, November 2, at 6:30 p.m., to talk about The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold. Join Charlestown's virtual book discussion on Zoom. A downloadable copy of the book is available from Hoopla with your library card or eCard. Please email Adults Librarian Kathy Kire at [email protected] for your Zoom invitation.

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Please share with the library any photos of art projects you do. Send them to [email protected]

This fall, the Charlestown Branch Library is collaborating with the Essem Art Studio for a seven week series story- book and art project.

Join author Bill Nowlin for a talk on the Red Sox. Please register below.