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August 2024

Construction Closures


The library will have occasional closures due to construction. Closures will be announced in advance. Check our hours or subscribe to our construction newsletter.

Programming Tip



Many of our past programs are available to watch on our YouTube channel.

Schedule Reminder

The library is closed on Sundays from June 23 to September 1.

Upcoming Programs

Eyeliner: A Cultural History with Zahra Hankir

Thursday, August 1 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Library Resources: Learn to Use Libby

Tuesday, August 6 | 2:00pm

Community Center (39 Marrett Rd)

"50 Hikes in Eastern Massachusetts" with Author Madeline Bilis (Take Two)

Tuesday, August 6 | 7:00pm

Virtual

50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Self-Assessment ("Finding Your Why")

Wednesday, August 7 | 9:30am

Virtual

Exploring the Connecticut Lakes with Bill Gette

Thursday, August 8 | 7:00pm

Virtual

The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays with Author Irena Smith, PhD

Thursday, August 15 | 2:00pm

Virtual

Zero Waste Cooking Demo (Adult Workshop)

Thursday, August 15 | 5:30pm

Lexington Community Farm (52 Lowell St)

Giants of Science: Marie Curie's Life and Work

Thursday, August 15 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Reader's Roundtable

Thursday, August 20 | 7:00pm

Virtual

50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Career Story ("Tell Me A Bit About Yourself")

Wednesday, August 21 | 9:30am

Virtual

An Exploration of Friendship, Reckoning, and Hope with novelist Shelby Van Pelt

Wednesday, August 21 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Studio Art Workshop for Adults 60+

Wednesday, August 21 | 1:30pm

Community Center (39 Marrett Rd)

Debut Romance Author Danica Nava Discusses The Truth According to Ember

Thursday, August 22 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Keys to Living Well with Parkinson’s Disease

Friday, August 23 | 1:00pm

Community Center (39 Marrett Rd)

Home Canning with Confidence

Tuesday, August 27 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark with Dr. Greg Skomal

Wednesday, August 28 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Literary Café Welcomes Marjan Kamali, Author of The Lion Women of Tehran

Tuesday, September 17 | 7:00pm

Community Center (39 Marrett Rd) + Virtual

Recurring Programs


Offsite Knitting Group

Wednesdays | 6:30pm

Offsite


Death by the Book Mystery Book Club

Monday, August 12 | 10:00am

Virtual


Monday Night Book Club

Monday, August 19 | 7:00pm

Virtual


Nonfiction Book Club

Monday, August 26 | 7:00pm

Community Center (39 Marrett Rd)

Take and Make Kits

Macrame Plant Hangers (for Adults)

These flew out the door last month so we are offering them again! Come into the library and grab a craft to complete at home. Each kit will contain macrame cord, a wooden ring, and instructions to make a hanging macrame planter. The kits will be located on a table under the bulletin board near the Reference Desk and the AV materials.


Please take only 1 per participating adult. Available during our service hours starting August 5th while supplies last.

Art Galleries

Artwork by Irma Chughtai



on view at the Community Center (39 Marrett Rd.) through the end of August 2024.

The Pierce and Piper galleries, and the display cases are closed until June 2025.

Recent Programs

Managing Mental Health Symptoms in the Neurological Population

New England’s Wildflowers - Part 2 Mid-summer (Mid-July to Mid-August) with Bill Gette

“Something Is Being Done” - Women Become Visible in Lexington

An Evening with Curtis Chin, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant

Questions?
Contact the Programming Department
at caryprograms@minlib.net or (781) 862-6288 x84450
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