-VIRTUAL- Elders Climate Action – “What Can One Person Do?”

Online / Reading Public Library

Elders Climate Action is an non-partisan organization run by older adults that "work to inform, inspire, and engage others (especially older adults) to take action on the climate crisis". Whether you have been following climate action all along, or you only know "climate change" as a couple of words that are thrown around a lot, […]

They Did It: Boston’s Own Rosie the Riveters

Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, United States

Did you know that over 8,000 Massachusetts women joined the workforce at the Boston Navy Yard during World War II? As men signed up to join the military, women also wanted to do their bit beyond volunteering with the Red Cross or serving as nurses. Though limited at first to administrative jobs, women soon were […]

Event Series Bill Russell: Legend

Bill Russell: Legend

Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, United States

The library is pleased to host a special screening of a new documentary, recently released on Netflix, Bill Russell: Legend. Come to the Community Room on March 2, and get to know the man with “more rings than fingers” who was a legend on and off the Garden’s parquet floor. Russell was a resident of […]

Free
Event Series Bill Russell: Legend

Bill Russell: Legend

Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, United States

The library is pleased to host a special screening of a new documentary, recently released on Netflix, Bill Russell: Legend. Come to the Community Room on March 2, and get to know the man with “more rings than fingers” who was a legend on and off the Garden’s parquet floor. Russell was a resident of […]

Free
Event Series Teen Meet Up: Zines!

Teen Meet Up: Zines!

Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, United States

DIY ZINES! What are zines? How do I make one? What’s the Teen Art Showcase? Stop by the Reading Public Library's Teen Room to learn about zines, the Teen Art Showcase, and create some of your own zines! Supplies and instructions will be available for teens at the every Tuesday from 4-6pm during the month […]

Dirtbag, Massachusetts: An Evening with Isaac Fitzgerald

Virtual / Online Event

Join us for a very special author event! Isaac Fitzgerald has lived many lives. He's been an altar boy, a bartender, a fat kid, a smuggler, a biker, a prince of New England. But before all that, he was a bomb that exploded his parents' lives-or so he was told. In his memoir Dirtbag, Massachusetts, […]

Event Series TBW: Creative Writing for Teens!

TBW: Creative Writing for Teens!

Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, United States

Join our creative writing group TBW: To Be Written Teens in grades 8-12 will participate in creative writing exercises and hands on activities. Meetings are held once a month on Wednesday at 3:30pm. January 11th - Blackout Poetry February 8th - Found Poems March 8th - Three Spread Book Register using the link below.

Event Series SHINE with Mystic Valley Elder Services

Therapeutic Program for Adults with McFarlane Arts

Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, United States

We all seek meaningful relationships and opportunities for growth and progress in our lives. Adults with developmental disabilities including ASD and I/DD also benefit from the opportunity to express themselves and be heard and understood. This series of programs is designed for adults ages 22+ with disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and intellectual and […]

Event Series Teen Meet Up: Zines!

Teen Meet Up: Zines!

Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, United States

DIY ZINES! What are zines? How do I make one? What’s the Teen Art Showcase? Stop by the Reading Public Library's Teen Room to learn about zines, the Teen Art Showcase, and create some of your own zines! Supplies and instructions will be available for teens at the every Tuesday from 4-6pm during the month […]

Mindful Parenting Skills

Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, United States

Are you a parent struggling to balance all of the things that you want to do in your life? Simply setting the goal & sticking to it may not be enough when the priorities of life get busy. Meet with a psychotherapist & health coach who can show you how to create a mental, nutritional […]

Event Series Teen Meet Up: Zines!

Teen Meet Up: Zines!

Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, United States

DIY ZINES! What are zines? How do I make one? What’s the Teen Art Showcase? Stop by the Reading Public Library's Teen Room to learn about zines, the Teen Art Showcase, and create some of your own zines! Supplies and instructions will be available for teens at the every Tuesday from 4-6pm during the month […]

Event Series SHINE with Mystic Valley Elder Services

Therapeutic Program for Adults with McFarlane Arts

Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, United States

We all seek meaningful relationships and opportunities for growth and progress in our lives. Adults with developmental disabilities including ASD and I/DD also benefit from the opportunity to express themselves and be heard and understood. This series of programs is designed for adults ages 22+ with disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and intellectual and […]