Board Game Café at the Library (for Adults)

Come check out the SPL’s board game collection at our Board Game Café! Whether you want to play an old favorite or learn something new, we’ve got you covered. Light refreshments will be served. Questions? Contact Kerry: keodonnell@somervillema.…Learn More

Tuesday, June 47:00—8:30 PMZoom

Between the Covers Book Group

This month's book is Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles. Ebooks can be found on Libby/OverDrive or Hoopla. Physical copies of the book are available to order in the in the catalog and can be picked up from any Minuteman Library location. This meeting will take place on Zoom.…Learn More

Monday, June 106:30—7:30 PMWest Branch Children's Room (2nd floor)West Branch 40 College Ave, Somerville, MA, 02144

T(w)een Advisory Board at the West Branch

The West Branch T(w)een Advisory Board includes reading, book discussions, and other library activities, and is intended for ages 12+. June is Reader's Choice! Come prepared to book-talk a book of your choosing (no spoilers, please!). Space is limited and registration is required.…Learn More

Wednesday, June 126:15—7:30 PMAeronaut Brewery14 Tyler St, Somerville , MA, 02143

Books and Brews

This month's Books and Brews title is What You Are Looking For is in the Library by MIchiko Aoyama. You can place it on hold or pick it up at any of our locations. Questions? Contact bblack@somervillema. gov

Wednesday, June 127:00—8:15 PMZoom

SPL Nonfiction Book Club: Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by

On Wednesday, June 12 at 7pm the SPL Nonfiction Book Club will be discussing Daniel Tammet's memoir, Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant. Join us on Zoom as we discsuss Tammet's account of his difficult life and extraordinary talents: he's a high-functioning autist with synesthesia (he experiences numbers and words as shapes and colors) and he speaks ten languages (he learned Icelandic in a week).…Learn More

Tuesday, June 187:00—9:00 PMRemnant Brewing2 Bow Market Way, Somerville, MA, 02143

Supper Club

Do you love to cook? We do too! Supper Club is a cookbook club that meets at Remnant Brewing on the third Tuesday of each month. Each meeting is a potluck dinner celebrating the cookbook of the month. Pick a dish to make and share!Book: Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-MartinCapacity: 25 people bringing recipes, and 5 more people to join in the tasting and discussion Please complete this form to specify whether or not you will be cooking and choose your dish: June Recipe Selection FormFor more information email Kelly Gates at kgates@somervillema.…Learn More

Wednesday, June 19Closed

Central Library

West Branch

Monday, June 246:30—8:30 PMAuditoriumCentral Library79 Highland Ave, Somerville , MA, 02143

Creativity Collective: a Meet-Up for Art and Craft Makers

Creativity Collective: a monthly Meet-Up for Art and Craft Makers

Join us on the last Monday of each month for an opportunity to share your creative energy with other practitioners of art and crafting!These sessions are for folks interested in meeting others who enjoy making a variety of art and crafts. Whether you draw, paint, or sculpt; knit, crochet, or sew; enjoy paper crafts, canvases, or fabrics, you are welcome at these meetings! Whatever project you'd like to work on, please bring it with you to the Library to meet and make among others.…Learn More

Wednesday, June 266:30—8:00 PMWest Branch Community RoomWest Branch 40 College Ave, Somerville, MA, 02144

CelebriTea Book Club

blue background with ladies in period clothes it reads You're Invited and a tea cup with tea spillin

The Celebritea Club is a monthly book club inviting patrons to read a tell-all celebrity memoir and the drink tea while discussing it. This month's selection is Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming. Ebooks are available on Hoopla. Physical copies of the book will be available for pickup at all of our branches.…Learn More

Wednesday, June 267:00—8:30 PMZoom

Mystery Book Group

This month's book is Murder at the 42nd Street Library by Con Lehane. Ebooks and digital audiobook copies can be found on Hoopla or Libby/OverDrive. There are also physical copies available through the Minuteman Network catalog for patrons to place a hold for pickup at any Minuteman Library location.…Learn More

Friday, June 2811:00 AM—12:00 PMEast BranchEast Branch115 Broadway, Somerville, MA, 02145

East Branch Book Group

The East Branch Book Group Meets on the 4th Friday of most months to discuss fiction and nonfiction titles. This month we will be discussing Alice Munro's 2006 short story collection The View From Castle Rock. Copies are available at the East Branch Library and on Libby.…Learn More