Join us for the second of a six-part series, led by expert Sam Tang, on financial literacy. This workshop focuses on increasing cashflow and debt management. Space is limited. Registration is required. Registration begins on August 1.
These beginner level English as a Second Language classes (ESOL) will take place twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 12 weeks. Classes will be held in Study Room 5 on the 1st floor of the Library. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
Hudson Chen and Qi Chen, best-selling authors, artists and art experts, are sharing the history of the Silk Road. They have worked for fifteen years at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, the most outstanding cultural heritage site on the ancient Silk Road in China. This series of events (five in total) will let us Travel
Learn the ins and outs of Microsoft Excel. Spreadsheets can help you organize, keep your accounts, and more. Join our tech expert and learn the easy, fast ways to get Excel working for you. This is a 2-part series. Registration for Oct. 2 includes your registration for Oct. 9. Space is limited. Registration is required.
These beginner level English as a Second Language classes (ESOL) will take place twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 12 weeks. Classes will be held in Study Room 5 on the 1st floor of the Library. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
Our friends at Formaggio Kitchen will be swinging by to teach us a little about the perfect way to make a charcuterie board. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
Join us for a free twelve-week Spanish language class! Learn some basic words and phrases— this class is designed for beginners, but if you attended the last Spanish class at the library, this one will involve different vocabulary, so feel free to sign up again! Registration is required - register for the first class is
Event has been cancelled by workshop leader. Grief can feel like a mysterious, ever-changing wave we aren’t always sure how to approach. In this workshop, you will get to know the landscape of grief, as well as explore creative ways to care for yourself and others. Whether you are in a season of grief for
All are welcome to read and discuss mysteries at the library! Join us as we discuss Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke on October 7th. First Mondays at 10 am. Books will be available approximately four weeks in advance. Call the Library at 781-395-7950 to have a copy put on hold for you.
Embracing the rhythms of winter is key to creating eco-conscious holiday traditions. Rather than getting carried away by the holiday rush, use this time as an opportunity to create the kind of holiday season you truly want - one focused on the magic of family and togetherness instead of stuff. A low waste holiday season
Carmen Maria Machado, a finalist for the National Book Award and the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House, the graphic novel The Low, Low Woods, and the short story collection Her Body and Other Parties, will be coming to Medford Public Library for a discussion about her books and writing process. Whether
These beginner level English as a Second Language classes (ESOL) will take place twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 12 weeks. Classes will be held in Study Room 5 on the 1st floor of the Library. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
All are welcome to read and discuss great books at the library! Join us as we discuss Horse by Geraldine Brooks on October 8th. Second Tuesdays at 7 pm. Books will be available approximately four weeks in advance. Call the Library at 781-395-7950 to have a copy put on hold for you.
Learn the ins and outs of Microsoft Excel. Spreadsheets can help you organize, keep your accounts, and more. Join our tech expert and learn the easy, fast ways to get Excel working for you. This is a 2-part series. Registration for Oct. 2 includes your registration for Oct. 9. Space is limited. Registration is required.
Do you read the latest and greatest books about our planet, environmentalism, and climate change and then really, really, really need someone to talk with about it? Well, we’ve got the book club for you! Join local green entrepreneur Clare Flaherty (of Trove Green Provisions) and read your way to a better world. Our November book selection
These beginner level English as a Second Language classes (ESOL) will take place twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 12 weeks. Classes will be held in Study Room 5 on the 1st floor of the Library. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
Medford Public Library and the Royall House and Slave Quarters are inviting you to a conversation with novelist Michael Curato about his award winning book, Flamer. Set in 1995 at a Boy Scouts summer camp, Flamer, tells the story of Aiden, a 14 year old who is on a journey of figuring himself and his
In Nottingham, England, widow Emma Taylor finds herself in desperate need of a job. She’s left with only one option: persuading the manageress at Boots’ Booklover’s Library to take a chance on her with a job. When the threat of war in England becomes a reality, Olivia must be evacuated to the countryside. As the
Join us for a free twelve-week Spanish language class! Learn some basic words and phrases— this class is designed for beginners, but if you attended the last Spanish class at the library, this one will involve different vocabulary, so feel free to sign up again! Registration is required - register for the first class is
This series of lectures is meant as an introduction to African Art, its variety of forms, the depth of its history, and how it became an important player first in Western culture and continues to be important in a global world. The lecture on Sunday, Sept. 8 will focus on 21st Century African Photography. This
These beginner level English as a Second Language classes (ESOL) will take place twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 12 weeks. Classes will be held in Study Room 5 on the 1st floor of the Library. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
If you are going to join ONE book club, make it Cookbook Club! October's Book is Ottolenghi’s Simple - ask at the circulation desk for your copy today. Register for this book club online, and then ask for your copy of the month’s cookbook at the circulation desk. Read and pick one recipe to prepare
Learn the ins and outs of Microsoft Power Point. Win at your next office meeting or astonish your friends and family with your next vacation slide show using Power Point. Join our tech expert and learn the easy, fast ways to get Power Point working for you. This is a 2-part series. Registration for October
Ooooh, it's that time of the year when all that go bang in the night come out to play! We're so excited to be chatting with artist Ricardo Diseño and writer Steve Mockus as they discuss their latest book, "Eerie Legends: An Illustrated Exploration of Creepy Creatures, the Paranormal, and Folklore from around the World"
These beginner level English as a Second Language classes (ESOL) will take place twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 12 weeks. Classes will be held in Study Room 5 on the 1st floor of the Library. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
Come learn the basics of our sewing machines with this simple sewing project and make your own 16" x 16" case. No previous sewing experience is required; program is for adults. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
All are welcome to read and discuss literary and non-fiction works by and about the LGBTQ+ community: from classic to contemporary titles. Join us on October 17th as we meet to discuss Pageboy: a Memoir by Elliott Page. We meet the Second Thursday of each month, at 7:00 pm. Books will be available approximately four
Join us for a free twelve-week Spanish language class! Learn some basic words and phrases— this class is designed for beginners, but if you attended the last Spanish class at the library, this one will involve different vocabulary, so feel free to sign up again! Registration is required - register for the first class is
We just love our Monster Romance Panels! This time, we welcome authors Kass O'Shire, Lyonne Riley, and Ami Wright as they talk about the rise of monster romances, their favorite monsters to write (and match up with a hero/heroine), diversity in the genre, their publishing journeys, and so much more. This is sure to be
Join us for the fourth of a six-part series, led by expert Sam Tang, on financial literacy. This workshop focuses on health and wealth. Space is limited. Registration is required. Registration begins on September 1.
These beginner level English as a Second Language classes (ESOL) will take place twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 12 weeks. Classes will be held in Study Room 5 on the 1st floor of the Library. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
Longtime New England musician/author Matt York will perform the songs of Johnny Cash and tell stories about Cash's career spanning from the 1950's to his passing in 2003. He'll discuss Cash's emergence as a groundbreaking artist, his marriage to June Carter, and many of his other career highlights. In both 2022 and 2023, York was
Learn the ins and outs of Microsoft Power Point. Win at your next office meeting or astonish your friends and family with your next vacation slide show using Power Point. Join our tech expert and learn the easy, fast ways to get Power Point working for you. This is a 2-part series. Registration for October
Project 2025 has been in the news lately but, for some, it seemed to come out of nowhere. Join Professor Brian Conley of Suffolk University, as we delve into the history of this document and it's origins during the Reagan Years. For instance, called, "Mandate for Leadership", Edwin Feulner, who led the Heritage Foundation when
These beginner level English as a Second Language classes (ESOL) will take place twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 12 weeks. Classes will be held in Study Room 5 on the 1st floor of the Library. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
This talk will focus primarily on historic shipwrecks that have occurred south and east of Massachusetts. The region has been called the Graveyard of the North Atlantic with over 3,000 wrecks here since European sailors first began exploring these shores. Because of the hazards experienced while sailing these waters, Massachusetts was the 18th century birthplace
Join us for a free twelve-week Spanish language class! Learn some basic words and phrases— this class is designed for beginners, but if you attended the last Spanish class at the library, this one will involve different vocabulary, so feel free to sign up again! Registration is required - register for the first class is
We are hoping to get YOU trained the training you need to ‘check out’ the MakerSpace like our other study rooms. You can earn ‘badges’ and gain more exclusive access to the MakerSpace and its contents. Once courses are complete, your library card will note you have more access to the MakerSpace so you can
We are hoping to get YOU trained the training you need to ‘check out’ the MakerSpace like our other study rooms. You can earn ‘badges’ and gain more exclusive access to the MakerSpace and its contents. Once courses are complete, your library card will note you have more access to the MakerSpace so you can
Hello friends...We have lost some of our dolls in the woods and need help finding them. Can you help us? This all-ages “haunted” doll scavenger hunt will kick off at Wright’s Pond at 1pm on Sunday, Oct. 27. Be sure to wear your hiking shoes because the dolls will be hidden along the trails. Registration
Lighthouses and ghost stories often seem to go hand in hand. In the past, Jeremy has discussed the lovelorn spirit known as Ernie at Connecticut's New London Ledge Light, the piano playing ghost of Maine's Seguin Light, and the mysterious Woman in White in the Isles of Shoals, among others. This time, who knows what
Join us for the fifth of a six-part series, led by expert Sam Tang, on financial literacy. This workshop focuses on understanding asset accumulation strategies. Space is limited. Registration is required. Registration begins on September 1.
These beginner level English as a Second Language classes (ESOL) will take place twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 12 weeks. Classes will be held in Study Room 5 on the 1st floor of the Library. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
Learn the ins and outs of Microsoft One Note. This digital notetaking app will help you clean up your notes and save you another trip to buy a notebook. Join our tech expert and learn the easy, fast ways to get One Note working for you. Registration for Oct. 30 includes your registration for Nov.
These beginner level English as a Second Language classes (ESOL) will take place twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for 12 weeks. Classes will be held in Study Room 5 on the 1st floor of the Library. Registration required. If registration is full, email medford@minlib.net or call 781-395-7950 to be placed on a waitlist.
Join us for a free twelve-week Spanish language class! Learn some basic words and phrases— this class is designed for beginners, but if you attended the last Spanish class at the library, this one will involve different vocabulary, so feel free to sign up again! Registration is required - register for the first class is
Imagine you're transported back to Tudor England and had to start a new life there, without smartphones, satnav or social media, how will you know where you are or where to go? Where will you live and where will you work? And who can you turn to if you fall ill or God forbid if
Join local gardeners and our native seed experts and the keepers of the Seed Library and learn how to harvest seeds from native plants to use and share. This is a 2-part working group to really harvest and save native seeds. Registration begins on October 1 and registration includes both the Nov. 2 and Nov.