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Chelmsford, MAVenues25 Boston Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 1280 Westford St., Lowell, MA 01851 401 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA 01852 41 Shattuck Street, Littleton, MA 01460 279 Great Road, Acton, MA 01720 168 Great Rd, Acton, MA 01720 7 Mudge Way, Bedford,, MA 01730 112 Daniel Webster Hwy, South Nashua, NH 03063 65 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742 79 Main St., Concord, MA 01742 17 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742 129 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742 420 S. Main St, Nashua, NH 03060 420 S. Main St., Nashua, NH 03060 486 Main St, Acton, MA 01702 175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA 01887 104 Glenn St., Lawrence, MA 01843 Burlington Marriott, 1 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01803 22 Sears St., Burlington, MA 01803 98 Middlesex Parkway, Burlington, MA 01803 281 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, NH 03060 235 Daniel Webster Hwy, Nashua, NH 03060 18 Library Street, Hudson, NH 03051 2 Court Street, Nashua, NH 03060 6 Wayside Rd., Burlington, MA 01803 89-R Main St., Andover, MA 01810 77 Nason Street, Maynard, MA 01754 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773 51 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA 01841 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts 02420 1713 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, Ma 02420 1666 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, Ma 02420 326 S. Broadway, Salem, NH 03079 19 Crescent Street, Stow, MA 01775 109 Main St., North Andover, MA 01845 45 Pleasant St., Woburn, MA 01801 64 Middlesex Avenue, Reading, MA 01867 3 Keady Way, Shirley, MA 01464 90 Pleasant Valley St, Methuen, Ma 01844 493 Amherst St., Nashua, NH 03063 559 Main Street, Winchester, MA 01890 80 Washington Street, Winchester, MA 01890 311 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180 34 Northwest Blvd, Nashua, NH 03063 5 Concord Road, Wayland, MA 01778 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA 01880 391 Boston Post Rd., Weston, MA 02493 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 16 Main St., Brookline, NH 03033 320 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 700 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02476 87 School Street, Weston, MA 02493 735 Main St, Waltham, MA 02453 13 Medford Street, Arlington, MA 02474 289 Moody St., Waltham, MA 02453 376 Moody St, Waltham, MA 02453 336 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA 02478 1023 Massachusetts Avenue, Lunenburg, MA 01462 85 River St., Waltham, MA 02154 175 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington, ma 02474 111 High Street, Medford, MA 02155 24 High St., Medford, MA 02155 69 West Emerson St, Melrose, MA 02176 123 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472 375 Auburn St., Auburndale, MA 02466 144 Bridge St., Newton, MA 02458 99 Main Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 40 College Avenue, Somerville, MA 193 Belmont St., Belmont, MA 02478 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 80-A Maple Street, Newton, MA 02466 2211 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140 28 Boston Post Rd East, Marlborough, MA 01752 10 Nicholas Road, Framingham, MA 01701 10 Elm Street, Boxford, MA 01921 2067 Massachusetts Ave # 19, Cambridge, MA 02140 296 Walnut St., Newtonville, MA 02460 64 Aberdeen Avenue, Cambridge, MA 373 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 1971 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 245 Concord Ave., Cambridge, MA 300 N. Beacon St., Watertown, MA 02472 3 Academy Ave, Atkinson, NH 03811 Lorden Plaza, Route 101A, 614 Nashua Street, Milford, New Hampshire 03051 25 White Street, Cambridge, MA 02140 1771 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140 661 Salem St., Malden, MA 02148 330 Homer St., Newton Centre, MA 02459 10 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 9 Mary E Clark Dr, Hampstead, NH 03841 1608 Beacon St., Waban, MA 02468 1400 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02238 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 1 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 569 Washington St, Brighton, MA 02135 79 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143 52-B JFK Street, Cambridge, Ma 02138 90 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, MA 02138 1281 Massachusetts Avenue, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138 1271 Massachusetts Avenue, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138 76A Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA 02459 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 6 Plympton Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 30 West Street, Leominster, MA 01453 45 Mt. Auburn St., Boston, MA 02138 1158 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 12 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 12 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 50 Oakland Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 56 John Fitch Hwy, Fitchburg, MA 01420 40 Academy Hill Rd., Brighton, MA 02135 300 North Harvard St., Allston, MA 02134 85 Main St, Plaistow, NH 03865 115 Broadway, Somerville, MA 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 359 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 Lincoln Park, Georgetown, MA 01833 1 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01701 172 South Street, Milford, NH 03055 157 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 4 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 731 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 160 Pearl Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420 7 Temple Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 698 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 826 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 45 Pearl Street, Cambridge, MA 100 State Street, Framingham, MA 01701 730 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482 160 Plaistow Rd # 15, Plaistow, NH 03865 82-84 Needham Street, Newton Highlands, MA 02461 82 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02482 Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 48 Sixth Street, Cambridge, MA 410 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02245 19 Flagg Street, Framingham, MA 01702 201 Mass Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 84 Elm Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420 610 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420 325 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446 50 Grove Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420 771 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 W20-473 84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 4 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH 03031 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446-2908 3 Cambridge Center, Main St., Cambridge, MA 02142 31 Pleasant Street, Brookline, MA 02446 292 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 150 Fisher Ave, Brookline, MA 02445 14 East Central Street, Natick, MA 01760 151 Andover Street, Peabody, Ma 01960 906 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215 Science Park, Boston, MA 02114 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, MA 01702 400 Heath Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 660 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215 526 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 569 Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150 477 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 361 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02445 237 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02146 400 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 900 Washington Street (Elm Bank Horticulture Center), Wellesley, MA 02482 338 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02115 1080 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115 300 the Fenway, Boston, MA 02115-5898 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 1139 Highland Ave, Needham, MA 02494 800 Boylston Street Suite 179 , Boston, MA 02199 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 777 Dedham Street, Newton Centre, MA 02159 58 Eliot St., Natick, MA 01760 24 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02133 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 10½ Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5000 10-24 School Street, Boston, MA 02108 134 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 Downtown Crossing, 2 Milk Street, Boston, MA 02108 9 West Street, Boston, MA 02111 80 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 549 Columbus Ave., Boston, MA 02118-1125 433 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 433 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 92B South Street, Boston, MA 02111 959 West Roxbury Pkwy., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 470 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 676 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 705 Centre Street, 2nd floor, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 716 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130 66 Front Street, Ashland, MA 01721 3035 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210 1741 South Willow Street, Manchester, NH 03103 1898a Centre St., West Roxbury, MA 02132 162 R Main St., Wenham, MA 01984 7 Colby Rd, Danville, NH 03819 132 Dodge St., Beverly, MA 01915 16 S Main St, Newton, NH 03858 45 Lafayette St., Salem, MA 01970 161 Essex Street, Salem, Mass 01970 |  Upcoming events
Tom Perrotta. "Perrotta is that rare combination: a satirist with heart...Those who haven’t curled up on the couch with this writer’s books are missing a very great pleasure."Seattle Times
"Nobody renders the world of soccer moms and sprinklers and SUVs like Perrotta. He’s the Steinbeck of suburbia."Time
Tom ... (more)Danya Ruttenberg reads from Surprised By God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion . Surprised by God is a religious coming of age story, from the mosh pit to the Mission District and beyond. It’s the memoir of a young woman who found, lost, and found again communities of like-minded seekers, all the while taking a winding, semi-reluctant path through traditional Jewish practice that ... (more)Event location: Central Square Library, 45 Pearl Street, Cambridge
Interested: redpersephone Added by sisaruus. Cornerstone Books: CB Kids presents: Illustrator Andy J. Smith and Attack of the Mutant Lunch Lady (September 6 at 10:30am) Join illustrator Andy J. Smith for this back-to-school tale. Brainy Buzz Beaker thought nothing could be grosser than cafeteria food. That’s before the school’s lunch lady turned into a mutant blob. Now, Buzz and his best friend Larry must discover a way to stop the Cafeteria Creature. Activity and ... (more)Event location: Parade Grounds at Boston Common
Cornerstone Books: A Capella: None of the Above with special guest Fretless (September 6 at 7:00pm) None of the Above . Join us for an a capella evening in the café – no cover!
Dr. Thomas Graboys will be at the Bookshop September 7th at 3 PM to discuss his book, "Life in the Balance".
Craving something more with your reading this Fall? Join us for a reading group on sexual and gender identity, featuring a top-notch booklist covering everything from cutting edge to classics. Facilitators Toni Amato and Jaclyn Friedman will lead this 5 week exploration of queerness and literature, making ... (more)Interested: liadh Added by sisaruus. Carol Band. "Carol Band is a truly delightful storyteller..."Parenting Publications of America
"Slightly sarcastic, absolutely on the mark and really, really funny!"Bill Lindsay Editor in Chief, Dominion Parenting Media/Parenthood.com
Carol Band's humor column, "A Household Word," has won numerous awards--including ... (more)Hannah Diozzi of the Salem Historical Commission and Julie Rose of Historic Salem present information about their organizations and lead a conversation on the wealth of historical resources and the many fields of historical inquiry available in our region. Join the Salem History Society for this interactive ... (more)PEN New EnglandReadings at the Hotel MarloweBarbara Helfgott Hyett is the published author of In Evidence: Poems of the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps ; The Double Reckoning of Christopher Columbus; The Tracks We Leave: Poems on Endangered Wildlife. Barbara has taught Literature and Writing at ... (more)"An outstanding medical thriller, sharply plotted, with crisp dialogue, intelligent characters--and a premise that will freeze your blood. Gary Braver is one hell of a good writer."Douglas Preston author of The Wheel of Darkness
"[This book] cuts to the bone, a nerve-jangling thriller that combines ... (more)Porter Square Books: Dennis McCullough, My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing Slow Medicine (September 11 at 7:00pm) "McCullough's concept of 'slow medicine' is an example of that ethic of care in action."Library Journal
"This book will literally speak volumes to many baby boomers who find themselves helping aging parents through their late-life journey."Peggy Carlson
Dennis McCullough, M.D. has been a family ... (more)Ben Katchor discusses Julius Kniple Read Estate Photographer. To kick off our fascinating discussion series of Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel, we’ve invited graphic novelist Ben Katchor. The graphic novel is considered a new form of storytelling. Kathor, who is author of Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer, uses his blocky ink drawings ... (more)Event location: Ellis White Lecture Hall, Hammond Building, Fitchburg State College
Cornerstone Books: “Back to School on the Right Foot: An Introduction to Special Education Law” (September 15 at 7:00pm) Sue-Ellen Kresh . Join attorney and psychotherapist Kresh as she reviews students’ and parents’ rights within the public education system, and outlines what parents should be aware of in monitoring their child’s needs and the schools response. This presentation and interactive discussion can clarify sometimes confusing ... (more)Porter Square Books: Pagan Kennedy, The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex and Other True Stories (September 15 at 7:00pm) "Kennedy excels at making the complex compelling...a stylish and wholly original triumph."Publisher's Weekly starred review.
Pagan Kennedy is the author of ten books in a variety of genres--from cultural history to biography to the novel, including her most recent book The First Man-Made Man. A regular ... (more)Porter Square Books: Contributors to, The Best Women's Travel Writing 2008 (September 16 at 7:00pm) Join Porter Square Books for an evening with contributors to The Best Women's Travel Writing 2008, edited by Lucy McCauley. Reading with us will be:
Susan Freireich is the recipient of the 1998 Frances Shaw Fellowship at The Ragdale Foundation, and the 2005 Mildred Sherrod Bissinger Memorial Endowed ... (more)Monthly standing SFF group. Meets in the cafe, and discusses the book of the month.
Interested: FicusFan Added by FicusFan. "The book is filled with fascinating dramatically told stories."Booklist
"Yolen tells the tales of 13 female pirates, from Persia to China, from 500 years before the Common Era to the 19th century. Not only does she tell them vividly, she also strives to untangle fact from fiction, history from legend, ... (more)"[This book] is the most masterful and engaging story of what it means to be an immigrant from America that I've ever read."Howard Frank Mosher author of
On Kingdom Mountain
"Limber with history, ripe with life, plus the splendors of exactitude, this magnificent narrative poem is Leland Kinsey's ... (more)Cornerstone Books: Open Bluegrass Jam with the Merrimack Rounders (September 18 at 7:00pm) Join the Merrimack Rounders for this Open Jam…come play along or just enjoy the music!
Bakirathi Mani. Get new insights into Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake in this lecture and discussion. Bakirathi Mani is a professor at Swarthmore College, and the Chair of their Women's Studies Department. She has Pd.D.s in Modern Thought and Literature and Cultural and Social Anthropology, and specializes in studying ... (more)Please join a passionate group of readers to discuss D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. The group reads classic works of fiction each month. Books are chosen by consensus a few times a year.
"One comes away from Miller's page-turner with a reverence, almost an unalloyed love for Tenen, Tufts, and the Kartchner family that owned the land under which the young spelunkers discovered the cave."Tuscon Weekly
Kartchner Caverns tells the story of two young spelunkers, just out of the University ... (more)SSN for this book: (10) 0618340696, (13) (978-0618340699)
Monthly standing Fiction group. Group also reads non-fiction on occasion. Members pick the books.
Meets in the Cafe to discuss book of the month. Group also occasionally meets at a local Nashua restaurant. This month is at B&N.
Interested: FicusFan Added by FicusFan. The library is excited to welcome the prolific author Jane Yolen to the Watertown Savings Bank Room Friday, September 19 at 3 pm.
Yolen, the award winning author of nearly three-hundred works written for children, teens and adults, will showcase her highly praised new title, Sea Queens: Women Pirates ... (more)How does faith inform your sexuality?
Queer and Catholic examines the culture of how being raised catholic informs and influences, positively or negatively, our queerness and how our queerness affects our Catholicism, our vestigial catholic nature or even our flight from and continued struggle with ... (more)Event location: Linda K. Paresky Conference Center at Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA
At the height of the Vietnam War protests, Judith Nies held “the most interesting job in Washington” as the chief staff assistant to a core group of anti-war congressmen. A graduate of John Hopkins School of Advance International Studies (SAIS) with an impressive international resume, Nies had everything ... (more)This new Sci-Fi novel with YA appeal introduces us to Jemma, whose independent nature gets her labeled by the Administrative Government of North America as rebellious, and her behavior as inappropriate. Decrying the choices that the government allows her, she is remanded to a facility that will change ... (more)Now you see him, now your don't! This month we will be reading H.G. Well's classic science fiction novel, the Invisible Man and watching James Whale's B&W film version starring Claude Rains. After which will be discussing both the novel and the film!
"...emotionally authentic...a ravishing novel of the mystery of death and life’s assertion."Bookslist (starred review)
"Deeply touching and absorbing..."Publisher's Weekly
Francine Prose is the author of fifteen books of fiction, including A Changed Man and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for ... (more)Xujun Eberlein, winner of 2007 Tartt Fiction Award, and author of "APOLOGIES FORTHCOMING" (June 2008 Livingston Press) will visit the Chelmsford Public Library on Tuesday, September 23, 2008.
Four decades ago China was embroiled in the Cultural Revolution, a period that turned the country on end ... (more) |
