Margie Sokoll visits to discuss “Spirited Aging,” a notion of aging that supports people of all ages and backgrounds in their search to find meaning, joy, and spirituality in their lives as they grow older. Free, light refreshments will be served. This program is in partnership with Boston’s Jewish cultural center, the Vilna Shul. Where: Read More…
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North End Library Friday Films: Conspiracies & Cover-Ups
Friday, January 4: Breach (2006) at 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Friday, January 11: Michael Clayton (2007) at 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Friday, January 18: Spotlight (2015) at 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Where: North End Branch Library, 25 Parmenter Street
Games People Play: All Ages Edition
Scrabble, chess, Pictionary, Bananagrams, cards anyone? Boost your brain and meet new friends with our variety of board games. Meet in the North End library’s courtyard. All ages welcome! Where: North End Branch Library, 25 Parmenter Street When: Tuesday, December 11 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
North End Library Holiday Party December 1
The Friends of the North End Branch Library invite you to their annual appreciation party for our North End neighbors! The party will be held at the North End Library on Saturday December 1, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Food, music, raffle and good conversation to be provided all without charge!
North End Library Book Discussion Club: Commonwealth
November’s book is Ann Patchett’s 2016 novel Commonwealth, a wry and compassionate saga of two intertwined American families. Copies of the book are available to check out at the library’s front desk. Where: North End Branch Library, 25 Parmenter Street When: Wednesday, November 28 at 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Eliot School Peace Posters on Display at North End Library
Eliot K-8 Innovation School sixth and seventh graders recently had the opportunity to participate in a Lions International Peace Poster Contest facilitated by the Boston Host Lions Club. The theme of the contest, Kindness Matters, was introduced to the students by Lions members, Mary DiMasi and Felix Padial. Students were encouraged to think about acts Read More…
Memorize Best Works
By Mary Sanderson In a recent program sponsored by the Friends of the North End Library, Neil A. Kutzen taught a room full of enthusiasts four steps to a better memory. His focus was the art of remembering names. He had an excellent handout and informative slides that walked participants through the four steps to Read More…
Seniors Connect at the North End Library
Boston-area seniors: Join us on the third Thursday of each month to connect for creative activities and resource sharing. Each month we will explore a different topic. November’s topic is holiday traditions and the 21st century. This program is in partnership with Boston’s Jewish cultural center, the Vilna Shul. Free, light refreshments will be served. Where: Read More…
Friday Films at the North End Library: Pre-Code Hollywood
November 2 at 1:00 pm – Dinner at Eight (1933) November 9 at 1:00 pm – Miracle Woman (1931) November 16 at 1:00 pm – Gabriel Over the Whitehouse (1933) November 30 at 1:00 pm – I’m No Angel (1933) Where: North End Branch Library, 25 Parmenter Street When: Fridays at 1:00 p.m.
“Memorize Best” Program: Learn to Train Your Memory October 20
By Amico dei libri The Friends of the North End Library and the North Bennet Street School are delighted to announce a free program, “Memorize Best”, presented by the renowned Neil A. Kutzen. In this two-hour program, Neil will teach people memory techniques that work with names and other information. Come to the North Bennet Read More…
America’s Little Italies: Past, Present and Future
The North End Historical Society, along with the North End Branch Library, invite you to a presentation by Jerome Krase about America’s Little Italies on Wednesday, September 19, at 6 p.m. Jerry Krase has spent nearly fifty years visiting and photographing dozens of places in America and a few foreign cities that boasted about having an Read More…
Author Talk: Carmine Vittoria
Carmine Vittoria discusses his book, Bitter Chicory to Sweet Espresso: Survival and Deliverance from WWII in the Naples, Italy, Area 1940-49, which relates events of WWII as witnessed by the author as a child. Where: North End Branch Library, 25 Parmenter Street When: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 @ 6:30 p.m.