MARCH 2021 SERVICES & EVENTS
An Evening with Author Arkady Martine* Thursday, March 25, 7:00-8:30 pm
Join Hugo Award winning author Arkady Martine as she discusses the science fiction genre, the 2020 Hugo Award Winner: A Memory Called Empire, and its sequel, A Desolation Called Peace. Arkady Martine is not only an author, she is currently a policy advisor for the New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department, where she works on climate change mitigation, energy grid modernization, and resiliency planning. This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Reading Library. Pulse of Reading: What Is Power and How Do We Use it?* Wednesday, March 24, 7:00-9:00 pm
Join us for a facilitated, virtual, community conversation where we will dive into types and forms of power, as well as reflect on how we all use power personally, in the workplace, and within our community. Using a virtual and inclusive format, we will discover what happens when we confront difficult topics with open and humble hearts. Facilitated by Monique Gnanaratnam and Deborah Gilburg
Debby Irving “I’m a Good Person! Isn’t That Enough?”* Wednesday, March 31, 7:00-8:00 pm
Using historical and media images, racial justice educator and writer; Debby Irving, examines how she used her white-skewed belief system to interpret the world around her. Her book Waking Up White is the story of her two-step-forward-one-step-back journey away from racial ignorance. She continues to study racism and strategies for its undoing while working to educate other white people confused and frustrated by racism. She remembers these feelings all too well and is passionate about transforming anxiety and inaction into empowerment and action, be it for an READING PUBLIC LIBRARY individual or an organization. ADULTS pick up your books. register, alibrarian will contact you aboutschedulingatimeto Copies of thebooks will beprovided to participants. After you Thomas andgraphic novel Snapdragon by Kat Leyh. This months picks: YA Fantasy Cemetery Boysby Aiden these amazingbooks. children’s literature, thensignupto talkto other adultsabout graphic novels, andeven some young adult!If you’re afan of all aboutKidLit! We’ll bereading middlegrade, picture books, Join RPL Children’s Librarians for amonthly bookclubfor adults Thursday, March 18,7:00-8:00pm KidLit Fan Club* reading. It’s agreat way to learnaboutnew booksandauthors. for aninformal monthly discussionof what peopleare currently Have you read any goodbookslately? Stop by andshare! Join us Tuesday, March 30,10:30 am-Noon Virtual Word of Mouth BookDiscussion* Discussion Leader: Nancy Benjamin most humanlevel. how alife ismade,andof how our nation defines itself onthe This isthestory of others livingall alongtheroads of America; America, OneStory ata Time by AndrewForsthoefel Featured Book:Walking to Listen: 4,000Miles Across Tuesday, March 9,7:00-8:30pm RPL BookGroup* virtual pot lucklunch. selected cookbook or themeandthenjointogether at noonfor a for you. Every month you will chooseandmake arecipe from a If you like to cook andshare recipes, thenthisisthebookgroup and creative cuisineright outof thefire andinto thefryingpan! Dust off that oldcastiron pan and join usonajourney of shared Join YUM online! Virtual Share: Skillet Dishes Wednesday, March 3,Noon-1:00 pm Virtual YUM! CookbookClub* special early returning visitors we canexpect to seelocally. will examine theupcoming Springmigration andsomeof the between Massachusetts and warmer regions? This presentation Reading by St. Patrick’s Day! How and why dobirds migrate Williams. The first returning birds have already returned to The fifthinthe All About Birds Seriespresented by Dave Tuesday, March 16, 7:00-8:30pm All About Birds: SpringIs Right Around theCorner!* admissions resources, onlinecourses, and books. services company offering test preparation services, tutoring and this strategy session. The Princeton Review isacollege admission A representative from thePrinceton Review will lead you through and ACT as well astherange of resources available. the test isscored. Get asenseof how oneprepares for theSAT means for you asatest-taker. Catch uponthecontent and how Learn how theSAT and ACT isbuiltandstructured and what that Tuesday, March 2,7:00-8:30pm SAT & ACT Strategy Session* BOOK DISCUSSIONS CLASSES & WORKSHOPSCLASSES
Facilitators: Monique Gnanaratnam andDeborah Gilburg humble hearts. happens when we confront difficulttopics with openand our community. Using aninclusive format, we will discover what how we all usepower personally, inthe workplace, and within we will dive into typesandforms of power, as well asreflect on Join usfor afacilitated, virtual, community conversation where Wednesday, March 24, 7:00-9:00pm It?* Pulse of Reading: What Is Power andHow Do We Use of themonth to share ideas,drafts, andcheer eachother on. Join thisdrop-in community of writers every second Wednesday Wednesday, March 10, 10:00-Noon Writers’ Group* with particular themesthat thegroup chooses. session. Following sessions will becomprised of writing poems Attendees are urged to bringoneof their poemsto thefirst write poetry and want to share their writings with other writers. Join usfor anhour or two of poetry sharing. This isfor those who Tuesdays, March 9, 23,6:30-8:00pm Virtual Poetry Share www.friendsofreadingpl.org Learn more,support,andjoin: many library programs andevents. Thank youtotheFriendsofReading PublicLibrary for supporting for more details. online orcallthelibrary * Wednesday, March 31,7:00-8:00pm Debby Irving“I’maGoodPerson! Isn’t That Enough?”* amazing universe that Martine hascreated. of choice, don’t beintimidated! Tune into learnmore the resiliency planning.Even if science fictionisn’t your usual genre onclimate changemitigation, energy gridmodernization, and andNatural Resources Department, where she works apolicy advisor for theNew Mexico Energy, Minerals, Arkady Martine isnot only anauthor, sheiscurrently Empire, anditssequel,A Desolation Called Peace. discussesher books:Hugo Award Winner A Memory Called Join 2020Hugo Award winning author Arkady Martine asshe Thursday, March 25,7:00-8:30pm EveningAn with Author ArkadyMartine* interpersonal, institutional,andcultural levels. superiority anditsrole inperpetuating racism at theindividual, believed to beinferior, to focusing oninternalized white making theparadigm shiftfrom ‘fixing’ and ‘helping’ those and feel. This program isdesignedto support white peoplein questioning theracial disparitiesandtensions shecould see silently reaffirming harmful, archaic racial patterns instead of a narrow worldview, Debby explores how shespent decades belief system to interpret the world around her. Socialized on writer Debby Irvingexamines how sheusedher white-skewed Using historical andmediaimages,racial justice educator and Registration isrequired for theseprograms. Register PERFORMANCES &SPECIAL EVENTS MEET-UPS *
www.readingpl.org [email protected] 781-944-0840 Reading, MA 01867 64 Middlesex Ave KIDS RPL JournalClub School Age literacy skillsfor “wobblers” andtoddlers from 18to 36months. activities onZOOM. This weekly classisdesignedto jump-startearly Join usfor afunhalf hour of stories, songsandother learning Wednesdays, March 3-31, 10:30-11:00 am Virtual Toddler Time & ToddlersBabies other interactive funat this virtual storytime. Join your children’s librarians for stories, songs,movement and Fridays, March 5-26, 10:30-11:00 am Virtual Family Storytime virtual program isfor the whole family! Wear your PJs for bedtimestories andnighttime lullabies. This Thursdays, March 4-18, 6:30-7:00 pm Virtual Pajama Storytime more! will discover early reading skills,math concepts, STEAM activities,and favorite booksfor preschoolers entering kindergarten inFall 2021.Kids series! Your children’s librarians will combine engagingactivities with Get ready for kindergarten inthisgroup-based, 7-week virtual storytime Mondays, March 1-April 12,1:30-2:00pm Virtual Countdown to Kindergarten! Preschoolers vocabulary, onlinegames, bilingual activitiesandmore. by students intheRMHSFrench Club!Each week will feature new Bonjour! Kidsingrades 1-4 canlearnFrench ina6-week onlineclassled Mondays, March 8-29, 3:30-4:00pm Virtual French for Kids supplies once you signup! to be you! A librarian will contact you aboutpickingup your Journal Club something else you’re excited about! Your journal is your place to befree minutes outof your weekend to complete theprompt or work on recommendations, andsomeother activitiesto watch or do! Take 15-20 receive anemail with ajournal prompt, aplaylist to listen to, book receive abox of suppliesto create your own journal.Every Friday, you will RPL’s Journal Clubisfor kidsingrades 3-5. When you signup, you will Fridays, March 5-26 Ages 4andup
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a library card. Grades 6-12, Reading resident or student. Musthave Reading PublicLibrary. generous sponsorshipof theFriends of the Boxes madepossiblethrough the you’re donereading. Box Theme: What if...? (scifi) The only thing we needbackisthebook(s)once perk, get an extended checkout timeof 3 weeks. teen library booksplusgoodiesand/or treats! As a Receive your very own themedbox filled with 1-3 Wednesday, March 10 Teen BookBox guaranteed. potential overwhelming demandplacement isnot pair students with atutor, however dueto Project created in2019.Every effort ismade to hosting andsupportingthisGoldStar Girl Scout volunteers. The Library ishonored to continue provides free one-on-onetutoring by highschool support system for middleschoolersthat Study Buddiesisdesignedto beanacademic Thursdays, March 4-April 8,5:00-6:00pm Study Buddies www.friendsofreadingpl.org Learn more,support,andjoin: supporting manylibrary programs and events. Thank youtotheFriendsofReadingPublicLibrary for details. for more onlineorcallthelibrary Register * in themicrowave! month: Hot PizzaDip,Loaded Potato, MiniPizzas. All the bracket bustingrecipes we will bemakingthis be takingdown thenet this year! The following are brackets andlet’s get ready to see which dish will recipes worthy of March Madness. So,choose your Join Teen Librarian, Susan,inthekitchen making Monday, March 15,4:00-5:00pm Teens Cook:March Madness Registration isrequired for theseprograms. @readingpl @ReadingPubLib @Readingpl.org eepurl.com/bwpOT CLASSES & WORKSHOPSCLASSES Grades 6-8 * * Grades 6-12
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