A birding Big Year is a personal challenge or an informal competition among birders who attempt to identify as many species of birds as possible by sight or sound, within a single calendar year and within a specific geographic area. (Wikipedia) … Continued
Join the Friends of the Robbins Library for a special “Mystery Making” program on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 7pm featuring four talented local mystery writers from the Sisters in Crime Panel. The event will be held in the Community … Continued
Support Arlington’s Libraries by purchasing books for children and teens, movies, and music at the Children and Young Adult Book Sale on Saturday, May 18, 9 am-1pm in the Robbins Library Community Room. There will be craft activities to keep … Continued
For the last of the 2024 Winter Reading Room Concerts, the Friends of the Robbins Library are delighted to welcome the Boston HarpBeat, a high-energy instrumental cover band comprised of harpist Shelley Otis, violinist Cami Sylvia, bassist Richard Gates, and percussionist … Continued
Please join the Friends of the Robbins Library as we welcome a group of extremely accomplished musicians performing as the Azalea Chamber Music. They are a flexible ensemble of professional musician colleagues and friends who have been performing together for … Continued
The Black Heritage Trail® showcases residences and community buildings associated with the Black community that thrived on, and near, the north slope of Beacon Hill before, during, and after the American Civil War. Throughout that time, this community struggled and organized for equal rights … Continued
Come join the Friends of the Robbins Library for the first of the Winter Reading Room Concerts as we are bring you the joyful sounds of the C#s Jazz Combo. The full group comprises Tino D’Agostino on bass, Louise Grasmere … Continued
Join the Friends of the Robbins Library as we welcome the Boston Typewriter Orchestra (BTO) to the Robbins Library. The members of the BTO describe themselves as “a collective percussive ensemble for typewriter and voice based in the Boston area. … Continued
Written and directed by Charlie Chaplin who also stars in this movie, “The Gold Rush“ is an action/comedy/adventure from the “Golden Age of Silent Film”. Chaplin was remembered for this film most of all because of it’s wildly funny story … Continued
NOTE NEW DATE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Join the Friends of the Robbins Library for this intriguing evening with genealogist Seema-Jayne Kenney. She will take us through the purpose of the census, the instructions and methods for the enumerators, and how … Continued