Join the Friends of the Robbins Library for a fascinating virtual presentation by John Root, a very knowledgeable naturalist and teacher. John will describe the essential roles played by pollinators and other beneficial organisms in our ecosystem and provide guidance … Continued
Believe it or not, every type of astronomical target – from neighboring planets to distant galaxies – can be seen under suburban skies with nothing more than your unaided eyes (unaided, that is, except for any eyeglasses or contact lenses … Continued
Mark your calendars for the Friends of Robbin Library’s next Pop Up Book Sale on Saturday, June 26 from 10 am – noon. This will be a bag-of-books sale in the back parking lot of the Robbins Library. Bags will be marked by genre … Continued
Faneuil Hall is fine and the duck boats are just dandy, but if you want to go beyond the Boston of brochures and get to the heart of this mysterious, charming old metropolis, you have to dig deep and be … Continued
Open to all: Join us via Zoom on Wednesday May 5th at 7 pm for bee-inspired art-making led by Jan Whitted of Creative Adventures. This activity is limited to 30 participants. Chigiri-e is the Japanese art form of making images with … Continued
The Friends of the Robbins Library will hold a brief Annual General Meeting prior to a presentation by Jillian Harvey, Director of the Town of Arlington’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. During Ms. Harvey’s presentation titled Real Talk: A … Continued
Youtube link:https://youtu.be/LIN6Uhth6sgFacebook link:https://www.facebook.com/RobbinsLibraryArlMa/videos/1393505484353774 ACMi.tv This season’s last concert in the Friends’ Reading Room Concert Series (though sadly not in the Reading Room at present) will feature guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan. Aaron is an award-winning international recording and touring guitarist, who connects … Continued
March is Arlington Reads Together (ART) month, and, as keynote speaker, the Library will welcome Beverly Daniel Tatum to Arlington audiences on March 21. Dr. Tatum is the author of this year’s community read, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting … Continued
Tim Hall brings you Trust The Process – performance about creative expression, self love, and artistic exploration. Tim Hall is an award winning musician and performance poet from Detroit, MI, now residing in Boston. His poetry draws inspiration from his … Continued
View this event at https://acmi.tv/videos/friends-of-the-robbins-library-harpbeat/ HarpBeat is the collaborative creation of percussionist Fabio Pirozzolo and harpist Shelley Otis. Their music blends the soft sounds of the lever harp with the lively rhythms created by hand percussion. The Peruvian cajon, the African djembe and … Continued