Do you read the latest and greatest books about our planet, environmentalism, and climate change and then need someone to talk with about it? Join "Planet and Pages," the Medford Public Library's Climate Change Book Club and read your way to a better world. Led by green entrepreneur Clare Flaherty, owner of Trove Green Provisions in Medford Hillside, the group reads both non-fiction and fiction books about climate change and explores topics such as global warming, plastic pollution, environmental inequity,…

The Medford Public Library's Mystery Book Club for Teens meets to discuss "Threads That Bind" by Kika Hatzopoulou. A copy of the book may be picked up in the Teen Section one month in advance. Sign-up for today's meeting is required through the library's new online calendar.  

The Medford Public Library's LGBTQ+ Book Group meets to discuss "Homebodies" by Tembe Denton-Hurst. Books will be available at the circulation desk approximately four weeks in advance. Call the library at 781-395-7950 to have a copy put on hold for you. RSVP for the book group meeting through the library's new online calendar. All are welcome to read and discuss literary and nonfiction works by and about the LGBTQ+ community, from classic to contemporary titles.      

Pop Up Art School comes to the Medford Public Library to lead a Reverse Painting Class for adults. Register using the library's new online calendar. Pop up Art School is a mobile and virtual art lesson business out of South Weymouth founded and co-owned by Janell Scannell and Lisa Walker. Over the past decade, they have brought more than 2,000 art programs to public libraries in Massachusetts and across the country.  

The Medford Public Library's book club for second- and third-graders meets to discuss "Maribel Versus the Volcano" by Sarah Hannah Gómez. Register through the library's new online calendar, then visit the library to pick up a copy of the book. Please note: This club is only for children in second or third grade.    

The Medford Public Library's book club for fourth- and fifth-graders meets in the Maker Space to discuss "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen. The book will be available for pickup at the Children’s Desk about one month in advance. Please note that this event is only for those in grades 4 or 5. Registration is required through the library's new online calendar.    

The Medford Public Library invites you to its monthly Poetry Club meeting led by Vijaya Sundaram, the City of Medford's poet laureate. The group reads and discusses the work of great poets, while crafting and performing participants' own work. Take the mic and shine a light on the issues that matter most to you, with passion, lyricism, and force. Please RSVP through the library's new online calendar.