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May 2024
Spirit of Music Potluck Concert
Down By Riverside, a new Medford nonprofit organization providing community connectedness through music, performance and education, presents its third Spirit of Music Potluck Concert — celebrating mothers on Mother's Day! Spirit of Music Potluck Concerts use music and food to create feelings of connectedness and community. The music and performers are curated to engage the spirit, educate participants, and to transport the listeners to a safe place. For this concert, the Willie J. Laws Band will be the special guest…
Find out more »Circle Time Story Time – Ages Birth to 2
The Medford Family Network hosts Circle Time Story Time for children ages birth to 2 at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library. Led by Miss Angela, the program features story telling, music and movement, and a sing-along. Advance sign-up is required through the MFN registration web page; subscribe to the MFN weekly e-newsletter or check back here closer to the date for the link.
Find out more »Circle Time Story Time – Ages 2 to 5
The Medford Family Network presents Circle Time Story Time for children ages 2 to 5 at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library. Led by Miss Angela, the program features story telling, music and movement, an art activity, and a sing-along. Advance sign-up is required through the MFN registration web page; subscribe to the MFN weekly e-newsletter or check back here closer to the date for the link.
Find out more »Unbox Book Club for Teens
The Medford Public Library holds another session of the Unbox Book Club, its drop-in club for teens in grades 8 and up. Talk about all things books while unboxing the newest books in the Teen Section. You’ll get first dibs on a book before it goes on the shelves. Sign-up through the library's online calendar is encouraged but not required.
Find out more »Cardboard Building Fest for Kids
You can turn cardboard into anything with just a little imagination. And tape. Kids ages 8 to 12 are invited to the Medford Public Library for an evening of experimenting with cardboard and building anything you can think up. Registration is required through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Jigsaw Puzzle Showdown
The Medford Public Library invites puzzlers to assemble for the first Jigsaw Puzzle Showdown. Grab a team of two to six puzzle experts and come compete in this timed race to complete a 500-piece puzzle. Refreshments will be served, and frivolous prizes awarded to the ultimate puzzle champions.
Find out more »Play Dough Club (Ages 2-5)
The Medford Public Library hosts its monthly Play Dough Club for ages 2 to 5. Why play dough? Playing with play dough helps young kids develop their hand-eye coordination, creativity, and fine-motor and literacy skills. And sharing tools and colors of dough helps littles with their social skills, too. The library will provide the dough and tools; all you need to bring is your imagination. Registration is not required. All ages are welcome to join, but this program is best…
Find out more »Medford: Tell Your Story
The Medford Public Library is collecting personal stories about living and working in Medford for the library's local history archives. Join this friendly, interactive workshop to get help deciding on a personal snippet from your life and telling it well. If you like, at the end of the session you can sign up to be recorded. The workshop will be led by Anne and Christopher Ellinger of True Story Theater, a story-based improvisational theatre. They have led hundreds of workshops and been in…
Find out more »Makerspace Drop-in for Adults
The Medford Public Library offers a midday drop-in time specifically for adults at the Makerspace in the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library building. Tools and supplies are provided. No registration necessary.
Find out more »Teen Poetry Club
The Medford Public Library presents the fifth meeting of its Teen Poetry Club led by Vijaya Sundaram, Medford’s poet laureate. Students in middle school and high school are invited to take the mic and shine a light on the issues that matter most to you, with passion, lyricism and force. The club meets once a month to read and discuss the work of great poets, while crafting and performing members' own work. Participants also will read, memorize, and recite poems…
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