December Literary Events at Boston Public Library Locations

Boston Public Library locations host events for readers of all ages this December, including children’s book club meetings, author talks, and book sales. Highlights include:

Tween Book Club: Fifth, sixth, and seventh graders discuss the graphic novel Drama, which tells the story of diverse characters exploring friendship, crushes, and all-around drama. Wednesday, December 3, at 4:30 p.m. at the East Boston Branch, located at 365 Bremen Street.
Winter Read-aloud Club: Children ages 6-10 listen to chapter book stories and make a craft to take home Thursdays in December at the Egleston Square Branch, located at 2044 Columbus Avenue in Roxbury.
Local sculptor and painter Annie Weatherwax speaks about her debut novel All We Had, which tells the story of a mother and daughter who struggle to make a home and a better life. Thursday, December 4, at 7 p.m. at the West Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at 1961 Centre Street.
Ron Capps reflects on his memoir Seriously Not All Right: Five Wars in Ten Years on Saturday, December 6, at 2 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.
The City-Wide Friends of the Boston Public Library host a book sale on Saturday, December 6, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the third floor of the McKim building in the Cushman Room at the Central Library in Copley Square.
Timothy Phillips, author of Beyond Conflict: 20 Years of Putting Experience to Work for Peace discusses his perspective on how peace is not an illusion but a reality on Monday, December 8, at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.
Kids Club: Children read the book The Quilt Story and make their own paper patchwork quilt when Historic New England visits on Wednesday, December 10, at 4 p.m. at the Jamaica Plain Branch, located at 12 Sedgwick Street.
The Friends of the South Boston Branch host their final book sale of the year on Saturday, December 20, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the South Boston Branch, located at 646 East Broadway Street.

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