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Monday, April 310:30 AM—12:00 PMZoom
Community Book Club
2023 titles:February: The Secret Servant, Daniel SilvaMarch: Sapiens, Yuval Noah HarariApril: Exhalation, Ted ChiangMay: The Night Watchman, Louise ErdrichJune: Under the Tuscan Sun, Frances MayesJuly: Dubliners, James JoyceAugust: Silverview, John le CarreSeptember: Vesper Flights, Helen MacDonaldOctober: The Tiger's Wife, Tea ObrehtNovember: In the Lake of the Woods, Tim O'BrienDecember: Heart Berries, Teresa Marie MailhotThe Carlisle Community Book Club welcomes new members anytime.…Learn More
Monday, April 37:00—8:00 PMZoom
VIRTUAL: How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture & Changed The Way The World Eats
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email. ** Bestselling author Maryn McKenna will give a presentation based on her book, Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats, in this ZOOM webinar.…Learn More4
Tuesday, April 410:00 AM—12:00 PMZoom
Reading Poetry Anew
Poems for April 4Reading Poetry Anew will meet via Zoom. Please register using the "Sign Up" button to receive the Zoom invitation and poem packet by email. All are welcome! For new attendees, please click here for Mary's guide on how to read a poem: Poetry GuideDip or dive into the pleasures of poetry.…Learn MoreTuesday, April 43:15—4:15 PMCenter Park, Carlisle, MAGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Nature Connection Explorations
Join us for this new Nature Connection program for children and families as we explore nature at Center Park! This series will take participants outdoors for a mindful exploration of nature. Listen for birds, make a nature map, become a plant detective, draw a leaf, write a poem about a pebble, count flower petals, imagine a bee's life, tell a seed's story, and wonder about the world.…Learn More5
Wednesday, April 54:00—5:00 PMHollis RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
1st & 2nd Grade Book Club
Have your first- or second-grader join us at the Gleason Library's 1st & 2nd Grade Book Club! Each month we'll meet in person at the Library to talk about our book of the month. After discussion, we will do a craft or activity. This month's book is Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot by Andrew Sharmat and copies will be available to check out at the library at the circulation desk downstairs.…Learn More6
Thursday, April 62:00—3:00 PMZoom
VIRTUAL: Bulb Gardening
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email. ** Bulbs are nature’s little packages all ready to produce a beautiful flower for you. Find out about the history of common and not so common bulbs and how to bring spring and summer beauty to the garden for years to come.…Learn MoreThursday, April 67:00—8:00 PMZoom
Teen Advisory Board
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Use your voice and help the Gleason Library become even better! The Teen Advisory Board will meet once a month (either in person or over Zoom) to discuss the library, what you think would be most helpful to you as teens, and to just hang out with your peers to talk about school, what you're reading and/or watching, and life in general.…Learn More7
Friday, April 710:00 AM—5:00 PMGleason Public LibraryGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Take & Make Craft: April Rainbow Mobile Kit
April Showers bring May Flowers! Register online for an April Rainbow Mobile kit and pick it up any time between Friday, April 7th and Monday, April 10th at 9:00 p. m. via in-person or curbside pickup. This kit includes foam rainbow strips, sticky cloud shapes, sticky-back raindrop circles, and 3 lengths of string.…Learn MoreFriday, April 710:00 AM—5:00 PMGleason Public LibraryGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Middle School Take & Make: DIY Flower Pots
Paint a small flower pot! Kits will include a small terra cotta planter and paint. Reserve your kit by registering for this event. Pickup will be during Library hours Friday, April 7 through Monday, April 10. Any kits not picked up by 9 p. m. on Monday, April 7 will then be given out on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Friday, April 710:30—11:00 AMChildren's RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Baby Lapsit
Baby Lapsit is a 30-minute interactive story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregiver. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces that are developmentally appropriate for children from birth to when they start walking. This Lapsit program is just for you and the baby! Enjoy time together with other parents, caregivers and babies to learn, play and develop language, early literacy, and motor skills.…Learn More8
Saturday, April 82:00—3:00 PMHollis RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Between Us Sisters: A Living History Dialogue with Louisa and May Alcott
Perhaps some of the most famous sisters of all time are the Jo, Amy, Meg, and Beth of Little Women fame, the classic coming-of-age story set in Civil War-era Concord, Mass. Their real life inspirations were the Alcotts, Louisa, Anna, May, and Lizzie, all deep-spirited personalities who have enchanted readers across the world.…Learn More9
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Tuesday, April 1110:30—11:30 AMChildren's RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Preschool Story Time & Author Visit with Carrie Finison
Join us from 10:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m. for a fun story time and author visit with Carrie Finison. We will feature her wonderful picture book Dozens of Doughnuts. Carrie will read her delightful picture book, have a brief Q&A and follow with a fun doughnut-decorating craft.…Learn More12
Wednesday, April 127:00—8:00 PMZoom
Virtual - Going Zero Waste As a Family with Sarah Robertson-Barnes
Learn how to manage eco-anxiety and lessen your impact on the planet with easy-to-implement sustainable living tips for busy families. All ages are welcome! Sarah Robertson-Barnes, founder of the Sustainable in the Suburbs blog, is a freelance writer, educator, and consultant.…Learn More13
Thursday, April 1310:30—11:15 AMChildren's RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Nature Connection Story Time (for Ages 3 to 6)
Join The Nature Connection as we explore plants and animals and connect with the world around us in new ways – all through nature-based stories and poems! During this monthly 45-minute program for 3-6-year-olds, we will read a seasonally-appropriate story followed by fun sensory engagement activities (involving sight, sound, touch and smell).…Learn MoreThursday, April 1312:00—1:00 PMZoom
VIRTUAL: Hunt for the X-15 Rocket Plane
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email. ** From 1959 to 1968, NASA operated three North American Aviation rocket planes to great effect. In 199 flights they generated, over 700 technical papers on aerodynamics and set altitude and speed records for winged vehicles not exceeded until the space shuttle many years later.…Learn MoreThursday, April 134:00—4:45 PMHollis RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
3rd & 4th Grade Book Club
Have your third- or fourth-grader join us at the Gleason Library's 3rd & 4th Grade Book Club! Each month we'll meet in person at the Library to talk about our book of the month. After discussion, we will do a craft or activity. This month's book is Love That Dog by Sharon Creech.…Learn More14
Friday, April 1410:00 AM—5:00 PMGleason Public LibraryGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Teen Weekend Reading Kit
Grab a kit that has everything you need for a book-lover's (long!) weekend. Each kit will include a random YA novel for you to keep (genres and reading/maturity levels will vary), a craft or activity, a snack, a bookmark, and a hot or iced beverage to make at home.…Learn MoreFriday, April 1410:30—11:00 AMChildren's RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Baby Lapsit
Baby Lapsit is a 30-minute interactive story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregiver. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces that are developmentally appropriate for children from birth to when they start walking. This Lapsit program is just for you and the baby! Enjoy time together with other parents, caregivers and babies to learn, play and develop language, early literacy, and motor skills.…Learn More15
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Tuesday, April 1810:30—11:15 AMChildren's RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Spring Preschool Story Time-Waitlist
Join us Tuesday mornings from 10:30 a. m. to 11:15 a. m. for a fun story time. This event is chock full of interactive stories, rhymes, fingerplays, songs and a small craft. Our story time program, designed for children ages 3 to 6, promotes reading readiness and early literacy skills.…Learn More19
Wednesday, April 193:15—4:15 PMCenter Park, Carlisle, MAGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Nature Connection Explorations (for Ages 5 +)
Join us for this new Nature Connection program for children and families as we explore nature at Center Park! This series will take participants outdoors for a mindful exploration of nature. Listen for birds, make a nature map, become a plant detective, draw a leaf, write a poem about a pebble, count flower petals, imagine a bee's life, tell a seed's story, and wonder about the world.…Learn More20
Thursday, April 202:00—3:30 PMUnion Hall, First Religious Society (27 School Street, Carlisle, MA)
Chain Reactions: Make a Rube Goldberg Machine with Jay Mankita
In this hands-on, STEAM-focused workshop, led by Jay Mankita, participants will explore chain reactions. Children will design, build, test, and play with Rube Goldberg "machines”, plus domino constructions, exploding popsicle-stick snakes, and other awesome engineering explorations.…Learn More21
Friday, April 2110:30—11:00 AMChildren's RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Baby Lapsit
Baby Lapsit is a 30-minute interactive story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregiver. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces that are developmentally appropriate for children from birth to when they start walking. This Lapsit program is just for you and the baby! Enjoy time together with other parents, caregivers and babies to learn, play and develop language, early literacy, and motor skills.…Learn MoreFriday, April 213:00—4:00 PMZoom
CANCELED - Teen Roundtable: Book Challenges and Censorship
Book challenges and issues surrounding the legality of censorship are affecting readers all around the country. Join Teen Librarians Tahleen Shamlian from the Gleason Library and Cary Stough from the Concord Free Public Library for a Zoom discussion with local high school students about these issues.…Learn More
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Saturday, April 2210:00 AM—2:00 PMGleason Public LibraryGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Carlisle's Route to Sustainability Day
We are delighted to be part of Carlisle's Route to Sustainability Day! ROUTE TO SUSTAINABILTY DAYCome join this town event which will include a myriad of displays on environmental sustainability issues, information on steps we can take to affect positive impact and various fun activities for the whole family.…Learn More
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Monday, April 247:00—8:15 PMHollis RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Mystery Book Club
Our next Mystery Book Club meeting is taking place on Monday, April 24, 2023. We are meeting in the Hollis Room on the 3rd Floor of the Gleason Public Library and attendees who wish to meet virtually may use the Zoom link for the book club. All parties interested in attending virtually should email info@gleasonlibrary.…Learn More
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Tuesday, April 2510:30—11:15 AMChildren's RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Spring Preschool Story Time
Join us Tuesday mornings from 10:30 a. m. to 11:15 a. m. for a fun story time. This event is chock full of interactive stories, rhymes, fingerplays, songs and a small craft. Our story time program, designed for children ages 3 to 6, promotes reading readiness and early literacy skills.…Learn More26
Wednesday, April 267:00—8:00 PMHollis RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Books About Books
This month we will be reading Howards End by E. M. Forster. This book is the beginning of a two-book discussion of a book written as a homage to another book. The second book in this series, which we will read in May, will be On Beauty by Zadie Smith.…Learn More27
Thursday, April 276:00—8:00 PMHollis RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Garden Rock Mosaics
Come make a mosaic rock to add a pop of color while we wait for the spring flower to pop up. We will have a collection of tiles and inspirational word tiles for you to choose from. We’ll have fun exploring the the colorful tiles and making mini mosaics.…Learn More28
Friday, April 2810:30—11:00 AMChildren's RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
Baby Lapsit
Baby Lapsit is a 30-minute interactive story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregiver. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces that are developmentally appropriate for children from birth to when they start walking. This Lapsit program is just for you and the baby! Enjoy time together with other parents, caregivers and babies to learn, play and develop language, early literacy, and motor skills.…Learn More29
Saturday, April 291:00—2:00 PMHollis RoomGleason Public Library22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741
AP-ART that comes apart
As part of Art at the Gleason spring show, Stewart Coffin will discuss his puzzles and exhibit.…Learn More30