MONDAY, August 15 at 7 PM

Join us for a virtual talk and Q&A with Ryka Aoki in celebration of the paperback release of her novel, Light from Uncommon Stars! Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aoki’s Light from Uncommon Stars, a defiantly joyful adventure set in California’s San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts.

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This program is in partnership with the Morse Institute Library (Natick), Cary Library (Lexington), and the Brockton Public Library. This event is generously sponsored by the Library Trustees.

Copies of Light from Uncommon Stars are available courtesy of Brookline Booksmith.

Want to discuss Light from Uncommon Stars ahead of this event, and even help come up with questions to ask the author? Join us at our monthly Queer Reading Group on Thursday, August 11 at 7 PM at the Brookline Village Library or via Zoom. We'll discuss the book, think up questions, and snack on donuts!

ideaSPACE Make & Meet: breakerSPACE

WEDNESDAY, August 10 at 7 PM

Want to make something awesome and meet the Library’s ideaSPACE tools up close? Then ideaSPACE Make & Meet is for you! These drop-in, hands-on activities are designed to give you a chance to ask questions and get creative with some of our favorite machines in the collection.

This month, we’re leaving the making behind and trying our hands at breaking instead! Don your safety glasses and ready your screwdrivers – we’ll be taking apart some old Chromebooks to see what’s inside. Find and label all the parts you can to win your own breakerSPACE button set or tote bag. Swing by anytime between 7 and 8 PM to join in. This project is both kiddo- and grown-up-friendly, so the whole family is welcome to participate.

We’re so excited about this program, we’re running it twice! Join us for a Tween & Teen breakerSPACE on Friday, August 26 at 3 PM.

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