June 2019 Library News and Events

Weekly Children's Programming

Preschool Movies
Mondays, 10:30 am

Toddler Time
Tuesdays, 10:30 am

Creative Drama
Tuesdays, 4-5 pm
(Time may be changed to 4:30)

Lego Club
Thursdays  4:30-5:30  pm
(for children ages 4 and older, with caregivers)

Maker Kit Available at the Roslindale Library
The Friends purchased a K’Nex Builders Kit for library patrons to use. Build your own designs or use the included directions and choose from 52 designs. Pieces connect together in all kinds of interesting ways. Designs range from beginner to advanced. Many more ideas can be found online. You need a BPL card to borrow it. Please request it at the circulation desk.

Support Tracy Wiggins
Tracy is very grateful for all the love and support for her family in the last few weeks.  You can continue to send your donations to https://www.gofundme.com/support-tracy-wiggins.  We will send another email if Tracy needs special assistance from the community.

Roslindale Community Library Network!
So we have been busy the last few weeks installing bookshelves in local businesses.  Five business libraries were installed at Barber Shop, Perfect Dental, Boston House of Pizza on American Legion Hwy, Harry’s All American Breakfast on Centre Street, and Arboretum Pizza Grill on Washington Street.  Five more business libraries will go up in June.  The 15 home-based libraries were also selected and carpentry instructor Stan Philip facilitated a workshop with the Boy Scouts Local Troop One who will help with installing the libraries in the next few months.

Mayor Walsh Announces New BPL Philanthropic Initiative
Mayor Walsh announced last Wednesday the launch of the Fund for the Boston Public Library, a new philanthropic endeavor created to support, sustain, and strengthen the Boston Public Library system across all 26 branches. At an event held at Copley Library, Mayor Walsh announced a founding investment of investment of $2.8 million to build the Fund, generously provided by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Barr Foundation, The Boston Foundation, Liberty Mutual Foundation, State Street Foundation, Inc. and more.

The City of Boston provides significant resources to the Library - including a $127 million investment from Mayor Walsh's FY20-24 Capital Plan which includes funding for the renovation of the Roslindale branch, as well as other projects, programs, and initiatives at other branches. The Fund for the Boston Public Library serves as a successor to the Boston Library Foundation, which provided strategic and effective investments in the Library's major efforts that significantly improved the Library's ability to utilize its spaces, develop programming, and care for its special collections.

Read more about it on our website.

Rozzie Reads One Book!
The Friends of the Roslindale Library will host another community-wide Rozzie Reads One Book while the library is undergoing renovation. Help us decide what to read! Here are the general criteria:

--Local author preferred
--Possibilities for multigenerational programs
--Available in paperback

Please recommend a book on our nomination form.

Limited call for book donations prior to renovation closing
We didn't have our annual book sale this year because the Roslindale branch is expected to close this summer.  Until then, the Friends could use some book donations for our daily sale shelves in the rotunda, our farmer's market visits, and our new community library network.  Please bring in small batches of your recent fiction and non-fiction in good condition.  Give your donations to the staff at the circulation desk.  All sales from books will support the library.

Volunteers Wanted

We are looking for volunteers for a number of Friends' and library programming.  Please view the job descriptions on VolunteerMatch.  If you are interested in any of the positions, contact us at [email protected]. 

Books of the Month
Each month we feature themed booklists grouped for adults, teenagers/young adults, and children, and can be borrowed from the Roslindale Library!

Books about Father's Day
Here is a list of books dedicated to all of our great dads!

Books about LGBT Pride
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, and June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month.  The following booklist features books either written by prominent LGBT authors and/or about the LGBT experience.

Romance Book List: A Happily Ever After for EVERYONE
This special adults-only booklist celebrating the diversity of romance authors and novels, which usually don't get mainstream attention. Our list represents different subgenres, races, sexual orientations, abilities, as well as all levels of heat for your summer reading! It is still a work in progress, so if you have any recommendations to add to this list, please email [email protected].

Words of Wisdom
"Cloud travel is well and good when you have mastered the landings. I never have. I must live, not dream about living." ― Binyavanga Wainaina, One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir

Support the Friends!
We are a volunteer-run organization. All the work we do for library programming, publicity, and building improvements is done with support from the community. There are many ways to support the Friends, like donating, becoming a Friends member and even shopping on Amazon!

Contact the Friends
For information about the Friends, contact us.  We also share information about upcoming events, photos from past events and other library news on Facebook and on our blog!