BPL Summer Reading program

The Boston Public Library
thanks these sponsors and collaborators for
making the 2016 summer reading program possible:
City of Boston
Martin J. Walsh, Mayor
Boston Public Library
David Leonard, Interim President
Board of Trustees
Robert E. Gallery, Chair
Evelyn Arana-Ortiz, Vice Chair
Zamawa Arenas
Ben Bradlee, Jr.
Cheryl Cronin
Carol Fulp
John T. Hailer
Paul A. La Camera
Representative Byron Rushing
Summer Programs for Children
at the Boston Public Library
www.bpl.org/summer
Read Your Way to Fenway
Historic New England
In this annual summer reading contest, children and teens read three
books for a chance to win three tickets to watch the Red Sox play at
Fenway Park on Sunday, August 28. Sponsored by John Hancock, The
Red Sox Foundation, and The Boston Public Library Foundation.
Rules
•For children and teens ages 5 to 17.
Ever wonder why our football team is called the Patriots?
Or why the Red Sox are named after their socks? Children
root, root, root into the history of New England home teams,
explore how they were formed, and discover how teams
choose a mascot. Participants invent their own team complete
with a name, colors, and a mascot and make a team pennant.
Date
DAY
July 11
•One entry per person. Duplicate entries will be discarded.
July 12
•Winners will be notified via phone and will pick up their tickets
from the same location where they submitted their essays.
•Winners receive three tickets to the game on Sunday,
August 28, three vouchers for food at Fenway Park, and
one t-shirt, hat, and backpack.
July 13
W
July 14
Th
July 15
F
•Each winner must be accompanied to the game by
one parent or guardian.
July 18
Important Dates
•Contest starts: Wednesday, June 1
•Essay due to a Boston Public Library location: Monday, August 1
•Winners notified by phone: Wednesday, August 10 –
Sunday, August 14
•Winners pick up tickets at the Boston Public Library location
where they submitted their entry: Wednesday, August 17 –
Monday, August 22
•Game day: Sunday, August 28 at 1:35 p.m.,
Red Sox vs. Royals at Fenway Park
Museum of Science
Animal Invaders
Reptiles
Kids discover how animal
invaders make their way into
homes and avoid detection.
Children meet live
animals and learn about
amazing reptile characteristics.
Science Magic
Super-Cold Science
Kids explore the science behind
magic tricks while performing
experiments.
Children learn how dropping an
object’s temperature leads to
amazing results.
Night Sky
Rockets: There
and Back Again
Date
DAY
Kids design, build, and test
balloon rockets and reentry
parachutes.
Branch/
Location
Program
Time
Ready, Set, Make!
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
•Children and teens read at least three books, write a brief essay
about their favorite, and submit the essay to any Boston Public
Library location.
Children explore the night sky,
including stars, planets, and
other celestial objects
On Your Mark, Get Set ... READ! is sponsored by the Boston Public
Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
DAY
July 6
W
South Boston
Branch/Location
Time
4 pm
July 7
Th
Adams
2 pm
July 7
Th
Central
3:30 pm
July 11
M
East Boston
3 pm
July 12
T
Dudley
2:30 pm
Time
M
Uphams Corner
2:30 pm
July 13
W
West Roxbury
11 am
T
Lower Mills
10:30 am
July 13
W
Lower Mills
2 pm
July 12
T
Faneuil
2 pm
July 13
W
Honan-Allston
3:30 pm
July 13
W
Dudley
10:30 am
July 14
Th
North End
11 am
Hyde Park
3 pm
July 14
Th
Parker Hill
2 pm
Connolly
11 am
July 14
Th
Grove Hall
3 pm
West End
10 am
July 14
Th
Mattapan
3 pm
M
South Boston
3:30 pm
July 19
T
Charlestown
11:15 am
July 19
T
Egleston Square
10:30 am
July 19
T
Connolly
3 pm
July 19
T
Parker Hill
1:30 pm
July 21
Th
South End
2 pm
July 25
M
Brighton
4 pm
July 26
T
Egleston Square
10:30 am
July 26
T
Codman Square
4 pm
July 27
W
Uphams Corner
2 pm
August 4
Th
Faneuil
2 pm
August 5
F
West End
10 am
August 5
F
Hyde Park
2 pm
August 13
Sa
Fields Corner
10 am
August 17
W
Roslindale
2 pm
July 19
T
Brighton
3 pm
July 20
W
Roslindale
11 am
July 20
W
Mattapan
2 pm
July 20
W
Codman Square
3 pm
August 1
M
Grove Hall
2 pm
August 3
W
West Roxbury
11 am
August 3
W
East Boston
3 pm
August 8
M
Central
3:30 pm
August 9
T
South End
2 pm
August 10
W
Charlestown
3:30 pm
August 11
Th
North End
10:30 am
August 12
F
Honan-Allston
10:30 am
August 15
M
Adams
2 pm
August 16
T
Fields Corner
2 pm
ReadBoston StoryMobile
The ReadBoston StoryMobile visits twelve Boston Public
Library locations once a week for six weeks this summer
to provide fun storytelling events and free books for all
children in attendance.
All-Star Story Time
Branch/
Location
Kids exercise their imaginations as our librarians take them
on different adventures through wonderful new worlds
simply by opening a book.
Date
July 11 – August 15
M
Central
10 am
Date
July 11 – August 15
M
East Boston
1:15 pm
11:15 am
DAY
Branch/Location
Time
June 27
M
Hyde Park
6:30 pm
June 28
T
East Boston
10:30 am
July 5
T
Adams
10:30 am
July 5
T
Central
10:30 am
July 5
T
South Boston
10:30 am
July 5
T
Uphams Corner
10:30 am
July 5
T
Brighton
11:15 am
July 6
W
Lower Mills
10:30 am
M
Dudley
Night Sky
1 pm & 2 pm
July 8
F
North End
10:30 am
June 27
M
West End
Science Magic!
2 pm
July 11
M
South End
2 pm
June 27
M
Charlestown
Super-Cold Science
3 pm
July 12
T
Connolly
10:30 am
June 27
M
Roslindale
Reptiles!
3:30 pm
July 12
T
Egleston Square
10:30 am
June 27
M
East Boston
Science Magic!
6 pm
July 12
T
Grove Hall
10:30 am
June 28
T
Lower Mills
Science Magic!
10:30 am
July 12
T
Parker Hill
10:30 am
June 28
T
Grove Hall
Super-Cold Science
11 am
July 12
T
Codman Square
4 pm
June 28
T
Egleston Square Super-Cold Science
2 pm
July 16
Sa
Fields Corner
10 am
June 28
T
Uphams Corner
July 18
M
Honan-Allston
11 am
July 19
T
Charlestown
10:30 am
2 pm
Date
Branch/Location
June 27
Rockets: There
and Back Again
On your marks, get set, be crafty! Kids join our librarians
for sports-themed activities. Crafts may vary by location.
DAY
Time
July 12 – August 16
T
Brighton
July 12 – August 16
T
Codman Square
11:15 am
July 12 – August 16
T
Lower Mills
1:15 pm
July 13 – August 17
W
Grove Hall
11:15 am
July 14 – August 18
Th
Connolly
1:15 pm
July 14 – August 18
Th
Honan-Allston
1:15 pm
July 14 – August 18
Th
Hyde Park
1:15 pm
July 15 – August 19
F
Egleston Square
10 am
July 15 – August 19
F
Charlestown
1:15 pm
July 15 – August 19
F
Mattapan
1:15 pm
June 28
T
Honan-Allston
Reptiles!
3 pm
July 22
F
West End
10 am
June 28
T
North End
Science Magic!
3:30 pm
July 25
M
Faneuil
10:30 am
June 28
T
Fields Corner
Rockets: There
and Back Again
6 pm
July 27
W
Dudley
10:30 am
July 27
W
West Roxbury
11 am
Boston Public Library Locations
July 29
F
Mattapan
10:30 am
August 10
W
Roslindale
2 pm
Branch
ADDRESS
CONTACT
Central Library
in Copley Square
700 Boylston Street, Boston 02116
617.536.5400
Adams Street
690 Adams Street, Dorchester 02122
617.436.6900
June 29
W
Mattapan
Super-Cold Science
2 pm
June 29
W
South End
Reptiles!
2 pm
June 29
W
West Roxbury
Science Magic!
2 pm
June 29
W
Adams
Science Magic!
6 pm
Rockets: There
and Back Again
1 pm & 2 pm
Brighton
40 Academy Hill Road, Brighton 02135
617.782.6032
Connolly
Science Magic!
3 pm
Charlestown
179 Main Street, Charlestown 02129
617.242.1248
3:30 pm
Codman Square
690 Washington Street, Dorchester 02124
617.436.8214
Connolly
433 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain 02130
617.522.1960
Dudley
65 Warren Street, Roxbury 02119
617.442.6186
East Boston
365 Bremen Street, East Boston 02128
617.569.0271
June 30
Th
Parker Hill
June 30
Th
June 30
Th
South Boston
Animal Invaders:
Sharing Spaces
June 30
Th
Codman Square
Reptiles!
4 pm
June 30
Th
Brighton
Science Magic!
6:30 pm
July 1
F
Hyde Park
Science Magic!
10:30 am
July 1
F
Faneuil
Science Magic!
2 pm
July 1
F
Central
Animal Invaders:
Sharing Spaces
3:30 pm
New England Aquarium
Conversations about tide pools, sharks, and lobsters are
on the schedule when educators from the New England
Aquarium visit.
Branch/
Location
Program
Time
Egleston Square
2044 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury 02119
617.445.4340
Faneuil
419 Faneuil Street, Brighton 02135
617.782.6705
Date
DAY
Fields Corner
1520 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester 02122
617.436.2155
July 6
W
Roslindale
Sharks
2 pm
Grove Hall
41 Geneva Avenue Dorchester, MA 02121
617.427.3337
Uphams Corner
Sharks
2 pm
Honan-Allston
300 North Harvard Street, Allston 02134
617.787.6313
West End
Tide Pools
10 am
Hyde Park
35 Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park 02136
617.361.2524
July 7
Th
July 8
F
July 14
Th
Dudley
Tide Pools
2 pm
Jamaica Plain
Closed for renovations, opening spring 2017
July 18
M
South End
Tide Pools
2 pm
Lower Mills
27 Richmond Street, Dorchester 02124
617.298.7841
July 20
W
East Boston
Tide Pools
2 pm
Mattapan
1350 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan 02126
617.298.9218
July 21
Th
Faneuil
Tide Pools
2 pm
North End
25 Parmenter Street, Boston 02113
617.227.8135
July 25
M
Fields Corner
Lobsters
2 pm
Parker Hill
1497 Tremont Street, Roxbury 02120
617.427.3820
July 26
T
Parker Hill
Tide Pools
2 pm
Roslindale
4246 Washington Street, Roslindale 02131
617.323.2343
July 27
W
Adams
Sharks
2 pm
South Boston
646 East Broadway, South Boston 02127
617.268.0180
July 28
Th
Codman Square
Tide Pools
2 pm
South End
685 Tremont Street, Boston 02118
617.536.8241
617.265.0139
August 5
F
Honan-Allston
Tide Pools
2 pm
Uphams Corner
500 Columbia Road, Dorchester 02125
August 11
Th
South Boston
Lobsters
2 pm
West End
151 Cambridge Street, Boston 02114
617.523.3957
August 12
F
Central
Tide Pools
2 pm
West Roxbury
1961 Centre Street, West Roxbury 02132
617.325.3147
BPL Summer Programs
Hyde Park
Adams
June 27
DATE
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
June 29
W
6 pm
Museum of Science: Science Magic!
July 5
T
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
July 7
Th
2 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
July 27
W
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Sharks
August 15
M
2 pm
Historic New England
Brighton
DATE
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
Th
6:30 pm
Museum of Science: Science Magic!
July 5
T
11:15 am
All-Star Story Time
July 12 – August 16
T
11:15 am
ReadBoston StoryMobile
July 19
T
3 pm
Historic New England
July 25
M
4 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
June 30
Central
DATE
DAY
July 1
F
TIME
PROGRAM
3:30 pm
Museum of Science:
Animal Invaders: Sharing Spaces
July 5
T
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
July 7
Th
3:30 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
July 11 – August 15
M
10 am
ReadBoston StoryMobile
August 8
M
3:30 p.m
Historic New England
August 12
F
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Tide Pools
Charlestown
DATE
South End
DATE
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
DATE
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
M
6:30 pm
All-Star Story Time
June 29
W
2 pm
Museum of Science: Reptiles!
July 1
F
10:30 am
Museum of Science: Science Magic!
July 11
M
2 pm
All-Star Story Time
July 13
W
3 pm
Historic New England
July 18
M
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Tide Pools
July 14 – August 18
Th
1:15 pm
ReadBoston StoryMobile
July 21
Th
2 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
F
2 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
August 9
T
2 pm
Historic New England
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
T
2 pm
Museum of Science:
Rockets: There and Back Again
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
August 5
Lower Mills
DATE
T
10:30 am
Museum of Science: Science Magic!
July 6
W
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
July 12
T
10:30 am
Historic New England
July 5
T
July 12 – August 16
T
1:15 pm
ReadBoston StoryMobile
July 7
Th
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Sharks
Ready, Set, Make!
July 11
M
2:30 pm
Historic New England
July 27
W
2 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
PROGRAM
W
July 13
DATE
TIME
PROGRAM
June 29
W
2 pm
Museum of Science:
Super-Cold Science
July 14
Th
3 pm
F
10 am
Historic New England
July 22
F
10 am
All-Star Story Time
July 29
F
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
August 5
F
10 am
Ready, Set, Make!
North End
West Roxbury
DATE
TIME
PROGRAM
DATE
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
June 28
DAY
T
3:30 pm
Museum of Science: Science Magic!
June 29
W
2 pm
Museum of Science: Science Magic!
July 8
F
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
July 13
W
11 am
Ready, Set, Make!
July 14
Th
11 am
Ready, Set, Make!
July 27
W
11 am
All-Star Story Time
August 11
Th
10:30 am
Historic New England
August 3
W
11 am
Historic New England
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
Th
1 pm
& 2 pm
Museum of Science:
Rockets: There and Back Again
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
ReadBoston StoryMobile
Parker Hill
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
DATE
July 19
T
11:15 am
Ready, Set, Make!
August 10
W
3:30 pm
Historic New England
11:15 am
ReadBoston StoryMobile
T
4 pm
All-Star Story Time
July 20
W
3 pm
Historic New England
July 26
T
4 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
Th
July 28
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Tide Pools
Connolly
DATE
DAY
Th
June 30
PROGRAM
July 12
T
July 14
Th
July 19
July 26
DATE
Museum of Science: Reptiles!
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Sharks
July 20
W
11 am
Historic New England
August 10
W
2 pm
All-Star Story Time
August 17
W
2 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
3:30 pm
Museum of Science:
Animal Invaders: Sharing Spaces
DATE
ReadBoston StoryMobile
June 30
3 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
Museum of Science: Night Sky
June 27
M
1 pm
& 2 pm
July 12
T
2:30 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
July 13
W
10:30 am
Historic New England
July 14
Th
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Tide Pools
July 27
W
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
DAY
W
Historic New England
PROGRAM
New England Aquarium: Tide Pools
July 6
1:15 pm
TIME
2 pm
PROGRAM
11 am
DAY
T
3:30 pm
Th
Dudley
Historic New England
TIME
Th
T
1:30 pm
M
Museum of Science: Science Magic!
July 14 – August 18
Ready, Set, Make!
T
June 27
All-Star Story Time
July 14
2 pm
Roslindale
3 pm
T
DATE
June 30
10:30 am
July 12
July 19
TIME
New England Aquarium: Tide Pools
July 15
1:15 pm
T
10 am
ReadBoston StoryMobile
T
July 12 – August 16
F
Historic New England
F
July 12
July 8
1:15 pm
July 19
Museum of Science: Reptiles!
Museum of Science: Science Magic!
Ready, Set, Make!
2 pm
July 15 – August 19
PROGRAM
2 pm
F
Museum of Science:
Super-Cold Science
4 pm
TIME
M
W
3 pm
TIME
Day
June 27
July 15 – August 19
M
Th
DATE
July 20
June 27
DAY
West End
DAY
PROGRAM
June 30
2 pm
June 28
Mattapan
TIME
DATE
DATE
June 28
DAY
Codman Square
Uphams Corner
South Boston
Th
July 5
T
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
July 6
W
4 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
July 18
M
3:30 pm
Historic New England
August 11
Th
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Lobsters
EVERETT
Boston public library Locations
CHELSEA
East Boston
DATE
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
June 27
M
6 pm
Museum of Science: Science Magic!
June 28
T
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
July 11 – August 15
M
1:15 pm
ReadBoston StoryMobile
July 11
M
3 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
July 20
W
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Tide Pools
August 3
W
3 pm
Historic New England
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
June 28
T
2 pm
Museum of Science:
Super-Cold Science
BELMONT
July 12
T
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
July 15 – August 19
F
10 am
ReadBoston StoryMobile
July 19
T
10:30 am
Historic New England
July 26
T
10:30 am
Ready, Set, Make!
WATERTOWN
TIME
PROGRAM
July 1
F
2 pm
Museum of Science: Science Magic!
July 12
T
2 pm
Historic New England
July 21
Th
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Tide Pools
July 25
M
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
August 4
Th
2 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
June 28
T
6 pm
Museum of Science:
Rockets: There and Back Again
July 16
Sa
10 am
All-Star Story Time
July 25
M
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Lobsters
August 13
Sa
10 am
Ready, Set, Make!
August 16
T
2 pm
Historic New England
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
T
11 am
Museum of Science:
Super-Cold Science
EAST BOSTON
North End
West End
Honan-Allston
BACK BAY
Faneuil
Central Library
Brighton
BRIGHTON
MISSION HILL
DAY
SOUTH
BOSTON
South End
SOUTH END
South
Boston
Parker Hill
NEWTON
Dudley
BROOKLINE
Connolly
Fields Corner
DATE
NORTH END
CAMBRIDGE
ALLSTON
Faneuil
DATE
East Boston
Charlestown
Egleston Square
DATE
CHARLESTOWN
SOMERVILLE
JAMAICA PLAIN
ROXBURY
Uphams Corner
Egleston Square
Jamaica Plain
Under construction:
reopening Spring 2017
DORCHESTER
Grove Hall
Fields
Corner
Grove Hall
DATE
June 28
July 12
T
10:30 am
All-Star Story Time
July 13 – August 17
W
11:15 am
ReadBoston StoryMobile
July 14
Th
3 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
August 1
M
2 pm
Historic New England
WEST
ROXBURY
West Roxbury
Roslindale
ROSLINDALE
MATTAPAN
Mattapan
Lower Mills
Honan-Allston
DATE
DAY
TIME
PROGRAM
June 28
T
3 pm
Museum of Science: Reptiles!
July 13
W
3:30 pm
Ready, Set, Make!
July 14– August 18
Th
1:15 pm
ReadBoston StoryMobile
July 18
M
11 am
All-Star Story Time
August 5
F
2 pm
New England Aquarium: Tide Pools
August 12
F
10:30 am
Historic New England
Codman
Square
MILTON
Hyde Park
DEDHAM
HYDE PARK
Adams
Street
QUINCY