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New & Noteworthy:

  • See the list of talented authors appearing at the Boston Public Library in the coming months.
  • The Local & Family History lecture series has a special focus on Boston neighborhoods in 2013. See the schedule.
  • Read updates on major library projects on the Compass blog, including the new branch being built in East Boston. The BPL Compass is the library's strategic plan.

Events

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Teen Council

Wednesday, January 2, 4 p.m.
Grove Hall Branch

Teen Council members help plan library programs, raise money for local charities, and help Ms. Laura make the teen room a great space.

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Job Search Networking Group: Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Wednesday, January 2, 7 p.m.
Kirstein Media Studio, Central Library in Copley Square

Neighbors Helping Neighbors is a free, peer-led volunteer job search networking and support group. It is open to anyone in career transition. This group will meet throughout 2013.

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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, January 4, 3:30 p.m.
Brighton Branch

Join us for a bird-in-the-snow table decoration craft for ages 8 and up.

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Epic Films – Gone With the Wind

Saturday, January 5, 11 a.m.
North End Branch

Gone With the Wind (238 minutes). Director Victor Fleming’s 1939 epic adaption of Margaret Mitchell’s novel stars Vivien Leigh as a Southern Belle who meets her match in Rhett Butler as the Civil War breaks out.

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Author Talk with Susan Naimark

Monday, January 7, 6:30 p.m.
Connolly Branch

Jamaica Plain resident Susan Naimark talks about her book The Education of a White Parent.