Melrose Public Library

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program for little ones on the go and their caregivers. This program will feature songs and movements that will get little ones wiggling, bouncing, and grooving to the beat. Recommended for toddlers with their caregivers.…Learn More

On Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-5pm, teens ages 11-18 can use the Youth Services Program Room for quiet studying, reading, or quiet group project work. Drop-in, stay for a chunk of time or the entire session.

Register online or with a Library staff member to reserve your seat for an acoustic night out!A longtime seasoned performer, Joe Leary has that way of bringing your musical memories to life as he takes you on a journey with the classic acoustic music from the 60’s & 70’s (Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Croce, John Denver, Sam Cooke, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Harry Chapin, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and more).…Learn More

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 20 minute story time program for babies and caregivers that focuses on early literacy skills through rhymes, songs, and movements. Recommended for non-walkers, ages 0-18 months. Play together and socialize after the program.…Learn More

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:Join French art historian Tosca Ruggieri to discover more about the rich and fascinating Art Nouveau movement born in Nancy, France. The École de Nancy was a group of artists and designers active in the city of Nancy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.…Learn More

Melrose Cultural Council meeting.

Join the Family Resource Network staff for a multilingual playgroup that will foster your child's curiosity. Children will be introduced to new languages through stories, songs, and movement activities. Recommended for little ones 12 months and older with their caregivers.…Learn More

Join the Family Resource Network staff for an active playgroup where we will engage our minds and bodies from head to toe, with movement, songs and games. A Yoga practice and story to end group will help kids and caregivers feel grounded and energized!Recommended for toddler and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

Spend the afternoon at the Library eating pizza and playing board games! For teens ages 11-18. Note: Please do not register using a Melrose Public Schools email address. Filters will prevent confirmation emails from being delivered. Thank you.

The Milano Center Book Group meets the third Tuesday of every month. Copies of the book selected for the month are available for check out at the Main Desk of the library. For more information, please contact the Milano Center at 781-662-6886.

Calling all kids in second and third grade who are looking for a group of friends to talk about books and reading! Join a kids' book group with the Melrose Public Library Children's Room. Kids will all check out the same book (announced the month before the program), then gather to discuss, read, and explore the book further.…Learn More

This group currently meets on the third Wednesday of every month to discuss short stories. Click HERE for the most up-to-date information on the meeting and stories being discussed. Register below to reserve your seat.

On Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-5pm, teens ages 11-18 can use the Youth Services Program Room for quiet studying, reading, or quiet group project work. Drop-in, stay for a chunk of time or the entire session.

Join us in making cool collaborative art in this Canvas Swap Challenge! You'll paint a canvas for 10 minutes and then swap with a neighbor. Then we'll keep swapping canvases until the art is complete. At the end of the event, you'll bring home a piece of collaborative art made with friends! Note: Please do not register using a Melrose Public Schools email address.…Learn More

Join Peter Sheridan for a musical program for kids and families of all ages. Move, shake, and have fun as you sing along to great songs. Peter Sheridan has been performing for over 25 years for children and their families. He is a proud member of the community who is spreading joy and laughter through music, puppeteering and story-telling.…Learn More

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:Explore three prominent Black American painters over two centuries. Robert Duncanson represents an American landscape painter from the mid 19th century through the American Civil War. In 1879, Henry Ossawa Tanner, was the only Black American artist at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art, becoming a favorite student of Thomas Eakins.…Learn More

Learn how to make your own bath bombs and sugar scrub at this relaxing DIY Spa Day for teens ages 11-18! Perfect for beginners, you will leave with a set of bath bombs, a jar of sugar scrub, and the recipe to recreate them at home. Note: Please do not register using a Melrose Public Schools email address.…Learn More

The Melrose Public Library Book Group meets on the third Thursday of the month September through June and is moderated by our Assistant Director, Diane Wall. Click HERE for the most up-to-date information on the meeting and book being discussed.…Learn More

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program of songs and stories to suit all ages. Kids and their caregivers will meet new friends, learn new songs, and discover new books. Recommended for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

Mayor Jennifer GrigoraitisOpen Office Hours

On Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-5pm, teens ages 11-18 can use the Youth Services Program Room for quiet studying, reading, or quiet group project work. Drop-in, stay for a chunk of time or the entire session.

Step Sisters Meeting

Volunteer at the library and earn community service hours!Teen volunteers (ages 11-18) will help the library by cutting bookmarks, folding brochures, and assembling library card registration packets. Note: Please do not register using a Melrose Public Schools email address.…Learn More

Tasty Books for Hungry Readers– Last Tuesday of the month, 7:30pmJoin friends old and new for a lively discussion of this month's title! Click HERE for the most up-to-date information on the meeting and book being discussed. Register below to reserve your seat.

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program for little ones on the go and their caregivers. This program will feature songs and movements that will get little ones wiggling, bouncing, and grooving to the beat. Recommended for toddlers with their caregivers.…Learn More

Calling all kids in fourth and fifth grade who grew up reading fairy tales and want to continue to grow with them! Join a kids' group that revisits (and maybe writes their own) fairy tales and folklore with the Melrose Public Library Children's Room. Kids will all check out the same book (announced the month before the program), then gather to discuss, read, and explore the book further.…Learn More

Office Hold - Lower Level Meeting Room

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 20 minute story time program for babies and caregivers that focuses on early literacy skills through rhymes, songs, and movements. Recommended for non-walkers, ages 0-18 months. Play together and socialize after the program.…Learn More

The Melrose Public Library Book Group meets on the fourth Thursday of the month September through June and is moderated by our Assistant Director, Diane Wall. Click HERE for the most up-to-date information on the meeting and book being discussed.…Learn More

Office Hold - Lower Level Meeting Room

Join the Family Resource Network staff for a multilingual playgroup that will foster your child's curiosity. Children will be introduced to new languages through stories, songs, and movement activities. Recommended for little ones 12 months and older with their caregivers.…Learn More

Join the Family Resource Network staff for an active playgroup where we will engage our minds and bodies from head to toe, with movement, songs and games. A Yoga practice and story to end group will help kids and caregivers feel grounded and energized!Recommended for toddler and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

R. S. B. C. Meeting

Kids and families of all ages can drop in to the Youth Services Program Room for some creative fun! Activities will be out to stay and enjoy or take home with you. Caregivers must remain in the in the program room with kids ages 7 and younger. Kids ages 8-10 must have a caregiver in the library.

Please register online in advance!The Melrose Seed Library will soon be open! Join your neighbors and members of the Melrose Community Gardens for a Seed Packing Party! Chat with local gardeners as we repackage seeds into smaller packets for the Seed Library.

Library Program - TBA

Library Program - TBA

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program of songs and stories to suit all ages. Kids and their caregivers will meet new friends, learn new songs, and discover new books. Recommended for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

On Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-5pm, teens ages 11-18 can use the Youth Services Program Room for quiet studying, reading, or quiet group project work. Drop-in, stay for a chunk of time or the entire session.

Melrose Historical Commission Meeting

Step Sisters Meeting

Melrose Hall of Fame Committee Mtg

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program for little ones on the go and their caregivers. This program will feature songs and movements that will get little ones wiggling, bouncing, and grooving to the beat. Recommended for toddlers with their caregivers.…Learn More

On Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-5pm, teens ages 11-18 can use the Youth Services Program Room for quiet studying, reading, or quiet group project work. Drop-in, stay for a chunk of time or the entire session.

Join a lively discussion group focused on history! Members are asked to read a nonfiction book or article on the monthly topic and be prepared to tell the group about it, or just listen and learn. New members are welcome to join and experience history from many points of view on one topic.…Learn More

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 20 minute story time program for babies and caregivers that focuses on early literacy skills through rhymes, songs, and movements. Recommended for non-walkers, ages 0-18 months. Play together and socialize after the program.…Learn More

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:The Italian painter and architect Raphael became one of the defining figures of the High Renaissance — revered for his grace, harmony, and masterful balance of beauty and structure. His lyrical use of form, color, and composition not only defined an era but continues to shape our understanding of artistic perfection.…Learn More

Kids can join the staff of the Children's Room for an afternoon of coloring fun. Drop in to de-stress, draw a picture, or color a picture. Stay to color for the whole hour or just part of it. Coloring sheets will also be available to take home. This program is for kids ages 3 and up.…Learn More

Join the Family Resource Network staff for a multilingual playgroup that will foster your child's curiosity. Children will be introduced to new languages through stories, songs, and movement activities. Recommended for little ones 12 months and older with their caregivers.…Learn More

Join the Family Resource Network staff for an active playgroup where we will engage our minds and bodies from head to toe, with movement, songs and games. A Yoga practice and story to end group will help kids and caregivers feel grounded and energized!Recommended for toddler and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program of songs and stories to suit all ages. Kids and their caregivers will meet new friends, learn new songs, and discover new books. Recommended for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

Calling all kindergarteners and first graders who want to meet new friends, read fun books, and grow kindness in the world! Join a books and kindness kids' group with the Melrose Public Library Children's Room. Kids' groups are based on grade level only.…Learn More

Step Sisters Meeting

The Tuesday Morning Book Group meets the second Tuesday of each month in-person at 10:30 AM. Book selections range in genres but the discussion is always lively! Click HERE for the most up-to-date information on the meeting and book being discussed.…Learn More

Register Online!Love Historical Fiction but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author, Jane Healey, monthly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations - the best of historical fiction out there! We're sure you'll find something to like from Jane's many enthusiastic reviews.…Learn More

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program for little ones on the go and their caregivers. This program will feature songs and movements that will get little ones wiggling, bouncing, and grooving to the beat. Recommended for toddlers with their caregivers.…Learn More

On Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-5pm, teens ages 11-18 can use the Youth Services Program Room for quiet studying, reading, or quiet group project work. Drop-in, stay for a chunk of time or the entire session.

Register online as space is limited! Let’s shed a little more light on our lives! Together, we’ll explore the popular Danish and Norwegian concept of hygge; the experience of cozy contentment in everyday life. Taking inspiration from this idea, as well as artists who utilize light as their medium, we will then repurpose ordinary materials into playful illuminated sculptures for the spaces we inhabit.…Learn More

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 20 minute story time program for babies and caregivers that focuses on early literacy skills through rhymes, songs, and movements. Recommended for non-walkers, ages 0-18 months. Play together and socialize after the program.…Learn More

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:Learn how the gifted artist John Singer Sargent began a promising career, primarily as a portrait painter in Paris, until a scandal in 1884 caused him to decamp France and move to England where he contemplated giving up portrait painting, until he found his way once again, becoming internationally famous during the Gilded Age art world of the late 1880's, running through the first quarter of the 20th century.…Learn More

FRIENDS OF MELROSE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING

Join the Family Resource Network staff for a multilingual playgroup that will foster your child's curiosity. Children will be introduced to new languages through stories, songs, and movement activities. Recommended for little ones 12 months and older with their caregivers.…Learn More

Join the Family Resource Network staff for an active playgroup where we will engage our minds and bodies from head to toe, with movement, songs and games. A Yoga practice and story to end group will help kids and caregivers feel grounded and energized!Recommended for toddler and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

Office Programming Hold

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program of songs and stories to suit all ages. Kids and their caregivers will meet new friends, learn new songs, and discover new books. Recommended for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

On Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-5pm, teens ages 11-18 can use the Youth Services Program Room for quiet studying, reading, or quiet group project work. Drop-in, stay for a chunk of time or the entire session.

Step Sisters Meeting

The Milano Center Book Group meets the third Tuesday of every month. Copies of the book selected for the month are available for check out at the Main Desk of the library. For more information, please contact the Milano Center at 781-662-6886.

Calling all kids in second and third grade who are looking for a group of friends to talk about books and reading! Join a kids' book group with the Melrose Public Library Children's Room. Kids will all check out the same book (announced the month before the program), then gather to discuss, read, and explore the book further.…Learn More

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program for little ones on the go and their caregivers. This program will feature songs and movements that will get little ones wiggling, bouncing, and grooving to the beat. Recommended for toddlers with their caregivers.…Learn More

This group currently meets on the third Wednesday of every month to discuss short stories. Click HERE for the most up-to-date information on the meeting and stories being discussed. Register below to reserve your seat.

On Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-5pm, teens ages 11-18 can use the Youth Services Program Room for quiet studying, reading, or quiet group project work. Drop-in, stay for a chunk of time or the entire session.

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 20 minute story time program for babies and caregivers that focuses on early literacy skills through rhymes, songs, and movements. Recommended for non-walkers, ages 0-18 months. Play together and socialize after the program.…Learn More

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:Sarah Miriam Peale was the daughter of artist James Peale and niece of Charles Willson Peale. In 1824, Sarah and her sister Anna were the first women accepted to the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Philadelphia. With more than 100 commissioned portraits, Sarah is considered America’s first female professional painter and the most prolific painter in Baltimore during the mid 19th century.…Learn More

The Melrose Public Library Book Group meets on the third Thursday of the month September through June and is moderated by our Assistant Director, Diane Wall. Click HERE for the most up-to-date information on the meeting and book being discussed.…Learn More

Join the Family Resource Network staff for a multilingual playgroup that will foster your child's curiosity. Children will be introduced to new languages through stories, songs, and movement activities. Recommended for little ones 12 months and older with their caregivers.…Learn More

Join the Family Resource Network staff for an active playgroup where we will engage our minds and bodies from head to toe, with movement, songs and games. A Yoga practice and story to end group will help kids and caregivers feel grounded and energized!Recommended for toddler and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program of songs and stories to suit all ages. Kids and their caregivers will meet new friends, learn new songs, and discover new books. Recommended for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

On Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-5pm, teens ages 11-18 can use the Youth Services Program Room for quiet studying, reading, or quiet group project work. Drop-in, stay for a chunk of time or the entire session.

Step Sisters Meeting

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program for little ones on the go and their caregivers. This program will feature songs and movements that will get little ones wiggling, bouncing, and grooving to the beat. Recommended for toddlers with their caregivers.…Learn More

Calling all kids in fourth and fifth grade who grew up reading fairy tales and want to continue to grow with them! Join a kids' group that revisits (and maybe writes their own) fairy tales and folklore with the Melrose Public Library Children's Room. Kids will all check out the same book (announced the month before the program), then gather to discuss, read, and explore the book further.…Learn More

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 20 minute story time program for babies and caregivers that focuses on early literacy skills through rhymes, songs, and movements. Recommended for non-walkers, ages 0-18 months. Play together and socialize after the program.…Learn More

The Melrose Public Library Book Group meets on the fourth Thursday of the month September through June and is moderated by our Assistant Director, Diane Wall. Click HERE for the most up-to-date information on the meeting and book being discussed.…Learn More

Join the Family Resource Network staff for a multilingual playgroup that will foster your child's curiosity. Children will be introduced to new languages through stories, songs, and movement activities. Recommended for little ones 12 months and older with their caregivers.…Learn More

Join the Family Resource Network staff for an active playgroup where we will engage our minds and bodies from head to toe, with movement, songs and games. A Yoga practice and story to end group will help kids and caregivers feel grounded and energized!Recommended for toddler and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

R. S. B. C. Meeting

Library Program (set up for 3/28 event) - TBA

Library Program - TBA

Kids and families of all ages can drop in to the Youth Services Program Room for some creative fun! Activities will be out to stay and enjoy or take home with you. Caregivers must remain in the in the program room with kids ages 7 and younger. Kids ages 8-10 must have a caregiver in the library.

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program of songs and stories to suit all ages. Kids and their caregivers will meet new friends, learn new songs, and discover new books. Recommended for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with their caregivers.…Learn More

On Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-5pm, teens ages 11-18 can use the Youth Services Program Room for quiet studying, reading, or quiet group project work. Drop-in, stay for a chunk of time or the entire session.

Step Sisters Meeting

Tasty Books for Hungry Readers– Last Tuesday of the month, 7:30pmJoin friends old and new for a lively discussion of this month's title! Click HERE for the most up-to-date information on the meeting and book being discussed. Register below to reserve your seat.

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program for little ones on the go and their caregivers. This program will feature songs and movements that will get little ones wiggling, bouncing, and grooving to the beat. Recommended for toddlers with their caregivers.…Learn More

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 25 minute story time program for little ones on the go and their caregivers. This program will feature songs and movements that will get little ones wiggling, bouncing, and grooving to the beat. Recommended for toddlers with their caregivers.…Learn More

Join a lively discussion group focused on history! Members are asked to read a nonfiction book or article on the monthly topic and be prepared to tell the group about it, or just listen and learn. New members are welcome to join and experience history from many points of view on one topic.…Learn More

Join the staff of the Children's Room for a 20 minute story time program for babies and caregivers that focuses on early literacy skills through rhymes, songs, and movements. Recommended for non-walkers, ages 0-18 months. Play together and socialize after the program.…Learn More

Kids can join the staff of the Children's Room for an afternoon of coloring fun. Drop in to de-stress, draw a picture, or color a picture. Stay to color for the whole hour or just part of it. Coloring sheets will also be available to take home. This program is for kids ages 3 and up.…Learn More

Melrose Historical Commission Meeting