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The Hyde Park Branch Library
Hours
Monday, 12-8pm
Tuesday & Wednesday, 10am-6pm
Thursday, 12-8pm
Friday & Saturday, 9am-5pm
(closed Saturdays during the summer)
First Floor:
Circulation Desk, Periodicals, Main Reading Room, Young Adults Room, General
Reference, Adult Non-Fiction Collection, Audio-visual Collection, Study
Rooms, Local History Room, Restrooms
Second Floor:
Adult Fiction Collection, Higher Education Information Center, Weld Hall
Ground Floor:
Children's Room, HAP Room, Courtyard, Menino Hall, Friends of the Hyde Park
Branch Room, Restrooms
The branch building is accessible for persons with disabilities and an
elevator connects all floors.
We thank photographer Steve Rosenthal for use of his wonderful view of the
branch library in our page header and bookmarks!
All other photos and text presented on this website, unless otherwise noted,
by Alice Kane.
SAVE THE DATE!
Back to Basics Bookmark Ball
a party at/for the Hyde Park Library
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 8pm-11pm
The Bookmark Ball returns! The Friends of the Hyde Park Branch Library will again play host to the Hyde Park community and beyond to raise funds for the Friends' summer concert series and other musical programs throughout the year. Join the fun and meet your neighbors as they gather for music, dancing, and refreshments, as well as a raffle and silent auction. Stay tuned here for more updates!
Holiday Branch Closings
The Hyde Park Branch Library will close for Presidents Day (Monday, February 21), Evacuation Day (Thursday, March 17), Patriots Day (Monday, April 18), Memorial Day (Monday, May 30), and Bunker Hill Day (Friday, June 17).
Are you on Facebook?
Our beloved branch library now has its own Facebook page! Search "Hyde Park Branch" and click "Like" to get page updates. The Facebook page is maintained by adult reference librarian Jean Antoine.
BPS Family Literacy Program
Mondays, January 24-March 7, 2011, 6pm
A 6-week program promoting literacy in children sponsored by BPS Parent University and the Hyde Park Branch Library, join Hyde Park area BPS families as parents participate in book discussions and their children engage in their own language arts activities. Pre-registration and participation in all 6 scheduled sessions is requested.
AARP Tax Assistance
Tuesdays, February 1-April 12, 2011, 10am-4:30pm
Tax preparation assistance for senior citizens is provided by the local AARP chapter. Please call the branch to schedule an appointment or to get more information.
Hyde Park Community Resources Meeting
Friday, February 4, 2011, 9am-10:30am
Members of the public are cordially invited to participate in this monthly forum sponsored by the Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation.
Valentine's Day Storytime
Thursday, February 10, 2011, 6pm-6:45pm
A family story night of holiday stories followed by a bookmark craft gift for a special friend.
Teen Employment Advocacy Group
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 4pm-5pm
Teens from the Dorchester Bay Youth Force will discuss strategies and skills needed to advocate for increased funding for jobs for local teens.
Valentine's Day Storytime
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 10:30am-11:30am
Come and join us for songs, chants, movement, dance, and instrument play in a Music Together class led by Jennifer Grant. Music Together is a high quality research-based early childhood music and movement program for children, ages 0-5, with a caregiver.
Mad Science
Thursday, February 24, 2011, 1pm-1:45pm
Children ages 5-12 are invited to be entertained and amazed by this spectacular science-themed show in which they might create super bouncy balls or conjure foggy dry ice storms. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hyde Park Branch LIbrary.
Sleepyhead Storytime
Thursday, February 10, 2011, 6:30pm-7:15pm
Come to the library in your jammies for bedtime stories followed by a paper craft. For kids ages 2 and up.
Homework Help with a BPS Teacher
Mondays and Thursdays,
February 28-April 14, 2011, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Stop by with your homework questions for a Boston Public Schools teacher who will be available 2 nights per week.
Calendar
Friends Meeting
Menino Hall
February 3, 6:30pm
Adult Book Discussion Group
Menino Hall
Third Tuesdays, 10:30am-11:30am
Chess with Charley
Children's Room
Tuesdays & Thursdays,
2:00pm-5:30pm
Saturdays
12:30pm-4:45pm
during school vacation week, 1 hour earlier
Children's Book Discussion Groups
Children's Room
Monthly on Saturday,
Bookworms (grades K-2), 9:30am
Pageturners (grades 3-4), 10:15am
Bookends (grades 5-6), 11am
please call branch to confirm which Saturday for the current month
Conversation with Friends
Ground Floor level
Currently on hiatus
Regularly: Thursdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Crochet Workshop for Kids
Ground Floor level
Currently on hiatus
Regularly: Mondays, 4:30pm-6:00pm
Hyde Park Genealogy Club
Weld Hall
Third Mondays (if branch closed by holiday, fourth Monday), 6:30pm-7:30pm
Preschooler Story Time
Children's Room
Wednesdays, 10:30am-11:15am
Toddler Story Time
Children's Room
Tuesdays, 10:30am-11:15am
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35 Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park, MA, 02136
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Last Updated: February 1, 2011
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