Join Miss Hayley from Self Help for a four-week STEAM program for ages 3 to 5 and an adult.

Explore Summer STEAM and Explore the Ocean! We will read ocean stories, make ocean art, and explore the life of ocean creatures.

Register online HERE (note:  this will bring you to Self Help's registration page)

Gentle Flow Yoga is geared specifically for those new to yoga or those who are interested in a gentle practice.  This class incorporates simple flowing sequences to warm up the body, as well as slower paced movements focusing on alignment, strength, balance, and flexibility.  Each class will end with an extended period of relaxation.  This class is appropriate for anyone of any age, shape, or size. No experience or flexibility required.

Join us on Saturday, August 13th for a FREE outdoor production of Ouvèti from Jean Appolon Expressions!

Powers Farm Park

1:30-3:00 Afro-Haitian Community Dance Class with Live Drumming

3:00-3:30 Opening Circle

3:30-4:30 Ouvèti Professional Dance Performance

Jean Appolon’s latest work in development portrays feelings of isolation, desperation, fear, and ultimately nostalgia, calm, hope, and connection that people experiencing trauma might cycle through. The movements communicate the powerful experiences of knowing personal trauma, seeing it in others, and yet feeling disconnected due to stigma and fear. Bringing together these emotions and experiences through dance, combined with the soundscape created by musician Val Jeanty, shines a light on injustices, disparities, and challenges that audiences may have experienced or are just becoming aware of. A short opening circle will be led by Appolon and company dancers to collectively welcome the community into the public space and set the “stage” for the site-specific performance.

This event is sponsored by the Turner Free Library and the Friends of the Turner Free Library, and supported in part by a grant from the Randolph Cultural Council, the Holbrook Cultural Council, and the Quincy Arts Council, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Based in Boston, Jean Appolon Expressions is a Haitian contemporary dance company, directed by Jean Appolon. Combining Modern technique and Haitian folkloric dance, JAE brings a new artistic vernacular to its audiences. With its dynamic repertoire, JAE educates audiences about Haitian culture, traditions, history and current issues. JAE fulfills its mission to preserve Haitian folkloric culture while constantly enlivening the art form in a way that is vital, accessible, inspiring and educational. JAE is comprised of dancers from diverse backgrounds, each of whom who are committed to JAE’s mission to use dance to share Haitian culture. 

Appolon’s Boston-based Haitian contemporary dance company has performed both at major venues in Boston and beyond, and in city parks and community spaces in free performances accessible to the public. JAE also has performed at many colleges and universities, including Harvard University, Lesley College and Wheaton College. JAE has been fortunate to share the stage with celebrities such as Danny Glover, Henry Louis Gates and Edwidge Danticat, and to collaborate with community partners such as Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) and Central Square Theater.

Jean Appolon is a successful choreographer and master teacher based in Boston and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Appolon received his earliest training and performance opportunities in Port-au-Prince with the Viviane Gauthier Dance Company and the Folkloric Ballet of Haiti. Appolon continued his dance education in the U.S. at the Harvard and Radcliffe Dance Program (1995-1996, Boston, MA), Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (1996-1998, New York, NY) and the Joffrey American Ballet School (1998-2003, New York, NY), where he  graduated with a B.A. from a joint degree program offered by The New School.

Appolon has also performed with Elma Lewis Productions (Black Nativity), Marlene Silva, North Star Ballet Company (Fairbanks, AK), Black Door Dance Company (Miami, FL), and the Atlantic City Ballet Company.

Jean Appolon teaches regularly at Boston Ballet, UMASS Boston and The Dance Complex (Cambridge, MA), among other locations. Beginning in 2006, Appolon conceived and has since directed a free annual summer dance course in Port-au-Prince that serves young, aspiring Haitian dancers who do not have regular access to dance training. Since 2019, the Summer Dance Institute has been held in Lawrence, MA, in partnership with the Izizwe Dance Studio.

Tuesday Evening Game Nights: Scrabble

Occurring every Tuesday at 6:30PM in the months of July and August

Scrabble | July 5 & 19; August 2 & 16

All are welcome to open session Scrabble games. Small teams or individuals are welcome.

Trivia Nights | July 12 & 26; August 9 & 23

A friendly game of trivia covering a variety of topics. Small teams or individuals are welcome.

Enjoy a fun-filled program of music, dance, and stories with Miss Kathy.

Designed to develop early literacy in children ages birth to 5, but all are welcome.

Join us the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 PM to discuss the current selection as well as plan for the upcoming reads.

Teens & adults are invited to come learn how to survive the zombie apocolypse from a professional!  This 2 hour program is designed to be an extremely fun, engaging, workshop style program where everyone gets involved.

Topics include: Basic first aid & first aid kits, emergency "Bug Out Bags", Lost proofing, knots & lashings, emergency shelter construction anywhere, and everybody gets to shoot a real Darryl Dixon (From The Walking Dead TV Series) style cross-bow!

This program is designed for teens & tweens ages 10 & up, but fun for adults as well!  Registration is required as space is limited.

Join Miss Hayley from Self Help for a four-week STEAM program for ages 3 to 5 and an adult.

Explore Summer STEAM and Explore the Ocean! We will read ocean stories, make ocean art, and explore the life of ocean creatures.

Register online HERE (note:  this will bring you to Self Help's registration page)

This fun and interactive program features fascinating and exotic animals from around the world that have been rescued or adopted into their forever home.

Animal expert and founder of Animal World Experience, Matt Gabriel, will educate us on a variety of different animals, the importance of protecting endangered species, and responsible pet ownership.

Open to all ages.

The Friends of the Holbrook Public Library Group is planning a LARGE BOOK SALE on Sunday, September 18 from 10:30-4:00

We are asking the community to donate their GENTLY USED books and DVDs for resale to make money for the library.  All proceeds go towards library programming for the community.

-All books must be clean, relatively current (unless classics), and in a condition you would consider buying for yourself or your family.

-Categories for donation include fiction, nonfiction, hardcover, and paperback books for adults, children, and young adults.

-We cannot accept textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, medically related books, workbooks, or instruction manuals.

-Please do not donate CDs, video tape movies or books, anything with mold or mildew, or anything with torn covers or broken spines.

-Please bring donations packed in reasonably sized boxes or strong bags. 

Donations will be accepted during the week of August 23-26 during open library hours.  Items that do not meet the above criteria cannot be accepted.

Thank you so much for investing in the future of your library!

The Friends of the Holbrook Public Library Group is planning a LARGE BOOK SALE on Sunday, September 18 from 10:30-4:00

We are asking the community to donate their GENTLY USED books and DVDs for resale to make money for the library.  All proceeds go towards library programming for the community.

-All books must be clean, relatively current (unless classics), and in a condition you would consider buying for yourself or your family.

-Categories for donation include fiction, nonfiction, hardcover, and paperback books for adults, children, and young adults.

-We cannot accept textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, medically related books, workbooks, or instruction manuals.

-Please do not donate CDs, video tape movies or books, anything with mold or mildew, or anything with torn covers or broken spines.

-Please bring donations packed in reasonably sized boxes or strong bags. 

Donations will be accepted during the week of August 23-26 during open library hours.  Items that do not meet the above criteria cannot be accepted.

Thank you so much for investing in the future of your library!

Tuesday Evening Game Nights: Trivia

Occurring every Tuesday at 6:30PM in the months of July and August

Scrabble | July 5 & 19; August 2 & 16

All are welcome to open session Scrabble games. Small teams or individuals are welcome.

Trivia Nights | July 12 & 26; August 9 & 23

A friendly game of trivia covering a variety of topics. Small teams or individuals are welcome.

The Friends of the Holbrook Public Library Group is planning a LARGE BOOK SALE on Sunday, September 18 from 10:30-4:00

We are asking the community to donate their GENTLY USED books and DVDs for resale to make money for the library.  All proceeds go towards library programming for the community.

-All books must be clean, relatively current (unless classics), and in a condition you would consider buying for yourself or your family.

-Categories for donation include fiction, nonfiction, hardcover, and paperback books for adults, children, and young adults.

-We cannot accept textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, medically related books, workbooks, or instruction manuals.

-Please do not donate CDs, video tape movies or books, anything with mold or mildew, or anything with torn covers or broken spines.

-Please bring donations packed in reasonably sized boxes or strong bags. 

Donations will be accepted during the week of August 23-26 during open library hours.  Items that do not meet the above criteria cannot be accepted.

Thank you so much for investing in the future of your library!

The Friends of the Holbrook Public Library Group is planning a LARGE BOOK SALE on Sunday, September 18 from 10:30-4:00

We are asking the community to donate their GENTLY USED books and DVDs for resale to make money for the library.  All proceeds go towards library programming for the community.

-All books must be clean, relatively current (unless classics), and in a condition you would consider buying for yourself or your family.

-Categories for donation include fiction, nonfiction, hardcover, and paperback books for adults, children, and young adults.

-We cannot accept textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, medically related books, workbooks, or instruction manuals.

-Please do not donate CDs, video tape movies or books, anything with mold or mildew, or anything with torn covers or broken spines.

-Please bring donations packed in reasonably sized boxes or strong bags. 

Donations will be accepted during the week of August 23-26 during open library hours.  Items that do not meet the above criteria cannot be accepted.

Thank you so much for investing in the future of your library!

The Friends of the Holbrook Public Library Group is planning a LARGE BOOK SALE on Sunday, September 18 from 10:30-4:00

We are asking the community to donate their GENTLY USED books and DVDs for resale to make money for the library.  All proceeds go towards library programming for the community.

-All books must be clean, relatively current (unless classics), and in a condition you would consider buying for yourself or your family.

-Categories for donation include fiction, nonfiction, hardcover, and paperback books for adults, children, and young adults.

-We cannot accept textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, medically related books, workbooks, or instruction manuals.

-Please do not donate CDs, video tape movies or books, anything with mold or mildew, or anything with torn covers or broken spines.

-Please bring donations packed in reasonably sized boxes or strong bags. 

Donations will be accepted during the week of August 23-26 during open library hours.  Items that do not meet the above criteria cannot be accepted.

Thank you so much for investing in the future of your library!

Join Miss Hayley from Self Help for a four-week STEAM program for ages 3 to 5 and an adult.

Explore Summer STEAM and Explore the Ocean! We will read ocean stories, make ocean art, and explore the life of ocean creatures.

Register online HERE (note:  this will bring you to Self Help's registration page)

Friends of the Holbrook Library meeting

Join us the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 PM to discuss the current selection as well as plan for the upcoming reads.