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. Click HERE for the most up-to-date information on the meeting and topic being discussed. Register below to reserve your seat.
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A 25‑minute story time with songs and movement gets toddlers wiggling, bouncing, and grooving, followed by playtime; registration required, for ages 1.5–3.
Open Play Time offers free drop‑in play for babies, toddlers and preschoolers with caregivers at the Melrose Public Library Youth Services Program Room, for ages 3–12.
Process & Play — Free play, circle time with books and songs, and a new process‑art project each week; messy‑friendly clothing encouraged. For ages 15 months–5.
Drop-in at O'Connell Branch lets fiber crafters work on projects, share skills, and socialize while knitting, crocheting, embroidery, spinning, cross‑stitching and more, ages 18+.
Pipe cleaner fall corn craft workshop in the Youth Services Program Room, Melrose Public Library, for kindergarten through second grade; registration required, caregivers stay in the Children's Room, ages 3–12.
Drop-in creativity offers crafts to enjoy or take home in the Youth Services Program Room, for ages 3–12.
Captain Sam Parsons shares firefighting stories, sings movement songs, and leads a firefighter craft on the Library Lawn, weather permitting, for ages 3–12.
Cozy wind‑down story time with songs, stories and movement in pajamas at the Meeting Room (Lower Level), Melrose Public Library, for ages 0‑6.
Freeform jewelry makerspace with Mandy (Wicked Good Henna) in the Meeting Room, beads, findings, wire, and hemp to craft pieces, registration required, for ages 13 and up.
Learn the Laser Cutter (Hatch Makerspace, Watertown) — Required training covering laser cutter setup, safety, material limits, troubleshooting; bring project plans for feedback, ages 16+.
Kids in 4th and 5th grade discuss the graphic novel Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library together at Melrose Public Library’s Youth Services Program Room, for ages 3–12.
Lively discussion of this month’s title in the Meeting Room (Lower Level) at Melrose Public Library, for ages 18 and up.
