Beginners' English with English at Large

Tue · Sep 22·10 AM – 11:30 AM·Trustees Room, Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880

Please Note: **Registration is now open for the next session of classes** Please visit the English at Large webpage and scroll down to the Wakefield class to sign up. Sign up ends on September 24. Instruction is for complete beginners , and focuses on basic survival English skills, with an emphasis on speaking: greetin…

Thu · Sep 24·10 AM – 11:30 AM·Trustees Room, Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880

Please Note: **Registration is now open for the next session of classes** Please visit the English at Large webpage and scroll down to the Wakefield class to sign up. Sign up ends on September 24. Instruction is for complete beginners , and focuses on basic survival English skills, with an emphasis on speaking: greetin…

Tue · Sep 29·10 AM – 11:30 AM·Trustees Room, Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880

Please Note: **Registration is now open for the next session of classes** Please visit the English at Large webpage and scroll down to the Wakefield class to sign up. Sign up ends on September 24. Instruction is for complete beginners , and focuses on basic survival English skills, with an emphasis on speaking: greetin…

Tue · Oct 6·10 AM – 11:30 AM·Trustees Room, Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880

Please Note: **Registration is now open for the next session of classes** Please visit the English at Large webpage and scroll down to the Wakefield class to sign up. Sign up ends on September 24. Instruction is for complete beginners , and focuses on basic survival English skills, with an emphasis on speaking: greetin…

Thu · Oct 1·9:30 AM · 10:45 AM·Lecture Hall, Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880

For ages 3-5, siblings welcome. Join Ms. Kathryn for stories, songs, and rhymes for preschoolers! Stick around afterwards for play time with neighbors. Registration is required and will open one week prior to the program.

Thu · Oct 1·6:30 PM – 8:30 PM·Blake Gallery, Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880

Join the reading community and settle in for an hour of silent, sustained reading. We'll start by saying hello and sharing what we're reading, and then after the reading hour, attendees can socialize...or not! Light refreshments will be provided. Find a book in the stacks or bring your own. Any questions about this eve…

Thu · Oct 1·6:30 PM·Tonno Wakefield, 175 North Avenue, Wakefield, MA

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Mon · Sep 21·9:30 AM – 10 AM·Lecture Hall, Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880

For ages 1-2, siblings welcome. Sing, play, dance, and share stories, rhymes, and games just right for toddlers. Registration is required and will open one week prior to the program.

Mon · Sep 21·10:45 AM – 11:15 AM·Lecture Hall, Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880

For babies ages 0-12 months and their caregivers. No older siblings, please. Join Ms. Maryanne for a short story time with songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. After the story time, stay and relax with other caregivers. Registration is required and will open one week prior to the program.

Mon · Sep 21·6:45 PM – 8:30 PM·Lecture Hall, Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880

Inspired to read Homer's Odyssey but don't know where to start? Join a five-week community reading of The Odyssey, led by Chris Constas, who has guided college undergraduates through The Odyssey many times. The group will meet in person three times, and discussion will focus on 12 of the 24 books of the epic. Any trans…