Auburndale Community Library

The Village Bank: Holiday Gift Drive

For the 7th consecutive year, The Village Bank and the City are encouraging local residents, businesses and organizations to play an active role in theHoliday Gift Drive through donations of gift certificates and new, unwrapped gifts for children ages newborn to 10. The Village Bank’s Newton branches in Auburndale, Newtonville, Nonantum, Newton Highlands, Waban and… Continue reading The Village Bank: Holiday Gift Drive

Minecraft Meet-Up Saturday, December 12th 11 am – 12:30 pm

Are you a serious Minecraft fan? Come to the ACL to meet other players, discuss your favorite mods and tricks, and play together on a private server. Recommended for ages 10+ Will likely meet on a monthly basis, TBD To play on the server you will need to bring your own laptop and have… Continue reading Minecraft Meet-Up Saturday, December 12th 11 am – 12:30 pm

Drop-In Holiday Kiddie Crafts! Saturday, December 12th 10:30 – noon

An annual ACL tradition! Join us for wintery crafts to celebrate the season on Saturday December 12th from 10:30 – noon. The neighborhood teens will have great projects on hand for all the kiddos. You won’t want to miss it! If you have a teen or tween who would like to help with the event,… Continue reading Drop-In Holiday Kiddie Crafts! Saturday, December 12th 10:30 – noon

Many Thanks to Our November ACL Shift Volunteers All About the ACL

These volunteers donated their time and talents at the ACL over the month of November. Next time you see one of them around town, give them a big ol’ hearty THANKS! AnnaMaria Abernathy, Debbie Bowen, Johanne Campbell, Susan Cassidy, Rick Charnes, Ellen Chu, Barb Day, Joanne Dixon, Diana Fisher Gomberg,Carol Gladden, Barry Goldstein, Dana Hanson, Jane… Continue reading Many Thanks to Our November ACL Shift Volunteers All About the ACL

Finding “Newton Awe” at the ACL

Check it out…”Newton enthusiast” Kathleen Maguire profiled the ACL in her recent Finding Newton Awe post on the Village 14 blog. Thanks for the shout-out Kathleen!

At the Waban Library Center: Anita Silvey, Children’s Book Expert Sunday December 5th 1-3 pm

Our “sister” community library, the Waban Library Center, will have an author talk event on Sunday December 5th. Come hear Anita Silvey speak about her four best-selling books. She is an authority on what is the best book for your child. “Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall” by Anita Silvey, Foreword by Jane Goodall.… Continue reading At the Waban Library Center: Anita Silvey, Children’s Book Expert Sunday December 5th 1-3 pm

Community News: The Village Bank: Holiday Gift Drive

Community Read: The ACL Book Club Just Mercy: Saturday, 12/5 at 11:30 am

A community read! Our next ACL Book Club selection is Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson. We will meet on Saturday, December 5th at 11:30 am. We have selected this as our next title because author Bryan Stevenson will be speaking about his groundbreaking book at Emerson College as a part of a series of Community… Continue reading Community Read: The ACL Book Club Just Mercy: Saturday, 12/5 at 11:30 am

Thankful for our volunteers

We have the best volunteers at the ACL. Last week, we had not one, but two exciting volunteer happenings at the library. We celebrated the 90th birthday of one of our volunteers, Natalie Lurie. Natalie joins us every Tuesday morning at the ACL. Her fellow Tuesday morning volunteers surprised her with a cake and some birthday… Continue reading Thankful for our volunteers

Feeling Thankful At the ACL

The ACL is 100% volunteer-run and we rely entirely on donations to continue our operations. We wish to thank our two signature institutional sponsorsfor their ongoing financial support of the library: Lasell College and The Village Bank. These two sponsors have been with us since the opening of the ACL in 2009–they are our two… Continue reading Feeling Thankful At the ACL