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  • Level Up at the Library: Paper Airplane Contest!
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    Level Up at the Library: Paper Airplane Contest!

    August 21, 2025August 9, 2025

    Celebrate the end of Summer Reading by folding your best paper planes and testing them on our “runway” on the Olmsted Lawn on Thursday, August 28 from 2 – 4 PM!

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  • Level Up at the Library: Puzzle Race!
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    Level Up at the Library: Puzzle Race!

    August 9, 2025August 21, 2025

    Put your skills to the test at our first-ever Puzzle Race on Tuesday, August 19 from 7 – 8 PM in the historic Richardson Building, as part of our Level Up at Your Library Summer Reading series! Gather a team of 1–4 puzzle enthusiasts and race the clock — and each other — to see who can complete their puzzle the fastest.

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  • Level Up at the Library: Movie Night! (All Ages)
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    Level Up at the Library: Movie Night! (All Ages)

    August 9, 2025August 21, 2025

    Join us as we start to wrap up summer reading with a fun all ages movie night on Wednesday, August 20 from 6 – 8 PM at the Main Library! We’ll be screening A Minecraft Movie & all are welcome.

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  • Adult Summer Reading Party on the Lawn!
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    Adult Summer Reading Party on the Lawn!

    August 9, 2025August 13, 2025

    Let’s celebrate the end of Adult Summer Reading 2025! Join us on Saturday, August 23 from 12 -2 PM at the Main Library for lawn games and prizes! Registration is Encouraged.

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    Summer Thrift: Clothing & Book Swap!

    July 23, 2025August 9, 2025

    Join us on Saturday, August 9 from 2 – 4 PM at the Main Library for another round of Community Thrifting at the Library! Bring your clean, gently-used clothes and books, and swap them for new to you items. You don’t need to donate to participate!

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  • Read & Play Outside Day! (All Ages)
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    Read & Play Outside Day! (All Ages)

    July 13, 2025July 21, 2025

    Join us for a sunny afternoon of reading, laughter, and play on the Olmsted Lawn on Saturday, July 19 from 2 – 3:30 PM! Bring a blanket, your go-to book, and your best game face—because we’ll have lawn games ready to go, from classic favorites to new challenges for all ages.

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  • Cosplay Foam Crafting Workshop! (Ages 13+)
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    Cosplay Foam Crafting Workshop! (Ages 13+)

    July 13, 2025July 22, 2025

    Join professional costume and prop maker Eldritch Arts, on Tuesday, July 22 at the Main Library, as she hosts a workshop on how to get started with foamsmithing! For ages 13+.

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  • Blue Hills Hike Club with the Thomas Crane Public Library
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    Blue Hills Hike Club with the Thomas Crane Public Library

    July 13, 2025July 28, 2025

    This summer, we’re bringing stories to life on the trails with the Blue Hills Hike Club! Join us Tuesday, July 29 from 6 – 7:30 PM at Houghtons Pond for our first meet!

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  • Community Coffee Hour with Quincy Braintree Family Network!
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    Community Coffee Hour with Quincy Braintree Family Network!

    July 7, 2025July 14, 2025

    Community Coffee Hour is a monthly program at the North Quincy Library where community members get to meet and mingle with local community leaders. Coffee and pastries will be served. This month’s guest is Quincy Braintree Family Network, part of the Quincy Community Action Program, Inc.

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  • The Massachusetts State Senate: A History & Civics Lesson
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    The Massachusetts State Senate: A History & Civics Lesson

    June 30, 2025July 7, 2025

    Join Senator John F. Keenan on Monday, July 7 from 10 – 11:30 AM at the Main Library to learn more about our gold domed building on Beacon Hill as well understand what the senator does with his days during and outside of the legislation session.!

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