Intro to Google Workspace: Tuesday, May 4 at 11 am on Zoom
Improve Your Smartphone Use: Tuesday, May 18 at 11 am on Zoom
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In Intro to Google Workspace, learn how to use the most popular apps that make up Google Workspace, an integrated suite of secure, cloud-based collaboration and productivity apps, including Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides.
In Improve Your Smartphone Use, learn how to make the most of your devices Specific topics that will be covered are: working with Android and Apple, organizing email and password information, using applications, and more.

These classes are in collaboration with the Somerville Media Center.
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Thursday, May 13 at 7 pm on Zoom |
Find out what spring means to three artists and writers emerging from the twin cocoons of winter cold and COVID chill. This live Zoom event features stories, readings, and reflections on spring and all its glories from the New England Indie Authors Collective.
This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Somerville Public Library, thank you Friends!
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Every Wednesday in May at 3 pm on Zoom |
Join Mrs. Flutterby and friends as we explore what it means to be a good friend and kind neighbor. Turn on your imagination and tune into Imagination Station, a magical place where stories come to life through music, puppetry and ideas that nurture curiosity, creativity and kindness. Imagination Station is an interactive online program for children 3- 8 that uses storytelling, puppetry, interactive music, and arts-based activities to foster learning and to cultivate joy and wonder.
You must register for each episode you'd like to attend. Find them all listed by their dates and register for each.
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Month |
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In celebration of AAPI month, here are some of the SPL Librarians' favorite reads.
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A biting satire of stereotypes of Asian Americans in popular culture, this novel is written like a screenplay, quite sensitively with humor and understanding. Willis Wu grapples with assimilation, rationalizing his parent’s traditional culture, while trying to improve his family’s living situation in a rundown Hollywood rooming house. He is sad yet hopeful he will be discovered as an actor, and move up from his role as “Background Oriental Male” to be chosen as the next “Kung Fu Guy.”

Recommended by Mary, Reference Librarian
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This book starts in the 1900’s and follows several generations of a Korean family, shifting from Korea, Japan and the United States. This historic fiction is beautifully written. The characters' experiences are heartbreaking and beautiful as they try to succeed in the world.
Recommended by Marita, East Branch Manager
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Frank Li's parents expect him to date a Korean girl, which is a problem, since he's dating someone who is white. Family friend Joy Song is in a similar situation, so Frank and Joy come up with a plan to pretend they're dating each other and keep their parents happy. Guess what happens next? This book is much more than the expected storyline, as Frank falls in love, learns about his parents' history, and discovers himself.
Recommended by Alison, West Branch Children's Librarian
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Recommended by Ellen, Teen Librarian
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This book is so compelling. The main character is a teenager who has run away from home after his mother died and is living on the streets of Seattle. His stepfather is the chief of police. The World Trade Organization is also meeting there and there are huge protests outside. It’s so complicated, but it’s not.
Recommended by Marita, East Branch Manager
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Excellent middle grade series about 10-year-old Mia and her family, who have immigrated from China and manage a motel in California. Equal parts coming-of-age and social justice, this series is based on author Kelly Yang's real life experience.
Recommended by Alison, West Branch Children's Librarian
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Check out our Chromebooks! |
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Chromebooks are now available in our Library of Things for checkout!
We now have Chromebooks available for checkout! These are available to everyone with a library card. Each Chromebook comes with a charger; a protective case; a laminated instruction sheet, and a carrying case.
You can have your Chromebook for up to 2 weeks, and they must be checked out and returned at the SPL location that owns it.
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