Robbins and Fox Branch libraries have a lot going on, including acrabble tournament Saturday. To register for or if you have a question about a children's program, call 781-316-3234. To register for teen programs, call 781-316-3226 or go to the event calendar on at www.robbinslibrary.org. 

Travel back in time to the renowned Blackfriar's Theatre where Shakespeare's characters come to life on Saturday, March 20, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Robbins Library. rThe programs is for preKthrough fifth grade. Space is limited, please pick up a ticket for this free performance 30 minutes before the performance.

Experience Shakespeare's classics through his eyes as he writes some of his most prominent plays: Henry V, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. Some audience members will even get to act in Hamlet's famous play within a play! Shakespeare's works come to life through humor, imagination, and swordplay.

"The Anonymous Poet, A Poetry and Image Making Adventure" with Yetti Frenkel. Mondays in March (1 through 29) from 3 to 5 p.m. Learn five styles of poetry and illustration techniques. Walk away with your own hardcover book of poems. Open to 4th- through 8th-grade students. Signup here. This workshop is made possible by a grant from the Arlington Cultural Council and by donations to the Friends of the Robbins Library. 

Book Buddies. Wednesdays, March 3 - 31. 3:30-4 p.m. (teens arrive at 3:15 Robbins. Children, sign up at 781-316-3234. Teen sign up online. Sign up for all five sessions.

Scrabble Club. Fridays, March 12 - April 30. 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM. Robbins. Open to 4th through 12th graders. Space is limited. Please sign up online.

March 15 - March 20

Wiggle Worms Storytime. Monday, March 15, 10 a.m. Robbins. Ages 1.5-2.5.

Kangaroo Kids Storytime. Monday, March 15, 11 a.m. Robbins. Ages 2.5 and up.

Book Buddies at the Robbins Library! Children, connect with teens in Arlington by signing up to meet with a book buddy once a week for five weeks after school: Wednesdays, March 3 - 31. Read your favorite and new picture books with your buddy from 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM.  Register for this program at 781-316-3234. Please remember, sign up is for all five sessions. Open to children entering Kindergarten through 2nd grade.

Teen volunteers are needed to read to children (grades K-2) from 3:15 to 4:00pm every Wednesday in March 2010. Community service certificates will be awarded at our last session. If you are interested in registering for this program, you may pick up an application at the Robbins Library Reference Desk or a print a copy here. Please return the application to the Reference Desk before the start of the program.

Stories at Fox Library. Tuesday, March 16, 10 a.m. Ages 0-5. Fox.

Singalongs for Infants and Toddlers. Tuesday, March 16, 10 a.m. Robbins.

Books with Beat Storytime. Wednesday, March 17, 10 a.m. Robbins. Ages 3-5.

Book Buddies. Wednesdays, March 3 – 31, 3:30-4 p.m. (teens arrive at 3:15) Robbins. Children, sign up at 781-316-3234. Teen sign up online. Sign up for all five sessions.

Singalongs For Infants and Toddlers. Thursday, March 18, 10 a.m. Fox.

Scrabble Club. Fridays, March 19 - April 30, 3-4:30 p.m. Robbins. Open to 4th through 12th graders. Space is limited. Please sign up online.

Upcoming

Adaptable Animals with Habitat. Tuesday, March 23. 4:15- 5 p.m. K - 5th grade. Space is limited. Sign up at 781-316-3234. Meet animals who have adapted to urban/suburban environment.

Leopard Learns a Lesson with Magpie Puppets. Wednesday, March 31. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Fox. Ages 4 and up. Space is limited; please pick up a ticket thirty minutes before the performance at the main desk.

Friends of the Robbins Library Youth Book Sale

Donate children's and youth books, CDs, DVDs to help support the Robbins Library for our annual Friends of the Robbins Library Youth Book Sale. Bins available at the entrance of the library beginning March 1. You can also donate books to support this sale at the Dallin, Ottoson Middle and Arlington High Schools lobbies. The sale will take place Saturday, April 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Teen Services will be hosting a "get ready for the book sale" evening of snacks and set up on Thursday, April 1, from 7 to 8 p.m. Click here to sign up.