All Somerville Public Library locations are open to the public.

Hours of Operation

Central Library ( Closed )

Monday - Thursday9:00 AM — 9:00 PM
Friday9:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Saturday9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Sunday1:00 PM — 5:00 PM

East Branch ( Closed )

Monday9:00 AM — 9:00 PM
Tuesday - Wednesday9:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Thursday9:00 AM — 9:00 PM
Friday9:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Saturday9:00 AM — 1:00 PM
SundayClosed

West Branch ( Closed )

Monday9:00 AM — 9:00 PM
Tuesday9:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Wednesday9:00 AM — 9:00 PM
Thursday - Friday9:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Saturday9:00 AM — 1:00 PM
SundayClosed

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  • Learn Baby Sign. A 3-part class for caregivers with pre-verbal children: a cartoon person holds up a baby with its hands outstretched. Below is the logo for the Somerville Public Library and for the Baby Kneads organization.
    Fridays, March 6, 13, & 20

    Baby Sign at West

    Reduce frustration and teach your baby to communicate before they can speak!
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  • Mindful Movement. Yoga for Kids at West against a landscape background.
    Saturdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28

    Mindful Movement: Kids Yoga at West

    Join local yoga teacher Rachel Estes for mindful movement and fun!
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  • Transcript: an image of playing cards, characters, and dice in various pink hues next to text reading "Adult Board Game Cafe."
    Saturday, March 7

    Board Game Café at the Library (for Adults)

    Come check out our board game collection at our Board Game Café!
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  • A light to dark blue background is overlayed with text that reads: Teen Pizza & Craft for Tweens and Teens in Middle School and High School. March: Broken Crayon Mosaics! Three Broken Crayon Mosaics are displayed in the middle with the Somerville Public Library logo at the bottom.
    Monday, March 9

    Teen Pizza & Craft at West

    Join us at the West Branch for Broken Crayon Mosaics!
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  • "Boston Leather Guild" is displayed above a background filled with leather-working tools. Somerville Public Library and BLG for Boston Leather Guild are displayed at the bottom.
    Monday, March 9

    Boston Leather Guild

    Boston Leather Guild is a creative community where artisans and makers share their love of leathercraft. 
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  • A photo of a pencil pouch with several hand-sewn patches decorating it, including a lightning bolt, egg, and rainbow. Transcript: DIY Clothing Patches for Tweens at East.
    Tuesday, March 10

    DIY Clothing Patches for Tweens at East

    Join us at the library to make some DIY patches!
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  • Red Skulls decorate the background in columns. The program title, Death Cafe at Central Library is displayed in the middle with the SPL logo at the bottom.
    Thursday, March 12

    Death Café at the Central Library

    Death Cafés are a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes, with the objective of increasing awareness of death and helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.
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  • An illustrated pig, shark, and frog have speech bubbles that say Talking with Toys at West with a logo in the corner that reads Talk Time Boston, MA.
    Monday, March 16

    Talking with Toys at West

    Talking with Toys: support your child’s communication development through play with Talk Time Boston.
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  • Girls Who Code at Central overlays a dynamic dark green background with swirls and lights. A girl celebrating while looking at her computer sits to the right. Somerville Public Library logo is at the bottom.
    Wednesdays, March 18 – May 27

    Girls Who Code Club at Central

    Interested in learning more about coding? Want to do it alongside friends? Join the SPL’s Girls Who Code club!
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  • Toilet paper roll seedlings fill the background, with "Starting Seeds How-To" placed in the center. The Somerville Public Library and SustainaVille logos appear at the bottom
    Wednesday, March 18

    Starting Seeds How-To

    Join staff from the Office of Sustainability and Environment to learn how to start seeds in your home.
    Learn More & Register