Listed below are upcoming events sponsored by the Friends of the Takoma Park Maryland Library. For a complete list of library events and activities, click here.

FIXIT CLINIC: The next Friends of the Library Fixit Clinic will be held on Saturday, July 11, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The clinic will take place at the Takoma Park Library, 101 Philadelphia Ave, in the Program Room. Please register for the clinic at this link: https://tinyurl.com/2vzh5c78

Fixit Clinic is a do-it-together activity where people learn how to assess, disassemble, and repair their broken household items instead of throwing them away. Volunteer Fixit coaches will work with you to troubleshoot and fix your broken item. The Clinic is free, but you must register at the link above so we can prepare for your repair. Questions? Send an email to Fixittakoma@gmail.com. 

BIG BOOK CLUB: Every spring and fall, the Big Book Club discusses a great work of literature from the world written throughout history. After selecting a book, a scholar or expert on the author or the work presents a lecture, and the discussion continues during subsequent meetings.

This spring, the Big Book Club read The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal, published in 1837, and in the fall, the Big Book Club will read The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope. First published in monthly installments beginning in 1874, Trollope’s novel satirizes 1870s English politics and the pursuit of wealth. In The Way We Live Now, the protagonist, Augustus Melmotte, a financier of unknown origin, sweeps into London with the intent to solicit investors for a Mexican railroad. While this is the main plotline in the novel, Trollope adds several other subplots that increase the reader’s understanding of late Victorian English society.

The fall discussion will kick off with a lecture on September 23, followed by subsequent discussions on September 30, October 14, and October 28.

Lectures and discussions will take place in the Program Room of the library, and begin at 7:30. To receive announcements about the Big Book Club, send an email to ftpmlbookgroup@gmail.com.

FTPML Board Meetings: The board of the Friends of the Takoma Park Maryland Library generally meets every 4th Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Takoma Park Library. If you are a member of the Friends of the Library, you are welcome to join the meeting. Our schedule sometimes changes, so if you are interested in attending a meeting, contact us first.

Recurring Events sponsored or organized by FTPML

SPANISH CIRCLE TIME: Thursday mornings at 10:30 – Señora Geiza leads a rousing half-hour program of Spanish songs and rhymes. Great for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their grown-ups. This event is once again held live at the library, after taking place online since the start of the COVID pandemic. Sponsored by Friends of the Takoma Park Maryland Library.

CHESS INSTRUCTION: Once a month on Sundays, children and families receive lessons in chess from an instructor. The program is sponsored by Friends of the Library. 

STORYTIME YOGA: Mindfulness, songs, stories and yoga, for kids 0 – 5 years old with their grownups.

To find more information on these programs, and to register, go to the library’s calendar page.

For a complete list of what the Friends of the Library supports, see our Activities page.