Drop in for a variety of interesting events.  Sometimes spur of the moment works best!

April 1, 11 a.m.:  “First Friday Book Chat with Will” – MPL Director Will Adamcyzk discusses new books for avid readers.  Drop in and discover new and interesting reads!

Thursday, April 7, 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m.:  “Knitting with Nina”  Bring your projects and knit with new friends.  All experience levels welcome!

Sunday, April 17, 2 p.m. “Coloring Book Drop In” – De-stress and get creative with colors.  It’s time for fun and a little “me” time for adults!

All other events will be held in the lower level Keys Community Room and they are free and open to the public.  These programs come to you with generous support from the Friends of the Milton Public Library. For more information contact Jean Hlady, Adult Services Librarian, at (617) 698-5757 or visit the Library’s website.

Enjoy a fresh and energizing take on jazz  and pop tune standards, such as “A Foggy Day”, “Got To Get You Into My Life,” and “Superstition” as performed by Smarly Bazile and Friends.  The concert by the jazz/pop/gospel quartet is set for Saturday, April 9 at 2 p.m. on the lower level of the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue, Milton, MA 02186.  Admission is free and the event is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Public Library.

Local pianist Smarly Bazile will perform with organist Brandon Young, bass player David McKenzie and drummer Daryl Staves. Don’t miss great entertaining by talented, young musicians!

For more event information, visit the Milton Library’s website.

The Milton Public Library celebrates National Poetry Month!  Enjoy talks and readings with local poets Ed Meek and Tom O’Grady on Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m.  The poetic evening will take place on the lower level of the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue, Milton, MA 02186.  Admission is free and the event is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Public Library

Mr. Meek’s third book of poems is Spy Pond, published in 2015 by Prolific Press.

Literature professor Tom O’Grady will also read from his works.  Mr. O’Grady is a professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.  His areas of expertise are Irish literature, Canadian literature, poetry and fiction.

Come celebrate and enjoy this lyrical genre with two experts!

Shakespeare lovers!  Discuss the popular play Hamlet on April 3 at 2 p.m. during a second session of “Shakespeare Sundays with Professor David Smith.”  This is end of the 2-part program which began in March, and registration is required at www.miltonlibrary.org.   Meet new friends at the discussion located at the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton, MA  02186.

Mr.  Smith, a former secondary English teacher at Milton Academy, will lead the group and will also show excerpts from the film.  You may reserve your copy of the play on the MPL’s website or call the Library’s Reference Desk at (617) 698-5757.

The April 2016 art exhibit will feature wall hangings and other hand-sewn creations by Milton resident and quilter Marilyn Masterson. Come to the Wotiz Gallery, main floor of the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton 02186.  Admission is free and the public is welcome.

Come meet the artist at a free and open reception on Wednesday, April 6 between 6 and 8 PM in the Wotiz Gallery.

Masterson learned to sew as a child and many of her quilt pieces have been featured in exhibits and shows around New England, most recently in the Cohasset Church show.  She creates custom and special orders between designing her own pieces, and this collection will showcase watercolor pieces, machine-stitched pictures, and necktie wall hangings.

For more information about displaying your art at the library, contact Jean Hlady, Adult Services Librarian, at 617 698-5757, Ext. 3   For event information, visit the MPL’s website.

Lovers of the Bard!  The Friends of the Milton Public Library will host a two-part series focusing on two of Shakepeare’s most popular plays, Henry V and Hamlet, and their depictions on film.

David Smith, former English and American Literature teacher at Milton Academy, invites participants to read the plays in advance and come to the sessions prepared to share their thoughts about the play and the film excerpts they will view at the sessions.

The first two sessions will be held on Sunday, March 13 (Henry V), and Sunday, April 3 (Hamlet), and copies of the plays can be reserved online through the Library’s website www.miltonlibrary.org, or by calling the Library’s Reference Department at 617-698-5757, ext 3.

For more information and to reserve your space at the workshop, visit the website and click on events.

In its annual literacy project, Milton Reads! encourages a town-wide reading of its 2016 book selection, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania.  Here is a list of free related events open to the public.

March 15, 7 p.m.: The events phase of Milton Reads with a book discussion, led by Will Adamczyk to be held downstairs at the Milton Library, 476 Canton Avenue, Milton 02186.

Sunday, March 20, 5-7 p.m. the Annual Milton Reads Trivia Night takes place at Ester, a restaurant, located at 2261 Dorchester Avenue in Lower Mills in Dorchester.  Advance registration at the Library’s website is required for Trivia.

Monday, March 21 at 2pm, Fuller Village Senior Residence community, 1372 Brush Hill Road in Milton,  will host Boston University Professor William Keylor who will speak about world events leading up to World War I.

Wednesday, March 23, at 7pm, the National Geographic documentary “The Last Voyage of the Lusitania” will be screened at the Milton Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton.

Tuesday, March 29 at 7pm, Milton Reads “Closing Chapter” will feature Commandant David Kohnen, of the Naval War Academy in Newport, RI, who will talk about the military intelligence surrounding the sinking of the Lusitania.  The talk will be given at the Milton Library, lower level, 476 Canton Avenue, Milton 02186.

A full events calendar with more program details including a complement of programming for children, can be viewed on the Library’s website. Milton Reads is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Public Library.

The Milton Public Library recently kicked off the 2016 Milton Reads season, with the selection of Dead Wake, the Last Crossing of the Lusitania by  Erik Larson.  A page turning account of how the Lusitania was sunk in 1915 by a German U-boat, which covers in suspenseful detail, World War I, nautical strategies and the personalities of those involved in the attack and sinking of the famous Cunard liner.  The entire town of Milton is encouraged to read this selection as part of its annual literacy event sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Public Library.  Related events will be held throughout March and are listed below.  Also, the library’s calendar with more program details including a complement of programming for children, can be viewed on the Library’s website. Milton Reads is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Public Library.

“Based on the number of copies  our patrons have borrowed, I would say the book is proving to be a very popular selection,” noted Library Director Will Adamczyk.   Copies of the book can be picked up at the Library, or electronic versions can be ordered at the Library’s website www.miltonlibrary.org.

The events phase of Milton Reads will begin on Tuesday, March 15 at 7pm, with a book discussion, led by Will Adamczyk.

On Sunday, March 20, the Annual Milton Reads Trivia Night takes place from 5-7pm at Ester, in Dorchester.  Advance registration at the Library’s website is required for Trivia.

On Monday, March 21 at 2pm, Fuller Village will host Boston University Professor William Keylor who will speak about world events leading up to World War I.

On Wednesday, March 23, at 7pm, the National Geographic documentary “The Last Voyage of the Lusitania” will be screened at the Library, and on Tuesday, March 29 at 7pm, Milton Reads “Closing Chapter” will feature Commandant David Kohnen, of the Naval War Academy in Newport, RI, who will talk about the military intelligence surrounding the sinking of the Lusitania.