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Braintree Reads 2019
Learning from one another, appreciating our differences, and treating our values, beliefs, and cultures with respect.
“Braintree Reads 2019” celebrates diversity with titles by Braintree author Roberta Gately, who has written three books — Footprints in the Dust, Lipstick in Afghanistan, and The Bracelet.
Join us on Saturday, March 23rd from 2:00 to 3:30 PM in Logan Auditorium to meet this year’s Braintree Reads author. Roberta Gately is a humanitarian aid worker and a nurse, as well as a writer. She has served in war zones of third world countries across the globe and written on the topic of refugees for the Journal of Emergency Nursing and the BBC World News Online. She speaks regularly on the plight of the world’s refugees and displaced.
Free tickets for her talk will be available at the library starting March 15th.
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This is the final week of the Bruins #PJDrive2019! We'd hate to tell Blades we fell 6 pairs short of our goal of collecting 100 new pairs of PJs for needy children and teens in the Braintree area! If you meant to drop off a pair, please bring them to one of the collection points on any floor through this Saturday, March 16th. Thank you!
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Part of Braintree Reads 2019: Footprints in the Sand and Lipstick in Afghanistan author Roberta Gately. Fostering appreciation and respect for the values, beliefs and cultures of others.
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