All-Ages Story Time (with Author Arthur Russell Smith)

· Charlestown Library · Boston

Books / authors

Please join us for a special all-ages story time with local children's book author Arthur Russell Smith. Arthur will read from his new picture book, The Robe Squad: A Charlestown Tail , and share the story behind writing his first children's book. Copies of The Robe Squad will be available for sale. Arthur Russell Smith (The Robe Guy) is a first-time author from Hanover, MA. He currently resides in Charlestown, MA with his 2.6 lb. teacup Yorkshire terrier, Gizmo (The Robe Dog). He hopes you enjoy his first book, The Robe Squad: A Charlestown Tail , published in October 2026, and is excited to continue sharing more stories about the robe squad’s adventures!