Mayor Thomas Menino hits the nation's oldest public elementary school - the Mather School in Dorchester - and tours its newly renovated library. (No word on whether Ty Pennington will be there as well.) Team Floon heads to the South End.

MAYOR THOMAS MENINO:

Friday, October 9, 2009

12:20 PM Mather School Announcement/Target Makeover New Library
Mather School, 1 Parish St., Dorchester

Mayor Menino will tour the new library and speak briefly at the Mather School, the oldest public elementary school in the nation, which was renovated this summer as part of the Target Volunteers School Library Makeover program. The school was selected as one of 16 schools nationwide to receive the library makeover. The estimated cost of the makeover is $125 million and includes new shelving, reading corners, lighting, paint, carpet, state-of-the-art technology, and 2,000 new books.

2:00 PM 50th Anniversary Celebration of Howard Johnson’s Boston
Howard Johnson Motel, Brookline Avenue

Mayor Menino will speak briefly to help celebrate the 50th anniversary with community leaders and Howard Johnson officials.

COUNCILOR MICHAEL FLAHERTY:

6:00 p.m. – Community Meeting
South End
Michael Flaherty and Sam Yoon

Agendas are provided by the Menino and Flaherty campaigns and laboriously pasted here by Lit Drop staff. Please note that plans can change on the campaign trail at a moment’s notice, but we do our best to keep it up to date.