Please take a moment to fill out our Library Building Schematic Design Survey!

Join us on Wednesday, August 7th at 10:00am for a special observation of National Purple Heart Day.  Our ceremony will take place on the front steps of the library, weather permitting.  The rain location will be at the Beech Street Center. 

For more information or questions please contact VSO Bob Upton at 617-993-2725

Tuesday, August 6, join us in the Assembly Room for Chocolate Making for Teens and Tweens! Learn the sweet ins and outs of making chocolate and take some treats home with you! Licensed Chocolatier Kim Larkin will lead this awesome workshop on the history and techniques involved in making our favorite candy, and lead attendees in making their own.

Registration required

Teens in grades 7 to 12 sign up online here for the 1:30 to 2:30 pm session!

Tweens in grades 4 to 6 sign up online here for the 11:30 to 12:30 session!

This July marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing! 

In celebration, the Belmont Story Project has been recording people’s memories relating to that momentous event.  You can listen to clips from these interviews, or go to the Belmont Story Project to hear complete interviews. 

Special thanks to Joanna Tzouvelis for her assistance in conducting interviews, and to all our participants: Jack Ananian, Kim Archer, Dr. Aviva Brecher, David Ching, Dr. Kwan Kew Lai, Bill Magsam, Catherine Robinson, and Stephen Shestakofsky. 

If you would like to be interviewed about your memories of the moon landing please contact,  [email protected] or [email protected].

Starting Thursday, June 6 at 4 pm and continuing all summer long, join the Belmont Public Library at the Farmer’s Market!  Our Children’s Librarians will be on hand for an all-ages storytime every Thursday, and other library staff will be there with sneak peeks at upcoming events and programs!

The market is located in the Belmont town center parking lot (at Channing Road and Cross Street).

Storytimes:
Every Thursday at 4pm

Upcoming library visits to the Market:
July 11 from 2-5pm
August 8 from 2-5pm
September 12 from 2-5pm
October 10 from 2-5pm

In the event of inclement weather or excessive heat, storytime may be canceled. View our guidelines here, and if you have any questions, please call the Belmont Public Library at 617-993-2870.

Listen to Jean Gauthier and Fran Yuan discuss Fran’s work on social justice causes, and Jean’s highs and lows living in Belmont, as part of the LGBTQ community.

If you are interested in becoming a part of Belmont’s oral history project, contact Nancy McColm at [email protected] or 617-993-2870 or Joanna Tzouvelis at [email protected]

The new Library of Things is a growing collection of non-traditional items that can be checked out the same way as ordinary library media. Current items available for checkout include e-readers, gaming and entertainment consoles, and digital conversion hardware. Be on the lookout for new additions coming soon!

Celebrate Pride month at Belmont Public Library with two programs especially for LGBTIAP+ teens and their allies!