As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program, A Universe of Stories, we will host several talks on various topics related to space and space exploration.

This series is made possible by the support of the Friends of the Belmont Public Library, and in partnership with the Aldrich Astronomical Society.

Astrophotography
Wednesday, July 31st at 7pm, Assembly Room

Join us and Aldrich astrophotographer, Kevin Boucher, as we explore amazing Hubble pictures and some of Kevin’s own photography.  This talk will help you understand and see some of the amazing wonders of our universe!

Mars: Revealing the Secrets of the Red Planet
Tuesday, August 13th at 7pm, Assembly Room

This program will introduce you to the exploration of the Red planet from the beginning with Percival Lowell’s drawings of canals on Mars to HG Wells War of the Worlds, and into the modern era with NASA & ESA orbiting spacecraft, landers, and rovers! It will even cover future landers and orbiting space craft.

Exoplanets Around Other Stars
Wednesday, August 14th at 7pm, Assembly Room

Learn how the latest satellites are finding planets around our neighboring stars, and be amazed at the incredible variety and numbers of planets found among them. Discover how NASA and the ESA plans to explore those newfound planets with the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

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,  nmccolm@minlib.net or jtzouvelis@wickedlocal.com.

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 nmccolm@minlib.net or 617-993-2870 or Joanna Tzouvelis at jtzouvelis@wickedlocal.com

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!