Award-winning author, instructor and editor Lynette Benton will teach you how put your life or family stories down on paper. This four-week course will cover:
Space is limited. Register in person, online or by calling 617 993-2870.
Join us for a discussion of The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen. This group meets in the Flett Room on the third Wednesday of every other month. No registration is required and all are welcome. See the Belmont Book Discussion book selections and dates for 2018.
Author Olivia Hoblitzelle will discuss her book Aging with Wisdom. “Drawing deeply on her own experiences as well as stories and studies about aging from other cultures, Hoblitzelle (Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows) explores the ways that readers can nourish their inner lives and spirit even as their bodies age and facilities diminish.” – Publisher’s Weekly Review
Dr. Mara Prentiss discusses how we can shift entirely to renewable energy. Her book is a very clear and readable resource for the energy revolution that many nations are already implementing. How can we accomplish this in the US, and how fast? And how can we overcome the resistance from the fossil fuel industry? Brought to you by Science for the Public, Belmont Media Center, and Belmont Public Library. On average renewable energy can supply more than 100% total current and future US energy consumption, but at each moment we need the actual supply to meet the actual demand. Moving toward an all electrical energy economy can make this dream a reality.
Dr. Prentiss is author of Energy Revolution: The Physics and the Promise of Efficient Technology. For more information, visit Energy: Be the Change
Books and Bites
State Senator Will Brownsberger will be at the Library to discuss :
Monday, March 19th, 7pm in the Library Assembly Room
EVERY VOTE COUNTS is part of the Citizen Literacy Series : science-media-civic literacy for an informed, engaged public.
All are welcome to attend this free program. Refreshments will be provided. The Assembly Room is handicapped accessible. This program made possible by the Friends of the Belmont Public Library. Click here to learn how to join the Friends or renew your membership.
Join us March 21 at 3PM for a discussion of The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen. This group meets in the Flett Room on the third Wednesday of every other month. No registration is required and all are welcome.
See the book selections and dates for 2018.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Belmont Public Library.
Smart devices are on the rise – we’ll discuss what you need to know about the Internet of Things. Scott Donnelly, VP Technical Solutions at Recorded Future, and Detective James Siracusa of the Belmont Police Department will discuss voice activated home assistants (Alexa), remote cameras and smart technology like Wi-Fi enabled thermostats. Moderated by IT Advisory Committee’s Glenn Wong.
Scott Donnelly
About the speaker:
Tackling national and corporate security for over a decade, Scott and his team at Recorded Future work closely with leading cyber security teams at Fortune 1000 companies and government organizations. They help develop cyber threat intelligence capabilities for threat hunting, risk mitigation, and incident response. Scott is a sought after speaker at cyber security events and regularly contributes to recordedfuture.com’s blog. He holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a BA in Political Science from Villanova University.
Sponsored by the Belmont IT Advisory Committee.
Chinese New Year is in February, come celebrate with the library and the Boston Beijing Opera Association! BBOA will be hosting an afternoon of Beijing Opera, filled with dancing, comedy, beautiful costumes and even some history on this traditional Chinese artform.
performance by the BBOA
, previous performances:An afternoon of unforgettable bluegrass!
12 year-old fiddler, Quinn Eastburn, has been captivating audiences across the country with his amazing fiddle prowess since the ripe old age… of 6. Special guest, Ricky Mier, on banjo and Chris Eastburn on guitar. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Check out Quinn’s performances below, and catch him on Saturday, January 20th at the Library
Greg Stone tells us what Michelangelo has to do with marketing and Botticelli with branding. This presentation is based on Greg’s acclaimed book Artful Business: 50 Lessons from Creative Geniuses.
Belmont Author and Media Strategist Greg Stone will show you how to spark your creativity with tips from great artists. You’ll learn how to liberate yourself from logjams — while viewing sumptuous slides of masterpieces.
The Friends Author Series Sponsored by the Friends of the Belmont Public Library.
Associate Professor Atmospheric Chemistry at MIT and founder of the Cziczo Research Group, Dan and his team are interested in the interrelationship of particulate matter and cloud formation.
It has been known for over a century that greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane warm the planet by trapping heat. What is not as well known is that particles can cool the planet by reflecting sunlight into space and by acting as the seeds on which clouds form. Particles and clouds are also of contemporary interest because it has been suggested they might affect climate by interacting with cosmic rays or be used to manipulate the Earth’s temperature.
Cziczo’s research group utilizes laboratory and field studies to elucidate how small particles interact with water vapor to form droplets and ice crystals, which are important players in the Earth’s climate system. Experiments include using small cloud chambers in the laboratory to mimic atmospheric conditions that lead to cloud formation and observing clouds in situ from remote mountaintop sites or through the use of research aircraft.
Current specific research interests include chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols with an emphasis on their effect on cloud formation mechanisms, Earth’s radiative budget, and meteoritic debris and launch vehicle emissions in the atmosphere. More information at http://cziczogroup.scripts.mit.edu/wp/.
