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Friends Music on Sat: Beijing Opera

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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.

Beijing Opera performance

performance by the BBOA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, February 17th, 2018
3pm, Library Assembly Room
This program made possible by the Friends Of The Belmont Public Library. Click here to join the friends or renew your membership.

Friends Music on Saturday Concert Series, previous performances:

An afternoon of unforgettable bluegrass!

Saturday, January 20th, 2018
3pm, Library Assembly Room

fiddlin quinn band photos

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

Spark Your Creativity

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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.

Friends Author Series: Greg Stone
Thursday, February 22nd
7pm, Library Assembly Room

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.

 

Prof. Dan Cziczo discusses Climate Change

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Climate Change discussion by Dan Cziczo, Associate Prof. at MIT

Monday, February 12th
7pm, Library Assembly Room
Dan will discuss how to be an effective climate citizen, including
  • What you should know about climate change
  • Effective way s to shape climate policy
  • Effective actions to take individually
Brought to you by the Belmont Public Library &science for the public logo

Dan Cziczo head shotAssociate 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/.

A Night with Author Gish Jen

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The Library is pleased to announce A Night with Author Gish Jen. Known for exploring the multicultural experience in novels like Typical American and Mona in the Promised Land, best-selling author Gish Jen turns to nonfiction in The Girl at the Baggage Claim to clarify how differently Easterners and Westerners regard the concepts of self and society, and what that means for education, politics, business, and art in an ever closer world.
Tuesday, February 6th, 7pm
Library Assembly Room

TEACHERS! While supplies last: show your school ID at Belmont Books beginning Jan. 24  or at the Feb. 6 talk and pick up a free copy of The Girl at the Baggage Claim, courtesy of Gish Jen.

“I loved the book! A deep psychological examination of how place, habits, and identity mix in our world. Tremendous!” — Yo-Yo Ma
“Misunderstanding East-West differences can cost us in every way we know how to measure. The Girl at the Baggage Claim is remarkable and fluent but, most of all essential.” — Sherry Turkle, Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT, and author of Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
 
Q & A session and book signing to follow the talk. Books for sale by Belmont Books.
Co-sponsors: Belmont Against Racism, Belmont Books, Council on Aging, Friends of the Belmont Public Library, Human Rights Commission
Click here for the event flyer.

Fine Forgiveness & Food Drive

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From Monday, December 10th until Monday, December 24thst, the Library is forgiving fines. Return overdue or billed Belmont materials and we’ll take care of any charges! We are also waiving old overdue fines on Belmont items.
*Please note: All overdue fines on BELMONT items will be eligible for forgiveness. Charges for lost or damaged items are not eligible, nor are fines from other libraries.

Please bring non-perishable canned goods to the library when you come to have your fines waived. All items will be donated to the Belmont Food Pantry to support those in need.

 

Join the Belmont Story Project

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Modeled after NPR’s Storycorps, the Belmont Story Project aims to collect the stories of the people of Belmont.  Whether you’ve lived (or worked) here for six months, or six decades, your story matters.  We’d love to add your story to the Project.

Listen to all the interviews in the Belmont Story Project, or check out this brief clip featuring Nancy Madanian Reppucci.  You can read more on our Belmont Story Project page.

If you are interested, or have questions, please contact us at 617-993-2870, or by email: [email protected].

 

 

 

Tue Nov 14th: Eat for Pleasure, Eat for Health

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Understanding Emotional Eating: Eat for Pleasure, Eat for Health
Tuesday, November 14th
7pm, Library Assembly room
Join Mind-body Wellness Consultant Kali Patrick on a fascinating journey into the rational reasons for our seemingly irrational eating habits.
  • Learn how stress, relaxation, pleasure, thoughts, feelings, and long-held beliefs impact your nutritional metabolism and health.
  • Discover a more compassionate approach to your relationship with your body (hint: it doesn’t involve attacking problems with willpower).
  • Gain clarity that will help you make real, lasting changes.

Kali Patrick headshotKali Patrick specializes in improving people’s health with more ease & enjoyment. Her specialties include emotional eating, sleep difficulties, chronic pain, & stress. Kali coaches people all over the country & works with organizations to implement health & wellness programs.

 

 

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