Navigating Medicare is complicated, planning should start BEFORE you turn 65. Open Enrollment runs from November 1st through December 15th this year, and if you’re considering Medicare and would like to learn about your options, come to our presentation on Medicare basics. SHINE counselor Alicia Szendiuch will discuss the different parts of Medicare, and what you need to know about making the transition.

This presentation is run by SHINE (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone), and funded by the Administration for Community Living.

This summer, you can reserve discount passes to one of 38 Lowell Spinner’s home games. For available dates, please visit our pass reservation website. For a Lowell Spinners’ full schedule, visit the Lowell Spinners’ website.

Each pass is game-date specific and may be picked up at the library a week in advance of the reservation and does not need to be returned. The pass must be presented at the Lowell Spinners’ box office.  The pass may be used to purchase up to 6 tickets at a 50% discount price of $3.50 for each ticket.  The pass must be redeemed for tickets in person at the Lowell Spinners’ box office and can be redeemed in advance or on the night of the game.

The Lowell Spinners’ box office and stadium are located at 450 Aiken Street in Lowell, MA and the phone number for their box office is 978-459-1702.

Fill out the form below, and be entered into our end-of-the summer drawing for a new Kindle Fire!

Learn how you can make delicious homemade ice cream with just a few ingredients. Darrell Kimball will demonstrate how with an easy-to-use tabletop ice cream maker. Recipes and samples provided! Register online, in person, or by calling 617-993-2870.

Crystal King to Speak on Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome

Join us and author Crystal King for the Friends of the Library May Author series. Crystal will speak on her book Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome, much of which she wrote IN the Belmont Library! The story of Rome’s notorious foodie, Marcus Gavius Apicius, told from the viewpoint of his slave and cook, Thrasius. An enthralling, delicious tale that will transport you into the crowded marketplaces and baths of ancient Rome and leave you hungry for ancient fare. Kirkus Review writes, “[i]n her addictively readable first novel…the food lore is fascinating and the time period is inherently dramatic…aficionados of all things SPQR will eat this up.”

Celebrate the art of the verse with Belmont poets Stephen Burt, Wendy Drexler, Valerie Duff, Nancy Esposito, Kevin Gallagher, Jacob Strautmann, and Richard Waring. These and other local poets will have their books on display during the month of April.

Thursday, May 4th at 7PM, Library Assembly Room

Free, thanks to the Friends of the Belmont Public Library.

If you have a story, we would love to add your voice to the Belmont Story Project.  This project collects the stories of the people of Belmont.  The topic can have to do with raising your kids, your work life, a funny story–whatever you decide.  Whether you’ve lived here for six months, or six decades, your story matters, and we’d love to add your voice to the collection.

And it’s easy.  We take care of the technology, and guide you through the process, so you can relax and enjoy the conversation.

Here’s a clip from our interview with Nancy Madanian Reppucci.  Or listen to full Belmont Story Project interviews online, on our SoundCloud.com page.

Interested?  

Contact Nancy McColm, 617-993-2870, or [email protected] to find out more.