Come and visit one of the Belmont Fire Department’s fire engines and explore the inside and outside of a fire truck. Please note that the engine will be on duty and may have to leave to respond to emergency situations. This event will be held on Concord Avenue in front of the Underwood Pool.
Saturday, October 19th 10:00am
Calling young architects in third and fourth grades to Build Your Dream City! Join the Duct Tape Network for a hands-on creativity workshop focused on Urban Planning. Create projects with cardboard, paper, recyclables and more. Registration required. Register online or call 617-993-2880.
Tuesday, October 22 at 3:30 pm
Halloween Puppet Show: The Witch Gets Ready
Come see the witch as she gets ready for a Halloween party!
Performed by Librarians Jonathan and Rachel.
Wednesday, October 23rd at 10:30am
Today’s job search is a mixture of in-person networking, cultivating your online presence, and tried and true outreach to friends and former colleagues.
On September 19th at 7pm in our Assembly Room, Belmont resident and Director of Success Associates Career Services, Larry Elle MSW, will outline the steps job seekers need to take to become a viable candidate in the eyes of employers and agency recruiters.
Come discuss the use of Key Skills in resumes and online applications, “branding”, the importance of having a clear resume summary, a top-notch Linkedin profile, and avoiding common job search mistakes.
Come learn:
*Why a clear career goal is crucial
*How to increase your visibility to recruiters and hiring managers
*What key words to use in resumes & online profiles
*Why networking is more important than ever
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Come sing, dance, and meet new friends! Belmont Children’s Librarians Rachel and Adrienne will play their ukuleles and get goofy with kids 5 and under.
Monday, October 7th at 10:30am
Come find out more about snakes, turtles, toads, salamanders and other members of the reptile and amphibian clan. You’ll have the chance to meet a few of these scaly creatures in person. For Kindergarten and up.
Tuesday, October 8th at 3:30pm
Author Jonathan Hansen will join us Thursday, September 12 at 7pm in the Assembly Room to discuss his latest book, Young Castro.
Richard Bustamante, writing for the Washington Post, calls Hansen’s biography of Fidel Castro, “a fresh, deeply researched appraisal of his life….” and a reintroduction to “Castro before he became the liberator/despot we thought we knew.”
Friend of the Library Author Talks are sponsored by the Friends of the Belmont Public Library.
We have a few more Moon Memories to share, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Lunar Landing.
Chemist and teacher Jim Roth discusses his work on the Apollo program, and his volunteer work with the Massachusetts Lions’ Eye Research Fund, and the Belmont Conservation Commission.
Musician Sandra Rosenblum shares what it was like to experience the lunar landing while on a trip abroad, and how her daughter’s career was influenced by the “space race.”
Local artist Ottavio Forte discusses his time working as an electrical engineer on the Apollo 11 program, and his hobbies – beekeeping, wine making, and sculpting.
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).
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