The library will be closed at all locations at the following times:
Tuesday, December 24th at 12pm
Wednesday, December 25th, all day
Tuesday, December 31st at 2pm
Wednesday, January 1st, 2025, all day

The library's temporary locations are at the Beech Street Center and the E.C. Benton Library. For more information, including hours of operation, please click here.

Library Latest-May 9, 2023

April showers have brought May flowers to the library! Come check out these flower related books and enjoy the Spring plants in bloom. 

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Fresh Water for Flowers eBook | audiobook

The Scent of Burnt Flowers eBook 

Peach Blossom Spring eBook | audiobook

All the Flowers in Paris eBook | audiobook

A Memory of Violets eBook | audiobook

Flowers on Main eBook | audiobook

Daughter’s of the Flower Fragrant Garden eBook | audiobook

Dog Flowers eBook | audiobook 

Library Latest — April 25, 2023

April is National Poetry Month and April 22nd is Earth Day! Enjoy these poetry books about the Earth and its many wonders! To learn more about Earth Day and National Poetry Month, please visit our Children’s Room!

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Library Latest- April 11, 2023

This month enjoy spending some time gazing up at the stars with these star related books! Especially since April is Global Astronomy Month.

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A Bend in the Stars eBook | audiobook

Written in the Stars eBook | audiobook

The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes eBook | audiobook

The Dog Stars eBook | audiobook

The Forest of Vanishing Stars eBook | audiobook

Raft of Stars eBook | audiobook

Sparks like Stars eBook | audiobook

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars eBook | audiobook

Reclaim the Stars eBook | audiobook 

Library Latest — March 28, 2023

March is Women’s History Month! Celebrate by reading about important women throughout history! Want to read more? Please come to our Children’s Room and check out our Women’s History Month Display!

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Library Latest-March 14, 2023

March is Women’s History Month! Check out some of these books written by or about local women from Massachusetts.

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American Eclipse: A Nation’s Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World eBook | audiobook

The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe eBook | audiobook

Red Comet: the Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath eBook | audiobook

Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything eBook

Wild Women of Boston eBook

The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars                     eBook | audiobook

Why not Me? eBook | audiobook 

 

 

Library Latest — February 28, 2023

February is Black History Month! Celebrate by learning about some powerful figures and reading some of their works! Want to read more? Please come to our Children’s Room to browse our Black History Month display!

 

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Library Latest- February 14, 2023

February is Black History month and today is Valentine’s Day! Celebrate both by checking out some of these Black Romance books.

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Prefer eBook or eAudio options? Find those below…

Happy Endings eBook | audiobook 

Act Your Age, Eve Brown eBook | audiobook

Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell eBook | audiobook

I’m So (Not) Over You eBook | audiobook

Real Men Knit eBook | audiobook

The Hookup Plan eBook | audiobook

Honey and Spice eBook | audiobook

By the Book eBook | audiobook

Yonder eBook | audiobook 

From Scratch eBook | audiobook

Library Latest — January 24, 2023

It’s a snowy week! Lean into January’s chilly weather with these new and old favorites from the Children’s Room!

 

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Library Latest — January 3, 2023

Get the new year started right with one of the most popular books for Belmont readers in 2022. Here are the top 10 most checked out titles at the Belmont Public Library in 2022:

  1. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles print book | large print | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
  2. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty print book | large print | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
  3. The Library Book by Susan Orlean print book | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
  4. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr print book | large print | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
  5. Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout print book | eBook | eAudio | book on CD 
  6. The Sentence by Louise Erdrich print book | eBook | eAudio | book on CD 
  7. The Maid by Nita Prose print book | large print | eBook | eAudio | playaway
  8. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig print book | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
  9. Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult print book | large print | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
  10. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus print book | large print | eBook | eAudio 

Library Latest- January 17, 2023

January is National Hot Tea Month! Cozy up this month with one of these books and your favorite hot beverage.

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Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop eBook | audiobook 

Murder Spills the Tea eBook | audiobook

Three Cups of Tea eBook | audiobook 

Tea and Treachery eBook | audiobook 

The Harlequin Tea Set and other stories eBook | audiobook 

English Tea Murder eBook | audiobook 

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