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:
- The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles print book | large print | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
- Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty print book | large print | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
- The Library Book by Susan Orlean print book | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
- Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr print book | large print | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
- Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout print book | eBook | eAudio | book on CD
- The Sentence by Louise Erdrich print book | eBook | eAudio | book on CD
- The Maid by Nita Prose print book | large print | eBook | eAudio | playaway
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig print book | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
- Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult print book | large print | eBook | eAudio | book on CD | playaway
- 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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Prefer eBook or eAudio options? Find those below…
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
Library Latest – December 27, 2022
Looking for your next favorite Children’s read? Check out some of our Children’s Best of 2022 selections — we’ve got picture books, fiction, graphic novels, and non-fiction!
Want to see the whole Best of 2022 list? Explore here!
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Library Latest December–13, 2022
Need a last minute gift idea for the holidays? Check out one of these recommendations from the staff of the Belmont Public Library!
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Skip to End of CarouselLibrary Latest — November 29, 2022
November is all about picture books! Check out these picture book biographies to learn more about all sorts of incredible people and their stories!
Stop by the Children’s Room to get even more recommendations of great picture book biographies from our librarians!
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Acknowledging the Native Narrative
Missing information, inaccurate stories, and stereotypes perpetuate myths about Columbus and Thanksgiving. When we can’t describe an accurate First Nations perspective, it’s often because we have grown up in a system that has made hard truths invisible. Join us virtually on Monday, November 21st as we welcome Claudia A. Fox Tree from the Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness to discuss the dominant narratives and counter-narratives surrounding these two holidays. In this presentation, we will explore this colonial system through primary sources and examine how language perpetuates invisibility and how we can dismantle oppression to bring accurate counter-narratives to life.
Registration is required. Please fill out the form here to sign up. Zoom access details will be sent in a reminder email prior to the program.
Claudia A. Fox Tree (she, her) identifies as a multiracial Indigenous woman. She has been a middle school special education teacher for over 35 years. During this time, she has also taught professional development and social justice courses at the college level for Initiatives for Developing Equity and Achievement for all Students (IDEAS) and presented about decolonizing anti-racism initiatives at numerous national and local conferences. Claudia earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts (Boston), teaching certification in elementary and special education from Fitchburg State College, and a Master’s Degree in Education from Northeastern University in educational research. She is currently a doctoral student at Lesley University. Claudia is also a polymer clay artist, blogger, and mother to five young adults (and four cats).
Since 2000, Claudia has been on the Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness (https://www.mcnaa.org/) board. MCNAA’s mission is to preserve Native American cultural traditions; to assist Native American residents with basic needs and educational expenses; to advance public knowledge and understanding, to dispel inaccurate information about Native People, and work towards racial equality by addressing racial issues inequities across the region.
Since 1998, Claudia has been a Massachusetts liaison for the United Confederation of Taino People, headquartered in New York. UCTP (http://uctp.blogspot.com/) spans the Greater and Lesser Antilles and the United States and beyond. The UCTP is dedicated to promoting and protecting the human rights, cultural heritage, and spiritual traditions of the Taíno and other Caribbean Indigenous Peoples for present and future generations and endeavors to assist its citizens in their social, economic, and educational, cultural, and spiritual development. Claudia is a tribal member of the Iukaieke Guainia Taino-Arawak Tribal Community.
This program is cosponsored by Belmont Against Racism and the public libraries of Belmont, Brookline, Chelmsford, Lincoln, Maynard, Natick, Norwood, Stow, Watertown, Wayland, Wellesley, and Weston.
Library Latest – November 8, 2022
In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…”
In honor of Veterans Day on Friday, please consider the selections below: whether about “The War to End All Wars” or honoring those who serve in the US Armed Services, there is surely something to learn!
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2022 is the year we celebrate libraries in all of their forms. From literacy to lifelong education to community, libraries are core to the fabric of Belmont.
Library Latest — October 25, 2022
Did you know that November is National Picture Book Month? Check out these awesome new picture book titles, and feel free to stop by the Children’s Room to get even more recommendations!
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