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Library Latest–October 11, 2022

Posted on by Chris Tremblay

Get in the Halloween spirit with these horrifying tales!

The Classics

New and Sure to Thrill

Truly Scary True Stories

Prefer eBook or eAudio options? See those below…

The Silence of the Lambs: eBook | audiobook

The Shining: eBook | audiobook

Frankenstein: eBook | audiobook

NOS4A2: eBook | audiobook

The Library at Mount Char: eBook | audiobook

Annihilation: eBook 

A Head Full of Ghosts: eBook

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: eBook | audiobook

The Devil in the White City: eBook | audiobook

The Witches: eBook | audiobook

Library Latest — September 27, 2022

Posted on by Deborah Borsuk

September 15 – October 15 is National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month!

Celebrate with these selections from the Children’s Room, all by and/or about people with Hispanic and Latinx heritage! You can also stop by the Children’s Room to check our display or ask for more recommendations from our librarians!

 

 

 

 

September Music on Saturdays!

Posted on by Lauren Pfendner

On Saturday, September 17 at 2pm, the internationally acclaimed guitarist Peter Griggs will take us on a chronological tour of the guitar from the Renaissance to the Contemporary. We will hear music by J.S. Bach, Gaspar Sanz, Ferdinando Carulli, Bartolome Calatuyud, Django Reinhardt, Thelonious Monk, Vernon Duke, Luiz Bonfa and others.

No registration required; we look forward to seeing you in person for this amazing tour through 500 years of the guitar!

Thanks to the Friends of the Belmont Public Library for making Music on Saturdays possible, as well as so many other library programs!

Library Latest — August 23, 2022

Posted on by Deborah Borsuk

Did you know that August 24th is National Waffle Day AND National Peach Pie Day?! AND that August 25th is National Banana Split Day?! It’s a sweet time! 

Check out these Children’s books themed around these yummy foods and other delicious desserts! 

 

William Martin Author Talk

Posted on by Lauren Pfendner

Join us on Tuesday, August 16 at 7pm for this in-person author talk with New York Times best-selling author William Martin as he discusses his most recent novel, December ’41: A World War II Thriller. Save your spot by registering here.

About the Book: From New York Times bestselling author William Martin comes a WWII thriller as intense as The Day of the Jackal and as gripping as The Eye of the Needle. In December ’41, Martin takes us on the ultimate manhunt, a desperate chase from Los Angeles to Washington, D. C., in the first weeks of the Second World War. Booklist says of December ’41: “Martin concocts a devilishly complex and lusciously detail-rich thriller. . . Echoing Ken Follett’s classic Eye of the Needle, Martin builds tension superbly while surrounding the assassin and his pursuer with a rich panoply of supporting players and backstories.”

William Martin is the New York Times best-selling author of over a dozen novels, an award-winning PBS documentary on the life of George Washington, and a cult-classic horror film, too. In novels like Back Bay, City of Dreams, The Lost Constitution, The Lincoln Letter, and Bound for Gold, he has told stories of the great and the anonymous of American history, and he’s taken readers from the deck of the Mayflower to 9/11. His work has earned him many accolades and honors, including the 2005 New England Book Award, the 2015 Samuel Eliot Morison Award, and the 2019 Robert B. Parker Award. He and his wife live near Boston, where he serves on several cultural and historical institutions’ boards, and he has three grown children.

Books will be available for sale before and during the event from our bookstore partner Haley Booksellers.

Library Latest – August 9, 2022

Posted on by Lauren Pfendner

Huzzah! It’s National Book Lovers’ Day! This is a post that was very easy to begin and very difficult to end 🙂 Check out one of these particularly bookish books, stop in to chat with a librarian, or fill out a belhop form for even more personalized reading recommendations! 

Fiction

 

 

Nonfiction

 

 

Prefer eBook or eAudio options? Find those below…

Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore: eBook | audiobook

The Reading List: eBook | audiobook

Must Love Books: eBook | audiobook

Book Lovers: eBook | audiobook

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill: eBook | audiobook

Before the Coffee Gets Cold: eBook | audiobook

The Department of Rare Books…: eBook | audiobook

Bibliophile: eBook 

On Reading Well: eBook | audiobook

Confessions of a Bookseller: eBook | audiobook

Ex Libris (Fadiman): audiobook

84 Charing Cross Road: audiobook

I’d Rather Be Reading: eBook | audiobook 

 

Library Latest — July 26, 2022

Posted on by Deborah Borsuk

Have you stopped by to check out our different zones in the Children’s Room this summer? We’ve got Picture Book Park, The Forest of Fiction, and Graphic Novel Grotto!

This Library Latest suggests just a few of the fantastic new titles from each of the zones! Try these out, or stop by the Children’s desk for even more librarian recommendations!

 

 

 

Alice Tregay: Civil Rights Leader

Posted on by Lauren Pfendner

Alice’s Ordinary People Film and Discussion

TUESDAY, JULY 26, 6:30-8:30 PM On Zoom

Alice’s Ordinary People is a documentary film about Alice Tregay – a woman who refused to stand still for injustice and brought others together to change what was. Her remarkable story spans the historic period from the marches of Dr. King to the election of Barack Obama, and her unique contribution in the field of politics is the thread which connects the two. A more thorough description is offered at imaginevideo.org under the tab Alice’s Ordinary People.

Watch the film on Kanopy or together on Zoom at 6:30pm and join filmmaker Craig Dudnick at 7:30pm to discuss this remarkable but not-well-known Civil Rights leader. Register here.

This program is part of our “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” summer reading program for adults. For more information or to sign up, click here.

Library Latest–July 12, 2022

Posted on by Chris Tremblay

Get ready for your next adventure with one of these travel guides we’ve added to our OverDrive collection!


Make the Most of Your Time on Earth-Fourth Edition


Insight Guides: USA on the Road


Rough Guides: Travel the Liberation Route Europe

Title details for Wine Trails--USA & Canada by Lonely Planet Food - Available
Wine Trails United States & Canada

Title details for Lonely Planet New England by Benedict Walker;Isabel Albiston;Amy C Balfour;Robert Balkovich;Gregor Clark;Adam Karlin;Brian K... - Available
Lonely Planet New England

Title details for Accessible Vacations by Simon J. Hayhoe - Available
Accessible Vacations: an insider’s guide to 10 National Parks

Title details for 50 States, 5,000 Ideas by Joe Yogerst - Available
50 States, 5,000 Ideas

Title details for Insight Guides Explore Quebec (Travel Guide eBook) by Insight Guides - Available
Insight Guides: Explore Quebec

Title details for The Rough Guide to Ireland (Travel Guide eBook) by Rough Guides - Available
The Rough Guide to Ireland

Title details for Fodor's the Complete Guide to the National Parks of the USA by Fodor's Travel Guides - Available
Fodor’s the Complete Guide to the National Parks of the USA

Title details for Lonely Planet Seattle by Robert Balkovich;Becky Ohlsen - Available
Lonely Planet: Seattle

Title details for Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Massachusetts by Stephen Gencarella - Available
Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Massachusetts

Title details for Insight Guides Costa Rica (Travel Guide eBook) by Insight Guides - Available
Insight Guides: Costa Rica

Title details for The Rough Guide to Southwest USA (Travel Guide eBook) by Rough Guides - Available
The Rough Guide to Southwest USA

Title details for Lonely Planet Boston by Lonely Planet;Mara Vorhees - Available
Lonely Planet: Boston

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