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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Library Latest–October 11, 2022
Get in the Halloween spirit with these horrifying tales!
The Classics
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New and Sure to Thrill
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Truly Scary True Stories
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Prefer eBook or eAudio options? See those below…
The Silence of the Lambs: eBook | audiobook
The Shining: eBook | audiobook
Frankenstein: 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
Library Latest — September 27, 2022
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!
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September Music on Saturdays!
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
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!
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William Martin Author Talk
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
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
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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
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!
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Alice Tregay: Civil Rights Leader
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
Get ready for your next adventure with one of these travel guides we’ve added to our OverDrive collection!
