The Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group offers two topics per month with a morning meeting option on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30am to 11:30am, and an evening meeting option on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, from 6pm to 8pm, all via Zoom.…Learn More

Wednesday, January 43:00—4:30 PMYoung Adult Room

Teen Advisory Board (Volunteer)

Want to learn how the library builds its programs and services? The Teen Advisory Board is at the core of program development for their peers: design new volunteer opportunities, build new ideas for programs, and make decorations for the library space.…Learn More

Friday, January 61:00—4:00 PMAssembly Room

Knitting Club

Bring your knitting, crocheting, or any fiber craft to a social afternoon with fellow local crafters. This program will be held in person, occasionally outdoors when the weather is nice. Questions? Email Lauren at lpfendner@minlib. net.

Friday, January 67:30—10:00 PMOnline

Virtual D&D (YA Games) FULL

Open to teens ages 13 and up. This is for experienced D&D players with Level 12 characters continuing from this year's past Super Dungeon, Out of Time. Out of Time: EpiloguesA white room filled with mirrors has appeared before construction was completed on a new church.…Learn More

Saturday, January 710:00 AM—4:00 PMFlett Room

Craft Supply Swap

Have a craft you never got around to learning? Have you found your favorite hobby, but all the others are gathering dust? Bring along still-useable craft supplies for our community Craft Supply Swap to share with other happy hobbyists. All are welcome to donate or trade in this free event.

Monday, January 911:00 AM—12:15 PMOnline

Practice your English

Practice speaking English in a supportive environment! This conversation circle led by Moira begins on Monday, January 9th and runs through March 27th, 2023. The group will not meet on Monday, January 16th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or on February 20th for Presidents' Day.…Learn More

Monday, January 97:00—8:00 PMOnline

Self-Care: Building a Toolkit for the New Year

Come learn self-care tips that can be practiced throughout your day for a calmer, healthier mind and body. You’ll learn how to start your day right and how to wind down for a better night’s sleep. A perfect refresh to start off 2023! Nancy Wind is a health and lifestyle coach and the founder of Peaks and Poses, where she offers a variety of trail yoga events that integrate yoga poses, mind-body awareness, and reconnection with oneself, others, and the outdoor beauty of New England.…Learn More

Tuesday, January 109:30—10:00 AMFlett Room

Storytime for 1's and 2's

Bring your toddler for songs, dancing, and fun of all kinds!…Learn More

Tuesday, January 1010:15—10:45 AMFlett Room

Storytime for 3's and 4's

You and your preschooler can enjoy all kinds of stories, music, and fun!

Tuesday, January 1011:00 AM—12:15 PMOnline

Practice your English

Practice speaking English in a supportive environment! This conversation circle led by Moira begins on Tuesday, January 10th and runs through March 28th, 2023. Please send any questions to Lauren at lpfendner@minlib. net.

Tuesday, January 107:00—8:15 PMAssembly Room

Cookbook Club

Join us each month as we explore a different cookbook and share a great meal together. This month's cookbook is Treasures of the Mexican Table by Pati Jinich. Participants should each cook a recipe of their choosing and bring it ready to eat to the Assembly Room at time of the meeting.…Learn More

Tuesday, January 107:00—8:15 PMFlett Room

Practice your English

Practice speaking English in a supportive environment! This conversation circle led by Sheila meets in the Flett Room of the library and begins on Tuesday, January 10th and runs through March 28th, 2023. Please send any questions to Lauren at lpfendner@minlib.…Learn More

Tuesday, January 107:00—8:00 PMOnline

Immigrants' Rights REGISTRATION REQUIRED

On September 14, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis (FL) routed approximately 50 asylum seekers from San Antonio, TX, to Martha’s Vineyard, MA. Professor Sarah Sherman-Stokes, associate director of the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Clinic at Boston University School of Law, will share the legal implications of DeSantis’s actions and current issues in asylum law and policy.…Learn More

Wednesday, January 119:30—10:00 AMFlett Room

Infant Lapsit and Storytime

Special stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons!

Wednesday, January 1110:15—10:45 AMAssembly Room

Storytime for 1's and 2's

Bring your toddler for songs, dancing, and fun of all kinds!…Learn More

Wednesday, January 112:30—4:30 PMAssembly Room

Snow Cones and Scrabble (YA Games)

Play board games and eat snow cones on the second Wednesday of this month! This is a drop-in first-come, first-serve program for teens and tweens. Maximum attendance: 20 people.

Wednesday, January 116:00—8:00 PMOnline

Age 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Wednesday, January 117:00—8:00 PMAssembly Room

Belmont Poet Wendy Drexler

Join us for an evening with Belmont poet Wendy Drexler, including readings from her recent collection Notes from the Column of Memory. In Wendy Drexler’s new book, the vividly remembered past and the carefully observed present are on intimate terms, constantly informing each other.…Learn More

Thursday, January 1211:15—11:45 AMAssembly Room

All Ages Storytime -- For Ages 0 to 5

Join us for an all ages storytime complete with stories, songs, and all kinds of fun. Please call 617-993-2880 or email Coordinator of Children's Services Deborah Borsuk at dborsuk@minlib. net with any questions.…Learn More

Thursday, January 123:00—4:45 PMFlett Room

Tween D&D (FULL)

Join an in-person D&D adventure that will seek out the rarest types of monsters to build an encyclopedia for the esteemed researcher, Fignillius Applebaum, in a six-week campaign that will explore an Eberron setting. Game Masters Hannah Lee and Bethany Campbell will cohost these adventures.

Thursday, January 127:00—8:15 PMAssembly Room
Hybrid - online and in-person

Page of Enlightenment History Book Club

We all know the adage, "those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. ” Don't be a victim - instead join librarians Lauren Pfendner and Chris Tremblay for an engrossing read of historical nonfiction every month. January's selection is The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin.…Learn More

Friday, January 1310:00—10:30 AMAssembly Room

Children's Concert with Matt Heaton

Sing and dance along here at the library with one of Belmont’s favorite rock stars! Matt's classic and original songs delight all ages (even parents!).…Learn More

Friday, January 131:00—4:00 PMAssembly Room

Knitting Club

Saturday, January 1410:00 AM—1:00 PMAssembly Room

Learn to Play Pokemon! (FULL)

Do you collect Pokemon cards but do not know how to play the game and want to learn? Join One Up Games on Saturday, January 14 at 10:00AM to get a hands on lesson on how to play the game! All players will receive their choice of (1) official Pokemon structure deck that they can take home at the end! Players will learn about what is needed to make a deck, how the game is played and will be able to battle other trainers in some real life matches! Space is limited, so please register all members of your party to reserve their spot.…Learn More

Monday, January 16Library Closed

Tuesday, January 179:30—10:00 AMFlett Room

Storytime for 1's and 2's

Bring your toddler for songs, dancing, and fun of all kinds!…Learn More

Tuesday, January 1710:15—10:45 AMFlett Room

Storytime for 3's and 4's

You and your preschooler can enjoy all kinds of stories, music, and fun!

Tuesday, January 1711:00 AM—12:15 PMOnline

Practice your English

Tuesday, January 172:30—4:45 PMFlett Room

Study Space: BHS Mid-Year Exams

Students are welcome to use the Study Space for a stress-free group-study environment with snacks and beverages available for the duration of the room's use. Limit is 12 people at a time. Seats are first-come, first-serve.

Tuesday, January 177:00—8:30 PMOnline

Better Read Than Dead Mystery Book Group

The Belmont Library mystery group "Better Read Than Dead" meets the third Tuesday of every month. This month we will be reading Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten. One of the most prominent citizens of Göteborg, Sweden, plunges to his death off an apartment balcony, but what appears to be a “society suicide” soon reveals itself to be a carefully plotted murder.…Learn More

Tuesday, January 177:00—8:15 PMFlett Room

Practice your English

Tuesday, January 177:00—8:00 PMOnline

This Is What It Sounds Like: The Music of Listening with Susan Rogers REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Professor of cognitive neuroscience and former record producer (Prince, David Byrne, Barenaked Ladies) Susan Rogers presents a new model of music cognition that describes the “listener profile”—a constellation of individualized preferences mapped to an array of musical and aesthetic dimensions.…Learn More

Wednesday, January 189:30—11:30 AMOnline

Age 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Wednesday, January 189:30—10:00 AMFlett Room

Infant Lapsit and Storytime

Special stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons!

Wednesday, January 1810:15—10:45 AMAssembly Room

Storytime for 1's and 2's

Bring your toddler for songs, dancing, and fun of all kinds!…Learn More

Wednesday, January 182:30—5:00 PMOnline

Virtual D&D (YA Games) FULL

Open to teens ages 13 and up. This handcrafted Virtual D&D Campaign continues from last year with characters from Level 5-9. It meets once a month. The Feywild Returns The Queen of Air and Shadow has been summoned into the Faerie Queen's weakened form and her aide, the Master of Ceremonies, has begun to build the Seelie Court in her image, bringing in the outcast Unseelie Fey and persecuting those still loyal to the Fey Prince.…Learn More

Wednesday, January 182:30—4:45 PMFlett Room

Study Space: BHS Mid-Year Exams

Wednesday, January 185:30—6:30 PMFlett Room

Tween Write Night

Do you love to write and create your own stories? Join for another Tween Write Night with snacks, free writing time, and the potential to meet other tween writers! Snacks and writing prompts are provided! This program for ages 9-12 is flexible-- drop-ins are welcome!Have any questions? Email Bethany at bcampbell@minlib.…Learn More

Wednesday, January 187:00—8:30 PMOnline

Virtual Trivia Night!

Join us for an evening of Virtual Trivia for solo players and teams! Registrants (soloists and team captains only) will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting. On the afternoon of the event there will be a follow-up email that will include the rules and an answer sheet.…Learn More

Thursday, January 1911:15—11:45 AMAssembly Room

All Ages Storytime -- For Ages 0 to 5

Thursday, January 192:30—4:45 PMFlett Room

Study Space: BHS Mid-Year Exams

Thursday, January 193:00—4:45 PMAssembly Room

Tween D&D (FULL)

Thursday, January 195:00—7:00 PMOnline

Board of Library Trustees Meeting

Board of Library Trustees meeting will be held via Zoom. Please register to be sent the Zoom information.

Thursday, January 197:00—8:30 PMLeonard Street, Belmont Center

Pages & Pints

Join us offsite for this new book group, aimed at people in their 20's & 30's (and the young at heart). We'll grab a table at Trinktisch, order a drink and snack if you're so inclined, and settle in to talk books!Our January title is The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.…Learn More

Friday, January 201:00—4:00 PMAssembly Room

Knitting Club

Friday, January 202:30—4:45 PMFlett Room

Study Space: BHS Mid-Year Exams

Saturday, January 2110:00—11:30 AMAssembly Room
Hybrid - online and in-person

Tai Chi - Hybrid!

Live and in person at the library for the first time in over 2 years - as well as online! Tai Chi practitioner and coach, Aisling O'Shea, will guide you through this beautiful and low impact form of martial art and meditation. No equipment necessary; just wear comfortable clothing! This class will provide an overview of the basic concepts of Tai Chi and Qi Gong and then move further into the Tai Chi Long Form movements.…Learn More

Monday, January 239:30—10:00 AMAssembly Room

Music and Movement with Rubi

Does your family love songs, stories and being active? Join Belmont resident Rubi Lichauco for this unique program that will help you bring elements of music into your every day life and help your little ones interact with and appreciate the joys of music.

Monday, January 2311:00 AM—12:15 PMOnline

Practice your English

Monday, January 232:30—4:45 PMFlett Room

Study Space: BHS Mid-Year Exams

Monday, January 236:00—7:30 PMOnline

Tai Chi - Online!

Tai Chi practitioner and coach, Aisling O'Shea, will guide you through this beautiful and low impact form of martial art and meditation. No equipment necessary; just wear comfortable clothing! This class will provide an overview of the basic concepts of Tai Chi and Qi Gong and then move further into the Tai Chi Long Form movements.…Learn More

Monday, January 237:00—8:30 PMOnline

RainbowLit: LGBTQ+ Book Group

Please join our new LGBTQ+ Book Club: RainbowLit. This group is starting January on the 23rd and will meet every 4th Monday of the Month. The group is sponsored by the Library and the Belmont LGBTQ+ Alliance. We will be reading fiction, non-fiction, and sometimes poetry.…Learn More

Tuesday, January 249:30—10:00 AMAssembly Room

Storytime for 1's and 2's

Bring your toddler for songs, dancing, and fun of all kinds!…Learn More

Tuesday, January 249:30—10:00 AMFloating

One-on-One Tech Help

Need help accessing library e-resources? Or maybe you need some basic computer or mobile device guidance? Sign up for One-on-One Tech Help with Jack, our Technology Librarian.

Tuesday, January 2410:00—10:30 AMFloating

One-on-One Tech Help

Need help accessing library e-resources? Or maybe you need some basic computer or mobile device guidance? Sign up for 1 on 1 Tech Help with Jack, our Technology Librarian.

Tuesday, January 2410:15—10:45 AMFlett Room

Storytime for 3's and 4's

You and your preschooler can enjoy all kinds of stories, music, and fun!

Tuesday, January 2410:30—11:00 AMFloating

One-on-One Tech Help

Need help accessing library e-resources? Or maybe you need some basic computer or mobile device guidance? Sign up for One-on-One Tech Help with Jack, our Technology Librarian.

Tuesday, January 2411:00 AM—12:15 PMOnline

Practice your English

Tuesday, January 242:30—4:45 PMFlett Room

Study Space: BHS Mid-Year Exams

Tuesday, January 246:30—7:00 PMOnline

Pajama Storytime at Home

Get in your pajamas, grab a fuzzy friend, and join us for some bedtime stories with librarian Rosanna from the comfort of your own home!Register below to receive the Zoom link for the program!.

Tuesday, January 247:00—8:15 PMFlett Room

Practice your English

Wednesday, January 259:30—10:00 AMFlett Room

Infant Lapsit and Storytime

Special stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons!

Wednesday, January 2510:15—10:45 AMAssembly Room

Storytime for 1's and 2's

Bring your toddler for songs, dancing, and fun of all kinds!…Learn More

Wednesday, January 2511:00 AM—1:00 PMYoung Adult Room

Pop-Up Crafts (YA Craft)

Dive into the collection of crafts we have for our young adult patrons in this once-a-month event.

Wednesday, January 252:30—4:45 PMFlett Room

Study Space: BHS Mid-Year Exams

Wednesday, January 254:00—5:30 PMFloating

SRS Book Swap (YA Book Club)

Love books? The Secret Readers' Society will be celebrating the end of each month with a Book Swap to clean off their shelves and try something new, so feel free to drop by and add to the fun!This even is for grades 5-12. Questions? Email Hannah Lee, YA Services Librarian, at askbelmontya@minlib.…Learn More

Wednesday, January 256:00—8:00 PMOnline

Age 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Wednesday, January 257:00—8:00 PMOnline

Virtual Author Talk: The Ransomware Hunting Team REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Join authors Pulitzer Prize finalist Renee Dudley and local Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Golden as they discuss their latest book, The Ransomware Hunting Team. Urgent, uplifting, and entertaining, Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden’s The Ransomware Hunting Team is a real-life technological thriller that illuminates a dangerous new era of cybercrime.…Learn More

Thursday, January 2611:15—11:45 AMAssembly Room

All Ages Storytime -- For Ages 0 to 5

Thursday, January 262:00—3:00 PMOnline

The Great British Baking Tour REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Grab your favorite hot beverage and cuddle up for a cozy conversation. Join UK travel/relocation consultant and former UK resident Claire Evans for a delightful culinary tour of the UK inspired by “The Great British Baking Show” television series, aired on PBS and Netflix.…Learn More

Thursday, January 263:00—4:45 PMFlett Room

Tween D&D (FULL)

Thursday, January 264:00—4:30 PMAssembly Room

After School Stories

Join us for some stories and songs after the school day is done! This month's theme will be Chocolate Cake-- to celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day on January 27th! This storytime is designed for children ages 4 & up.

Friday, January 271:00—4:00 PMAssembly Room

Knitting Club

Saturday, January 2810:00—10:30 AMAssembly Room

Baby Lapsit & Play Program

Join us for a fun, interactive lapsit program filled with songs, stories, and more with Librarian Rosanna! Stay afterwards for playtime with provided toys!This program is geared towards children ages 0-24 months and their caregivers.

Monday, January 309:30—10:00 AMAssembly Room

Music and Movement with Rubi

Monday, January 3011:00 AM—12:15 PMOnline

Practice your English

Tuesday, January 319:30—10:00 AMAssembly Room

Storytime for 1's and 2's

Bring your toddler for songs, dancing, and fun of all kinds!…Learn More

Tuesday, January 3110:15—10:45 AMFlett Room

Storytime for 3's and 4's

You and your preschooler can enjoy all kinds of stories, music, and fun!

Tuesday, January 3111:00 AM—12:15 PMOnline

Practice your English

Tuesday, January 316:30—7:15 PMAssembly Room

Family Book Club: Amari and the Night Brothers

Kids and the grown ups they love are welcome to join us for pizza and a book discussion for Amari and the Night Brothers!Space is limited. Please register each member of your family for this program and we will then help arrange pick up of the book. The program is recommended for families with kids ages 8 and up.…Learn More