Catch the Display of Artwork Made by Watertown High School Students

Charlie BreitroseArt created by Watertown High School students is on display at the Watertown Library. Pieces of art created by creative young Watertown residents can be seen at the Watertown Library through the end of December. Charlie BreitroseThe gallery at the Watertown Library is filled with artwork made by Watertown High School students. The T. Ross Kelly Family Gallery on the second floor of the Library currently features works of arts created by students at Watertown High School. See more about the gallery and the Library hours by clicking here.

See When City Facilities Will be Closed for the Christmas Holiday

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City Hall, the Watertown Library, and the Senior Center will be closed certain days in observance of Christmas. On Friday, Dec. 23, Watertown City Hall and the Watertown Senior Center will close at noon, but the Watertown Library will be open. The Library will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 24 and Sunday, Dec.

See What Book the Library Chose for This Year’s One Book, One Watertown

Watertown LibraryMecca Jamilah Sullivan’s “Big Girl” is this year’s One Book, One Watertown title. The Watertown Library will host a series of events associated with the book and its themes. The Watertown Free Public Library announced this year’s One Book, One Watertown selection. Find out details provided by the library below:

This year’s One Book, One Watertown selection questions who is permitted to take up space. Big Girl by Lambda Literary Award-winning, Harlem native Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, is a lyrical and tender coming-of-age story set to the rich soundtrack of 1990s Harlem. 

Big Girl is Mecca Jamilah Sullivan’s first novel and has been lauded by reviewers and readers, earning a place on the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize shortlist. Her previous books include the short story collection Blue Talk and Love, which earned her the Judith Markowitz Award for Fiction from Lambda Literary.

See What’s Going on at the Watertown Library in December

Watertown Free Public LibraryThe Watertown Free Public Library. Live music, Democracy Talks, Dungeons & Dragons and the improved Library of Things. See this and other things going on at the Watertown Free Public Library in December. The Watertown Library provided the following information:

Holiday ClosuresChristmas    Closed Saturday, December 24, 2022    Closed Sunday, December 25, 2022    Open Monday, December 26, 2022 from 1 – 7 PMNew Year    Closing at 5 PM Saturday, December 31, 2022    Closed all day on Sunday, January 1, 2023

Gently-Used DVD Sale, 5 for $1Browse DVD and Blu-Ray films in the Library café. Proceeds benefit WFPL.

Meet Rachel Revere at Event Hosted by Watertown Historical Society

The following information was provided by the Historical Society of Watertown:

The Historical Society of Watertown & Watertown Free Public Library present “Rendezvous with Rachel Revere” Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022 at 2 p.m. Watertown Free Public Library- Watertown Savings Bank Room, 123 Main St Watertown MA 02472. After The Midnight Ride … Rachel Revere’s Untold Story! a History At PlayTM, LLC Immersive Living History Experience:

It is May 2, 1775, and Rachel Revere has only heard from her beloved husband Paul once since his legendary midnight ride. Isolated from one another due to the Siege of Boston, Rachel creates a plan, which shall safely take her children: six step-children from Paul’s first marriage and a newborn baby of their own, from the reach of the British Regular Army.

Watertown Library Awarded National Digital Literacy Grant

Watertown LibraryThe Watertown Free Public Library. The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Library:

The Watertown Free Public Library (WFPL) is among over 160 public libraries nationwide awarded funding by the Public Library Association (PLA) to conduct digital literacy workshops. The PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Incentive, supported by AT&T, provides support to libraries of all sizes to conduct digital literacy training in their communities and help close the digital divide. WFPL will use these funds to bring digital literacy training into community spaces around Watertown. Workshops have already been scheduled with the Watertown Housing Authority and others will be coordinated in the coming months.

Zine Fest Returns to Watertown Library in October, See Details

The following information was provided by the Watertown Library:

Why would a public library host a Zine Fest? “Because zines amplify voices that need to be heard” says Watertown librarian and Zine Fest founder Carey Conkey-Finn. “I really believe these little handmade magazines can change the way people think about libraries, publishing, and information. Plus…they are just cool!”

On October 15, 2022, The Watertown Free Public Library (WFPL) will host the 2nd annual Watertown Zine Fest. Zines are small-batch, hand-made publications that come in a variety of shapes, sizes and formats.

Watertown Church Hosting Justice & Faith Film Series

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The following announcement was provided by the series organizers:

A free, public film series on “Justice & Faith” will be offered this fall at the Watertown Free Public Library. The series is sponsored by the Church of the Good Shepherd, Watertown’s Episcopal parish. The three films will focus on Dorothy Day, the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, and the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Each film will be followed by an interactive discussion on justice and faith in the lives of the subjects, facilitated by the Rev. Andrew Goldhor. The following films will be shown on Sundays at 2 p.m.: 

October 2: “Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story” traces Day’s journey from a young journalist, to a Catholic convert, to the co-founder of The Catholic Worker newspaper and the first “houses of hospitality,” which sheltered New York City’s homeless during the Great Depression.