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Monday, September 2Library Closed
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Wednesday, September 49:30—11:30 AMZoom
(Virtual) 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group
Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition.
Wednesday, September 49:30—11:30 AMOffsiteWatertown, MA, 02472
WFPL Bookmobile at Gore Place
Come visit the Bookmobile at beautiful Gore Place in Watertown and Waltham! Stroll the 50 acre working farm and gardens, say hello to the sheep, or take a tour of the mansion. Then, visit the bookmobile for books and more for all ages. Access to the Gore Place grounds is always free, while tours and storytimes are paid.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 411:00 AM—12:00 PMStudy Room 3Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Tech Tutoring (AM)
Stop by Tech Tutoring for a 15-minute appointment with a librarian for one-on-one help to learn a new skill, explore your device, or complete an online task. No advanced registration required.
Tech Tutoring IS
Navigating a new app on your device.
Getting comfortable with basic computer use.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 45:30—7:30 PMOffsiteWatertown, MA, 02472
WFPL Bookmobile at Filippello Park
Visit the Bookmobile at Filippello Park along Arlington St. All are welcome!The Bookmobile is a pop-up library on wheels. It transports books and library and information to neighborhoods around Watertown. You can:Get a library card. Check out, renew, and return materials for kids, teens, and adults.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 47:00—8:00 PMLucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Wednesday Book Group
The Wednesday Book Group is WFPL’s monthly book discussion group for adults. Discussions are informal and generally based on personal reactions, not academic analysis.
Copies of the upcoming book are available for checkout at the Circulation Desk!
2023-2024…Learn More
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Thursday, September 56:00—8:00 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
¡Noche de Dominó! Domino Night!
Learn how to play Dominos or simply join in a non-competitive and fun environment. Dominoes are a great way to socialize while breaking social, age, language, and race barriers. Venezuelan-born Mara Mayobre used to play dominoes every week in Caracas and will teach newcomers in Spanish and English.…Learn More
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Monday, September 912:00—1:30 PMOffsiteWatertown, MA, 02472
WFPL Bookmobile at Atrius Health
Visit the WFPL Bookmobile at Atrius Health, 485 Arsenal St, Watertown, MA 02472, during our lunchtime visit! All are welcome. The Bookmobile brings books and library information to neighborhoods around Watertown. You can: Get a library card (all Massachusetts residents are eligible.…Learn More
Monday, September 91:00—3:00 PMLucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
VIBRANT: Visually Impaired Blind Recipients Accessing New Technologies
To register contact Ashley Colburn at acolburn@mabcommunity.org or (617) 906-3042.
Monday, September 96:30—8:30 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Movie Night Monday
Movies every Monday night on the big screen! See a list of upcoming titles.
Monday, September 97:00—8:30 PMLucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Watertown Stitch Lounge
Join in the friendly company of fellow crafters at the Watertown Stitch Lounge! Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, or handheld sewing project to work on. The Watertown Stitch Lounge meets monthly on the second Monday of the month from 7:00 - 8:30PM.…Learn More
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Tuesday, September 106:30—8:30 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
WHERE ARE ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE AT: Conversations with Artists
Join in conversation with celebrated Boston area artists about their work, creative processes, collaborations, and experiences with WHERE ARE ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE AT, a project and movement directed by fine art photographer and Watertown resident Archy LaSalle.…Learn MoreTuesday, September 107:00—8:00 PMRaya Stern Trustees Room (2nd floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Mystery Readers Group
The Mystery Readers Group meets monthly discuss recent books, favorite authors, and anything related to the mystery genre. This group does not have assigned readings.
The Mystery Readers Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, at 7 pm in the library.…Learn More
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Wednesday, September 1110:00—11:00 AMOffsiteWatertown, MA, 02472
Senior Book Group
This book group meets at the Senior Center at 31 Marshall St on the second Wednesday of the month.
To register for a Zoom link to attend virtually, please email mkirsanova@watertown-ma. gov.
2024 - 2025 Book List
Copies of the upcoming book are available for checkout at the Circulation Desk!
August – General discussion and sharing of books we are all reading
September – The Story of Arthur Trulove by Elizabeth Berg
October – These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
November – Finding Chika: A little girl, an earthquake, and the making of a family by Mitch Albom
December – The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
January – The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
February – Insane City by Dave Barry
March – All Souls by Michael Patrick MacDonald
April – Dead Cold Brew by Cleo Coyle
May – The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
June - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
July – Book Selection Meeting.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 115:30—7:30 PMOffsiteWatertown, MA, 02472
WFPL Bookmobile at Filippello Park
The Library has left the building! Come visit the Bookmobile at Filippello Park along Arlington St. The bookmobile brings the Library to you! The bookmobile is a pop-up library on wheels. It transports materials and information that people can browse from book carts and tables arranged outside.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 117:00—8:45 PMStudy Room 3Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Tech Tutoring (PM)
Stop by Tech Tutoring for a 15-minute appointment with a librarian for one-on-one help to learn a new skill, explore your device, or complete an online task. No advanced registration required. Tech Tutoring IS
Navigating a new app on your device.
Getting comfortable with basic computer use.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 117:00—8:00 PMZoom
(Virtual) LGBTQ+ Book Group
Read and discuss LGBTQ+ reads across genres and make new friends! Our reading list can be found here: LGBTQ Book Group ListCopies of the upcoming book are available for checkout at the Circulation Desk!
January – Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
February – Cantoras by Caro de Robertis
March – Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
April – Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
May – Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
June – Alive at the End of the World by Saeed Jones
July - D'Vaughn & Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C.…Learn More
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Thursday, September 127:00—8:30 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
The Art of Short Films with Filmmaker Nigol Bezjian
Internationally celebrated filmmaker Nigol Bezjian joins the Library for a special screening and discussion of two of his short films, Roads Full of Apricots (35 minutes, 2001) and Me, Water, Life (10 minutes, 2017). About Nigol Bezjian:
Watertown resident Nigol Bezjian was born in Aleppo, Syria and grew up in Beirut, Lebanon before moving to the U.…Learn More13
Friday, September 1310:00 AM—12:00 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Library Insiders REGISTER
Enrichment activities for adults with developmental and cognitive disabilities. To join us, contact pstern@watertown-ma. gov.
Friday, September 134:30—6:15 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Lantern Painting for Mid-Autumn Festival
The Chinese American Association of Watertown invites you to share in the Chinese cultural tradition of lantern painting (no artistic skills necessary) and hear stories of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Chinese American Association of Watertown is dedicated to fostering cultural unity, community empowerment, and social integration for individuals of Chinese heritage in the Watertown area.…Learn More14
Saturday, September 1410:30 AM—12:30 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Lantern Painting for Mid-Autumn Festival
The Chinese American Association of Watertown invites you to share in the Chinese cultural tradition of lantern painting (no artistic skills necessary) and hear stories of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Chinese American Association of Watertown is dedicated to fostering cultural unity, community empowerment, and social integration for individuals of Chinese heritage in the Watertown area.…Learn More15
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Monday, September 166:30—8:30 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Movie Night Monday
Movies every Monday night on the big screen! See a list of upcoming titles.
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Tuesday, September 1712:00—1:00 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
3 Body Qigong for Health and Healing
Please bring a mat, as some movement may be on the ground. Chairs and modified movements are available.
Tuesday, September 176:00—8:00 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Matting Change (Adults & Teens)
Matting Change is a community-based creative project that upcycles single use plastic bags to make adult-size sleeping mats for those who are experiencing homelessness. Join TukTak Studio to learn how to make yarn from plastic and collaboratively crochet sleeping mats to be distributed in Watertown.…Learn More18
Wednesday, September 189:30—11:30 AMZoom
(Virtual) 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group
Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition.
Wednesday, September 1811:00 AM—12:00 PMStudy Room 3Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Tech Tutoring (AM)
Stop by Tech Tutoring for a 15-minute appointment with a librarian for one-on-one help to learn a new skill, explore your device, or complete an online task. No advanced registration required.
Tech Tutoring IS
Navigating a new app on your device.
Getting comfortable with basic computer use.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 185:30—7:30 PMOffsiteWatertown, MA, 02472
WFPL Bookmobile at Filippello Park
The Library has left the building! Come visit the Bookmobile at Filippello Park along Arlington St. The bookmobile brings the Library to you! The bookmobile is a pop-up library on wheels. It transports materials and information that people can browse from book carts and tables arranged outside.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 187:00—8:00 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Freeman's Challenge: Professors Robin Bernstein & Caleb Gayle in Conversation
Join historian and Harvard professor Robin Bernstein as she discusses her latest book, Freeman's Challenge: The Murder that Shook America's Original Prison for Profit, with award-winning journalist and Northeastern professor Caleb Gayle. In Freeman’s Challenge, Robin Bernstein tells the story of an Afro-Native teenager named William Freeman who was convicted of a horse theft he insisted he did not commit and sentenced to five years of hard labor in Auburn’s prison.…Learn More19
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Sunday, September 222:00—3:30 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Historical Society of Watertown Presents "Huzzah, Drinking with John Hancock..."
Join the Historical Society of Watertown to learn more about the important role of alcohol in the culture and politics of Colonial America in this free lecture with Brook Barbier, author of King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father (2023).…Learn More
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Monday, September 236:30—8:30 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Movie Night Monday
Movies every Monday night on the big screen! See a list of upcoming titles.
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Tuesday, September 2412:00—1:00 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
3 Body Qigong for Health and Healing
Please bring a mat, as some movement may be on the ground. Chairs and modified movements are available.
Tuesday, September 246:00—8:00 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Matting Change (Adults & Teens)
Matting Change is a community-based creative project that upcycles single use plastic bags to make adult-size sleeping mats for those who are experiencing homelessness. Join TukTak Studio to learn how to make yarn from plastic and collaboratively crochet sleeping mats to be distributed in Watertown.…Learn MoreTuesday, September 246:30—7:30 PMCafeWatertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Cook the Books: Tailgate Recipes
Cook the Books meets once per month on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30PM in the Watertown Free Public Library's Café and registration is required - spots are limited.
Cook the Books is a monthly cookbook club. Every month a cookbook theme is selected.…Learn More
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Wednesday, September 255:30—7:30 PMOffsiteWatertown, MA, 02472
WFPL Bookmobile at Filippello Park
The Library has left the building! Come visit the Bookmobile at Filippello Park along Arlington St. The bookmobile brings the Library to you! The bookmobile is a pop-up library on wheels. It transports materials and information that people can browse from book carts and tables arranged outside.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 257:00—8:45 PMStudy Room 3Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Tech Tutoring (PM)
Stop by Tech Tutoring for a 15-minute appointment with a librarian for one-on-one help to learn a new skill, explore your device, or complete an online task. No advanced registration required. Tech Tutoring IS
Navigating a new app on your device.
Getting comfortable with basic computer use.…Learn More
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Thursday, September 267:00—8:00 PMLucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Humankind Public Radio Listening Circle with David Freudberg
Join David Freudberg, longtime public radio journalist and host of Humankind Public Radio, for a listening circle and community conversation about his audio documentary, "Doctors' Movement to Avert Nuclear War. " David will invite everyone to listen to the half-hour episode and then facilitate discussion.…Learn More27
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Saturday, September 2811:00 AM—2:00 PMOffsiteWatertown, MA, 02472
WFPL Bookmobile Neighborhood Visit: Longfellow Road Block Party
Visit the Bookmobile during the Longfellow Rd Block Party! All are welcome. The Bookmobile is a pop-up library on wheels. It brings books and library information to neighborhoods around Watertown. You can:Get a library card. Check out, renew, and return materials for kids, teens, and adults.…Learn More
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Monday, September 306:30—8:30 PMWatertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor)Watertown Free Public Library123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
Movie Night Monday
Movies every Monday night on the big screen! See a list of upcoming titles.