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Watertown Library Board Reaffirms Freedom to Read Amid Book Dispute
WATERTOWN – At its July 31 public meeting, the Watertown Library Board of Trustees held a forum to address controversy surrounding A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child’s Search for Home, a book listed on the library’s suggested summer reading list for second graders. Some critics argued that the book presents the Israel-Palestine conflict from…
Read MoreProject Save Celebrates 50 Years of Preserving Armenian Photo Archives
WATERTOWN – Project Save, a nonprofit organization based in Watertown, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special presentation at the Watertown Free Public Library. Founded in 1975, the organization has become the largest photo archive dedicated to documenting the Armenian experience, with over 100,000 images preserved. The anniversary event on April 30 featured a…
Read MoreCelebrated Boston Area Artists Will Speak at Watertown Library Next Month
The following press release was provided by the Watertown Free Public Library WATERTOWN – On Tuesday, September 10, the Watertown Free Public Library (WFPL) invites you to 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…
Read MorePigsgusset Initiative and Watertown Library to Premiere Award Winning Documentary “Stonebreakers”
The following press release was provided by the Pigsgusset Initiative WATERTOWN – Community members are invited to attend the Watertown debut of Stonebreakers, an award winning documentary, that will be showing at the Watertown Free Public Library on April 11, 2024 from 6:30 – 8:30 P.M. Stonebreakers chronicles the conflicts around monuments that arose in…
Read MoreWatertown Library, Wayside Offer Workshops to Help Parents Communicate with Their Teens
The following press release was provided by the Watertown Free Public Library WATERTOWN – All parents can, on occasion, use help in communicating with their children, especially with teens. Wayside Youth and the Teen Department of the Watertown Free Public Library will be offering a free series for parents who sometimes get stymied when they try to…
Read MoreWatertown Library Gives Teens a Chance to Learn Weaving, Metalworking, and Mural Making
The following press release was provided by the Watertown Free Public Library WATERTOWN – The Watertown Free Public Library Teen Department is offering a five-part art series for area teens during the months of February, March, and April. Beyond our Experience: a Free Art Series for Teens is funded in part by a grant from the Watertown Cultural…
Read MoreBestselling Author Celeste Ng Will Visit Watertown to Talk Libraries & Censorship
The following press release was provided by the Watertown Free Public Library WATERTOWN – On Thursday, March 21, The Watertown Free Public Library will welcome New York Times bestselling author Celeste Ng for a conversation about her novel Our Missing Hearts, the importance of libraries, and the present-day fight for the right to read. This event…
Read MoreWatertown Library’s Collective Memory Project Gives a New Look at City’s Past and Present
The following press release was provided by the Watertown Free Public Library WATERTOWN – In the fall of 2021, Watertown Free Public Library staff began asking community members to go through their albums, scroll through their phones, and share three personal photographs that represent “you, your family, or your connection to Watertown.” Each photograph was…
Read MoreWatertown’s First Multicultural Fest Brings Community Together, Organizers Hope to Expand Event in the Future
Watertown – Hosted by the Watertown Free Public Library and New Repertory Theatre, Watertown’s inaugural Multicultural Fest brought together a variety of performers, artisans and vendors while also connect people through dominoes, pick up soccer games, and music. Recent Stories
Read MoreWatertown’s First ‘Multicultural Fest’ to Include Dominoes, Music, Food & More
The following press release was provided by the Watertown Free Public Library and New Repertory Theatre WATERTOWN – New Repertory Theatre and the Watertown Free Public Library are pleased to continue their history of collaboration, to present the first ever Multicultural Fest at Noche de Dominó, on Thursday, August 3rd from 4 – 8 PM.…
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