Waltham Public Library

THURS, 4/30, 6:30PM, LECTURE HALL: Want to know how to tell a butterfly from a moth? Or a katydid from a grasshopper? Join us for this fascinating talk with the Waltham Land Trust! Led by Mass Audubon educator and insect enthusiast, Linda Graetz, this talk will focus on seven common insect groups. You’ll learn about their amazing physical and behavioral diversity—how they live and how they are contribute to the health of our planet. For beginners and all insect/nature lovers!

What were your librarians up to at Staff Day? On March 27th, WPL closed to the public for Staff development, which included a tour of our new bookmobile and a visit to the newly opened Belmont Public Library.

THURS, 4/23, 6-7:30PM: Join us for a fun night of community and crafting! Bring your fiber arts project(s), any project, from knitting to embroidery, crochet to cross-stitch, weaving and beyond!

THURS, 4/16, 6:30-8PM, LECTURE HALL: Design unique clothing, accessories and more by painting and stenciling onto fabric! Bring your own shirt, tote bag or any fabric piece you’d love to customize! Local artist Matt Mello will be leading the group to help bring your artistic vision to life. Come join us for a fun night!

We're not fooling - somehow it's already April and we're moving on to the 1940s with Book to the Future! This shot of the library from the corner of Main and Spring Streets was taken circa 1949, when the trees out front were babies and the neighborhood was a bit less commercial.

Learn more about the Book to the Future challenge here: https://waltham.lib.ma.us/librarychallenge/

The Library will close at 2:00PM on Friday, April 3rd in observance of Good Friday. The Library will be open on Saturday, April 4th, and Sunday, April 5th.

La biblioteca cerrará a las 2:00PM el viernes 3 de abril en conmemoración del Viernes Santo. La biblioteca estará abierta el sábado 4 de abril y el domingo 5 de abril.

The Waltham Boys & Girls Club and the Waltham Public Library have long partnered in a shared mission to support children and families across our community. The Library is proud to work alongside the Club, an essential leader in addressing food insecurity among Waltham’s children.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we must temporarily pause the meal program at the library. We know this program has become a reliable, everyday support for children and families, and we recognize the impact this pause may have, particularly for those who count on it as part of their daily routine.

We are actively working toward a solution and treating this as a priority. Meals will resume at the end of June through the Club’s Summer Eats program. In the meantime, an afternoon snack will be available in the Teen Room and Children’s Room around 4 PM.

Together, we remain committed to addressing food insecurity in Waltham and to relaunching a strong, sustainable program in the next school year.

Many community members ask how they can support efforts like this. For those who are interested, contributions to the Waltham Boys & Girls Club or the Friends of the Waltham Public Library directly support programs and services for local children and families.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

THURS, 4/9, 6:30-7:30PM, LECTURE HALL: Join us for a special evening with esteemed cellist Kett Lee! Kett Lee is the cellist of the nationally acclaimed Boston String Ensemble and holds performance diplomas from The Boston Conservatory and Longy School of Music. He was the youngest member of Malaysia's National Symphony Orchestra and Radio Television Orchestra, and has traveled the world performing in concert halls in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and beyond. He was the principal cellist of Cape Ann Symphony, Symphony Nova, Waltham Philharmonic and performs regularly with the Claflin Hill Symphony.

THURS, 4/2, 6:30-8PM, Lecture Hall: Join us as the Waltham Garden Club presents The Tiny Gardens of Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association: A National Historic Landmark!

The Gingerbread Cottages of the MVCMA in Oak Bluffs are a National Historic Landmark: a collection of over 300 colorful, 19th-century Carpenter Gothic-style homes known for their
fairytale-like woodwork, vibrant paint, intricate designs and gardens.

Nancy Manzon D'Ercole of The Waltham Garden Club will talk about the fascinating history of this landmark, these special cottages and their beautiful gardens!

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who read during the Minute Madness Reading Competition! Unfortunately, in round 3, we were knocked out by Holbrook. But our community came together and read for nearly 200,000 over the last three weeks!

If you're looking for more reading inspiration, check out our Book to the Future all-year reading challenge on our website, and enter to win some fabulous prizes!

The Library will be closed Friday, March 27 for staff development day.

Meals at the Library will not be available.

We will resume our normal hours on Saturday (9-5 PM).

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La Biblioteca estará cerrada el viernes, 27 de marzo para el día del desarrollo del personal.

Las comidas en la Biblioteca no estarán disponibles.

Reanudaremos nuestro horario normal el sábado (9-5 PM).

Fun fact: Zebras are black with white stripes, just like Kate and Catherine's fabulous matching sweaters!