Watertown Free Public Library’s T. Ross Kelly Family gallery has featured a display a month since it opened 5 years ago. That means over 60 area artists have shown their paintings, photographs, posters and even some sculpture in the gallery.
There have been group shows too, as is the case with September’s “Space Art” exhibit. In conjunction with this Fall’s One Book One Watertown program, kids this summer did chalk drawings showing their concepts of space. Many of these colorful and fantastic pictures are a mix of science, fantasy and science fiction.
Becoming a real space scientist was Hiram Hickam, Jr’s goal as a teenager growing up in Coalwood, W.V. "Rocket Boys," our 2011 One Book One Watertown selection, is Hiram’s biography, a coming of age story that inspires and delights.
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There’s a community book discussion of the title on Sept. 7 at the library at 7 p.m. Also on Sept. 7 there’s a discussion at the Senior Center at 9:30 a.m.
There are programs for the whole family too.
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On Saturday morning, Sept. 17 “Go For the Stars”, a multimedia space presentation for all ages, will take place in the library’s Watertown Savings Bank Room at 11 a.m. No registration necessary.
The Museum of Science Rocketry Program is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 3:30 p.m. and intended for kids in grades 1-5. Registration for this event is necessary and can be made by calling the children’s department at 617-972-6435.
Bring the whole family to a screening of the film made from Hickam’s book. Sunday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. in the library’s Watertown Savings Bank Room, everyone can watch this heartwarming story on the big screen.
Stop by the library and pick up a copy of Rocket Boys and the cool rocket bookmark that accompanies it. It’s not too late to be part of this year’s community read.
