Interviews + Media

We are excited to announce that the Belmont Library Building Project has received an historic $2 million grant intention from the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation, bringing fundraising for a new library building to a milestone moment – $5 [...]

In this edition of Belmont Journal that aired in May 2022, Belmont Library Foundation president Marcie Hirsch gives an update on the current Spring Fundraiser for a new library building.  The eleven minute interview also describes the importance of having [...]

The Cost of Solving the Library Building Issues by Kathy Keohane It is often asked: Why can’t we fix the old library building? Why build a new one? The answer is money. Over the last few months, the [...]

At the October 2021 joint Select Board and Library Board of Trustees meeting, the Select Board unanimously voiced their support for the new library building.  You can view the recording of the meeting on Belmont Media here. [...]

Stories from the shadows of the library by Marcie Schorr Hirsch Our library building is failing. One might ask: “But it looks fine. Can’t it just be fixed?” That’s the right question. Unfortunately, the answer is “no,” but [...]

This video, presented at the joint meeting of the Select Board and Library Trustees on October 4, 2021, gives a seven minute overview of the multiple ways the current library building is failing and why it urgently needs [...]

Floods, power failures and elevator woes: Belmont Public Library needs a new home by Ellen Schreiber What do floods, scorching heat, and power failures have in common? These emergencies (and more) have all happened in the Belmont Public [...]