One Book, One Watertown Events

Are you looking forward to September?  You will be when you see the finalized list of events we’re putting on for our One Book, One Watertown program.

• SEPTEMBER 18 AT 7 PM:  Swarthmore College Professor Bakirathi Mani will kick- off the events with a lecture on Jhumpa Lahiri and the book, The Namesake.
• SEPTEMBER 24 AT 10 AM: Senior Center Book Discussion
• SEPTEMBER 25 AT 6:30 PM: Teen Book Discussion
• SEPTEMBER 27 AT 11:30 AM: Taal Tales Dancing – Learn traditional Indian dances with Tara Ahmed
• SEPTEMBER 27 AT 2 PM: Henna Tattoos with Sue Murad
• SEPTEMBER 27 AT 2-4 PM: Drop In Crafts hosted by the Children’s Department – learn how to make Indian block prints.
• OCTOBER 1 AT 7 PM: Adult Book Discussion
• OCTOBER 5 AT 1 PM: Film Screening of The Namesake and Discussion with Anne Benaquist
• OCTOBER 7 AT 12 PM: Brown Bag Lunch Book Discussion
• OCTOBER 9 AT 7 PM: Food Tasting and Lecture provided by Tamarind Bay

We’ll have more information on each event soon, so keep an eye on this space for updates!

Invisible Children Screening

Invisible Children Documentary screening on March 19, 6:30 at the Watertown Free Public Library

The Invisible Children project began with three young filmmakers traveling to Africa. While they were there, they learned of a tragic situation in Uganda where children were being abducted from their homes and forced to fight a civil war. These young men documented the story of children who became “night commuters” in order to avoid abduction. When the filmmakers returned to America they began an ambitious program designed to improve the quality of life for children who have been affected by war.

Last year Watertown High school students including members of the Library’s Teen Advisory Board took on the project to help bring funding to schools in Uganda. At this screening Lydia Mutagubya, will be introduced, a young woman from Uganda who has been involved with the Invisible Children project and the Watertown Schools. Along with her will be Ssendagire Stephen, the principal of the Bright Future Child Ministries, who will be sharing his schools’ situation which involves many orphaned children.