New Snow Removal Bylaw Discussed at the Beech, Benton Preschool Story Time, Graffiti as Art

Learn more about the new snow removal bylaw at 12:30 p.m. in the Multi-purpose room of the Beech Street Center, 266 Beech St.. Find out the details about the regulations requiring that snow be removed from sidewalks and ask your questions to the person who will oversee the law, David Kale, Belmont’s Town Administrator.

Pre-school Story Time takes place at the Benton Library (at the corner of Oakley and Old Middlesex) beginning at 10:30 a.m. Today teddy bears are back. There will also be seasonal stories and crafts for children 3 to 5. Siblings may attend with adults. Parents or caregivers must be present. Registration is not required. 

Mark Hopkins presents a free talk on "Good Graffiti:A Sampling of Spanish Street Art" will be held from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. at the Beech Street Center. Although urban graffiti is often associated with property defacement and vandalism, it also enjoys a internationally-recognized redeeming side as well. In his presentation, Hopkins turns his camera toward the shop windows, doorways and walls of Spain where graffiti flourishes to the annoyance of some and the delight of many. His talk explores the surprising breadth of subject matter that Spain's clever street artists address; some of it soulful, some political, and some downright funny.

The Belmont Public Library's Children's Room is holding Storytime for 2’s and 3’s.  Due to overwhelming popularity, this storytime is offered both at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Bring your little ones for stories, songs, and more. Both programs will take place in the Flett Room, across from the Children's Room. 

On this day 150 years ago in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Penn. The address was considered a flop when it was given.