Activities & Events

Events Calendar

View the Watertown Free Public Library event calendar.

Meeting Room Calendar

Newsletter

Our monthly enewsletter is one of the best ways to stay connected to the library.

Book Groups

Several monthly book groups meet at the WFPL. All groups are happy to welcome new members.

Classes for Adults

We offer regular adult computer classes, as well as craft classes and groups. We also try to offer a variety of interesting one-time classes.

Democracy Talks

Democracy Talks is a series of events designed to illuminate the democratic process and create space for conversation.

Library Insiders

Library Insiders is designed to give adults with developmental and cognitive disabilities an engaging library experience.

One Book, One Watertown

Each year, the Watertown Free Public Library chooses a book, encourages everyone in the community to read it along with us, and hosts a variety of programs related to the book, its setting, and its themes.

Winter Concerts

Brighten your nights with Winter Concerts at Watertown Free Public Library. As in previous years, our concert series features talented, local artists. Performances are free and open to all. Let the music begin! Sunday December 2 at 2 PM Dorisiya Yosifova Born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, Dorisiya Yosifova is a Boston-based violinist and instructor. Most recently, she earned a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance (’17) at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She is the co-founder of the Violin-Viola duo femme fuoco, with which she performs regularly, and also plays as a Principal Second Violinist in the newly emerged Apollo Ensemble of Boston. Sunday January 6 at 2 PM Joshua Peckins Sunday February 3 at 2 PM Women in World Jazz Sunday March 3 at 2 PM The Kelly Girls

150th Anniversary

In 2019, the Watertown Free Public Library will celebrate our 150th anniversary. Solon Whitney began the library as a room in Town Hall in March of 1869, and we’ve been evolving ever since.