Watertown Citizens Gather with Immigrants for Peace and Friendship at Annual Potluck

Project Literacy students sat down with members of Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment for a potluck meal recently.

The following piece was provided by Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment:

Watertown Free Public Library’s Savings Bank Room was filled with joyful bustle last week as Project Literacy students from around the globe gathered with members of Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment to share food, culture and thoughts about peace.

Best Selling Author Talks About Love of Libraries, Her Latest Book in Watertown

Bestselling author Susan Orlean, right, poses with a fan after she spoke at the Watertown Free Public Library on Thursday.

For writer Susan Orlean, trips to her hometown library in Shaker Heights, Ohio, had been a childhood ritual, a way of bonding with her mother as they collected armfuls of books to read and discussed their borrowed treasures on the ride home. Even today, she can remember the sights and smells of that small branch library, and the thump of the date-stamp machine as it gave the books their due dates.

See How Watertown Will Celebrate Arbor Day

Some of the tables at the Town of Watertown’s Arbor Day Celebration. This year it will take place on April 25.

Watertown will celebrate Arbor Day with a day of service, and also provide information for people interested in trees, gardening and other related topics.