Press release - In the Heart of the Sea

Announcement in the Boston Globe of Nathaniel Philbrick's visit.

Knitting Nancy

One Book One Community Steering Committee member Nancy Benton spearheaded a knitting program to provide warm scarves and skull caps to soldiers in conjunction with our reading of We Band of Angels. The Enterprise published this article about Nancy and her project.

Swing Dance

The Bridgewater Independent took some terrific pictures of our Swing Dance on November 3, 2013.

Bridgewater and Raynham Share Community Wide Read

In the spring of 2011 the neighboring town of Raynham joined Bridgewater in reading Dark Tide. 

Molasses Cookie Contest

Four Town Councilors were the judges for the 18 entries in the Molasses Cookie Contest to kick off Bridgewater's One Book One Community Read of Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, by Stephen Puleo. The Bridgewater Independent covered the event.

The winning recipes are shared here

One Book One Community Author visits BSU

Our Fall 2011 selection was John Shors' Dragon House. His visit was covered by the Bridgewater Independent

Local Author kicks off One Book One Community events

In the spring of 2012 One Book One Community selected The Town that Food Saved by Ben Hewitt. Local Author Kristi Marsh kicked off our events with a discussion of her book Little Changes and going organic on a budget.

Helen Cassiani profiled in The Bridgewater Independent

Helen "Cassie" Cassiani, a Bridgewater native was one of the nurses held captive by the Japanese during World War II. She is a featured in the One Book One Community selection of We Band of Angels, as well as this article in the Bridgewater Independent.

Helen Cassiani at Camp Edwards, Hyannis, MA 1941.

One Book One Community offering in Bridgewater is food for thought

In spring 2012 Bridgewater's One Book One Community Read was Ben Hewitt's The Town that Food Saved. One Book One Community Steering Committee members commented on the work for the Bridgewater Independent.

One Book One Community has Fruitful Discussion in Bridgewater

Amar gives a belly dancing lesson 

In conjunction with Bridgewater's One Book One Community Read The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan, Amar Gamal explained the history of Middle Eastern dancing and gave a lesson in Belly Dancing at the Bridgewater Public Library in October 2012. A lemon-themed lunch was provided by the One Book One Community Steering Committee. The event was covered by the Bridgewater Independent.

One Book One Community Steering Committee members Pam Hayes-Bohanan, Gloria Moran and Sue McCombe enjoy a belly dancing lesson.

More photos of the event from the Bridgewater Independent are available here. 

One Book One Community Chowda Fest Kick-Off

The New Bedford Harbor Sea Chantey Chorus provided the entertainment for the Chowda Fest luncheon held at the Bridgewater Senior Center, in conjunction with the One Book One Community Read In the Heart of the Sea. The event was covered in the Bridgewater Independent. 

More information about the Chowda Fest also available here.

From Pots to Pages

The Fall 2011 One Book One Community Read Dragon House by John Shors kicked off with a Pho soup lunch, with guest speaker Anh Nguyen, at the Bridgewater Public Library. The story was covered by the Bridgewater Independent.

Pho soup lunch kicks off community read "Dragon House"

Also See Photo Gallery: Pho Lunch at the Library