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July 10, 2025 Weekly Newsletter In this Issue |
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Attention Grownups! Do you like to read on the beach? Is your TBR (To-Be-Read) pile shrinking fast thanks to all this glorious summer daylight? Would you like to feel a sense of accomplishment? Join our Summer Reading Club for Grownups – it’s easy and fun!  Pick up a Reading Loyalty Card at any of the branch libraries (Main, North, East) beginning Monday, July 7th.  Read any books you like!  Each time you finish a book, bring your card to any library service desk (excluding the Children’s Room at the Main Library) to get it punched.  After 10 books, write your name and phone number on the back of the card and turn it in at any branch by Saturday, August 30th.  You’ll be entered to win a $10 gift certificate to one of Falmouth’s beloved ice cream shops!  Five winners will be announced the first week of September—just in time for one last scoop before summer ends! Happy Summer Reading, grownups!
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The Upper Cape Camera Club's (UCCC) annual Falmouth Public Library Exhibit is on view from July 1st through July 31st in the Adult Collections Room for the public to enjoy during library hours! An exhibit reception with the photographers will be held on Wednesday, July 16th from 4pm-6pm in the Adult Collections Room. From beginners to professionals, the UCCC welcomes all interested in photography. The Club's mission is to provide photographers at all levels an opportunity to develop skills and share their work in a supportive environment. For more information about UCCC, CLICK HERE. The UCCC is a member of the New England Camera Club Council and of the Photographic Society of America.
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On balmy Wednesday summer evenings, our community gathers on the Falmouth Public Library lawn for an enchanting experience: Movies Under the Stars. A state-of-the-art portable outdoor movie theater transforms the grassy space into a cinematic wonderland. From children's animations to beloved classics, there's something for everyone to enjoy. Bring your blankets and snacks for a magical night under the sky! |
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Barbie
Wednesday, July 16th, ~6pm Library Lawn "Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans." Barbie is rated PG-13 and has a running time of 1 hour and 56 minutes. CLICK HERE FOR MOVIE TRAILER! |
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Grease
Wednesday, July 16th, ~8pm Library Lawn "A goody two-shoes from Australia falls in love with a greaser over a summer. When her family moves to the boy's hometown, and she enrolls at the same high school, they have a difficult time maintaining their relationship." Grease is rated PG and has a running time of 1 hour and 50 minutes. CLICK HERE FOR MOVIE TRAILER! |
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Life Without Summer by Lynne Reeves Griffin"A tale told in alternating voices follows the experiences of bereaved mother Tessa who is swept up by an increasingly bleak search for answers after her beloved 4-year-old daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident, and her grief counselor, Celia, whose efforts to help Tessa are marked by painful family memories."
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Weekly Programming for Children Thursdays: Legos and Lawn Games from 2pm-6pm at the East Falmouth Branch Fridays: Scavenger Hunt from 2pm-7pm at the North Falmouth Branch Saturdays: It's Game Time! from 9am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch Scavenger Hunt from 9am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch Mondays: Maker Mondays from 10am-4pm at the East Falmouth Branch Games on the Library Lawn from 3pm-6pm at the North Falmouth Branch Tuesdays: Stories, Songs and Instruments from 10am-10:30am at the East Falmouth Branch Stay & Make: Drop-In Craft from 10am-2pm at the North Falmouth Branch Wednesdays: Stay & Make: Drop-In Craft from 9:30am-12:30pm at the East Falmouth Branch |
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Mad Science: Fire and Ice Thursday, July 10th, 11am-12pmHermann Meeting Room
Be amazed and entertained by awesome science! This engaging, interactive show thrills audiences with impressive science experiments. The event includes foggy dry ice storms, sizzling, bubble showers, and more! Ages 5+
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The Amazing Richard's Magic Show at the North Falmouth LibraryFriday, July 11, 2025 2:30—3:30 PM
North Falmouth Branch✨ Magic, Mystery & Fun for the Whole Family! ✨
Join Magician Richard Archer, also known as “The Amazing Richard” a master magician whose captivating performances blend spellbinding illusions, laugh-out-loud comedy, and interactive entertainment that delights audiences of all ages. |
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Friendship Bracelet Making on the Library Lawn Friday, July 11, 2025 3:30—5:00 PM
Childrens Program Room
Library LawnLearn how to make friendship bracelets out of embroidery floss! Designed for ages children 7 and up. Younger children will require adult assistance.
If the weather is too hot, we will move inside to the Children's Program Room. |
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Leaping, soaring, high-flying dogs at the library! Spend your afternoon in awe of adorable athletes. Mike is a world record holder & multiple time world finalist in K9 frisbee. Mike and his four flying-high frisbee dogs are the #1 dog entertainment act in the world! Mike has appeared on Animal Planet, ESPN, commercials, and magazines. He has also performed for the NFL, NBA, Minor League Baseball, music festivals, fairs, and more. Don't miss this!
All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver at all times.
Register online |
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Summer Chess Club (for kids) Monday, July 14, 2025 2:00—4:00 PM
Childrens Program Room
Challenge a friend or someone new! Chess sets will be provided. Suitable for children ages 6-14. Everyone is welcome at chess club, no matter if you're brand new, or an experienced player! This program does not have a formal instructor, but Taylor or our librarian, Amanda, will teach the basics to new players. No registration required.
2-2:30pm-- Optional tutorial time (learning the basics for beginners)
2:30-4pm-- Open gameplay
For more information or questions, email Taylor at tgonsalves@falmouthpubliclibrary.org
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Painted Flower Pot Craft at the North Falmouth LibraryWednesday, July 16, 2025 11:00 AM—1:00 PM
North Falmouth Branch
Get Creative with a Flower Pot Painting Project!
Bring your imagination and join us for a fun, all-ages craft session! Whether you're making a heartfelt gift, decorating for spring, or just enjoying some creative time, painting a flower pot is the perfect way to express yourself.
All supplies are provided, but quantities are limited—register to claim yours!
Register online
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Weekly Programming for Teens and Adults Thursdays: Why Knot Knit Night from 5pm-7pm at the East Falmouth Branch Mondays: Mah Jongg Beginner Open Play from 1pm-3pm in the Bay Room Tuesdays: Sit N' Stitch from 10am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch Genealogy Help Session from 2pm-4pm in the Adult Services Room Wednesday: Ask A Master Gardener from 2pm-4pm in the KLB Lobby Manga and Anime Club from 4:30pm-6:00pm in the YA Room Open Writing Workshop from 6:30pm-8:30pm in the Bay Room |
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Walk This Way! Friday, July 11th, 3pm-4pmLibrary Lawn
Walk this Way! Join the library's new monthly LGBTQIA+ walking group and discuss new/classic queer literature, film and culture.
Meet at the Katharine Lee Bates Rd Library entrance. Walks will be short (under .5 miles), leisurely and end on the library lawn where all are welcome to enjoy more fresh air and make new friends with fellow walkers. Walks are planned alongside Shiverick's Pond Pathway and are accessible with the use of wheelchairs, walkers and other walking aids.
In the event of bad weather, we will stay inside to talk pop culture or play a game.
This event is free, inclusive and open to the general adult public. Registration is appreciated, but not required. |
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Falmouth Genealogical Society: The AI-Powered Genealogist Saturday, July 12th, 10am-12pmHermann Meeting Room
The Falmouth Genealogical Society Presents: The AI-Powered Genealogist: Working Smarter, Not Harder in Family History Research with Jennifer Zinck. CG Zinck will highlight how AI tools can transcribe and translate historical documents, organize and analyze large sets of data quickly, refine search strategies for better results, identify patterns and connections in family history records, and assist in problem-solving for tricky genealogical questions. Please note that the room will open for socializing and networking at 10am, and the speaker will start around 10:30am.
Zinck is a Certified Genealogist with more than 20 years of research experience. She is a researcher, writer, and speaker who specializes in Connecticut resources and DNA evidence for genealogy. She is a graduate of the Boston University Genealogical Certificate Program and has taught for the program. Zinck is serving her fifth term as the President of the Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council and her second term on the Board of Governors of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists.
This talk is free and open to the public. It is also available via Zoom. For the Zoom credentials, please contact fgspresident@gmail.com by July 11th. For more information, visit the FGS website.
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Narrative Nonfiction Book Club with Special Guest Author Nicola Twilley Saturday, July 12th, 4:00pm-5:15pmHermann Meeting Room
Consider this your invitation to read and discuss narrative nonfiction with us! In the Narrative Nonfiction Book Club we will be reading across the genres of nonfiction, from history to adventure, memoir/biography, and beyond with books that read like a novel. Join us as we discuss our latest book pick Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves by Nicola Twilley. For the first portion of book club discussion, author Nicola Twilley will be joining us via Zoom to discuss her book with us!
"In Frostbite, Nicola Twilley takes readers on a tour of the cold chain from farm to fridge, visiting off-the-beaten-path landmarks such as Missouri’s subterranean cheese caves, the banana-ripening rooms of New York City, and the vast refrigerated tanks that store the nation’s orange juice reserves. Today, nearly three-quarters of everything on the average American plate is processed, shipped, stored, and sold under refrigeration. It's impossible to make sense of our food system without understanding the all-but-invisible network of thermal control that underpins it. Twilley’s eye-opening book is the first to reveal the transformative impact refrigeration has had on our health and our guts; our farms, tables, kitchens, and cities; global economics and politics; and even our environment." "Nicola Twilley is the author of Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves (2024), and co-host of the award-winning Gastropd podcast, which looks at food through the lens of history and science, and which is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with Eater. Her first book, Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine, was co-authored with Geoff Manaugh and was named one of the best books of 2021 by Time Magazine, NPR, the Guardian, and the Financial Times. She is a contributing writer at The New Yorker and the author of Edible Geography." |
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Mah Jongg Beginner Open Play Monday, July 14th, 1pm-3pmBay Meeting Room
Are you new to the game Mah Jongg? Has it been a long time since you played and you need to practice? Come join our Summer open play sessions on Monday afternoons! These sessions are intended for players who are familiar with the rules of American Mah Jongg and are looking for a casual and supportive space to practice and improve their mahjong skills by playing with other beginner players. No formal play instruction will be provided. Players must provide their own Mah Jongg sets and National Mah Jongg League cards. We'll provide the tables and chairs! These sessions are drop-in so no registration is required.
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Zoom Talk: "Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal" with Author Samuel Marquis Monday, July 14th, 7pm-8pm
Online via Zoom We are excited to chat with author Samuel Marquis about his most recent book, Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal which is both thrilling and tragic. Behind the legend is a real man woven into the tapestry of early America, rendering him a unique colonial hero and scapegoat whose life story was fascinating, exciting, bizarre, and heartrending. In Captain Kidd, his ninth-great-grandson, bestselling author Samuel Marquis, reveals the real story. Kidd was an English American privateer and leading New York husband and father. The King of England himself dubbed Kidd “trusty and well-beloved,” and some historians describe him as a “worthy, honest-hearted, steadfast, much -enduring sailor” who was the “victim of a deliberate travesty of justice.” With honors far more esteemed than the menacing Blackbeard, or any other sea rover at the turn of the seventeenth century, how can Kidd be considered both gentleman and pirate, both hero and villain? Marquis’ biography recreates Kidd’s perilous world of explosive naval warfare and the daring integrity he exemplified as a pirate hunter, as well as the political scandal that entangled Kidd in British–American history, rocking the New World and the Old, and threatening England’s valuable trade with India. This Zoom talk has been shared with us by the Ashland Public Library. This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program. Please note that this event is online via Zoom only and takes place after library hours. |
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Libraries Love Lakes Event Tuesday, July 15th, 4pm-5pmHermann Meeting Room
July is “Love Your Lake” month and Falmouth Pond Coalition is sponsoring a celebration! Taking inspiration from the Libraries Love Lakes organization, a nonprofit based in the Finger Lakes region of New York that encourages the use of libraries to educate about freshwater issues.
Today's event will feature a series of pond-focused short films produced by WHOI will be shown on Tuesday, July 15th and Thursday, July 17th from 4pm-5pm. The films will be followed by a brief presentation and opportunity for discussion.
Saving Our Ponds: Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage
Saving Our Ponds: Nature's Fertilizer
Saving Our Ponds: Reimagining Septic Systems
Saving Our Ponds: Protecting Our Pets
Saving Our Ponds: A Community Response
Saving Our Ponds: Testing the Waters
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Open Writing Workshop: Weekly Inspiration for Writers of All Levels Wednesday, July 16th, 6:30pm-8:30pmBay Meeting Room
Stuck in a rut with your writing project? Looking to stay creative over the summer? Join us on Wednesday evenings for writing prompts, quiet free-write time, and optional feedback/sharing! All levels/genres welcome. |
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Zoom Talk: Why Is The Earth Getting Both Wetter & Drier? -- The Science of Climate Change Wednesday, July 16th, 7pm-8pm
Online via Zoom
Parts of planet Earth are getting wetter while other parts are getting drier. Many places, like New England, are experiencing extended dry periods and then suddenly a 1-in-1000-year flood.
Examine the science of climate change and why it is driving both wetter and drier conditions. Explore how the climate is changing in New England and what the future holds. Led by Stephen Young, Ph.D., Professor of Geography and Sustainability Department at Salem State University. Please note that this event is online via Zoom only. |
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Libraries Love Lakes Event Thursday, July 17th, 4pm-5pmHermann Meeting Room
July is “Love Your Lake” month and Falmouth Pond Coalition is sponsoring a celebration! Taking inspiration from the Libraries Love Lakes organization, a nonprofit based in the Finger Lakes region of New York that encourages the use of libraries to educate about freshwater issues.
Today's event will feature a series of pond-focused short films produced by WHOI. The films will be followed by a brief presentation and opportunity for discussion.
Saving Our Ponds: Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage
Saving Our Ponds: Nature's Fertilizer
Saving Our Ponds: Reimagining Septic Systems
Saving Our Ponds: Protecting Our Pets
Saving Our Ponds: A Community Response
Saving Our Ponds: Testing the Waters |
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Meet the Commodores Coaches
Thursday, July 10th, 5:30pm-7:30pm St. Barnabas Church Lawn (91 Main Street) At 5:45 pm, Field Manager Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Assistant Coach Beau McMillian will talk about their vision and strategy for the Commodores. Falmouth Chamber President Michael Kasparian will emcee. There will be photo ops with the coaches, autographs with players, youth development clinic demos, Commodores merchandise, giveaways, food trucks, and raffles for jerseys with Coach Saltalamacchia's # and autographed baseballs. This event is open to the public and sponsored by the Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod. |
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Main Library East Falmouth Branch Text-A-Librarian 833-209-9922 Mon, Tue 9:00am-5:00pm Mon, Thurs-Sat 10:00am-5:30pm Wed 9:00am-1:00pm Tue, Wed 10:00am-8:30pm Thurs 1:00pm-7:00pm Sat 9:00am-2:00pm North Falmouth Branch Mon, Fri 2:00pm-7:00pm Tue, Wed 10:00am-3:00pm |
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