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August 31, 2023 Weekly Newsletter In this Issue |
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Monday, September 4th Libraries Closed |
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Friday, September 15th, 11am-12pm Under the Library Dome Join us for a tour of the Main Library! Whether you're a long-time resident of Falmouth who wants to learn more about the history of the library, or a newcomer who is interested in learning the full scope of the library's services, this tour is for you! Registration is required. To register, click on the button below. Tours will also occur on Fridays at 11am on October 13th, December 8th, January 19th, February 16th, March 15th, April 12th, May 10th, and June 14th, so feel free to register for the next one by going to our online event calendar or by calling us at 508-457-2555 x7. |
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Friday, September 15th, 2pm-3:30pm Hermann Meeting Room Come hear former Falmouth resident Alexandra Slater discuss her popular new beach read, Friends with Boats! She will read from her book and take questions from the audience. The book will be available to buy from Eight Cousins Books. Registration is requested as space is limited; please register by clicking the button below, or give us a call at 508-457-2555 x7. The book is set in Falmouth and concerns three friends in their mid-40s, all of whom have become disillusioned with life in general. Things change with the arrival in town of an eligible bachelor! Soon all three women are vying for his attention, which naturally leads to humorous complications and a few reckonings. The book contains several references to places in Falmouth and nearby towns! Ms. Slater grew up in Cleveland. Since her father was a research scientist and had a lab at MBL, the family summered in Woods Hole. As an adult, Ms. Slater moved to the Cape year-round after living in New York City. While living in Falmouth Ms. Slater worked as a reporter at WCAI and as the education director at the Cotuit Center for the Arts. She is an award-winning journalist and writer. She graduated from Columbia University and attended Northwestern University’s Medill Graduate School of Journalism. Since then, she has been an actor, a comedian, a reporter, a creative writing teacher, and more! She splits her time between Boston and Cleveland now. |
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Come join us in October for our ever-popular “Joy of Learning” series! We are offering five classes this October; all will meet in person. Come learn something new and have fun! For more detailed descriptions of the classes and to register to attend, click here. People, Land and Climate Change with Skee Houlton, 4 Mondays, 10/2, 10/9, 10/23 & 10/30, 2pm-3 pm (does not meet on Indigenous Peoples’ Day 10/16) Discussion of Station Eleven with Monica Hough (this year’s Falmouth Reads book!) 4 Tuesdays, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17 & 10/24, 4pm-5 pm Poetry of Emily Dickinson with David Webb, 4 Wednesdays 10/4, 10/11, 10/18 &10/25, 10:30am-12pm Texture of Memory with Rae Nishi, 4 Wednesdays 10/4, 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25, 3pm-4 pm Written Language, Past and Present with Ryan Budnick, 4 Thursdays, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19 & 10/26 2pm-3 pm |
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The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach by Sarah Stodola"Weaving together firsthand travel notes with her exacting journalism in an enthralling report on the past, present and future of coastal culture, which has become central to our globalized world, while at the same time grappling with the darker realities of resort culture."
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Weekly Programming for Children Fridays: Scavenger Hunt from 2pm-7pm at the North Falmouth Branch Tuesdays: Stories, Songs and Instruments from 10am-10:30am at the East Falmouth Branch |
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Weekly Programming for Teens and Adults Tuesday: Sit n' Stitch from 10am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch Genealogy Help Session from 2pm-4pm in the Reference Room Wednesday: Master Gardener Drop-In Help from 2pm-4pm in the KLB Entrance Hall |
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Kanopy Movie Club - Based on a True Story Thursday, August 31st, 3pm-4pm Bay Meeting Room The Falmouth Public Library has a new movie club! It's like a book club but for movies! Watch the selected movie from the comfort of your own home prior to the movie discussion meeting using Kanopy which is free with your Falmouth Public Library card. Then join us in-person at the library for an in-depth discussion of the movie. This movie is rated NR and is for mature audiences only.
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Introduction to Autism for Parents and Grandparents
Tuesday, September 5th, 6:30pm-8pm Hermann Meeting Room We are happy to welcome Falmouth resident Lisa Jo Rudy to the Falmouth Public Library for an introductory talk on autism. If you have an autistic family member, you're not alone! The number of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder has exploded -- as has the quantity of misinformation and confusion about what autism is, why it seems to be everywhere all of a sudden, and what to do when a loved one is diagnosed. Learn a little bit about the strange history of autism in America, what it really means to be autistic today, and how parents and grandparents can help an autistic child to grow and thrive. Lisa Jo Rudy is the mother of Tom Cook, a young adult on the autism spectrum. She began writing about autism in 2006, as the About.com Guide to Autism, and, for several years, was of the top bloggers on the topic. In 2008 she founded an inclusive summer camp program in Ambler, Pennsylvania, in cooperation with the local YMCA. Lisa is the author of Get out, Explore, and Have Fun!: How Families of Children with Autism or Asperger Syndrome Can Get the Most out of Community Activities, published by Jessica Kingsley Press, and her works on autism have appeared in multiple publications including the New York Times and Museum News. Lisa is currently a consultant on autism and inclusion and has worked with numerous museums and community organizations to set up and support inclusion programs. She is currently serving as lead advisor on a National Science Foundation-funded autism inclusion project in the Phoenix Arizona area. This event is free. Registration is requested; please do so by clicking the button below, or calling us at 508-457-2555 x7. |
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The Savvy Senior with the Mass Attorney General's Office
Wednesday, September 6th, 2pm-3pm Hermann Meeting Room We are pleased to welcome Juraci Capataz from the Attorney General's Community Engagement division, to talk about identity theft and scams: What is identity theft and how can you avoid or detect a variety of different mail, phone, and online scams, especially for seniors. Juraci is the Community Engagement Coordinator at the Office of the Attorney General in New Bedford, covering all of Southeastern Mass. She has lived in Bristol County for more than 40 years, after immigrating from the island of Pico, Azores, as a young girl. She has a strong interest in teaching others about citizenship and is a passionate advocate for elder care. She is a graduate of New Bedford High School and UMass Dartmouth. Juraci takes pride in being resourceful, and she hopes to continue to connect communities across the Southeaster Mass, through AGO’s resources, services, and educational materials. Please register by clicking the button below! |
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Narrative Nonfiction Book Club - An Immense World
Thursday, September 7th, 4pm-5pm Hermann Meeting Room and via Zoom
“The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that surround us.” |
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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-1:00pm North Falmouth Branch Mon, Fri 2:00pm-7:00pm Tue, Wed 10:00am-3:00pm |
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