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August 24, 2023 Weekly Newsletter In this Issue |
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Wednesday, August 30th, 5:30-7pm Library Lawn We are excited to welcome back longtime New England musician/author for another live, outdoor acoustical performance on the lawn on Wednesday evening, August 30th from 5:30-7pm (rescheduled from earlier this month). Bring your chair or blanket! The concert will be canceled in the event of rain. Matt will perform the songs of Johnny Cash and tell stories about Cash's career spanning from the 1950's to his passing in 2003. He'll discuss Cash's emergence as a groundbreaking artist in the 1950's, his marriage to June Carter and many other career highlights. He'll also perform some songs by the many artists Cash collaborated with during his career. Check out his site by clicking here! We thank the Trustees of the Falmouth Public Library for sponsoring this concert. |
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Join us this Fall on selected Friday afternoons at 3pm as we screen classic movies from the 1940’s and 1950’s in the Hermann room! To find out which movies are playing and when, and to register to attend as seating is limited, click here! These movie viewings are free to the public and are supported by the Friends of the Falmouth Public Library. If you have any questions, please contact the Adult Services department at 508-457-2555 x 7 or by emailing info@falmouthpubliclibrary.org. |
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The library has new Narrative Nonfiction Book Club picks for the Fall '23 and Winter '24 session. To check out our upcoming book club picks and to register to attend, click here! The book club reads across the genres of nonfiction, from history to adventure, memoir/biography, and beyond with books that read like a novel. It meets on the 1st Thursday of every month from 4:00pm to 5:00pm in the Hermann meeting room and for those who wish to join from home, you can join in via Zoom.
If you have any questions, please contact the Adult Services department at 508-457-2555 x 7 or by emailing info@falmouthpubliclibrary.org.
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Dead Silence by S. A. Barnes"Investigating a strange distress signal, Claire Kovalik and her crew discover a luxury space-liner that vanished 20 years prior and board the vessel to find words scrawled in blood, strange movements and whispers in the dark."
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Weekly Programming for Children Fridays: Scavenger Hunt from 2pm-7pm at the North Falmouth Branch Saturdays: Scavenger Hunt from 9am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch Mondays: Library Lawn Games from 12pm-4pm on the Main Library Lawn (weather dependent Tuesdays: Stories, Songs and Instruments from 10-10:30am at the East Falmouth Branch Wednesdays: Library Lawn Games from 9am-1pm at the East Falmouth Branch (weather dependent) Library Lawn Games from 10am-2pm at the North Falmouth Branch (weather dependent) |
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Weekly Programming for Teens and Adults Thursday: Book Bike at the Farmers Market from 12:30pm-1:30pm (weather dependent) Monday: Library Lawn Games from 12pm-4pm on the Main Library Lawn (weather dependent) Tuesday: Sit n' Stitch from 10am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch Genealogy Help Session from 2pm-4pm in the Reference Room Wednesday: Library Lawn Games from 9am-1pm at the East Falmouth Branch (weather dependent) Library Lawn Games from 10am-2pm at the North Falmouth Branch (weather dependent) Master Gardener Drop-In Help from 2pm-4pm in the KLB Entrance Hall |
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Author Talk via Zoom, Disability Pride Friday, August 25th 3-5pm Online via Zoom Thank you to the Brockton Public Library for sharing this event with us! To register and get the Zoom link, click on the button below. "Author Ben Mattlin will join us, virtually, to discuss his life, current disability issues, and his latest book Disability Pride: Dispatches from a Post-ADA World. Ben Mattlin is a journalist, essayist, and author. Born with spinal muscular atrophy, a congenital muscle weakness, he has been a lifelong wheelchair user. His books include Miracle Boy Grows Up and In Sickness and In Health. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and Vox, as well as on NPR. This event will take place on Zoom and be live-streamed on my Facebook."
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Falmouth Together Memory Cafe
Monday, August 28th, 1-2pm East Falmouth Branch The Falmouth Together Memory Café is a welcoming place for people living with memory concerns and their families or care companions.
Come join us for the guest artists or the coffee and refreshments! Both are good reasons to give it a try!
The Falmouth Together Memory Cafe is hosted by Dr. Donna Jackson. |
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An Evening with Bestselling Authors Lisa Jackson & Nancy Bush, Virtual Monday, August 28th, 7-8pm Online via Zoom We are happy to partner with the Tewksbury Public Library to bring you this virtual author talk! To register and get the Zoom link, click on the button below. Please note that our library is not open during that time, as we close at 5:30! Bestselling authors (and sisters!) Lisa Jackson and and Nancy Bush will discuss their latest books in this ZOOM webinar. Jackson will discuss The Last Sinner, a gripping novel of suspense featuring two veteran homicide detectives matching wits with a twisted serial killer lurking in the shadows of New Orleans. Bush will discuss The Camp, a chilling novel of suspense where a diabolical modern twist on Friday the 13th meets Yellowjackets at a summer sleepaway camp isolated in the woods of Oregon.
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Kanopy Movie Club - Based on a True Story Thursday, August 31st, 3-4pm 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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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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