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November 30, 2023 Weekly Newsletter In this Issue |
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Its here! The Friends of the Falmouth Public Library are having their Holiday Book Sale in the Hermann room for the next three days. Stop on by to check out their books, music, DVDs, puzzles and more, all suitable for gifting! Holiday Book Sale Dates and Hours: Thursday, November 30th 10am-5pm Friday, December 1st 10am-5pm Saturday, December 2nd 10am-5pm |
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Meet the New CLAMS App
Have you missed having an app to access your CLAMS account, placing holds and checking out e-materials? The wait is over! Find our new app in Google Play or the Apple App Store by searching for "CLAMS Library Network" and download today. |
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Reading of Holiday Favorites
Saturday, December 2nd, 4pm-5pm Reading Room There will also be events all around the village including outdoors on the Library Lawn. Stop by the Library Lawn between 4pm-6pm to check out the Ice Sculpture and to have a Visit with Santa! Enjoy cookies and cocoa provided by Liam's. |
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Classic Edition - Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Friday, December 15th, 3pm-4:35pm Hermann Room "When Kris Kringle takes a job as a department store Santa at Macy's during the Christmas season, his true identity is questioned, and he works to bring some joy to the lives of a little girl and her mother." This movie viewing is free to the public and is supported by the Friends of the Falmouth Public Library. Registration is required as seating is limited. |
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Family Friendly - Elf
Friday, December 22nd, 3pm-4:35pm Hermann Meeting Room "When a human child, raised by elves at the North Pole, learns of his human family, he leaves the North Pole to find his real father and goes to live with him in New York City where he discovers his father is on the naughty list." This movie viewing is free to the public and is supported by the Friends of the Falmouth Public Library. Registration is required as seating is limited. |
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Mrs. Everything: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner"A smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters' lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their places--and be true to themselves--in a rapidly evolving world."
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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: Block Party: Lego's in the Library! from 4pm-5:30pm 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 Block Party: Lego's At The Library! from 3:30pm-5pm in the Children's Program Rm |
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Holiday Display & Booklist
Stop by the Children's Room to check out books from our Holiday display. You can also explore even more Holiday children's books by using our December Holidays booklist. |
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New! Game Time for Tweens
Thursday, December 7th, 3pm-5pm Chill Zone Do you have what it takes to beat your friends at board or card games? Whether you are looking for some competition or just wanting to have fun, stop by the Chill Zone in the Children's room after school on Thursdays starting December 7th and try out some new board and card games every week. |
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Weekly Programming for Teens and Adults Thursday: Why Knot Knit Nite from 5pm-7pm at the East Falmouth Branch Tuesday: Sit n' Stitch from 10am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch Genealogy Help Session from 2pm-4pm in the Reference Room |
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Falmouth Together Memory Cafe
Monday, December 4th, 1pm-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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Dungeons and Dragons
Tuesday, December 5th, 12pm-1:30pm YA Room Come join us for our meeting of the Dungeons and Dragons club! Young adult players of all levels of experience are eagerly welcome. In this meeting we will get our characters ready for action and go over any important details as we jump into a tasting of some D&D action! Note: Tuesday, December 5th is an early release day for Falmouth Public Schools. |
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Zoom Program: Baking Demo and Discussion with Chef Erin Jeanne McDowell Tuesday, December 5th, 7pm-8pm Online via Zoom Who doesn't like a bit of holiday baking? We are so pleased to welcome Chef and Cookbook Author Erin Jeanne McDowell to our virtual stage! Erin will demonstrate how to make one of her favorite recipes and then will have some time to chat with attendees about all of our "burning" questions :). We hope you can make this very special event. Erin Jeanne McDowell's first book, The Fearless Baker (2017) was named one of the Best Baking Books of the year by the New York Times. Her second, The Book on Pie, (2020) is a New York Times Bestseller. Her latest, Savory Baking (2022) is about baking beyond sweets - for breakfast, dinner, and everything in between! She hosts the award-winning series Bake it Up a Notch on Food52, where she shares deep-dives into baking methods and troubleshoot common mistakes. This Zoom program is hosted by the Ashland Public Library, and we at Falmouth are happy to have been invited to partner with them. Please register to get a link to attend the program.
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Lena Andrews Valiant Women Book Talk
Thursday, December 7th, 1:30pm-3pm Hermann Room Join us at the Library for an author talk by Lena Andrews, reading from and discussing her book Valiant Women, about the women who served in the United States Armed Forces in World War II. VALIANT WOMEN is the story of the 350,000 American women who served in uniform during World War II. These incredible women served in every service branch, in every combat theater, and in nearly two-thirds of the available military occupations at the time. They were pilots, codebreakers, ordnance experts, gunnery instructors, metalsmiths, chemists, translators, parachute riggers, truck drivers, radarmen, pigeon trainers, and much more. They were directly involved in some of the most important moments of the war, from the D-Day landings to the peace negotiations in Paris. These women—who hailed from every race, creed, and walk of life—died for their country and received the nation’s highest honors. Their work, both individually and in total, was at the heart of the Allied strategy that won World War II. Yet, until now, their stories have been relegated to the dusty shelves of military archives or a passing mention in the local paper. Often the women themselves kept their stories private, even from their own families. Valiant Women corrects the record by providing a definitive and comprehensive historical account of American servicewomen during World War II, based on new archival research, firsthand interviews with surviving veterans, and a deep professional understanding of military history and strategy. Lena Andrews is the author of Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II and will join the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy as an Associate Research Professor in the spring. Lena has previously served as a military analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, and has also worked at the RAND Corporation and United States Institute of Piece. Her work has appeared on MSNBC, PBS, CNN, Today, People, and TIME, among many other outlets. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Lena received her Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in international relations and security studies. This event is free and open to the public, but space may be limited so we appreciate registration. Copies of the book will be available for sale courtesy of Eight Cousins. This event is presented by the Falmouth Public Library and Neighborhood Falmouth. Neighborhood Falmouth is a non-profit organization that provides support services to seniors in the Falmouth community. The organization aims to help seniors live independently and maintain their quality of life by providing services such as transportation, grocery shopping, yard work, minor home repairs, and friendly visits. Neighborhood Falmouth operates on a volunteer-based model, where volunteers from the community are matched with seniors who need assistance. This allows seniors to receive personalized support while also fostering a sense of community and connection among volunteers and seniors. |
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Narrative Nonfiction Book Club - The Last Days of the Dinosaurs
Thursday, December 7th, 4pm-5pm Hermann Room and Online via Zoom "Walks readers through what happened in the days, years, centuries and million years after an asteroid led to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs and half of known species, and how this worst single day in the history of life on Earth allowed for evolutionary opportunities." |
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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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