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December 5, 2024 Weekly Newsletter In this Issue |
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Friends of the Falmouth Public Library
The time is here again! The Friends of Falmouth Public Library will host their 27th annual Winter Book Sale in the Hermann Meeting Room! Thursday, December 5th from 10am-5pm Friday, December 6th from 10am-5pm Saturday, December 7th from 10am-5pm With funds raised from membership dues, donations, and Book Sales, the Friends were able to provide the following gifts and services to the Library and the community of Falmouth: Joy of Learning academic classes covering a wide range of subjects; Museum Passes for Boston and local area museums; Generous funding for Children’s Programs at all three locations throughout the year; Contribute to new Furniture for the Chill Zone, the Tween area, in the Children’s Room; A new Circulation Desk for the East Falmouth Library; Provide additional funds for eBooks; Support for area book clubs; Upgrades to library technology. |
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The Friend by Sigrid Nunez"Becoming the guardian of her late best friend's enormous Great Dane, a grieving woman is evicted from her no-pets apartment and forges a deep bond with the equally distraught animal in ways that initially disturb her friends."
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Weekly Programming for Children Thursdays: It's Game Time! from 5pm-7pm at the East Falmouth Branch Fridays: Scavenger Hunt from 2pm-7pm at the North Falmouth Branch Comic Club: Make Your Own Comics! from 3:30pm-5pm in Children's Program Room Saturdays: It's Game Time! from 9am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch Scavenger Hunt from 9am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch Mondays: Block Party: Legos at 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 Preschool Story and Play Time from 10:30am-11am in the Children's Room Lego Time from 3:30pm-5pm in the Children's Program Room |
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Silent Reading and Crazy Cocoa
Thursday, December 5th, 4:15-5:15pm Children's Room Kids and families are invited to our first ever silent reading time! Bring your favorite mug, a blanket, and a good book (we’ve got plenty of those!). We will spend 15 minutes socializing, snacking, and sharing the books we've brought. Then we will each find a cozy spot to read silently for 30 minutes. We will finish up with another 15 minutes of social time. All readers are welcome. Please sign up online or in person so we have enough hot cocoa for everybody! |
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Gingerbread Workshop
Saturday, December 7th, 2pm-2:45pm Children's Program Room Let's make and decorate mini gingerbread houses with graham crackers, frosting, and other goodies! Hear a story while you work, enjoy hot chocolate, and have fun! Please sign up online or in person for this program as there are a limited number of materials. |
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Craft: Mini Ornament Painting
Wednesday, December 11th, 4pm-5pm Children's Program Room
Decorate a flat ornament or two! Art supplies provided. Drop ins are welcome while supplies last. Suitable for all ages with a caregiver. |
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Songwriting Workshop for Kids
Thursday, December 12th, 4:30pm-5:15pm Children's Room Hosted by local music educator and performer, Taylor Gonsalves, children of all experience levels are invited to a fun, laid-back songwriting session at the library. Children will learn how to generate topics and themes, utilize simple rhymes, repetition, and employ a verse-chorus song structure. No experience with instruments or songwriting is required. Please sign up online or in person. |
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Weekly Programming for Teens and Adults Thursdays: Why Knot Knit Night from 5pm-7pm at the East Falmouth Branch Tuesdays: Sit 'n Stitch from 10am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch Genealogy Help Session from 2pm-4pm in the Adult Services Department Wednesdays: Manga and Anime Club from 4:30pm-6pm in the YA Room |
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Falmouth Senior Center Book Club - The Women
Tuesday, December 10th, 1pm-2pm Falmouth Senior Center Join us at the Falmouth Senior Center (780 Main Street) as we discuss this month's selection The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah! Copies of the book can be picked up at the book club meetings at the Senior Center or at the Falmouth Public Library's adult service desk. "In 1965, nursing student Frankie McGrath, after hearing the words “Women can be heroes, too,” impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows her brother to Vietnam where she is overwhelmed by the destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America." |
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Zoom Talk: The Night We Lost Him with Laura Dave
Wednesday, December 11th, 2pm-3pm Online via Zoom Join us for a captivating virtual conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave, as she chats with us online about her newest book The Night We Lost Him. The Night We Lost Him focuses on estranged siblings who discover their father has been keeping a secret for over fifty years, one that may have been fatal... Liam Noone was many things to many people. To the public, he was an exacting, self-made hotel magnate fleeing his past. To his three ex-wives, he was a loving albeit distant family man who kept his finances flush and his families carefully separated. To Nora, he was a father who often loved her from afar - notably a cliffside cottage perched on the California coast from which he fell to his death. The authorities rule the death accidental, but Nora and her estranged brother Sam have other ideas. As Nora and Sam form an uneasy alliance to unravel the mystery, they start putting together the pieces of their father's past—and uncover a family secret that changes everything. With Laura Dave's trademark combination of soulful suspense and evocative family drama, The Night We Lost Him is a riveting page-turner. About the Author: Laura Dave is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including The Last Thing He Told Me and Eight Hundred Grapes. Her novels have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and six of them, including The Night We Lost Him, have been optioned for film and television. She resides in Santa Monica, California. This is a virtual talk brought to us by the Library Speakers Consortium, funded by the Falmouth Support Fund. Please note that this event is online via Zoom only. |
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Falmouth Digital Equity Community WorkshopWednesday, December 11th, 5:30pm-7:30pm Hermann Meeting Room "Are you connected? Do you have the devices, skills, and internet access you need to engage online? Can you easily
stay connected with friends and family, pay bills and monitor expenses, manage your healthcare, access schoolwork, and participate in community discussions? The Town of Falmouth is working with the Cape Cod Commission to develop a municipal digital equity plan. The plan will detail challenges that community members like you face with the internet and technology. Together, we can identify solutions to ensure that all have equal access to our increasingly digital world. Your perspective is critical – join us to shape the plan! You can shape the plan by taking a survey, joining a community workshop, and by staying up to date as the plan progresses. Join us at a community workshop on December 11th from 5:30pm – 7:30pm in the Hermann Meeting Room at the Falmouth Public Library to share your thoughts and experiences." |
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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 Sun 12:00pm-4:00pm Sat 9:00am-1:00pm North Falmouth Branch Mon, Fri 2:00pm-7:00pm Tue, Wed 10:00am-3:00pm |
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