Upcoming Events

Thanks to a generous donation from Nancy Norman Lassalle, the library will again be hosting a summer lecture series about dance in America. The first presenter in this series will be Cara McManus. She grew up in Falmouth where she graduated from Falmouth High School and has spent almost a decade dancing under the direction…

WOODS HOLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: The “Lead Pencil Poets,” a small group loosely organized by Falmouth native, arachnologist and former postman Eric Edwards, will read their poems at the library on Monday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m. This group has read at the library for many years, though not recently. The library is very pleased at…

The second in the series of books being read and discussed by the Social Justice Book Group at the library will be “The Line Becomes a River” by Francisco Cantu. It addresses the conditions along the Mexican border. Cantu himself grew up along the border where his mother was a park ranger and Mexican immigrant.…

The library will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, July 9, at 8 p.m. After a brief business meeting the speakers Simon Thorrold and Diana Wickman will take the floor, talking about “Bringing Sheep Back to Peterson Farm.” Dr. Thorrold holds a Ph.D. from James Cook University of North Queensland in Marine Biology and is…

The library will be holding their annual “Kids’ Tag Sale and Carnival” on Saturday, July 6, from 10 a.m. to noon. This event is run by the library kids for all the kids of the wider community. Proceeds will benefit children’s activities in the library. The carnival will include simple classic carnival activities in little…

The library is holding a community art project this summer, inviting all members of the community, no matter their level of expertise, to take part. Rather than the recycled books, nautical charts, and chairs of yesteryear, the subject of the art this year is horseshoe crabs. The library has already collected molts of various sizes…

The library is seeking used bicycles, both for kids and adults, to sell at their annual “Kids’ Carnival” in early July. Bicycles should be in good condition, though the library…

Joining in the national celebration, the week of June 17 will be “Pollinator Week” at the library. A series of free events, both inside and outside will be held to…

The library is seeking used bicycles, both for kids and adults, to sell at their annual “Kids’ Carnival” in early July. Bicycles should be in good condition, though the library does have a long-time summer volunteer who does tune-ups on the donated bikes. People have come to think of the library’s sale as the place…

The library welcomes the season with a big new book sale opening at 10 a.m., on Saturday, June 1. The large room in the library’s lower level will be packed…