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April 6, 2023 Weekly Newsletter In this Issue |
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No Sunday Hours This Weekend
The Main Library will not be open our seasonal Sunday hours on Sunday April 9. We re-open Monday April 10 at 10am.
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Letter JamDid your family get obsessed with Wordle? Bring that word-guessing fun to a family board game night by checking out Letter Jam, a 2-6 player cooperative game for ages 10 and up. Find more games for family fun indoors and out by stopping by our Library of Things collection.
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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: Tale for Tots! from 11am-11:30am in the Children's room Block Party: Legos 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 Lego Club from 3:30pm-5pm in the Hermann Room Wednesdays: Springtime Storytime from 3:45pm-4:15pm in the Children's room/library lawn
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Weekly Programming for Teens and Adults Mondays: Homework Hour from 4pm-5pm in the YA Room Tuesdays: Sit N' Stitch from 10am-12pm at the East Falmouth Library Branch Genealogy Help Session from 2pm-4pm in the Reference Room English Learners Conversation Group from 7pm-8pm in the Bay Room
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Joy of Learning American Revolutionary Decisions Meets 4 Thursdays on 4/6, 4/20, 4/27 and 5/4 from 10:30am—11:30am in the Hermann room (does not meet on 4/13). Registration is required and you only need to register once in order to attend all 4 classes. For a class description, check out our library blog.
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Joy of Poetry Reading: Mark Strand Joy of Poetry Reading returns! Join poet Joan Michelson as we read and discuss the works of Mark Strand on Thursday, April 6th from 12pm-1pm! Come in-person to the Hermann room or join us via Zoom. Register to receive the Zoom link and to be included in the preliminary discussions of which poems we will read!
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“When the great blizzard of 1888 crippled the entire northeast … Two brothers from one of the nation’s great families – Henry Melville Whitney of Boston and William Collins Whitney of New York – pursued the dream of his city digging America’s first subway, and the great race was on. The competition between Boston and New York played our in an era not unlike our own, one of economic upheaval, life-changing innovations, class warfare, bitter political tensions, and the question of America’s place in the world.”
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Joy of Learning: Couch Criminology Meets 4 Fridays on 4/7, 4/21, 4/28 and 5/5, 11 am –12 pm in the Hermann Room (does not meet on 4/14). Registration is required and you only need to register once in order to attend all 4 classes. For a class description, check out our library blog.
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Friday Films - A Man Called OttoFriday April 7, 3pm Hermann Meeting Room"Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, it tells the story of Otto Anderson, a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down." This movie viewing is sponsored by the Friends of the Falmouth Public Library.
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Senior Center Book Club Tuesday April 11, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Falmouth Senior CenterJoin us as we discuss this month's selection The Maid by Nita Prose! Copies of the book can be picked up at the book club meetings at the Senior Center or at the Falmouth Public Library's reference desk.
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Joy of Learning: Crisis in Ukraine
Meets Wednesdays 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 and 5/3, 1-2 pm in the Hermann Room. |
Registration is required and you only need to register once in order to attend all 4 classes. For a class description, check out our library blog.
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The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki"With its blend of sympathetic characters, riveting plot, and vibrant engagement with everything from jazz, to climate change, to our attachment to material possessions, The Book of Form and Emptiness is classic Ruth Ozeki--bold, wise, poignant, playful, humane and heartbreaking."
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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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