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December 28, 2023 Weekly Newsletter In this Issue |
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In observance of New Year's Day, the Falmouth Public Library and its Branches will be closed on the following days: Sunday, December 31st Monday, January 1st All normal library operating hours will resume on Tuesday, January 2nd. |
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Thanks to the Library Support Fund, the Falmouth Public Library has a new series of virtual author talks including bestselling authors coming in 2024! Each month will have at least three live virtual events that you can attend remotely from the comfort of your home – and if you have a time conflict, they are recorded so you can watch later at your leisure.
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January's Virutal Authors Embrace Love in the New Year: A Heartfelt Conversation with Rebecca Serle on Wednesday, January 10th at 8:00 PM EST (Learn more and Register) Your Retirement: Dream or Disaster? How to Avoid the Hidden Traps in Retirement Planning Advice with Rajiv Nagaich on Tuesday, January 23rd at 2:00 PM EST (Learn more and Register) The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine: An Author Talk with Dr. Robert Lustig on Tuesday, January 30th at 2:00 PM EST (Learn more and Register) |
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Friday Films - Barbie
Friday, January 12th, 3pm-5pm Hermann Room "Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans." 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 Friday Films - The Little Mermaid
Friday, January 19th, 3pm-5:15pm Hermann Room Family Friendly Friday Films are open to all ages, but small children should be accompanied by an adult. "A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince." 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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Friday Films - A Haunting in Venice
Friday, January 26th, 3pm-4:45pm Hermann Room "A Haunting in Venice” is set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve and is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets." 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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All's Well by Mona Awad"ALL'S WELL is about Miranda Fitch whose life is a waking nightmare after an accident ruins her acting career, and leaves her with chronic back pain, a failed marriage, and a deepening dependence on painkillers and alcohol. On the verge of losing her job as a college theater director, Miranda lives out her broken dreams through an upcoming production of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well, when the unimaginable happens. She suddenly recovers, but at what cost?"
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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 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 Hermann Room |
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Family Game Play Thursday, December 28th, 1:30pm-3pm Children's Room Come have some family fun playing board and card games! Drop-in anytime between 1:30pm and 3pm for a fun afternoon of playing family friendly games in the Children’s Room. Family Game Play is open to all ages but small children should be accompanied by an adult.
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Weekly Programming for Teens and Adults Thursdays: Why Knot Knit Nite from 5pm-7pm at the East Falmouth Branch Tuesdays: Sit n' Stitch from 10am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch |
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Narrative Nonfiction Book Club - Master Slave Husband Wife Tuesday, January 4th, 4pm-5pm Hermann Room and Online via Zoom
"Recounts the extraordinary and harrowing true story of a young, enslaved couple who, achieving one of the boldest feats of self-emancipation in American history, embarked on three epic journeys in one monumental bid for freedom, challenging the nation's core precepts of life, liberty and justice for all."
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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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