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March 2, 2023 Weekly Newsletter In this Issue |
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Both a finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, this years book is Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Station Eleven is "An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse—the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity." Request a copy today and join us in reading Station Eleven in 2023. Make sure to stay tuned for upcoming Falmouth Reads 2023 events!
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Introducing Homework Hour Every Monday from 4pm-5pm, the teen librarian, Meg, will be available in the YA room to help with homework. Any subject, any project, any questions you have! If she doesn't know the answer, she knows how to find it. So if you're feeling stuck, or you need a little motivation to get something done, come by the library!
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Paths of Discovery It's March and the Falmouth Public Library has a new abstract art exhibit! Stop by the Adult Collection room between Wednesday, March 1st and Friday, March 31st to view Paths of Discovery: A Show of Paintings by Ron Zweig. "As someone who has spent most of his life traveling the earth, I have found that the same sense of discovery can be found in the practice of art as well. When initiating any form of visual abstraction, the inspiration for what follows often flows from the first image and then moves on to the next, intertwining at times, in a dance of self-generating ideas."
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Calico Check out our new board game Calico! It is a puzzly, tile-laying game of quilts and cats! In Calico, 1 to 4 players compete to sew the coziest quilt as they collect and place patches of different colors and patterns. To borrow this game and other board and card games, stop by the library today or request it through our Library of Things portal. This game is also part of our new Senior Gaming Collection that aims to encourage fun gameplay for Seniors. These games focuses on cognitive function, memory, concentration, motor skills, and pattern recognition skills. Come check them out today!
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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: Tales 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
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Make a Glove PuppetLooking for something to do on an early release day from school? Join Jacek Zuzanski from Dream Tale Puppets on Tuesday, March 7th from 1:30pm-3:30pm in the Hermann room and learn how to make your very own glove puppet! Registration is required. This program is tailored to children ages 7 and up and all materials are provided. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult although we encourage all caregivers to attend with their child. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Falmouth Public Library.
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Leprechaun Bridge Challenge Leprechaun traps?!? Not today! Join us on Tuesday, March 7th from 3pm-4:30pm in the Children's room to help those little leprechauns find their gold by testing out your bridge-making skills! We'll have lots of different materials, such as construction paper, popsicle sticks, and pipe cleaners for you to tinker around with. This is a drop-in craft program that is geared towards elementary through middle school students, but all are welcome!
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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 Poetry Reading: Charles Simic Joy of Poetry returns! Join poet Joan Michelson on Thursday, March 2nd from 11am-12pm in the Hermann room or via Zoom to read and discuss the works of Charles Simic. Registration is required and the Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
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Narrative Nonfiction Book Club: Crying in H MartJoin the Narrative Nonfiction Book Club on Thursday, March 2nd at 4pm in the Hermann room or via Zoom as we discuss this month's selection Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner! Registration is required and copies of the book can be picked up at the reference desk. "An unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; and of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul."
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Falmouth Memory Cafe Join us at the East Falmouth Library Branch on Monday, March 6th from 1pm-3pm for the Falmouth Together Memory Cafe! The Falmouth Together Memory Cafe is a welcoming place for people living with memory concerns and their families or care companions. With guest artists, refreshments and coffee, the Falmouth Together Memory Cafe offers an opportunity to meet other people in the community who are experiencing similar concerns with memory issues.
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National Parks: Longfellow House Enjoy a virtual lunchtime webinar lecture on Wednesday, March 8th from 12pm-1pm from the Longfellow House in Cambridge, entitled "Past and Present Here Unite: An Introduction to Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS." What does a home reveal about its occupants, and about our shared history? The Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House bears witness to the history of slavery in New England and the early free Black community of Cambridge, and George Washington’s development as a leader. In the 19th century, it became the home of famed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and a hub of literary and artistic life. More recently, the house reveals a rich history of the historic preservation movement. Learn more about this unique public resource, reopening for the season in May 2023. Led by Longfellow House Public Programs Manager Emily Levine. This program will be recorded and all registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the lecture. This MA National Park Service series is provided by the Tewksbury Library.
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Virtual Mystery Book GroupJoin the Virtual Mystery Book Group on Wednesday, March 8th from 4:30pm-5:30pm via Zoom to share your thoughts on The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey! The Zoom link will be provided upon registration which is required. "Confined to a hospital bed, Scotland Yard's Inspector Grant reconsiders 500-year-old evidence and brilliantly arrives at a compelling new answer to one of the most intriguing mysteries in history-- who really murdered the young princes who were imprisoned in the Tower of London?"
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To Say Nothing of the Dogby Connie WillisThe year is 1888, and Ned Henry is shuttling between the 1940s and the modern day while researching Coventry Cathedral for a patron interested in rebuilding it, but when the time continuum is interrupted, Ned must scramble to set things right.
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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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