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July 2018
You can look below or visit our website for program details. We hope to see you soon!
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The Truro Group Art Exhibit
July 3-July 30
Opening Reception Friday, July 6, 4-6 pm
The Truro Group ART SHOW
The Truro Group will be holding an art exhibit at the Truro Public Library during the month of July. The group consists of local artists who work in oils, watercolor, photography, printing, jewelry making, and sculpture made with glass, metal, and found objects.
Image: "Higgins Pond" by Peter Romanelli
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Wild Edibles in Your Backyard
with Sarah Naciri
Saturday, July 7, 2:00-4:00 p.m. All Ages
Originally scheduled for June 16. Community Herbalist Sarah Naciri continues her popular herb series with an exploration of wild plants growing here on Cape Cod, focusing on the medicinal and nutritional benefits of native plants. Are you ready to smell, taste and enjoy the vibrancy and nutrition that these plants have to offer? Herbalist, gardener, forager, yogini and mother, Sarah Naciri has been studying plants and making plant-based herbal medicine for the past fifteen years.
Author Talk: James Carroll
Tuesday, July 10, 6:30 p.m.
The Truro Public Library is honored to present author James Carroll to read from and sign his recent novel, The Cloister. The National Book Award-winning writer has composed a novel about the timeless love story of Peter Abelard and Héloïse, and its impact on a modern priest and a Holocaust survivor seeking sanctuary in Manhattan. Spanning centuries and continents, The Cloister is the compelling story of four characters ahead of their time, questioning faith, identity, and love against a backdrop of historical upheaval. It is also James Carroll at his best, deftly taking us to and from different time periods and personal perspectives, and challenging us to consider and reconsider our own long-held beliefs, cultural assumptions, and schooling. Written beautifully, and informed by a breadth of knowledge and understanding most of us don’t possess, it is an indispensable gift, unflinching and engaging, with humanism at its base and its eye on the present and future. James Carroll is the author of twelve novels, most recently The Cloister, and eight works of non-fiction, most recently Christ Actually: The Son of God for the Secular Age. He lectures widely, both in the United States and abroad, and contributes occasional essays to the New Yorker. Please join us for this special event, which is free and open to the public.
Ongoing Mindful Ease
with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss
Tuesday, July 10, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
Join an ongoing gathering to practice mindfulness and meditation: Learn how to inhabit life with a mind of peace, joy, and deepening attention. The popular winter series has continued as an ongoing, bi-weekly workshop. JC (Chuck) Hotchkiss is an artist/educator who continues to enjoy a lifelong engagement with meditative practices.
Music: The Birdfeeders
Wednesday, July 11, 6:00 p.m.
Join local musicians Gerry Kinahan and Friends on the back deck for family dancing to popular songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s. All ages.
SPECIAL GUEST: Ali Pinkerton
Investing for Social Good: Business, Finance, and Human Rights
Tuesday, July 17, 6:30 p.m.
Ali Pinkerton works in the Private Sector Department at Oxfam America, an international human rights and development organization, developing innovative financing tools to affect positive social outcomes. She also analyzes how certain social problems may translate into broader scale investment risks or opportunities in key Oxfam issue areas (sustainable food and agriculture, corporate transparency, and human rights due diligence). Before Oxfam, Ali worked as an investment consultant specializing in private equity and private credit at Cambridge Associates.
Medicinal Herbs for Summer Fun
with Sarah Naciri
Saturday, July 21, 2:00-4:00 p.m. All Ages
In this playful, hands-on workshop, we will make an herbal bug spray, a healing salve, and an ointment for bug bites, burns and rashes, as well as sun teas, popsicles, herbal salad dressings, and other medicinal treats.
SPECIAL GUEST: Clyde Watson
"Collaborating with Wendy Watson"
Tuesday, July 24, 6:30 p.m.
A program about the life and work of the late children’s illustrator and author Wendy Watson will be presented by Watson’s sister Clyde, who collaborated with her on a number of award-winning children’s books. A third generation artist and author, Watson wrote and illustrated over twenty-one books for children, and illustrated over sixty books for other authors. The program will include photographs, letters, sketches, and notes to illustrate the collaborative process. Other family members may speak as available.
Ongoing Mindful Ease
with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss
Tuesday, July 24, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
Join an ongoing gathering to practice mindfulness and meditation: Learn how to inhabit life with a mind of peace, joy, and deepening attention. The popular winter series has continued as an ongoing, bi-weekly workshop. JC (Chuck) Hotchkiss is an artist/educator who continues to enjoy a lifelong engagement with meditative practices.
Truro Library Book Club
Wednesday, July 25, 6:00 p.m.
July’s selection is Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 by Charles Murray. In Coming Apart, Charles Murray explores the formation of American classes that are different in kind from anything we have ever known, focusing on whites as a way of driving home the fact that the trends he describes do not break along lines of race or ethnicity.
Writer's Symposium with David Levithan and more!
Saturday, July 28, 1:00 p.m.
Calling middle- and high-schoolers, calling adults! Are you a YA or middle years fiction fan? Do you love to write? Do you sometimes wonder how writers do it? What drives and inspires them, provides discipline, and feeds ideas? What about a book’s journey through the publishing process? We invite you to a Writers’ Symposium with six Young Adult and Middle Grade author-editors who have developed, by design, accident, or both, successful careers as editors and authors. Join us for a panel discussion with Anica Mrose Rissi (Anna-Banana; Always Forever Maybe); Andrew Harwell (The Spider Ring); Billy Merrell (Vanilla); Zack Loran Clark (The Adventurers Guild); Nick Eliopulos (The Adventurers Guild); and moderator David Levithan (Every Day; Another Day; Two Boys Kissing).
SPECIAL GUEST: Stephen L. Wasby
"Trump and the Law:
A Conversation with Steve Wasby"
Tuesday, July 31, 6:30 p.m.
We are pleased to host a conversation with Steve Wasby on “Trump and the Law.” Trump is not the only president to have controversial interactions with the law, and there is a difference between politics and law. Professor Wasby reminds us that it is important to distinguish between policies we might not like, such as rolling back environmental regulations, and actions that are legally questionable or even unconstitutional: they may overlap, but they are not identical. There are many instances of President Trump’s involvement with the law. Stephen L. Wasby, Ph.D., is emeritus professor of political science at the University of Albany-SUNY. He is the author of several books, including the recently-published Borrowed Judges: Visitors in the U.S. Courts of Appeals. Please bring questions and join the conversation!
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All of our children's programming is sponsored by the Friends of the Truro Library. Thank you, FOTL!
Children’s Community Garden Group
with Sustainable CAPE
Thursdays at 2:00 p.m.
**New day and time for July and August**
Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the health of our bodies, community and environment, all while exploring an annual theme (this year: mushrooms!). All welcome!
Storytime
Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Stories, songs, fingerplays, and crafts for ages birth to five years old. Drop-ins welcome.
Free Lunch for Kids
Thursdays and Fridays, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
through July 24
The Truro Public Library is once again pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed in the morning by the primary sponsor in our area, The Church of the Holy Spirit, and distributed to sites from Chatham to Provincetown. The Summer Food Service Program is a federally funded child nutrition program whose goal is to feed children and teens ages 1-18 during the summer months when they do not have access to school meals.
Wild Edibles in Your Backyard
with Sarah Naciri
Saturday, July 7, 2:00-4:00 p.m. All Ages
Originally scheduled for June 16. Community Herbalist Sarah Naciri continues her popular herb series with an exploration of wild plants growing here on Cape Cod, focusing on the medicinal and nutritional benefits of native plants. Are you ready to smell, taste and enjoy the vibrancy and nutrition that these plants have to offer? Herbalist, gardener, forager, yogini and mother, Sarah Naciri has been studying plants and making plant-based herbal medicine for the past fifteen years.
LIGHTHOUSES with elements, etc.
Tuesday, July 10, 10:30 a.m.
Why are there so many lighthouses on Cape Cod? What was the life of a lighthouse keeper like? Learn how lighthouses, even in the age of electronics, help mariners safely navigate the waters of Cape Cod.
The Birdfeeders
Wednesday, July 11, 6:00 p.m.
Join local musicians Gerry Kinahan and Friends on the back deck for family dancing to popular songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s. All ages.
Storytime Guest! BARBARA ANTHONY
Thursday, July 12, 10:30 a.m.
Flannel Board Storytime master Barbara Anthony returns to entertain!
Creative Dance and Movement with Amy
Friday, July 13, 10:00 a.m.
Creative dance and movement for the whole family. Children develop self awareness while exploring a variety of dances and movements.
Cape Cod National Seashore
Tuesday, July 17, 10:30 a.m.
Join a CCNS Ranger for an educational seashore program and activity.
Kids’ Escape Room
The Lost Mummy
Wednesday, July 18, 5:00 p.m. Please sign up in advance.
The Lost Mummy is a collaborative “Escape the Room” game designed for kids aged 8–12. Working in teams, we will discover clues, decipher codes and solve puzzles to escape the tomb of the Lost Mummy! Pizza will be served before the challenge.
Storytime Guest! SKIPPYJON JONES
Thursday, July 19, 10:30 a.m.
Skippyjon Jones pays a visit to storytime!
Creative Dance and Movement with Amy
Friday, July 20, 10:00 a.m.
Creative dance and movement for the whole family. Children develop self awareness while exploring a variety of dances and movements.
Medicinal Herbs for Summer Fun
with Sarah Naciri
Saturday, July 21, 2:00-4:00 p.m. All Ages
In this playful, hands-on workshop, we will make an herbal bug spray, a healing salve, and an ointment for bug bites, burns and rashes, as well as sun teas, popsicles, herbal salad dressings, and other medicinal treats. Herbalist, gardener, forager, yogini and mother, Sarah Naciri has been studying plants and making plant-based herbal medicine for the past fifteen years.
My Life in Books
Children’s Author JUDY SCHACHNER!
Tuesday, July 24, 10:30 a.m.
The #1 NY Times Best Selling Author and Illustrator of over 26 books for children, including the Skippyjon Jones series, Sarabella’s Thinking Cap, Dewey Bob, and Yo Vikings, will give a presentation about her “Life in Books.”
Mr. Vinny’s Shadow Puppet Show
Wednesday, July 25, 6:00 p.m. All ages—Best for ages 3-9.
Very interactive! Silly and surprising! Kids use their heads to help tell the story of “The 12 Lil’ Pigs and the Big Bad Pineapple” and play the game “What’s that Shadow?” Fun with a family campfire feel!
Musical Storytime with Miss Julie
Thursday, July 26, 10:30 a.m.
Join Miss Julie for some of her favorite picture books. She plays the ukulele and leads everyone in singing old favorites like “Skidamarink” and “Baby Beluga.”
Creative Dance and Movement with Amy
Friday, July 27, 10:00 a.m.
Creative dance and movement for the whole family. Children develop self awareness while exploring a variety of dances and movements.
Writer's Symposium with David Levithan and more!
Saturday, July 28, 1:00 p.m.
Calling middle- and high-schoolers, calling adults! Are you a YA or middle years fiction fan? Do you love to write? Do you sometimes wonder how writers do it? What drives and inspires them, provides discipline, and feeds ideas? What about a book’s journey through the publishing process? We invite you to a Writers’ Symposium with six Young Adult and Middle Grade author-editors who have developed, by design, accident, or both, successful careers as editors and authors. Join us for a panel discussion with Anica Mrose Rissi (Anna-Banana; Always Forever Maybe); Andrew Harwell (The Spider Ring); Billy Merrell (Vanilla); Zack Loran Clark (The Adventurers Guild); Nick Eliopulos (The Adventurers Guild); and moderator David Levithan (Every Day; Another Day; Two Boys Kissing).
Tales to Tails
Friday, July 31, 10:30 a.m.
Children can practice their reading skills by reading stories out loud to some gentle dogs from the Companion Animal Program of Cape Cod.
Storytelling through Video with Lower Cape TV
Tues., July 31, Thurs. & Fri., Aug. 2&3, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Working as a team, learn to storyboard, script, shoot, and edit a video, using different shooting and editing techniques, backdrops, and props. For 4th–6th graders. Limit 12 participants. Please sign up.
Fun with STEAM and Lucy Gilmore
August 1 from 3:00–4:30 p.m.
One and a half hours of action packed discovery based stations geared for children ages 3 - 8 (younger and older siblings are welcome to this family program). All children must be accompanied by a supervising adult; as many of the stations require assistance, and each includes written information for adults to share with their children. Families visit the stations of their choice at their own pace.
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ALSO....
Did you know that our lending collection includes a Library of Things? You can borrow gardening tools, an iron, a ukelele, or a sewing machine, among other items. We'd like to add other unusual items that are useful. If you have one you're ready to part with, please let us know.
Commonwealth Catalog:
One Search. All Stacks.
Can't find what you want in the CLAMS catalog? The Commonwealth Catalog extends your search. In one easy step, you can search through millions of items at participating libraries across Massachusetts to find the books, DVDs, and music you’re looking for. Make a request and it will be delivered right to your local library for quick pickup. You will need your library card number and your PIN. As always, please stop by the circulation desk or call the library if you need help!
Browse New Titles (CLAMS)
Fiction | Non-Fiction | Bestsellers | All
Books Down Under
Books Down Under, FOTL’s year-round used bookstore is open for business during regular library hours. Many thanks for supporting us this year with your business and your donations. Gift certificates for the store are available for purchase. [top]
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