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Friday, July 20 at 11:00 am
Ian Ives, Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary Director and Turtle Whisperer, is back by popular demand! And he is bringing a live turtle co-star for all to see.
Come learn about Cape Cod turtles and the diverse and threatened turtles of Asia,
where virtually all species are heavily harvested for food and traditional
medicine trades. Ian finishes by highlighting the conservation actions being
taken to save the world’s turtles – giving us hope for our slow moving friends!
Saturday, July 14 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Bayberry Quilters have been working hard all year and
their beautiful work is complete. The sampler style quilt features blocks of designs in cool
and crisp shades of blue and white. Buy your raffle tickets while the quilters
are here ON SATURDAY ONLY, $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. The quilt is the grand
prize. Second prize is a Bernina Sewing Machine, and third prize is a basket
full of red and white fabric strips and other red and white goodies donated by
Bayberry Members. Check out their website at:
http://www.bayberryquiltersofcapecod.com/.
Proceeds go to fund scholarships for Cape
Cod Regional Technical High School
students pursuing higher education. Be generous and be lucky!
Thursday, July 12 at 7:00 pm
Whether
you live here or are just visiting, don’t miss William P. Quinn’s program on shipwrecks
off the shores of Cape Cod. The author and
former news photographer shares his wealth of knowledge with our audience. Quinn has written several newspaper
articles and books on shipwrecks, including Shipwrecks
around Cape Cod. Drawing on both his years of historical research and his
job as a professional news photographer along the New
England coastline, he has countless tales to tell. Some of the
disasters he has photographed are the sinking of the Italian luxury liner
Andrea Doria in 1956 and the grounding and subsequent loss of the tanker Argo
Merchant in 1976.
Freelancing
in the field of television news, Quinn comes by his interest in shipwrecks
virtually by inheritance. His grandfather, William H. Quinn, a Nova Scotia fisherman,
was washed up on the sands of the outer beach at Eastham in the 1880s, a victim
of a shipwreck. He stayed on the Cape and
married into the Higgins family. Bill Quinn, the younger, is married and
has two sons. He is a veteran of four years of naval service in World War II
with duty in the South Pacific and lives in Orleans.
Thursday, July 5 at 2:00 pm
Hot and uncomfortable outside? Come inside, stay cool, and enjoy our summer Books-to-Movies Series!
We're kicking off with
Big Miracle, the story of a family of three whales trapped beneath the Arctic Ice. A Greenpeace
volunteer and a small-town reporter go to extraordinary lengths to save the
majestic creatures in this romantic adventure inspired by actual events.
Wednesday, July 4th - CLOSED
The library will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th and resume its regular hours on Thursday, July 5th.
HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAY!
Wednesday, August 1st at 2:00
Few films have defined a generation as 1967’sThe Graduate
did. Recent college graduate Benjamin
Braddock is trapped into an affair with Mrs. Robinson, a friend of his parents,
and finds himself falling in love with her daughter, Elaine. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and
an unforgettable Simon and Garfunkel score, this film won Mike Nichols the Best
Director Oscar.
Friday, June 29 at 2:00 pm
Author Scott Ridley is a political analyst who has written for New Republic, the Nation, Newsday, and the Denver Post. Descended from a long line of New England sailors and shipbuilders, he has studied and collected books and artifacts on maritime life for forty years. His 2010 novel Morning of Fire is a riveting American and Naval history account that brings the era of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson gloriously alive—in a true tale of adventure, danger, and discovery.
He lives with his family in East Harwich.
Wednesday, August 8 at 2:00 pm
The movie is based on the novel by Tatia de Rosnay. In Paris, July 1942 Sarah, a ten-year-old girl, is taken with her parents by
the French police as they go door to door arresting Jewish families in the
middle of the night. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him
in a bedroom cupboard—their secret hiding place—and promises to come back for
him as soon as they are released. Sixty Years Later: Sarah’s story intertwines with that of Julia Jarmond, an
American journalist investigating the roundup. In her research, Julia stumbles
onto a trail of secrets that link her to Sarah, and to questions about the future.
Excerpt from Amazon.com
Wednesday, July 11th at 2:00
Cableman Roy Neary is one of several people who experience a close encounter of the first kind, witnessing UFOs flying through the night sky. He is haunted by a mountainlike image in his head and becomes obsessed, putting severe strain on his marriage. This popular 1977 classic stars Richard Dreyfuss and Teri Garr, and won Oscars for cinematography and sound effects editing.
For the month of June, ESL classes will take place on Tuesday nights at 6:30 p.m. rather than Wednesdays. No registration necessary. Just come and join instructor Bill Maloney.
Saturday, June 23 at 11:00 am
Have you ever been curious about homeopathy? Local homeopathic practitioner Laurie Wheeler speaks to our audience. Laurie works with the principles of true
healing and the energy it seeks to transcend. Homeopathy recognizes the
symptoms are unique to each individual and treats the whole person rather than
the named "disease." This allows for helping the patient with a
wide range of conditions, both acute and chronic. Some familiar systems
and conditions are digestive, respiratory, gastrointestinal, circulatory, Lyme
disease, fibromyalgia, headaches, and insomnia. We have asked Laurie to
especially highlight the issues of Lyme disease and fibromyalgia.
Friday, June 22 at 11:00 am
In the last few
years Martha Lang has self-published many different genres of books, including
children’s picture books, children's chapter books, a poetry book, a cookbook,
short novels, and a memoir. Martha decided to self-publish for a
number of reasons. The most difficult part was finding a publisher whose prices
she could afford and who had of setup that interested her. Her presentation
includes advice for potential self-publishers, such as: don't give away rights
to your book. Bring all of your questions, and Martha will be pleased to
lead a very interactive discussion with the audience.
Martha
spends her summers in Dennis
Village. In the winter
she teaches at the University
of Vermont, where she has
given courses on creative memoir writing,
as well as on writing and illustrating books.
Saturday, June 9 at 11:00 am
Come and get crafty! Make a thong style bookmark for
your favorite summer reads. Expert beaders and library staff will lead this
workshop. The cost for materials is $2, which includes beads and thread for one
bookmark. Please call the library in advance to register.
