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Truro Library Book Group – The World to Come by Dara Horn
Truro Public LibraryTruro Library Book Group The May selection is The World to Come by Dara Horn Books will be available at the circulation desk a few weeks before the discussion. The Book group is now meeting inside (or outside... Read More
Trollope Book Group
Truro Public LibraryANTHONY TROLLOPE READING GROUP ON ZOOM UNTIL JUNE 6, PLEASE EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION Meet with a classics enthusiast and stroll the highways and byways of Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire. The first and third Thursday of the month. If... Read More
Truro Cultural Council Reception
Truro Public LibraryI would like to invite all of you to the Truro Cultural Council Reception, celebrating this year's Grant Recipients. This will be held on Thursday June 8th, 2023 at the Truro Library's Community room, 4-5:30. Thanks to all of you for getting... Read More
There’s Something in the Water: Writing about the Outer Cape a reading and conversation with Heidi Jon Schmidt
Truro Public LibraryJoin us for a reading from Provincetown novelist Heidi Jon Schmidt and conversation with author and friend Zygmunt Plater. Heidi Jon Schmidt writes stories, essays and novels, most recently The House on Oyster Creek and The Harbormaster's Daughter.... Read More
Edible Weeds with Sarah Naciri
Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United StatesIn partnership with Sustainable CAPE Join community herbalist & local educator Sarah Naciri for a stroll around Sustainable CAPE's Children's Community Garden and Truro Library grounds to learn about wildcrafting edible and medicinal plants. Sarah will discuss the... Read More
Trollope Book Group
Truro Public LibraryANTHONY TROLLOPE READING GROUP Meet with a classics enthusiast and stroll the highways and byways of Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire. The first and third Thursday of the month. If you are interested but are not available at that time,... Read More
Our Green Community in a Changing Climate
Truro Public LibraryWhat does it mean to be a Green Community? What do we envision for a green future? What actions can we take as individuals and as a community to mitigate and adapt to climate change? Join us for this participatory... Read More
TEND: Learn how to identify, honor & advocate for your needs with author Mara Glatzel
Truro Public LibraryAre you ready to reclaim and reimagine self-care—on your own terms? You have needs—your needs matter. And yet, you’ve been taught that pushing your needs to the back burner is the only way to get things done, that... Read More
Truro Library Book Group – Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid : The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change by Thor Hanson
Truro Public LibraryTruro Library Book Group The June selection is Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change by Thor Hanson Books will be available at the circulation desk a few weeks before the discussion.... Read More
Trollope Book Group
Truro Public LibraryANTHONY TROLLOPE READING GROUP ON ZOOM UNTIL JUNE 6, PLEASE EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION Meet with a classics enthusiast and stroll the highways and byways of Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire. The first and third Thursday of the month. If... Read More
Beachcombing Cape Cod’s Shorelines for Signs of Marine Life Diversity
Truro Public LibraryArtist/naturalist Tor Hansen presents a slideshow and talk with a closer look at what organisms inhabit pier pilings, docks, wharves, granite breakwater in Provincetown, and salt marshes–featuring tidewater fish, scallops, shellfish, echinoderms, tunicates, skeleton shrimp, and shore birds.... Read More
Corinne Demas: Author Talk and Reading
Truro Public LibraryAward-winning author Corinne Demas will read from her newest novel The Road Towards Home.
Truro Library Book Group – “Freedom” by Sebastian Junger
Truro Public LibraryTruro Library Book Group July selection is Freedom by Sebastian Junger. Books will be available at the circulation desk a few weeks before the discussion. The Book group is now meeting inside (or outside when possible) the Library.... Read More
Friend’s of the Truro Library Benefit – Art Auction & Live Music
Truro Vineyards 11 Shore Road, Truro, MA, United StatesThe Friends of the Truro Library's Annual Art Auction with the Chandler Travis Philharmonette. Snacks from Salty Market. $35 General Admission (Includes 1 drink) $120 "Golden Ticket" - Admission, one drink and a SWAG bag (reusable library tote... Read More
Trollope Book Group
Truro Public LibraryANTHONY TROLLOPE READING GROUP ON ZOOM UNTIL JUNE 6, PLEASE EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION Meet with a classics enthusiast and stroll the highways and byways of Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire. The first and third Thursday of the month. If... Read More
Shakespeare Explains Today’s Geopolitics Channeled by Stephen Kinzer
Truro Public LibraryThe Boston Globe columnist and former New York Times foreign correspondent surveys modern challenges with help from Shakespeare. Topics include war and peace, gender relations, migration, racism and anti-Semitism, the brutal fight for political power, and why all... Read More
David Corn Unfiltered!
Truro Meeting House @ 3 1st Parish Ln, Truro, MA 02536, USA , United StatesCo-sponsored by the Truro Meeting House A lot has happened to roil our country since our friend’s appearance last summer as guest speaker. You don’t want to miss this! Signed copies of David’s new book, An American Psychosis:... Read More
Steps to turn your real life story into a novel with Robert Markowitz
Truro Public LibraryThe presentation, How Writers Create Fiction from their Lives, is aimed both at writers (fiction & memoir) and non-writers who are curious about how to augment a narrative. Additionally, Ernest Hemingway fans, or anyone interested in drastic career change... Read More
Diamonds in the Marsh: An Introduction to the Diamondback Terrapin with Barbara Brennessel
Truro Public LibraryThe Diamondback Terrapin, named for the beautiful concentric rings on its shell, is the only salt marsh turtle in North America and we live in its northernmost range. This talk will examine the unique aspects of the life... Read More
Truro Library Book Group – “Bone Gap” by Laura Ruby
Truro Public LibraryTruro Library Book Group August selection is Bone Gap by Laura Ruby “Ruby’s novel deserves to be read and reread. It is powerful, beautiful, extraordinary.”—School Library Journal Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps. So when young,... Read More
Trollope Book Group
Truro Public LibraryANTHONY TROLLOPE READING GROUP ON ZOOM UNTIL JUNE 6, PLEASE EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION Meet with a classics enthusiast and stroll the highways and byways of Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire. The first and third Thursday of the month. If... Read More
The Holland Experience: On the Road to the Mayflower
Truro Public LibraryA photographic journey with Kevin Doyle and Karen Rinaldo. In 2022 historic research brought Kevin and Karen on a Holland journey–walking in the footsteps of the Pilgrims. This photographic experience takes you through the timeless canals, row houses,... Read More
Trollope Book Group
Truro Public LibraryANTHONY TROLLOPE READING GROUP Meet with a classics enthusiast and stroll the highways and byways of Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire. The first and third Thursday of the month. If you are interested but are not available at that time,... Read More
Civility in Politics: How to Disagree without Being Disrespectful
Truro Public LibraryWith Dan Winslow In today's world, it seems like everyone is always arguing. From politics to social media, it can be hard to have a civil disagreement without things getting heated. But civility is essential for a healthy... Read More
Truro Library Book Group – “The Reading List” by Sara Nisha Adams
Truro Public LibraryTruro Library Book Group September selection is The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams Books will be available at the circulation desk a few weeks before the discussion. An unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter... Read More
Book Release and Viewing with Mark Chester
Truro Public LibraryRoadshow Anthropology released September 29th from Mill River Books About Roadshow Anthropology This collection of engaging black-and-white photographs captures America from the driver’s seat. Offering fresh perspectives on the United States’ iconic highways, byways, back roads, and small-town... Read More
Mindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships
Truro Public LibraryMindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships: Unleash Your Potential Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. October 4 & 18, November 15, December 13, and January 3 & 24 Embark on a transformative journey to unlock the hidden potential within your relationships.... Read More
Trollope Book Group
Truro Public LibraryANTHONY TROLLOPE READING GROUP ON ZOOM UNTIL JUNE 6, PLEASE EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION Meet with a classics enthusiast and stroll the highways and byways of Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire. The first and third Thursday of the month. If... Read More
Meet and Greet with Truro’s Town Manager
Truro Public LibraryJoin the Friends of the Truro Library for a "Meet & Greet/Q & A" with Truro's Town Manager Darrin Tangeman.
Mindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships
Truro Public LibraryMindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships: Unleash Your Potential Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. October 4 & 18, November 15, December 13, and January 3 & 24 Embark on a transformative journey to unlock the hidden potential within your relationships.... Read More
Trollope Book Group
Truro Public LibraryANTHONY TROLLOPE READING GROUP ON ZOOM UNTIL JUNE 6 PLEASE EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION Meet with a classics enthusiast and stroll the highways and byways of Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire. The first and third Thursday of the month. If... Read More
Free Staged Reading – “Visions of Beatitude” by Joseph M. Paprzycki
Truro Public LibraryVISIONS OF BEATITUDE takes us to the closed-for-the-night Atlantic House in Provincetown, Massachusetts at 4 a.m. as the ghosts of Tennessee Williams and Eugene O’Neill have been summoned by St. Genesius, the patron saint of theatre to meet... Read More
Truro Library Book Group – “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Truro Public LibraryTruro Library Book Group October selection is Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Books will be available at the circulation desk a few weeks before the discussion. As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask... Read More
Trollope Book Group
Truro Public LibraryANTHONY TROLLOPE READING GROUP ON ZOOM UNTIL JUNE 6, PLEASE EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION Meet with a classics enthusiast and stroll the highways and byways of Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire. The first and third Thursday of the month. If... Read More
Outer Cape Water Sources
Truro Public LibraryThe first session will be a panel discussion, focusing on the health of Outer Cape water bodies–particularly the freshwater supply–in the face of climate change and housing development. Panelists will be: Emily Beebe, from the Truro Health &... Read More
Mindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships
Truro Public LibraryMindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships: Unleash Your Potential Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. October 4 & 18, November 15, December 13, and January 3 & 24 Embark on a transformative journey to unlock the hidden potential within your relationships.... Read More
Trollope Book Group
Truro Public LibraryANTHONY TROLLOPE READING GROUP ON ZOOM UNTIL JUNE 6 PLEASE EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION Meet with a classics enthusiast and stroll the highways and byways of Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire. The first and third Thursday of the month. If... Read More
Free Staged Reading – “White Gays” by Jim Dalglish
Truro Public LibraryEvery year Rex throws a party for his closest friends in the South End townhouse he has lived for 40 years. The annual party marks a special anniversary, but this year there is something important he has to... Read More
Truro Library Book Group – “The Personal Librarian”
Truro Public LibraryTruro Library Book Group October selection is The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray Books will be available at the circulation desk a few weeks before the discussion. A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s... Read More
Ocean Sunfish & Basking Sharks with Carol Krill Carson
Truro Public LibraryCape Cod's marine waters are home to these unique and amazing creatures. The ocean sunfish, also known as Mola mola, is the world's heaviest bony fish. It has a strange, almost alien-looking appearance, with a flattened body and... Read More
Trollope Book Group
Truro Public LibraryANTHONY TROLLOPE READING GROUP ON ZOOM UNTIL JUNE 6, PLEASE EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION Meet with a classics enthusiast and stroll the highways and byways of Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire. The first and third Thursday of the month. If... Read More
Why Should I Electrify if the Grid is Dirty
Truro Public LibraryGiven the importance of moving towards full electrification, this session will provide an overview of the history of the grid, how the Act in 1998 changed the market, where your money goes when you pay your bill, and... Read More