T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
The Truro Public Library is proud to host a Next Chapter Book Club for adolescents and adults on the Outer Cape living with intellectual or developmental challenges. The current session begins on January 8 and continues through April... Read More
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
Join us for games on Tuesday night for some relaxed, fun competition! The games have been extended for two more weeks, through March 12.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
The Truro Public Library is proud to host a Next Chapter Book Club for adolescents and adults on the Outer Cape living with intellectual or developmental challenges. The current session begins on January 8 and continues through April... Read More
Join us for games on Tuesday night for some relaxed, fun competition! The games have been extended for two more weeks, through March 12.
The Friends of the Truro Library invite you to meet Police Chief Jamie Calise. Mr. Calise was appointed Chief of the Truro Police Department in June, 2018. In addition to more than twenty years with the Warwick, Rhode... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
The Truro Public Library is proud to host a Next Chapter Book Club for adolescents and adults on the Outer Cape living with intellectual or developmental challenges. The current session begins on January 8 and continues through April... Read More
Classics of French Cinemas: Selected Works of Jean-Pierre Melville We welcome spring with a new French film series, focusing this time on the cinematic genius of Jean-Pierre Melville (1917-1973). With a signature style informed by his experiences in... Read More
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
USING BOARDMAKER TO CREATE VISUAL SUPPORTS for People with Language and Communications Challenges A Workshop with Yvonne O’Connor The focus of this workshop is to talk about different types of visual supports that can help us communicate when... Read More
The Truro Public Library is proud to host a Next Chapter Book Club for adolescents and adults on the Outer Cape living with intellectual or developmental challenges. The current session begins on January 8 and continues through April... Read More
Classics of French Cinemas: Selected Works of Jean-Pierre Melville We welcome spring with a new French film series, focusing this time on the cinematic genius of Jean-Pierre Melville (1917-1973). With a signature style informed by his experiences in... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
Elizabeth Lazeren Elizabeth Lazeren will exhibit giclées, (a type of archival print), of her original paintings for the first time at the Truro Public Library during the month of April. Using memory, experience and imagination, her marine paintings... Read More
The Truro Public Library is proud to host a Next Chapter Book Club for adolescents and adults on the Outer Cape living with intellectual or developmental challenges. The current session begins on January 8 and continues through April... Read More
Classics of French Cinemas: Selected Works of Jean-Pierre Melville We welcome spring with a new French film series, focusing this time on the cinematic genius of Jean-Pierre Melville (1917-1973). With a signature style informed by his experiences in... Read More
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
The Truro Public Library is proud to host a Next Chapter Book Club for adolescents and adults on the Outer Cape living with intellectual or developmental challenges. The current session begins on January 8 and continues through April... Read More
Classics of French Cinemas: Selected Works of Jean-Pierre Melville We welcome spring with a new French film series, focusing this time on the cinematic genius of Jean-Pierre Melville (1917-1973). With a signature style informed by his experiences in... Read More
A Jigsaw Puzzle Competition Teams of four will compete. The first team to assemble the puzzle wins! Everyone does the same puzzle, which will be revealed at the start; no electronic devices or outside assistance permitted. If no... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
Gut Health with Community Herbalist Sarah Naciri IS RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2:00–4:00 P.M. Join us for a hands-on, informative, and fun workshop. Our gut health influences our immunity, detoxification, hormones, and mental health. Most of our... Read More
The Truro Public Library is proud to host a Next Chapter Book Club for adolescents and adults on the Outer Cape living with intellectual or developmental challenges. The current session begins on January 8 and continues through April... Read More
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
Come join us for a 2-part class at the Truro Public Library to create a Venetian Mask and help your community by donating your finished mask to Lower Cape Outreach Council. LCOC’s mission is to provide emergency assistance... Read More
Come join us for a 2-part class at the Truro Public Library to create a Venetian Mask and help your community by donating your finished mask to Lower Cape Outreach Council. LCOC’s mission is to provide emergency assistance... Read More
Managing Life Stress: Three Workshops With Judith Marsh, Ph.D. Three workshops designed to help participants of all ages identify, measure, and learn helpful and easy strategies for managing stressful life events. Space is limited to 10 people; please... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
Gut Health with Community Herbalist Sarah Naciri is rescheduled for April 27 Join us for a hands-on, informative, and fun workshop. Our gut health influences our immunity, detoxification, hormones, and mental health. Most of our health issues start... Read More
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
2020: How Can News Media Regain Our Trust? A three-part course with Mike Berlin Today’s news media—in print, on the air, and online—are each experiencing a time of trauma and a shifting sense of mission. Is the technology... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
Paintings by Miah Johnson Artist’s Statement: On November 12, 2015, my world changed completely. I suffered a massive stroke that left me without use of my right arm, a pronounced limp, and severe communications deficits. Gone, my livelihood... Read More
2020: How Can News Media Regain Our Trust? A three-part course with Mike Berlin Today’s news media—in print, on the air, and online—are each experiencing a time of trauma and a shifting sense of mission. Is the technology... Read More
The Friends of the Truro Library 2019 Spring Trip: The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Musuem Wednesday, May 8, 7:30 a.m.–about 5:00 p.m. Join us for a journey through American history and the life of a remarkable... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
Truro Public Library is most pleased to host a reading by local author J.J. Dutra on Tuesday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. Ms. Dutra will read from her new book, Dead Low Tide, second in a late-1930s Provincetown... Read More
2020: How Can News Media Regain Our Trust? A three-part course with Mike Berlin Today’s news media—in print, on the air, and online—are each experiencing a time of trauma and a shifting sense of mission. Is the technology... Read More
Managing Life Stress: Three Workshops With Judith Marsh, Ph.D. Three workshops designed to help participants of all ages identify, measure, and learn helpful and easy strategies for managing stressful life events. Space is limited to 10 people; please... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
Eastern Coyotes are a wild canid whose genetic make-up can be a combination of two species of wolves, western coyotes, and domestic dogs. It is truly a “canid soup.” Found throughout Massachusetts and eastern North America, coyotes thrive... Read More
Owen Nichols of the Center for Coastal Studies will discuss the important information we can gather by using underwater cameras, sonars, and remotely-operated vehicles to gather images of life under the ocean’s surface. Owen has been Director of... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2019 Yang Style long form of Tai Chi, Qigong (warm up) exercises T’ai Chi is an elegant Chinese exercise form conducive to improving good health through increased body awareness, thoughtful movement, and focused practice. Slow... Read More
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
Truro Library Book Club Wednesday, May 29 , 6:00 p.m. May’s selection is Robert E. Lee by Roy Blount, Jr. Iconic Virginian, brilliant general, and complex human being—it is this last facet of Robert E. Lee that is... Read More
The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape, Photographs of New Americans, supporting MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant Refugee Advocacy Coalition), is a collection of over 400 photographs representing more than 190 countries and territories; informal, environmental portraits documenting ethnic diversity in... Read More
The Friends of the Truro Library presents botanist HOMER VIRGIL PINKLEY. Dr. Pinkley will treat us to an inside look at the ethnobotany of the Ottawas of the Great Lakes and the Kofáns from the Head Waters of... Read More
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
Local naturalist Tor Hansen will explore biological diversity in thriving and declining populations on our Cape Cod shorelines. Through his discoveries, illustrations, colorful photos, and astute observations, we will learn more about our local biodiversity and replenishing and... Read More
Wednesday, June 12, Noon Friends’ Annual Community Luncheon At this potluck social, the Friends welcome the public to enjoy good food and to learn what the Friends are all about. Officers will be elected. You don’t need to... Read More
Managing Life Stress: Three Workshops With Judith Marsh, Ph.D. Three workshops designed to help participants of all ages identify, measure, and learn helpful and easy strategies for managing stressful life events. Space is limited to 10 people; please... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
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... Read More
The Truro Public Library will be closed today in observation of the July Fourth holiday. Have a safe and celebratory day!
We are delighted to host the official Cape Cod launch of The Last Book Party with author Karen Dukess, in conversation with author Suzy Becker (Everything I Need to Know I Learned From My Cat, I Had Brain... Read More
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... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
Join us for an exploration of quasars and black holes with Center for Astrophysics Ι Harvard & Smithsonian Senior Astrophysicist Martin Elvis. It is a strange fact that right next to the darkest places in the universe—black holes—lie... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
Capitalism: The Future of an Illusion with Professor Fred L. Block Fred Block’s latest book, Capitalism: The Future of an Illusion (University of California Press, 2018), explains how U.S. politics got caught in a loop that alternates between center-left... Read More
Juliette Fay —“one of the best authors of women’s fiction” (Library Journal) — transports us back to the early days of Hollywood as three friends struggle to earn their places among the stars of the silent screen. It’s... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
The Friends of the Truro Meeting House and the Truro Public Library welcome acclaimed Canadian-American thinker Steven Pinker to the Truro Meeting House to discuss his book Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. Is... Read More
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
Is There Such A Thing as #hetoo? Examining Men’s Accounts of Unwanted Sex: The Importance of Social Expectations and Masculinity with Dr. Jessie Ford A number of surveys have found that about 8 percent of men are victims... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
Join us for a reading by the Ballston Beach Poets, exploring the theme of “A Sense of Place”—be it physical, emotional, geographical, or something else. Their work ranges from the edgy to the tender, from the mythic to... Read More
Kenneth Hawkey—Paintings When creating a piece of art there is a certain thought that can propel me into the beginnings of a piece, that initial jolt of inspiration. From that point, the work evolves based on what is... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
Refugees, Nomads, Wanderers—A World on the Move with Mark Adams We are all immigrants if you go back far enough—some forced, some by urgency, some by choice. American citizens and many others enjoy the liberty to travel for... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
Author Jane Leavy on: The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created Join us for a talk by Jane Leavy on baseball legend Babe Ruth. He lived in the present tense—in the camera’s lens. There was... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
Author Talk: Sarah Blake on The Guest Book The Guest Book follows three generations of a powerful American family, a family that “used to run the world.” And when the novel begins in 1935, they still do. Kitty and... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
Author Talk: Stephen Kinzer on The Poisoner in Chief The bestselling author of All the Shah’s Men and The Brothers tells the astonishing story of the man who oversaw the CIA’s secret drug and mind-control experiments of the 1950s and ’60s.... Read More
John Ferguson—Paintings Artist’s Statement: I first came to Truro in 1956 with my family on vacation. I remember running down the dune between Highland Light and Coast Guard Beach (back when it was okay), as fast as I... Read More
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
From a Buick 6—On the Road with Bob Dylan: A Multimedia Presentation by Pete Elman Pete Elman returns with the story of Bob Dylan’s classic trilogy of rock albums, recorded in New York and Nashville with his legendary... Read More
Open Newsroom The Provincetown Independent’s nonprofit Local Journalism Project invites community members to join in making local news more collaborative. The editor (and from time to time reporters and newsmakers) will be on hand to hear about issues... Read More
Medicinal Herb Workshop with Sarah Naciri Join us for a hands-on, informative, and fun workshop with Community Herbalist Sarah Naciri, including what to look for in herbs and how to make simple and remedies. People of all ages... Read More
THIS PROGRAM IS POSTPONED. LOOK FOR IT LATER THIS FALL! Local naturalist Tor Hansen will explore biological diversity in thriving and declining populations on our Cape Cod shorelines. Through his discoveries, illustrations, colorful photos, and astute observations, we... Read More
Ongoing Mindful Ease with J.C. (Chuck) Hotchkiss Every other Tuesday, 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... Read More
Susan Eisenberg, poet, author, oral historian, and artist, will use both poetry and prose—her own voice and those of more than thirty other women—to discuss the experiences of women working in the construction trades. Eisenberg was a licensed... Read More
Mushrooming can be a fun and safe hobby if you know the guidelines. Learn about some beginner-level mushrooms, their health benefits, and how to stick to “safer” classes of edible mushrooms with an interactive visual presentation. Presented by... Read More
Forager and educator Rachel Goclawski will lead a walk for 30 people. Pre-registration and a $10.00 fee is required prior to the event by cash or check made out to The Friends of the Truro Library. Please wear... Read More
The Truro Public Library is proud to host a Next Chapter Book Club for adolescents and adults on the Outer Cape living with intellectual or developmental challenges. The 2019 fall session begins on September 24 and continues through... Read More
Swirling Currents: Controversy, Compromise, and Dynamic Coastal Change During one remarkable day early in 2017, more than two hundred of the highly endangered North Atlantic right whales, nearly half of the entire world’s population, entered Cape Cod Bay... Read More
