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
Garrow Throop: Vignettes from the Outer Cape Art Exhibit: December 3–31 Opening Reception: Tuesday, December 3, 3:00–5:00 p.m., Artist Talk at 4:00 p.m. As a Graphic Designer, Garrow Throop spent his career creating imagery in the commercial world.... Read More
Truro Library Book Club November’s selection is The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER by the celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes. “The best true spy story I have ever read.”—JOHN LE CARRÉ If... Read More
Astrology at the Library: Astrology Basics Join us for four courses on the basics with local astrologer Martha Clarke! We will learn about the history of astrology; the four elements: Fire, Earth, Air and Water; the modes of... Read More
Open Newsroom Will NOT Meet on December 5; Next meeting: January 2 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... Read More
Medicinal Herb Presentation with Sarah Naciri: Herbs for Lung Health Come learn how to make medicine for various lung conditions with Community Herbalist Sarah Naciri. We will focus on mullein leaf, linden, marshmallow root, licorice root and elecampane... 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
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
Sign up for the FOTL Cookie Swap! Bring one kind of homemade cookie to share, along with copies of your recipe. We will supply index cards for cookie description, creator name, and any food allergy information (i.e., nuts).... 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
Astrology at the Library: Astrology Basics Join us for four courses on the basics with local astrologer Martha Clarke! We will learn about the history of astrology; the four elements: Fire, Earth, Air and Water; the modes of... Read More
The Truro Library will be closing at noon on Tuesday, December 24, and will be closed all day on December 25. We will open for regular hours on Thursday, December 26. We will also be closed on Wednesday,... 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
The Truro Library will be closing at noon on Tuesday, December 24, and will be closed all day on December 25. We will open for regular hours on Thursday, December 26. We will also be closed on Wednesday,... Read More
The Truro Library will be closing at noon on Tuesday, December 31, and will be closed all day on Wednesday, January 1, 2020! We will open for regular hours on Thursday, January 2.
The Truro Library will be closing at noon on Tuesday, December 24, and will be closed all day on December 25. We will open for regular hours on Thursday, December 26. We will also be closed on Wednesday,... 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... 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 on Tuesday nights for some relaxed, fun competition!
FOTL’s Crock Pot Luck! **TIME CHANGE in 2020!** Wind down from the holiday crazies at a hearty potluck luncheon with the Friends of the Truro Library. Make a soup or stew and bring it to share (preferably in... Read More
Violeta Villamil is offering free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills. Classes begin January 8, and will be cancelled if it is snowing. THERE WILL BE... 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... Read More
Join us on Tuesday nights for some relaxed, fun competition!
Violeta Villamil is offering free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills. Classes begin January 8, and will be cancelled if it is snowing. THERE WILL BE... 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
CANCELLED due to weather: Kenn Morr Band — Folk, Americana, Rock The Kenn Morr Band has regretfully cancelled due to weather and the drive from Western Mass tomorrow; or rather, we are all hoping for a postponement! Please... 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... 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 on Tuesday nights for some relaxed, fun competition!
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2020 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... Read More
Join us on Tuesday nights for some relaxed, fun competition!
Violeta Villamil is offering free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills. Classes begin January 8, and will be cancelled if it is snowing. THERE WILL BE... Read More
Truro Library Book Club December’s selection is Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill by Sonia Purnell. “Engrossing…the first formal biography of a woman who has heretofore been relegated to the sidelines.”–The New York Times A long overdue... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2020 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... 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 on Tuesday nights for some relaxed, fun competition!
Violeta Villamil is offering free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills. Classes begin January 8, and will be cancelled if it is snowing. THERE WILL BE... Read More
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE CHECK BACK TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A NEW DATE. Refreshments at 6:00 p.m.; program begins at 6:30 p.m.. The Friends of the Truro Library presents “The State of Truro.” Town... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2020 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... Read More
Join us on Tuesday nights for some relaxed, fun competition!
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2020 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
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
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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... 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 on Tuesday nights for some relaxed, fun competition!
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2020 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... Read More
The Census Bureau will have drop-in hours in the Cobb Room of the Truro Public Library on Tuesday, February 25 from 4-6 p.m. The census Bureau is seeking new employees for the 2020 Census. They're paying $24/hour and... Read More
Join us on Tuesday nights for some relaxed, fun competition!
Truro Library Book Club January’s selection is the American Classic The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. " ultimate, indelible image of war in our time, and in time to come." -- Los Angeles Time Since it burst onto... Read More
T’ai Chi Ch’uan–Truro 2020 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... 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
Classic Films from France and England Join us for classic films representing creative leaps in the eras of their production. Time for discussion follows each film. I Know Where I'm Going! Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s romantic drama... Read More
POSTPONED TO APRIL 4 Aromatic Kitchen Medicine: Deepening our Relationship with Common Culinary Herbs Join us for a lecture and tea-tasting with Community Herbalist Sarah Naciri. Awaken your senses and deepen your understanding of the medicinal qualities of... 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... Read More
Join us on Tuesday nights for some relaxed, fun competition!
Classic Films from France and England Join us for classic films representing creative leaps in the eras of their production. Time for discussion follows each film. Sundays and Cybèle Director Serge Bourguignon tells the tragic story of Pierre... Read More
Suspended through March. 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7... 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
Suspended through March. 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.... Read More
Classic Films from France and England Join us for classic films representing creative leaps in the eras of their production. Time for discussion follows each film. Kes Ken Loach’s quintessential portrait of working-class Northern England. Billy (an astonishingly... Read More
Áine Minogue—Celtic Harpist The Friends of the Truro Library help you through St. Patrick's Day withdrawal with a special treat—a concert by acclaimed Celtic harpist, vocalist, composer, and arranger Áine Minogue. With voice and harp, Áine shares with... Read More
Suspended through March. 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7... Read More
Suspended through March. Stay tuned! Join us on Tuesday nights for some relaxed, fun competition!
Classic Films from France and England Join us for classic films representing creative leaps in the eras of their production. Time for discussion follows each film. La Femme Infidèle Claude Chabrol’s “psycho-sexual” thriller is a cold, cynical dissection... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The March selection is the Circe by Madeline Miller. #1 New York Times Bestseller -- named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the Washington Post, People, Time, Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Newsweek, the A.V. Club, Christian Science Monitor, Refinery 29,... Read More
Suspended through March. 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7... 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
Suspended through March. 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.... Read More
Aromatic Kitchen Medicine: Deepening our Relationship with Common Culinary Herbs Join us for a lecture and tea-tasting with Community Herbalist Sarah Naciri. Awaken your senses and deepen your understanding of the medicinal qualities of common aromatic herbs such... 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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... 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
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 2020 spring session begins on January 7 and continues through... 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
Tor Hansen: Cape Cod’s Shoreline Bio-Diversity, PART 2 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... Read More
Squid Pro Quo: Fishermen and Scientists Working Together to Study Cephalopods from Cape Cod to the Dominican Republic Owen Nichols, Director of Marine Fisheries Research at the Center for Coastal Studies, will talk about his work studying squid... Read More
The Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown Libraries are teaming up to present two virtual puppet shows on Zoom. The Library Boogie!, with Tom Knight Puppets, will take place on Thursday, July 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. A Celebration of Imagination,... Read More
A special virtual event cosponsored by the Friends of the Truro Meeting House and the Truro Public Library! Robert Allison will address the creation of America’s constitution in the hot summer of 1787. Many recall Benjamin Franklin’s famous... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The August selection is the Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep. Please email Maggie to receive the Zoom invite to this program. ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The September selection is the The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer. Please email Maggie to receive the Zoom invite to this program. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER A NEW YORK TIMES... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The October selection is A Bend in the Stars by Rachel Berenbaum. Please email Maggie to receive the Zoom invite to this program. All the Light We Cannot See meets The Nightingale in this literary WWI-era novel and... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The November selection is The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner. Please email Maggie to receive the Zoom invite to this program. Part travel... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The December selection is The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough. Please email Maggie to receive the Zoom invite to this program. The Greater Journey is the enthralling, inspiring—and until now, untold—story... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The January selection is Olive, Again: A Novel by Elizabeth Strout. Please email Maggie to receive the Zoom invite to this program. NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PEOPLE AND ONE... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The February selection is Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich Please email Maggie to receive the Zoom invite to this program. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF 2020 • AMAZON BEST... Read More
The date on this program was published in error. The event is on May 25. We're sorry you will have to wait so long! A new zoom link will be posted on the new listing for May 25.... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The March selection is Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century by George Packer Please email Maggie to receive the Zoom invite to this program. *Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The April selection is Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler Please email Maggie to receive the Zoom invite to this program. *INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER* • *LONGLISTED FOR THE... Read More
**Virtual Event** Join the Truro and Eastham Public Libraries for an uplifting virtual presentation of the history of the brassiere in America. Presented by the charming mother-daughter duo, Ehris Urban and Velya Jancz-Urban, their presentation will trace the path... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The May selection is The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict She possessed a stunning beauty. She also possessed a stunning mind. Could the world handle both? Her beauty almost certainly saved... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The June selection is The Scout's Account : In the Shadow of the Mayflower by Paul Brodeur The Scout’s Account tells the story of a young Wampanoag warrior named Squeteague who is sent by... Read More
A Zoom webinar co-sponsored with the Truro Public Library In his forthcoming book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters (Viking, September 28, 2021), Pinker takes on the question of how a species that... Read More
Truro Library Book Club The July selection is Born Standing Up : A Comic's Life by Steve Martin The Book group has been meeting outdoors behind the Library. If you would like to join virtually, please email Maggie... Read More
Zoom Webinar Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Truro Meeting House and the Truro Public Library Arts educator Philip Yenawine will explore how to look at “strange” art. A leading expert in classroom teaching of art, he was... Read More
Unfortunately, due to inclement weather and a very wet area behind the library, the musical event tonight is cancelled. It will not be rescheduled; we will look forward to a next time with The Rip-It-Ups! The Rip-It-Ups feature... Read More
Sociologist Carole Joffe and Investigative Reporter Jude Joffe-Block join us outside behind the Library to talk about their books Obstacle Course: The Everyday Struggle to Get an Abortion in America and Driving While Brown: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Versus... Read More
