Anyone Interested in the Future of Truro? We would love to hear from you, please join us for a virtual discussion. We endeavor to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage and participate fully. To... Read More
With deep roots in the New Orleans funk tradition, saxophonist Field leads this small group through selections from the repertoire of his Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, including traditional second line covers and his compelling originals. Boston & Truro-based Field has performed and recorded with... Read More
Gregg Sullivan is a versatile guitarist and veteran sideman originally from the NJ/NYC area who now resides on Cape Cod. He's performed and/or recorded with world renown jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears, Roger Daltrey of The Who,... Read More
Help the Truro Library Trustees develop an attainable five-year plan for the library, its resources, and our community. This is an in-person meeting on the Library's Community Room
Truro’s Climate Action Committee is partnering with the Truro Library to present a series of programs to educate residents, homeowners, businesses and other stakeholders about our carbon footprints, and options for protecting our vulnerable peninsula. The first of... Read More
Bring a stuffed animal (maybe not your favorite) to listen to some bedtime stories, eat some pizza, and tuck then in to spend the night at the library. For ages 9 and under. Please call the library to... Read More
Pick up your stuffed animals and find out what adventures they had a night in the library! For ages 9 and under.
A duet of Fiddle and Guitar with a few beautiful songs intertwined.
Five Truro residents will talk about their experiences with their electric vehicles. They’ll share why they made the decision to purchase an EV, what the challenges have been, how they plan for the recharging needs of their cars,... Read More
Provincetown Vlogger, Marko (@rotaryline) Learn about working on a Dolphin Whale Watch boat. See how to make videos and create and manage a YouTube channel. Watch a few video clips and learn how you can tell stories with... Read More
Take a sonic journey through South America with guitarist Dario Acosta Teich, back by popular demand after recent standing ovations in Wellfleet and South Yarmouth. Born in the north of Argentina, Dario and his world class ensemble present... Read More
Tells the story of daughter and father and the trials and tribulations of their relationship. You’ll go on adventures from the Bronx botanical garden, through the ins and outs of a pastrami sandwich—winding full circle in the miasma... Read More
Learn the particulars about Massachusetts' new building codes and what they mean for you. Discuss the challenges and benefits of the opt-in Specialized Code, recommended by both the Truro Climate Action and Energy committees. About The Truro Climate... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Christopher Isherwood, avowed queer author and devotee of Vedanta, best known for his character Sally Bowles, reflects on his life as an outsider--in his native England, in Berlin between the wars, and in postwar America. About John Dennis... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Kristen Andres, from the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, talks about gardening in a way that adapts to climate change and can help mitigate its effects. She will discuss ways to reduce watering, recommend drought-tolerant plants that thrive... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
May 2 and May 9 at 6:30PM Put your knowledge to the test, join us on Tuesday evenings. Library Director Tricia does her best Alex Trebek! All ages welcome, no registration required. Questions include subjects like movies, animals,... Read More
A one-woman play (with voices) Joan leaves her tenure-track position on the West Coast to follow her husband to New York. When she takes her rambunctious four-year-old to a playground in Central Park, she stumbles into a surreal... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
May 2 and May 9 at 6:30PM Put your knowledge to the test, join us on Tuesday evenings. Library Director Tricia does her best Alex Trebek! All ages welcome, no registration required. Questions include subjects like movies, animals,... Read More
Master cellist and professor of cello at LeMoyne College, Lydia Parkington will perform selections from her experience working in orchestral and chamber settings, as well as her collaboration with such varied artist as the Kronos Quartet, Bruce Springsteen,... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
You may want to electrify your home, but find yourself wondering about electricity bills. Installing solar panels on your home or business could be the answer to transitioning away from fossil fuels, while also reducing monthly bills. Dick... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Sadly, Courtney is leaving the library for an Assistant Director position at the Provincetown Public Library. Please join us for light refreshments and sweet farewells.
I 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
Join 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
Truro Central School’s Readers Theater presents “The Four Little Pigs”
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Join us on the back deck to meet the Friends of the Truro Library. Learn how they help the library grow and thrive. The Friends’ are always looking for board members and volunteers, please join their team to... Read More
What 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
Are 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
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
From the Truro Summer Concert Committee. Free music on the lawn behind the Truro Public Library. Performances will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. The Chandler Travis Philharmonette is a Technicolor extravaganza from Boston and Cape Cod... Read More
Introduction to Shark Biology with Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Students will assemble a life-size puzzle of a juvenile white shark and a life-size puzzle of an adult white shark. Students will then discuss how sharks grow and change... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Artist/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
Wednesdays, July 12, 19, 26 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. The lessons will include: Working with washes in watercolor. Wet paint dry paint on wet or dry paper and discovering watercolor. Discovering your unique voice with color and... Read More
From the Truro Summer Concert Committee. Free music on the lawn behind the Truro Public Library. Performances will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. Gypsy jazz, jump jive, Latin grooves, swing, international folk and funk originals... Read More
This program is at the Truro Meeting House Co-sponsored with the Friends of the Truro Meeting House Historian Carlotta Zilliax will share her knowledge of the history and renovation of this lovely church and historic graveyard. Sailors’ songs... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Wednesdays, July 12, 19, 26 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. The lessons will include: Working with washes in watercolor. Wet paint dry paint on wet or dry paper and discovering watercolor. Discovering your unique voice with color and... Read More
From the Truro Summer Concert Committee. Free music on the lawn behind the Truro Public Library. Performances will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. The Rip-It-Ups are a Cape Cod-based band playing a variety of styles... Read More
An Artist’s America with Michael Albert A Modern Pop Art Experience & Collage workshop using recycled cereal boxes for kids and caregivers includes Artist talk, Hands On Collage workshop, and Free Poster Giveaway & Signings.
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Wednesdays, July 12, 19, 26 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. The lessons will include: Working with washes in watercolor. Wet paint dry paint on wet or dry paper and discovering watercolor. Discovering your unique voice with color and... Read More
From the Truro Summer Concert Committee. Free music on the lawn behind the Truro Public Library. Performances will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. Sarah Swain & the Oh Boys have been together since 2009, playing... Read More
Elements and Environment of the Outer Cape with Truro Climate Action Committee! Join us for a creative action art and writing workshop co-sponsored by the library and the Truro Climate Action Committee! CAC vice-chair Lili Flanders and her... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
Shark Tagging and Tracking with Atlantic White Shark Conservancy The focus of this program is on technology and current tagging that is taking place off Cape Cod. Students learn about what a shark workup is and what research... Read More
From the Truro Summer Concert Committee. Free music on the lawn behind the Truro Public Library. Performances will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. Revolutionary Snake Ensemble is a funk/street beat improvisational brass band performing a... Read More
FIND YOUR VOICE with Julie Stepanek and her Ukulele A participatory music program featuring chants, call & responses, and singable songs!
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
From the Truro Summer Concert Committee. Free music on the lawn behind the Truro Public Library. Performances will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. Donnelly and Richardson have joined up with three local artists: Jo Hay... Read More
Robert’s musical shows are a unique mix of bedtime lullabies and rock n’ roll beats, with a cast, made up of marching ants, and jumping spiders – all amidst an entertaining blend of comedy and movement. His captivating... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
From the Truro Summer Concert Committee. Free music on the lawn behind the Truro Public Library. Performances will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. The Grab Brothers are true brothers—Larry and Marc Grab—with music that explodes... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
From the Truro Summer Concert Committee. Free music on the lawn behind the Truro Public Library. Performances will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. Woof Woof Meow inspires audiences to celebrate the Earth by dancing to original... Read More
Please join Farmer/educator Sarah Naciri every Tuesday afternoon, behind the Truro Library, for fun in the garden. All ages invited! Caretakers and parents very welcome. Please wear clothing & shoes appropriate for muddy garden play. No registration required.... Read More
The 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
From the Truro Summer Concert Committee. Free music on the lawn behind the Truro Public Library. Performances will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. TOAST AND JAM formed in 2008 to compose and perform original Bluegrass,... Read More
CANCELED DUE TO HURRICANE LEE. BE SAFE
A 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
With 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
Mindset 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
Join the Friends of the Truro Library for a "Meet & Greet/Q & A" with Truro's Town Manager Darrin Tangeman.
Mindset 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
VISIONS 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
Educational Workshop for Caregivers, Teachers, and children Sing Me A Story is a workshop for children and caregivers facilitated by singer/songwriter, Emilia Dahlin. Learn how singing supports the whole child and the aquisi-tion of early literacy skills while... Read More
The 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: 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
Every 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
Cape 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
Given 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
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From the Friends of the Truro Library. Free with your library card.
Join us for a presentation on the status of the North Atlantic right whale, one of the most endangered marine animals on earth. Center for Coastal Studies Marine Education Director, Jesse Mechling will share natural history information about the... Read More
Mindset 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
From the Friends of the Truro Library. Free with your library card.
A writer and her life-long best friend meet at a Provincetown Airbnb to discuss an emergency plan they made years ago… but which plan is it? The plan to live together for the rest of their lives? Or... Read More
Mindset 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
What’s your story? Your stories matter. The power of telling our personal stories is immense. Storytelling creates community and offers catharsis. It bridges the individual with the universal, and reveals our shared humanity. In an increasingly digital world,... Read More
Ecstatic Dancing and Breathwork/Meditation with Patricia Van Dijkhuizen Patricia van Dijkhuizen incorporates activities such as ecstatic dancing, breathwork, meditation, nature immersion and expressive arts to integrate insights from exceptional states of consciousness. The techniques offered during the workshop... Read More
What’s your story? Your stories matter. The power of telling our personal stories is immense. Storytelling creates community and offers catharsis. It bridges the individual with the universal, and reveals our shared humanity. In an increasingly digital world,... Read More
Beginners Knitting with Darren Showers This class will teach the basics of knitting which includes the Knit and Purl stitches. You’ll learn how to read a yarn ball label and basic knitting patterns so you can confidently select... Read More
Have you ever wondered how the Truro Transfer Station works? Are you curious to know where garbage, plastics, fluorescent bulbs, paint cans, old toilets and the metal scraps go? Did switching to single stream recycling in 2016 improve... Read More
Both living near Paris in the 1930s, the expatriate American novelists Edith Wharton and Louis Bromfield shared a passion for gardening even more than for writing and travel. Despite being 34 years apart in age and of conflicting... Read More
