Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
Each class is a combination of activities involving yoga poses, games, songs, dancing, and meditation. Children will learn all the amazing benefits of yoga as they grow, glow and flow.
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
The Rip-It-Ups feature some amazing talent & have been rocking & rolling on Cape Cod Since early 2006. Playing at The Wellfleet Oysterfest, The Wellfleet Beachcomber, The Barley Neck Inn -Orleans, The Roobar In Chatham, the Music series... Read More
With this project we will be following this summer’s library theme—OUTER SPACE! Learn about the planets, while practicing some art skills! Using a reference image of each planet, the class will create a grid and within each grid,... Read More
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
Using giant bubble wands he designed himself, The Bubble Guy will travel around the back lawn making bubbles, answering questions, and offering some fun activities.
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
Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the... 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
Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
From Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater: P.I.E. Story Theatre! Enjoy an interactive eclectic performance of adapted fairy tales, fables, and original stories in the “story theatre” style created by Viola Spolin and Paul Sills. Five actors use wooden stools,... Read More
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
70’s Pop, soul, r&b, standards, boogie-woogie…all the good stuff you know and love. With some original tunes sprinkled on top! Band Members: Peter Donnelly Steve Sollog Vanessa Downing Peter Tighe Paul Lesniak
Create a felted cover for your own personal book/journal, which will be provided. For ages 6 and up. Space is limited, please sign up.
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... 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
You are enthusiastically invited to meet Mr. Wuffles, registered therapy cat with Be PAWSitive Therapy Pets and Community Education. Come celebrate his 15th birthday with him! Mr. Wuffles loves to visit with children, and really enjoys hearing a... 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
Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the... Read More
Chapters: Truro Library through the Years Opening Reception The Truro Library has enjoyed twenty years in its current building, and the Highland House Museum is happy to host an exhibit looking back at the history of the library.... Read More
Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
From Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater: P.I.E. Story Theatre! Enjoy an interactive eclectic performance of adapted fairy tales, fables, and original stories in the “story theatre” style created by Viola Spolin and Paul Sills. Five actors use wooden stools,... Read More
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
Led by saxophonist Ken Field, Revolutionary Snake Ensemble is a funk/street beat improvisational brass band performing a unique blend of original and traditional music. “Sheer energy…visceral…a life-enhancing treat” – Fanfare “Ken Field’s New Orleans-inspired jazz/funk brass band…brilliantly bridges the booty/brain... Read More
Dance to, sing along with, and experience traditional music from cultures across the world! International jazz multi-instrumentalist Sagit Zilberman will perform an interactive global music program for families and children. This program introduces audience members to instruments such... Read More
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
In this inspiring, high energy program, Todd demonstrates basic tricks, catches, and combinations. Come see rare and unique Frisbees, learn a brief science lesson on the aerodynamics of Frisbees, and hear a bit of history about tossing circular... Read More
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
Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the... Read More
In Kate Allen’s new book, The Line Tender, Lucy tends the line to her loved ones with the help of her art, some caring adults, and her connection to the natural world, namely the ocean. By exploring the... 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
Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
Each class is a combination of activities involving yoga poses, games, songs, dancing, and meditation. Children will learn all the amazing benefits of yoga as they grow, glow and flow.
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
Since 1999, Daddy-O! has been re-creating the 1950s era performing in Southern New England, Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Some may call it, “Oldies”… We call it: “HARDCORE FIFTIES” The look, the sound, the feel... Read More
Julie arrives with 25 ukuleles to teach beginner ukulele followed by a strum along of easy songs.
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
Experiment with paper with the technique of paperfolding called origami. Learn some tricks and techniques while you fold your own unique origami. Come and have fun!
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
Friends of the Truro Library Gigantic Book Sale! Proceeds benefit the Truro Library Join us for our annual Gigantic Book Sale at the Truro Public Library. There will be thousands of books to choose from, all at bargain... Read More
Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the... Read More
The Curse of the Evil Librarian is a collaborative “Escape the Room” game designed for kids aged 8–12. Working in teams, we will discover clues, decipher codes, and solve puzzles, all in order to lift the curse of the... Read More
Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
Each class is a combination of activities involving yoga poses, games, songs, dancing, and meditation. Children will learn all the amazing benefits of yoga as they grow, glow and flow.
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
The Chandler Travis Philharmonic is a 9-piece ensemble from Boston that includes a horn section, string bass, keyboard, mandocello, guitar, drums, accordion, and singing valet. The band—all colorfully garbed 8 pieces of them, plus singing valet Fred Boak—have... Read More
Julie arrives with 25 ukuleles to teach beginner ukulele followed by a strum along of easy songs.
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
From Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater: P.I.E. Story Theatre! Enjoy an interactive eclectic performance of adapted fairy tales, fables, and original stories in the “story theatre” style created by Viola Spolin and Paul Sills. Five actors use wooden stools,... Read More
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
Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the... Read More
Join us at Coast Guard Beach where we will use telescopes to view the moon, Jupiter, and other celestial bodies, possibly including some of the Perseid meteor shower. Please check our facebook page for cancellation in case of... Read More
Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
ZOË LEWIS is a band in a body! She plays jazz, jump jive, latin grooves, swing, international folk, funk originals on anything from the piano to the spoons! Troubadour, vaudevillian, storyteller, adventurer, singer-songwriter! Photo credit: Sarah Ketelaars
Julie arrives with 25 ukuleles to teach beginner ukulele followed by a strum along of easy songs.
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
Visit the Truro Library at the Truro Farmers’ Market! It’s a win-win! Every Monday this summer.
What does Rebecca have in her magic bag? We’re not sure, but it’s bound to surprise and inspire joy. This hands-on program melds nature and art, with a dab of mindfulness to help us remember to slow down... 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
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
Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the... Read More
Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... Read More
Toast and Jam writes and performs original bluegrass, modern folk, Americana, swing, and more. Tim Dickey Julie Charland Laird Boles Alice Malone
How do magnets work? Visit 5-10 stations and complete activities to learn about magnetic energy.
The Truro Public Library is pleased to join other local community institutions this summer who provide free lunches for all children 18 years and under through Food For Kids. This open, drop-in program offers a nutritious meal, fresh-packed... 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
Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the... Read More
Come celebrate twenty years at the 7 Standish Way library location and the vision of those who made it possible. Special Storytime with Sara Hutchings at 10:30 a.m. Lunch for Little Ones at 11:30 a.m. Cake Ceremony at... Read More
Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
The Grab Brothers are true brothers—Larry and Marc Grab—with music that explodes in a kick-ass blend of “Retro for Today” lead guitar crunching rhythms, mystical-leaning lyrics and arena-filling vocals that pull your heart strings on a whim. But... Read More
Try out our hand-built spin art bicycle or a smaller spin art machine and create unique, colorful designs.
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
Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
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
Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
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
Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
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
A Battle At Kruger Lake A Family Storytime Event with Author Jere Miller Accompanied by live music and original art, author Jere Miller will present his children's book about family and survival that takes place in South Africa's... 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
Storytime Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
The Sound of Oneness An intimate afternoon of heart- & mind-opening music, played live by Shai Portugaly & Sagit Zilberman, diving into the stories and emotions behind the songs, reflecting on friendship, love, authenticity, and vulnerability, with instruments... Read More
