Chandler Travis Philharmonic – Truro Summer Concerts at the Library

Truro Public Library

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

Event Series Free Lunch for Kids

Free Lunch for Kids

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

P.I.E. Story Theatre

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 Talk: Jane Leavy on THE BIG FELLA

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

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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.

Event Series Free Lunch for Kids

Free Lunch for Kids

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 – Truro Concerts on the Green is now at the Library!

Truro Public Library

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

Event Series Free Lunch for Kids

Free Lunch for Kids

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

Joy of Nature with CCNS Ranger Rebecca

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

Author Talk: Sarah Blake

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

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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.

Event Series Free Lunch for Kids

Free Lunch for Kids

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

Magnets with elements etc.

How do magnets work? Visit 5-10 stations and complete activities to learn about magnetic energy.

Event Series Free Lunch for Kids

Free Lunch for Kids

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

Author Talk: Stephen Kinzer

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

20th Anniversary Party!

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

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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 – Truro Summer Concerts at the Library

Truro Public Library

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

Spin Art on the Back Deck

Try out our hand-built spin art bicycle or a smaller spin art machine and create unique, colorful designs.

September Art Exhibit: John Ferguson, Paintings

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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

From a Buick 6—On the Road with Bob Dylan

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

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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.

Medicinal Herb Workshop with Sarah Naciri

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

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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.

On Equal Terms with Susan Eisenberg

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

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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.

A Battle At Kruger Lake with Jere Miller

Truro Public Library

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

Author Talk: Sandy MacFarlane, SWIRLING CURRENTS

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

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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

Truro Public Library

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

Evanston’s Living History

The Truro Public Library is proud to present Evanston’s Living History. Filmmaker Craig Dudnick (Alice’s Ordinary People) returns to present a screening of the documentary film, which explores the evolution of Evanston, Illinois and the citizens who confronted... Read More

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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.

Stop the Bleed: Bleeding Control Basic (BCon) Course

Truro Public Library

Uncontrolled bleeding is the number one cause of preventable death from trauma.  Injuries result from a many causes, including motor vehicle accidents, workplace incidents, and accidents around the home.  The greater the number of people who know how... Read More

October Art Exhibit Opening–Meg Clarke, Photographs

Truro Public Library

"Connected by Sand and Sea" Photographs by Meg Clarke from the United Arab Emirates Opening Reception: Saturday, October 5, 4-6 p.m. Artist's Statement: "The 15 photographs in this exhibit were taken during my five years living in Abu... Read More

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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.

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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.

Medicinal Herbs with Sarah Naciri: Adaptogens

Medicinal Herb Presentation with Sarah Naciri: Adaptogenic Herbs Join us for a lecture and tea-tasting with Community Herbalist Sarah Naciri. Known as Adaptogens, Superior Medicines, Herbal Tonics, and Rasayana herbs—these herbs have been used for thousands of years... Read More

Event Series Truro Playgroup

Truro Playgroup

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

From October 21, 2019 to May 4, 2020 (except school holidays) For children aged birth to three years old, and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.... Read More

Astrology at the Library

Truro Public Library

Join local astrologer Martha Clarke for a talk on the "Moon and Mercury," and access family healing through a greater understanding of these planets in your natal birth chart. A Q&A will follow.

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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.

FOTL NIGHT AT MONTANO’s

Montano's Restaurant @ 481 US-6, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

FOTL Night at Montano’s–A portion of dinner sales will be donated to the Friends of the Truro Library to help fund programs and events at the Truro Library!  Call 508-487-2026 to make your reservation. The door opens at... Read More

Halloween Party with Science Tellers: Aliens!

Truro Public Library

Halloween Party with Science Tellers: Aliens! From 10:00-11:00 a.m., join us for Science Tellers' action-packed and educational alien adventure using science experiments for special effects. ....During a midnight meteor shower, something mysterious falls from the sky toward Earth... Read More

Event Series Truro Playgroup

Truro Playgroup

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

From October 21, 2019 to May 4, 2020 (except school holidays) For children aged birth to three years old, and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.... Read More

Halloween Dance Party!

Truro Public Library

The Friends of the Truro Library presents A Halloween Dance Party! Come dance at the Library with DJ Beth O'Rourke, and enjoy activities and snacks throughout the main space. Get down, get loud--no shushing in the house! Boogie... Read More

Truro Library Book Group — TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by Virginia Woolf

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

Truro Library Book Club Wednesday, October 30 , 6:00 p.m. October’s selection is To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. “Radiant as is in its beauty, there could never be a mistake about it: here is a novel to... Read More

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

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.