Free Screening “Rescuing Our Oceans Through Recycled Art”

Truro Public Library

In this ArtsLight documentary by filmmaker Johnny Bergmann, we learn how our fragile oceans are plagued with plastics and other manmade trash. This documentary explores how artists have come together to create art out of this detritus in... Read More

Harvest Highlight – Italian Carbonara with Chef Luster

Truro Public Library

Interested in learning how to make Carbonara with Ciro & Sal’s Chef Caleb Luster!? Now’s your chance!  Join us for another extraordinary Harvest Highlight event at the Truro Library.  Chef will demonstrate the step-by-step process of making this... Read More

Truro Cultural Council Reception

Truro Public Library

A Celebration of the Truro Cultural Community The Truro Cultural Council is holding a reception to honor and publicly announce the recipients of the most recent cycle of Cultural Council funding. Come mingle and learn from the recipients... Read More

Plant Medicine Workshop

Truro Public Library

SEASONAL EATING & ATTUNEMENT with Sarah Nacin Join Community Herbalist Sarah Naciri for a hands-on medicine-making workshop. With a focus on locally-wildcrafted plants and mushrooms, Sarah will discuss the importance of eating with the seasons and provide information... Read More

Free

Keith Althaus Poetry Reading

Truro Public Library

Keith Althaus is the author of three poetry collections, Rival Heavens, Ladder of Hours, and Cold Storage, which won the 2016 Off the Grid Poetry Prize. He has also received a Pushcart Prize and grants from the National... Read More

Truro Cemetery Talk & Tour

Truro Public Library

Curious who’s buried in Truro’s Historic Cemeteries? Join the tour! Meet at the Truro Public Library for a brief lecture, followed by a tour of several cemeteries. Your own transportation required for cemetery visits. RAIN OR SHINE. Presented... Read More

Free

Truro Talking Circle

Truro Public Library

Meet your neighbors, enjoy some pizza, and talk about Truro at our friendly TRURO TALKING CIRCLE RSVP HERE!

Harvest Highlight – Ukrainian Borscht

Truro Public Library

Immerse Yourself in Ukrainian Culture: Learn to Make Borscht with Yuliia!  Join us for a delightful afternoon of culinary exploration as Yuliia, a talented home cook, leads us in creating a pot of traditional borscht and scrumptious carrot... Read More

Eastern Coy-Wolf with Peter Trull

Truro Public Library

Learn more about Eastern coyotes, or "coywolves," and their thriving habitat across Massachusetts, including Cape Cod. These fascinating wild canines are often misunderstood, leading to fear and anxiety. Through Peter Trull's research (since 1989), he aims to educate... Read More

Botanical Bundle Dyeing With Plants, Flowers & Roots

Truro Public Library

Interested in seeing how plants, flowers and roots can make beautiful botanical marks on silk? Then come join natural dyer and local fiber guru Amy DuFault for some exploration! Each participant will get 2 silk scarves and all... Read More

Free

Nature Spirit Masks with Maya Apfelbaum

Truro Public Library

Masks are empowering and fun to make. They are important parts of ancient and contemporary art, theatre and rituals, so please bring your curiosity and imagination and come make one! Our process will begin with a quick introduction and a short guided meditation... Read More

Free

Poetry Reading with Pond Road Press

Truro Public Library

Celebrating Poet Jane C. Miller’s collection “Canticle for Remnant Days,” with additional readings from Pond Road Press founders Mary Ann Larkin and Patric Pepper. Jane C. Miller is the author of Canticle for Remnant Days, her debut poetry... Read More

GUT written & performed by Janet Rodgers

Truro Public Library

The Epic Performance Poem tells the true story of Irena Gut, a young Catholic Polish girl who saved the lives of twelve young Jewish professionals from extermination by the Nazis during WWIl. When Poland was taken over by... Read More

Passion & Provocation: A Poetry Reading with Judith Partelow

Truro Public Library

Join us in welcoming Judith Partelow reading from her latest book, Passion & Provocation, Selected Poems. A collection of her work over her adult years, and covers numerous subjects including domestic issues, relationships, spiritual contemplations, etc. There are... Read More

In My Time of Dying: An Evening with Sebastian Junger

Truro Public Library

New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Sebastian Junger discusses his new book, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife, part medical drama, part searing autobiography, and... Read More

Petitions: A Discussion with Mary Keenan and Suzanne Bergeron

Truro Public Library

Historian Mary Keenan discusses her new book Petitions: A Patriot Legacy. Early American women used the petition process to improve their lives. Interweaving social history and individual stories, Keenan makes a compelling case for the role of petitions... Read More

David Corn — Election 2024

Truro Meeting House @ 3 1st Parish Ln, Truro, MA 02536, USA , United States

Co-sponsored by the Truro Meeting House Just back from the Republican and Democratic Conventions leading up to the election of all times, David Corn will discuss how our votes will impact our individual freedoms and the future of... Read More

Offshore Wind Informational with the NEFSA

Truro Public Library

Join the NEFSA for an informational session on offshore wind power. Topics include the anatomy of wind power infrastructure, environmental impacts, impacts on national food securities, and related topics. NEFSA CEO Jerry Leeman is a lifetime commercial fisherman,... Read More

The Quiet Season on Outer Cape Cod with Kai Potter

Truro Public Library

Join us for a reading from local author Kai Potter and his new book Noticing: The Quiet Season on Outer Cape Cod. Noticing is a collection essays and intimate depictions of the natural world of the Outer Cape.... Read More

Free Staged Reading – Players on the Harbor

Truro Public Library

Players on the Harbor Written by Joseph M. Paprzycki In July of 1916 in Provincetown Massachusetts American Theatre is about to change forever. Eugene O'Neill, Louise Bryant, and Jack Reed are in a complicated love triangle that comes... Read More

Cyber Awareness with Bernadette

Truro Public Library

This workshop will cover the following topics: Protecting and Securing your Personal Data Data Theft Email Safety Mobile Devices and App Safety Internet Vulnerabilities Digital Awareness Password Hygiene Physical Awareness Scam Recognition Bernadette Leonard Dutra, the founder and... Read More

Waste No Water

Truro Public Library

In honor of their 25th anniversary the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Technology Center (MASSTC) launched the Waste No Water Library Tour, a year-long series to engage the public in 12 Cape towns, focusing on the wastewater successes and... Read More

Free Staged Reading — Lara: A Love Story

Truro Public Library

Lara: A Love Story by Racine Oxtoby In 1949, while Boris Pasternak was busy writing Doctor Zhivago, his mistress Olga Ivinskaya was arrested by the KGB and thrown into a gulag, where she would spend the next four years.... Read More

Friends of Village Pond Watershed with Stormwater Management

Truro Public Library

The Friends of Village Pond Watershed is sponsoring a Community Update on the Stormwater Management Mitigation Plan with Jarrod Cabral, Director of Truro Department of Public Works. The public is welcome.

Free Screening of the Documentary “Mayor”

Truro Public Library

Presented by Wellfleet for Palestine MAYOR follows Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. His immediate goals: repave the sidewalks, attract more tourism, and plan the city’s Christmas celebrations. His ultimate mission:... Read More

Four Pillars of Health: Pillars and Pearls

Truro Public Library

It seems like everyone is talking about the importance of food, sleep, physical activity and emotional well-being, but where and how do you begin? How do you discern fact from fiction, marketing hype from science, and one-size-fits-all from... Read More

Author Talk with Dennis Minsky

Truro Public Library

Many people know Provincetown, but no one knows the real bones of the place quite like year-rounder and naturalist Dennis Minsky does. He has observed its abundance of life – animal and human – since he hitchhiked here... Read More

Free Staged Reading – CANCELED

Truro Public Library

This program is CANCELED, we apologize for any inconvenience. THE MAYWORKERS By Gary Garrison Texas, 1900. A rough-neck’s world. Oil country. Cowboys and their cattle. Sweet smellin’, soft-lovin’ women. The rule of this land was simple: Keep an... Read More

Slavery and Abolitionism on Cape Cod

Truro Public Library

Join us for a reading and discussion of Dr. Michael Pregot's new book Slavery and Abolitionism on Cape Cod. About The Book After Massachusetts legally prohibited its practice in 1780, sea captains became engaged in a variety of... Read More

Free Staged Reading – BESTON

Truro Public Library

Henry Beston’s 1928 book The Outermost House, a vivid account of a year in a dune shack in Eastham, endures as a classic of nature writing. The next year, Beston married the world-traveling poet and children’s writer Elizabeth... Read More

Grief 101 with Sharing Kindness

Truro Public Library

Join us for Grief 101, a presentation that covers “the basics” of grief: what it is, how it impacts our brains and bodies, and how we can support people in our lives who are going through it. Sharing... Read More

Seed Starting and Planning your Gardens

Truro Public Library

Join David DeWitt for a presentation and Q&A regarding seeds and garden planning. David will talk about ordering seeds, starting them indoors to get an early start and  transplanting. He will talk about the common mistakes home gardeners... Read More

Songwriting 101 with Pamela Means

Truro Public Library

There is no such thing as writer's block. Dubious? Come to the Pamela Means Songwriting Workshop and learn new tools, tips and tricks of the craft to tease out more brilliance from your brain. You will never suffer... Read More

Free

Acting Shakespeare with Stuard M. Derrick

Truro Public Library

Participants will learn about the life of Shakespeare, Shakespearean London, the use of Blank Verse in acting, the lives of famous Shakespearean actors, movement, breath exercises, costume, and vocal projection. Every session will include warm-ups, monologues/soliloquies for beginning... Read More

Free Staged Reading – JUST LIKE ALL THE REST

Truro Public Library

Just Like All The Rest by Linda Fiorella A middle-aged woman returns to her home town for a liver transplant as she grapples with the rubble of a past relationship that could threaten her chance at a future.... Read More