Next Chapter Book Club–Facilitator Session

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

The Truro Public Library is excited to launch a Next Chapter Book Club for intellectually or developmentally disabled adolescents and adults on the Outer Cape, offering an informational session on Wednesday, October 26, at 6:30 p.m. and a... Read More

Travel and Photography in Cuba

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

North Truro residents Amanda Reed and Rachael Sokolowski present a talk and a movie about 10 days of travel and photography in Havana, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, and Varadero, Cuba in March, 2016.  While Cuba prepared for President Obama’s visit,... Read More

Artist Talk: Ewa Nogiec

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

Ewa Nogiec will present an Artist Talk!  Come hear about her work and enjoy her paintings.  Ms. Nogiec is a graphic designer, painter, photographer, and gardener.  A Polish emigrant, she has lived in Provincetown and North Truro since... Read More

RESCHEDULED Winter Music: The Chandler Travis Three-O

Due to inclement weather, the Chandler Travis Three-O has been rescheduled and will play on March 4. Be cozy, stay safe! What good is a Three-O with only three people?  Chandler Travis is joined by like-minded, talented, and... Read More

7th Annual Children’s Community Garden Art Exhibit

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

Bee Diversity! The annual exhibition of the Children’s Community Garden group, with Sustainable CAPE, the Truro Public Library, the Truro Recreation Department, and the Barnstable County 4-H. This year the Children’s Community Garden group focused on bees and... Read More

Winter Music Series: CrabGrass

CrabGrass is comprised of Les Beavan on banjo, Chris Miner on mandolin, Dan Fortier on guitar, and Rick Sweeney on bass. Their sound is a mix of old and new; the shows always entertaining. Thanks to the Friends... Read More

Winter Music Series: Kenn Morr Band

The Kenn Morr Band: Alternative Folk/Rock with groovin’ rhythms, unique instrumentation, poetic lyrics and sweet melodies. Critics say the music stays with you upon first-listening. Driven by a trademark (bass) lead vocals (ala Mark Knopfler or Leonard Cohen),... Read More

Winter Music Series: Crowes Pasture

Crowes Pasture is the acoustic duo of Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin. The duo brings leather-and-lace harmonies to classic and contemporary folk music in a style that draws from old-time and bluegrass traditions, including such artists as Gillian... Read More

7th Annual Children’s Community Garden Art Exhibit Opening

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

Bee Diversity! The annual exhibition of the Children’s Community Garden group, with Sustainable CAPE, the Truro Public Library, the Truro Recreation Department, and the Barnstable County 4-H. This year the Children’s Community Garden group focused on bees and... Read More

Winter Music Series: Creek River String Band

The Creek River String Band delivers an energetic and eclectic mix of bluegrass, country, folk, old-time, Tex-Mex, Celtic, blues and rock. Or as we like to say, fresh-baked roots music.   And the members are:  Kara Kulpa (Guitar, Mandolin,... Read More

Drop-In Card Making for All Ages

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

Drop-In Card Making for All Ages Lots of supplies will be available to create your own unique creation.

Winter Music Series: Gregg Sullivan

Gregg Sullivan, a solo guitarist and a teaching artist at the Cape Conservatory, will play classic rock here at the Library! A former member of jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears, Sullivan has performed and/or recorded with performers... Read More

Winter Music Series: Steppin’ Over the Moon

Come enjoy a swing band featuring Lou Roy of Eastham (mando, fiddle, drums and vocals); Kenny Kline of Woods Hole (guitar and vocals); Roe Osbourne of Harwich (bass and vocals); Richard Gregory-Allen from Marston’s Mills (mandola, fiddle and... Read More

Tree Limb Candle Holders: Makers Session with Jody Johnson

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

Maker Session with Jody Johnson Tree Limb Candle Holders Use hand tools, including a drill, to create a unique candle holder. For ages 9 and up. Please sign up.

Garden Planning with Dave DeWitt

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

Join us for the first in a series of Garden Programs this spring! Local expert Dave DeWitt talks about what can we do now, in the heart of winter, to start a successful garden in the spring. There... Read More

Gather to Sew–Community-Made Reusable Bags

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

We are seeking sewers skilled enough to help with a community project–making reusable “Boomerang” bags to help reduce plastic pollution. Bring a working sewing machine, scissors, and pins, if you can. Donations of fabric, thread, etc. are welcome!... Read More

Winter Music Series: Michael Holt

Toronto-based troubadour Michael Holt has toured North America and Europe over twenty times and released nine albums of his music. He puts on an unpredictable, one-man variety show using multiple instruments, moods, costumes and characters, weaving together covers of Maurice... Read More

Meet Your Sewing Machine

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

Meet Your Sewing Machine — AGE 11 and up Tuesdays, February 28, March 14 (cancelled), March 28, April 11, 6:00 p.m. Want to learn the basics of sewing? Bring your sewing machine, with its manual (if you have... Read More

Seed Propagation with Dave DeWitt

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

Tired of all the same old plant varieties at your local nursery?  Please join us as we discuss starting your own seeds.  When you plant your own seeds, you can find rare and interesting plants that aren’t available... Read More

Winter Music: The Chandler Travis Three-O

What good is a Three-O with only three people?  Chandler Travis is joined by like-minded, talented, and enthusiastic partners John Clark (string bass) and Berke “Rev. Earl Speedway” McKelvey (keyboard, sax, clarinet), along with The Valet, vocalist Fred... Read More

Basic Gardening Q&A, Succulent Transplant Activity

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

A Basic Gardening Q&A with Cynthia Lindgren, Children’s Community Garden Instructor, and volunteer Russ Cherry. Enjoy a free Zebra Haworthia succulent transplant activity. Materials provided, all ages welcome!

CANCELLED–March 14: Meet Your Sewing Machine

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

Keep tuned as there may be a reschedule for the March 14 program (cancelled due to weather). Meet Your Sewing Machine — AGE 11 and up Tuesdays, February 28, March 14 (cancelled), March 28, April 11, 6:00 p.m.... Read More

Garden Fertility with Dave DeWitt

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

Join us for a talk about the importance of soil fertility in the garden.  We will discuss macro and micro nutrients, pH, organic matter, and Cation Exchange Capacity. Learn how water and air relate with the soil.  Soils... Read More

Boomerang! Gather to Sew–Community-Made Reusable Bags

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

We are seeking sewers skilled enough to help with a community project–making reusable “Boomerang” bags to help reduce plastic pollution. Bring a working sewing machine, scissors, and pins, if you can. Donations of fabric, thread, etc. are welcome!... Read More

What to Expect for Our Trees

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

With Russell Norton of the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. More coming on this program soon! Join us as we look forward to this year’s planting!

Meet Your Sewing Machine

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

Meet Your Sewing Machine — AGE 11 and up Tuesdays, February 28, March 14 (cancelled), March 28, April 11, 6:00 p.m. Want to learn the basics of sewing? Bring your sewing machine, with its manual (if you have... Read More

The Home Organic Orchard with Dave DeWitt

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

The home orchard can be both rewarding and a test of patience. We will talk about site location, fertility, planting, pruning, pests, and diseases.  We will discuss Integrated Pest Management (IPM) procedures to help achieve a productive harvest.

April Art: Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club Opening Reception

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

Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club is a group that serves the Cape Cod area and is dedicated to promoting the study, understanding, improvement and enjoyment of photography. The group encourages  participation by photographers of every skill level, from... Read More

Meet Your Sewing Machine

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

Meet Your Sewing Machine — AGE 11 and up Tuesdays, February 28, March 14 (cancelled), March 28, April 11, 6:00 p.m. Want to learn the basics of sewing? Bring your sewing machine, with its manual (if you have... Read More

FOTL Presents: Bob Prescott on Spring Birds

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

Spring has arrived and with it, the return of our feathered friends.  Curious about that new bird  at your feeder or hiding in the sea grass as you walk along our shores, streams and trails ?  Bob Prescott,... Read More

Under One Sky: A Song and Story Celebration –with Davis Bates

Truro Community Center @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United States

At the Truro Community Center The Truro Public Library, the Truro Council on Aging, and the Truro Department of Recreation will celebrate the diverse heritage of the New England region and April school vacation with a performance by... Read More

ONE BIG HOME ….the impact of over-sized building on beach destinations

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

A New Film – One Big Home – Illustrates the Impact of Over-Sized Building on a Beach Destination Community A new film by Thomas Bena documents an issue that is as tricky for residents of Martha’s Vineyard as it is... Read More

The Victrola Society: A Bouquet of Spring

Truro Community Center @ 7 Standish Way, Dennis Port, MA 02639, USA , United States

The Victrola Society, Inc. of Cape Cod invites you to their a cappella performance “A Bouquet of Spring” The Victrola Society is a large group of local singers performing all over Cape Cod.

Cape Cod Toy Library Info Session

Come hear about what a Toy Library is and give us your input for creating the Cape Cod Toy Library. Childcare will be provided in the Children’s Room.

June Art Exhibit: Chas’n Sails and More. Nancy Bloom

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

Chas’n Sails and more . . .  Fine Art Photography Exhibit Opening Reception Sunday, June 4, 2-4 pm Nancy Bloom has won numerous photography awards on the local, New England, and international levels. She is a Professional Nautical Photographer... Read More

Art Exhibit Opening: Chas’n Sails and More. Nancy Bloom

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

Chas’n Sails and more . . .  Fine Art Photography Exhibit Opening Reception Sunday, June 4, 2-4 pm Nancy Bloom has won numerous photography awards on the local, New England, and international levels. She is a Professional Nautical Photographer... Read More

Author: Robert Finch

Two years after treating us to the work in-progress, Robert Finch returns to read from The Outer Beach: A Thousand-Mile Walk on Cape Cod’s Atlantic Shore. Mr. Finch writes of the Outer Beach, “No other place I know... Read More

MUSIC: Cape Cod Saxophone Quartet

The Cape Cod Sax Quartet consists of some of Cape Cod’s most well-known saxophonists (rotating upon availability), including: Berke McKelvey, Maurice Soque, Ryder Corey, and Nicholas Suchecki, merging seasoned professionals with rising talents.  The Cape Cod Sax Quartet was... Read More

Author Talk: Stephen Kinzer –@First Parish Church/Truro Meeting House

First Parish Church/ Truro Meeting House @ 3 1st Parish Ln, Truro, MA 02666, USA

Local author and journalist Stephen Kinzer talks about his new book, The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire. We are pleased to co-sponsor this event with the Friends of the Truro Meeting House.... Read More

The Sweet Spot and Beyond– with Amy Baltzell

The Sweet Spot and Beyond: The role of Sport Psychology Mental Skills, Positivity, and Mindfulness for Optimal Performance We’re thrilled to have special guest Dr. Amy Baltzell visit the Truro Library. The sports psychologist and former Olympian will... Read More

Author Talk: Dick Cluster– Kill the Ampaya!

Kill the Ampaya! is a collection of Latin-American baseball stories edited and translated by Dick Cluster, who will read from the stories and answer questions about Latin-American baseball history, the authors, his process, and more. This book has... Read More

August Art Exhibit: Warren Green

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

Paintings by Warren Green Opening Reception Friday, August 4, 4-6 pm Artist Bio: Warren F. Green was born in Waterbury, Connecticut.  He spent his professional career living near Boston, working for eleven years at Massachusetts General Hospital.  He... Read More

MUSIC: The American Clarinet Quartet

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

The American Clarinet Quartet provides virtuosic and enthusiastic performances for audiences from South Carolina to Maine.  Drawing on years of professional experience, these four accomplished musicians present an exciting and polished program that captivates audiences of all ages.... Read More

Why We Need Beach-Combers: Beach Cleanups for a Purpose

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

We welcome Emily Beebe and Carol Harris to present “Why We Need Beach-Combers: Beach Cleanups for a Purpose.”  This all-ages, interactive presentation about marine debris will demonstrate how beach-combing can make a difference. The Town of Truro and the... Read More

FOTL’s Annual Gigantic Book Sale

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

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

Author Talk: Terri Arthur

Ms. Arthur presents Edith Cavell, the subject of her historical novel, Fatal Decision: Edith Cavell WWI Nurse.  A century ago during World War I, Edith Cavell, a British nurse and head of a Belgian Hospital and Nursing School,... Read More

War Torn: Stories of Courage, Love, and Resilience

Join us for a book talk and book-signing event with Kenneth E. Miller, author of War Torn: Stories of Courage, Love, and Resilience. Kenneth E. Miller, a psychologist and an international expert on the impact of armed conflict... Read More

“Aldren A. Watson’s Waterfront New York” with Clyde Watson

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

“Aldren A. Watson’s Waterfront New York” Clyde Watson (editor) will share her father’s beautiful and historically rich collection of watercolors, based on 1920s and 1930s photographs taken by his own father and depicting the part of the city... Read More

Author Talk: John J. Clayton and Sharon Dunn

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

John J. Clayton reads from MINYAN: Ten Interwoven Stories Each story is shaped around a member of a small Tuesday morning prayer group in Brookline, Massachusetts. These men and women face loss, doubt, anger, brokenness, longing and love. Clayton... Read More

MUSIC: Jordan Renzi with Mike Machaby

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

Jordan Renzi and guest Mike Machaby Cape Cod native Jordan Renzi and her guest Mike Machaby will treat us to a fusion of traditional folk and contemporary soul. Singer-songwriter Jordan Renzi, influenced by artists such as Eva Cassidy,... Read More

September Art Exhibit: Kay Cassill

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

“Birds of a Feather” Paintings by Kay Cassill Opening Reception Thursday, September 7, 4-6 pm “‘Birds of a Feather’ is a series started when I found I was drawing the gulls and various birds that appeared at the... Read More

Next Chapter Book Club–Facilitator Session

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

The Truro Public Library is proud to host a Next Chapter Book Club for intellectually or developmentally disabled adolescents and adults on the Outer Cape. The fall session begins on September 26. We are offering volunteer facilitator training... Read More

Poetry: Brendan Galvin

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

An endangered right whale attempting to nurse her new calf in the December ocean, foxgloves blooming in different places from year to year, or the rescue of imperiled Kemp’s ridley sea turtles—the bounty and cruelty of nature infuses... Read More

FOTL Two-Day Book Sale

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

Friends of the Truro Library’s TRURO TREASURE TWO-DAY BOOK SALE! If there is inclement weather, the book sale will be held in the Community Room inside the Library.

Next Chapter Book Club–Facilitator Session

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

The Truro Public Library is proud to host a Next Chapter Book Club for intellectually or developmentally disabled adolescents and adults on the Outer Cape. The fall session begins on September 26. We are offering volunteer facilitator training... Read More

FOTL Two-Day Book Sale

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

Friends of the Truro Library’s TRURO TREASURE TWO-DAY BOOK SALE! If there is inclement weather, the book sale will be held in the Community Room inside the Library.

Film: “Auroville: City of the Dawn”

Travel with Ellen Anthony to the experimental community of Auroville in southern India. Fifty years since its beginning, people from over forty nations are living a version of human unity in all aspects of life—economy, work, spirituality, governance,... Read More

Ukulele Workshop with Julie Stepanek

Want to try an instrument that is fun and easy to play? Join musician and teacher Julie Stepanek as she shows the fundamentals of ukulele playing. You’ll learn how to tune, strum and read chords. After a short... Read More

Tor Hansen: A Deeper Look at the Twine Field Meadows

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

With the Twine Fields secured for conservation, Pond Road’s own naturalist, Tor Hansen, will return to take a deeper look at the fauna and the flora in Truro’s Twine Fields. Using his extraordinary photographs, presented in a slide... Read More

FOTL Night at Van Rensselaer’s

Van Rensselaer's Restaurant @ 1019 Rt.6 South Wellfleet

FOTL Night at Van Rensselaer’s! Peter and Diane host a fundraiser for FOTL–proceeds benefit the Friends of the Truro Library.  Call 508-349-2127 to make your reservation.

Author Talk: Sam Kafrissen

Sam Kafrissen will read from his latest novel, The Missing Films: A Doherty Mystery. PI Doherty is back—but his closest friend is missing. Hired by the man’s business partner and generously paid to find him, Doherty finds himself... Read More

Songs from the British Invasion – Winter Music Series

Dan Cuetara’s new band, “Read More Books” will be playing at the Truro Public Library December 30th. We will be playing a stand up acoustic set of British Invasion songs similar to the set Cuetara’s previous band “Eat... Read More

Zoë Lewis – Winter Music Series

Zoë Lewis plays gypsy jazz, jump jive, Latin grooves, swing, international folk originals on anything from the piano to the spoons! WINNER of the Colorado Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Troubadour Award in 2003, NEW FOLK WINNER 2002 at... Read More

Denya LeVine & Julie Charland – Winter Music Series

Denya LeVine and Julie Charland are Cape Cod favorites! Join us at the Truro Public Library for their Irish-themed, original set, including songs that may be new to you. Denya and Julie have been performing across the Cape... Read More

Monica Rizzio – Winter Music Series

The locals call someone who moves to Cape Cod but was not born there a Washashore. In Texas, a young girl barrel-raced on Pleasant Valley Ranch and had never seen the ocean. So when Monica Rizzio crossed over... Read More

8th Annual Children’s Community Garden Art Exhibit

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

Goats & the Garden Meet the Artists! Friday, February 2, 3:00-5:00 p.m. The annual exhibition of the Children’s Community Garden group, with Sustainable CAPE, the Truro Public Library, the Truro Recreation Department, and the Barnstable County 4-H.

8th Annual Children’s Community Garden Art Exhibit Opening

Goats & the Garden–Meet the Artists! The annual exhibition of the Children’s Community Garden group, with Sustainable CAPE, the Truro Public Library, the Truro Recreation Department, and the Barnstable County 4-H.

Schultze-Ericsson Cello Duo – Winter Music Series

“Elizabeth Schultze and Bo Ericsson have played many concerts all over the Cape since moving here in 1991. Schultze is a member of Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, and Ericsson is a former member. Ericsson, a native of Sweden,... Read More

Jordan Renzi & Mike Machaby – Winter Music Series

Influenced by artists like Eva Cassidy, Bob Dylan, Laura Marling and Norah Jones “Featherbed Lane” showcases Jordan’s soulful voice and sensitive song-writing style. In January 2014, Jordan landed an invitation to perform at Boston Mayor Walsh’s Inaugural Gala... Read More

Michael Holt – Winter Music Series

Michael Holt has toured North America and Europe twenty times and released ten albums of his music. He puts on a spontaneous, one-man variety show using multiple instruments, moods, and characters. He weaves covers of Debussy, Dylan, Dizzy... Read More

Daddy-O! – Winter Music Series

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

March Art Exhibit: Truro Central School Students

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

For the month of March, art created by the students of The Truro Central School under the instruction of art teacher Kim Possee will be on exhibit in the Anne Brock Community Room.  This year’s installation features architectural... Read More