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

Deer Ticks: “One Bite Can Change Your Life…”

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

Join us for a tick-borne illness workshop with Larry Dapsis, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Entomologist. Lyme Disease is the most prevalent infectious disease in Massachusetts and is now considered to be a public health crisis.  In addition to... 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

Blizzards: Outwit the Elements! With the Boston Museum of Science

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

A blizzard is coming! Engineer a tree house to withstand high winds, and save snowboarders from a wild mountain avalanche. With two exciting activities, this hands-on workshop gives participants a chance to plan, build, and test their designs... Read More

4-H Coastal Connections: Venomous Sea Creatures

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

Some sea creatures have developed particularly lethal forms of defense. Learn about some venomous marine animals and participate in making one of your own.  

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

Cape Cod National Seashore: Build Your Own Park!

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

Build Your Own Park! With Cape Cod National Seashore’s Ranger Anna Ranger Anna will help us build our miniature parks using a variety of materials. We will talk about what types of different resources can be in parks,... 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 Presents: The Story of a Truro Eclipse Chaser

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

Wonder what all the to-do was in August about the total solar eclipse?  Truro resident and long-time eclipse chaser Jay Vivian will lift the shadows on the mystery.  He’ll discuss the basics of eclipses, including why they’re so... Read More

Outer Cape Solarize Plus

Please come to an introductory meeting and discussion from Outer Cape Solarize Plus.  This program is sponsored by the Energy Committees of the Towns of Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, and Provincetown and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.  It is designed... Read More

Outer Cape Solarize Plus-CANCELLED

PLEASE NOTE: The Truro Library January 4 meeting has been cancelled due to weather. The Provincetown Library meeting January 17 at 6:30 and the Wellfleet Library meeting January 31 at 6:30 are both still scheduled for your information needs.... Read More

Outer Cape Solarize Plus

Please come to a meeting and discussion with Outer Cape Energize.  This program is sponsored by the Energy Committees of the Towns of Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, and Provincetown and the Solarize Mass program of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). Have... Read More

Outer Cape Solarize Plus

Please come to a meeting and discussion with Outer Cape Energize.  This program is sponsored by the Energy Committees of the Towns of Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, and Provincetown and the Solarize Mass program of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). Have... Read More

Outer Cape Solarize Plus

Please come to a meeting and discussion with Outer Cape Energize.  This program is sponsored by the Energy Committees of the Towns of Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, and Provincetown and the Solarize Mass program of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). Have... Read More

Whales off Cape Cod’s Shore

Whales off Cape Cod’s Shore with Ranger Benjamin Through hands on learning with whale skulls, vertebra, faux teeth, and baleen, students will learn the differences between toothed and baleen whales.  Taking on the role of scientists, students will... Read More

Outer Cape Solarize Plus

Please come to a meeting and discussion with Outer Cape Energize.  This program is sponsored by the Energy Committees of the Towns of Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, and Provincetown and the Solarize Mass program of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). Have... Read More

Beach Creatures! with CCNS Ranger Rebecca

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

Come make some Beach Creature Art  with Ranger Rebecca. We will learn about the creatures of the beach, do beach creature yoga, play a beach creature running game and create a collage of what lives on the beach. Every... Read More

Coyotes in the Neighborhood

Eastern Coyotes are a wild canid whose genetic make-up can be a combination of two species of wolves, western coyotes, and domestic dogs. It is truly a “canid soup.” Found throughout Massachusetts and eastern North America, coyotes thrive... Read More

Tor Hansen: Cape Cod’s Shoreline Bio-Diversity

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 will learn more about our local biodiversity and replenishing and... Read More

Meet Middle School Author KATE ALLEN

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

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

SUSPENDED: Tor Hansen: Cape Cod’s Shoreline Bio-Diversity, PART 2

Tor Hansen: Cape Cod’s Shoreline Bio-Diversity, PART 2 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 will learn... Read More