Writers’ Symposium with David Levithan (author of Every Day and Will Grayson, Will Grayson)-a Young Adult and Middle Grade author Meet and Greet!
Calling middle- and high-schoolers, calling adults! Are you a YA or middle years fiction fan? Do you love to write? Do you sometimes wonder how writers do it? What drives and inspires them, provides discipline, and feeds ideas?… Read More
Trump and the Law: A Conversation with Steve Wasby
“Trump and the Law: A Conversation with Steve Wasby” We are pleased to host a conversation with Steve Wasby on “Trump and the Law.” Trump is not the only president to have controversial interactions with the law, and… Read More
Author: JAMES CARROLL
Join us for a reading and book signing with author James Carroll! From National Book Award-winning writer James Carroll comes a novel of the timeless love story of Peter Abelard and Héloïse, and its impact on a modern… Read More
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of The Speckled Band
The Truro Public Library hosts a fabulous cast of Cape actors, including Michael Rogers as Holmes and Bill Salem as Dr. Watson, who will attempt to solve Holmes’ most insidious, frightening, and perplexing case, “The Adventure of the… Read More
June Art Exhibit Opening Reception: Robert Hager
“My Cape Cod…in brush strokes soft as the summer wind” The Truro Public Library is pleased to show an exhibit of works by Robert G. Hager, a local artist with working studios in North Truro, MA and… Read More
Film Series: Images of Women in Film Pre- & Post-Code
The Women (with Joan Crawford) Joan Crawford and an all-star cast in a study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women. We will see how images of women changed to meet the restrictions of what the Code… Read More
Film Screening: DIVIDE IN CONCORD
DIVIDE IN CONCORD: The Bottled Water Battle Over Plastic is a feature-length documentary that follows the entertaining tale of banning bottled water in small-town America. In 1775, Concord patriots fired the infamous ‘shot heard round the world’ that began… Read More
FOTL Presents: A Revolution of Her Own
FOTL PRESENTS A Revolution of Her Own! A Story of the American Heroine Deborah Sampson at the Truro Community Center Judith Kalaora, professional educator, actress, and living historian, portrays Deborah Sampson, the first woman to enlist in, to fight… Read More
Film Series: Images of Women in Film Pre- & Post-Code
Of Human Bondage (with Bette Davis) A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both. Bette Davis shocked audiences as well as critics with her raw performance as a… Read More
Film Series: Images of Women in Film Pre- & Post-Code
Dinner at Eight (with Jean Harlow) A high-society dinner party masks a hotbed of scandal and intrigue. A very funny look at the “upper crust” of the times. (1933, 110 min.) Images of Women in Film Pre- & Post-Code… Read More
Film Series: Images of Women in Film Pre- & Post-Code
Midnight Mary (with Loretta Young) This crisply told story about Mary–an abused orphan who sinks into a life of crime–is told through flashback as she awaits the verdict of her murder trial. (1933, 74 min.) Images of Women in… Read More
Film Series: Images of Women in Film Pre- & Post-Code
Baby Face (with Barbara Stanwyck) A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank – by gleefully sleeping her way to the top. (1933, 71… Read More
Film Series: Images of Women in Film Pre- & Post-Code
The Divorcee (with Norma Shearer) When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she decides to respond to his infidelities in kind. (1930, 84 min.) Images of Women in Film Pre- & Post-Code with Michelle… Read More
Frank Poranski and Lary Chaplan are Broadway Central – Winter Music Series
Frank, vocals, and guitar, has been performing on Cape Cod for the last twenty years as a solo artist, as part of Frank and Chev, with the Pollyannas, backing Tianna Esperanza. and more. Lary Chaplan, violin, began his… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
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
Tor Hansen: A Deeper Look at the Twine Field Meadows
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
Questions and Answers about Immigration on the Cape, with Collin Mickle
Join Collin Mickle at the Truro Public Library to learn more about options for immigrants and their families: how one might receive free legal assistance and representation for applications to US Citizenship and Immigration Services; how to apply… 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
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
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Next Chapter Book Club–Meeting
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 and continues through December 19. We… Read More
Poetry: Brendan Galvin
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
September Art Exhibit: Kay Cassill
“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
Author Talk: John J. Clayton and Sharon Dunn
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
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
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
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
Robert Allison: Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America
Find out how a runaway Boston apprentice became one of the most influential and famous men of his age. Historian Robert Allison will explore both the celebrated and lesser known aspects of founder Benjamin Franklin’s remarkable life on… Read More
FOTL’s Annual Gigantic Book Sale
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
August Art Exhibit: Warren Green
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
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
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: Stephen Kinzer –@First Parish Church/Truro Meeting House
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
Coastal Geologist Mark Borrelli–at Truro Community Center
We welcome Coastal Geologist Mark Borrelli to talk about “Storms, Sea Level Rise, and Coastal Flooding in Truro: Now and in the Future.” What might happen in Truro when the waters around us rise? The Center for Coastal… 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
Art Exhibit Opening: Chas’n Sails and More. Nancy Bloom
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
Tor Hansen: Identify Resident and Migratory Fauna of the Twine Field Meadows
Pond Road’s own naturalist, Tor Hansen, returns to expand on the fauna and the flora in Truro’s Twine Fields. Using his extraordinary photographs, presented in a slide show, we will explore resident and migratory fauna and floral components… Read More
June Art Exhibit: Chas’n Sails and More. Nancy Bloom
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
The Victrola Society: A Bouquet of Spring
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.
The Biodiversity of Truro’s Upland Twine Field Meadow
Pond Road’s own naturalist, Tor Hansen, will present a talk and slide show featuring his prize winning photos of fauna and the flora which shape their habitat in Truro’s Twine Fields. He will share opulent photos and discuss… Read More
ONE BIG HOME ….the impact of over-sized building on beach destinations
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
FOTL Presents: Bob Prescott on Spring Birds
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
Meet Your Sewing Machine
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
April Art: Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club Opening Reception
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
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
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.
What to Expect for Our Trees
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!
Garden Fertility with Dave DeWitt
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
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
CANCELLED–March 14: Meet Your Sewing Machine
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
Gather to Sew–Community-Made Reusable Bags
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
Meet Your Sewing Machine
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
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
Garden Planning with Dave DeWitt
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
Artist Talk: Ewa Nogiec
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
Travel and Photography in Cuba
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
Poetry: Jon Loomis
Alien abduction, reincarnation, earthquake, love, death, middle age, children, the end of the world—Jon Loomis’s new collection covers a lot of ground. From the quiet and contemplative lyric voice of “The Past” and “If I Come Back” to… Read More
Alice’s Ordinary People
The Truro Public Library is proud to present a screening of the documentary Alice’s Ordinary People. The ordinary people in Craig Dudnick’s 2012 film were civil rights and voting activist leaders who educated and mobilized thousands of people… Read More
Poet: Hilde Oleson
Poet: Hilde Oleson Why? Local poet Hilde Oleson’s new book of poetry is a testament to learning, to the “unknowable,” and to the perspective ninety-plus years can give one on all of the above–whether or not she has… Read More
FOTL’s Annual Paperback Book Sale
Friends of the Truro Library Gigantic Paperback Book Sale! Part of Truro Treasures Gala Weekend Proceeds benefit the Truro Library As part of Truro Treasures Gala Weekend, the Friends of the Truro Library are holding their annual Paperback… Read More
FOTL’s Annual Paperback Book Sale
Friends of the Truro Library Gigantic Paperback Book Sale! Part of Truro Treasures Gala Weekend Proceeds benefit the Truro Library As part of Truro Treasures Gala Weekend, the Friends of the Truro Library are holding their annual Paperback… Read More
The Grab Brothers – Truro Summer Concerts at the 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
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
Toast and Jam with Tim Dickey – Truro Summer Concerts at the Library
Toast and Jam writes and performs original bluegrass, modern folk, Americana, swing, and more. Tim Dickey Julie Charland Laird Boles Alice Malone
Zoë Lewis – Truro Concerts on the Green is now at the 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
Chandler Travis Philharmonic – Truro Summer Concerts at the 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
Daddy-O! — Truro Summer Concerts at the Library
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