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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Creative Dance for 3-5 Year-Olds

Creative dance for 3-5 year olds. Children develop self awareness while exploring a variety of dances and movements.

Make Your Own Pool Noodle Toys

Using pool noodles, we will make different types of toys, such as rockets and tennis rackets. These toys can be used outside and in the pool, but they are also indoor-friendly for those rainy days!

Creative Dance for 3-5 Year-Olds

Creative dance for 3-5 year olds. Children develop self awareness while exploring a variety of dances and movements.

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

Creative Dance for 3-5 Year-Olds

Creative dance for 3-5 year olds. Children develop self awareness while exploring a variety of dances and movements.

Creative Dance for 3-5 Year-Olds

Creative dance for 3-5 year olds. Children develop self awareness while exploring a variety of dances and movements.

Creative Dance for 3-5 Year-Olds

Creative dance for 3-5 year olds. Children develop self awareness while exploring a variety of dances and movements.

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Underwater ROV Launching

Underwater ROV—Launch Day Saturday, April 21, 1:00 p.m. Come for the launching of our OpenROV!

Family Movie & Craft: COCO

Watch COCO on our big screen and make some fun crafts. Popcorn will be served.  •  Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary… Read More

Build an Underwater ROV–Ages 9 and Up

Build an Underwater ROV—Ages 9 and up Tuesday, April 17 – Friday, April 20, 10:00 a.m. – noon Launch Day: Saturday, April 21, 1:00 p.m. We’ll be assembling an open-source Remotely Operated Vehicle that we plan to use to… Read More

Family Fun Makerspace: Art Bots

MAKE AN ART BOT! What if you could build a robot that creates its own art? In this project, you will create your own Art Bot, a robot with markers for “legs” that wobbles across a piece of… Read More

Build an Underwater ROV–Ages 9 and Up

Build an Underwater ROV—Ages 9 and up Tuesday, April 17 – Friday, April 20, 10:00 a.m. – noon Launch Day: Saturday, April 21, 1:00 p.m. We’ll be assembling an open-source Remotely Operated Vehicle that we plan to use to… Read More

Build an Underwater ROV–Ages 9 and Up

Build an Underwater ROV—Ages 9 and up Tuesday, April 17 – Friday, April 20, 10:00 a.m. – noon Launch Day: Saturday, April 21, 1:00 p.m. We’ll be assembling an open-source Remotely Operated Vehicle that we plan to use to… Read More

Build an Underwater ROV–Ages 9 and Up

Build an Underwater ROV—Ages 9 and up Tuesday, April 17 – Friday, April 20, 10:00 a.m. – noon Launch Day: Saturday, April 21, 1:00 p.m. We’ll be assembling an open-source Remotely Operated Vehicle that we plan to use to… Read More

Working with Clay: A Special Kids Workshop Series

Due to a storm cancellation on March 3, the third session of this series will take place on March 24. The Truro Public Library presents “Working with Clay,” a special kids workshop series with Brian J. Taylor and… Read More

Working with Clay: A Special Kids Workshop Series

Due to a storm cancellation on March 3, the third session of this series will take place on March 24. The Truro Public Library presents “Working with Clay,” a special kids workshop series with Brian J. Taylor and… Read More

Working with Clay: A Special Kids Workshop Series

Due to a storm cancellation on March 3, the third session of this series will take place on March 24. The Truro Public Library presents “Working with Clay,” a special kids workshop series with Brian J. Taylor and… Read More

Working with Clay: A Special Kids Workshop Series

Due to a storm cancellation on March 3, the third session of this series will take place on March 24. The Truro Public Library presents “Working with Clay,” a special kids workshop series with Brian J. Taylor and… Read More

Nature’s Engineers

Nature’s Engineers with Lynne Animals are great engineers. They know how to BUILD to LAST! What do burrs, a kingfisher’s bill, and  turkey vultures have in common? They’ve all served as inspiration for human innovation. Learn about animal… Read More

Kitchen Science!

Kitchen Science with Lynne Kitchen Science: A chemical reaction happens when two ingredients combine and produce a new or changed substance. We’ll use common substances, found in the kitchen, to create a change or a new substance!

Family Movie: THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE

Family Movie: The Lego Ninjago Movie Watch the movie from our new projector,  Popcorn will be served.  • A fierce but undisciplined team of modern-day ninjas must learn to check their egos and pull together to unleash their… Read More

Family Fun: Wii & Board Games

Wii & Board Games Play some fun games like Apples to Apples, Operation, Snap Circuits, Checkers, GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine, and Just Dance.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover–Pick up

Pick up your stuffed animal friend, share some cider and donuts and learn all about their overnight adventures! For ages 9 and under.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover–Dropoff

Bring a stuffed animal to listen to some bedtime stories, eat some pizza, and tuck them in to spend the night at the library. Pick them up the next day, Saturday, February 10, at 12:30 p.m., and find… Read More

Family Fun: LEGO®

Make your own unique creations!

Family Fun: Wii & Board Games

Wii & Board Games Play some fun games like Apples to Apples, Operation, Snap Circuits, Checkers, GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine, and Just Dance.

Family Fun: LEGO®

Make your own unique creations!

Family Movie & Craft: DESPICABLE ME 3

Despicable Me 3 Movie and Craft Watch the movie from our new projector and make your own minion. Hot apple cider and popcorn will be served.  • Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters, and the Minions are back in… Read More

Family Movie & Craft: THE LORAX

The Lorax Movie and Craft Saturday, December 30, 10:30 a.m. – noon Watch the movie from our new projector and make your own Lorax. Hot apple cider and popcorn will be served.  • A 12-year-old boy searches for… Read More

Family Movie & Craft: STICK MAN

Watch the movie from our new projector and make your own Stick Man. Hot apple cider and popcorn will be served.  • Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children… Read More

Ornamental Crafts for the Holidays

Drop in to make some holiday crafts!

Family Fun: LEGO®

Make your own unique creations!

Decorative Crafts for a Festive Table

Come make festive decorations for your holiday table!

Family Movie: THE RED TURTLE

No school today! Come see a movie at the library! The Red Turtle is a “PG” Studio Ghibli film. Free popcorn and juice will be served.

Family Movie: OCEANS

No school today! Come see a movie at the library! Oceans is a “G” Disneynature film. Free popcorn and juice will be served.

Pine Cone Flower Wreaths Workshop

Come make a pine cone flower wreath for the holidays with Joyce Mathews! Ages 8 and up. Please sign up.

Halloween Party with Mad Science!

MAD SCIENCE presents “Fire and Ice.” Children will be dazzled and entertained as they interact with our Mad Scientists! Foggy dry ice storms, giant beach balls floating in the air, and even a special Mad Science “burp” potion… Read More

Circus Skills Workshop: Juggling and Physical Comedy

Come for a circus skills workshop and learn juggling and physical comedy with Trevor Pearson. The Cape Cod native has been juggling professionally for over 18 years, performing and instructing throughout New England and beyond. He’s taught after-school… Read More

Explore LittleBits

LittleBits has been called the “Legos of the 21st Century.”  It is a library of electronic modules that snap together with small magnets for prototyping and learning.  The idea is to “put the power of electronics in the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Children Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Join us for garden adventures at the library. Reflect on the seasonal, local food we have grown ourselves and on how our garden work helps the… 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.

Family Fun: Ice Cream Social

Come and enjoy some delicious ice cream, generously supplied by Savory and Sweet Escape!

Music for Kids with Denya LeVine

A music and movement class for young children.

Stories and Songs at the Beach

Meet at Coast Guard Beach (weather permitting) and bring a blanket and a story to share. Jennifer Stratton will bring her guitar and we can sing some songs as well.

Cape Cod National Seashore: Build Your Own Park!

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

Storytelling through Video with Lower Cape TV

For 4th–6th graders. Learn to make your stories come alive through video production.  Working as a team, learn to storyboard, script, and then shoot and edit your video.  You’ll explore different shooting and editing techniques, backdrops, and props… Read More

Storytelling through Video with Lower Cape TV

For 4th–6th graders. Learn to make your stories come alive through video production.  Working as a team, learn to storyboard, script, and then shoot and edit your video.  You’ll explore different shooting and editing techniques, backdrops, and props… Read More

STEAM DROP-IN: Soaring Satellites

SOARING SATELLITES! Design and build a satellite that can float for at least five seconds in the marked area of our vertical wind tube. Using simple, recycled materials, children can explore the concepts of lift and weight as… Read More

Drag Queen Storytime with Ryan Landry

Drag Queen Storytime with Special Guest Ryan Landry Join the ever-entertaining Ryan Landry for a special storytime. It will be followed by a free lunch on the back deck for every child up to 18 years old. Lunches… Read More

Storytelling through Video with Lower Cape TV

For 4th–6th graders. Learn to make your stories come alive through video production.  Working as a team, learn to storyboard, script, and then shoot and edit your video.  You’ll explore different shooting and editing techniques, backdrops, and props… Read More

Storytelling through Video with Lower Cape TV

For 4th–6th graders. Learn to make your stories come alive through video production.  Working as a team, learn to storyboard, script, and then shoot and edit your video.  You’ll explore different shooting and editing techniques, backdrops, and props… Read More

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

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

Musical Storytime with Miss Julie

Storytime with Special Guest Miss Julie Join Miss Julie for some of her favorite picture books. She plays the ukulele and leads everyone in singing old favorites like “Skidamarink” and “Baby Beluga.”

“Jack and the Beanstalk” with Dream Tale Puppets

Jack and the Beanstalk is a joyous, original adaptation of the classic tale about poor Jack who went to sell his cow and came home with three magic beans. Jack’s daring adventure up the huge beanstalk helps him… Read More

Music and Movement with Miss Julie

We will sing loud and strong, and move our bodies in time to the music!  

STEAM DROP-IN: Rube Goldberg Contraptions

RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINES Rube Goldberg was an illustrator, sculptor and inventor who is best known for cartoons depicting complicated gadgets that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways. Come make your own “Rube Goldberg Machine” using balls, tubes,… Read More

Meet Elephant and Piggie

Gerald and Piggie will be here to hear some fun books written about them!  

STEAM Family Fair with Lucy Gilmore

One and a half hours of action packed discovery based stations geared for children ages 3 – 8 (supervised younger and older siblings are welcome to this family program) All children need to be accompanied by a supervising… Read More

STEAM DROP-IN: Design Challenges

SPAGHETTI DESIGN CHALLENGE Working with dried spaghetti and marshmallows, design and build a tower, a bridge, a geodesic dome or any other number of three-dimensional creations. These drop-in programs are designed to fit your schedule. Come in anytime… Read More

Children’s Community Garden Group with Sustainable CAPE

Every Thursday at 3:00 p.m. in July and August Join us for outside adventure, learning and art in our edible garden behind the library. Learn all about seasonal, local food we can grow ourselves and how our harvest… Read More

The Windows in Your World with Kenneth Hawkey

Take an empty building full of empty windows and fill those windows with what makes you happy and with what makes you feel good! Create a world that is unique to you! This is a two dimensional art… Read More