Today’s blog entry was written by Faith Lee, one of our reference librarians, who also is responsible for the fabulous banned books display in the library.

“Have you been in the library in the last couple of days?  Well, come in and see how we are celebrating Banned Books Week.  The

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An enormous thank you to ALL the residents of Falmouth who turned out on Saturday with their photos!! Thank you as well to our fabulous volunteers, as well as our partners on this project including FCTV, The Falmouth Historical Society, and the MBLWHOI Library. None of this would have been possible without the funding provided by The Friends of the…

Not only is this Saturday the Mass. Memories Road Show, it is also the beginning of Banned Books Week. So on Saturday you can bring 2 or 3 photos to be scanned between 11 and 4 for the Falmouth family album of digital photos, you can tell your story about the…

Attention Boomers and Boomer Parents! Wondering, what can I do about my living situation? Assisted living or nursing home? Move in with one of the kids? Must I move from the home I love? How does long-term-care insurance work, anyway? Isn’t there another way? I wonder what the living arrangements are for “older” people in other countries.

If…

And so we begin!

You are invited to read and discuss Narrative Nonfiction. We will not be reading cookbooks (though there may be a recipe or two.) No self-improvement books, (though you may find yourself changed for the better.) We will be reading across the genres of nonfiction, from history to adventure, memoir/biography and beyond. Please join us…

I hope everyone enjoyed our visit from The Photo Detective, and that you uncovered lots of photos to bring along on Saturday, September 26th for the Mass. Memories Road Show .... which is only one week from this Saturday! I’ve been telling you about this since August, but the time is…

Some of you may remember that when we first reopened the library we did a survey of our magazine collection. We asked you what magazines did you read, what magazines did you not read, and what magazines might you want added to the collection. One of the magazines that got no comments was Coins Magazine, so that was one of…

Just a reminder that Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, will be HERE at 2:00 tomorrow! Don’t let heaps of unidentified, damaged & disorganized family photos get you down. The Photo Detective can help. Maureen Taylor’s expertise in photography, history, and genealogy can help you find missing photos, interpret unidentified pictures, and preserve and organize your precious…

The Great Decisions discussion series will be held again at Falmouth Public Library in 2010 !

Great Decisions provides a forum to learn about and discuss 8 topics of global interest with fellow Falmouthians. It comes to us from the Foreign Policy Association (FPA).  Each week we’ll take a broad look at a critical world affairs issue.  Then,…

We just got the following message from one of our patrons: “I took several Joy of Learning classes last year and want to sign up for more,need the date when they will start. They are excellent.” Good news! You can sign up now for The Joy of Learning Classes which begin in October! Just stop by the the Main Library…

We will be closed on Monday, September 7th for Labor Day. Our Sunday hours will begin on Sunday, September 13th from Noon - 4. So stop in today or tomorrow to see our great new signage! The new building just gets better and better!

And do stop by either today or tomorrow because it is your last chance…