Here in the reference room I get to help people who have many types of questions and goals. Just yesterday two people came in five minutes apart to request materials to learn Brazilian Portuguese and Mandarin (Chinese). Another person asked for help with his resume and several people wanted to learn how to use audiobooks and ebooks on the new…

The Trends of 2010 included dogs, zombies, vampires, green (ecologically friendly), historical fiction, Jane Austen & Mark Twain. For a Mark Twain read try: Twain’s Feast: searching for America’s lost foods in the footsteps of Samuel Clemens by Andrew Beahrs.

Mindy’s Favorites of 2010…

Two weeks ago, I blogged about a new title in our periodical collection – ESPN, The Magazine.  Well, that wasn’t the only title we added recently.  This month we also start a new subscription to Natural Home, which contains valuable information on “sustainable home design and materials,” along with tips and inspiration…

Thursday afternoon, December 16, over 40 parents, grandparents and grand friends attended the closing reception of the art exhibit in the Teen Room. Many of the artists were delighted to be photographed with their work.

The exhibit, Art is a Creative Thinking, was organized by Rebecca Noack, chairman of the Lawrence School & Mullen –Hall Art Departments.  Noack…

Were you nice and not naughty this holiday season? Are you the lucky recipient of an MP3 player, an iPod, a Nook or Sony Reader? Well, Virginia, our very own Santa aka Gary Ingraham of the library’s IT department, will be happy to help you set up your new portable device!

Gary will assist you in setting up and…

If you are in the habit of judging a book by its cover (which I have done on occasion), then you will miss out on a delightful, nostalgic sampling of Christmas literature, recipes and carols that can be found in the Home Book of Christmas, edited by May Lamberton Becker.  This small book with its…

Donna Skinner writes from the Children’s Dept:
Last night was the Falmouth Public Library’s annual Holiday Pajama Storytime at Highfield Hall. This event is a collaborative effort with The Coalition for Children and The West Falmouth Library. There were stories read, songs sung, and dancing snowflakes! Our staff and patrons received a warm welcome from Highfield Hall. There…

When patrons tell us what they want to see in the library, we listen.  We have “Suggest a Title” forms at the circulation, reference and help desks, which you can fill out with the title of a book, magazine, CD or DVD that you think Falmouth residents would enjoy.  We give each suggestion serious consideration and, if appropriate for…

Do you love to read manga? Are Japanese animation films your favorite type of movie? Well, you’ll be glad to know the Falmouth Public Library has started an Anime & Manga Club. Our next meeting will be at 3:00 PM on Monday December 13 at 3:00 PM.
Join us to watch a film from the latest collection at

For those of you that missed last month’s book club meeting, this is to let you know that the Fiction Book Club will be meeting NEXT week, NOT the week of Christmas. So we will be discussing The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elisabeth Robinson on Tuesday, December 14 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, December 16…

Last night, just as I got home, I was listening to WCAI and had one of those driveway moments where I had to listen to the end of A Cape Cod Notebook with Robert Finch. He was talking about Thornton Wilder‘s play The Long Christmas Dinner. It made me…

It was a cold night last night, but nonetheless our brave authors showed up for Twists & Turns in Life & Death!They included:

- Brock Clarke: Exley
- Lynne Griffin: Life Without Summer
- Randy Susan Meyers: