Curious about Dungeons and Dragons? Haven’t played in a while or want to hone your skills? Come up to the Young Adult room and let your imagination take off! Goblins, knights, wizards, and anything else you can think of! Players of all skill levels are more than welcome! Register here! Registration Page
Place: Falmouth Public Library Young Adult Room
Date: Friday, March 29th (3/29/2024)
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The library will be showing some new movies in March! Scroll below to find out which movies will be playing, view the movie trailers and register to attend as seating is limited.
All movie showings are free to the public and are supported by the Friends of the Falmouth Public Library.
Friday, March 8th, 3pm-5:05pm …… REGISTER HERE
Hermann Meeting Room
“This fantasy musical film follows the story of Willy Wonka, the famous but eccentric chocolatier based on the character from Roald Dahl’s novel. In particular, it emphasizes his rise to the top. The narrative traces his beginnings as a young adult who started as an employee selling chocolate in a store until he became driven to enter the chocolate industry eventually. This film acts as a prequel to the 1971 film adaptation of Dahl’s novel.”
Rated: PG; Running Time: 2hrs 2mins
Friday, March 22nd, 3pm-5:20pm …… REGISTER HERE
Hermann Meeting Room
“Musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s. Torn apart from her sister and her children, Celie faces many hardships in life, including an abusive husband. With support from a sultry singer named Shug Avery, as well as her stand-her-ground stepdaughter, Celie ultimately finds extraordinary strength in the unbreakable bonds of a new kind of sisterhood.”
Rated: PG-13; Running Time: 2hrs 20mins
The library will be showing some new movies in February! Scroll below to find out which movies will be playing, view the movie trailers and register to attend as seating is limited.
All movie showings are free to the public and are supported by the Friends of the Falmouth Public Library. Please note that Family Friendly Films are open to all ages, but small children should be accompanied by an adult.
Friday, February 9th, 3pm-4:30pm ……. REGISTER HERE
Hermann Meeting Room
“Following the death of the family patriarch, the Portokalos family decides to embark on a grand odyssey to his homeland in Greece for a no-holds-barred family reunion. Along the way, each member of the Portokalos clan experiences a host of mishaps and uplifting situations that ultimately strengthen their enduring bonds of family. The story is the third installment in the series franchise.”
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1hr 31mins
Thursday, February 22nd, 2pm-4:20pm ……. REGISTER HERE
Hermann Meeting Room
“Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.”
Rated: PG
Running Time: 2hrs 20mins
Friday, February 23rd, 3pm-5:20pm ……. REGISTER HERE
Hermann Meeting Room
“Daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter, he soon finds himself squaring off against Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi who works for NASA.”
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 2hrs 22mins
Tuesday February 20, 11:00 AM: Falmouth Osprey Project. Join us in the Hermann Room as the founders of the Falmouth Osprey Project tell us about their work helping ospreys nest safely! All ages are welcome and children should be accompanied by an adult. Please register.
Tuesday February 20, 1:30-3:00 PM: Family Game Play. Join us in the Children’s Room for drop-in game play for families including children of all ages.
Wednesday February 21, 11:00 AM: Amazing Animal Ambassadors. Meet, observe, and learn about four exotic animals under the guidance of certified handler Bethany Jakubson. In the Hermann Room. Aimed at children; small children should be accompanied by an adult. Please register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Wednesday February 21, 1:30-2:30 PM: CAP Therapy Dogs: Tales to Tails Program. Come read to a certified therapy dog in the Children’s Room! Tales to Tails is a drop-in program so no registration required. All ages are welcome.
Thursday February 22, 2:00 PM: Family Friendly Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Join us in the Hermann Room for a screening of this PG-rated film with a run time of 2 hours and 20 minutes. All ages are welcome and small children should be accompanied by an adult. Please register.
Friday February 23, 1:00 PM: Pitter Patter Puppet Show. Join us in the Hermann Room for silly songs and interactive puppetry, great for ages 2 and up and charming for their adults! Please register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
If you are planning activities for children who will be out of school between Christmas and New Year’s, the library has some events for you!
Friday Dec. 22 at 3:00 pm: Family Friendly Friday Film: Elf. We’ll be showing this PG-rated film to an all-ages crowd in the Hermann Room; small children should be accompanied by an adult. The film runs 1 hour 35 minutes. We encourage you to register.
Tuesday Dec. 26, 3:30-5:00 pm: Block Party: Legos in the Library. Don’t bring your own Legos, but come play with ours! Join us in the Hermann Room for free play, drop-in. We do have Duplo for the littlest builders.
Wednesday Dec. 27, 11:00 am: Children’s Singalong with Lori Pilla. We’ll sing traditional children’s songs and folk songs. This event is aimed at children 4-9 but all are welcome. No registration is required; just come by the Children’s Room.
Thursday Dec. 28, 1:30-3:00 pm: Family Game Play in the Children’s Room. Drop by the Children’s Room to play board or card games specially selected for family fun. All ages are welcome but small children should be accompanied by an adult.
Our Friday Film series, with Classics in the fall and New Releases in the spring, has been a big hit! So big we’ve decided to try expanding the series with Family Friendly films for all ages. The films chosen are rated PG, so may not be appropriate for all children (parents get to make the call!) This could be a great opportunity for a grandparent-grandchild film date, or an event for the whole family, although a party of just adults is welcome too – aren’t we all kids at heart sometimes?
On Friday December 22 at 3pm we’ll be showing Elf, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. This day is the last day of school before the winter break, and is a half day for the public schools.
Please REGISTER!
Rating: PG
Run time: 1 h 35 m.
On Friday January 19 we’ll show the 2023 live-action version of The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey.
Please REGISTER!
Rating: PG
Run Time: 2 h 15 m.
On Friday February 16 come see the animated 2023 film Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.
Please REGISTER.
Rating: PG
Run Time: 2 h 20 m.
Important changes are coming to Kanopy starting November 1st.
What will be changing?
Instead of play credits, Kanopy users will now be issued “tickets” every month. Kanopy titles will be labeled with the number of tickets needed to watch them, and how long you have to view to the title. Episodic content (i.e. TV Shows and Great Courses) will now be bingeable so you can watch an entire season or course using tickets based on the running time. Check out the table below that breaks down the ticket requirements and viewing periods for Kanopy titles.
| Running Time | Ticket Requirement | Viewing Period |
| 2 Hours or Less | 2 | 3 Days |
| 2 to 4 Hours | 3 | 3 Days |
| 4 to 6 Hours | 4 | 7 Days |
| 6 – 10 Hours | 5 | 14 Days |
| 10+ Hours | 5 | 21 Days |
How many tickets will I get?
As a Falmouth Public Library patron, you will be getting 15 tickets a month to watch Kanopy content. Kanopy Kids will remain unlimited views, as Kanopy Kids content will be ticket-free to watch.
When will these changes be taking place?
Kanopy will switch to the new ticketing system on November 1st. When using Kanopy for the first time in November, either through its app or the website, a pop up will appear to walk you through the new ticketing system.
Have any questions?
Contact the library at 508-457-2555 x7, email info@falmouthpubliclibrary.org or stop by the reference desk during library hours.
We invite you to join us for a screening of the documentary film Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty in the Hermann Room, on Friday Oct. 13, 2023 at 3:00PM. The screening is free and open to the public. Following the film, documentary filmmaker John de Graaf will answer questions from the audience. We encourage you to REGISTER for this event.
This new 78-minute documentary celebrates the life and legacy of former Interior Secretary
Stewart L. Udall, arguably the most effective environmentalist in American history. He fought
tirelessly for the protection of our planet and its natural beauty and was the first public official to
speak out about global warming.
This beautiful film tells the inspiring story of Secretary Udall as an advocate of social and
environmental justice, international cooperation, the arts, and most of all, the protection of our
shared environment and magnificent natural beauty. The story highlights the bi-partisan success
of this unsung hero’s efforts, and calls on us all to move beyond the polarization of our time and
work together to protect our world’s natural heritage.
Udall pushed legislation through Congress mandating clean air and water, wilderness
preservation, pesticide restrictions, strip-mining reclamation, and the establishment of the Wild
and Scenic Rivers and National Trails systems, while providing greater self-determination for
Native Americans. The film explores the hard choices Udall had to make regarding both the
Vietnam War and plans to dam the Grand Canyon, which he helped ultimately stop.
This ground-breaking film goes beyond Udall’s accomplishments to explore the values that
motivated him, especially his concern for beauty and balance, as expressed in the Navajo
concept of Hózhó.
“Don’t miss this masterpiece!”–Gus Speth, former director, UN Development Program, Dean,
Yale School of Forestry, co-founder, Natural Resources Defense Council
Join us this Fall on selected Friday afternoons at 3pm as we screen classic movies from the 1940’s and 1950’s in the Hermann room! These movie viewings are free to the public and are supported by the Friends of the Falmouth Public Library.
To find out which movies are playing and when, check out movie listings below! To register to attend, as seating is limited, click on the date you wish to attend and fill out the registration form. If you have any questions, please contact the Adult Services department at 508-457-2555 x 7 or by emailing info@falmouthpubliclibrary.org.
“James Stewart stars as the good-natured Elwood P. Dowd, whose constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall rabbit that only he can see. To his sister, Veta Louise, Elwood’s obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in the side of her plans to marry off her daughter. But when Veta Louise decides to put Elwood in a mental hospital, a hilarious mix-up occurs and she finds herself committed instead. It’s up to Elwood to straighten out the mess with his kindly philosophy, and his “imaginary” friend.”
Rated: NR; Running Time: 1hr 45mins
“Screen legends Humphrey Bogart and William Holden are the mega-rich Larrabee brothers of Long Island, New York. Bogie’s all work; Holden’s all playboy. They have little in common except that they’ve both taken notice of a beautiful, sophisticated young woman, possessing a delightful zest for living, suddenly in their midst – Audrey Hepburn as Sabrina Fairchild. Could this really be the daughter of the Larrabee family’s chauffeur, whom both brothers largely ignored as she was growing up? It is but now, after a stint in Paris, Sabrina has blossomed into a captivatingly glamorous woman of the world and the fuse is lit for some family fireworks as both brothers fall under the spell of Sabrina and her irresistible charms.”
Rated: NR; Running Time: 1hr 52mins
“On Halloween, newly married drama critic Mortimer Brewster returns home to Brooklyn, where his adorably dotty aunts greet him with love, sweetness … and a grisly surprise: the corpses buried in their cellar. A bugle-playing brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, a crazed criminal who’s a dead ringer for Boris Karloff, and a seriously slippery plastic surgeon are among the outré oddballs populating Arsenic and Old Lace, a diabolical delight that only gets funnier as the body count rises.”
Rated: NR; Running Time: 1hr 58mins
“Professional photographer L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries, becomes obsessed with watching the private dramas of his neighbors while confined to a wheelchair with a broken leg. When he suspects that a salesman may have murdered his nagging, invalid wife, Jeffries enlists the help of his stunning socialite girlfriend to investigate the suspicious chain of events.”
Rated: PG; Running Time: 1hr 52mins
“Boston heiress Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis) is a neurotic mess, largely because of her domineering mother (Gladys Cooper). But after a stint in a sanatorium where she receives the attention of Dr. Jasquith (Claude Rains), Charlotte comes out of her shell and elects to go on a cruise. Aboard ship she meets Jerry (Paul Henreid) and falls in love, despite his being married. They enjoy a brief tryst in Rio before returning to the States, where Charlotte struggles to forget him and find happiness.”
Rated: TV-G; Running Time: 1hr 57mins
“Following the closing arguments in a murder trial, the 12 members of the jury must deliberate, with a guilty verdict meaning death for the accused, an inner-city teen. As the dozen men try to reach a unanimous decision while sequestered in a room, one juror (Henry Fonda) casts considerable doubt on elements of the case. Personal issues soon rise to the surface, and conflict threatens to derail the delicate process that will decide one boy’s fate.”
Rated: TV-PG; Running Time: 1hr 35mins
“After a divorced New York mother (Maureen O’Hara) hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus (Edmund Gwenn) at Macy’s, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer (John Payne) defends him in court by arguing that he’s not mistaken.”
Rated: TV-G; Running Time: 1hr 35mins
Join us on Tuesday July 18 at 6:00pm in the Hermann Meeting Room for a screening of the 2017 documentary film Chasing Coral. Come learn more about how a team of divers, photographers, and scientists set out to film the elusive process of coral bleaching – happening at an unprecedented rate around the world – and explore what organizations are now doing to help corals become more resilient. All are welcome and you may bring popcorn and covered drinks if you wish. A brief discussion will follow the film showing. Please register.
This screening is co-sponsored by FalCAN, the Falmouth Climate Action Network. FalCAN’s mission is to “Initiate and collaborate in activities that our community can take in response to the climate emergency through education, sharing of best practices, and advocacy of impactful policies.”