During January and February, when the most sensible thing to do is curl up with a good book, we invite you to play Winter Reading Bingo with us at the Library!
It’s easy:
Pick up a Bingo Card at the North, East, or Main Branches of the Falmouth Public Library.
OR
Download and print out your own BINGO card.
Turn the card in to receive a small gift AND be entered into a random drawing to win a prize – a $50 gift card to Eight Cousins!
Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago—“one day, you’ll
take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.”
Javier Zamora’s adventure is a 3,000-mile journey from his small town in
El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border.
He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a
mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling
alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.
A memoir as gripping as it is moving, Solito provides an immediate and
intimate account not only of a treacherous and near-impossible journey,
but also of the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most
unexpected moments. Solito is Javier Zamora’s story, but it’s also the story
of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home.
“I read Solito with my heart in my throat and did not burst into tears until the last sentence. What a person, what a writer, what a book.”—Emma Straub
February 7 at 2:00 PM: On Childhood Migration from Central America–In Conversation with
Javier Zamora
The library will screen an author interview with Javier Zamora that was previously recorded by the Library Speakers Consortium. Tune in for a special conversation with New York Times bestselling author Javier Zamora as he chats with us about his riveting tale of survival and perseverance as told in his award-winning memoir Solito.
February 12 at 4:00 PM: Solito Book Discussion at the library
Join us at the library for a book discussion about Solito. We will explore key themes like, the immigrant experience, identity and belonging, resilience and hope, and family and community.
We encourage participants to reflect on how Solito resonates with your own experiences, perspectives, and understanding of the world today. Whether you’ve read the book or just started, we invite you to come with your thoughts, questions, and personal reflections.
More book discussions are being planned for different venues around town.
March 8 at 2:00 PM: Documentary Screening (Details to follow)
March 15 at 2:00 PM: What’s Next for the Border? – A presentation by Miriam Davidson
Miriam Davidson is a Tucson-based writer whose work focuses on border issues. Her most recent book, The Beloved Border: Humanity and Hope in a Contested Land, tells powerful stories of atrocities and compassion at the southern border. Davidson’s presentation will focus on the history of migration at the border, placing the Falmouth Reads Together selection, Solito, in both historical and contemporary context. She will also share accounts of what life is like south of the border, crossing the Darién Gap and cartel violence in Mexico. As well as discussing the environmental and cultural damage from the border wall and mine construction.
Her award-winning journalism has appeared in the New York Times, the AARP Bulletin, the Arizona Republic, the Nation, the Progressive, and many other outlets. She attended Yale College and the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Neighborhood Falmouth and the Falmouth Public Library are jointly offering this program on Wednesday, January 29th at 1:30 pm. Robert Reece will be discussing his novel, About Ben, which tells the story of Ben Levinson, a 23-year old medical student in 1952 who questions his future after this legs become paralyzed from poliomyelitis. Please register by clicking here.
Dr. Reece is retired from his work as a clinical professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and director of child protection at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He also directed the pediatric emergency room at Boston City Hospital and practiced pediatrics in Falmouth. He has published many textbooks and articles, and four other novels.
Neighborhood Falmouth is part of a growing national movement to promote continuing community residence for older Americans. Neighborhood Falmouth members, staff, and volunteers work together to help older Falmouth residents continue to enjoy our multi-generational community from the comfort of their own homes .They partner with other organizations in Falmouth that provide services for seniors. Learn more about them by clicking here or call 508-564-7543.
We have some great Zoom author talks this month! Click the links after the title to register and get more details, and you will receive the Zoom link, and the recording later! Please note that these events are virtual only, and do not take place in the library. This month’s talks have been shared with us by the Tewksbury Public Library.
Tuesday, January 14th 2-3 PM Armchair Tour of Mexico City, click here
Wednesday, January 15th 7-8 PM Prize-winning author Adam Haslett, click here
Tuesday, January 21st 7-8 PM Bestselling author James Grippando, click here
Thursday, January 23rd 7-8 pm Bestselling authors Scott Turow and Alafair Burke, click here
Friday, January 24th 7-8 pm Mystery author Vicki Delaney, click here
Monday, January 27 2-3PM Six Pillars of Brain Health with AARP, click here
Monday, January 27 7-8 pm, Historical Fiction author Fiona Davis 7-8 PM, click here
Wednesday, January 29th 7-8 pm Bestselling mystery writer Thomas Perry, click here
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Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Meditation Sessions
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We cannot wait to welcome the WatermelonAlligator Theatre Company back for a live radio performance of Charles’ Dickens A Christmas Carol. The event will be held on Saturday, December 14th 2024 at 2:00 PM in the Hermann Room at the Falmouth Public Library.
The event is appropriate for all ages and will last 75 – 90 minutes. Please register on our main Falmouth Public Library Events page or call 508-457-2555 x 7. If you run into any trouble, please reach out and we’ll fix it right up!
Dickens’ iconic story of greed, compassion, magic, and redemption will come to life through acting, music, and live sound effects in this original radio play adaptation. Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge makes life miserable for everyone around him, especially his long suffering clerk, Bob Cratchit. One fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business associate, Jacob Marley. A man who was as greedy and cold as Scrooge. Marley’s spirit warns Scrooge that if he continues to live so selfishly, he will spend eternity wearing the chains that his greed has built. Three more spirits visit Scrooge that night: The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come, who show Scrooge his error in valuing money over people. Scrooge, frightened by the bleak picture of his life, awakes on Christmas morning a new man, promising to change his ways.
Get into the holiday spirit with a performance by professional working actors from the WatermelonAlligator Theatre Company!
There will be a discussion regarding Christianity and how the tale of Scrooge is truly a story of redemption. A light of hope in the darkness of the winter.
We have some great Zoom author talks this month! Click the links after the title to register and get more details, and you will receive the Zoom link! Please note that these events are virtual only, and do not take place in the library.
Wednesday, December 4th at 2 PM, Unearthed: Exploring the Smithsonian National Gem Collection with Dr. Jeffrey Post, click here to register.
Join us for an absolutely dazzling presentation with the emeritus curator of the Smithsonian’s National Gem Collection, Dr. Jeffrey E. Post as he talks about The Smithsonian National Gem Collection Unearthed: Surprising Stories Behind the Jewels.
Wednesday, December 11th at 2 PM, On Pulse-Pounding, Family Driven Mysteries: A Conversation with Laura Dave, click here to register.
Join us for a captivating conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave, as she chats with us online about her newest book The Night We Lost Him.
The Night We Lost Him focuses on estranged siblings who discover their father has been keeping a secret for over fifty years, one that may have been fatal.
Don’t miss these great talks!
Neighborhood Falmouth and the Falmouth Public Library are jointly offering this program on Wednesday, December 18th at 1:30 pm, which is open to the public. Click here to register!
Modern technology can be useful, entertaining and rewarding, but it can also be frustrating, complicated and with its security risks! Jeff will teach commonsense ways to have a healthy and safe online life, including best safe practices for email, a secure home computer system, a secure mobile phone and protecting your privacy. You will also learn where to get help.
Jeff Brody is an information technology and information security professional with over 40 years of experience. He is a former CTO and holds certification as a Certified Information Systems Security Specialist. Jeff has taken special interest in assisting people and small businesses in using computers to their greatest advantage while being safe and secure on the Internet.
Neighborhood Falmouth is part of a growing national movement to promote continuing community residence for older Americans. Neighborhood Falmouth members, staff, and volunteers work together to help older Falmouth residents continue to enjoy our multi-generational community from the comfort of their own homes .They partner with other organizations in Falmouth that provide services for seniors. Learn more about them at neighborhoodfalmouth.org or call 508-564-7543.
The time is here again! The Friends of Falmouth Public Library will host their 27th annual Winter Book Sale in the Hermann Foundation Meeting Room.! Come get some nice holiday gifts-or just something for yourself!
(Wednesday Dec. 4th – Members Only Day from 12-5 PM)
Thursday, Dec. 5th, Friday, Dec 6th and Saturday, Dec 7th from 10 AM-5PM-open to all!
With funds raised from membership dues, donations, and Book Sales, the Friends have provided the following gifts and services to the Library and the community of Falmouth:
Museum Passes for Boston and local area museums
Generous funding for Children’s Programs at all three locations throughout the year
Contribute to new Furniture for the Chill Zone, the Tween area, in the Children’s Room
A new Circulation Desk for the East Falmouth Library
Provide additional funds for eBooks
Support for area book clubs
Upgrades to library technology
We have some great Zoom author talks this month! Some are brought to us by our membership in the Library Speakers Consortium, funded by the Library support fund. We also get great talks shared with us by other libraries, some funded by the Board of Library Trustees! Click the links after the title to register and get more details, and you will receive the Zoom link! Please note that these events are virtual only, and do not take place in the library.
Thursday, November 7th, 10:30 AM, Norman Rockwell, an American Phenomenon, click here for details and registration.
Thursday, November 7th, 7 PM, The Paranormal ranger with Stanley Milford Jr., click here.
Tuesday, November 12th, 5:30 PM, dietician Judy Palken; register for this one on our online calendar, or call 508-457-2555 x 7.
Wednesday, November 13th, 10:30 AM, Migration Marvels with Mass Audubon, click here.
Thursday, November 14th, 4 PM, Javier Zamora, author of Solito, click here (please note the library is closed that day).
Wednesday, November 20th, 7 pm, Susan Power, author of Council of Dolls, click here.
Tuesday, November 26th, 10:30 AM, Living with Wild Turkeys, click here
Tuesday, November 26th, 2 PM Armchair Travel to Australia, click here
Wednesday November 27th 7 PM Native Nations and the Beginning of the United States, click here