December Movies: Holiday-ish

Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.

December 18th: Gremlins (1984, 1h 46m)-A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.

December 25th-NO MOVIE, LIBRARY IS CLOSED ALL DAY CHRISTMAS EVE

In person and virtual.

Tuesdays until the book is finished.

Join a weekly in-person/virtual book club and read along/read aloud with group leader, Linda Ohlson Graham. Each session will focus on The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone. Linda Ohlson Graham, will read aloud from the book while encouraging other participants to read along or aloud as well. Continuing every Tuesday until the book is finished. Email araff@clamsnet.org for the Zoom link.

Join us to explore the history and legends of Helltown and its courageous dorymen.

Helltown, a cobbled-together winter shantytown of Portuguese dorymen’s huts at Herring Cove in the late 1800s, was a far cry from the tidy fishing village founded on Long Point in 1818. Those houses were floated to Provincetown in 1858 and eventually adorned with blue plaques. The Helltown shacks were far less elaborate.

Stephan Cohen, a retired associate professor of education, modern dancer, and author, is a year-rounder who has spent many a liberating summer at Herring Cove, also known as New Beach. He became interested in Helltown after reading Provincetown classics such as Time and the Town by Mary Heaton Vorse. He is currently writing a book about Helltown.

Supported by a grant from the Provincetown Community Compact.

December Movies: Holiday-ish

Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.

December 11th: Trading Places (1983, 1h 56m)-A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

December 18th: Gremlins (1984, 1h 46m)-A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.

December 25th-NO MOVIE, LIBRARY IS CLOSED ALL DAY CHRISTMAS EVE

In person and virtual.

Tuesdays until the book is finished.

Join a weekly in-person/virtual book club and read along/read aloud with group leader, Linda Ohlson Graham. Each session will focus on The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone. Linda Ohlson Graham, will read aloud from the book while encouraging other participants to read along or aloud as well. Continuing every Tuesday until the book is finished. Email araff@clamsnet.org for the Zoom link.

A librarian will be offering drop-in tech assistance for phones, laptops, tablets, and e-Readers in the COA Lounge. Bring your questions and device. No appointment needed.

Second Monday of each month.

Meets first Friday of every month 10:00–11:00 am in the Bowsprit Room on the Library’s Second Level or via Zoom.

How to join- Email ncinnater@clamsnet.org for more information.

Our 2024 Reading Challenge allows you to read books you choose while expanding your horizons. Discuss your choices, have fun, and win prizes!

Categories for the 2024 Reading Challenge

• A Nobel Prize winner.

• An American classic- a book with a great reputation published at least 50 years ago.

• A book set in a time or place you’d like to live your next life (includes time travel).

• A book by a person with a disability. The book does not have to be about a person with a disability.

• A book written by an ancient author, or about an ancient culture.

• A book about Climate Change, fiction or non-fiction.

• A book about animals or a particular species.

• A book you loved & want to re-read, or a book you hated, to see if you feel differently.

• A book you picked up at a little free library or other free book source.

• A book inspired by another book you read.

• A book from the “Staff Picks” section of a library or bookstore.

• A well-reviewed book in your favorite genre.

December Movies: Holiday-ish

Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.

December 4th: Edward Scissorhands (1990, 1h 45m)-The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.

December 11th: Trading Places (1983, 1h 56m)-A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

December 18th: Gremlins (1984, 1h 46m)-A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.

December 25th-NO MOVIE, LIBRARY IS CLOSED ALL DAY CHRISTMAS EVE

In person and virtual.

Tuesdays until the book is finished.

Join a weekly in-person/virtual book club and read along/read aloud with group leader, Linda Ohlson Graham. Each session will focus on The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone. Linda Ohlson Graham, will read aloud from the book while encouraging other participants to read along or aloud as well. Continuing every Tuesday until the book is finished. Email araff@clamsnet.org for the Zoom link.

The Provincetown Public Library is CLOSED November 27-29, 2024 for Thanksgiving.

The Provincetown Public Library is CLOSING at 5 :00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27th and CLOSED all day November 28 & 29, 2024 for Thanksgiving.

We will re-open on Saturday, November 30, 2024 for regular 1:00-5:00 p.m. hours.

The Library is CLOSED for Thanksgiving. Please plan your Library visits accordingly.

The Provincetown Public Library is CLOSING at 5 :00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27th and CLOSED all day November 28 & 29, 2024 for Thanksgiving.

We will re-open on Saturday, November 30, 2024 for regular 1:00-5:00 p.m. hours.

The Provincetown Public Library is CLOSING at 5 :00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27th and CLOSED all day November 28 & 29, 2024 for Thanksgiving.

We will re-open on Saturday, November 30, 2024 for regular 1:00-5:00 p.m. hours.

In person and virtual.

Tuesdays until the book is finished.

Join a weekly in-person/virtual book club and read along/read aloud with group leader, Linda Ohlson Graham. Each session will focus on The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone. Linda Ohlson Graham, will read aloud from the book while encouraging other participants to read along or aloud as well. Continuing every Tuesday until the book is finished. Email araff@clamsnet.org for the Zoom link.

November Movies: Holiday Drama

November 20: Home for the Holidays-1995-1h 43m: After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family.

In person and virtual.

Tuesdays until the book is finished.

Join a weekly in-person/virtual book club and read along/read aloud with group leader, Linda Ohlson Graham. Each session will focus on The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone. Linda Ohlson Graham, will read aloud from the book while encouraging other participants to read along or aloud as well. Continuing every Tuesday until the book is finished. Email araff@clamsnet.org for the Zoom link.