Artist Francesco "Cesco" Lovascio "Vascio" di Santis presents -

The Plein Air Cupola Series on the Library Lawn

Sunday, September 6, 2026 11:00am-7:00pm *Please note: The sale of the paintings will be from 7:00pm-7:30pm. All proceeds benefit the Library. *

Artist Francesco “Cesco” Lovascio “Vascio” di Santis will display a collection of his Library Cupola paintings on the Library Lawn.

His plein air cupola series, strongly influenced by the painterly tradition of The Cape School of Art, has stayed perennially active since September 2014, starting just a few months after the completion of the historic frontal façade restoration project.

All paintings from this series, sold at this location, will have 100% of the proceeds go to Friends of the Provincetown Public Library, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Paintings are $1,000 each.

Prepare to launch into the darkest depths of deep space! Join us online as we sit down with master storyteller Daniel Kraus, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, to celebrate the release of his breathtaking new novel, The Sixth Nik.

Deep into space, far past the triworld outposts, beyond range of the lethal trollbot internet, soars The Sickness: a ship woven from biomatter and capable of reacting to every need of its human crew. Sisilla, a nine-year-old cultist with a brain enhanced by arcane tech known as “niks,” has boarded to investigate the enigma of Fém—a plague-riddled planet that has abruptly gone rogue.

The mysterious crew includes a faceless assassin, a beautiful engineer jigsawed by plastic surgery, a peyote-addicted medic, and—most lethal of all—a rugged, NonModded captain with a score to settle with Sisilla. Other dangers abound. A hacked robot begins to believe Sisilla is its daughter. The Sickness itself is mutating, possibly even pregnant. And the secret of Fém is more horrific than anyone could have imagined. To survive, Sisilla will need to forsake her predetermined fate and embrace the unknown.

Register now to gain exclusive insight from one of the most visionary voices in modern fiction.

About the Author:

Daniel Kraus is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. His novel Angel Down was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, a New York Times Top 10 Book of 2025, and a national bestseller. His novel Whalefall received a front-cover review in the New York Times Book Review, won the Alex Award, was an L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist, and was a Best Book of 2023 from NPR, the New York Times, Amazon, Chicago Tribune, and more.

With Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored The Shape of Water, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kraus co-authored Trollhunters, which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. He co-wrote The Living Dead and Pay the Piper with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus’s The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch was named one of Entertainment Weekly‘s Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram Stoker Award, Scribe Award, two Odyssey Awards (for both Rotters and Scowler), and has appeared multiple times as Library Guild selections, and more.

Kraus’s work has been translated into over 25 languages. He lives with his partner in Chicago. Visit him at danielkraus.com.

Movies held every Wednesday night at 5:30 PM in the Marc Jacobs Reading Room.

September 9: Far From Heaven (2002, 1h 47m)- In 1950s Connecticut, a flustered housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world. Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid

September 16: Autumn in New York (2000, 1h 43m)- Romantic drama about an aging playboy who falls for a sweet, but terminally ill, young woman. Winona Ryder, Richard Gere

September 23: The Cider House Rules (1999, 2h 6m)- During World War II, an orphan grows up under the tutelage of a doctor who runs an orphanage. However, he yearns for freedom and soon decides to leave in order to make a life for himself. Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron

September 30: City of Angels (1998, 1h 54m)- An angel considers becoming human after falling in love with a Los Angeles surgeon. Nicholas Cage, Meg Ryan

Join the library with author Judy Foreman on her Provincetown based novel The Scallop Plot. In Provincetown, MA, feisty scallop fisherwoman Isabella Ferreira goes up against a sleazy wind farm developer, Olaf Svensson, who wants to install wind turbines in the ocean right off the coast of Cape Cod.

Judy Foreman is a former Boston Globe health columnist and the author of three works of nonfiction from Oxford University Press. She also published a novel, CRISPR’d, from Skyhorse Publishing in 2022 and a 2023 memoir from She Writes Press entitled Let the More Loving One be Me. The forthcoming (2026) thriller, The Scallop Plot is her second novel.

Provincetown singer-songwriter Grant King will present cover songs he loves (as well as his own songs) in this acoustic concert of “Songs I Wish I’d Written!”

Held in the Library’s intimate Reading Room, this is Part 4 of the popular, ongoing songwriters-in-concert series.

A free event! Reservations are suggested: 508-487-7094.

Join us for a paradigm-shifting, essential event as we sit down with world-renowned master facilitator Priya Parker to discuss her groundbreaking new book, *The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict. *

In The Art of Fighting, Priya Parker explains that we can’t form and grow effective relationships without a fight. She rejects the idea that conflict is abnormal or that good groups don’t fight. All groups change and evolve; indeed, it’s because people disagree that good groups flourish.

As she did in the now-classic The Art of Gathering, Parker draws on her far-reaching experience as a conflict facilitator, her own detailed research, and real-world examples to lay out the ways that people can identify disputes, determine how to address them, and what to do if they are insurmountable. Whether people disagree in the boardroom or the locker room, on a playground or in church, online or in person, conflict is a part of life, and understanding healthy conflict and how to harness its power is more important than ever. The Art of Fighting is a vital primer to help all of us understand how to do that.

Register today to learn how to turn everyday arguments into profound moments of connection and trust!

**About the Author: **

Priya Parker is an internationally recognized expert on creating purposeful gatherings and reimagining how we come together in our communities and our workplaces. She is a conflict facilitator, strategic advisor, speaker, and author of the acclaimed book The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters and the host of The Art of Gathering Digital Course. Whether addressing CEOs, non-profit leaders, students or community organizers, Parker captivates audiences with her unique blend of storytelling, research-backed insights, and practical strategies.

A presentation by Julia Perry.

Come to learn the answers to these questions and more!

Who were the Pilgrims? Why were they on the Mayflower? What was it like being on the Mayflower? What happened while they were in Provincetown and why did they leave? What impacts of their visit still exist in Provincetown today?

Movies held every Wednesday night at 5:30 PM in the Marc Jacobs Reading Room.

September 16: Autumn in New York (2000, 1h 43m)- Romantic drama about an aging playboy who falls for a sweet, but terminally ill, young woman. Winona Ryder, Richard Gere

September 23: The Cider House Rules (1999, 2h 6m)- During World War II, an orphan grows up under the tutelage of a doctor who runs an orphanage. However, he yearns for freedom and soon decides to leave in order to make a life for himself. Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron

September 30: City of Angels (1998, 1h 54m)- An angel considers becoming human after falling in love with a Los Angeles surgeon. Nicholas Cage, Meg Ryan

Create poetic works of art together! On September 17, join Michael Sjostedt of Cut Loose Collage Workshops to design one-of-a-kind collage poetry art using found words and images from vintage and current magazines. No experience is needed—just bring your creativity and bond over art-making in a relaxed setting.

About Michael: I’m Michael Sjostedt, and I help people have fun. Seriously! Through Cut Loose Collage Workshops, I create hands-on collage sessions that help people slow down, get off their screens, and reconnect—with themselves and each other.

Space is limited! Register by emailing cfrancis@clamsnet.org

With clarity, craft, and quiet power, Gregory LeStage’s new collection stands firm in the lineage of American poetry that confronts memory, loss, and manhood without flinching.

In I Was a Shipwreck Scholar, LeStage writes with the assured voice of someone who knows the terrain—of fathers and sons, of New England coastlines, of things hard-won and harder to hold.

When not writing, LeStage devotes himself to hands-on restoration projects—rescuing an 1810 Cape Cod barn from demolition, rebuilding the cab of a 1949 Chevy farm truck by hand, coaxing a 1962 Vietnam-era Dodge M37 back to life, or or keeping a 1940 Farmall tractor running. His love for old tools, enduring things, and work done slowly by hand informs both his writing and his way of being.

Join the Provincetown Public Library in a reading from author Kai Maristed from her new novella The Age of Migration.

The Age of Migration, a novella and stories, winner of the 2024 inaugural Kevin McIlvoy Book Prize, is forthcoming July 21st from WTAW Press.

With her forthcoming book, the award-winning collection titled The Age of Migration, Kai Maristed turns a lifetime of experience in being "the other" into an array of stories that speak directly to urgent issues of our times: migration across borders and cultures, polarization, bewilderment, and the struggle we all feel, even if we're not physically dislocated, in the midst of overwhelming change.

These are "people... yearning to comprehend their place in the world fully. Kai Maristed evokes the universal and the unique in characters who are traveling unknown territories, both geographically and personally. These stories are full of discoveries, a book meant for the explorer in all of us mapping the familiar in new ways."

—Nina McConigley, author of Cowboys and East Indians, winner of the PEN Open Book Award

Maristed navigated her own life of constant change by reading—her Japanese teacher loaned the school's one precious English book, Macbeth—and by writing young. She is the author of three novels: Broken Ground (2003), Fall (1996) and Out After Dark (1993). A previous collection of stories, Belong to Me (1997), was starred by Publishers Weekly. Her shorter work has appeared in The American Scholar, The Kenyon Review, StoryQuarterly, Zoetrope, The American Voice, Ploughshares, AGNI, The Iowa Review and elsewhere.

Maristed has taught writing at the MFA level at Harvard, Emerson College and the Warren Wilson Program. A frequent book reviewer for print and online, playwright, and occasional translator from German and French, she lives in Paris, France and on Cape Cod, when not on the move.

Movies held every Wednesday night at 5:30 PM in the Marc Jacobs Reading Room.

September 23: The Cider House Rules (1999, 2h 6m)- During World War II, an orphan grows up under the tutelage of a doctor who runs an orphanage. However, he yearns for freedom and soon decides to leave in order to make a life for himself. Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron

September 30: City of Angels (1998, 1h 54m)- An angel considers becoming human after falling in love with a Los Angeles surgeon. Nicholas Cage, Meg Ryan

This event will be 30 minutes in length.

Grab a pocketful of change and get ready to dance down the street! Join us for an energetic conversation as we celebrate the joy of community and summer fun with Latin GRAMMY-winning musician Lucky Diaz, author of the sensational bilingual picture book, Paletero Man.

What’s the best way to cool off on a hot summer day? Run quick and find Paletero José!

Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up with him, our narrator’s pockets are empty. Oh no! What happened to his dinero? It will take the help of the entire community to get the tasty treat now.

Inspired by the vibrant rhythms of Los Angeles and Diaz’s own hit song, this beautiful story invites readers into a sun-drenched neighborhood where the ring of a bell means the best treat of the day is just around the corner.

Register today and discover how we can all bring a little more sweetness and community spirit into our daily lives!

Please note that we will be hosting Lucky Diaz twice on this date, once in Spanish and in English. Be sure that you are registering for your preferred format.

About the Author:

Lucky Diaz is a GRAMMY Award-winning, multi–Latin GRAMMY Award-winning artist,acclaimed author, and a leading voice in contemporary children’s literature. A six-time Emmy-nominated songwriter and Berklee College of Music alumnus, Diaz made history as the first North American children’s artist to win a Latin GRAMMY. His work bridges music and storytelling, creating a distinct body of bilingual work rooted in the cultural life of Mexican American communities in Los Angeles.

As an author, Diaz has earned some of the highest honors in publishing. His books have received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist, placing him among a rare group of creators recognized across every major literary journal. His breakout title Paletero Man received a Kirkus star and audiobook distinction and was awarded the 2024 Alma Flor Ada Award for its lasting contribution to Latino-centered storytelling. He is also a recipient of the Parent’s Choice Gold Award and a NAPPA Award, further recognizing his impact on family audiences. His latest book, Fix-It Familia, continues to build national recognition, with a Spanish edition arriving this summer, expanding access to bilingual readers and classrooms across the country.

Diaz’s work has been featured and praised by NPR, Billboard, The New York Times,and People Magazine, positioning him as a trusted creative voice at the intersection of culture, music, and literature.

Through his books, recordings, and performances with Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, Diaz continues to expand the possibilities of American storytelling. He is not only contributing to the field, he is helping define it.

La duración de este evento será de 30 minutos.

Agarra un puñado de monedas y prepárate para bailar por la calle. Únete a nosotros para una enérgica conversación mientras celebramos la alegría de la comunidad y la diversión del verano con Lucky Diaz, músico ganador del premio Latin GRAMMY y autor del sensacional libro ilustrado bilingüe, Paletero Man.

¿Cuál es la mejor manera de refrescarse en un caluroso día de verano? ¡Corre rápido y encuentra al Paletero José!

Sigue a nuestro narrador mientras recorre su ajetreado vecindario en busca del Paletero Man. Pero cuando finalmente lo alcanza, los bolsillos de nuestro narrador están vacíos. ¡Oh no! ¿Qué pasó con su dinero? Se necesitará la ayuda de toda la comunidad para conseguir la sabrosa golosina ahora.

Inspirada en los vibrantes ritmos de Los Ángeles y la exitosa canción de Diaz, esta hermosa historia invita a los lectores a un vecindario bañado por el sol donde el sonido de una campana significa que la mejor golosina del día está a la vuelta de la esquina.

¡Regístrate hoy y descubre cómo todos podemos aportar un poco más de dulzura y espíritu comunitario a nuestra vida diaria!

Ten en cuenta que presentaremos a Lucky Diaz dos veces en esta fecha, una en español y otra en inglés. Asegúrate de registrarte para el formato que prefieras.

Acerca del autor:

Lucky Diaz es un artista ganador del premio GRAMMY, multi-ganador del premio Latin GRAMMY, aclamado autor y una voz líder en la literatura infantil contemporánea. Compositor nominado seis veces al premio Emmy y ex alumno de Berklee College of Music, Diaz hizo historia como el primer artista infantil norteamericano en ganar un Latin GRAMMY. Su trabajo une música y narración, creando un cuerpo distintivo de trabajo bilingüe arraigado en la vida cultural de las comunidades mexicano-americanas en Los Ángeles.

Como autor, Diaz ha obtenido algunos de los más altos honores en el mundo editorial. Sus libros han recibido reseñas destacadas de Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly y Booklist, lo que lo sitúa entre un raro grupo de creadores reconocidos en todas las principales publicaciones literarias. Su título revelación Paletero Man recibió una estrella de Kirkus y una distinción de audiolibro y fue galardonado con el Premio Alma Flor Ada 2024 por su contribución duradera a la narración centrada en los latinos. También ha recibido el Parent’s Choice Gold Award y un NAPPA Award, lo que reconoce aún más su impacto en el público familiar.

Su último libro, Fix-It Familia, sigue generando reconocimiento nacional, con una edición en español que llegará este verano, ampliando el acceso a lectores bilingües y aulas en todo el país.

El trabajo de Diaz ha sido presentado y elogiado por NPR, Billboard, The New York Times y People Magazine, lo que lo posiciona como una voz creativa confiable en la intersección de la cultura, la música y la literatura.

A través de sus libros, grabaciones y presentaciones con Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, Diaz continúa ampliando las posibilidades de la narración estadounidense. No solo está contribuyendo al campo. Está ayudando a definirlo.

A dead man. A quiet beach town. A truth nobody wants unearthed. A fatal late-night hit-and-run shatters the quiet of Provincetown, drawing interim police chief Silas Lopez into a case that appears straightforward-until the cracks begin to show. In a town where secrets wash ashore with every tide, nothing is ever as it seems.

Christopher Mirabile, the middle child of a small-town librarian, has loved books all his life. A magna cum laude graduate in English from Colgate University and a Boston College-trained lawyer, he built a career as an attorney, executive, and startup investor. He co-authored six books on early-stage investing, wrote for Inc. Magazine, and served as Chair of the Angel Capital Association and the SEC's Investor Advisory Committee. Today, after decades in business and nonfiction, he has returned to his roots as a fiction writer. He lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts, with his wife, their three dogs, and visits from their two adult children.

Movies held every Wednesday night at 5:30 PM in the Marc Jacobs Reading Room.

September 30: City of Angels (1998, 1h 54m)- An angel considers becoming human after falling in love with a Los Angeles surgeon. Nicholas Cage, Meg Ryan