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Photo and a Poem: April 20, 2018
April 20, 2018 Photo by Barbara Klipper Spring Song A Poem by Hilde Oleson At last. It is spring. We, impatient humans, Suffered through an awesome winter. Snow and rain, rain.ice and snow. Sweet crocus push through bravely, A lonely daffodil. Birds start their songs....
Nan’s April Book Highlights
It’s finally Spring and the days are longer, but there’s still plenty of time for good reading. Here’s what’s on my bookshelf: The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath , by Leslie Jamison Can the story of recovery ever be as compelling as the story of addiction?...
Provincetown History in Photos: April 18, 2018
One of the photos of fishermen that hung on the wall of Nelsons Bait and Tackle, in business from the late 1940's, Nelson's Bait and Tackle closed its doors for good in 2015. Photographs donated to the Provincetown History Project by Captain Rich Wood, who had...
Billboard Hot 100: April 16, 2018
Each week, Billboard publishes the Hot 100: The week’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and streaming activity data from online music...
New York Times Best Sellers Booklist: April 16, 2018
COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline I'VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU by Mary Higgins Clark CAMINO ISLAND by John Grisham THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah RED ALERT by James Patterson and Marshall Karp COMBINED PRINT &...
Photo and a Poem: April 13, 2018
April 13, 2018 Photo by Donna Pilkington The March for Life A Poem by Sheila Norris It was worth it standing and walking for hours in the midday sun, knees aching, feet numb, It was worth it breathing in youthful energy dislodging despair, dismantling defeat. It...
Staff Recommendations by Khristine Hopkins
Here are six of our own Khristine Hopkins' all-time favorite books. Can't we talk about something more pleasant? , by Roz Chast Hilarious, heartbreaking, and uncomfortable all at the same time, this graphic novel / memoir by Roz Chast, chronicles the last years of her...
Provincetown History in Photos: April 11, 2018
A photo from a booklet of photos from 1898 to 1900 taken by E. A. Perry.
Billboard Hot 100: April 9, 2018
Each week, Billboard publishes the Hot 100: The week’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and streaming activity data from online music...
New York Times Best Sellers Booklist: April 9, 2018
COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION THE DISAPPEARED by C.J. Box RED ALERT by James Patterson and Marshall Karp READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline CAMINO ISLAND by John Grisham THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK NONFICTION...
Photo and a Poem: April 6, 2018
April 6, 2018 Photo by Jane Paradise Traveler A Poem by Jack Wesdorp Easter morning, April Fool's Day. This old guy in a John Deere cap parks at the pump, I heard him say, “Fill'er up, son, my rattletrap needs to get fed, and so do I. Can I buy some breakfast inside?”...
Provincetown History in Photos: April 4, 2018
A photo from the demolition of the Atlantic Coast Fisheries Plant in 1974. The Plant was located at the bend in Commercial Street in the West End. The United States Coast Guard developed the property and pier in the latter half of the 20th...
New York Times Best Sellers Booklist: April 2, 2018
COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION ACCIDENTAL HEROES by Danielle Steel THE PUNISHMENT SHE DESERVES by Elizabeth George CAMINO ISLAND by John Grisham READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline THE BISHOP'S PAWN by Steve Berry COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK...
Billboard Hot 100: April 2, 2018
Each week, Billboard publishes the Hot 100: The week’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and streaming activity data from online music...
Photo and a Poem: March 30, 2018
March 30, 2018 Photo by Chris Steckel Thursday A Poem by Chris Steckel The raft is equipped With a wind-driven spinner Red metal fish At each end Representing the plan - A mobile of motion An air wall if you will - No more ducks No more gulls On the raft After the sun...
Provincetown History in Photos: March 28, 2018
Provincetown through the ages - a photograph submitted to the archives by J.G....
Billboard Hot 100: March 26, 2018
Each week, Billboard publishes the Hot 100: The week’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and streaming activity data from online music...
New York Times Best Sellers Booklist: March 26, 2018
COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION THE RISING SEA by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown CAMINO ISLAND by John Grisham READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah DEAREST IVIE by J.R. Ward COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK NONFICTION...
Photo and a Poem: March 23, 2018
March 23, 2018 Photo by Stephen Borkowski Change - Change Makes Us Change A Poem by Jan Kelly The new moon A slim golden crescent So precise in all its rounded attributes Spiked to crescent form How can you balance In the frigid sky So far away So slim, just about...
Provincetown History in Photos: March 21, 2018
Provincetown through the ages - a photograph submitted to the archives by J.G....
Billboard Hot 100: March 19, 2018
Each week, Billboard publishes the Hot 100: The week’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and streaming activity data from online music...
New York Times Best Sellers Booklist: March 19, 2018
COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION BURNS BRIGHT by Patricia Briggs THE ESCAPE ARTIST by Brad Meltzer CAMINO ISLAND by John Grisham THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah RED SPARROW by Jason Matthews COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK NONFICTION I'LL BE GONE IN...
Nan’s March Book Highlights
There’s so much great stuff coming to the library in March, I thought I would just share my hold list, the things that I’m planning to read as soon as I can get my hands on them. Renoir's Dancer: The Secret Life of Suzanne Valadon, by Catherine Hewitt Go back to the...
Provincetown Photo and a Poem: March 16, 2018
March 16, 2018 Photo by Amy Raff If I Could Have A Poem by Mark S. Peel …one more drink of hearty, human kindness, one more candle to free my mind’s blindness, one more minute to a year almost spent, one more cause to know true intent, one more flower for a perfect...
Provincetown History in Photos: March 14, 2018
A scene from early 20th century Provincetown from the J. Arthur Lopes Collection, a large group of Lopes Family photos and papers, donated to the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum by James Husson-Cote in...
New York Times Best Sellers Booklist: March 11, 2018
COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah HELLO STRANGER by Lisa Kleypas RED SPARROW by Jason Matthews FIFTY FIFTY by James Patterson and Candice Fox AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK...
Billboard Hot 100: March 12, 2018
Each week, Billboard publishes the Hot 100: The week’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and streaming activity data from online music...
Provincetown Photo and a Poem: March 9, 2018
March 9, 2018 Photo by Brittany Taylor Riley, March 2018 A Poem by Jack Wesdorp They're sandbagging Commercial Street. Fluttergut at the Stop and Shop, non-perishables, some lunchmeat, all hands on deck for stocking up. Calm. Eerie silence. We're waiting. Then it...
Provincetown History in Photos: March 7, 2018
A photo of West End Cold Storage during its demolition.
New York Times Best Sellers Booklist: March 5, 2018
COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah FIFTY FIFTY by James Patterson and Candice Fox RED SPARROW by Jason Matthews THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A.J. Finn AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK...