Upcoming Library Events
CLOSED in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
CLOSED Monday, January 20, 2025 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Hybrid: Reading of The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone with Linda Ohlson Graham
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.
In Person: Movie Night: “High Art”
In Person: JANUARY MOVIES:
Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. in the Marc Jacobs Reading room
January 22-High Art : (1998, 1h 41m)-A young female intern at a small magazine company and a drug-addicted lesbian photographer slowly fall in love while exploiting each other to advance their respective careers.
January 29-Finding Vivian Maier : (2013, 1h 23m)-A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
Virtual: Notes on Modern Irrationality with Bestselling Author Amanda Montell
Join us as we chat with the New York Times bestselling author, Amanda Montell about her newest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality.
In a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workings of the human mind and its biases in her most personal and electrifying work yet.
Hybrid: Reading of The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone with Linda Ohlson Graham
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.
Virtual: An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent: A Conversation with Seth Fishman
You’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next? Join us for an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing process with Seth Fishman, Vice President and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company.
The Gernert Company represents more than 500 authors and is a full-service literary agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Their client list is as broad as the market and they represent fiction, both literary and commercial (such as Liz Moore, John Grisham, Louise Penny, Cixin Liu), as well as general nonfiction and practical nonfiction genres.
In this presentation, Fishman will deep dive into what happens after you’ve signed with a literary agent. He will cover many topics, including but not limited to:
What agents are and are not looking for,
How to submit your work to an agent and when,
What to expect after you've both said "yes!" to working together,
What you can look forward to as you ready your work with an eye towards submitting to publishers, including the revision process and so much more.
This extended, 90-minute presentation, includes 30 minutes of Q&A.
In Person: Movie Night: “Finding Vivian Maier”
In Person: JANUARY MOVIES:
Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. in the Marc Jacobs Reading room
January 29-Finding Vivian Maier : (2013, 1h 23m)-A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
In Person: Book Discussion of “Citizen: An American Lyric”
THE BIG READ -- Email araff@clamsnet.org to register.
Book Discussion of Citizen: An American Lyric Embark on The Big Read: A journey through art, literature, and social justice. Free book with registration.
About the book: A provocative meditation on race, Claudia Rankine's long-awaited follow up to her groundbreaking book Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric.
- Finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry
- Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry
- Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism Winner of the NAACP Image Award
- Winner of the L.A. Times Book Prize
- Winner of the PEN Open Book Award
Co-hosted with the Arts & Justice Collective
The Arts & Justice Collective is a group of non-profit and mission driven organizations based on Cape Cod, MA. We use our collective strengths, missions, and resources to empower each other and our community to create a culture of belonging for members of historically-excluded groups through art and social justice.
Be part of a six-month series of events, inspired by Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric, as we explore this year’s theme, “Where We Live.” go to www.theartsandjusticecollective.com/thebigread for other events scheduled Cape-wide
Virtual: The Magic of Found Family: In Conversation with Author TJ Klune
Have a magical moment with author TJ Klune as he chats about his Cerulean Chronicles, series & his newest book, Somewhere Beyond the Sea.
The House in the Cerulean Sea introduces us to Linus Baker. A by-the-book caseworker tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage & he would do anything to keep the children safe. Klune’s most recent book in the Cerulean Chronicles, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, welcomes us back for Arthur’s story.
In Person: Movie Night: “Basquiat”
In Person: JANUARY MOVIES:
Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. in the Marc Jacobs Reading room
January 15-Basquiat : (1996, 1h 47m-The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
January 22-High Art : (1998, 1h 41m)-A young female intern at a small magazine company and a drug-addicted lesbian photographer slowly fall in love while exploiting each other to advance their respective careers.
January 29-Finding Vivian Maier : (2013, 1h 23m)-A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
In Person: Magic the Gathering-Commander
Meeting in the Bowsprit Room on the second floor.
Hybrid: Reading of The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone with Linda Ohlson Graham
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.
In Person: Tech Time at the COA
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.
In Person: Movie Night: “Big Eyes”
In Person: JANUARY MOVIES:
Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. in the Marc Jacobs Reading room
January 8-Big Eyes : (2014, 1h 46m)-A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
January 15-Basquiat : (1996, 1h 47m-The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
January 22-High Art : (1998, 1h 41m)-A young female intern at a small magazine company and a drug-addicted lesbian photographer slowly fall in love while exploiting each other to advance their respective careers.
January 29-Finding Vivian Maier : (2013, 1h 23m)-A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
In Person: Tarot Club-A Learning Workshop
Meetings held in the Bowsprit Room on the second floor.
Hybrid: Reading of The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone with Linda Ohlson Graham
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.
Winter "Wednesdays" Registrations Starts
https://www.winterwednesdays.org
Check out Winter "Wednesdays" where free classes are happening all over the Outer Cape. Sign up through the website at winterwednesdays.org.
CLOSING at 2:00 p.m. for New Year's Eve
The library will be closing at 2:00 p.m. for New Year's Eve and CLOSED all day New Year's Day.
In Person Youth: Story Time
Story Time for children ages birth-4 and caregiver. Join Miss Court for songs, fingerplays, stories & more.
CLOSED for the Holiday
The Library is CLOSED for the Christmas holiday, Please plan your library visits accordingly.
In Person Youth: Story Time
Story Time for children ages birth-4 and caregiver. Join Miss Court for songs, fingerplays, stories & more.
In Person: Movie Night: “Gremlins”
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
Hybrid: Reading of The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone with Linda Ohlson Graham
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.
CANCELLED: In Person Youth: Story Time
Story Time for children ages birth-4 and caregiver. Join Miss Court for songs, fingerplays, stories & more.
In Person: Helltown: An Urban Legend Unmasked
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Stephan Cohen returns presenting a deep dive into the fabled Portuguese fishing settlement at Herring Cove.
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.
In Person: Movie Night: “Trading Places”
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
