Upcoming Library Events
In Person: Magic the Gathering-Commander
Meeting in the Bowsprit Room on the second floor.
MMR Vaccine Clinic in Provincetown
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Vaccine Clinic in Provincetown on April 23
Who: Anyone Ages 4 and up who lives or works on the Outer Cape
What: Free MMR Vaccine
Where: Provincetown Library 356 Commercial St, Provincetown, MA 02657
When: Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Town of Provincetown, in partnership with the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, will be hosting a free MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Vaccine Clinic for anyone eligible who lives or works in the Outer Cape region on Wednesday, April 23 at the Provincetown Library.
Measles is highly contagious and sometimes dangerous. Although declared eliminated in the U.S in 2000, there has been a recent cluster of cases due to declining vaccination rates.
The MMR vaccine is safe, effective, and provides lifelong protection. Stay protected and help keep our community safe.
There are certain medical contradictions; please see the flyer and if you have questions, consult with your primary care or contact the Barnstable County public health nursing program 508-375-6617.
Register here: https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/barnstable?site=provincetown-library
If you have insurance, have it handy when you enroll for an appointment.
In Person: Movie Night: "Moby Dick”
April Movies: Ocean Tidings
April 30: Moby Dick (1956, 1h 56m)-The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
In Person Youth: Crafty Corner
For all ages! Join Courtney and craft your heart out! Make a pot holder with our looming kit, decorate wooden plaques or a tiny tresure box, make small clay treasures to put in your box! Junk journal supplies ans coloring pages will be available!
In the Marc Jacobs Reading Room.
In Person: Tarot Club-A Learning Workshop
Held in the Bowsprit Room on the second floor.
CRAFTY COFFEE HAS ENDED FOR THE WINTER
No Crafty Coffee Today.
Crafty Coffee will resume in the fall.
Crafty Coffee has come to an end for the winter season. Thank you to everyone who attended and shared great crafts! See you in the fall!
In Person : "Moby-Dick" Marathon
The eighth in person annual Provincetown Public Library Moby-Dick Marathon Reading returns this April 2025. Joining New Bedford, MA, Mystic, CT, and New York City, this Moby-Dick Marathon celebrates Provincetown’s significant whaling heritage, as well as its history as the nation’s oldest continuous art colony. Published in 1851, Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick chronicles the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler Pequod, for revenge on a massive white whale responsible for destroying his ship and severing his leg at the knee during a previous voyage. The three-day marathon reading of this nineteenth century masterwork will be held at the Provincetown Library on the starboard side of the Rose Dorothea Model. Readings will begin promptly at 10:00 am on Friday, April 25. Please arrive by 9:50 am for seating. The full weekend reading schedule is as follows:
Friday, April 25: 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday, April 26: 10 am to 10 pm
Sunday, April 27: 10 am to 5 pm
Provincetown holds a rich whaling history dating back to the early 18th century when skilled Portuguese seamen settled at Land’s End where they started families, manned ships, and became captains of their own vessels. By 1870, the whaling industry had created a since-unrivaled era of prosperity in Provincetown, then ranking as one of the richest towns in Massachusetts. In the century between 1820 and 1920, more than 160 vessels were outfitted from Provincetown, ranking her third in the U.S. in voyages launched (902).
Uniting members of Provincetown’s literary, art, theater, and academic communities, the event will bring together over 110 participants at the Provincetown Library to read Melville’s classic work aloud throughout a total of more than 24 hours. Passages of roughly five pages each are read throughout the weekend by the community, visitors, library staff, trustees and Melville enthusiasts. Admission to the Marathon is free.
Those interested in participating as readers in this year’s iteration of the Provincetown Public Library Moby-Dick Marathon Reading are encouraged to email ptownmobymarathon@gmail.com
In Person: Magic the Gathering-Commander
Meeting in the Bowsprit Room on the second floor.
In Person: Movie Night: "Finest Hours”
April Movies: Ocean Tidings
April 16: Finest Hours (2016, 1h 57m)-The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
April 23: Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004, 1h 59m)-With a plan to exact revenge on a legendary shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.
April 30: Moby Dick (1956, 1h 56m)-The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
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.
Movie Night: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Wednesday Movie Nights: Challenged Books to Movies
Every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Marc Jacobs reading Room.
May 7: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012, 1h 43m)-Charlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.
May 14: 1984 (1984, 1h 53m) - In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose work is re-writing history, tries to rebel. He meets a kindred spirit named Julia and they fall into a love affair.
May 21: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, 2h 9m) - A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice.
May 28: Persepolis (2007, 1h 36m) - A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
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.
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.
Movie Night: “1984”
Wednesday Movie Nights: Challenged Books to Movies
Every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Marc Jacobs reading Room.
May 14: 1984 (1984, 1h 53m) - In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose work is re-writing history, tries to rebel. He meets a kindred spirit named Julia and they fall into a love affair.
May 21: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, 2h 9m) - A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice.
May 28: Persepolis (2007, 1h 36m) - A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
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.
Movie Night: “ To Kill a Mockingbird”
Wednesday Movie Nights: Challenged Books to Movies
Every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Marc Jacobs reading Room.
May 21: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, 2h 9m) - A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice.
May 28: Persepolis (2007, 1h 36m) - A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Author Talk: Kumara Sidhartha
Wrapped in a layer of fiction and a plot with a twist, Dr. Kumara Sidhartha’s All My Secrets book stands on solid pillars of scientific evidence to connect the dots between food, the inner workings of the human body, and a superior state of health.
Based on real-life events of former patients of the author Dr. Kumara Sidhartha, each chapter represents a component of the human body. Chapters unfold in the premise of a unique setting where the reader learns from observing the dialogue involving the subject of the chapter. States of Illness and wellness serve as a backdrop, as each story unfolds spilling the secrets of how bodily system can function at its peak potential when fueled by delicious and healthy meals.
With thirty delicious, easy-to-make, plant-based recipes, All My Secrets brings actionable steps to take you on a clear path to optimal health.
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.
Movie Night: “Persepolis”
Wednesday Movie Nights: Challenged Books to Movies
Every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Marc Jacobs reading Room.
May 28: Persepolis (2007, 1h 36m) - A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
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: 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: 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: Tarot Club-A Learning Workshop
Today’s Tarot has been postponed to 5:00 p.m.
Held in the Bowsprit Room on the second floor.
In Person: Magic the Gathering-Commander
Meeting in the Bowsprit Room on the second floor.
In Person: Tarot Club-A Learning Workshop
Held in the Bowsprit Room on the second floor.
In Person: Movie Night: "Jaws”
April Movies: Ocean Tidings
April 9: Jaws (1975, 2h 4m)-When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
April 16: Finest Hours (2016, 1h 57m)-The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
April 23: Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004, 1h 59m)-With a plan to exact revenge on a legendary shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.
April 30: Moby Dick (1956, 1h 56m)-The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
In Person: Magic the Gathering-Commander
Meeting in the Bowsprit Room on the second floor.
Hybrid: 2025 Reading Challenge
Share and discuss books for this year’s Challenge during our monthly (hybrid) groups.
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
Our 2025 Reading Challenge allows you to read books you choose while expanding your horizons. Discuss your choices, have fun, and win prizes! Participants will be able to discuss their progress on Facebook, by email, and/or via a monthly hybrid meet-up. Signing up qualifies you for a prize upon completion at the end of the year Hybrid in-person/Zoom meetings continue on the first Friday of each month throughout the year.
In Person: Tarot Club-A Learning Workshop
Held in the Bowsprit Room on the second floor.
In Person: Movie Night: "In the Heart of the Sea”
April Movies: Ocean Tidings
April 2: In the Heart of the Sea (2015, 2h 2m)-A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.
April 9: Jaws (1975, 2h 4m)-When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
April 16: Finest Hours (2016, 1h 57m)-The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
April 23: Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004, 1h 59m)-With a plan to exact revenge on a legendary shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.
April 30: Moby Dick (1956, 1h 56m)-The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
In Person: Magic the Gathering-Commander
Meeting in the Bowsprit Room on the second floor.
In Person: Movie Night: "Destry Rides Again”
MARCH MOVIES-All About Marlene Dietrich
Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. in the Marc Jacobs Reading room.
March 26: Destry Rides Again (1939, 1h 35m)-Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.
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: Movie Night: "The Blue Angel”
MARCH MOVIES-All About Marlene Dietrich
Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. in the Marc Jacobs Reading room.
March 19: The Blue Angel (1930, 1h 44m)- An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.
March 26: Destry Rides Again (1939, 1h 35m)-Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.
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.