Holiday Library Hours

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2023 Fiction Book Club Picks

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Holiday Library Hours

Holiday Closures
The Falmouth Public Library and its Branches will be closed on Saturday, December 24th, Sunday, December 25th and Monday, December 26th in observance of Christmas Day.

The Point

Engaging Kids in Reading and Writing
Valerie Arroyo, Falmouth Public Library's Youth Services Librarian, was on The Point!  Check out the interview with host Mindy Todd as Val and other special guest talk about engaging kids in reading and writing.  Click on the icon below to listen!

2023 Fiction Book Club Picks

Fiction Book Club
After taking a hiatus in December, the Fiction Book Club is starting again in January with their next book pick Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte!  Copies are available at the reference desk and the book club will meet in the New Year on Tuesday, January 17th at 4pm to discuss the book.  Registration is required.

To check out the upcoming Fiction Book Club book picks and for more information about the club, click here.

February 14th: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

March 21st: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

April 18th: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

May 15th: Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

What's Happening This Week At The Library For Kids

Weekly Programming for Children

Fridays: Scavenger Hunt from 2pm-7pm at the North Falmouth Branch

Tuesdays: Stay & Make: Drop-In Craft from 10am-2pm at the North Falmouth Branch

Gingerbread Person Scavenger Hunt
From Friday, December 23rd through Wednesday, December 28th stop by the Children's room for a fun Gingerbread Person Scavenger Hunt!  Please note the library will be closed Saturday, December 24th through Monday, December 26th.  

Come search the Children's room for clues to solve the riddle and claim your prize!

Family Movie Afternoon: The Bad Guys

Come in your pajamas, bring your own popcorn and join us on Wednesday, December 28th at 2pm in the Hermann meeting room for the kids movie viewing of The Bad Guys!  This movie is rated PG with a running time of 1 hour and 40 minutes.  Registration is required and children under 10 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

"The infamous Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark, Ms. Tarantula, and Mr. Wolf find their lives of crime coming to an end as they face imprisonment. Determined to retain their freedom, the criminals band together to boost their public image and prove their goodness to their community with the help of their esteemed mentor, Professor Marmalade."

Snow Person Scavenger Hunt

From Thursday, December 29th through Saturday, December 31st stop by the Children's room for a fun Snow Person Scavenger Hunt!

Come search the Children's room for clues to solve the riddle and claim your prize!

What's Happening This Week At The Library For Teens & Adults

Weekly Programming for Teens and Adults

Tuesdays: Sit N' Stitch from 10am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch

Fact & Fiction Book Discussion
Join the Fact & Fiction Book Discussion Group on Wednesday, December 28th from 10am-11am at the East Falmouth Library Branch to share your thoughts on The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder and an Unlikely Fight for Justice by Benjamin Gilmer.  The discussion group is currently drop in so no registration is required.

"A rural physician learns that a former doctor at his clinic committed a shocking crime, leading him to uncover an undiagnosed mental health crisis in our broken prison system--a powerful true story expanding on one of the most popular This American Life episodes of all time."

Weekly Staff Pick

The Rural Life
by Verlyn Klinkenborg

The author of Making Hay and The Last First Time celebrates the rural life, its pleasures and hardships, and the beauty of the American landscape in a series of reflections corresponding to the months of the year.