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Falmouth Public Library Weekly Update: February 9, 2023

Schools and Libraries

February 9, 2023

From: Falmouth Public Library

2022 MA Nonresident/Part Year Income Tax Forms

State and Federal Taxes

The 2022 MA Nonresident or Part Year Resident Income Tax forms have arrived! Stop by the library's Katharine Lee Bates entrance to check out our tax table for State Income Tax, 1040, and 1040-SR instructions and forms. 

Looking for a tax form that isn't there? Swing by the reference desk and we can help you get it.   

February hoopla Bonus Borrows

Bonus Borrows Are Back!
hoopla Bonus Borrows are back for the month of February! You can borrow over 200+ titles in audiobooks, ebooks, movies, comics and television shows without using any of your six borrow credits!  To view the entire February Bonus Borrows collection and to start borrowing now, click here.

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

Saturdays: Scavenger Hunt from 9am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch

Mondays: Tales for Tots from 11am-11:30am in the Children's room

                Block Party: Legos in the Library from 4pm-5:30 at the North Falmouth Branch

Tuesdays: Stories, Songs and Instruments from 10am-10:30am at the East Falmouth Branch 

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

                Lego Club from 3:30pm-5pm in the Hermann room

Wednesdays: Little Bookworms Story & Craft Time from 10:30am-11am in the Children's room

Family Storytime with Dr. Sean Palfrey
Pediatrician Dr. Sean Palfrey will be in the Children's room on Monday, February 13th at 3:30pm for an informal story time for all ages with opportunities for casual conversations and consultations regarding children's health issues.

Sean Palfrey, MD, has practiced and taught pediatrics and public health for the past 45 years in Massachusetts. Two years ago, he retired from his roles as Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at Boston University and Boston Medical Center and as Faculty Dean at Harvard University. From 2002-2004 he served as President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Black History Month Scavenger Hunt
Black History Month celebrates the many important African American influencers and contributors who have moved and continue to move our world into the future.

Stop by the Children's room on Thursday, February 16th between 10am-5pm to learn about some of the many extraordinary people that we honor this month and every month!

Take a Black History Month Scavenger Hunt question sheet and search the Children's room for answers.  Then bring your question sheet up to children's desk with at least 10 questions answered to 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 Library Branch

                Genealogy Help Session from 2pm-4pm in the Reference room

                English Learners Conversation Group from 7pm-8pm in the Bay room

Friday Films - Till

Join us on Friday, February 10th at 3pm in the Hermann room for our Friday Films movie Till! This movie is rated PG-13 with a running time of 2 hours and 10 minutes. Registration is required.

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"Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world."

This movie viewing is free to the public and is sponsored by the Friends of the Falmouth Public Library.

Yoga Collaborative: Deep Stretch & Relax
Our February Wellness sampler classes are with instructors from The Yoga Collaborative!

Join us on Tuesday, February 14th from 11am-12pm in the Hermann room for Deep Stretch and Relax with Niisa! Target chronically tight areas of the body with deep stretches that help relax the body and the mind; then move thru a slow flow of standing and balance poses that help bring fluidity and space to those same areas. The class ends with restorative poses that will leave you feeling more calm and grounded. Registration is required as class participation is limited to 20 people.

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This class is appropriate for all levels. Please dress for exercise and bring a yoga mat. This class is funded by the Board of Library Trustees.

Falmouth Senior Center Book Club - Black Cake
Join us on Tuesday, February 14th at 1pm at the Senior Center (780 Main Street) as we discuss this month's selection  Black Cake: A Novel by Charmaine Wilkerson!  Copies of the book can be picked up at the book club meetings at the Senior Center or at the Falmouth Public Library's reference desk.  This is a drop-in group so no registration is required.

"In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves."

Weekly Staff Pick

We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson

Six years after four family members died suspiciously of arsenic poisoning, the three remaining Blackwoods' elder, agoraphobic sister Constance; wheelchair-bound Uncle Julian; and eighteen-year-old Mary Katherine, or, Merricat, live together in pleasant isolation. Merricat has developed an idiosyncratic system of rules and protective magic to guard the estate against intrusions from hostile villagers. But one day a stranger arrives: cousin Charles, with his eye on the Blackwood fortune, and manages to penetrate into their carefully shielded lives. Unable to drive him away by either polite or occult means, Merricat adopts more desperate methods, resulting in crisis, tragedy, and the revelation of a terrible secret.

Connect with Us!

Main Library
508-457-2555, [email protected]
Text-A-Librarian 833-209-9922
Mon, Thurs-Sat    10:00am-5:30pm
Tue, Wed             10:00am-8:30pm
Sun                     12:00pm-4:00pm

East Falmouth Branch
508-548-6340, [email protected]
Mon, Tue              9:00am-5:00pm
Wed                     9:00am-1:00pm
Thurs                   1:00pm-7:00pm

North Falmouth Branch
508-563-2922, [email protected]
Mon, Fri               2:00pm-7:00pm
Tue, Wed             10:00am-3:00pm

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