June 15, 2023 Weekly Newsletter

In this Issue

Library Holiday Closure

Juneteenth
 

The Falmouth Public Library and its Branches will be closed on Monday, June 19th in observation of Juneteenth.

Looking for a book or movie about and/or celebrating Juneteenth?  Check out Falmouth Public Library's curated Juneteenth booklists on our catalog page.  The library also has Juneteenth brochures avialable at the library and will be participating at the Arts Alive Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 17th at 10am on the Falmouth Public Library lawn.

Arts Alive 2023
ArtsFalmouth will be holding Arts Alive 2023 this weekend from Friday, June 16th through Sunday, June 18th on the Falmouth Public Library Lawn.  Please join us as we celebrate the performing, visual, and literary arts, Juneteenth, Father's Day and Pride Month. 

Friday, June 16th: 5pm-9pm

Saturday, June 17th: 10am-9pm

Sunday, June 18th: 11am-5pm

All events are free and open to the public.  For a list of the events, click here.  For a list of the vendors, click here.

Library Spotlight Pick

Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition

The library has a party game that both kids and adults can play together called Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition!

Written in consultation with child development experts, this game gets kids to engage in absurd wordplay with adults.

To borrow this game and other board and card games, stop by the library today or request it through our Library of Things portal.

Weekly Staff Pick
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
by Marie Benedict

"December 1926: England unleashes the largest manhunt in its history. The object of the search is not an escaped convict or a war criminal, but the missing wife of a WWI hero, up-and-coming mystery author Agatha Christie. When her car is found wrecked, empty, and abandoned near a natural spring, the country is in a frenzy. Eleven days later, Agatha reappears, claiming amnesia. She provides no answers for her disappearance. That is...until she writes a very strange book about a missing woman, a murderous husband, and a plan to expose the truth. What role did her unfaithful husband play? And what was he not telling investigators?"

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

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

Story Walk: A Flag for Juneteenth
 

The library is happy to present the Storywalk® A Flag for Juneteenth by Kim Taylor on the library lawn from June 14th through June 24th!  

Enjoy walking the sidewalk path along the library while reading this story about Huldah and her community of African Americans in Texas creating a flag to celebrate their freedom.

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

Weekly Programming for Teens and Adults

Thursday: Book Bike at the Farmers' Market from 12:30pm-1:30pm in Marine Park (weather dependent)

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

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

Wednesday: Master Gardener Drop-In Help from 2pm-4pm in the KLB Entrance Hall

FPL Fiction Book Club: The Reading List
 

Join the FPL Fiction Book Club on Tuesday, June 20th from 4pm-5pm in the Bay room to share your thoughts on The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams!  Registration is requested and copies of the book can be picked up at the reference desk.

Working at the local library, Aleisha reads every book on a secret list she found, which transports her from the painful realities she's facing at home, and decides to pass the list on to a lonely widower desperate to connect with his bookworm granddaughter." 

Book Bike at Falmouth Commodores Game

The Falmouth Public Library Book Bike will be at the Ball Park for the Falmouth Commodores Game on Tuesday, June 20th at 6pm.

Stop by, say hi and get a free book!  Everyone is welcome!

Poetry Reading: Baltic Amber in a Chest

Join poet Clarissa Jakobson on Thursday, June 22nd from 2pm-3pm in the Hermann room as she reads from and discusses her 2023 book, Baltic Amber in a Chest, about her Lithuanian family's history in World War II.

Clarissa comes to us fresh from a residency in Provincetown and will have copies of her book available.  The event is free and is open to everyone.  Registration is required.