Falmouth
Massachusetts
Falmouth Public Library
The Falmouth Public Library is a medium size public library serving a rapidly expanding Cape Cod community that has a substantial year round population and a large summer population. The Library's mission is to provide access to materials and services that promote and support independent learning, enlightenment, literacy, and personal cultural enrichment for people of all ages, backgrounds, and physical abilities. Its principal roles are to deliver comprehensive reference services and materials, to provide children's programs and materials designed to foster a life-long interest in reading, to provide a wide range of popular materials, and to support independent learning endeavors for all age groups. Its basic services are provided without charge. The Library endorses the American Library Association principles of intellectual freedom in a democratic society.
In order to meet the needs of Town residents, collection development focuses on reference and information sources in all formats, quality children's materials of all types, print and non-print popular materials of many genres, and materials and information pathways to continuing education and course work. The Library, as part of its role as a reference resource, supports formal education activities through its services to students after school, and strives to provide current community information on an ongoing basis. As the largest public library on Cape Cod and a regional services provider, the Library seeks to provide both a broad range of materials and in-depth information resources available to all area residents and member libraries of the Southeastern Massachusetts Library System.
Recent News
Falmouth Public Library Weekly Update: January 18, 2024
In this Issue: 2023 Tax Booklets and Forms Winter Reading Bingo Zoom Talk: Effective Grassroots Movements That Impact Voting Rights Weekly Staff Pick! What's Happening This Week At The Library For Kids What's Happening…
Read More »Falmouth Public Library Weekly Update: January 11, 2024
In this Issue: Library Holiday Hours Zoom Author Talk with Daniel N. Warshawsky Weekly Staff Pick! What's Happening This Week At The Library For Kids What's Happening This Week At The Library For Teens & Adults …
Read More »Falmouth Public Library Weekly Update: January 4, 2024
In this Issue: Call for Joy of Learning Instructors Great Decisions 2024 Registration Opens Weekly Staff Pick! What's Happening This Week At The Library For Kids What's Happening This Week At The Library For Teens &…
Read More »Falmouth Public Library Weekly Newsletter - December 28, 2023
January's Movie Showings Friday Films - Barbie Friday, January 12th, 3pm-5pm Hermann Room "Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the…
Read More »Falmouth Public Library Weekly Newsletter - December 21, 2023
Library Holiday Hours In observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the Falmouth Public Library and its Branches will be closed on the following days: Saturday, December 23rd Sunday, December 24th Monday, December 25th …
Read More »Falmouth Public Library Books for Kids and Tweens - November 2023
The Plot To Kill a Queen: A Royal Spy Story In Three Acts by Deborah Hopkinson Accidentally uncovering a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, aspiring playwright Emilia Bassano and her friends (including Will Shakespeare!) set out to foil the…
Read More »Falmouth Public Library Weekly Update: November 30, 2023
In this Issue Friends Annual Holiday Book Sale New! CLAMS App 2023 Falmouth Village Holiday Stroll December Friday Films Weekly Staff Pick! What's Happening This Week At The Library For Kids What's Happening This Week At The Library For Teens &…
Read More »Falmouth Public Library Weekly Update: November 23, 2023
2023 Falmouth Village Holiday Stroll Reading of Holiday Favorites Saturday, December 2nd, 4pm-5pm Reading Room As part of the Falmouth Village Association's 2023 Holiday Stroll, WCAI host Dan Tritle will read from some favorite holiday books in…
Read More »Falmouth Public Library Weekly Update: November 16, 2023
In this Issue Library Holiday Hours Friends Annual Holiday Book Sale Virtual Baking Demo & Discussion with Chef Erin Jeanne McDowell Weekly Staff Pick! What's Happening This Week At The Library For Kids What's…
Read More »Falmouth Public Library Weekly Newsletter - November 9, 2023
In this Issue: Library Holiday Hours hoopla's Bonus Borrows Libby's Big Library Read Weekly Staff Pick! What's Happening This Week At The Library For Kids What's Happening This Week At The Library For Teens & Adults Connect with Us!…
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