Wee Read Storyhour/Playtime for Children 18 Mos to 3 Yrs. - This early literacy program includes developmentally appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, craft and play activities.  Registration is required.  This is not a drop-in program; by registering your child, you are committing to regular attendance.  We are presently full.  Please call the library to have your name put on the list.  We will find you a spot ASAP!

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

Chat & Chew for Gr. 3 and 4 (enthusiastic 2nd and 5th Graders Welcome) - Bring a bag lunch and join us for this month's discussion of Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon.  We will watch the newest film in this series and discuss the book and movie.  Dessert will be provided.  Books are available at the library.  Registration is required.

Movie Sing-Along for All Ages - We just can't "let it go!"  Bring a bean bag or a pillow and join us for the sing-along version of this popular Disney movie.  Additional activities will fill this afternoon celebration of winter!  All are welcome.  Registration is required.

Sunday Afternoons at the Eldredge: Italy - Monomoy Regional High School teacher Rachel Barnes went to Urbino, Italy last summer to study select plays and poems set in this region.  Her experiences as a student at this UNESCO World Heritage site have shaped her methods for teaching Shakespeare to students.  Living like an Italian and studying like an American has some unique benefits, and Rachel will share what she learned from Royal Shakespeare Company greats Michael Pennington, Josie Lawrence and Bill Alexander in this classic setting.  Come find out more about both Italy and Shakespeare during this program!  This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library.

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the library to register for the course. 

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Drop-in Storytime for Children 3 to 5 Yrs - Join Sarah, Laura, and Tammy for an afternoon of stories, songs and theme-related activities.  (During the off season, there will be a storytime on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30.)  No registration is required.

This program is part of the Learning Series at the Eldredge.  You can download a brochure at http://www.eldredgelibrary.org/programs-classes-and-events/learning-series/ or pick up at brochure at the Library.

Reference Librarian Amy Andreasson will present instructions for downloading ebooks to your iPad and tips for searching the Clams digital library site. Bring your questions regarding your iPad, or call Amy for an individual appointment (508-945-5170) if you need additional or extended help. Registration required.

Reference Librarian Amy Andreasson will present instructions for downloading ebooks to your Kindle Fire and tips for searching the Clams digital library site. Bring your questions regarding your Kindle Fire, or call Amy for an individual appointment (508-945-5170) if you need additional or extended help. Registration required.

Wee Read Storyhour/Playtime for Children 18 Mos to 3 Yrs. - This early literacy program includes developmentally appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, craft and play activities.  Registration is required.  This is not a drop-in program; by registering your child, you are committing to regular attendance.  We are presently full.  Please call the library to have your name put on the list.  We will find you a spot ASAP!

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the library to register for the course. 

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Drop-in Storytime for Children 3 to 5 Yrs - Join Sarah, Laura, and Tammy for an afternoon of stories, songs and theme-related activities.  (During the off season, there will be a storytime on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30.)  No registration is required.

Monomoy Storyhour for Gr. K to 1 - Join the MCS afterschool crowd for an afternoon of stories, songs and theme related activities.  Registration is required.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy,  politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Reference Librarian Amy Andreasson will present instructions for downloading ebooks to your Kindle and tips for searching the Clams digital library site. Bring your questions regarding your Kindle, or call Amy for an individual appointment (508-945-5170) if you need additional or extended help. Registration required.

Early Release Wednesday: Minute to Win It for Gr. K to 4 - The popular TV game show gets a library makeover on the Early Release Wednesday.  A light snack will be served.  Registration is required.

Wee Read Storyhour/Playtime for Children 18 Mos to 3 Yrs. - This early literacy program includes developmentally appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, craft and play activities.  Registration is required.  This is not a drop-in program; by registering your child, you are committing to regular attendance.  We are presently full.  Please call the library to have your name put on the list.  We will find you a spot ASAP!

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

We Love the Bruins - The Boston Bruins are teaming up with Cradles to Crayons throughout the month of February for its 8th Annual PJ Drive to benefit Massachusetts' underprivileged youth.  The PJ Drive provides new, unused pajamas to children in need across Massachusetts.  Chatham's own Ashley Hansen, Community Relations Coordinator for the Boston Bruins, is bringing Blades, the Bruins Mascot, and the Ice Girls to the library for a morning full of fun activities.  Learn how Blades became a Bruin, get crafty with the Ice Girls, have your picture taken with Blades, and support the Boston Bruins 8th Annual PJ Drive by bringing a new, unused pair of children's pajamas - a $10 donation is welcome in lieu of the pajamas.  All participants who donate will be entered in a raffle for an autographed hockey stick from the Bruins!  All ages and all fans are welcome to join the fun; no registration is required for this program!  And don't bother to get dressed...wear your PJ's!  (Donations are encouraged, not required to attend this event.)

The Book to Film Discussion Group will meet to watch and discuss The Good German by Joseph Kanon

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Drop-in Storytime for Children 3 to 5 Yrs - Join Sarah, Laura, and Tammy for an afternoon of stories, songs and theme-related activities.  (During the off season, there will be a storytime on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30.)  No registration is required.

Mock Tuesday for Newbery Fans - The Quest Begins Again!  The John Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of the most distinguished  contribution to American literature for children.  Though it rivals the film industry's Oscars, there are no red carpets, goodie bags, mani cams, or comedic hosts.  Instead, there's pizza, dessert, and the most passionate conversations about the best books published for readers up through age 14!  Please consider joining us.  We are students, parents, grandparents, teachers and retirees!  We meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:15.  Registration is required.  Call Tammy for more information or register online. 

Lego Block Party for Gr. K to 5 - Bring your enthusiasm and build!  Registration is required.

Tween/Teen Night: Fact or Fiction? for Gr 5 and Up - This fun team competition includes wacky facts and amusing challenges.  Registration is required.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

Friday Flick for Gr. 2 and Up - Bring a beanbag or pillow and join us for an afternoon movie.  Popcorn and beverages will be served. Registration is required.

Drop-in Storytime for Children 3 to 5 Yrs - Join Sarah, Laura, and Tammy for an afternoon of stories, songs and theme-related activities.  (During the off season, there will be a storytime on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30.)  No registration is required.

Movie Sing-Along for All Ages - We just can't "let it go!"  Bring a bean bag or a pillow and join us for the sing-along version of this popular Disney movie.  Additional activities will fill this afternoon celebration of winter!  All are welcome.  It seems fitting that a snow storm interfered with our Movie Sing-Along scheduled for January 31st.  Registration is required (even if you registered in January!)

Sunday Afternoons at the Eldredge: Portugal - Medieval castles, cobblestone villages, captivating cities, and golden beaches, the Portuguese experience can be many things.  History, great food and wine and idyllic scenery, coupled with the old-fashioned traditions of village life and Portugal's outstanding very affordable seafood.  Portugal is full of surprises...come discover this small but endlessly fascinating country with native Azorean and South Dennis resident Floriano Pavao - you too, will fall in love with Portugual.  This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library.

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the library to register for the course. 

Drop-in Storytime for Children 3 to 5 Yrs - Join Sarah, Laura, and Tammy for an afternoon of stories, songs and theme-related activities.  (During the off season, there will be a storytime on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30.)  No registration is required.

Friends' of the Eldredge Public Library Book Club will discuss All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Wee Read Storyhour/Playtime for Children 18 Mos to 3 Yrs. - This early literacy program includes developmentally appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, craft and play activities.  Registration is required.  This is not a drop-in program; by registering your child, you are committing to regular attendance.  We are presently full.  Please call the library to have your name put on the list.  We will find you a spot ASAP!

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

Jr. Friends Meeting  for Gr. 5 and up - We need yourhelp planning upcoming events!  Snacks provided!

Chat & Chew for Gr. 3 & 4 (Enthusiastic 2nd & 5th Graders Welcome!) - Bring a bag lunch and join us for a book to film discussion of Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon.  Dessert will be provided.  Books are available at the library.  Registration is required.

My First Book Group for Gr. K to 2 - Books are available at the Library.  Students must be accompanied by an adult and must have read the book prior to the meeting date.  Registration is required.

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the library to register for the course. 

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.  ** Course Field Trip - this day will not take place at the Library.

In celebration of Women's History Month, Harwich resident and historian Deborah Swiss will discuss her latest book, The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia's Convict Women. During the nineteenth century, 25,000 girls and women were transported to Australia from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales as "tamers and breeders."  A compelling true story about the human spirit, The Tin Ticket won runner-up honors in 2011 for Best Non-Fiction book, awarded by the American Society of Journalists and Authors.  It focuses on three remarkable survivors, ordinary women who lived extraordinary lives as they triumphed over tragedy and emerged as founding mothers of Australia.  Their journey also includes the story of Elizabeth Gurney Fry, a Quaker reformer who compassionately touched their lives.  After Deborah's talk, singer/songwriter Digney Fignus will perform "All for Love," a song he wrote to honor Australia's convict maids and survivors everywhere.

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the library to register for the course. 

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy,  politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Reference Librarian Amy Andreasson will present instructions for downloading ebooks to your iPad and tips for searching the Clams digital library site. Bring your questions regarding your iPad, or call Amy for an individual appointment (508-945-5170) if you need additional or extended help. Registration required.

Reference Librarian Amy Andreasson will present instructions for downloading ebooks to your Kindle Fire and tips for searching the Clams digital library site. Bring your questions regarding your Kindle Fire, or call Amy for an individual appointment (508-945-5170) if you need additional or extended help. Registration required.

Reference Librarian Amy Andreasson will present instructions for downloading ebooks to your Kindle and tips for searching the Clams digital library site. Bring your questions regarding your Kindle, or call Amy for an individual appointment (508-945-5170) if you need additional or extended help. Registration required.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

The Book to Film Discussion Group will meet to watch and discuss Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson.

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the library to register for the course. 

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This is a private meeting for the Steering Committee for the Historic Chatham organization.  If you would  like more information about Historic Chatham please visit our website at http://www.historic-chatham.org.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the library to register for the course. 

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the library to register for the course. 

Friends' of the Eldredge Public Library Book Club will discuss The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the library to register for the course. 

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

The Book to Film Discussion Group will meet to watch and discuss Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith.

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy,  politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Local resident Ingrid Stabins will be here to talk about her book Give Me Tomorrow: A young girls ordeal during the WWII Russian invasion of eastern Germany.  Ingrid grew up in Pomerania, an eastern province of Germany.  She lived through the devastation of her hometown by Russian forces, months in a Russian camp, the loss of her father, and the expulsion from her homeland.  Her life was changed forever.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.  ** This course will take place at St. Christopher's Church.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Friends' of the Eldredge Public Library Book Club will discuss The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the Library to register for the course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.  ** This course will take place at St. Christopher's Church.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  Download a brochure on our website or pick one up at the Library to register for the course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the Library to register for the course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.  ** This course will take place at St. Christopher's Church.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

The Book to Film Discussion Group will meet to watch and discuss The Pianist: the extraordinary true story of one man's survival in Warsaw by Wladyslaw Szpilman.

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  Download a brochure on our website or pick one up at the Library to register for the course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy,  politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the Library to register for the course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Friends' of the Eldredge Public Library Book Club will discuss You Are Not Special: and other encouragements by David McCullough Jr..

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the Library to register for the course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the Library to register for the course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

What's is like to lose your mind, to see slices of your very identity slipping away piece by piece?  Veteran journalist Greg O'Brien likens it to a trip out to Pluto "where no one can see you or hear what is said."    Diagnosed at 59 with early-onset Alzheimer's, O'Brien has written an illuminating, naked and honest account of living with Alzheimer's, not dying with it.  Drawing on cognitive reserve, he is reporting back to Earth his experiences as he joourneys further into inner space in his memoir, On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's.  Written with faith and humor, the book provides Baby Boomers a window into a possible future.  Greg O'Brien has more than 35 years of newspaper and magazine experiences as a writer, editor, investigative reporter and publisher.  Over the years, he has contributed to, amond other publications, the Associated Press, USA Today, Boston Herald, Boston Metro, New York Metro, Providence Journal, Cape Cod Times and Boston Magazine, where he was senior writer.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

Cape Cod author Patry Francis will be here to talk about her latest and very popular book, The Orphans of Race Point.  The story is a passionate and page-turning saga with an unsolved murder that consumes three lives over several decades in Provincetown, MA.  Told through these three voices, The Orphans of Race Point is  a novel of suspense, betrayal and the different ways we find transcendence and meaning in our lives.  But most of all, it is a gorgeous and unforgettable love story. 

Patry is a threetime nominee for the Pushcart Prize, and has twice been the recipient of a fellowship from Massachusetts Cultural Council.  Her first novel, The Liar's Diary, has been translated into seven languages and was recently optioned for a film.  A mother of four, she lives with her family on Cape Cod.

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy,  politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

The Book to Film Discussion Group will meet to watch and discuss My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

Carrie Russell, author of the novel Drowning Cactus, will be here to speak about environmentalism and fiction.  Drowning Cactus is literary fiction that explores the tranformative power of wilderness, following a cactus thief and an urban gardening instructor lost in the Sonora Desert.  Russell, who studied writing at Columbia and Oxford, worked as an environmental advocate before she became a novelist.  The novel is inspired by her experiences in some of America's most remote and most threatened wilderness areas.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series.  Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

The members meet to explore different writing genres. Share your work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy,  politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy,  politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy,  politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy,  politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy,  politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy,  politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.