Virtual “S” is for Storytime! for Children Ages 3 to 5 Years — Due to the Library closure we will “adjust” the format and meet virtually. We will read one or two picture books, sing, dance and share the love of books and each other from a distance. If you already registered for this program you will soon receive a link to join the fun. If you are new to this storytime, please register or contact Tammy via email.

· Members will meet virtually through a Zoom program to talk about The Leavers by Lisa Ko. Registration Required or current members can contact Linda Nixon.

Lego Challenge - All ages welcome!  Though we can't build together during our regularly scheduled "Lego Block Party" we still want to see what you LEGO Masters are building!  We challenge you to build whatever LEGO creation your mind imagines!  Take a picture of your masterpiece and email it to Tammy for us to share on our website and social media.  

Book Chat -   What have you been reading lately? Join us on EPL Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/eldredgelibrary) for Book Chat. Wednesdays May 13 and May 27 from 10-11 am. Share your book recommendations

Locked in the Library!  Virtual Escape Room - All day, All ages.  See if you can escape from our Virtual Escape Room.  This fun for all ages activity begins on May 28th when the link goes live on the EPL website.  Play alone or with a group but don't miss out on tthis escaptist adventure.

Getting Started with Libby - Learn how to download ebooks and audiobooks through the Libby app by Overdrive.   Join Amy Andreasson through a Zoom program as she will show you how to download items and answer your Libby questions.  Registration is required so we can get you connected through Zoom.

The Memoir Group is meeting online - space is limited.  Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? If you are interesting in joining the memoir group please call John Poignand at 774-810-0610 or by email pooh9137@gmail.com.

 

Leah’s Libratory!  for Chilren 2 to 6 Yrs. —  Explore literacy and science in the world around us as Miss Leah leads us on learning adventures with no stress and only a little mess!  Each episode is prerecorded and will be posted by 1:00 on EPL's Youth Services Homespun Fun webpage..

Jr. Friends Mtg. for Gr. 5 & Up — Youth Serices needs You! Who better to plan tween and teen programs than tweens and teens?  Help us work on projects and virtual programs!  Email Tammy if you'd like to become a Junior Friend Volunteer.

The Chatham Writers group is meeting virtually - space is limited.  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.  To join online, please contact John Poignand at 774-810-0610 or by email pooh9137@gmail.com

“S” is for Storytime! for Ages 3 to 5 Yrs. — We’re excited to announce the addition of a new storytime to our calendar. This will be a 26-week program (with breaks for vacations) that will celebrate picture books, reading and the letters of the alphabet — with a final graduation ceremony for all who attend regularly! A one-time registration is required to ensure materials are prepared and available for each participant.

Attention all cookbook lovers - We are taking our Reading in the Kitchen: A Cookbook Group online via Zoom. Typically we  meet the 1st Tuesday of each month to taste recipes and discuss cookbooks! Each month we will choose a cookbook. You let us know which recipe you will cook to share with the other members, and then we all meet to taste the recipes and talk about the cookbook and your cooking experience! A great way to meet fellow foodies and expand your cooking experience.

Since we are currently unable to meet in the Library, we've take this program online.  We will meet to discuss what we've been cooking and baking during the Coronavisu lockdown. To sign up, please contact Lorna Dzialo at ldzialo@clamsnet.org to register for the Zoom meeting.

This program is going virtual!  Larry Dapsis, Entomologist with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension will give an overview of what you should include in your pest management tool box for your summer garden.  He will talk about the popular vegetables and small fruits of Cape Cod gardeners and how to manage the principal insect pests. This program will also include an introduction to the “good bugs,” both predators and parasites.  Registration is required so we can connect you to the program through Zoom.

The Memoir Group is meeting online - space is limited.  Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? If you are interesting in joining the memoir group please call John Poignand at 774-810-0610 or by email pooh9137@gmail.com.

 

The Chatham Writers group is meeting virtually - space is limited.  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.  To join online, please contact John Poignand at 774-810-0610 or by email pooh9137@gmail.com

“S” is for Storytime! for Ages 3 to 5 Yrs. — We’re excited to announce the addition of a new storytime to our calendar. This will be a 26-week program (with breaks for vacations) that will celebrate picture books, reading and the letters of the alphabet — with a final graduation ceremony for all who attend regularly! A one-time registration is required to ensure materials are prepared and available for each participant.

From the Mayflower to King Philips Indian War - 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing. In commemoration of this historic event, NY Times bestselling author Michael Tougias will give a slide presentation on the war between the Colonists and Native Americans in 1675-76. The first part of the presentation will discuss the Indian way of life, Colonial settlements, and the events leading up to the war. The second part covers the battles and the strategy during this cataclysmic war, which on a per capita basis was the bloodiest conflict in our nation's history.

Tougias is the author and co-author of 29 non-fiction books including The Finest Hours: The True Story of the Coast Guard’s Most Daring Rescue, Rescue of the Bounty, Until I Have No Country (A novel of King Philip's War) and co-author with Eric Schultz of King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict.

.Registration is required.  This program will available through Zoom.

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The Memoir Group is meeting online - space is limited.  Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? If you are interesting in joining the memoir group please call John Poignand at 774-810-0610 or by email pooh9137@gmail.com.

 

Our Classic Film Group will meet virtually via Zoom. Get ready for some good movies, good discussions and good company! Everyone is welcome to join.  Watch the movie on your own and then contact your host Kate Ferreira at kferreira@clamsnet.org to get connected to the discussion program via Zoom.  This month's selection is TBA.  The movie is available for free through Hoopla.  New to Hoopla?  Create an account with your email and your EPL CLAMS library card.  

The Chatham Writers group is meeting virtually - space is limited.  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.  To join online, please contact John Poignand at 774-810-0610 or by email pooh9137@gmail.com

“S” is for Storytime! for Ages 3 to 5 Yrs. — We’re excited to announce the addition of a new storytime to our calendar. This will be a 26-week program (with breaks for vacations) that will celebrate picture books, reading and the letters of the alphabet — with a final graduation ceremony for all who attend regularly! A one-time registration is required to ensure materials are prepared and available for each participant.

Chatham Great Books Discussion Group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literarure, philosophy, politics, science, theology and other disciplines.  The group will use the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion.  For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Susan B. Anthony - Failure is Impossible, performed by Sheryl Faye. Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights activist, and she devoted her life to racial, gender, and educational equality. She is one of the most famous women in American history, she played a prominent role in the women’s suffrage movement; the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote and she also was in support of women’s labor organizations and for a woman’s right to own property. In 2020 we celebrate not only 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, we’re also celebrating Susan B. Anthony’s 200th birthday! Sheryl Faye is a full-time actress, a goal she has worked her whole live to achieve. Besides performing a variety of historical women for schools, libraries, historical societies, senior centers, and others, she also writes and performs with StageCoach Improv. She has been the voice of several characters for Sony Play Station games and for a variety of medical CD ROMS. She recently shot a national print ad for Vicks cold/flu and continues to keep busy working on films, television and theater throughout Boston and New York.

Since we can't meet together at the Library, this will be a pre-recorded program.  Registration is required so we can send you a link to the program website.  

The Memoir Group is meeting online - space is limited.  Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? If you are interesting in joining the memoir group please call John Poignand at 774-810-0610 or by email pooh9137@gmail.com.

 

We are taking this discussion group online via Zoom.  This month's selection for the Book to Film Discussion Group is The Light Between the Oceans by M.L. Steadman.  Books and the movie are available for download through Hoopla.  Contact your host Tammy DePasquale at tdepasquale@clamsnet.org to connect through Zoom.

The Chatham Writers group is meeting virtually - space is limited.  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.  To join online, please contact John Poignand at 774-810-0610 or by email pooh9137@gmail.com

“S” is for Storytime! for Ages 3 to 5 Yrs. — We’re excited to announce the addition of a new storytime to our calendar. This will be a 26-week program (with breaks for vacations) that will celebrate picture books, reading and the letters of the alphabet — with a final graduation ceremony for all who attend regularly! A one-time registration is required to ensure materials are prepared and available for each participant.

The Memoir Group is meeting online - space is limited.  Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? If you are interesting in joining the memoir group please call John Poignand at 774-810-0610 or by email pooh9137@gmail.com.

 

The Chatham Writers group is meeting virtually - space is limited.  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.  To join online, please contact John Poignand at 774-810-0610 or by email pooh9137@gmail.com

“S” is for Storytime! for Ages 3 to 5 Yrs. — We’re excited to announce the addition of a new storytime to our calendar. This will be a 26-week program (with breaks for vacations) that will celebrate picture books, reading and the letters of the alphabet — with a final graduation ceremony for all who attend regularly! A one-time registration is required to ensure materials are prepared and available for each participant.

The Summer Fiction Writers Group will meet Thursdays, July 9 through September 17, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM .  The purpose of this group is to help writers improve their fiction writing through respectful and unconstrained critiques from fellow writers.  This group is limited to 8 members.  Please contact Joe DeRosa (781-799-5640) for more information or to sign up for the group. 

Creating Recipes from Your Imagination-How to Write a Delicious Recipe - Join cooking instructor and cookbook author Liz Barbour for this delicious program. Liz will tell you where her recipe inspirations come from and how she transforms them into a written recipe. She will explore ingredient lists and explain how to simplify cooking instructions so you can create easy recipes to cook at home. Following the discussion, Liz will demonstrate two of her recipes and offer samples for everyone to enjoy. This program is limited to 35 participants.  Registration is required.

The Summer Fiction Writers Group will meet Thursdays, July 9 through September 17, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM .  The purpose of this group is to help writers improve their fiction writing through respectful and unconstrained critiques from fellow writers.  This group is limited to 8 members.  Please contact Joe DeRosa (781-799-5640) for more information or to sign up for the group. 

The Summer Fiction Writers Group will meet Thursdays, July 9 through September 17, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM .  The purpose of this group is to help writers improve their fiction writing through respectful and unconstrained critiques from fellow writers.  This group is limited to 8 members.  Please contact Joe DeRosa (781-799-5640) for more information or to sign up for the group. 

The Summer Fiction Writers Group will meet Thursdays, July 9 through September 17, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM .  The purpose of this group is to help writers improve their fiction writing through respectful and unconstrained critiques from fellow writers.  This group is limited to 8 members.  Please contact Joe DeRosa (781-799-5640) for more information or to sign up for the group. 

The Summer Fiction Writers Group will meet Thursdays, July 9 through September 17, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM .  The purpose of this group is to help writers improve their fiction writing through respectful and unconstrained critiques from fellow writers.  This group is limited to 8 members.  Please contact Joe DeRosa (781-799-5640) for more information or to sign up for the group. 

The Summer Fiction Writers Group will meet Thursdays, July 9 through September 17, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM .  The purpose of this group is to help writers improve their fiction writing through respectful and unconstrained critiques from fellow writers.  This group is limited to 8 members.  Please contact Joe DeRosa (781-799-5640) for more information or to sign up for the group. 

The Summer Fiction Writers Group will meet Thursdays, July 9 through September 17, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM .  The purpose of this group is to help writers improve their fiction writing through respectful and unconstrained critiques from fellow writers.  This group is limited to 8 members.  Please contact Joe DeRosa (781-799-5640) for more information or to sign up for the group. 

The Summer Fiction Writers Group will meet Thursdays, July 9 through September 17, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM .  The purpose of this group is to help writers improve their fiction writing through respectful and unconstrained critiques from fellow writers.  This group is limited to 8 members.  Please contact Joe DeRosa (781-799-5640) for more information or to sign up for the group. 

The Summer Fiction Writers Group will meet Thursdays, July 9 through September 17, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM .  The purpose of this group is to help writers improve their fiction writing through respectful and unconstrained critiques from fellow writers.  This group is limited to 8 members.  Please contact Joe DeRosa (781-799-5640) for more information or to sign up for the group. 

The Summer Fiction Writers Group will meet Thursdays, July 9 through September 17, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM .  The purpose of this group is to help writers improve their fiction writing through respectful and unconstrained critiques from fellow writers.  This group is limited to 8 members.  Please contact Joe DeRosa (781-799-5640) for more information or to sign up for the group. 

The Summer Fiction Writers Group will meet Thursdays, July 9 through September 17, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM .  The purpose of this group is to help writers improve their fiction writing through respectful and unconstrained critiques from fellow writers.  This group is limited to 8 members.  Please contact Joe DeRosa (781-799-5640) for more information or to sign up for the group. 

Celebrate the vital roles and vibrant experiences of women in America! The most complete and affordable single-volume reference on women’s history available today, The American Women’s Almanac: 500 Years of Vitality, Triumph and Excellence is a unique and valuable resource devoted to illustrating the moving and often lost history of women in America. It is a fascinating mix of biographies, little-known or misunderstood historical facts, enlightening essays on significant legislation and movements, and numerous photographs and illustrations. Honoring and celebrating achievements from the First Nations women and the French Huguenot Women of Fort Caroline to the unprecedented number of ethnically diverse women running for modern office, it provides insights on the long-ignored influence, inspiration, and impact of women on U.S. society and culture.

Author and South Chatham resident Deborah G. Felder was born in New York City and grew up in Northport, NY. A graduate of Bard College, she was an actor, a teacher, and an editor at Scholastic, Inc. before becoming a full-time freelance writer. She is the author of books chronicling influential women, literary works by women, and women’s history. Besides The American Women’s Almanac, these include A Century of Women: the Most Influential Events in Twentieth-Century Women’s History; A Bookshelf of Our Own: Must-Reads for Women; and The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time. The co-author with her husband, English professor Daniel S. Burt, of The Handy Literature Answer Book, she has also published fiction and nonfiction for young readers, including adaptations of the classic novels Anne of Green Gables and The Three Musketeers.

Historian Chris Daley will present "1620: The First Year." In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims arrival in the New World, Chris's presentation will examine their voyage across the Atlantic, the decision to land on Cape Cod, their explorations of the Cape, and their eventual choice to settle in Plymouth. He will also talk in detail about Plymouth Colony and their early encounters with the Wampanoag People.

Mr. Daley has lectured all over New England for over 25 years and is a favorite here at the EPL! He is a history teacher in the Kingston, MA area and holds a B.A. and M.A. from Bridgewater State University in Political Science and History.

Mark Hayden Fineman Memorial Chess Tournament will take place at the Eldredge Public Library on Sat, Dec 5.  Pre-high school students in the towns of Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans and Wellfleet are eligible.  There is no entry fee.  Registration is 10:15-10:30.  Students only compete in their grade sections.  For more information please contact tournament director Mark Donlan at info@chessedu.org or Mark Russell at 508-430-8400.