Tuesday Storytimes with Miss Martha – 10am and 11:15am – No Story Boat on April 30th
Story Boat is cancelled for April 30th. Miss Martha hosts Mother Goose on the Loose Tuesdays 10-10:30am. For Ages 0-3 and Caregivers – A 30 minute early literacy program including songs, rhymes, and stories. Optional Stay and Play until 11am. Story Boat is 11:15-11:45am Tuesdays. For Ages 3-5 and Caregivers – stories, songs, and fingerplays. Registration required. Email missmarthawfl@gmail.com to register.
May-June Qigong Classes, $60 for six-week pass or $12 per class
Qigong with Margie Mitchell continues at West Falmouth Library. Cost is $60 for six-week class pass, or $12 per class. Tuesdays at 5pm. Pay in person at the class or purchase online at the buttons below. Zoom classes are available. Sign up for Zoom in advance by emailing Suzy Bergmann at suzybergmannwfl@gmail.com Dates of classes are: Tuesdays, [Read more…]
International Book Group Wednesday, May 1st 3:45pm – The Old Woman With the Knife by Ku, Pyong-mo
The West Falmouth Library International Book Group meets on the first Wednesday of each month 3:45pm to 5pm. Selections have either foreign settings or foreign authors, usually both. Meetings are both in-person and on Zoom. New members are welcome; email request to mharris8136@gmail.com for meeting notices and Zoom link. The May 1st selection is The Old Woman [Read more…]
WFL Book Club Tuesday, May 14th 1:30pm Tom Lake: A Novel by Ann Patchett
The WFL Book Club for Adults meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1:30pm at the Library. All are welcome to join the discussion! Links are to print versions of title in CLAMS May 14th Tom Lake: A Novel by Ann Patchett In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family’s orchard in Northern [Read more…]
April StoryWalk is Hurry Up and Slow Down by Layn Marlow – Available Until Monday, May 6th
The April StoryWalk at Jane’s Garden at West Falmouth Library Is Hurry Up and Slow Down by Layn Marlow. Available to visit during daytime hours until Monday, May 6th. As Hare races through the day, poor Tortoise can barely keep up. But when it’s time to bounce into bed, Hare is no longer in such a hurry. Hare [Read more…]
Midweek Meditation Weekly on Wednesdays at 11am – No registration required
Unshin Sangaku Dan Joslyn-sensei, a transmitted Soto Zen Buddhist Priest, offers meditation every Wednesday morning at 11am. Dan is the founder and guiding teacher of the Falmouth Soto Zen Sangha (FSZS) and has taught for twenty years. During each hour session, there will be directed and silent meditation. The time will also include 1:1 exploration of why one [Read more…]
Mass Center for the Book 12-Month Reading Challenge
The Mass Center for the Book and West Falmouth Library invite you to participate in the 2024 Reading Challenge! How the challenge works: Choose a book that fits the monthly challenge. After you read your choice, fill out this form to tell us about the book. Using our new submission manager, you will be able [Read more…]
The Library provides a public collection of seeds where anyone can “borrow” small quantities of seeds and grow them–a seed library. If the resulting seeds are saved, some of them can be returned to the library for the next grower. In collaboration with Farming Falmouth there will also be a lecture series held at the [Read more…]
Come check out one of our many games! Pick up a past favorite or try something new. Perfect for a fun night in!
Bridge and Mahjong Weekly on Wednesdays – Experienced Players Welcome
Experienced players are welcome to the weekly Mahjong and Bridge games at the Library. Bridge meets Wednesdays 10am-12pm. The Mahjong group meets Wednesdays 1pm-4pm.
April is National Poetry Month. Join us at West Falmouth Library for the Favorite Poem Project: Americans Saying Poems They Love. Ten local residents will share their favorite poems on Sunday, April 28th at 3:30pm. This is a free event, and open to the public. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky created the Favorite Poem Project. As a poet and [Read more…]
A Jazz Talk on Louis Prima & Keely Smith, presented by Frank King at the West Falmouth Library sponsored by Falmouth Jazz and West Falmouth Library, Sunday, May 5th at 4pm. Tickets are $20, purchase at falmouthjazz.org Mr. King’s Jazz Talk will cover the dynamic duo of Louis Prima & Keely Smith: Louis’ founding role in the Swing [Read more…]
Story Boat is cancelled for April 30th. Miss Martha hosts Mother Goose on the Loose Tuesdays 10-10:30am. For Ages 0-3 and Caregivers – A 30 minute early literacy program including songs, rhymes, and stories. Optional Stay and Play until 11am. Story Boat is 11:15-11:45am Tuesdays. For Ages 3-5 and Caregivers – stories, songs, and fingerplays. Registration required. Email missmarthawfl@gmail.com to register.
Qigong with Margie Mitchell continues at West Falmouth Library. Cost is $60 for six-week class pass, or $12 per class. Tuesdays at 5pm. Pay in person at the class or purchase online at the buttons below. Zoom classes are available. Sign up for Zoom in advance by emailing Suzy Bergmann at suzybergmannwfl@gmail.com Dates of classes are: Tuesdays, [Read more…]
Lovers of literature and Broadway musicals will be enchanted by “Books and Ballads from Broadway”, which will be performed by vocalist Stephanie Miele at West Falmouth Library on Sunday, May 19th at 4pm. Tickets are $30, purchase at the button below. Stephanie will be accompanied on piano by Roy Campbell. Many composers and lyricists including Richard Rodgers, [Read more…]
The West Falmouth Library International Book Group meets on the first Wednesday of each month 3:45pm to 5pm. Selections have either foreign settings or foreign authors, usually both. Meetings are both in-person and on Zoom. New members are welcome; email request to mharris8136@gmail.com for meeting notices and Zoom link. The May 1st selection is The Old Woman [Read more…]
New weekly activity at West Falmouth Library! Pre-School Playtime is an unstructured playtime supervised by parents and caregivers for children ages infant to four. Starting April 26th, Pre-School Playtime will take place 10am-12pm every Friday on the Library’s lower level. Drop in anytime; no registration required. Free and open to all!
Spring Cleaning? We want your book donations! The Second Time Around Book Shop is open on the lower level during Library hours. Please come and shop with us for items for your home library or to drop off donations. Thank you! Mysteries, fiction, children/teen books, history, politics, biography, art/coffee table books, cooking & gardening, & audio [Read more…]
The West Falmouth Library is helping out the Whelden Library by collecting used and undamaged Eclipse glasses. They will be sending the glasses to Astronomers Without Borders so they can be reused in Africa for their upcoming eclipse event. We will be collecting glasses at the Library until Friday, May 17th.
The WFL Book Club for Adults meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1:30pm at the Library. All are welcome to join the discussion! Links are to print versions of title in CLAMS May 14th Tom Lake: A Novel by Ann Patchett In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family’s orchard in Northern [Read more…]