2018 Summer Reading Program - Libraries Rock!

All About the Books Music Video Eastham 2018 Summer Reading Program from Town of Eastham on Vimeo.
The Children's Room has a fun-filled series of programs ranging from music, to art & crafts to science. Registration begins on June 22nd! All preschool and grade school aged children, not residents and summer visitors alike, are encouraged to register and complete summer reading logs. Participants earn raffle tickets for every hour spent reading - or being read to - and the program culminates on August 18th with an ice cream social/raffle drawing for terrific prized!

"Libraries rock!" starts the last day of school, so sign up on June 22nd or any time after. Materials you read for your school's summer reading also count for the Public Library's program, so why not join? The Summer Reading Program ends on Friday, August 17, with the raffle drawing and ice cream party on Saturday, August 18 at 10:30 a.m. Come on in and join up - it's fun to exercise your mind as well as your body!
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The Printmakers of Cape Cod Summer 2018 Exhibit

August Exhibit - Reception, Thursday, August 2, 2018, 5-6:30 PM

More about the Printmakers of Cape Cod printmakersofcapecod.org
NEW: Eastham Now Lending Wifi Hotspots!

The Eastham Library now has 2 Wifi Hotspots available for circulation.

These items will check out for 3 days at a time and are renewable. Call the library or visit the Circulation Desk for more information.
Intro to Dragonflies and Damselflies with Blair Nikula

Tuesday, August 28, 6:30 p.m.

Learn about Dragonflies and Damselflies with Blair Nikula, co-author of guide books such as the Stokes’ Beginner’s Guide to Dragonflies and Damselflies and A Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts.

This program will introduce the natural history of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata), including topics such as mating, life stages, behavior, predation, and migration. We will also review the primary odonate groups on Cape Cod, focusing on some of the common species in this area.
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, Open Rehearsal of the Parker Quartet

Thursday, August 23rd, 10 AM - Noon
You are invited to "sit in" as the Parker Quartet, in concert with Festival Artistic Directors Jon Nakamatsu and Jon Manasse, rehearse pieces to be performed the following evening at "Finale Fireworks" in Wellfleet.

Cape Cod Music Festival
Kids! Create Parade Critters

Wednesday, August 22, 1:00 p.m.

Eastham Library will be marching in this year's Windmill Weekend parade (theme: "Eastham Celebrates Animals").

We're making various animal "puppets" for people to carry and we want children to get in on the fun.

Meet in the children's room to help turn cardboard, glitter and streamers into bright, beautiful animals to share with the community at the parade Sunday, September 9.
Barbershop Concert with the Cape Cod Surftones

Thursday, August 30
Join us at 6:30pm on Thursday, August 30 to enjoy an a cappella concert by the Cape Cod Surftones! This event is free to the public and will take place in the Greg Turner Meeting Room. Thank you to the Friends of the Eastham Library for sponsoring this event!
End of the Summer Reading Program Party

Saturday, August 18th - 10:30-11:30 AM

Friday, August 17th is the last day to update your reading log

End of the summer reading program celebration with raffle drawings, give-aways and free ice cream!

Sponsored by the Friends of the Eastham Library and our local North Eastham Ben and Jerry's.