• Hidden Gems of New England

  Thursday, Sept. 26th @ 5pm

  
  Please join us this Thursday at 5pm for a lively talk by Alisa O'Leary, based on her book Inns and Adventures written with co-author Michael Tougias.
  
  Program flyer.
  
  Made possible by the Friends of the Eastham Library.

• Making Space for Pollinators

  Saturday, October 19 @ 1pm/ Family Program

  

  Learn all about butterflies, bees, bats and more!

  Good for families with children over age 5

  Make your own pollinator tee shirt to take home – either bring your own shirt or get one at the library

• New Technology Workshop

  Learn to Use Google Applications

  

• Calling All Artists

  Art Scramble Sale

  
  Help raise funds for Wild Care by creating a work of art for our Art Scramble Sale this fall. Cape Cod wildlife or nature theme, size 5x7 only, your choice of medium. Library will provide 5x7 canvases, available at front desk. One-of-a-kind bird houses are welcome too.
  
  All proceeds benefit Wild Care.
  
  
  Deadline October 25th. 
  
  See flyer for more details.

• What's blue and yellow .. and "read" inside?

  The digital bookmobile, making its Cape Cod stop at the Eastham library…

  Bookmobile Rides Again (Digitally!) from Lower Cape TV on Vimeo.

• Library Land Project

  Review of Eastham Public Library

  Library Land Project

  We created Library Land for people who love libraries - and to encourage more people to fall in love as well.
  For their review of our library please click here: EPL review

• Short Story Discussion Group

  Tuesdays @ 2

  Pilot Program with Lois Miraglia
   ~ see flyer for details
  
  Tuesdays at 2pm
  September 17th & 24th
  October 1st & 8th
  
  Program flyer

• The Do’s and Don’ts of Long Distance Genealogy Projects

  September 25-28/ A 3-part series w/ Bill Cole

  
  Part I - Wednesday Sep 25, 2019 @ 4 PM
  Bill Cole has conducted long-distance genealogy projects in the United States, Canada, and England.  He will share his “lessons learned” including what to do and what not to do to produce successful results.  As an added bonus, his English research partner for the past four years will add her perspectives.  This program is a must for anyone considering or doing any type of long-distance genealogy projects. 
  Location: Eastham Public Library
  
  Part II -  Thursday morning, September 26/ PLEASE NOTE LOCATION
  Family Surgery one-on-one scheduled consultations 
  Signups will be required by calling the library at 508-240-5950. Only 5 slots are available between 9 AM and Noon.  Individuals will be required to bring information on one family line to research and receive guidance on which English records to pursue.  English archivist Nicola Waddington will conduct these sessions.  Individuals will be required to bring information on one family line to research and receive guidance on which English records to pursue.
  Location: Schoolhouse Museum of the Eastham Historical Society
  
  Part III - Saturday, September 28 @ 2 PM
  Hidden English Records: Barely Known Treasure Troves 
  Using a successful case study search for Daniel and Ruth Cole’s ancestors plus Daniel Cole’s connection to William Collier, this joint presentation by Bill Cole, 8th great grandson of Daniel & Ruth Cole – one of the founding families of Eastham – and his English research partner, you’ll learn the research techniques to find hidden and barely known records to solve the long lasting mystery of this English family’s ancestral origins.  A must for anyone searching for their English roots.  A can’t miss for any Cole descendant and anyone connected to or interested in William Collier and his family’s role in the success of Plimoth Colony and New England.
  Location: Eastham Public Library
  
  Printable Flyer
  Eastham 400 Flyer
  Part of Eastham's 400 Commemoration Events. Made possible with a grant from Mass Humanities.
   

• Eastham 400 Events

  October

  
  The FIRST ENCOUNTER AT EASTHAM – THE STORY RE-TOLD:
  Sunday, October 6 @ 2 PM (Note the change of date)
  The story presented by author-historian Ian Saxine and by others followed by discussion on the themes for the year long commemoration in 2020. Speakers:Jim Russo, Chair of the Eastham 400 Commemorative Committee, the project historian, project director, and project scholar. Bob Seay moderates
  PLEASE NOTE LOCATION: Salt Pond Visitors Center CCNS     
   
  Sunday, October 13.  Discussion @ 2 PM.  Walk at 1 PM.
  MEMORIALIZING THE FIRST ENCOUNTER-A Walk & Discussion: A tour and presentation on the two existing tablets on stone at First Encounter Beach. A facilitated workshop on developing the text for a new tablet. Audiences will be asked to read the project narrative before the presentation. Bill Burke facilitator
  Location: Eastham Public Library          
   
  Tuesday, October 15 ~ Time to be announced
  IMMIGRATION – IDEAS FROM 1620 ~ A 2020 planning symposium
  Presentation on the ignorance and conflict of 1620, with an hour of small group discussion. How can we – as local neighbors – move from any conflicts in immigration to better community? Can/should we re-write our social contract.
  Location: Eastham Public Library.          
  
  Eastham 400 Flyer    Eastham 400 Flyer Portuguese    Eastham 400 Flyer Spanish
  Part of Eastham 400 Commemoration. Funded by Mass Humanities.

• September Exhibit

  Honoring the Work of Henry David Thoreau

  
  In Thoreau's Views
   
  Artist's Reception
  Saturday, September 7th, 2-4 pm
  w/special guest- historian Richard Smith
  
  Presented in association with Addison Art Gallery, as part of their month-long celebration of Thoreau, with scenes he has helped to immortalize. Artists will be painting "plein air" around town 8am-noon.
  
  The Waves Broke by Fay Shultzer.

• NEW PROGRAM: Device Advice

  

• Enjoy a Virtual Tour and 3-D Model of the Library

  Virtual Tour Full-Screen

• POND SERIES VIMEOS

  Links to Series Recordings

  
  
  
  
   
  
  
   
  
  Ponds: How They Got Here w/ Tom Cambereri
  Cambereri vimeo
  
  Mallards, Mosquitos & Mud w/ Sophia Fox
  Fox vimeo
  
  Ponds: Recognizing and Responding to Environmental Threats
  Horsley vimeo
  
  
  
   

• The Cape Cod Times Daily Edition

  With your Eastham Public Library card

  The Cape Cod Times Collection: Search more than 20 years of Cape Cod history with The Cape Cod Times Collection. Coverage from 1998 through current. Note: Choose the Image Format for the graphical version-the other options are text only.
  
  
  
  
  72 hours of home access             Log in or register to activate the service
  Note: The Sunday Crossword puzzle is not available through this service
   

  Magazines now available through Overdrive! Overdrive users - Try checking out a magazine! There's no waiting list, and they don't count against the checkout limit! You can read in the the browser or with the Libby app..

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