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LIBRARY EVENTS


"Classic New England Boats" Author Talk with Tom Verde

Thursday, March 28 at 1:00 p.m. (IN-PERSON)

"Each boat has a tale to tell"

In his presentation, Verde will discuss several boats featured in his book, including their classes and designers, as well as their relationships to the waters in which they sailed, raced, and cruised.

These include the fabled history of the cat boat; the first fiberglass sailing yacht; a NY ferry boat repurposed as a houseboat; the oldest working fishing boat in Stonington, CT; racing rivalries in the Sound; the French love affair with American boat designs; and the Jazz Age era of luxury yachting, among others.

Author talk in Lower Level Community Rooms.


BOOKOPOLY! Winter Reading Challenge

Wednesday, January 17 - Saturday, March 30

Play solo, with a friend, or as a family!

Make your way across the BOOKOPOLY game board by reading through challenging prompts and completing fun tasks.
Along the way, you'll expand your reading and get to know more of what your library offers!

BOOKOPOLY takes place January through March, 2024.
The last day to return game boards is Saturday, March 30. 
A prize drawing will take place and the winners will be announced Monday, April 1!


Come in to the library to get your game board, or download and print one by clicking here!

Not sure what to read?
Check our Instagram or Facebook to see our picks for the prompts, updated weekly!
Or come in, and pick a book from the display in our front lobby!


Author Talk: "Postcards from a Pandemic" with Dorothy Skelley

Thursday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m. (IN-PERSON)

Postcards from a Pandemic evokes memories of our universal experiences and emotions – fear, loneliness, and despair coexisting with hope and even the ability to find humor during this challenging time.

This work is a story told by many voices about the shared experiences of the pandemic against the backdrop of the beauty and splendor of Cape Cod.

With more than 300 submissions from every town across the Cape, over 85 artists and authors are represented through poems, essays, and images.

Author Talk in Lower Level Community Rooms.


Yoga at CPL

Friday, April 5 from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. (HYBRID)

In collaboration with Yoga Neighborhood, CPL hosts a FREE Hatha yoga at CPL on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. We welcome you to join us either in-person or via Zoom!

The instructor will lead class indoors in our community room. Don't forget your mat!  
(Donations to CPL to support this class are always welcome)

Please request a Zoom link by 8 a.m. on the morning of the class!  
Click here to register for the Zoom link.

 


Adult Crafting Workshop

Second Friday of the Month at 11:00 a.m. (IN-PERSON)


Join Becky at the Centerville Public Library and create alongside fellow craft-loving adults on the second Friday of each month at 11:00 a.m.

FREE! Registration required, to register:
Email rkanaley@clamsnet.org or call 508-790-6220

 

 


MASSTC "Waste No Water" Library Tour

Monday, April 8 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (IN-PERSON)

The MASSTC team is kicking off the first stop of their Waste No Water Library Tour (during National Water Week) here at Centerville Public Library!

Join us for an informative discussion and documentary screening about the Cape's water woes.

Registration required. CLICK HERE to fill our online form.
Talk will be held in Lower Level Community Rooms.

Want to learn more? MASSTC has curated a list of related literature for our patrons, which you can request by CLICKING HERE!

The Cape is a complex wastewater puzzle with all pieces needed. One thing is for sure, we have to very quickly change our behaviors and attitudes towards our local waters before we lose them forever.

The Waste No Water Library Tour is a library series to engage the public in over 10 Cape towns, focuses on the wastewater successes and challenges each town faces. We’ll kick off the conversation with a showing of the recent Scientific American documentary that featured MASSTC’s efforts. We’ll invite local boards of health, pond groups, homeowners, water advocates and anyone interested in the topic of wastewater to gather and better understand how innovative/alternative systems, including urine diversion, are just one important piece of the ongoing wastewater puzzle.

Barnstable County's Massachusetts, Alternative Septic System Tech Center (MASSTC), will be on hand to educate and support questions around Cape Cod's wastewater woes with a focus on Innovative/Alternative (I/A) septic systems. With new regulations requiring I/A systems in designated nitrogen-sensitive natural resource areas, getting educated is key!


Beginning Birding with David Clapp

For New & Beginner Birders Only

David Clapp is a lifelong nature enthusiast and educator with a 35-year history with Mass Audubon and a parallel 35 years with the Smithsonian Journeys travel program. He has presented for years on both radio and TV, led hundreds of bird/nature walks, and taken tens of thousands of wildlife pictures.

Participants are recommended to bring:
 • A friend
 • Binoculars (if you have a pair)
 • A birding book (if you have one)
 

Session 1 - Thursday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m. (IN-PERSON)

This session will focus on bird-related books, binoculars, feeding, easy-to-use apps, plantings for birds, and common yard birds.
 • Includes presentation of local birds that can be spotted in this area and where.
 • Introduction to the Merlin App (Bird Identifier App)

Session 2 - Wednesday, April 17 at 1:30 p.m. (IN-PERSON)

This session will show you how to “bird” on Cape Cod
 • Includes ways to bird on foot, by car, in all seasons, with others or alone.


The War in Ukraine After Two Years With Professor Michael Strmiska

Thursday, April 18 at 5:00 p.m. (VIRTUAL)

It has been two years since the war in Ukraine began. Via Zoom, Professor Michael Strmiska will discuss the following.
 • The ups and downs of the war to this point, from both the Ukrainian and Russian viewpoints
 • The human cost of the war--the death toll on both sides, Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children
 • The mixed record of the sanctions imposed on Russia
 • The success of Russia in forming links with China, Iran, North Korea and the "Global South"
 • Ukraine's impressive military successes, including rapid technological adaptation
 • The anxiety of the Baltic States and Poland about what a Russian victory might mean for them
 • Why Ukraine matters: why Americans should care


Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/95848027547?pwd=d0pKZVQrbGZLZk1QVHlWczN0Y0VBUT09
Meeting ID: 958 4802 7547
Passcode: 594214

About the Speaker:
Michael Strmiska teaches World History and Asian History at SUNY-Orange (Orange County Community College) in Middletown, New York, and is currently teaching a class on Russian and Eastern European History. He earned his PhD in Religious Studies at Boston University, and has been awarded two Fulbright Fellowships for teaching at universities in Lithuania and Latvia, as well as the 2017 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities. He visited Lithuania in January of this year and had many discussions with colleagues about the situation in Ukraine. He is working on a book discussing the important contributions made by the Pagan, Jewish, Muslim, and Romani communities and religious traditions to the societies of Eastern Europe.


COMMUNITY EVENTS


Save Our Sound!

April Beach Cleanups with CCMM

The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound is holding cleanups on April 13 (Veterans Beach) and April 27 (Kalmus Beach) in Hyannis from 10am-12pm.

Supplies are being provided for all.

There will be a reception from 12-1pm at the Cape Cod Maritime Museum with food, refreshments, and prize giveaways from local businesses supporting our conservation efforts. 

Chez Antoine Café will be providing food for all participants.

For more information, please click the link below for the cleanup you would like to attend:

Saturday, April 13th at Veterans Beach

Saturday, April 27th at Kalmus Beach