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Falmouth Public Library Weekly Newsletter - March, 16 2023

Arts and Entertainment

March 16, 2023

From: Falmouth Public Library

Dancemeditation with Dunya Dianne McPherson

New Library Catalog

Staff Spotlight Pick

What's Happening This Week At The Library For Kids

What's Happening This Week At The Library For Teens & Adults

Weekly Staff Pick

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Dancemeditation with Dunya Dianne McPherson

Dancemeditation Session
We are pleased to welcome back Woods Hole native and resident Dunya Dianne McPherson, for a Dancemeditation session on Thursday, March 30th at 10:30am.

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“Dancemeditation™ is a unique moving meditation system for self-discovery, healing, and evolution. It helps us be present in our body in the Moment. We use a wide variety of breathing and movement techniques to quiet an over-active, distracted mind identity and invite intuitive, inspired embodiment.”

 New Library Catalog

One-On-One Sessions
The Falmouth Public Library hopes you have been adjusting to our new Aspen Discovery library catalog.
 
If you have any questions or would like a one-on-one Aspen Discovery instructional session with a librarian, call the reference desk at 508-457-2555 x7 to schedule an appointment today!

Staff Spotlight Pick

STEM Interactive Activity Board
Did you know that the Children's room has a STEM interactive activity board?
 
While children play, the STEM interactive activity board will help develop their problem solving, creativity, and curiosity skills. Stop by the children's room to check out it!
 
This activity boards pairs well with our science picture books located in the J530's section.

What's Happening This Week At The Library For Kids

Weekly Programming for Children
Fridays: Scavenger Hunt from 2pm-7pm at the North Falmouth Branch
Saturdays: Scavenger Hunt from 9am-12pm at the East Falmouth Branch
Mondays: Block Party: Legos in the Library from 4pm-5:30pm at the North Falmouth Branch
Tuesdays: Stories, Songs and Instruments from 10am-10:30am at the East Falmouth Branch
          Stay & Make: Drop-In Craft from 10am-2pm at the North Falmouth Branch
          Lego Club from 3:30pm-5pm in the Hermann room
Wednesdays: Springtime Storytime from 3:45pm-4:15pm in the children's room/library lawn

Lucky Scavenger Hunt
Can you help the leprechaun find all of his lucky friends?
 
Come to the Children's room from 10am-5:30pm till Saturday, March 18th for a Lucky Scavenger Hunt!  Find all of his friends around the Children's room to claim your lucky prize.

Wonderful, Wiggly Worms: Storytime & Activities with Farming Falmouth
The Children's room is so excited to team up with Farming Falmouth on our first event together! Join us on Saturday, March 18th from 2pm-3pm in the Hermann room for a storytime and activity featuring our best buddies in the garden: worms!
 
Do you think worms are gross?  Think again!  Come hear a family friendly story (or two), and maybe a singalong (or two!) praising all of the wonderful things about worms. We will also participate in an activity and maybe even get our hands dirty wiggling them in some dirt.  A snack will be provided by Farming Falmouth.

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Registration encouraged as space is limited.

The Doctor Is In: Family Storytime with Dr. Palfrey
Pediatrician Dr. Sean Palfrey will be in the Children's room on Monday, March 20th from 3:30pm-4:30pm for an informal story time for all ages with opportunities for casual conversations and consultations regarding children's health issues.
 
Sean Palfrey, MD, has practiced and taught pediatrics and public health for the past 45 years in Massachusetts. Two years ago, he retired from his roles as Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at Boston University and Boston Medical Center and as Faculty Dean at Harvard University. From 2002-2004 he served as President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

What's Happening This Week At The Library For Teens & Adults


Weekly Programming for Teens and Adults
Mondays: Homework Hour from 4pm-5pm in the YA room
Tuesdays: Sit N' Stitch from 10am-12pm at the East Falmouth Library Branch
                Genealogy Help Session from 2pm-4pm in the Reference room
                English Learners Conversation Group from 7pm-8pm in the Bay room

FPL Fiction Book Club: Klara And The Sun
Join the FPL Fiction Book Club on Tuesday, March 21st at 4pm in the Hermann room as we discuss this month's selection Klara and the Sun: A Novel by Kazuo Ishiguro!  Copies of the book are available at the reference desk and registration is recommended.

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"Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?"

National Parks: Stories From The Whaling Port
Enjoy a virtual lunchtime webinar lecture on Wednesday, March 22nd from 12pm-1pm from the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, entitled "Stories from the Whaling Port."

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Discover the origins and historical significance of New Bedford's whaling port. When Quaker merchants moved their whaling businesses from Nantucket to New Bedford, they started a 100-year industry that forever shaped New Bedford's maritime culture. Learn about a daring artic rescue in 1897, when ice closed in around 275 whalemen and left them stranded with limited supplies. An earlier version of the U.S. Coast Guard traveled 1,500 miles overland to bring the men food. Time permitting, hear stories about New Bedford's roles in the Civil War (54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry) and the Underground Railroad. Led by National Park Guide Rufai Shardow.
 
This program will be recorded and all registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the lecture.  This MA National Park Service series is provided by the Tewksbury Library.


Weekly Staff Pick

Razorblade Tears
by S. A. Cosby

When his son Isiah and Isiah's white husband, Derek, are murdered, ex-con Ike Randolph bands together with Derek's father, another ex-con, to rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys while confronting their own prejudices about each other and their own sons.