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Children’s Technology Review
Available online and in the Children’s Room
Feeling overwhelmed by media options for children? Here’s a great resource available to all Truro Library cardholders.
- A monthly "Consumer Reports" - style publication dedicated solely to children’s technology products.
- Products reviewed include websites, video games and hardware, electronic toys, and educational software products.
- Offered online as a PDF or a print version, which is kept in the Children’s Room.
- No advertising content.
eReader Tutoring
Learn how to download Library books to your eReader. Instruction is done on an individual basis with Courtney Francis. Please call and sign up.
Art Exhibit
May Art Exhibit in the Anne H. Brock Community Room is Paul Schulenburg. A welcoming reception will be on Friday, May 3 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Library Programs and Events
Unless otherwise noted, all events are held in the Anne H. Brock Community Room
Wed., May 1, 2:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
Birding in the Library’s Backyard –Mass. Audubon representatives will point the way. Do you enjoy wildlife and nature, but wouldn’t consider yourself a birder? In this one-hour workshop, a Mass. Audubon naturalist will introduce the outdoor-loving families to the basics of bird watching. Learn how to adjust your binoculars, use your field guide, and identify common Cape Cod birds as we step outside. Binoculars and field guides will be available.
This program is supported by a grant from the Truro Cultural Council.
Fri., May 3, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
First Friday Brown Bag Book Talk – Share your favorite books and get new reading ideas.
Fri., May 3, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Paul Schulenburg Artist Reception-Meet the artist.
Tues., May 7, 3:00 p.m.
Learn about the Fresh Air Fund, a non-profit agency that provides summer experiences for inner-city children.
Tues., May 7, 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday Afternoon Book Group – May selection is, The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Newcomers are welcome.
Wed., May 8, 10:00 a.m.
Friends of the Library Monthly Program
“Making Compost Happen” by Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Program horticulturalist Russell Norton. The Coffee and conversation begin at 9:30 a.m. The meeting begins at 10:00 a.m.
Wed., May 8, 6:30 p.m.
What You Need to Know about Ticks, with Barnstable County Etymologist Larry Dapsis.
Saturdays, May 11 and May 18, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Video Workshop with Melissa Yeaw
Create film for production—or just improve your family films.
Filmmaker Melissa Yeaw presents the components of film such as composition, editorial decisions, etc. Between the two workshop dates, a camera will be made available for attendees.
Tues., May 14, 6:30 p.m.
Film showing of Queen of the Sun: What the bees are telling us followed by a Q&A with honeybee expert and sustainable horticulturalist Laura Kelley.
This is the second event in the film series Films for our Future: A Film & Discussion Series on Sustainability. Co-sponsored by Sustainable CAPE: Center for Agricultural Preservation & Education. The next film, to be shown on June 11, is The Dark Side of Chocolate, followed by a Q & A with organic chefs Katie Reed and Josiah Mayo.
Wed., May 24, 6:30 p.m.
Truro Library Book Group
May selection is The Gardner Heist: A True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft by Ulrich Boser. All are welcome.
Programs and Events for Kids
Saturday, May 4, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Wii & Board Games
Play some fun games!
Mon., May 6, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Truro Tots Playgroup This free activity is provided for children aged Birth – 3 Years and their parents or caregivers. Toys, stories, songs, crafts, and snacks are provided. This activity is funded by the Town of Truro.
Saturdays, May 11 & 25, 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Glass Mosaic Assemblage
Artist Stephen Donnelly will lead two classes in working with glass fragments and gluing them to glass. These multi-colored chips will be arranged in abstract designs for your own unique piece. For ages 8 and up. Limit 6 participants. Please sign up.
Mon., May 13, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Truro Tots Playgroup After this gathering, the group goes on hiatus until Fall.
Sat., May 18, 10:00 am – Noon
Lego Fun
Join us for a drop-in monthly Lego Club for school-aged kids. We’ll have plenty of Legos available for creative building.
Ongoing Events
There is an on-going book sale in the Books Down Under Room, on the lower lever of the Library. It is open whenever the Library is open.
Knit or Knot is a knitting group that meets on Tuesdays, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. This is fun casual group of crafters, working at all different levels. No need to sign up. Just drop in.
Download Free e-Books
Did you know you can download e-books from CLAMS to your Nook, your Kindle and lots of other e-readers as well as to your iPad, PC or laptop? They're free with your Truro library card!
Visit the Library Website
More details about these and other programs and events can be found on the Library website, which is updated almost daily.
Contact: Tricia Ford
Library Director
7 Standish Way
N. Truro, MA 02652
508-487-1125
tford@truro-ma.gov