Dennis Public Library

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Local mystery author Leslie Meier

Friday, February 17th at 11:00 am

Acclaimed local mystery author Leslie Meier meets with our audience. In her popular Lucy Stone series Leslie enjoys murdering people on special days of the year. Be it Turkey Day Murder, Mistletoe Murder, or St. Patrick’s Day Murder, amateur sleuth Lucy Stone solves every fiendish and cleverly designed homicide this creative author can imagine. Fans are invited to catch up on Lucy Stone’s latest adventure Chocolate Covered Murder – she had quite a Valentine’s Day this year! Our audience will be treated to a glimpse into the brain of a mystery writer who has unusual murders on her mind. Books will be available for sale and signing.

Bake Sale to benefit Cape Cod Genealogical Society

Saturday, February 11th at 10:00 am

Bring your sweet tooth! Proceeds will benefit the Society and help pay for the very popular Ancestry.com database, which is available at Dennis Public Library and helps patrons conduct research on family histories.

The Cape Cod Genealogical Society’s “Genealogy Room” is located at Dennis Public Library. The collection includes genealogy-related books, magazines, CDs, and unpublished materials. CCGS volunteers are on hand to assist Society members and the public. The Genealogy Room’s hours of operation are Tuesdays 12 – 4, Thursdays 10 – 4, and Saturdays 10 – 12.

Local mystery author Susan Santangelo

Friday, February 10th at 11:00 am

Favorite local mystery author Susan Santangelo meets with our audience. Her first Baby Boomer mystery Retirement Can Be Murder came out in 2009 and has been suggested for a television series by several national critics. The second in the series Moving Can Be Murder came out last spring, and she is currently working on the third Marriage Can Be Murder. Bring your questions. This specially requested author and Sisters in Crime member might reveal some of her strategies and techniques for keeping readers engaged as they follow the trail of a murderer. Her books will be available for sale and signing.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

CLOSING EARLY!

Saturday, January 21st

We are closing at 12:30 p.m. due to weather.

Thank you for your understanding. We wish everyone to stay safe and healthy.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

First Wednesday Classic Film Series

Wednesday, February 1st at 2:00 pm

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces a court martial hearing for mutiny. From 1954, nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, and Best Actor for Humphrey Bogart.

Friday, December 30, 2011

Winter Birds of Cape Cod

Saturday, January 28th at 1:00 pm
Cape Cod is renowned worldwide for the abundance of birds during the fall season, but many people don’t realize the birding opportunities during the winter months. Vast flocks of winter robins, several species of hawks and owls, and the occasional appearance of winter vagrants make for plentiful birding opportunities on the Cape in the winter. Join Ian Ives, Director of Mass Audubon’s Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary for a glimpse into the winter birds of Cape Cod, and learn about the many amazing survival adaptations that they employ to stay warm and find food.

New Local Author Chip Bishop

Friday, January 20th at 11:00 am

New author and Mashpee resident Chip Bishop meets with our audience. His book The Lion and the Journalist: The Unlikely Friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and Joseph Bucklin Bishop explores the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and Chip’s great granduncle Joseph Bucklin Bishop, who was a newspaper editor and the president’s authorized biographer. Chip says his goal “was to draw a rich portrait of the exceptional lives of two great men…The book emerges as a remarkable tale of power, politics and presidential courage.”

Pulitzer Prize winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin writes, “Chip Bishop identifies one of the central keys to T.R.’s success, his unparalleled ability to forge warm relationships with the press, even then they challenged and criticized him.”

Books will be available for sale and signing.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Food for Fines - Friday is last day

Friday, December 30th is the last day to bring in unexpired, unopened, shelf stable food items to wipe out Dennis Public Library fines. One item covers $1.00 of fines - up to $10 worth.

Food will be donated to the Family Pantry in Harwich.