"Kindness is the only investment that never fails."
Go Thoreau! Celebrating 200 years!
Author Talk: The Cape House
Thursday, August 24th at 6:30
Join us for an author talk with author Rea Bochner about her new memoir, The Cape House.
This unforgettable memoir is a deeply touching story of
mothers and daughters, love and loss, the power of holding on to each other and
the strength it takes to let go. The Cape House is a story both
personal and universal, told with fearless honesty and laugh-out-loud humor. It
begins on the day that Bochner’s mother, Debbi, tells her that she’s received a
prognosis of terminal cancer, and has decided to move to the family’s beloved
summer home on Cape Cod to die. Over the next six weeks, as Debbi deteriorates,
Bochner writes the story of her family, and looks back on the winding road she
trudged with her mother through addiction, recovery, and redemption.
As
both a eulogy for and a celebration of an exceptional woman, Rea Bochner writes
unflinchingly of the powerful bond between a mother and her daughter. The
result is a moving book that carries the readers from tears to laughter, from mourning
to triumph. The Cape House is a testament to love as a force
of nature, and the journey of one woman to discover herself.
Tech savvy volunteers needed
The Friends of the Dennis Public Library help support Dennis Public Library. They are looking for a volunteer to help them reach their members through social media like Constant Contact, Facebook, and Twitter.
Dennis Public Library needs a volunteer starting in October to help facilitate our "Girls Who Code" Club. "Girls Who Code" is a club for middle and high school students that meets Tuesday afternoons from 4:30 to 6:00.
If interested, please contact Lisa Cunningham at the library: 508-760-6219, ext. 207 or 210.
MBLC Library Patron Survey
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) is launching a major study that will impact how they fund and support your local libraries across the state. Please take a few minutes, anytime now through September 8th, to fill out their survey to tell us how you use your public library.
Help us identify what you love, what you need, and how we can make your experience better. If helping your library wasn't enough of an incentive, survey respondents have a chance to win an iPad!
Help us identify what you love, what you need, and how we can make your experience better. If helping your library wasn't enough of an incentive, survey respondents have a chance to win an iPad!
Saltworks of Cape Cod
Thursday, August 3rd at 6:00
Join Robert Kelley for a special talk on the Cape Cod Saltworks. The
presentation will discuss early salt production in Europe, the dynamics of salt
exports to America in the 17th and 18th centuries, as
well as the expansion, and decline of the industry in Barnstable County. Join
us to explore the probable cause for the development of manufacturing salt by
solar evaporation by Capt. John Sears of Yarmouth/Dennis in the early Federal
Period, and to learn more about this local industry.
Robert
Dudley Kelley of South Yarmouth is a trustee with the Historical Society of Old
Yarmouth, a researcher and writer of the local history of South Yarmouth with
concentration in the subjects of genealogy, saltworks, Quakers, and the Native
Americans of that town. He is published in the New England Historic and
Genealogical Register, and local publications in Barnstable County. He is the
current Chief Operating Officer of Dennis East International.
Historic Restaurants of Cape Cod
Thursday, July 27th at 6:30
Join local author Christopher Setterlund as he discusses his new book "Historic Restaurants of Cape Cod" which details the history of some of the iconic establishments of the Cape, still fresh in the memories of restaurant patrons.
Thousands of restaurants have come and gone on Cape Cod over the past century. Some, however, have made an indelible mark. Bill and Thelma's was hugely popular with students from the 1950s to the 1970s, often packed with locals after sporting events and dances. Starbuck's Restaurant in Hyannis featured the Chief Justice Warren Burger Burger and the Larry Bird Burger on its menu and boasted about the soup du jour saying, "We don't know what it is, but we have it every day." Opinions differ on how the Reno Diner actually got its name, whether from a broken sign or a local appliance company. This book covers these and many other stories about local Cape restaurants.
Author Christopher Setterlund is a twelfth-generation Cape Codder whose roots go back to the second Mayflower voyage. After growing up on Cape Cod and working in the restaurant industry for nearly two decades, he has a wealth of knowledge as to what makes a legendary Cape Cod establishment. He is the author of the In My Footsteps travel book series featuring Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. In addition to books, the author has contributed work to the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, Cape Cod Life magazine, Cape Cod Magazine, CapeCod.com and the Travel Channel. Away from writing he is a WITS-certified personal trainer, runner, photographer and a lover of travel.
Preschool Story Time is cancelled this week
Thursday, July 13th
There will be no Preschool Story Time on Thursday, July 13th. You are welcome to visit our children's room to read and play on your own, but there will be no planned story or craft this week. Preschool Story Time will be back next week, Thursday, July 20th.
Bag of Books Sale
Tuesday, July 18th-Saturday, July 22nd
The Friends of Dennis Public Library are holding a "Bag of Books Sale" at the library during the week of July 18th. Come to the library and get a designated paper bag and fill it with books for just $5.
This is a great way to stock up on books for your cottage, beach reading, or vacations and help the library at the same time. There are great new titles as well as some old favorites available.
All proceeds will benefit the Friends of Dennis Public Library.
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