Chatham, Eldredge Public Library
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Upcoming Events
Puppet Playgroup with Mary Wilson
We’re so excited to welcome back Mary Wilson (of Pitter Patter Puppets) and her puppets for a series of special storytimes! Mary will lead children (walkers-3 years old) and their parents/caregivers i...
Friends Meeting
Quiet Study Room Reserved
Baby Bookworms
Caregivers and their babies (newborns to early walkers) will enjoy time together to learn and play with new friends, and develop language, motor skills, and a love of reading! Come prepared to sit on ...
LEGO Block Party
Calling all LEGO enthusiasts in grades K-4! Join us for an afternoon of building LEGO creations and playing LEGO games with your friends. A snack will be provided. Registration is required.
Shark Scholars Early Release Homework Help & Tutoring
Run by Monomoy High School Students for all middle schoolers! The EPL is excited to welcome MRHS student volunteers each early release Wednesday to provide homework help or subject specific tutoring f...
VIRTUAL: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart
Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart’s book, The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic, tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Qu...
Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: John Adams
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preemi...
Memoir Group
The Memoir Group is meeting in the Library with an option for you to join in via Zoom.
Wee Read
Hey parents and caregivers! Bring your little ones (walkers up to 3 years old) to join us for a fun-filled weekly early literacy program. We'll enjoy stories, sing songs, get creative with crafts, and...
Make Your Own Pal-entine!
It’s the day before Valentine’s Day and as much as we love a day all about love, we know it’s just as important to let our friends and family know how much we care about them. So today, we’re celebrat...
Library Mini Golf
Brighten up February school vacation with LED Mini Golf at the Library! Children of all ages and their families are invited to play their way through a glowing, colorful mini-golf course where each ho...
Chatham Great Books Discussion Group
This discussion group is for people who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy, politics, science, theology, and other disciplines. Great Books discussion groups us...
Canvassing Canva
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Tiny Feet, Big Moves: Let's Dance With Miss Hannah!
Get ready to groove and giggle in this fun-filled program for children (walkers to 4 years old) and their grown-ups! Early childhood educator, dancer, and mom Hannah Brown will be here to share simple...
Sound Meditation with Ashley Woodworth
Join us quarterly for Sound Meditation with Ashley Woodworth, local yoga teacher and sound facilitator! Sound meditation is an integrated practice that combines a restorative setting with an emphasis ...
Any Book Club
Interested in joining a book club, but worried you won't like the books? Do you already have too many books you want to read? Join Eldredge Public Library's Any Book Club! Any Book Club is a book club...
Chatham Writers 02633
Chatham Writers @ 02633 meets every Monday (Mid-Sept through June) from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM to explore different writing genres.
S is for Storytime!
Children ages 2-5 years old and their parents/caregivers can join this 26-week program (with breaks for vacations) that celebrates picture books, reading, music, and the letters of the alphabet! A one...
Monday Movie Matinee!
Want to get out of the house while still embracing the coziness of winter? Join us for Monday Movie Matinee! We’ll be showing Grumpy Old Men, a charming 1993 comedy about lifelong neighbors and friend...
VIRTUAL: Smithson's Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World's Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch
As the ongoing government shutdown directly affects the Smithsonian Institution's operations, please note this event is tentatively scheduled. Thanks for your understanding! About the Author: Tom D. C...
The Friends of Eldredge Public Library Book Discussion Group
This group meets once a month at the Library from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Everyone is welcome!
Safety at Sea: Basics & Best Practices with Fishing Partnership
Join Fishing Partnership’s Marine Safety Instructors, Russell Kingman and Shannon Eldredge, for an hour of practical skills, survival stories and best practices for safety at sea. Russell and Shannon ...
Shark Scholars Early Release Homework Help & Tutoring
Run by Monomoy High School Students for all middle schoolers! The EPL is excited to welcome MRHS student volunteers each early release Wednesday to provide homework help or subject specific tutoring f...
VIRTUAL: Burglary At The Louvre -- How Can Writers Top This?
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM through partnership with the Tewksbury Public Library. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** The...
Public Services Roundtable
Junior Friends Meeting
Students in Grades 5-12, we need your help at the Library! Join the Junior Friends library volunteers and help us with special projects, planning programs, running events, selecting materials, and sha...
Reading in the Kitchen
Attention all cookbook lovers! We invite you to join our book group: Reading in the Kitchen: A Cookbook Group at the Eldredge Public Library. The group meets the first Tuesday of each month to taste r...
VIRTUAL: Humor, Heart, and Reflective Rural Stories with Michael Perry
Join us in conversation with bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry, whose collection of genre-spanning works encapsulates the experiences–and the magic–of rural town communities and the everyd...
In-Person: Getting Started with Libby
Getting Started with Libby - Learn how to access ebooks and audiobooks through the Libby app by Overdrive. Join Mike McCartney as he will show you how to download items and answer your Libby questions...
Literary Society
The Literary Society is a media mixer for young professionals of the Lower and Mid-Cape Community to talk about the books, TV shows, movies, and podcasts they are engaging with and to hear about what ...
Book to Film
Adult Craft Club - Bird Nesting Balls
Welcome to Adult Craft Club! Adult Craft Club is a great way for adults to try new arts and crafts while easing stress and having fun - no experience necessary! Craft Club may feature open crafting, s...
VIRTUAL: Unlock the Hidden Power of Dreams with Sleep Expert Michelle Carr
Learn how to harness your dreams to improve your sleep and health with dream engineer Dr. Michelle Carr. In Nightmare Obscura, Dr. Carr unlocks the science behind the sleeping body. Drawing on her exp...
The Sweet Life of Google Suites
If you have a Gmail address, then you have access to Google Suites. Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations give you almost all the same functionality as Microsoft Office but for free - and with the ab...
VIRTUAL: Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn
You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could li...
Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: Thomas Jefferson
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preemi...
Monday Movie Matinee!: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Want to get out of the house while still embracing the coziness of winter? Join us for Monday Movie Matinee! We’ll be showing The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a 2011 "dramedy" where a group of British ...
Virtual - Author Matthew Algeo Discusses "New York's Secret Subway"
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM LED THROUGH ASHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** We are so excited to w...
VIRTUAL: America's Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter
Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scan...
Read With A Monomoy Regional High School STEMinist!
Students in Grades K-3 and their grown-ups are invited to explore books about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) with the STEMinist Club from Monomoy Regional High School. The Library a...
Hybrid: Getting Started with Libby
Getting Started with Libby - Learn how to access ebooks and audiobooks through the Libby app by Overdrive. Join Mike McCartney as he will show you how to download items and answer your Libby questions...
Seed Library Re-Opening!
Spring MUST be on the way, because the Seed Library re-opens on April 1st! It will be open during Library hours and is free to all. The rules are simple: - 5 packets of seeds per visit - 1 packet of w...
Virtual - On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal
Description coming soon!
Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: James Madison
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preemi...
VIRTUAL: On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft with Brad Taylor
Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling Pike Logan series. After its proxies are devastated ...
Canvassing Canva
What's all the hubbub with Canva? Although Canva has many uses across a variety of different specializations and functional areas, its primary use is as a graphic design platform. You can use Canva to...
Virtual - Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions with Miranda Cowley Heller
Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows. Delicate, yet exc...
Cybercrime: Minimizing Your Risk of Being Scammed
Sergeant William Massey from the Chatham Police Department will speak about scam prevention (email, tech, impersonation, etc), shopping, banking and medical advice fraud, common community concerns as ...
Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: James Monroe
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preemi...
Friends Annual Meeting
Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: John Quincy Adams
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preemi...
Cape Cod History: 12 Stories For 12 Generations with Christopher Setterlund
Join us for an afternoon of storytelling as we welcome back native Cape Cod writer, Christopher Setterlund, as he shares 12 tales from his latest book, In Their Footsteps: The Interesting People, Plac...
Marcellus Eldredge: Catalyst for the Chatham We Know
Join Eldredge Library director Amy Andreasson and Chatham Railroad Museum co-director Gil Sparks to explore the life and legacy of one of Chatham’s most prosperous and benevolent native sons, Marcellu...
Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: Andrew Jackson
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preemi...
Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: Martin Van Buren
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preemi...
Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: William Henry Harrison
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preemi...
Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: John Tyler
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preemi...
Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: James K. Polk
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preemi...
Mark Hayden Fineman Memorial Chess Tournament
Students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 attending school or living in the towns of Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans and Wellfleet are eligible to enter the Mark Hayden Fineman Memorial Ch...
Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: Zachary Taylor
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preemi...
