Chatham, Eldredge Public Library

Join us with Town of Chatham Select Board Member, Dean Nicastro, as he shares the ancient antecedents of America’s democratic and republican institutions of government, like the concept of a president...

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...

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...

A program celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence will explore the role the people of Cape Cod played in the American Revolution by drawing upon historians ...

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...

The Memoir Group is meeting in the Library with an option for you to join in via Zoom.

**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...

Music Adventures supports learning and development through music via instrument play, singing, and movement. Kids ages 2-6 (with their caregiver) will have fun playing with peers and engaging with mus...

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...

Chatham Writers @ 02633 meets every Monday (Mid-Sept through June) from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM to explore different writing genres.

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...

Three Sessions: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Mondays March 30, April 6 and April 13 Guys and Dolls…. get ready for John Whelan’s upcoming Learning Series. This course will feature songs that literally “stop...

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 ...

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 ...

Join us in partnership with Chatham Conservation Foundation, Inc. (CCF), as we welcome local gardener and Trustee of the CCF, Cathy Weston to share a season-by-season guide to ecological gardening. Th...

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...

In The Explorer’s Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map, Alex Hutchinson dives headfirst into a fascinating and provocative new field of research, examining how...

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...

Do you have questions about how the local voting process works or what to expect at Town Meeting? You’re not alone. With elections approaching and Town Meeting just around the corner, join us on Thurs...

Three Sessions: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Fridays March 20, April 17 and May 1 This program will take place at the Chatham Congregational Church - Fellowship Hall (in person or zoom) Since humans first...

Music Adventures supports learning and development through music via instrument play, singing, and movement. Kids ages 2-6 (with their caregiver) will have fun playing with peers and engaging with mus...

Unfortunately the Chatham Reads Poetry event has been postponed. Stay tuned for a possible new date. The Peter Saunders Memorial Chatham Reads Poetry event is back! Join us as community and staff memb...

Get ready for Earth Day with Miss Chelsea! Spring is just around the corner, and students in grades K-4 and their caregivers can celebrate by painting terra cotta pots for plants. Be sure to dress for...

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...

This group meets once a month at the Library from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Everyone is welcome!

Puppets, Paul, and Mary are back at the Eldredge Public Library to celebrate Earth Day with their musical interactive puppet performance that children of all ages and abilities are sure to enjoy. Paul...

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...

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...

StoryWizards: A Choose-Your-Own Adventure (mostly) Improv Show and Workshop The world's stories have been stolen by a wizard even more melodramatic than the Story Wizard . . . but never fear, he'll fi...

Jane Oneail leads us as we discover the luminous world of glass art, where molten sand transforms into breathtaking works that capture and refract light in ways that seem to defy the very nature of so...

In this engaging, hour-long session, you’ll be introduced to the fundamentals of color analysis and how it can help you highlight your natural features with confidence. Maggie Wiener, owner of The Col...

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, painter and printmaker, is among the best- known artists of the Post-Impressionist period. His immersion in the colorful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th centur...

This year the Friends Tea will be held on April 28 at 2 PM. All Friends of the Library are invited and encouraged to bring a friend. This year in addition to tea and cookies we will be joined by Betsy...

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...

April is Global Astronomy Month and we've come up with a unique way for our teens and tweens to celebrate...an outer space escape room! Students in Grades 5-12 , we are challenging you to solve puzzle...

New to gardening or short on space? Container gardening is one of the easiest and most beginner-friendly ways to bring color, texture, and even fresh flavor to your home, patio, or balcony. Join Sydne...

When we hear the name Beowulf, many of us think of bloody swords, drunken warriors, and long speeches - or worse, an interminable interlude near the beginning of our English class. In this course, Mik...

Two Sessions: 10:30 a.m.to 12:00 Tuesday May 5, 8:00 a.m. Wednesday May 6 field trip at Fort Hill at 8:00 am Spring season has an ambience about it that includes bird song. There are many reasons why ...

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...

Name the crisis: Climate change. Challenges to our democracy. Increasing social isolation and loneliness. The term "existential crisis" is used everywhere, from headlines to daily conversations, to de...

This course will first give participants a general knowledge of the current power, pitfalls, and ease of use of AI. Who is using it and why? This will be followed by a demo on how to install an AI sys...

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 ...

Join us for an exciting conversation with internationally acclaimed author Marjan Kamali as we delve into the timeless wonder of her New York Times bestselling novel, The Lion Women of Tehran. In 1950...

**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...

When we hear the name Beowulf, many of us think of bloody swords, drunken warriors, and long speeches - or worse, an interminable interlude near the beginning of our English class. In this course, Mik...

The Cape Playhouse, established in 1927, is the longest continuously operating summer theater in America. Its first production featured Basil Rathbone and the theater became the launching pad for many...

Join us for a timely conversation on AI, humanity, and the next steps towards building a better future with self-proclaimed “mad scientist” Dr. Vivienne Ming as we discuss her new book, Robot-Proof: W...

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...

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...

Join us in conversation with Ruchika Sikri and Dr. Patrick Porter as we chat about their book, Brain Fitness Blueprint, in which they present a 30-day action plan to supercharge your brain and achieve...

Join us quarterly for Sound Meditation with Ashley Woodworth, local yoga teacher and sound facilitator! The theme for this quarter's session will be Listening as Meditation, with reflection questions ...

As we gear up for the height of tick season, Barnstable County Entomologist and Extension Educator, Escher Cattle, gives an overview of the state of ticks and tick-borne illness in Barnstable County. ...

What if the only thing standing between you and the seemingly impossible…was belief? This is the question posed by bestselling author Nir Eyal in his new work, Beyond Belief. Most of your limits aren’...

People around the world have been eating insects for thousands of years. They're nutritious, plentiful, and can be raised sustainably with fewer resources than most animal protein. Join Escher Cattle ...

We are kicking Chatham History Month off a little early this year with Gary Nickerson of the Nickerson Family Association, as he joins us to share his work on the dig and arrangement of the exhibit of...

The Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival in Chatham is heading into its Fifth season in Kate Gould Park this summer. The festival will present Shakespeare’s classic tragedy MACBETH, a haunting ever-relevant ...

Join us for a fascinating discussion with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig on the history and significance of craft at state fairs—from blue-ribbon quilts to sculpted butter cows, and so much more! A Do...

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 ...

Join us for an empowering conversation with health expert Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel as he shares his vision for living well and aging with purpose. In Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Hea...

Hold onto your heart-patterned boxers! Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular (and just plain wild) Dungeon Crawler Carl series, joins us to chat about his latest book,...

**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...

Join Aubrey Paolino, entomologist with Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project (CCMCP), for a talk about mosquitoes on Cape Cod. Learn about mosquito biology, how CCMCP manages mosquito habitat, and what yo...

All are invited to the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library annual meeting, with a focus on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Following a brief business meeting, acclaimed author Eri...

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...

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...

**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...

Anyone who has visited a beach on Cape Cod in July has probably experienced the painful bite of a greenhead fly. Why do these flies bite and what is the Cape Cod Greenhead Fly Control District doing t...

**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. Due to limited space, if you know you cannot make it live d...

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 ...

**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...

**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...

**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...

**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...

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...

**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...