See works by students of fine art, woodworking and jewelry-making at Nauset Regional High School through April in the library’s Craine Gallery.
Drop by our makerspace on any day in April and make a collage. All materials are provided.
Join local poet Judith Partelow in the Craine Room for a poetry workshop. Listen to some poetry, write from prompts, and share your work if you’re up for it. This workshop is perfect for beginners and intermediate writers. If you’ve wanted to try writing your own poetry but never took that first step, this is your chance! Please bring a notebook and pen or pencil to write with, or, if necessary, a laptop. Sponsored by the Grace Anslow Trust. Admission is free and all are welcome. Registration is encouraged, but not required. To register or for more information, contact Judith at judithpartelow@gmail.com.
Get ready for a fun-filled class with Ms. Kerry’s music and movement program! With singing, dancing, and plenty of movement, your child will have a blast while developing important motor skills and coordination. This program is great for children 1-5 years of age. Admission is free. Sponsored by the Friends of Snow Library. Learn more about Ms. Kerry on her website: musicbykerry.com
Marc Strauss presents the final class of his four-part Zoom-only course that explores how Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, soundly warned the world about the false and seductive narratives of authoritarianism in four war movies. This class will focus on the 1944 film Lifeboat. Through introductory historical context, the showing of the film, and guided discussion afterward, Marc will identify and elaborate on the stories and characters in an effort to expose the bewitching appeal and empty promise of autocracy and despotism.
Ron Petersen presents the second half of his two-part course on how American independence came about. 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. With a focus on Massachusetts, this course will explore the people, events, and reasons that led to the separation of the American colonies from Britain.
Lois Karfunkel will present this final class of her four-part course on the history of women in art. The class will conclude its discussion of the historical role of women in art history as we know it and the factors — social, economic, religious, political, and cultural — that may have led to the marginalization of women artists. Lois will finish her review of art history from early civilization to modern times as she shows the extent of gender bias in the art world.
Joseph Auciello will teach the third class of this four-part course on The Great Gatsby. Published in 1925, The Great Gatsby is a novel in which an extravagantly wealthy young man embarks on a doomed quest to reignite the sparks of a long-lost love. The class will continue to read and talk together about what a Jazz Age story of love and obsession, money and greed, class and status, innocence and corruption, can teach us about our era.
John Whelan, Former WOMR radio host, author, and Great American Songbook presenter, will continue to teach this three-part course on classic country music, accompanied by Peter Gaines on piano and vocals, with the additional vocals of Denise Page. Composers/singers like Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and many others will be featured. John will tell stories and show videos, accompanied by live performances featuring Peter and Denise.
Steve and Jeff Bornemeier will conclude their “Novels & Ideas” course with a discussion of Norwegian Wood (1987) by Haruki Murakami. This course focuses on the theme of “strange actors” over the span of four classes.
The second class of this three-part course will begin by meeting at Snow Library to continue its exploration of local artists and their galleries. The course is limited to 30 people. Driving is required but carpooling arrangements are to be determined. This class will focus on a visiting artist and a gallery in Orleans.
Meet in the children’s area for stories, songs and crafts. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of Snow Library.
In this standalone class, Scott Harshbarger, former Attorney General of Massachusetts, will continue the conversation from where he left off in the 2024 Fall Lifetime Learning session. The class will continue its discussion and evaluation of the strength and fragility of democracy and the rule of law in 2025 as the new and former president transitions into office and seeks to implement the campaign agenda and promises that seem to have the approval of a majority of our fellow citizens who voted.
This weekly playgroup for preschoolers will gather in the Craine Room. Meet other parents and caregivers while your little ones make new friends and climb, swing and slide on our indoor play structure. Drop in; no registration necessary.
Join Youth Services Librarian Kim Auclair in the Craine Room for an hour of building with Legos. All materials will be provided. No registration needed.
Come to the Craine Room for original poetry readings by four local poets as part of Arts Week Orleans. Readings will be given by the following poets: Elizabeth Bradfield, a Brandeis Professor, author of seven books, naturalist, and field assistant, Christine Jones, an editor, author, and founder of Lily Poetry Review, Kaimi Rose Lum, a journalist, librarian, and poet, and Natalia Redyk, a poet with many passions. Admission is free and all are welcome. Presented by the Orleans Cultural District.
Join Gretel Norgeot, farmer and founder/owner of Orleans Farmers’ Market, for this standalone class on how to improve your lawn by improving your soil. Learn to create a healthier lawn by changing your lawn care habits and creating a “soil sponge,” a home to microbes that help plants grow, stay healthy, and reduce runoff during extreme rains.
Join Dawn Spunzo, teacher and Yin yoga instructor, for an easy-to-remember yin, pranayama, and meditation practice. Learn simple techniques to help develop more profound awareness and patience of your body and mind to better prepare yourself for the unfolding of life. Take time to relax and “stretch out” the stress that has accumulated in your connective tissue and reset to better deal with any craziness that may lie ahead.
Join us in the Craine Room for a dance party suitable for all ages! Light refreshments will be provided. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Joseph Auciello will teach the final class of this four-part course on The Great Gatsby. Published in 1925, The Great Gatsby is a novel in which an extravagantly wealthy young man embarks on a doomed quest to reignite the sparks of a long-lost love. Joseph will conclude his examination of what a Jazz Age story of love and obsession, money and greed, class and status, innocence and corruption, can teach us about our era.
John Whelan, Former WOMR radio host, author, and Great American Songbook presenter, will conclude this three-part course on classic country music, accompanied by Peter Gaines on piano and vocals, with the additional vocals of Denise Page. Composers/singers like Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and many others will be featured. John will tell stories and show videos, accompanied by live performances featuring Peter and Denise.
Come to the Craine Room to see actor and educator Stephen Collins perform Sailing Towards My Father, a one-man play that chronicles the life of Moby-Dick author Herman Melville, written and directed by Carl A. Rossi. The play dramatizes Melville’s life from youth to old age, concentrating on his evolution as a writer and his complex relations with religion, his parents and siblings, his wife and children, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Stephen’s passionate performance will bring this classic author to life in front of your very eyes. Admission is free and all are welcome. Sponsored by the Grace Anslow Trust.
Meet in the children’s area for stories, songs and crafts. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of Snow Library.
This class does not meet at Snow Library. This three-part course involves visiting six venues featuring local artists and their galleries. The course is limited to 30 people. Driving is required but carpooling arrangements are to be determined. This final class will visit two galleries in Provincetown.
This weekly playgroup for preschoolers will gather in the Craine Room. Meet other parents and caregivers while your little ones make new friends and climb, swing and slide on our indoor play structure. Drop in; no registration necessary.
Join the Drumma Queens in the Craine Room for an interactive Percussion and Rhythm Workshop, where you’ll explore the powerful rhythms of West Africa through drumming, song, and movement. Connect with your inner rhythm, learn traditional beats, and experience the joy of making music in community. No experience needed—just bring your energy and a willingness to play! This program is a part of Arts Week Orleans and is sponsored by the Orleans Cultural District and the Mass Cultural Council. Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Registration is required. Register at www.orleansrecreation.com or call 508-240-3700 ext. 2333.
Join cartoonist, art educator, and author Cara Bean for a mindful doodling workshop in the Craine Room. A self-proclaimed “obsessive doodler,” Cara will lead this interactive workshop that will encourage creativity, mindfulness, and lots and lots of doodling! All ages are welcome and admission is free. Presented by the Friends of Snow Library.
Get ready for a fun-filled class with Ms. Kerry’s music and movement program! With singing, dancing, and plenty of movement, your child will have a blast while developing important motor skills and coordination. This program is great for children 1-5 years of age. Admission is free. Sponsored by the Friends of Snow Library. Learn more about Ms. Kerry on her website: musicbykerry.com
Join Youth Services Librarian Kim Auclair in Snow Studio for a collage craft. Cut and tear, tape and paste to express yourself through collage! All materials will be provided—just bring your creativity! Registration is required. Sign up at the library or by emailing Kim at kauclair@clamsnet.org. Sponsored by the Friends of Snow Library.
Cape Tech’s IT Support Squad provides device advice. Drop in between 10 a.m. and noon to get help with tech issues on your smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc. Please bring any passwords and passcodes necessary to access your accounts and devices. Free.
Join us in the Craine Room for a reading by Albert Groom, who recently published his first book of poetry, Eggplant: Golden or Scorned. Albert is a Cape Cod native. His writing presents a deep and reflective voice that examines and processes his past struggles with addiction, depression, and subsequent recovery. His unique approach to poetry turns it into a therapeutic tool he uses to come to terms with life’s various challenges, creating poems that find universal themes within personal experiences. Copies will be available for sale and signing after the talk. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Cape Tech’s IT Support Squad provides device advice. Drop in between 10 a.m. and noon to get help with tech issues on your smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc. Please bring any passwords and passcodes necessary to access your accounts and devices. Free.
Join our First Tuesday Book Club for a discussion of Worn: A People’s History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser. We’ll meet in the Cape Cod Room. Copies are available at the front desk.
This weekly playgroup for preschoolers will gather in the Craine Room. Meet other parents and caregivers while your little ones make new friends and climb, swing and slide on our indoor play structure. Drop in; no registration necessary.
This class does not meet at Snow Library. This three-part course will involve visiting six venues featuring local artists and their galleries. The course is limited to 30 people. Driving is required but carpooling arrangements are to be determined. This first class will visit two galleries in Barnstable Village along 6A: The Cape Cod Art Center and Barnstable Pottery.
George Scharr, Arts Department Chair and Director of Music at Falmouth Academy, will teach the final class of this two-part course on Beethoven and the importance of music. He’ll conclude his examination of Beethoven and the role of music in our lives and how it can help us to navigate, cope, and heal during both good and challenging times.
Stew Goodwin will teach the final class of his Zoom-only course on populist autocrats. Populist authoritarians have been sprinkled throughout history. They’ve shared certain characteristics which might be informative for us. In the previous class, Stew discussed the 15th-century Florentine friar Girolamo Savonarola. In this class, he will examine the Louisiana politician of the 1920s and early 30s, Huey Long.
Meet in the children’s area for stories, songs and crafts. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of Snow Library.
John Whelan, Former WOMR radio host, author, and Great American Songbook presenter, will teach this three-part course on classic country music, accompanied by Peter Gaines on piano and vocals, with the additional vocals of Denise Page. Composers/singers like Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and many others will be featured. John will tell stories and show videos, accompanied by live performances featuring Peter and Denise.
Joseph Auciello will teach the second class of this four-part course on The Great Gatsby. Published in 1925, The Great Gatsby is a novel in which an extravagantly wealthy young man embarks on a doomed quest to reignite the sparks of a long-lost love. The class will continue to read and talk together about what a Jazz Age story of love and obsession, money and greed, class and status, innocence and corruption, can teach us about our era.
Come to the Craine Room to hear Rosemary Dunn Moeller read her poetry and discuss her process. Her recent publication, Long Term Mates Migrate Great Distances, uses birds and nature as inspiration for poetic musings of life, love, and the places we call home. She will give readings of her work, accompanied by pictures of the birds that have inspired it. Copies will be available for sale and signing after the talk. Admission is free and all are welcome.
This is the third meeting of Brian Smith’s creative writing seminar for patrons in fifth grade and above. Along with being a self-published author, Brian spent years working in Hollywood and helped develop screenplays for feature films. He believes there’s no such thing as a bad story idea and he can’t wait to help you discover your voice. Registration is encouraged. All are welcome.
Lois Karfunkel will present this third class of her four-part course on the history of women in art. The class will continue to discuss the historical role of women in art history as we know it and the factors — social, economic, religious, political, and cultural — that may have led to the marginalization of women artists. We’ll review art history from early civilization to modern times and explore the extent of gender bias in the art world.
Join Ron Petersen in this two-part course on how American independence came about. 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. With a focus on Massachusetts, this course will explore the people, events, and reasons that led to the separation of the American colonies from Britain.
Marc Strauss presents the third class of his four-part, Zoom-only course that will explore how Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, soundly warned the world about the false and seductive narratives of authoritarianism in four war movies. This class will focus on the 1942 film, Saboteur. Through introductory historical context, the showing of each film, and guided discussion afterward, Marc will identify and elaborate on the stories and characters in an effort to expose the bewitching appeal and empty promise of autocracy and despotism.
Join us in Snow Studio to create your own artist trading cards. Artist trading cards, commonly abbreviated as ATCs, are multimedia works of art the size of standard playing cards. They can be as simple or complex as you’d like and have endless creative outcomes. Come make your own ATCs using a variety of techniques and materials, and then, if you feel like it, trade them with others to build your collection! All materials will be provided. This craft is for teens and adults. Registration is required. Call (508) 240-3760 for more info and to register.
This weekly playgroup for preschoolers will gather in the Craine Room. Meet other parents and caregivers while your little ones make new friends and climb, swing and slide on our indoor play structure. Drop in; no registration necessary.
George Scharr, Arts Department Chair and Director of Music at Falmouth Academy, will teach this two-part course on Beethoven and the importance of music. He’ll examine Beethoven, the first rock star, and more importantly, look at the role of music in our lives and how it can help us to navigate, cope, and heal during both good and challenging times.
Stew Goodwin returns to Lifetime Learning to teach this two-part, Zoom-only course on populist autocrats. Populist authoritarians have been sprinkled throughout history. They’ve shared certain characteristics which might be informative for us. Stew will discuss them and explore two examples. First, the 15th-century Florentine friar Girolamo Savonarola. Then, the Louisiana politician of the 1920s and early 30s, Huey Long. He will consider each of them in depth (one each week) in an attempt to learn lessons.
Meet in the children’s area for stories, songs and crafts. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of Snow Library.
Steve and Jeff Bornemeier will continue their “Novels & Ideas” course with a discussion of Blood Meridian (1985) by Cormac McCarthy. This course focuses on the theme of “strange actors” over the span of four classes. The course will conclude on April 16th with Norwegian Wood (1987) by Haruki Murakami.
Beth Stein will teach this singular class in which she will discuss the life and iconic art of Salvador Dali, one of the most famous Surrealist painters. This art movement sought to alter the course of art history by creating works that harnessed the power of the subconscious. Dali was a major disrupter, but he also paid homage to traditional artists, particularly Spanish artists, who came before him.
Join Joseph Auciello, an English teacher and department head in public and private schools and published journalist, in this four-part class on The Great Gatsby. Published in 1925, The Great Gatsby is a novel in which an extravagantly wealthy young man embarks on a doomed quest to reignite the sparks of a long-lost love. We will read and talk together about what a Jazz Age story of love and obsession, money and greed, class and status, innocence and corruption, can teach us about our era.
Cape Tech’s IT Support Squad provides device advice. Drop in between 10 a.m. and noon to get help with tech issues on your smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc. Please bring any passwords and passcodes necessary to access your accounts and devices. Free.
Join our First Tuesday Book Club for a continuation of our discussion of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. We’ll meet in the Cape Cod Room. Copies are available at the front desk.
Lois Karfunkel will present this second class of her four-part course on the history of women in art. The class will continue to discuss the historical role of women in art history as we know it and the factors — social, economic, religious, political, and cultural — that may have led to the marginalization of women artists. We’ll review art history from early civilization to modern times and explore the extent of gender bias in the art world.
Cape Tech’s IT Support Squad provides device advice. Drop in between 10 a.m. and noon to get help with tech issues on your smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc. Please bring any passwords and passcodes necessary to access your accounts and devices. Free.
Marc Strauss presents the second class of his four-part, Zoom-only course that will explore how Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, soundly warned the world about the false and seductive narratives of authoritarianism in four war movies. This second class will focus on the 1940 film, Foreign Correspondent. Through introductory historical context, the showing of each film, and guided discussion afterward, Marc will identify and elaborate on the stories and characters in an effort to expose the bewitching appeal and empty promise of autocracy and despotism.
Get ready for a fun-filled class with Ms. Kerry’s music and movement program! With singing, dancing, and plenty of movement, your child will have a blast while developing important motor skills and coordination. This program is great for children 1-5 years of age. Admission is free. Sponsored by the Friends of Snow Library. Learn more about Ms. Kerry on her website: musicbykerry.com
This weekly playgroup for preschoolers will gather in the Craine Room. Meet other parents and caregivers while your little ones make new friends and climb, swing and slide on our indoor play structure. Drop in; no registration necessary.
Since he was a teenager, Matt York’s passion has been as a country troubadour bringing great music to venues big and small, audiences old and young. Join him for this two-part course that will occur in the span of one day and enjoy the songs, stories, and pictures of this local troubadour and others like him (like Willie Nelson).
Since he was a teenager, Matt York’s passion has been as a country troubadour bringing great music to venues big and small, audiences old and young. Join him for this two-part course that will occur in the span of one day and enjoy the songs, stories, and pictures of this local troubadour and others like him (like Willie Nelson).
Meet in the children’s area for stories, songs and crafts. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of Snow Library.
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