What does it mean for an author to speak truth to power? Can a book be daring to write, daring to publish, or daring to read? In Punch Up Book Club, we read titles that deploy powerful criticism and rhetoric to dismantle power structures, rather than to harm those disempowered relative to the author(s) and publisher.... (more)

West Falmouth Library is pleased to host NY Times best-selling author Michael J. Tougias for a Zoom author talk on Wednesday, September 30th at 7pm, with his multimedia presentation, “The Untold Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis”.... (more)

Part of our popular Joy of Learning series! Is Louisa May Alcott's tale of the March sisters still relevant today, 151 years after it was written? Some critics argue that the story is what Alcott herself called, "moral pap for the young." Joanne Holcomb, retired English teacher of 35 years and English/lanaguage arts department head for 14 years at Falmouth High School, will lead a 4- session discussion on Zoom.... (more)

Part of our popular Joy of Learning series! Is Louisa May Alcott's tale of the March sisters still relevant today, 151 years after it was written? Some critics argue that the story is what Alcott herself called, "moral pap for the young." Joanne Holcomb, retired English teacher of 35 years and English/lanaguage arts department head for 14 years at Falmouth High School, will lead a 4- session discussion on Zoom.... (more)

What does it mean for an author to speak truth to power? Can a book be daring to write, daring to publish, or daring to read? In Punch Up Book Club, we read titles that deploy powerful criticism and rhetoric to dismantle power structures, rather than to harm those disempowered relative to the author(s) and publisher.... (more)

Part of our popular Joy of Learning series! Is Louisa May Alcott's tale of the March sisters still relevant today, 151 years after it was written? Some critics argue that the story is what Alcott herself called, "moral pap for the young." Joanne Holcomb, retired English teacher of 35 years and English/lanaguage arts department head for 14 years at Falmouth High School, will lead a 4- session discussion on Zoom.... (more)

Part of our popular Joy of Learning series! Is Louisa May Alcott's tale of the March sisters still relevant today, 151 years after it was written? Some critics argue that the story is what Alcott herself called, "moral pap for the young." Joanne Holcomb, retired English teacher of 35 years and English/lanaguage arts department head for 14 years at Falmouth High School, will lead a 4- session discussion on Zoom.... (more)