WFL’s volunteer-led book club’s May selection is The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club: A Novel by Martha Hall Kelly. All are welcome to join on Tuesday, May 12 at 1:30 p.m. Annual registration is requested to receive important communications about schedule or location changes. Two sisters living on Martha’s Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club for women in this spectacular novel inspired by true events, from the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls. “A dreamy beach book that also sizzles with tension .... (more)

Join us Sunday, May 17 at 4 p.m. for an author talk at the library with Cape writer Jim Bowen, featuring the newly released title Cape Cod & The Islands Family Fun Guide followed by a book signing and sale in partnership with Eight Cousins Bookstore.... (more)

Author Natasha Williams speaks at West Falmouth Library on Sunday, May 24 3-5 p.m. She will perform a reading from her acclaimed memoir The Parts of Him I Kept, followed by a talk moderated by Molly Akin and book signing.... (more)

Author Natasha Williams speaks at West Falmouth Library on Sunday, May 24 3-5 p.m. She will perform a reading from her acclaimed memoir The Parts of Him I Kept, followed by a talk moderated by Molly Akin and book signing.... (more)

The Edward Gorey House Book Club meets once a month— both online and in person— to discuss a curated selection of books Edward Gorey enjoyed, hated, or cast his thoughts upon at one point or another. Attendance is limited to 20 bookish sorts per group for optimal quarreling.... (more)

The Afternoon Page Turners discuss Culpability by Bruce Holsinger on Wednesday, May 27 at 2 p.m. All are welcome to join! Culpability is a suspenseful family drama about moral responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence. “If you want an engaging novel sure to spark great discussion about that thorny [AI] future, this is it.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post “A gripping, impossibly timely thriller.”—NPR, “Books We Love” (more)

Each month, The Edward Gorey House Book Club meets — at the House and in an online setting — to discuss some of Gorey’s favorite authors and his literary influences. Attendance is limited to 20 bookish sorts per group for optimal quarreling.... (more)

The Osterville Village Library welcomes James Cote, owner of Osterville Mercantile, as this week’s featured Community Reader for our ever popular Children’s Story Time! Saturday June 6th at 10am in the Lillian Dixie Morton Children’s Room at the Osterville Village Library. For more information on how you can become a community reader for the Osterville Village Library, please reach out to Amy Wolfe at awolfe@clamsnet.org or by calling the OVL directly at (508)428-5757 (more)

The Osterville Village Library is honored to welcome author Michelle Ferguson with an author talk presentation on Friday June 12th at 2pm in the Main Meeting Room. Author, Speaker, and Gratitude-Centered Transition Coach devoted to helping people navigate grief, life after loss, and the profound transitions that reshape their identity and future.... (more)

Join the Osterville Village Library and The Barnstable Land Trust as they highlight their program ‘Hike Barnstable!’ with a fun Community Reader Children’s Story Time and Craft Event! This program will take place on Saturday June 13th at 10am in the Lillian Dixie Morton Children’s Room at the Osterville Village Library. For more information on how you can become a Community Reader for the Osterville Village Library, please contact Amy Wolfe at awolfe@clamsnet.org or by calling the OVL directly at (5080428-5757 (more)