An Author Event with Maxwell Stearns, Author of ‘Parliamentary America: The Least Radical Means of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy’ Americans face increasingly stark choices each presidential election and a growing sense that our government can’t solve the nation’s most urgent challenges.... (more)

The Tea Time Book Club meets once a month on the third Thursday at 6 p.m. Each time we meet, we’ll enjoy tea and take some time to catch up and get to know each other. We’ll discuss the book of the month and everyone will have an opportunity to recommend a book for the group to vote on for upcoming months. The selection for the March 19 meeting is Commonwealth by Ann Patchett.... (more)

In Partnership with the Falmouth Juneteenth Community Celebration Committee, West Falmouth Library presents “Reading Civil Rights Icons, A Community Conversation in Memory of Reverend Jesse Jackson” on Sunday, March 22 2-4 p.m.... (more)

The Afternoon Page Turners meets the last Wednesday of each month at 1pm at the library. All are welcome to join! The March 25 selection is Little Monsters: A Novel by Adrienne Brodeur. From the author of the bestselling memoir Wild Game comes a riveting novel about Cape Cod, complicated families, and long-buried secrets. “So alluring…I raced happily through the pages.” —The New York Times Book Review “Compulsively readable.” —Vogue “An absolutely captivating read.” —Elin Hilderbrand From the author of the bestselling memoir Wild Game comes a riveting novel about Cape Cod, complicated families, and long- buried secrets. (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)

Cape Cod has always been in the path of deadly hurricanes and ferocious storms. Unwelcome summer visitors include the “Long Island Express” Hurricane of 1938, the Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944, the twin Hurricanes Carol and Edna in 1954, and Hurricane Bob in 1991. These storms destroyed countless homes and left several coastal communities under several feet of water.... (more)

The International Book Group at West Falmouth Library is a volunteer-led group that meets on the first Wednesday of each month 3:45-5 p.m. Selections have either foreign settings or foreign authors, usually both.... (more)

The 2026 Falmouth Reads Together town wide read is Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. West Falmouth Library will host a book discussion Thursday, April 9 6-7 p.m.... (more)

WFL’s volunteer led book club’s April selection is Buckeye by Patrick Ryan. All are welcome to join on Tuesday, April 14 at 1:30 p.m. Annual registration is requested to receive important communications about schedule or location changes. “Heartfelt and at times harrowing, Buckeye is both an absorbing portrait of an American past and a sympathetic exploration of what continues to sustain us and to plague us.”—Alice McDermott, author of Absolution “The combination of unconventional sex lives, sardonic wit and 20th-century American history recalls the early novels of John Irving .... (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)