Join author Lesley Mahoney O’Connell for a talk on Tuesday, August 4 at 4 p.m. Free and open to all. She will discuss her recently published collection, Ripple Effects: And Other Stories. Ripple Effects features mostly quiet but intelligent characters who see themselves as outsiders in their own worlds.... (more)

Join us for a special storytime with author Michelle Cusolito at the library on Saturday, August 8 at 11 a.m., featuring the newly released nonfiction title Rooted in Wonder: Celebrating the World’s National Trees, followed by a book signing and sale in partnership with Eight Cousins Bookstore.... (more)

Meet YA Author Rajani LaRocca at her upcoming author talk and book sale in partnership with Eight Cousins Book Store at the library on Sunday, August 16 at 4 p.m. Free and open to all. Part of the Library’s Community Voices series. “The books I read as a child helped shape who I am today in ways that I’m still discovering.... (more)

Join us for a special storytime Friday, August 21st at 11 a.m. at the library, featuring the newly released title The Outermost Mouse by Cape author Lauren Wolk (illustrated by Kristen Adam), followed by a book signing and sale in partnership with Eight Cousins Bookstore.... (more)

The Afternoon Page Turners discuss Beartown: A Novel by Fredrik Backman on Wednesday, August 26 at 2 p.m. Free and open to all! Annual registration is requested to receive important communications about schedule or location changes. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People, a dazzling and profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true. “Lest readers think hockey is the star here, it’s Backman’s rich characters that steal the show, and his deft handling of tragedy and its effects on an insular town.... (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)

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)

Come meet SALT! The 45 foot inflatable whale is coming to the Osterville Village Library on Tuesday July 14th from 9:30am- 1:30pm on the Calvin C. Gould Library Green. A Giant Adventure! An Ocean of Discovery! Explore inside the whale! See the lunch and hear the sounds! Feel the Scale! Plenty of hands on activities including a children’s story time! Create Fun Learning Memories for the Whole Family (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)

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)