Staying Healthy and Avoiding Alzheimer’s (in The New Year) An interactive introduction to using mindfulness to help maintain brain health. Stress is one of the most pernicious and avoidable conditions that can predispose us toward brain diseases like Alzheimer’s.... (more)

Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day! Most of us remember Anthony Martignetti being called by his mother “Anthony!” she yelled, and he ran through Boston’s North End, returning home to spaghetti, which became a tradition on Wednesday in Boston.... (more)

Presented by Dr. Peter Lillback This sixth lecture in the America 250 series will highlight the miracle of Winter at Valley Forge (1777- 1778). In particular, this talk will offer a study of George Washington’s reliance on God, and a defining moment of George Washington’s faith as he prayed and fasted in the snow at Valley Forge.... (more)

Sooner or later . . . . . . you may need to be the person who helps/supports someone at the end of their life. When a friend or family member approaches their end of life, many people feel uncomfortable in this situation.... (more)

The Osterville Village Library is excited to welcome Dr. Agnes Mittermayr from the Center for Coastal Studies giving an exciting talk on coastal biology! Join us for a program full of fun coastal biology with Dr.... (more)

Family Book Tasting! Discover new ways to learn! January 17th from 10:30am – 12pm in the Main Meeting Room Join us for a special Book Tasting that goes beyond traditional reading! Families, kids, and curious learners of all ages are invited to explore exciting new ways to gather information and enjoy stories. At this hands-on event, you’ll get to “sample” different formats, including: WONDERBOOKS – books that read to you while you follow along, available for all ages PLAYAWAYS & LIBBY – portable audiobooks you can listen to anywhere, and downloadable books LAUNCHPADS – interactive tablets with learning games and stories AR/VR BOOKS – step into the story with augmented and virtual reality, fun and engaging for all ages INTERACTIVE TABLE – learning through touch, play, and discovery TRADITIONAL BOOKS AND MORE – the classics we know and love along with large print books This is your chance to find out what resonates with you and your family— whether you learn best by listening, seeing, touching, or reading.... (more)

Arts Speak Performance Lecture Celtic harpist Áine Minogue invites audiences on a luminous journey where the harp becomes both instrument and storyteller. Tracing the harp’s role as a mirror of Ireland — from bardic courts to its place as a national symbol — Áine weaves history, poetry, and music into a living threshold between past and present.... (more)

The public is invited to a set of programs that promises to present practical and workable strategies to improve Brewster’s environmental future. This three-part series will dive deeper into the environmental challenges introduced last year in a similar series entitled Brewster at the Crossroads.... (more)

John Hanlon presents "Winter Birds of Cape Cod" If you are a birdwatcher, the winter on Cape Cod is actually the best time of year. Come learn about all the many waterfowl species and other birds that breed to the north and call Cape Cod home for only the winter.... (more)

The USS Salem is a storied warship, and was at one time the most powerful vessel in the United States Navy’s vaunted arsenal. She was never given the opportunity to use her massive 8' automatic cannons in anger, but there was plenty of misery and death aboard the Salem.... (more)