The Spring StoryWalk® at Jane’s Garden at the library is Is it Spring? by Kevin Henkes. If one day buds bloom and birds chirp, and the next day a late snow falls from the sky, is it spring? Will it ever be spring? An evergreen, child-friendly picture book that explores themes of patience, hope, the seasons, and nature by the New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.... (more)

The Spring StoryWalk® at Jane’s Garden at the library is Is it Spring? by Kevin Henkes. If one day buds bloom and birds chirp, and the next day a late snow falls from the sky, is it spring? Will it ever be spring? An evergreen, child-friendly picture book that explores themes of patience, hope, the seasons, and nature by the New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.... (more)

The Afternoon Page Turners meets the last Wednesday of each month at 2pm at the library. All are welcome to join! The April 29 selection is The Lioness of Boston: A Novel by Emily Franklin. A deeply evocative novel of the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a daring visionary who created an inimitable legacy in American art and transformed the city of Boston itself. “Extraordinary….Vividly written in beautiful prose.”— Provincetown Magazine “A vivid narrative…brims with pitch-perfect period details… cannily captures Isabella Stewart Gardner’s ambition, independence, and quirks.... (more)

The Spring StoryWalk® at Jane’s Garden at the library is Is it Spring? by Kevin Henkes. If one day buds bloom and birds chirp, and the next day a late snow falls from the sky, is it spring? Will it ever be spring? An evergreen, child-friendly picture book that explores themes of patience, hope, the seasons, and nature by the New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.... (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 Spring StoryWalk® at Jane’s Garden at the library is Is it Spring? by Kevin Henkes. If one day buds bloom and birds chirp, and the next day a late snow falls from the sky, is it spring? Will it ever be spring? An evergreen, child-friendly picture book that explores themes of patience, hope, the seasons, and nature by the New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.... (more)

Boston History in Poetry Noah Webster describes poetry as a literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas using distinctive style and rhythm, poems collectively or as a genre of literature.... (more)

West Falmouth Library, in partnership with Eight Cousins Bookstore, present author Peter Abrahams on Sunday, May 3 at 4 p.m. This talk features the newest title in his Chet & Bernie series (under the pen name of Spencer Quinn), Cat on a Hot Tin Woof, followed by a book sale and signing. Peter Abrahams is the Edgar-award winning author of 49 novels, including The Right Side, The Fan, Oblivion, and the Echo Falls series for younger readers.... (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)

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)