Storytimes near Eldredge Public Library

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Calling all students in Grades K-4 and their caregivers! Can you navigate a robot through a crazy obstacle course? Find out in this program, where participants will become Dash and Dot robot ninja warriors and write code to guide robots through the Mobile Quest Obstacle Course. Registration is required Sign up early! Spaces are limited. Registration opens on June 15th.

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Thursday nights are Teen/Tween Night at the Eldredge Public Library! Time to bring your coding skills to the arena! In this high-energy program from MobileQuest, students in Grades 5–12 will transform robots into fierce battle bots using balloons, skewers, plastic straws, and more. Then it’s combat time as each participant controls their custom creation in a series of exciting balloon-popping battles, until only one bot remains! Registration is required. Registration opens on June 15th at 10:00 am.

**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.** Welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler”, Heather Rogers, shares facts, factoids, and fun illustrations about the presidents of these United States. This month, our focus turns to Andrew Jackson: Into dueling (and had a bullet near his heart to prove it). Blamed John Quincy Adams for his wife’s death. Last president to conveniently die at the same place where his funeral was held and he was buried (his f*cking swearing parrot was kicked out of his funeral). Don't you want to know more (esp about that parrot!?!)? In 2026, journey through Heather's sketchbooks as she shares some of her favorite tidbits, doodles, observations, and resurrection stories about the first 12 presidents. Register directly on Zoom HERE. You can sign up for one session or for all! RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program. About Heather: Heather Rogers isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed “America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler” by one of her favorite biographers and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer, illustrator, and content creator. To keep her interest during her accidental spite project, Heather Rogers filled hundreds of sketchbook pages doodling her way through presidential biographies. Doing so heightened her curiosity and turned her into an insufferable presidential nerd. Along the way, she discovered unexpected threads connecting seemingly unconnected people, times, and events. She can’t get enough of the weird trivia, coincidences, and quirks. Like the fact that English wasn’t the first language of the first president born in the U.S. Or that a three-part plan was proposed to bring George Washington back to life. Don’t even get her started on William Henry Harrison – he was only president for a month, but she could talk about him for hours. *All illustrations for this series have been created by Heather Rogers and are her property therein. Please register for this event and you'll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure to check your spam folder for them, the email will be coming from Zoom. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and is in collaboration with a multitude of MA and NH libraries.

Friends Room

Chatham Memoir Group meets every Friday from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting reading? If you would like to join this group, please email John Poignand. This group will meet in the Library with an option to join in via Zoom.

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Hey parents and caregivers! Bring your little ones (walkers up to 3 years old) to join us for a fun-filled weekly early literacy program. We'll enjoy stories, sing songs, get creative with crafts, and have some playtime together! We can’t wait to see you there!

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Come build your own chain reactions with Playful Engineers! This is a drop-in, hands-on program where students in Grades PK-4 and their caregivers can design, build, test, and play with chain reactions and creative contraptions, like Rube Goldberg Machines, paper constructions, domino towers, exploding popsicle-stick snakes, and other awesome engineering explorations. Playful engineers brings all the materials, you bring your creativity! Drop-in anytime between 3:00-4:30 and see what you create! Registration is not required.

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

A musical and interactive puppet variety show sure to entertain children and adults from 2-100 years old! Songs, stories, and audience participation will keep you and your littles entertained through the entire show. This program is supported by a grant from the Chatham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Registration is not required.

Forgeron Hall - Rear Meeting Room/Book Sale Room

Welcome to Adult Craft Club! Craft Club is a great way for adults to try new arts and crafts while easing stress and having fun - no experience necessary! Craft Club may feature open crafting, staff-led projects, or art-based programming. All crafts focus more on joy than the outcome, allowing all to tap into their creative freedom. This month, we welcome Esther Begleiter, as she guides us through basic hoop embroidery. In this workshop, you will learn the art of Brazilian Embroidery, a beautiful three-dimensional technique that uses highly twisted rayon thread from Brazil to create delicate, raised floral designs. By wrapping, casting on, and looping threads, you bring petals to life as they stand up from the fabric surface. In this design, you will also use iridescence straw threads for a flower. Esther will supply original kits that include all the materials needed to finish the piece, except for framing. The kit contains a photocopy of finished piece, design drawn on fabric, various weights of threads, appropriate needles and needle threader, detailed and clear instructions on how to execute the stitch and proper placement, as well as clear drawn illustration on the sequencing on how to execute the stitch, and hoop for fabric. Participants are encouraged to bring paper and pencil for note taking. Monthly registration is required to secure your spot and space is limited. Thanks to the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library and to those who donate craft materials for making this programming possible! Please note: This program is for ages 18 and older. Please visit our calendar of events or connect with our Youth Services department for more information on children’s programming. Attendance Notice: Eldredge Public Library offers popular programs which often have a waitlist. We are pleased to offer these programs free of charge to our patrons; however, registration helps us plan materials, staffing, and program costs. If you register for a program and are unable to attend, we kindly ask that you notify the Library as soon as possible so that we may offer your spot to another interested patron. We understand things come up and you occasionally may not be able to attend programs for which you register for. Repeatedly registering for programs and not attending without notice may result in temporary restrictions on advance registration for future programs. This policy helps ensure fair access for all community members and allows the Library to use its resources responsibly. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. We appreciate your help in making our programs accessible and enjoyable for everyone.

Forgeron Hall - Rear Meeting Room/Book Sale Room, Friends Room

The Eldredge Public Library will be hosting the Caregivers Support Group while the Chatham Center for Active Living is under construction. For more information or questions, please contact the Cape Cod Alzheimer's Family Support Center, as the EPL is unable to take registrations or answer questions. Cape Cod Alzheimer's Family Support Center 508-896-5170 info@capecodalz.org There is nothing like a community of peers to help you through the challenges that any life can offer up. This is never more true than in life with dementia disease. The AFSC offers dozens of online and in-person support groups, facilitated by dementia professionals, that can help everyone in the care continuum get the support they need. Choose from online or in-person general groups for caregivers; men’s groups, spousal groups, and groups for children caring for parents; and conversation groups for people living with memory loss. In-person groups include companion groups for people living with cognitive loss.

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Using giant bubble wands designed and constructed by the Bubble Guy himself, kids in grades PK-4 and their caregivers are invited to join us for an hour-long game of watch, chase, and pop the bubbles! Big, giant, beautiful bubbles will fill the air above and all around us while Mr. Vinny makes jokes, answers questions, and creates good-hearted and surprising fun. Registration is not required.

Forgeron Hall - Rear Meeting Room/Book Sale Room

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

When Nathan and Linda Carman were a week overdue on a fishing trip, few thought they would still be alive. Even the Coast Guard had called off its search. So it seemed miraculous when Nathan was spotted — on a life raft, 106 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard — by the Chinese freighter Orient Lucky. But was it more than luck? His mother Linda was missing at sea. Then news broke that Nathan was the primary suspect in his grandfather’s unsolved shooting death three years before. The last person to see them alive, 22-year-old Nathan was now in line for an $11 million inheritance! He sure looked guilty. Or, did his grandfather’s dark secrets harbor other suspects? Was Nathan just misunderstood and targeted by police due to his autism? After ABC 20/20 and Netflix documentaries plus multiple books, speculation abounds and lacking eyewitnesses, the verdict on Nathan Carman has been up in the air. Until now! Maritime Attorney David Farrell delivers the first evidence-driven, insider account. Drawing on exclusive exhibits and his five interrogations of Carman, Farrell and his team fill in the blanks with oceanography, forensics, and missing documents they hunted down close to home and around the world. Dead in the Water readers will uncover never-before-revealed details about Nathan’s missing assault rifle and what happened to his mother on their doomed fishing trip. Then pull up a seat inside the federal court trial to see if Nathan’s dream of drifting away with millions of dollars comes true. Registration is required; walk-ins are subject to availability. About the author: David J. Farrell, Jr. received his primary maritime education and initial Coast Guard licensing in Chatham, Massachusetts. He graduated from Belmont Hill School, Williams College, Columbia University, and Duke Law School. For forty years Attorney Farrell has been a maritime casualty trial lawyer, eight years in Seattle and afterwards on Cape Cod. A past president of The Maritime Law Association of the United States, he received the U.S. Coast Guard Commandant’s Distinguished Public Service Award. A titulary member of the Comité Maritime International, he served as a legal advisor to the U.S. State Department and U.S. Coast Guard at UN International Maritime Organization meetings. A frequent speaker and author on maritime law and public policy issues, Attorney Farrell has written hundreds of non-fiction briefs during his career. Dead in the Water: The Real Story of Nathan Carman is his first non-fiction book.

Join us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide. In The Secrets We Hide, Slaughter welcomes readers back to North Falls. A small town with big secrets… 1601 Iris Drive looks like any other house on the quiet, residential street. But rumors are rampant about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors. When gunshots ring out, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, discover a devastating crime scene. Allison Vickery has been murdered in her own kitchen, and her teenage daughter is bleeding upstairs, left for dead. Everyone thinks they know what happened. But secrets are buried everywhere in this small town. And it’s up to Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth… Register now to take part in the discussion, and for an exclusive sneak peek of The Secrets We Hide, coming out August 11, 2026! About the Author: Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five novels, including the Edgar nominated Cop Town and standalone novels Pretty Girls and False Witness. An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her, based on her novel, debuted at #1 worldwide on Netflix as an original series in 2022. Her bestselling thriller series, Will Trent, is now a television and streaming sensation in its 4th season. The Good Daughter has been adapted into a limited series starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy, and further projects are currently in development for film/TV. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.

Quiet Study Room

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Caregivers and their babies (newborns to early walkers) will enjoy time together to learn and play with new friends, and develop language, motor skills, and a love of reading! Come prepared to sit on the floor for one-on-one fun with your pre-walking baby in your lap as we explore stories, songs, rhymes, and other early literacy activities! Registration is not required.

Quiet Study Room

Quiet Study Room

In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. What is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure? With her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty, Grande interrogates how living between two nations, two languages, and two identities has shaped the woman, mother, and writer she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala, Mexico, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverished past with her children’s world of abundance, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival. Whether being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us, how can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries? Register today for this virtual talk if you identify as a seeker, a dreamer, or “anyone who believes in the enduring, transformative power of finding one’s voice.” About the Author: Reyna Grande is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. As a young girl, she crossed the US–Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles, a harrowing journey chronicled in The Distance Between Us, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other books include the novels A Ballad of Love and Glory, Across a Hundred Mountains, and Dancing with Butterflies, the memoirs Migrant Heart, The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition, and A Dream Called Home, and the anthology Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings. She lives in Woodland, California, with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com for more information.

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

This teen/tween night (for Grades 5-12) will be unlike any we’ve had before! We’re so excited to welcome the educators from Wildlife Encounters for their Wild Minds & Hearts program. Tonight, you will get to meet a team of their most popular, "wild & exotic" Ambassador Animals. The Wildlife Encounters Educator will share amazing information about their species and what makes them so very much worth our understanding, appreciation, respect, and protection, as well as insight into each individual animal's personality and life story. During the 2nd half of the program, we’ll have the opportunity to hold, pet, and possibly feed friendly and safe interactive ambassador animals. Registration is required. Registration will open on June 15 at 10:00 am

Forgeron Hall - Rear Meeting Room/Book Sale Room

Interested in joining a book club, but worried you won't like the books? Do you already have too many books you want to read? Join Eldredge Public Library's Any Book Club! Any Book Club is a book club where the members read any book that fits a monthly theme or category and each member will choose their own book for each month. Suggestions for each month will be curated for you in case you would like support in picking a book! We will be using the Mass Center for the Book's 2026 Reading Challenge as our Any Book Club guide. During our meetings each member will have an opportunity to describe and recommend (or not!) the book they read. Feel free to attend even if you haven't read to theme - the more readers and books the better! Please email moderator Victoria Eldridge with any questions. Meetings will take place on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 5:15-6:30. Registration is required each month. See you there!

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Hey parents and caregivers! Bring your little ones (walkers up to 3 years old) to join us for a fun-filled weekly early literacy program. We'll enjoy stories, sing songs, get creative with crafts, and have some playtime together! We can’t wait to see you there!

EPL Front Lawn

Children ages 3-5 years old, and their parents/caregivers are invited to join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and fun together during this drop-in Dinosaur family storytime. Stay after for toys, conversation, and crafts! Registration is not required.

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Anyone who has visited a beach on Cape Cod in July has probably experienced the painful bite of a greenhead fly. Why do these flies bite and what is the Cape Cod Greenhead Fly Control District doing to reduce the annoyance level? How do those blue boxes on the marshes work and what can you do to fight the bite? Learn the answers to these questions and more. Registration for this event is strongly recommended! Gabrielle Sakolsky attended the University of Massachusetts where she conducted research on biting flies of northeastern salt marshes (Tabanidae). Upon completing her M.S. degree in 1993 she was hired as the Staff Entomologist at Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project/Cape Cod Greenhead Fly District where she now serves as Superintendent. In addition to her position at CCMCP, she serves as the Chairperson of the American Mosquito Control Association’s Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program Committee. She is also a former President of the Northeastern Mosquito Control Association .

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room, Forgeron Hall - Rear Meeting Room/Book Sale Room

Students in Grades K-4 (and their caregivers) are invited to meet six live owls during this special event with Marcia & Mark Wilson of Eyes on Owls! Enjoy hooting lessons, fun facts, and an unforgettable chance to see these amazing birds up close. Don’t miss New England’s favorite wildlife program! Registration is not required, but space is limited.

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Caregivers and their babies (newborns to early walkers) will enjoy time together to learn and play with new friends, and develop language, motor skills, and a love of reading! Come prepared to sit on the floor for one-on-one fun with your pre-walking baby in your lap as we explore stories, songs, rhymes, and other early literacy activities! Registration is not required.

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Come learn more about the Diamondback Terrapin, a state-threatened species of turtle and salt marsh specialist. Discover their unique adaptations and the ongoing conservation work supporting this special turtle. Nearly hunted to extinction in the nineteenth century as a culinary delicacy, the Diamondback Terrapin population rebounded after its popularity as a food declined. However, the species is once again threatened throughout its range by increased predation, habitat loss, and the wildlife pet trade. Registration is required; walk-ins are subject to availability. This is an adult program, but suitable for all ages. Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1,183 acres wildlife sanctuary located in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. The sanctuary was established by the Massachusetts Audubon Society in 1957. It includes walking trails along Wellfleet Harbor of Cape Cod Bay as well as a nature center and a campground. Mass Audubon is the largest nature-based conservation organization in New England. Founded in 1896 by two women who fought for the protection of birds, Mass Audubon carries on their legacy by focusing on the greatest challenges facing the environment today: the loss of biodiversity, inequitable access to nature, and climate change. With the help of our 160,000 members and supporters, we protect wildlife, conserve and restore resilient land, advocate for impactful environmental policies, offer nationally recognized education programs for adults and children, and provide endless opportunities to experience the outdoors at our wildlife sanctuaries.

Quiet Study Room

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Students in Grades 3-9 can dive into the world of comics with Do Art Productions’ interactive Comic Book Workshop! Participants will explore the unique languages of comics, from expressive eyes and body posture to dynamic speech bubbles, learning how storytelling and visual cues work together to bring characters to life. Registration is required. Registration will open on June 15th at 10:00 am

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

One Up Games is bringing their next-gen consoles and gaming monitors to Tween/Teen Night! Featuring popular games, classic and retro games, plus virtual reality! This is an open gaming session for students in Grades 5-12 to choose the games they want to play and have fun together! Registration is required. Registration will open on June 15th at 10:00 am.

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room

Hey parents and caregivers! Bring your little ones (walkers up to 3 years old) to join us for a fun-filled weekly early literacy program. We'll enjoy stories, sing songs, get creative with crafts, and have some playtime together! We can’t wait to see you there!