Join us on Sunday, February 23rd, at 2:00 pm for Predators and Primates in Piermont: A Photo/Video Tour of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda presented by Daniel Spitzer.

I love to read.
Books are beautiful.
I love to draw.
Therefore, I love to draw books.

Read Books & Things is an exhibit of reproduction (prints) of my color pencil drawings of books. The books are from my home library or that I have seen in the libraries of others, private and public. Occasionally, I have seen books stacked with an object and included it.

Rose Gonnella
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To acquire a print from the exhibit, donate $20 or more to the library.

Join us on Thursday, February 20th, at 6:00 pm for HAMMER AND CLAY: TWO FILMS BY CHRISTOPHER “KIT” LUKAS. Please register on our website events calendar.

PETE SEEGER’S LEGACY
After Pete Seeger’s death in 2014, film-maker Christopher Lukas felt that the world needed a film that would define forever who the man had been. The lucky coincidence of finding a sculptor – Gary Sussman – who had been commissioned to make a life-size bronze statue of Seeger gave the film its momentum. 

HOPE AND DESPAIR
The seasoned sculptor Gary Sussman makes a clay portrait of the 89-year-old filmmaker, Christopher Lukas. Lukas, in turn, makes a film of Sussman at work on the portrait. But the film turns out to be much more than that: it is a conversation between two old friends about life, death, missed opportunities, and accomplished triumphs. 

Join us on Tuesday, February 18th, for a fun and interactive Author Event with Lois Cahall. This event will be enjoyable for both writers and the general public. Lois will talk about her new book, The Many Lives and Loves of Hazel Lavery, and read a small segment. She will then open the program up to questions about the book, writing, and publishing. Champagne and light bites will be served. 

Lois Cahall

Lois Cahall began her writing career as a columnist for Cape Cod newspapers and local periodicals, including Cape Cod Life. She spent a decade writing for national magazines (Conde Nast/Hearst). Her articles have been published in Cosmo Girl, Seventeen, SELF, Marie Claire, Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Reader’s Digest, Men’s Journal, and Bon Appetit. In the UK she wrote for RED, GQ, Psychologies, and for The Times. In addition, Lois wrote profiles for The Palm Beach Post. 

Lois’s first novel, Plan C: Just in Case, was a #1 bestseller in the UK, where it remained in the top three fiction for the year before selling into foreign translation markets. In July of 2014, her novel hit #1 on the Nook “Daily Deal” in America. Her second novel, Court of the Myrtles, was hailed as “Tuesdays with Morrie on estrogen” by Ladies Home Journal. Her latest novel, The Many Lives of Hazel Lavery, is a work of bio-fiction (January 2025).

Lois is the former Creative Director of Development for JPE/James “Jim” Patterson Entertainment. She credits her friend, Jim, the world’s most successful bestselling author, with teaching her the importance of children’s love of reading. As a result, she founded the Palm Beach Book Festival in 2015, an annual event bringing in NYT bestselling and celebrity authors. The event is for book lovers, nurturing the written word for the children and adults of southern Florida. 

In 2024 Lois also founded The Cape Cod Book Festival, an annual autumn event that promises to be a new cultural footprint in Massachusetts. It will be for locals and ‘washashores’ alike – a magical place where charitably minded readers can rub elbows with great writers and thinkers.  

Join Ms. Nancy for a special Valentine’s Day Edition of Story and Craft from 4:30 – 5:30 on Thursday, February 13th. We will read some stories and create a craft to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Recommended for ages 4 – 6. Details and registration on our website events calendar.