Welcome to our monthly library newsletter. Each month we will share our upcoming programs, library happenings, and featured new items!

Irish Movie Marathon

Irish Movies are back, Fridays 2pm-4pm

Mary Ann Eaton, Instructor of Irish Literature, will be hosting our Irish Movie Marathon on Fridays in January and February.

There is no admission fee. Masks are optional. 

The Hanging Gale (Part 1) and (Part 2) will be shown on January 6th and 13th. Please see dennispubliclibrary.org for a complete listing of movies.

Titles may change due to availability.

VNA Fitness Programs

VNA of Cape Cod Public Health and Wellness

We are happy to host 3 great programs in collaboration with the Visting Nurse Association of Cape Cod. 

Fall Prevention Presentation on Friday, 1/20 from 11am-12pm - Learn how you can decrease your risk of falling, the affects your health and medication can have on balance, and exercise that can help. Reserve a seat by calling the library at 508-760-6219.

Men's Fitness on Tuesdays, 1/31-3/21 from 10:30am-11:30am - This hour long group fitness class aims to improve strength, balance, flexibility, and address health concerns that affect men as they age. Advanced registration is required. To register, please call 508-957-7423.

Neuro GO! on Tuesdays, 1/31-3/21 from 12pm-1pm - Have you suffered from a stroke, Parkinson's disease, a traumatic brain injury, or have a diagnosed neuromuscular disorder? This excersise program, developed and led by an Exercise Physiologist, aims to help decrease neurological symptoms, imporve your overall fitness level, and challenge your brain. Advanced registration is required. To register, please call 508-957-7423.

Virtual Talk

Whole Grains vs. Refined Grains

A virtual talk with Jeanne Schumacher

Thursday, January 26th 5pm-6:30pm

Whole grains are an excellent source of fiber and other nutrients. Learn about the differences between whole and refined grains and their impact on your health.

Register to receive the event link.

Email: [email protected]

or call the library at 508-760-6219

English for Speakers of Other Languages

Fridays at 12:30pm

The library is holding informal sessions to learn conversational English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) on Fridays at 12:30pm. Please call the library at 508-760-6219 or stop in for more information. 

January Art Display

Throughout the Month of January

Artist Leslie Altman, watercolorist, will display her painting in the library's meeting room for the month on January. Ms. Altman has exhibited in many local galleries and her work can be found in homes across the country. The display is free and open to the public.

Leslie began painting more than ten years ago at the suggestion of a friend and she immediately fell in love with watercolor. She works in a studio in Yarmouth Port and en plein air. Her landscapes attempt to capture feeling thorugh color and light. Her subjects include Cape Cod scenes, as well as landscapes from travel abroad and closer to home.

Creator and kindergarten teacher, Lisa Daunais, will display her puppets in our display case for the month on January. Lisa has been using her puppets in the classroom for over 25 years. Nothing pleases her more than seeing her students engaging in a good book while using puppets to enhance their literacy skills. 

She feels puppets engage children and turn story telling into play. Playing, reading, retelling stories, and using imagination to build vocabulary, a key indicator for literacy success.

Call for Artists for 2023

The Dennis Public Library wants to show you off!

The Dennis Public Library is seeking new artists to display their “two-dimensional” work in the library’s busy meeting room. The library also has a largedisplay case in the main lobby suitable for showcasing three-dimensional work.These spaces are available together or separately. Show periods run for one calendar month and artists are welcome to hold an opening. If you are, or know of, an artist who has not shown at the library since our post-Covid reopening, please consider displaying at the library.
The library is located at 5 Hall Street in Dennis Port.

For more information, call Kym Cormier at 508-760-6219 ext. 205 or email her at
[email protected]

New CLAMS system coming! After 22 years all the CLAMS libraries will be switching to a new computer system. This will be a big change for library personnel and patrons who use CLAMS from home. The new system is scheduled to take effect at the end of February 2023. Stay tuned.

Book Clubs

Tuesday, January 10th at 6:30pm - Mystery Book Club

This month the Mystery Book Club is reading Castle Shade by Laurie R. King. This meeting is hybrid, online options are available. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in attending.

Wednesday, January 18th at 2:00pm - DPL Book Club 

This month the DPL Book Club is reading The Couple Next Door by Shari Lepena. This group meeting is in person at the library, but a Zoom option is available. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in participating.

Fun for the Kids!

Pre-school Story and Craft Time

Thursdays at 10:30am

Join Lisa, our Children's Librarian, each Thursday for play time, fun stories, songs and a craft. All ages are welcome. No registration is required. Come and join the fun!

Terrific Toddlers / Story & Project

Cape Cod Children's Place

We are happy to welcome CCCP this winter for 2 great programs. Mary Wilson will be facilitating Terrific Toddlers Wednesdays 1/11-3/15 from 10-11am. There is a wait list for this program. 

Jill will be facilitating Story & Project on Thursdays, before Lisa's Storytime, 1/12-3/16 from 10-11am. There is still room in this program.

Please call Cape Cod Children's Place to register at 508-240-3310