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Introduction to T’ai Chi Chih with Bruce Childs - Five Week Series
Thursdays, March 13 - April 10 at 5:30 p.m. (IN-PERSON)
Introduction to T’ai Chi Chih (TCC) is a five-week series of demonstrations and short practices of this gentle, soft moving meditation form. There are 19 movements and one pose. The facilitator, Bruce Childs, is an accredited T’ai Chi Chih teacher and native Cape Codder who grew up in Centerville Village. Bruce invites everyone to join him in learning how to naturally reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and improve the balance of body and mind.
Registration required each week. Limit 15 participants per class.
$10 per class. Thank you!
CLICK HERE to register with our online form!
TCC will be held in Community Rooms ABC.
Registration for future classes opens the day after each class.
T’ai Chi Chih focuses on activating, balancing, and circulating the body’s intrinsic energy, called Chi. Justin Stone, a master of T'ai Chi Chuan, called T'ai Chi Chih "moving meditation". It is easy to learn for people of all ages and does not require special equipment.
"The Art of Sketchbooking" workshop with Gabriel Ribeiro
Tuesday, March 25 at 1:00 p.m. (IN-PERSON)
Join us for a low-stakes and laid-back afternoon of drawing fun, led by local artist Gabriel Ribeiro!
This workshop is full, thank you to those who registered!
This workshop will be held in Community Rooms AB.
Whether you are new to drawing to have been doing it for a while, this workshop will help you loosen up and learn new ways to use tools you already have available to you. We'll be going over everything you need to get started sketching on location.
$10 registration fee to help cover the costs of materials, which include a watercolor palette and watercolor sketchbook that you can take home to continue on your sketchbooking journey!
Learn more about Gabriel Ribeiro!
CLICK HERE to visit his website, drawgabedraw.com
CLICK HERE to follow his Instagram page, @drawgabedraw
BOOKOPOLY! Adult Winter Reading Challenge
Monday, December 2, 2024 - Monday, March 31, 2025
Starting Monday, December 2, CPL is once again hosting our winter adult reading challenge! Play solo, with a friend, or as a family!
Make your way across the BOOKOPOLY game board by reading through challenging prompts and completing fun tasks. Along the way, you'll expand your reading and get to know more of what your library offers!
BOOKOPOLY takes place December 2024 through March 2025, with the last day to return game boards on Monday, March 31.
Get your board from the display in our lobby, or download and print one by CLICKING HERE!
Not sure what to read?
Check our social media pages or email newsletter to see our picks for the prompts, updated weekly! Or come in, and pick a book from the display in our front lobby!
Click HERE to visit our FaceBook Page!
Click HERE to visit our Instagram Page!
Zumba with Rick
Weekly on Mondays from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (IN-PERSON)
The next Zumba with Rick class will take place on Monday, March 31!
CPL is hosting Zumba with Rick weekly on Mondays in 2025!
Beginners welcome!
Registration required for each class.
There will be no Zumba on March 24!
We apologize for the inconvenience. If you registered for March 24, you we have automatically registered you for the class on March 31.
Zumba on March 31 is full! Thank you to those who registered.
Classes held in the Lower Level Community Rooms.
$10 per class. Thank you!
Mah Jongg for Beginners - Two Part Series
Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1 at 1:00 p.m. (IN-PERSON)
Learn to play Mah Jongg in this two part series!
This is a beginner level class, all levels of proficiency are welcome.
All materials will be provided.
Registration required. CLICK HERE to fill our online form!
Classes will be held in Community Room A.
Limit 8 participants!
Poetry Workshop with Judith Partelow
Wednesday, April 2 at 2:00 p.m. (IN-PERSON)
Join us in welcoming back local poet Judith Partelow for a poetry workshop, during National Poetry Month!
Interested? CLICK HERE to RSVP for with our online form!
This workshop will be held in Community Rooms AB.
Bring a writing notebook and your favorite pen and join us for this one hour poetry workshop. This program will include readings of poems by Judith Partelow, discussion about different approaches to writing poems, and then creating something of one's own that they may share if they wish. By the end of the workshop, everyone will feel a little more comfortable in setting their thoughts, memories and/or emotions down in words. This is a supportive environment and people with or without experience in writing poetry are encouraged to attend!
Judith Partelow's book, Passion & Provocation, Selected Poems will be available for purchase and signing after the workshop.
Learn more about Judith by visiting her website: judithpartelow.com
Place a hold on her book by clicking here: CLAMS Catalog
Yoga at CPL
Friday, April 4 from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. (HYBRID)
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In collaboration with Yoga Neighborhood, CPL hosts a FREE Hatha yoga at CPL on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. We welcome you to join us either in-person or via Zoom!
The instructor will lead class indoors in our community room. Don't forget your mat!
(Donations to CPL to support this class are always welcome)
Please request a Zoom link by 8 a.m. on the morning of the class!
Click here to register for the Zoom link.
"A Look Back at the Cape Cod Canal's Bridges" with Samantha Gray
Wednesday, April 9 at 11:00 a.m. (IN-PERSON)
Join us for a presentation on the Cape Cod Canal Bridges with Samantha Gray, US Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger.
Interested? CLICK HERE to RSVP with our online form!
This program will be held in Community Rooms AB.
So much of the focus today is on the future of the bridges that span the Cape Cod Canal. After all, these structures provide a vital link in this community and region. Today’s program, however, will have us looking back in time.
What spanned the waterway before? How did our bridges come to be? And what was their impact?
With the aid of historic images and film, we’ll explore these stories and more during this 45-minute presentation + Q&A.
Local Author Talk "A Thousand Leagues of Blue" with Betsy Tyler
Wednesday, April 16 at 11:00 a.m. (IN-PERSON)
Join us for an author talk with Betsy Tyler, author of A Thousand Leagues of Blue: The Pacific Whaling Voyages of Charles and Susan Veeder of Nantucket.
Interested? CLICK HERE to RSVP with our online form!
This presentation will be held in Community Rooms AB on our lower level.
This book covers the true story of the trials and tribulations of a Nantucket family enmeshed in the whaling industry and the ensuing drama and destruction wrought by this brutal pursuit. In the center of the tale is an ordinary woman, Susan Veeder, who led an extraordinary life. She lived on a whaleship for more than four years, recorded her experiences in a rare, illustrated journal. A Thousand Leagues of Blue will be available for sale after the program.