Shoreline Beachcombing with Tor Hansen

Friday, May 9 at 11:00 a.m. (IN-PERSON)

Take a walk along a Cape Cod Seashore with Tor Hansen and find what beach combing can reveal regarding inshore biological diversity!

Interested? CLICK HERE to RSVP with our online form!
This event will be held in Community Rooms AB.

In this presentation, you will explore tideline seaweeds and how they shape habitat for fish, search tide pools for skate, dogfish, sea urchin and whelk, squid and sand lance, and so much more!

Zumba with Rick

Weekly on Mondays from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (IN-PERSON)

CPL is hosting Zumba with Rick weekly on Mondays in 2025!

Beginners welcome!

Registration required for each class.
CLICK HERE to fill our online form!

Classes held in the Lower Level Community Rooms.

$10 per class. Thank you!

Hiking 101 with the Cape Hiking Committee

Monday, May 12 at 2:00 p.m. (IN-PERSON)

Join hiking leaders from Cape Hikes of the Southeastern MA Chapter of Appalachian Mountain Club (SEM AMC) for an overview of day hiking for novices.

We’ll talk about issues pertinent to hiking—how it differs from walking, preparation for local hikes looking at fitness, terrain, equipment, hiking opportunities on Cape Cod, and activity options with SEM AMC.

Interested? CLICK HERE to RSVP with our online form!
This event will be held in Community Rooms AB.

A display of equipment will be available to look at commonly used equipment. Come and be enticed to get outdoors!

Yoga at CPL

Friday, May 16 from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. (HYBRID)

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.

Grief and Loss Support Group

Next meeting on Tuesday, May 20 at 2:00 p.m. (IN-PERSON)

Broad Reach Hospice is offering an on-going, mutual support grief and loss group on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

No registration required, drop in.
This group is held in Community Room C.

Meetings are facilitated by Broad Reach Hospice.

For any questions, please contact Jenna Good at 508-945-4601.

"Fatal Forecast" Author Talk with Michael J. Tougias

Thursday, May 22 at 4:30 p.m. (HYBRID)

Author Michael J. Tougias will be joining us via Zoom to give a presentation on his new book, Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea, A true story of a Massachusetts man’s epic fight for survival.

Interested? CLICK HERE to RSVP with our online form!
This author talk will be held in Community Rooms AB.

Using slides from the actual storm and rescue, Tougias will explain one of the most remarkable survival stories ever recorded. During the program, Tougias will chronicle how in November of 1980, two fishing vessels, the Fair Wind and the Sea Fever, set out from Cape Cod to catch offshore lobsters at Georges Bank. The National Weather Service had forecast typical fall weather in the area for the next three days—even though the organization knew that its only weather buoy at Georges Bank was malfunctioning.

This is a hybrid program. Join us at the Centerville Public Library to watch the Zoom presentation on our big screen, or view it from the comfort of your own home!

About the author:
Michael J. Tougias is a New York Times bestselling author and co-author of 30 books for adults and 7 for children and young adults. Among his bestsellers are The Finest Hours, Fatal Forecast, Overboard, King Philip's War, and Extreme Survival: Lessons Learned. Tougias lectures across the country on each of his book topics.

"Haunted Ecologies" Local Author Talk with Corey Farrenkopf

Thursday, May 29 at 5:30 p.m. (IN-PERSON)

Join us in welcoming back local author Corey Farrenkopf to discuss his latest release, Haunted Ecologies.

In these fifteen stories of ecological horror and dark fantasy, Farrenkopf delves into the depths of environmental decay and cursed ecosystems, searching ancient forests for elder gods and swimming the oceans with nameless things that live in the deep.

Interested? CLICK HERE to RSVP with our online form!
This local author talk will be held in Community Rooms AB.

About the author:
Corey Farrenkopf is a Cape Cod based writer. His debut novel, Living in Cemeteries, was released from JournalStone in April of 2024. His debut short story collection, Haunted Ecologies, was released from JournalStone in February of 2025. His work has appeared in Electric Literature, Strange Horizons, The Southwest Review, The Deadlands, Nightmare, SmokeLong Quarterly, Tiny Nightmares, Catapult, Flash Fiction Online, Bourbon Penn, and elsewhere.

Learn more on his website: coreyfarrenkopf.com