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CALENDAR OF EVENTSAUGUST

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TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE 7 pm

ROCKABYE BEATS, 11 am

BOOK DISCUSSION*, 4 pm

CHESS CLUB, 6 pm

MOVIE NIGHT, 6 pm Cold Comfort Farm, Rated PG

The Dr. Richard M. Shiff Forum presents

CLASSICAL PIANIST Robyn Carmichael7 pm

YOGA For All*, 8:30 am

GUERNSEY CINEMAThe Island At War, Rated PG-133 pm

VINTAGE READSThe Ghost Road by Pat Barker7 pm MANOMET

CHESS CLUB, 6 pm

MOVIE NIGHT We Bought A Zoo, Rated PG6 pm

LAWN CONCERT Hayley Sabella, 1 pm

SCIENCE & NATURE CRAFTS2 pm MANOMET

HISTORY BOOK CLUB4 pm MANOMET

FOR FAMILIESCHILDREN’S CONCERT2:30 pmDIDGERIDOO DOWN UNDER* 2:45 pmFollowed by a workshop for Teens

YOUNG AUTHOR’S CLUB4 pm

CHESS CLUB, 6 pm

PPL COOKBOOK CLUB*Foolproof Preserving by America’s Test Kitchen6 pm

PPL PHILOSOPHY CLUB6 pm

YOGA For All*8:30 am

FOR GRADES 4-6

MCBA BOOK CLUB* 4 pm

MASTER GARDENER Kim Goggin2:30 pm MANOMET

CHESS CLUB, 6 pmMOVIE NIGHT, 6 pm Oklahoma, Rated G

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS GALORE! PJ Storytime: Wednesdays @ 6:30 pm

Saturday Storytime: Saturdays @ 11 amFamily Story Time (Age 0 - 6), Tots & Tales (Age 0 - 3)

& Mother Goose on the Loose* (Up to 18 months)Both at the Main Library and on Mondays at the Manomet Branch.

Go online for specific dates and times.

YOGA For All*8:30 am

LAWN CONCERT The Dixie Diehards Jazz Band, 1 pm


BOOK DISCUSSION, Part 2 Animal, Vegetable, Mineral by Barbara Kingsolver2:30 pm MANOMET

BOOK DISCUSSION, Part 2 Animal, Vegetable, Mineral by Barbara Kingsolver6 pm

LIBRARY FAIR & SUMMER FEAST 10 am - 2 pm

LIVE SKYPE FROM GUERNSEY, 10:30 am


TAG & TWIG MEETING7 pm

TAG & TWIG MEETING Wednesday, August 1, 7 pm

YOGA For All* Thursday, August 2, 8:30 am

LAWN CONCERTThursday, August 2, 1 pm The Dixie Diehards Jazz Band

MASTER GARDNER Kim GogginSaturday, August 4, 2:30 pm in Manomet

TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE Monday, August 6, 7 pm Join us for a lesson on the usage of traditional Chinese medicine using natural products derived from the root, stem, fruit, leaf and flower of various plants. Learn about different herb’s properties and how to choose herbs with Yingyang balance and some food formula to treat sickness. Dr. Zhen-Zhen Zhang and Dr. De-Guang will lead the discussion.

LIVE SKYPE FROM GUERNSEYTuesday, August 7, 10:30 amJoin us for a fun morning as we meet the good people of Guernsey. We’ll place a call to the Priaulx Library and have a chance to chat with a survivor of the German Occupation. Time and date may change, watch our online calendar for details.

For Ages 6 & Under

ROCKABYE BEATSTuesday, August 7, 11 amJoin us for a special concert from Rockabye Beats featuring original and contemporary music the whole family will enjoy! This unique interactive musical experience includes Spanish language songs, freestyle dance, instrument “show and tell,” music jams, a live guitar performance, and more!

For Families with Children Ages 7 & Up

THE SECRET GARDEN BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP, PART 2*Tuesday, August 7, 4pmJoin the Youth Services Department in reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This is the story of ten-year-old orphan Mary Lennox who comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers a reclusive cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden. Copies will be available in the Children’s Room. Registration is required.

PPL CHESS CLUB Tuesday, August 7, 6pm

TUESDAY NIGHT MOVIETuesday, August 7, 6 pm Cold Comfort Farm, Rated PG, 1 hour, 45 minutes

THE DR. RICHARD M. SHIFF FORUM PRESENTS

CLASSICAL PIANIST ROBYN CARMICHAEL Wednesday, August 8, 7 pm Hailing from Los Angeles, Roby Carmichael is classically trained.


GUERNSEY CINEMAThursday, August 9, 3 pm Island at War, Rated PG-13Join us for two episodes of the British television series (2004) telling the story of the early days of the German Occupation in the Channel Islands through the lives of three families.

VINTAGE READSThursday, August 9, 7 pm in Manomet The Ghost Road by Pat BarkerDiscussion led by Librarian Jennifer Jones

BOOK DISCUSSION, Part 2Saturday, August 11, 2:30 pm in ManometAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara KingsolverLed by Library Associate Kate Gomes

BOOK DISCUSSION, Part 2 Monday, August 13, 6 pm Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara KingsolverLed by Library Associate Kate Gomes


TUESDAY NIGHT MOVIETuesday, August 14, 6 pm We Bought a Zoo, Rated PG, 2 hours, 4 minutesAcclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous) directs an amazing and true story about a single dad who decides his family needs a fresh start, so he and his two children move to the most unlikely of places: a zoo.


LAWN CONCERTThursday, August 16, 1 pm Hayley SabellaLocal singer-songwriter, Hayley Sabella, has a new album out and will perform for us at the final concert on the lawn for 2018.

For Children Ages 6 & Up

SCIENCE & NATURE CRAFTSThursday, August 16, 2pm in ManometJoin us for this science-themed craft program. Space is limited to 15 participants, and registration is required.

HISTORY BOOK GROUPThursday, August 16, 4 pm in ManometSaturday, August 18 CHILDREN’S CONCERT, 2:30 pmDIDGERIDOO DOWN UNDER*, 2:45 pmDidgeridoo Down Under will present a workshop on using the Didgeridoo, an Australian instrument that looks like a long piece of pipe. Registration is required as space is limited.Followed by a workshop for teens. Aussie Funk Jam Workshop

LIBRARY FAIR & SUMMER FEASTSunday, August 19, 10 am – 2 pm Time to gather the fruits of your labors and enter a contest or two! Stay tuned for details. A pie eating contest is most certainly in your future!

YOUNG AUTHORS’ CLUBTuesday, August 21, 4 pm Come meet with other young writers at the Young Authors’ Club! The club will be putting out its own literary magazine, so all members will have a chance to see their work published. For ages 8-11.


PPL COOKBOOK CLUB*Tuesday, August 21, 6 pm Foolproof Preserving: A Guide to Small Batch Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Condiments and More by America’s Test KitchenRegister advance so that we can be sure to have plenty of cookbooks available to check-out. And, do let us know which dish you’d like to bring!Led by Technical Services Librarian Liz Dube

PPL PHILOSOPHY CLUBWednesday, August 22, 6 pm


MCBA BOOK CLUB* For Children in Grades 4-6Thursday, August 23, 4 pm Sponsored by Salem State University, the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award

Snacks will be provided. Registration is required.

PPL CHESS CLUB Tuesday, August 28, 6pmTUESDAY NIGHT MOVIETuesday, August 7, 6 pm Oklahoma, Rated G, 2 hours, 25 minutesRodgers and Hammerstein’s 1943 Broadway musical Oklahoma was turned into a classic film version in 1955 starring Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Gloria Grahame, and Rod Steiger. The story can be boiled down to a single sentence: a girl must decide between the two suitors who want to take her to a social. Songs include Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, Surrey with the Fringe on Top, People Will Say We’re In Love, I Cain’t Say No, and the rousing title song.


AUGUST HIGHLIGHTSAll programs are held at the Plymouth Public Library unless otherwise indicated.

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