Design a Bookmark Contest

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WI......More

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Theme: Find Your Joy!Submissions are open from March 9th. Bookmark designs are due by April 11th!The winning design will be available for the public to have at every circulation desk during National Library Week April 19th-25th, 2026!

March "Character" Madness

Your favorite book, movie, and tv characters are facing off! Who will win? Voting begins March 2nd and will go until March 28th! Stop into the Children's Room to help your favorite character win!

Meowch Madness 2026

WHO WILL WIN?! The Library Staff pets are facing off against each other! Vote for your favorite pet in the Children's Room! Voting starts March 2nd and will until April 4th!ONLY ONE CAN WIN!!!

Drop in Storytime with Miss Rosemary

Drop in for interactive songs, fingerplays, rhymes and simple crafts for young children ages 2-4 with a caregiver. All participation levels welcome! Groups do not meet when public schools are closed. Learn more http://thecoalitionforchildren.org/playgroups

Children's Program Room

Drop in Storytime with Miss Rosemary

Drop in for interactive songs, fingerplays, rhymes and simple crafts for young children ages 2-4 with a caregiver. All participation levels welcome! Groups do not meet when public schools are closed. Learn more http://thecoalitionforchildren.org/playgroups

Children's Program Room

Sit and Stitch

Join us for Sit and Stitch on Mondays in the Library's conference room. Relax at the library for a low-key afternoon of conversation while working on your knit, crochet, or needle craft projects. Bring whatever project you're working on or look through our books for ins......More

Join us for Sit and Stitch on Mondays in the Library's conference room. Relax at the library for a low-key afternoon of conversation while working on your knit, crochet, or needle craft projects. Bring whatever project you're working on or look through our books for inspiration. We don't provide formal lessons, but feel free to ask questions of the group.

Conference Room

Judicial Outreach Month: Meet a Judge

March is Judicial Outreach Month in Massachusetts, when Trial Court judges engage with communities across the Commonwealth to highlight the work of the judicial branch.This major effort, part of the American Bar Association’s annual national outreach program, seeks to b......More

March is Judicial Outreach Month in Massachusetts, when Trial Court judges engage with communities across the Commonwealth to highlight the work of the judicial branch.This major effort, part of the American Bar Association’s annual national outreach program, seeks to build community understanding and trust in the judicial system and the court’s commitment to equal access to justice.Mashpee Public Library is pleased to announce that The Honorable Kathryn Hand, Appeals Court Associate Justice, will host an in-person event answering your questions and discussing the Massachusetts Court System. Topics will include:Process of becoming a Massachusetts judgeMassachusetts Court structure Courthouse officials Why have juries and how do they work?Who can observe court proceedings and how? Q & A

Events Room

Design a Bookmark Contest

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WI......More

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Theme: Find Your Joy!Submissions are open from March 9th. Bookmark designs are due by April 11th!The winning design will be available for the public to have at every circulation desk during National Library Week April 19th-25th, 2026!

March "Character" Madness

Your favorite book, movie, and tv characters are facing off! Who will win? Voting begins March 2nd and will go until March 28th! Stop into the Children's Room to help your favorite character win!

Meowch Madness 2026

WHO WILL WIN?! The Library Staff pets are facing off against each other! Vote for your favorite pet in the Children's Room! Voting starts March 2nd and will until April 4th!ONLY ONE CAN WIN!!!

Virtual Author Talk: America's Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter, with Special Guest Host Barbara Kingsolver

This is a virtual author talk. Register here to attend online.Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal. In ......More

This is a virtual author talk. Register here to attend online.Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal. In this work, Walter, a Pulitzer finalist, exposes the country’s failed response to the opioid crisis, and the malfeasance, corruption, and snake oil which blight the drug rehabilitation industry.Today, more people have access to treatment than ever before. So why isn’t it working? The answer is that in America—where anyone can get addicted—only certain people get a real chance to recover. Despite record numbers of overdose deaths, our default response is still to punish, while rehabs across the United States fail to incorporate scientifically proven strategies and exploit patients. In this book, you’ll find the stories of four people who represent the failures of the rehab-industrial complex, and the ways our treatment system often prevents recovery. April is a black mom in Philadelphia, who witnessed firsthand how the government’s punitive response to the crack epidemic impeded her mother’s recovery—and then her own. Chris, a young middle-class white man from Louisiana, received more opportunities in his addiction than April, including the chance to go to treatment instead of prison. Yet the only program the judge permitted was one that forced him to perform unpaid back-breaking labor at for-profit companies. Wendy is a mother from a wealthy suburb of Los Angeles, whose son died in a sober living home. She began investigating for-profit treatment programs—yet law enforcement and regulators routinely ignored her warnings, allowing rehab patients to die, again and again. Larry is a surgeon who himself struggled with addiction, and would eventually become one of the first Suboxone prescribers in the nation, drawing the scrutiny of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Be sure to register now to participate in this urgent conversation and learn insight on how we might fix the system to save lives.About the Author: Shoshana Walter is a reporter for the Marshall Project covering the criminal justice system. Her reporting has been honored as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Selden Ring, and she has won the Knight Award for Public Service, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. She started her work on the treatment system at The Center for Investigative Reporting, where her work appeared in The New York Times Magazine, in newspapers, and on NPR stations across the country. She is based in Oakland, California.About the Guest Host: Barbara Ellen Kingsolver is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally. In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel Demon Copperhead. Her work often focuses on topics such as social justice, biodiversity, and the interaction between humans and their communities and environments.

Lego Club

For school-age children. The Library supplies the LEGOs and you provide the creativity. Join the construction fun!

Children's Program Room

Design a Bookmark Contest

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WI......More

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Theme: Find Your Joy!Submissions are open from March 9th. Bookmark designs are due by April 11th!The winning design will be available for the public to have at every circulation desk during National Library Week April 19th-25th, 2026!

March "Character" Madness

Your favorite book, movie, and tv characters are facing off! Who will win? Voting begins March 2nd and will go until March 28th! Stop into the Children's Room to help your favorite character win!

Meowch Madness 2026

WHO WILL WIN?! The Library Staff pets are facing off against each other! Vote for your favorite pet in the Children's Room! Voting starts March 2nd and will until April 4th!ONLY ONE CAN WIN!!!

Creative Movement

Games, stories, songs and movement chosen to promote early literacy and motor development. Geared for young children ages 2-6 with a caregiver. All participation levels welcome! Registration required. Space is limited. Check availablity: Join the waitlist

Events Room

LapBabies

Rhymes, fingerplays and stories supporting healthy brain activity as your baby is exposed to new faces, sounds and stimulation. Geared for infants (birth-walking) with a caregiver. All participation levels welcome! Check availibility: Register here

Events Room

Tween Club's Candy Bingo

We have a club for ages 9-12! Tween Club meets on Wednesdays weekly at 3:45pm in the Children's Program Room!This week's meeting is Candy Bingo! We are sure you'll like this sweet game!If you are dropping your child off for the meeting, please arrive 15 minutes before t......More

We have a club for ages 9-12! Tween Club meets on Wednesdays weekly at 3:45pm in the Children's Program Room!This week's meeting is Candy Bingo! We are sure you'll like this sweet game!If you are dropping your child off for the meeting, please arrive 15 minutes before the end of the meeting for pick up.

Children's Program Room

Design a Bookmark Contest

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WI......More

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Theme: Find Your Joy!Submissions are open from March 9th. Bookmark designs are due by April 11th!The winning design will be available for the public to have at every circulation desk during National Library Week April 19th-25th, 2026!

March "Character" Madness

Your favorite book, movie, and tv characters are facing off! Who will win? Voting begins March 2nd and will go until March 28th! Stop into the Children's Room to help your favorite character win!

Meowch Madness 2026

WHO WILL WIN?! The Library Staff pets are facing off against each other! Vote for your favorite pet in the Children's Room! Voting starts March 2nd and will until April 4th!ONLY ONE CAN WIN!!!

Design a Bookmark Contest

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WI......More

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Theme: Find Your Joy!Submissions are open from March 9th. Bookmark designs are due by April 11th!The winning design will be available for the public to have at every circulation desk during National Library Week April 19th-25th, 2026!

March "Character" Madness

Your favorite book, movie, and tv characters are facing off! Who will win? Voting begins March 2nd and will go until March 28th! Stop into the Children's Room to help your favorite character win!

Meowch Madness 2026

WHO WILL WIN?! The Library Staff pets are facing off against each other! Vote for your favorite pet in the Children's Room! Voting starts March 2nd and will until April 4th!ONLY ONE CAN WIN!!!

Design a Bookmark Contest

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WI......More

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Theme: Find Your Joy!Submissions are open from March 9th. Bookmark designs are due by April 11th!The winning design will be available for the public to have at every circulation desk during National Library Week April 19th-25th, 2026!

March "Character" Madness

Your favorite book, movie, and tv characters are facing off! Who will win? Voting begins March 2nd and will go until March 28th! Stop into the Children's Room to help your favorite character win!

Meowch Madness 2026

WHO WILL WIN?! The Library Staff pets are facing off against each other! Vote for your favorite pet in the Children's Room! Voting starts March 2nd and will until April 4th!ONLY ONE CAN WIN!!!

Laugh and Craft

Join us for a weekly drop-in craft in our Children's Program Room. Have fun with paper, glue, scissors and glitter and take home a beautiful piece of art. Designed for ages 3 and up with a caregiver's help.

Children's Program Room

Rupert Wates Concert

Rupert Wates is a London-born, award-winning songwriter who signed an exclusive publishing deal with Eaton Music in the late 1990s and has been writing full-time ever since. Since relocating to the U.S. in 2006, he has released eleven acclaimed full-length albums, earni......More

Rupert Wates is a London-born, award-winning songwriter who signed an exclusive publishing deal with Eaton Music in the late 1990s and has been writing full-time ever since. Since relocating to the U.S. in 2006, he has released eleven acclaimed full-length albums, earning airplay across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Israel, and Australia. His work has inspired over 50 songwriting awards and more than twenty cover recordings by other artists, including two full tribute albums recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles. Performing an average of 120 shows a year across North America and Europe, Wates continues to captivate audiences with his haunting, melodic brand of acoustic art-folk.

Events Room

Design a Bookmark Contest

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WI......More

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Theme: Find Your Joy!Submissions are open from March 9th. Bookmark designs are due by April 11th!The winning design will be available for the public to have at every circulation desk during National Library Week April 19th-25th, 2026!

Meowch Madness 2026

WHO WILL WIN?! The Library Staff pets are facing off against each other! Vote for your favorite pet in the Children's Room! Voting starts March 2nd and will go until April 4th!ONLY ONE CAN WIN!!!

Drop In Storytime with Miss Rosemary

Drop in for interactive songs, fingerplays, rhymes and simple crafts for young children ages 2-4 with a caregiver. All participation levels welcome! Groups do not meet when public schools are closed. Learn more http://thecoalitionforchildren.org/playgroups

Children's Program Room

Drop In Storytime with Miss Rosemary

Drop in for interactive songs, fingerplays, rhymes and simple crafts for young children ages 2-4 with a caregiver. All participation levels welcome! Groups do not meet when public schools are closed. Learn more http://thecoalitionforchildren.org/playgroups

Children's Program Room

Sit and Stitch

Join us for Sit and Stitch on Mondays in the Library's conference room. Relax at the library for a low-key afternoon of conversation while working on your knit, crochet, or needle craft projects. Bring whatever project you're working on or look through our books for ins......More

Join us for Sit and Stitch on Mondays in the Library's conference room. Relax at the library for a low-key afternoon of conversation while working on your knit, crochet, or needle craft projects. Bring whatever project you're working on or look through our books for inspiration. We don't provide formal lessons, but feel free to ask questions of the group.

Conference Room

Design a Bookmark Contest

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WI......More

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Theme: Find Your Joy!Submissions are open from March 9th. Bookmark designs are due by April 11th!The winning design will be available for the public to have at every circulation desk during National Library Week April 19th-25th, 2026!

Meowch Madness 2026

WHO WILL WIN?! The Library Staff pets are facing off against each other! Vote for your favorite pet in the Children's Room! Voting starts March 2nd and will go until April 4th!ONLY ONE CAN WIN!!!

Lego Club

For school-age children. The Library supplies the LEGOs and you provide the creativity. Join the construction fun!

Children's Program Room

Design a Bookmark Contest

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WI......More

In honor of National Library Week, the Mashpee Public Library is hosting the 1st annual Design a Bookmark Contest! Design and draw your bookmark using the theme below. Use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to color in your design. Designs that do not fit the theme WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Theme: Find Your Joy!Submissions are open from March 9th. Bookmark designs are due by April 11th!The winning design will be available for the public to have at every circulation desk during National Library Week April 19th-25th, 2026!

Meowch Madness 2026

WHO WILL WIN?! The Library Staff pets are facing off against each other! Vote for your favorite pet in the Children's Room! Voting starts March 2nd and will go until April 4th!ONLY ONE CAN WIN!!!

Creative Movement

Games, stories, songs and movement chosen to promote early literacy and motor development. Geared for young children ages 2-6 with a caregiver. All participation levels welcome! Registration required. Space is limited. Check availability: Join the waitlist

Events Room

LapBabies

Rhymes, fingerplays and stories supporting healthy brain activity as your baby is exposed to new faces, sounds and stimulation. Geared for infants (birth-walking) with a caregiver. All participation levels welcome! Check availibility: Register online

Events Room

Mashpee Garden Club

Crafternoons

Let's get crafty! Join us for crafts, conversation and fun. Meet fellow crafters and participate in DIY projects. Adults only, registration required.This week, we will be making pop-out tulip cards.

Conference Room

Tween Club's DIY Perler Bead Keychains

We have a club for ages 9-12! Tween Club meets on Wednesdays weekly at 3:45pm in the Children's Program Room!This week's meeting is DIY Perler Bead Keychains! Come make the cutest little accessory or gift!If you are dropping your child off for the meeting, please arrive......More

We have a club for ages 9-12! Tween Club meets on Wednesdays weekly at 3:45pm in the Children's Program Room!This week's meeting is DIY Perler Bead Keychains! Come make the cutest little accessory or gift!If you are dropping your child off for the meeting, please arrive 15 minutes before the end of the meeting for pick up.

Children's Program Room