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Monday, June 2nd, 7 pm at the PPL One Book, One Community Kick-Off! Presenting Eric Jay Dolin Mr. Dolin will speak about his book, Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America Dolin holds a PhD in Environmental Policy & Planning from MIT and his historical books feature maritime topics, wildlife and the environment. Copies of Leviathan will be available for sale at the conclusion of the program and Mr. Dolin will be happy to autograph your copy. Light refreshments will be served. Wednesday, June 25th, 7 pm at the PPL Family Program: Marine Life on the Coast Presented by John Chisholm from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries With Shark Week just around the corner, join us for a jaw-dropping program. We’ll learn about local shark species, including the great white sharks that have been tagged off Cape Cod. Yes, Cape Cod…. Light refreshments will be provided. Thursday, July 3rd, 2 pm at the PPL Lecture: Wyn Kelley, Melville Scholar Ms. Kelley is a member of the Literature Department at MIT and a founding member of the Melville Society Cultural Project based in New Bedford. Kelley spends a great deal of time collaborating with the New Bedford Whaling Museum and tonight will offer a talk featuring Melville’s life and writings, especially his voyages. In addition, Kelley will speak about Moby Dick and why reading Melville is so important. Ms. Kelley thoroughly enjoys sharing Melville trivia and welcomes a Q&A following her presentation. Kelley’s book, An Introduction to Melville will be available for purchase. There will be a book signing at the conclusion of tonight’s program. Light refreshments will be served. Monday, July 7th, 6 pm at the PPL MOVIE NIGHT: Moby Dick (116 minutes; not rated) Saturday, July 12th, 2:30 pm at the Manomet Branch Library Lecture: Theresa M. Barbo, Author Ms. Barbo, author of Cape Cod Bay: A History of Salt & Sea and The Pendleton Disaster Off Cape Cod: The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History will speak about local maritime history. Light refreshments will be provided. Tuesday, July 15th, 7 pm at the PPL Family Program: Robert Rocha, Marine Educator Join us for an informative talk by Robert Rocha, Science Director at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Living in a coastal town, we should all know a bit more about friends who call the ocean home. Tonight Mr. Rocha will introduce us to whales, dolphins and porpoises, collectively known as cetaceans. In keeping with the theme of One Book, One Community, special focus will be placed on sperm whales. Light refreshments will be provided. Saturday, August 2nd, 10 am – 5 pm, at the PPL Mini Moby Dick Read-a-thon We’re “taking a page” from our friends at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Sign up to read a section of the book and help bring a portion of this American classic to life for library patrons and fellow lovers of the great white whale. If you’ve never participated in a read-a-thon – either as a reader, or listener, it’s really a fun and unique way to enjoy the book. Stay tuned for details. Registration begins online or in person on June 20th. Monday, August 4th, 2:30 pm at the PPL Return to the Titanic presented by the South Shore Natural Science Center A multimedia program where kids join Dr. Robert Ballard and a team of scientists as they return to the wreck of the RMS Titanic to determine how much the ship has deteriorated since its initial discovery in 1985. As virtual members of the expedition team, students will use reading selections, hands-on activities, photos, videos, games, and more to learn as much as they can about one of the most famous shipwrecks in history. This program is free and appropriate for ages 8 and up. Registration is required and begins on July 21st. Tuesday, August 5th, 7 pm at the PPL Family Program: Celestial Navigation & Stargazing Learn how to navigate by the stars with Bill Luzader. On this, the evening of the Quarter Moon, (weather permitting) we’ll head outside to the front lawn to look through telescopes provided by the South Shore Astronomical Society of Norwell. Mr. Luzader will teach us how to recognize various constellations, planets and even share a few secrets about the moon! Light refreshments will be provided. OBOC BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION Led by Librarian, Jessica Connelly Part 1, A Commitment You Won’t Regret, COVERING CHAPTERS I - XL Wednesday, June 11th at the Plymouth Public Library Thursday, June 12th at the Manomet Branch Library Part 2, You’ve Passed the Halfway Mark! COVERING CHAPTERS XLI - XC Wednesday, July 9th at the Plymouth Public Library Thursday, July 10th at the Manomet Branch Library Part 3: The End COVERING CHAPTERS XCI TO THE END Wednesday, August 13th at the Plymouth Public library Thursday, August 14th at the Manomet Branch Library Tuesday, August 12th, Tours at 10:30 am & 2 pm at the PPL Family Program: Get a whale of this! Inflatable Whale Presented by the Whale & Dolphin Conservation Join us for a fun, educational experience from inside one of the world’s biggest mammals. Tours of the whale will start at 10:30 am and 2:00 pm. This program is free and ideal for children ages 3 and up. Registration is required and will begin on July 29th. 7 pm at the PPL Knot Tying with Douglas Lowry Join us for a hands-on knot tying session as we celebrate the Maritime’s connection to cordage. Learn to tie several kinds of knots used on every type of sea going vessel over the centuries. Explore, through a few photos, the coastlines of Alaska, Chile, British Columbia, Mexico, The Caribbean and much of the East Coast by one of history’s oldest vessels, the kayak. We will share stories of whale encounters as well as other wild creatures that call the Ocean home. Douglas Lowry has led over 70 month long wilderness expeditions, many as a sea kayak Instructor with the National Outdoor Leadership School. Light refreshments will be provided. Wednesday, August 13th, 2 pm at the PPL Cape Cod Shore Whaling: America’s First Whalemen Presented by author Duncan Oliver To compliment our reading of Moby Dick, this program will focus on the early history of whaling in Massachusetts. Cape Cod’s contribution to the whaling industry is relatively unknown, yet it was a Cape Codder who taught Nantucketers how to hunt whales. In Cape Cod Shore Whaling, authors Duncan Oliver & the late John Braginton- Smith reveal the integral role Cape Cod played in shaping whalefishery, and later, the far-flung expeditions that drove the whaling industry in Nantucket and beyond. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Mr. Oliver will be pleased to sign your copy following the program. Light refreshments will be provided. Tuesday, August 19th, 7 pm at the PPL NEW ENDINGS CHALLENGE Reveal & Read-Aloud Okay. You did it. You’ve read one of the all-time great American classics and clearly one of the most difficult reads you’ve ever encountered. Here’s your big chance. We are challenging our readers to rewrite the conclusion of Moby Dick. Join us this evening to hear a reading of the winning entry! Care to Participate? We hope so…..All submissions will be read by a panel of judges, including Peter Arenstam, Captain, Mayflower II, Plimoth Plantation & Children’s Author, Jeanne Annino, Literacy Coordinator, Plymouth Public Library Literacy Program and Librarian Jessica Connelly. The winning entry will be read aloud and a prize will be awarded. For details and sign-up information, please contact Assistant Library Director, Jennifer Harris by 5 pm on August 8th. SIGN UP for OBOC begins immediately. The first 100 patrons to join our One Book, One Community read will receive a complimentary copy of Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick. Visit the library’s homepage for more information. www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org and click on OBOC Book Registration. Check out the library’s Facebook page for updates & photos at www.facebook.com/PlymouthLibrary. The library is fully accessible. Please let us know if you need special accommodation to attend. Plymouth Public Library Presents One Book, One Community (OBOC) Celebrating Moby Dick by Herman Melville June 2 – August 21, 2014 Have a whale of a good time at the Library this SUMMER !
