Cotuit Library

08/15/2026

BYOBeach blanket and sunscreen for a fun morning learning about all the cool things you find at the beach with Local Author and Professor Gil Newton!!

08/12/2026

08/06/2026

BYOBeach blankets and sunscreen for an extra fun Storytime with Barnstable’s Clean Water Coalition!

07/31/2026

Join us for Episode 5 of The American Revolution, directed by Ken Burns.

Covering December 1777 through May 1780, this episode examines endurance, global expansion of the war, and the Revolution’s increasingly brutal consequences.

07/30/2026

Are you an avid reader willing to try something new? Sign up for a book box curated by Cotuit Library staff according to your personal reading tastes. It's a blind date with a book, full of cozy goodies such as bookmarks, tea bags, wrapped consumables and more, completely free and put together specifically for you. Let Averyl know your reading tastes in the registration form, and she'll do the rest. Bring your book box back to be refilled each month. This is a first come, first served program that has 15 slots and new sign ups will start with the beginning of each season. Happy reading!

07/29/2026

Come meet in the library parking lot for some morning stretches and then take a stroll with others along Cotuit’s sidewalks and sidestreets, and some of Barnstable Land Trust’s beautiful properies. Bring a waterbottle and friendly, community vibes.

07/28/2026

Come and listen to an author talk with Angela Schear, a Lucy Gibbons Morse descendent. The book Mercy in Disaster details the life of Abby Hopper Gibbons, a civil war nurse and abolitionist.

07/24/2026

If you are unaware of the internet phenomenon Jimothy, check him out! Here at Cotuit Library, anyone can get a library card.

07/24/2026

Join us for Episode 4 of The American Revolution, directed by Ken Burns.

Covering January 1777 through February 1778, this episode examines a year of strategic miscalculations, devastating defeats, and a turning point that transforms the war.

07/24/2026

Enjoy stories, a craft, and a scavenger hunt in the bird garden at the Cahoon Museum this morning at 10. We hope to see you there!