David Webb has taught many Joy of Learning classes at the library; this October, he will teach a class on beloved Southern writer Carson McCullers’ novella The Ballad of the Sad Café, and several short stories! She is also the author of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and Member of the Wedding (please note that our Joy of Learning program is being revised, and will continue in 2025)! This is the continuation of a class that started on October 2nd-please go back to that entry if you wish to register!

The class will meet on four Wednesday mornings from 10:30 am - noon starting on October 3rd-go to our online calendar at falmouthpubliclibrary.org for details and registration, or call the library at 508-457-2555 x 7! Please register, as space is limited. Copies of the book will be available to pick up at the reference desk. Please register once for the whole series by clicking the button below.

for October 2: read Ballad, pp. 3-37, stop at "So let the slow years pass..."
for October 9, conclude Ballad, from "So let the slow years pass" from p. 37 to the end, pp. 37-71
for October 16, read "The Jockey" (pp. 93-99) and "Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland" (pp. 103-112)
for October 23, read "The Sojourner" pp. (115-125) and "A Domestic Dilemma" (pp. 129-140)

We thank the Board of Library Trustees for sponsoring this program.

This is the continuation of a class that started on October 2nd-please go back to that entry if you wish to register!