Cape Cod Libraries

Cape Cod Libraries

A History and Guide

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Publication Date: 22nd May 2023

Cape Cod is home to thirty four libraries, each with its own wonderful history. One library was named for an extraordinarily feisty woman. Two others burned down during blizzards. A French Marquis funded a Lower Cape library, and one in Mid-Cape had Kurt Vonnegut as a board member. One on the Outer Cape holds an annual Turnip Festival, and three others don't have computers. A stained-glass Town Seal is in an Upper Cape library's dome, while another has a schooner inside. A brand of canned coffee even paid for one library's construction. Join local author Gerree Hogan as she reveals stories of ... Read More
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Cape Cod is home to thirty four libraries, each with its own wonderful history. One library was named for an extraordinarily feisty woman. Two others burned down during blizzards. A French Marquis funded a Lower Cape library, and one in Mid-Cape had Kurt Vonnegut as a board member. One on the Outer Cape holds an annual Turnip Festival, and three others don't have computers. A stained-glass Town Seal is in an Upper Cape library's dome, while another has a schooner inside. A brand of canned coffee even paid for one library's construction. Join local author Gerree Hogan as she reveals stories of ... Read More
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Cape Cod is home to thirty four libraries, each with its own wonderful history. One library was named for an extraordinarily feisty woman. Two others burned down during blizzards. A French Marquis funded a Lower Cape library, and one in Mid-Cape had Kurt Vonnegut as a board member. One on the Outer Cape holds an annual Turnip Festival, and three others don't have computers. A stained-glass Town Seal is in an Upper Cape library's dome, while another has a schooner inside. A brand of canned coffee even paid for one library's construction. Join local author Gerree Hogan as she reveals stories of intrigue, politics, betrayal, heroes, and whimsy that make these libraries so unique.
Details
  • Pages: 160
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: History & Guide
  • Publication Date: 22nd May 2023
  • State: Massachusetts
  • ISBN: 9781467152655
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRAVEL / Special Interest / Literary
    TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Author Bio
Gerree Quinn Hogan's second-happiest place to be is in a library. She was a features writer for Cape Cod Magazine and the Arts & Entertainment editor for the Falmouth Enterprise . Ms. Hogan lives in Hyannis, Massachusetts, with her spouse and their two spoiled cats.
Cape Cod is home to thirty four libraries, each with its own wonderful history. One library was named for an extraordinarily feisty woman. Two others burned down during blizzards. A French Marquis funded a Lower Cape library, and one in Mid-Cape had Kurt Vonnegut as a board member. One on the Outer Cape holds an annual Turnip Festival, and three others don't have computers. A stained-glass Town Seal is in an Upper Cape library's dome, while another has a schooner inside. A brand of canned coffee even paid for one library's construction. Join local author Gerree Hogan as she reveals stories of intrigue, politics, betrayal, heroes, and whimsy that make these libraries so unique.
  • Pages: 160
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: History & Guide
  • Publication Date: 22nd May 2023
  • State: Massachusetts
  • ISBN: 9781467152655
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRAVEL / Special Interest / Literary
    TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Gerree Quinn Hogan's second-happiest place to be is in a library. She was a features writer for Cape Cod Magazine and the Arts & Entertainment editor for the Falmouth Enterprise . Ms. Hogan lives in Hyannis, Massachusetts, with her spouse and their two spoiled cats.