Wonderful staff, wonderful programming, wonderful facility... a cornerstone of Cotuit Village that…read moreis just... wonderful!

School houses and…read morelibraries Old school houses make great libraries and fortunately New England still has quite a few quant old school houses that were converted into libraries and still function in that capacity. The Cotuit Library was started around 1874 and found a permanent home in 1894 when they moved into a little school house that was built around 1830. Or course the original school house was tiny and over the years additions were built. The library today is a lovely and quant place with old furniture and pictures in the older rooms and more of a modern look in the newest addition. Practical, useful and aesthetically interesting at the same time. The library definitely has a small town ambiance to it and lots of events, programs and meetings are held here. A wonderful library that has the conveniences of the modern world with the history of the past.

This library has a pretty good selection and has about two large bookshelf a of well priced used…read morebookstores for sale. Nothing too noteworthy but friendly staff and many pamphlets and community boards to see what else there is to do to be a part of the Dennis community. My parents brought me along for this trip and they like this library. It's rather small but there are a total of six libraries in Dennis so this is just one of many, guess I have five more to go...

Great staff, happy to help, a warm welcoming atmosphere. free 24/7 wifi, 5 public access…read morecomputers that print, faxing services.

An excellent branch library. You can get any book sent here you need, and they feature four active…read morecomputers to be used. The area is tremendously clean and there seems to always be something good going on with the branch.

A library on the…read more cape Marstons Mills is a itty, bitty village in the city of Barnstable on Cape Cod. Definitely a cool, little place but not really a whole lot there. However they do have one very impressive and extremely friendly library. The original library in Marstons Mills was founded back in 1891 when a bookcase was put in a local post office and loaded up with books. You could only take out one book at a time simply because they didn't have a lot of books and they didn't one person to have them all. A demand for books was so great that it became obvious that a more permanent library was needed so the present building was constructed in 1894. Still didn't have a whole lots of books but over the years and decades the tiny edifice was expanded with more rooms until now the library has 21,000 volumes, audios, computers and all the modern amenities of a much larger library. However the building still holds on to it's historical roots with a cool fireplace and rambling and non symmetrical walls. From the outside you can see how the building just sort of flows from one section to another with a pragmatic sense of aesthetics. As with most small, local libraries the building also serves as a place for events, displays, poetry readings and information about town events. Local folks and visitors can come here to find out what's going on. And like many small, local libraries this library has an absolutely wonderful librarian. Helpful, friendly, knowledgeable and welcoming, the one I met was the quintessential small town librarian. She probably knew everything there was to know about the village and the Cape and was worth a visit to Marston Mills just to talk to. The library itself probably gets four stars but with the great librarian definitely gets five.

The best little library on Cape! It's not the Cavernous…read moreMashpee library, or the "you need a key from the security guard for the bathroom in Hyannis" library. It is just the best little library on Cape Cod!

Kitchens closets and…read morelibraries The first library in West Falmouth started back in the 1870s when a group of young ladies got together to discuss books, literary and music stuff and slowly started donating their own private collections. Bu the end of the decade the group had over 50 books that they stuck into a kitchen closet. Finally people realized that a kitchen closet would never do as a library, so some creative volunteers built a small "real" library. The collection of books and materials kept growing and it became obvious that the poor little building was about to burst . So a new an larger library was planned, funded and constructed The new library was opened in 1896 and still serves as the town library. The library is mostly privately funded and receives only a small amount of money from the town. Of course changes and additions were incorporated over the years and now the library is a truly lovely place. Lots of fantastic woodwork, great pictures, lovely art, historical photographs and a very cool garden outside. And of course like most small town libraries West Falmouth also served as a community center and a place people in the town discuss important issues and kids come to play. A wonderful library that serves the town well.

Great house tour by national seashore docent. And u can walk around the grounds. Granted there are…read morelots o bugs so be prepped w bug spray!

This is a fine example of 19th century European architecture where you'd least expect to find it:…read moreon Cape Cod. The home of a New Bedford whaling captain built in the mid 1800s, the Penniman House has been preserved as a National Historic site on the Cape Code National Seashore, and the house is just beautiful. We couldn't find info on hours or tours on the website, so we headed out to the Cape hoping that we'd get lucky, but apparently the house is only open T-Th from 1-4, with guided tours on Saturdays. Nevertheless, it was a fascinating visit. The grounds are tiny, though, so don't go expecting some vast tract of land and giant house a la Tory Row in Boston. This was very minimalist as far as European style was concerned, but for a house on the Cape, it's pretty amazing. All of the original details on the moldings are still intact, and peering through the windows, we saw that the old floors and wallpaper had been also preserved. There is also a beautiful carriage house. The most awesome thing about this house has to be the whale jawbone entry gate when you first walk up to it from the parking lot. It's a real sperm whale jawbone painted white and affixed to posts of wood to act as an archway. Minus one star for the weird hours plus scant information on the weird hours online. The Cape Code National Seashore site is confusing as it is; I really think they should maybe look at redesigning their site to make it more accessible. But I definitely recommend the Penniman House as a short stop if you're on Route 6 on your way up the Cape. It's a nice 15 minute break and a great photo op.

This is such a beautiful and historic town on the cape. We spent time at a beach house on Hardings…read morebeach, just minutes from downtown Chatham. It was super accessible to shops, eateries, hotels, beaches, and all the charm you're looking for when escaping to this area. Many of the locals were friendly and helpful. We went to the stop and shop a couple times for groceries and found myself saying "wow this is bigger than I imagined" it's a quaint town that is definitely in 2025, with everything you need. The Main St. really is worth spending the day shopping and sight seeing. Bonus that to get to Chatham you go through a ton of other little towns and see all the new england charm

This location is easily accessible and offers complimentary parking. The walking distance from the…read moreparking area to Knob Point is approximately 15 minutes. The walk is scenic and surpasses the quality captured in my photograph. It features a pleasant wooded path leading to the beach, which I highly recommend experiencing with proper footwear due to the stairs, rocks, and tree branches along the trail. Although the path to The Knob was somewhat confusing due to a lack of signage, the overall experience is relaxing with numerous scenic views. I visited in the afternoon and found parking to be readily available. I had a delightful experience. Like I mentioned, my pictures do not do it justice, it is very pretty!

The Knob is a scenic walk through the woods with many trails leading in different directions with…read moresome leading to the beach. I recommend wearing bug spray as there are a lot of bugs along the trail. The paths can be alittle hard to navigate as there are not many signs directing you to The Knob. I wish they would put more signs. It's a very calm and scenic walk . I went around 10am and there was plenty of open parking spots . Keep in mind there are only about 10-15 spots .