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Cancelled

Coming of Age in Cape May

in the 50’s and 60’s. Presented by Alan MacDonald

Registration requested.

All events are tentatively scheduled and may change. Please see the CMCL Events Calendar on our website, follow us on social media, and subscribe to our weekly eNewsletter for any and all updates.


Alan was four years old when his parents moved to Erma from Philadelphia in 1955. The focus of his life was the ocean that surrounded him. He loved sailing and being on the water and grew up exploring the sounds in a small boat. Eventually he became president of the 4-H Boat Club. Alan had a “free-range” childhood with many humorous and not so humorous adventures. While Cape May was the center of the universe for him, the sea always exerted its pull. Following graduation from Lower Cape May Regional High School where he was president of the Class of ’70, an outbound tide took him further and further away. He attended college in North Carolina and New York and completed his graduate studies at the University of Southern California School of Journalism. His travels have taken him to more than 80 countries and he lived in Mexico, the Philippines and Hong Kong. Cape May, the place he once wanted to leave, now draws him back. His book, “On an Outbound Tide: A Memoir” was published in September 2024.


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AGE GROUP: | 18 or older |

EVENT TYPE: | Education | Book Clubs |

TAGS: | travel | memoir | local history | local author | author talks |

Cape May City

Phone: 609-884-9568

Hours

Cape May City

Mon, Apr 21 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Tue, Apr 22 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Apr 23 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Thu, Apr 24 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Apr 25 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Apr 26 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sun, Apr 27 Closed

Upcoming events

Sat, Apr 26, 9:30am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Apr 26, 10:00am - 11:00am
Cape May Court House - Children's Room

Sat, Apr 26, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Apr 26, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Wildwood Crest - Children's Room

Mon, Apr 28, All day
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room,Storytime Room

Mon, Apr 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Mon, Apr 28, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Mon, Apr 28, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Mon, Apr 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Classroom
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Mon, Apr 28, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Mon, Apr 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Mon, Apr 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Sea Isle City - Conference Room

Mon, Apr 28, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Upper Township - Events Room

Mon, Apr 28, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
CMCL Online - Zoom

Mon, Apr 28, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Mon, Apr 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
CMCL Online - GoToMeeting
Registration is now closed

Mon, Apr 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Cancelled
Mon, Apr 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Apr 29, All day
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room,Storytime Room

Tue, Apr 29, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Apr 29, 10:00am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Tue, Apr 29, 10:00am - 10:45am
Upper Township - Events Room

Tue, Apr 29, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, Apr 29, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
Registration is now closed

Tue, Apr 29, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Woodbine - Events Room

Tue, Apr 29, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Tue, Apr 29, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Apr 29, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Wed, Apr 30, All day
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room,Storytime Room

Wed, Apr 30, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Apr 30, 10:00am - 10:30am
Sea Isle City - Children's Room

Wed, Apr 30, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 30, 10:30am - 11:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Wed, Apr 30, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 30, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room
This event is full

Wed, Apr 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lower Township

Wed, Apr 30, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Wed, Apr 30, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Wed, Apr 30, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 10:45am
Cape May Court House - Children's Room

Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
Woodbine - Children's Room

Cancelled
Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 10:45am
Cape May Court House

Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 11:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, May 01, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Cancelled
Thu, May 01, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Cape May Court House

Thu, May 01, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, May 01, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, May 01, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Thu, May 01, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thu, May 01, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, May 01, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Upper Township - Events Room

Thu, May 01, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, May 01, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
This event is full

Thu, May 01, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, May 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
CMCL Online - Google Meet

Fri, May 02, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, May 02, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Fri, May 02, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room
This event is full

Fri, May 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Fri, May 02, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, May 02, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Fri, May 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Fri, May 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Sat, May 03, 9:30am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Sat, May 03, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Sat, May 03, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Wildwood Crest - Children's Room