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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, Jun 16 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Tue, Jun 17 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 18 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Thu, Jun 19 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jun 20 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jun 21 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sun, Jun 22 Closed

Upcoming events

Thu, Jun 19, 9:30am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thu, Jun 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, Jun 19, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Children's Room

Thu, Jun 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, Jun 19, 10:00am - 11:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Jun 19, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Jun 19, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Thu, Jun 19, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Upper Cape - Events Room
Registration is now closed

Thu, Jun 19, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, Jun 19, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thu, Jun 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, Jun 19, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room
Registration is now closed

Thu, Jun 19, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, Jun 19, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
Registration is now closed

Thu, Jun 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Jun 19, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room
Registration is now closed

Thu, Jun 19, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Cape May Court House
Registration is now closed

Fri, Jun 20, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Jun 20, 9:30am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Fri, Jun 20, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Fri, Jun 20, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Jun 20, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Stone Harbor - Kitchen Area
This event is full

Fri, Jun 20, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Cape May City - Multi-Purpose Room

Fri, Jun 20, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Jun 20, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Fri, Jun 20, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Jun 20, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Upper Cape - Events Room

Sat, Jun 21, 9:30am - 10:30am
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Rescheduled
Sat, Jun 21, 10:00am - 11:00am
New date Saturday, June 28, 10:00am - 11:00am
Cape May Court House

Sat, Jun 21, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Sat, Jun 21, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Mon, Jun 23, 9:30am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Mon, Jun 23, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
This event is full

Mon, Jun 23, 10:00am - 10:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Mon, Jun 23, 10:00am - 10:30am
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Mon, Jun 23, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Mon, Jun 23, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Mon, Jun 23, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Mon, Jun 23, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Upper Cape - Events Room

Mon, Jun 23, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Mon, Jun 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Cancelled
Mon, Jun 23, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Jun 24, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Jun 24, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, Jun 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
Upper Cape - Events Room

Tue, Jun 24, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, Jun 24, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Jun 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Conference Room

Tue, Jun 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Cancelled
Tue, Jun 24, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House

Cancelled
Tue, Jun 24, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Jun 24, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Tue, Jun 24, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Wed, Jun 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Jun 25, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
Registration is now closed

Cancelled
Wed, Jun 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
Wildwood Crest

Cancelled
Wed, Jun 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Wildwood Crest

Wed, Jun 25, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Jun 25, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jun 25, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Stone Harbor - Kitchen Area
This event is full

Wed, Jun 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Wed, Jun 25, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Wed, Jun 25, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Wed, Jun 25, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
CMCL Outdoors

Wed, Jun 25, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Jun 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Jun 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Wed, Jun 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Thu, Jun 26, 9:30am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Rescheduled
Thu, Jun 26, 10:00am - 11:00am
New date Monday, June 16, 10:00am - 11:00am
Woodbine

Thu, Jun 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, Jun 26, 10:00am - 11:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Jun 26, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Jun 26, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Thu, Jun 26, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Thu, Jun 26, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, Jun 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cape May City - Multi-Purpose Room

Thu, Jun 26, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thu, Jun 26, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, Jun 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lower Cape

Thu, Jun 26, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Jun 26, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
This event is full

Thu, Jun 26, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, Jun 26, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room