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Cancelled

[CANCELLED] Coming of Age in Cape May

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

Registration requested.

As of 2/10/25, This event has been cancelled due to the forecasted snow storm.

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, Mar 10 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Tue, Mar 11 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 12 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Thu, Mar 13 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 14 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Mar 15 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sun, Mar 16 Closed

Upcoming events

Fri, Mar 14, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Mar 14, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Mar 14, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Children's Room

Cancelled
Fri, Mar 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May Court House

Fri, Mar 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Fri, Mar 14, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Fri, Mar 14, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room
This event is full

Fri, Mar 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Mar 14, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Woodbine - Children's Room

Fri, Mar 14, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Sat, Mar 15, 9:30am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Mar 15, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Woodbine Community Center

Sat, Mar 15, 10:00am - 11:00am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Sat, Mar 15, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Wildwood Crest - Children's Room

Mon, Mar 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Mon, Mar 17, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Mon, Mar 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Mon, Mar 17, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South
This event is full

Mon, Mar 17, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Mon, Mar 17, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Mon, Mar 17, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Mon, Mar 17, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Upper Township - Events Room

Mon, Mar 17, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Cancelled
Mon, Mar 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House

Mon, Mar 17, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Classroom

Tue, Mar 18, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Mar 18, 10:00am - 10:45am
Upper Township - Events Room

Tue, Mar 18, 10:00am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Tue, Mar 18, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, Mar 18, 10:00am - 12:00pm
New venue Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Tue, Mar 18, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Mar 18, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Woodbine - Events Room

Tue, Mar 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Tue, Mar 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Tue, Mar 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Mar 18, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Mar 18, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Tue, Mar 18, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Tue, Mar 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
CMCL Online - Zoom

Wed, Mar 19, 9:15am - 10:15am
Upper Township - Events Room

Wed, Mar 19, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Mar 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Sea Isle City - Children's Room

Wed, Mar 19, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Mar 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Wed, Mar 19, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Stone Harbor - Kitchen Area
This event is full

Wed, Mar 19, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Mar 19, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Cape May Court House - Board Room

Wed, Mar 19, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House

Cancelled
Wed, Mar 19, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
CMCL Online

Wed, Mar 19, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cape May Court House - Children's Room

Wed, Mar 19, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Wed, Mar 19, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Mar 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Mar 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Mar 19, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, Mar 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, Mar 20, 10:00am - 11:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Mar 20, 10:00am - 10:45am
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, Mar 20, 10:00am - 11:00am
Woodbine - Children's Room,Events Room

Thu, Mar 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Cancelled
Thu, Mar 20, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Stone Harbor

Thu, Mar 20, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, Mar 20, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thu, Mar 20, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Thu, Mar 20, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, Mar 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, Mar 20, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Upper Township - Events Room

Thu, Mar 20, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, Mar 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Mar 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
This event is full

Fri, Mar 21, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Mar 21, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Rescheduled
Fri, Mar 21, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
New date Friday, March 28, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Wildwood Crest

Fri, Mar 21, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Mar 21, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Mar 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House

Fri, Mar 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area