The Wareham Library Foundation’s first ever talent show brought down the house at Redman Hall on Friday night with a cacophony of cheers and whistles.

A total of five brave contestants took the stage for the foundation’s fall fundraiser, demonstrating a wide variety of skills and interests to prove that “Wareham’s Got Talent.”

In the past, the foundation has put on a short play or a murder mystery dinner to help raise money for the Wareham Free Library. This year, Wareham Library Foundation President Liz Wiley said foundation members wanted to invite the community together to show off their skills.

“For me, a talent show is what community is all about,” Wiley said. “It’s bringing together folks and letting them connect.”

The Friends of the Wareham Free Library were also involved in the making of the show with president Priscilla Porter leading the charge.

“We got a lot of support along the way,” Porter said. “I’m just so grateful for everyone who turned out.”

One 14 year-old contestant at the show, Fern Tamagimi, wowed audience members with her skill on the violin. Her traditional Irish jigs even earned an encore.

Another musician, Marianna Hebert, conquered her stage fright to dazzle onlookers with a ukulele performance and a cover the song “Sleep on the Floor” by the Lumineers.

Michaela Bottino of WCTV sang Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” and Barbara Sterling, a self describe transplant from north of Boston, sang the hymn “How Great Thou Art,” which struck a particular chord with one audience member.

“The first time I heard that song it was a cover by Johnny Cash,” said John Decas, Wareham resident and owner of Decas Cranberry Products. “We played it at my mother’s funeral, and I really appreciated hearing it again tonight.”

The star of the show, however, was Bethany Lawson of the Wareham-based alt-rock band Plastic Angels. Clad in a leather jacket and tutu, Lawson thrilled the crowd with her rendition of the song “Let It Go” from the Disney movie “Frozen”.

Lawson donated her $100 prize back to the foundation at the end of the show, stating that the library deserved the money more.

“I grew up going to the Wareham library,” she said. “It was important then I still think it’s important now.”

A lack of funding cost the Wareham Free Library its state certification back in 2014 when voters defeated a Proposition 2 1/2 override, which, if approved, would have provided money for several town agencies by raising property taxes.

The department has since recovered with help from organizations like the foundation and the friends and is slated to be certified again in November.

“We’re thankful,” Wiley said. “It’s been a long road.”