Building and Branching
Out Your Family Tree

Join us for a free 3-part series given by Genealogist Sarah Gutmann, The Family Tree Climber. The Zoom meetings will be on the second Thursday of the month at 1:00 p.m. this month and in April and May. Sign up for one, two, or all three!  Please email 
tcassisi@clamsnet.org, or call the library at
(508) 760-4820 X 1 to register to receive a Zoom link. All experience levels welcome.

• March 11: Start Climbing Your Family Tree
• April 8:     Exploring Your Immigrant Ancestor
• May 13:    Finding Your 300-Year-Old Great          Grandma

Mystery Book Club on Zoom

Thursday, March 11, 6:00 p.m.
This month we will be discussing Death in the Off-Season by Francine Mathews. Spunky but inexperienced, third-generation Nantucket cop Meredith Folger investigates murder in this spare, atmospheric debut. Wealthy farmer Peter Mason is shocked to learn of his estranged brother's return to the island. Rusty, who'd fled to Brazil after a fight with their father and an insider trading scandal, shows up and is later found dead, hit by a car and left on Mason property face-down in shallow water.

Copies of the book are available at both libraries; call to set up a pick-up time. You can check out the ebook from
Overdrive/Libby or the audiobook on the Hoopla app with no wait. Please email ckaufmann@clamsnet.org or call the library at 508-760-4820 to register to receive a Zoom link or with any questions.
 
If you need Zoom assistance, please call 508-760-4820 x1315 or email ckaufmann@clamsnet.org to set up a
troubleshooting session.

Coming soon:
Peeps^® Diorama Contest!

Open to all ages, March 22 through April 3

Create a diorama featuring your favorite peeps with a book or movie theme. Take a photo and send it to the Library to be entered in our diorama contest. We will post a slide show on the Library’s social media. We encourage all ages to participate and we will award prizes for book or movie themes in the following categories:

• Children, ages 5-8
• Children, ages 9-12
• Teens, ages 13-18
• Adults, all ages

The Library can provide a limited supply of marshmallow Peeps^® and the rest is up to you! Please register on the Library’s calendar of events by Monday, March 22. We will announce winners on April 5.

Virtual Storytimes
for Babies and Preschoolers

Ms. Mindy delights with stories, songs and rhymes and an at-home activity or craft. Each week there will be two
prerecorded storytime videos that we will email to you on Tuesday mornings. Preregister for Baby Storytime or Preschool Storytime, or both! Please register on the Library calendar of events to receive the links for our YouTube recordings. Then you can enjoy these storytimes at your convenience.

Book Bundles to Go!

We want you to keep reading! Send us an email or give us a call to let us know what topics you are interested in, or who your favorite authors are and we will put together a bundle of 5-10 items for you to take home to enjoy. We will gladly schedule a pick-up time at your convenience.

Save the date:
Zoom Good Stories, Well Read

Saturday, March 20, 2:00 p.m. Online
Listen to classic stories by your favorite authors read with feeling by local Cape Cod actors. Please email  Toby Wilson at twilson@yarmouth.ma.us or call the library at 508-760-4820 X 1317 by Friday, March 19, at 4:00 p.m. to register and receive a Zoom link or with any questions. Sponsored by the West Yarmouth Library Association. Tell all your friends and neighbors to register and join the fun. 

Siemen’s Scholarship in
the Visual Arts
Application Review now
Open for 2021

The South Yarmouth Library Association has sponsored the Cecelia Siemen Scholarship since 2002. This award provides $5,000 to a student enrolled in good standing in a visual arts curriculum at an accredited college, university or art institute for at least two (2) semesters or one academic year. Visual arts include painting, graphic arts, sculpture, photography, animation, film and textile art. The award advances the study and knowledge of someone who is likely to make future contributions in the visual arts field. There are no residency requirements. See the Library’s or the Association's website at
https://www.sylassoc.org/siemen-scholarship for an application and other information. 

Town of Yarmouth
Covid Relief Programs

The Town of Yarmouth COVID-19 Relief Programs provide assistance to income-eligible residents experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Financial assistance is available for rent, mortgage, utilities, childcare, internet access, and COVID-19 testing expenses. We have also expanded local food programs. For more information please contact Mary Waygan in the Department of Community Development at mwaygan@yarmouth.ma.us 508-398-2231 x1275 or 774-212-1668.