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May Newsletter from the Yarmouth Town Libraries
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From the Director:Ah, the lovely month of May. It is a special reawakening this year, as more of us are vaccinated and can begin to think about a better future outside and even with friends and family. Given our year of isolation, certainly our spring cleaning is done and we can move to the great outdoors for some carefully-planned activities. We are working with Cape Cod Salties again this month, to bring you a spirited author event on Wednesday evening, May 5. New York Times bestselling Massachusetts author and motivational speaker Michael Tougias should be a not-to-be-missed Zoom event to get our hearts and minds back outdoors in New England. Extra bonus: throughout the book, Mike reminds us of great literature he read as a baby boomer kid growing up in western Mass. -Jane Cain
Library Director |
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A Spring message
from Youth Services:Congratulations to all! We made it through a pretty tough year in spite of challenges we never imagined. It has been a wonderful opportunity to polish our creative skills. Storytimes don’t look the same—Ms. Mindy Herington has given so much of herself to provide weekly virtual
storytimes, and in the process, becoming a videographer and social media producer. If you would like another chance to see recordings of Ms. Mindy’s storytimes, send us an email or give us a call and we will gladly send you the link to our YouTube channel. Take and Make Kits have flowed out of the library for many months, via curbside pickup, at both library locations. Every week, we researched themes, developed, designed and packaged kits, craft materials, supplemental literacy activities, and resources. We distributed 25-30 kits every week. Thank you to everyone who provided pictures of their projects for our social media during the past several months. Now, we look forward to working on some spring and summer activities. |
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Imagination May!
Creativity Challenge:
a twist on our usual
Take & Make kits for all agesCreate whatever you can imagine, with the materials provided and with items around your house. Get inspiration from the Creative Challenge Cards with 50+ options included in each kit.
How many challenges can you complete? What will you create? The possibilities are endless! - Board Games
- Marble Maze
- Sculptures
- Machines
- Artwork
Supplies will be available for curbside pickup from Saturday, May 1, until Saturday, May 8. Reserve your kits on the Library calendar page. Send us your photos of completed projects no later than Saturday, May 22 via text to 774-209-2958 or email Connie Marr, cmarr@clamsnet.org to be eligible for prizes. Work as a family team or on your own. The more challenges you complete increases your chance of winning a prize! |
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Tuesday, May 4, is Star Wars Day,
May the Fourth be with You!
Make a Baby Yoda Night LightPlease register on the Library calendar page. Kits will be available for curbside pickup on Saturday, May 1, and Monday, May 3, only. For ages 8-12. If you send us a photo of your completed Baby Yoda Night Light via text to
774-209-2958 or email Mindy Herington mherington@clamsnet.org, we can post it on the Library’s social media on Star Wars Day. https://www.starwars.com/star-wars-day
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Online Zoom Book TalkWednesday, May 5, 10:30 a.m.
Gather online and discuss books you have been reading or listening to, TV shows or movies you have been watching, books you'd like to be reading (or would like the library to purchase), get recommendations from staff and information about new releases. All are welcome. Please email ckaufmann@clamsnet.org or call the library at 508-760-4820 to register to receive a Zoom link or with any questions.
There is no assigned book for this event; everyone will discuss whatever they have been reading or watching, or just listen and get ideas for their next read/listen/watch.
If you have not used Zoom in the past or have encountered difficulties using Zoom, please call 508-760-4820 x1315 or email ckaufmann@clamsnet.org to set up a troubleshooting session with our IT Librarian, Chris Kaufmann. |
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Yarmouth Town Libraries
and the Cape Cod Salties Present:
Author Michael Tougias
The Waters Between UsWednesday, May 5, at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom
A delightful story of a boy, a family, outdoor misadventures, and the healing power of nature. Michael Tougias is a New York Times bestselling author and
co-author of 31 books, including So Close to Home, and The Finest Hours (inspiration for the 2016 movie).
Call the South Yarmouth Library at 508-760-4820, ext. 1, to register or sign up online at www.yarmouthlibraries.org to receive a Zoom invite by email. Read The Waters Between Us, if you get a chance before the talk and be prepared to enjoy. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 5, at 7:00 p.m., and tell your friends and neighbors!
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Library Planning Committee
meeting on Zoom:
Tuesday, May 11, at 4:30 p.m.
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Finding Your 300-Year-Old
Great Grandma Using Twenty-First Century TechnologyThursday, May 13, 1:00 p.m. on Zoom
Learn about different free and subscription genealogy websites. Discover what they offer and how to get the most out of them.
Join us for the third and last webinar given by Genealogist Sarah Gutmann, the Family Tree Climber. Please email tcassisi@clamsnet.org, or call the library at
508-760-4820 to register to receive a Zoom link. All experience levels welcome. |
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Mystery Book Club on Zoom
Thursday, May 13, 6:00 p.m.This month we will discuss The Red House Mystery by
A. A. Milne. Best known as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, Milne takes readers to the Red House, a comfortable residence in the placid English countryside that is the bachelor home of Mr. Mark Ablett. While visiting this cozy retreat, amateur detective Anthony Gillingham and his chum, Bill Beverley, investigate their genial host's disappearance and its connection with a mysterious shooting. Between games of billiards and bowls, the taking of tea, and other genteel pursuits, Gillingham and Beverley explore the possibilities in a light-hearted series of capers involving secret passageways, underwater evidence, and other atmospheric devices.
Copies of the book are available at both libraries; call to set up a pick-up time. You can also check out the ebook or audiobook from Hoopla with no wait or the ebook from Overdrive/Libby with your CLAMS card. 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 508-258-9496 or email ckaufmann@clamsnet.org to set up a troubleshooting session. |
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May Library Board meeting
on Zoom:
Thursday, May 20, at 5:30 p.m.
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Book Discussion Group on ZoomThursday, May 27, 6:30 p.m.
This month we will be discussing Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin. Originally published in 1953, James Baldwin's first major work is based in part on his own childhood in Harlem. With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic power, and a rage that is at once unrelenting and compassionate, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of the minister of a Pentecostal storefront church in Harlem. Baldwin's rendering of his protagonist's spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle toward self-invention opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understood themselves.
Copies of the book are available at both libraries; call to set up a pick-up time. You can also read the ebook or listen to the audiobook on Overdrive/Libby through CLAMS or another consortium in Massachusetts with your CLAMS card. 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 508-258-9496 or email ckaufmann@clamsnet.org to set up a troubleshooting session. |
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The Yarmouth Town Libraries
will be closed on
Monday, May 31,
for Memorial Day
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Just in time for Spring!
Outdoor Storytimes are Coming Back to West Yarmouth LibraryJoin Ms. Mindy on the West Yarmouth lawn for socially distanced stories and a whole lot of fun.
Tuesdays at 11:00 p.m. for babies to 5-year-olds and their caregivers.
Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. for 5-year-olds and up and their caregivers.
Preregistration is required. Please visit to the Library’s calendar of events to reserve your spot and review the safety requirements. |
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Book Bundles for Children and TeensSend an email to Ms. Connie at cmarr@clamsnet.org or give us a call at 508-760-4820 X 1316. Let us know what topics you are interested in or who your favorite authors are and we will provide you with 5-10 titles to take home to enjoy. We will gladly schedule a pick-up time for your convenience. |
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Staff Picks for
Middle Grade Nonfiction:The Young Adventurer's Guide
to (Almost) Everything
by Ben HewittThis handbook empowers kids to explore the natural world (starting in the comfort of their own backyard) through a whole new set of skills. Featuring 65 different skills in sections that include Secrets of the Woods, The Best Camping Trip, Make Cool Stuff That's Actually Useful, and Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary. |
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Wild Girl: How to Have Incredible Outdoor Adventures
by Helen SkeltonFrom kayaking the length of the Amazon to biking to the South Pole and running an ultramarathon across the Namib Desert, Helen Skelton shares the stories of her most daring feats of endurance and grit in some of the world's most extreme wildernesses--overcoming challenges, embracing her fears, and finding the positives in the toughest situations. There are ideas for outdoor adventures readers can have closer to home, as well as gear lists, information about Helen's support teams, statistics, tips for physical and mental preparation, and a Wild Girl Wall of Fame featuring the diverse women who inspired Helen with their own achievements. |
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Researching your Family History?Did you know there are lots of FREE options for genealogical research?
1. During the pandemic, ProQuest has allowed free remote access to Ancestry – here is the URL for connection and you can search from the comfort of your home computer:
Type in your Yarmouth library card number, and the PIN is typically the last 4 digits of that number - no spaces. If you have trouble, or don’t have an active card, call the library: 508-760-4820 and we can see if there is an issue with the card # or set up an account for you and you can pick up your card through our curbside pickup services.
2. You can get to the Yarmouth Register and Barnstable Patriot historical archives databases through the Sturgis Library, any Dennis Library and the Yarmouth Town Libraries: Go to: www.yarmouthlibraries.org/newspapers and scroll down to about the middle over to the right and click on the Register and Patriot button, or click here (and bookmark it!) :
3. You can get to HeritageQuest at no cost - any time, from anywhere, through the library website:
yarmouthlibraries.org/ebranch/databases – you’ll get to a GALE DATABASES page that has a patchwork quilt of boxes to click on – find the one that says HeritageQuest. These databases are made available through the State Board of Library Commissioners (and your tax dollars.)
4. You can get to Fold3 (also a ProQuest product, contains great military records - and it has remote access all the time, not just during the pandemic) by looking at yarmouthlibraris.org/resources/genealogy and scroll down about ½ way to Fold3 on right. Funded by our Library Associations.
5. Free Genealogy website: familysearch.com – sponsored by the Mormon church – create a free account for unlimited access to tons of records FOR FREE. |
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