March Newsletter from the Yarmouth Town Libraries

From the Director

In like a lion, out like a lamb…who knows what weather we’ll have this March! It is a nice long month of winter turning into spring, and that’s okay. The closer to warm weather, the closer to more time outside in the fresh ocean breeze. My thanks to all Library staff who helped make our time at this year’s first-ever Yarmouth Winter Carnival such fun. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth on that cold and windy Saturday afternoon for some winter fun with Ms. Mindy the Yeti, Ms. Diana, our snow princess, and the rest of us. By the way, there were 167 snowballs in the jar, for those of you who entered the guessing contest.

-Jane Cain

Library Director

Author Talk
Flower Diary: In Which Mary Hiester Reid Paints, Travels, Marries, and Opens a Door
by Molly Peacock

Tuesday, March 1, 7:00 p.m. on Zoom
Learn the history of neglected painter Mary Hiester Reid, a trailblazing artist who refused to choose between
marriage and a career. After she married fellow artist George Reid, Mary returned with him to his home
country of Canada. There she created over 300 stunning still life and landscape paintings, inhabiting a rich, if sometimes difficult, marriage, coping with a younger
rival, exhibiting internationally, and becoming
well-reviewed. Reid studied in Paris, traveled in Spain, and divided her time between Canada and the United States where she lived among America’s Arts and Crafts movement titans. She left few written records; rather, her art became her diary and Flower Diary unfolds with an artwork for each episode of her life. Registration is
required. Sign up at the Calendar of Events at www.yarmouthlibraries.org, or call the library at (508) 760-4820, and we will send you a Zoom link.

Teen Wellness Day

Tuesday, March 1
Take time for yourself to relax, reflect, and recharge with some unique creative projects. Pick up an "Inspiration Kit" while supplies last. Try some expressive art, journaling, friendship bracelets, and more. Appropriate for
ages 12-18.

Read Across America Day

Wednesday, March 2, 4:30 p.m.
It’s Dr. Seuss’s birthday and to help us celebrate, the National Education Association designates this day as "Read Across America Day.” Meet us at the South Yarmouth gazebo for afterschool storytime. Appropriate for school-age children and their caregivers. Younger siblings welcome. We may move inside to the Children's Room, if it’s too cold or raining. Masks and social distancing is expected indoors.

Art in Bloom: Mini Masterpieces
for March and April

With inspiration from nature, express yourself on a mini canvas. Beginning Monday, March 7, you can pick up supplies at South Yarmouth or West Yarmouth Library. Return your completed masterpiece to South Yarmouth Library, by Monday, March 28, to be included in our April exhibit. Materials provided by the South Yarmouth Library Association. For all ages, while supplies last.

Green Up Storytime

Saturday, March 19, 11:00 a.m.
Spring is around the corner! Join us for outdoor storytime at the South Yarmouth Library gazebo, weather permitting. For all ages.

Welcome, Spring. Get outdoors!

Monday, March 21
Explore and discover the nature all around us. Pick up a self-guided Scavenger Hunt Kit at South Yarmouth or West Yarmouth Library, while supplies last. Take some photos along the way. Send them to Ms Mindy at mherington@clamsnet.org and we’ll post them on our social media.

Book Discussion Group

Tuesday, March 22, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 23, 10:30 a.m.
Book Discussion Group on Zoom
Join us for either the evening or morning session this month as we discuss The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee. In 1997 the author, aged 17, escaped North Korea for China. Twelve years later she returned to the North Korean border to spirit her mother and brother to South Korea in a very costly and dangerous journey. This book offers an account of ordinary life in North Korea and insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships.

Copies of the book are available at both libraries. You can also read or listen to the book online 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 help, please call 508-760-4820 to set up a troubleshooting session or if you need any other assistance.

Storytime Anytime with Ms. Mindy

Storytime themes for the month feature Dr. Seuss, springtime, birds and rainbows. On our Youth Services web page, click on the link and watch the recordings as many times as you want. https://www.yarmouthlibraries.org/youth-services

Magazines Available

Did you know? The Library subscribes to dozens of print magazines and they are all available for you to borrow when the mood hits you. Some of our favorites: Family Tree, Catster, Cape Cod Life, and The Week. Come on in and see.

Hotspots Available

Thanks to funding from the South Yarmouth Library Association, we have 10 hotspots (portable wireless internet) for you to borrow. Maybe you live in a household with several internet users who need access to the web and your connection is sluggish. With a free wifi hotspot, you’ll be online in no time. Hotspots go out for a week at a time, and all you need to do is fill out a form that guides you through the rules of the game. Ask anyone at either library for assistance.

eBook One-on-One Instruction

Are you interested in a one-on-one session on how to download eBooks and eAudiobooks to your phone, tablet, or laptop? Call for an appointment with Trish,
508 760-4820 X4. Training is available at either the South Yarmouth Library or the West Yarmouth Library.

Database Highlight
Online access to Consumer Reports

Get unbiased ratings and reviews for 9000+ products and services from Consumer Reports, plus trusted advice and in-depth reporting with your Yarmouth CLAMS card. Enter your library card number then select the link to ConsumerReports.org at www.yarmouthlibraries.org/ebranch/

Staff Pick
We Fed an Island
by José Andrés

The true story of how a group of chefs fed hundreds of thousands of hungry Americans after Hurricane Maria. Based on Andrés’s insider’s take as well as on meetings, messages, and conversations he had while in Puerto Rico, We Fed an Island movingly describes how a network of community kitchens activated real change and tells an extraordinary story of hope in the face of disasters both natural and man-made.
Available in CLAMS and on Libby/Overdrive

Staff Pick Nonfiction for
Women’s History Month
Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by Jonah Winter;
illustrated by Nancy Carpenter

This is a stunning picture book about Mary "Mother" Jones and the 100 children who marched from Philadelphia to New York in a fiery protest against child labor. Here’s the inspiring story of the woman who raised her voice and fist to protect kids’ childhoods and futures -- and changed America forever.
PreK-Grade 3 JB JONES

Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers’ Rights
by Deborah Hopkinson;
illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

American workers have much to be thankful for due to the advocacy of Frances Perkins in the early 1900s. Her contributions to early labor movements began with the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911. Soon after witnessing the tragedy that claimed the lives of 146 people, Perkins fought for workers’ rights and joined a safety committee to ensure better conditions for workers. Perkins became the first woman appointed to a presidential cabinet when President Franklin D. Roosevelt named her Secretary of Labor, a position she held for 12 years.
Grades 1-4 JB PERKINS

The Little Corner Book Store
At the South Yarmouth Library

The South Yarmouth Library Association maintains the Little Corner Book Store at the South Yarmouth Library and uses the proceeds from the sale of your book donations to support your library. In order to continue this support, we will be updating our prices beginning
March 1, 2022:

Hardcover/Large PBs/CDs/Movies/ Puzzles $2.
Small/mass market PBs/Children’s Books 50 ¢