Summer Reading

The Summer Reading Program “Oceans of Possibilities” is winding down. We still have activities and programs planned for all ages and it’s not too late to sign up. Register online or by downloading the Beanstack app to your device. There is also the option to register in person at the Library. You will receive a reading log to record your time reading, to write book reviews, and to earn badges. Everyone who records their reading, in either format, will be eligible for rewards. “Oceans of Possibilities” is sponsored by the Yarmouth Town Libraries and funded by the South Yarmouth Library Association and the West Yarmouth Library Association.

Adult Summer Reading Program

How to participate: Track your reading online or in your reading log. One book = one badge = one entry into a drawing for rewards.

Rewards include: Hy-Line Cruise & Cape Cod Canal Cruise, $100 gift card to Adrene Jewelers, or a $100 restaurant gift card.

Programs: 

• Scavenger Hunt for Sea Captains' Homes  Journals available at each library. 
• Sea Chanteys with Denya and Friends. Wednesday, August 3, 5:00 p.m. at the South Yarmouth Library.
• Author Talk with Eric Jay Dolin, “Black Flags, Blue Waters. Thursday, August 11, 2:00 p.m. at the Yarmouth Senior Center.

Visit www.yarmouthlibraries.org/summer-reading for more information. 

AHOY! Songs from the Sea with Denya LeVine, Julie Chartrand and Lisa Brown

Wednesday, August 3 at 5:00 p.m.
at the South Yarmouth Library
In celebration of the Summer Reading Program, "Oceans of Possibilities", we present Denya LeVine, Julie Charland and Lisa Brown for a rollicking concert of sea chanteys. For all ages. Please bring a blanket and lawn chair for your comfort. Picnics are welcome.

Musical Discoveries with Ms Rachel 

Thursday, August 4 at 11:00 a.m. at South Yarmouth Library under the gazebo, weather permitting.
Saturday, August 27 at 11:00 a.m. at West Yarmouth Library on the lawn.

Join us for singing, movement, instruments, and fun. The class is appropriate for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their older siblings and caregivers.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket for your comfort.
If there is bad weather, we will gather inside.

Family Fun Days

Saturday, August 6, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at West Yarmouth Library on the lawn, weather permitting.
Appropriate for all ages. Children under 10 years old need to bring an adult.
Featured games include:

• Giant Jenga
• Bean Bag Toss
• Chalk Walk Challenge
• Lawn Checkers
• Bubbles
• and more!

Book Discussion:
The Orphans of Race Point
by Patry Francis

Tuesday, August 9, at 11:00 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library Gazebo
Read this remarkable novel set in Provincetown in the late 1970s for a timeless story of friendship, love, and family. It is certainly a “place” novel that makes for great beach reading. Library Board member Helen Neidermeier will guide the discussion and exploration of family and community in a small town by the sea. Books are available at each town library and on Libby for downloading. If the weather is bad, the meeting will take place in the Leonard Room at the South Yarmouth Library.

Storytime at South Yarmouth 

Stories, songs and movement. Join us on Thursday, August 11 at 11:00 under the gazebo, weather permitting. For all ages. If there is bad weather, we will gather inside.

Oceans of Possibilities Wrap Up
with Trevor the Juggler!

Saturday, August 13, 11:00 a.m.
At the West Yarmouth Library on the lawn, weather permitting. Appropriate for all ages. Children under 10 years old need to bring an adult. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair for your comfort.

Book Discussion:
Chances Are by Richard Russo

Wednesday, August 17, at 11:00 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library Gazebo
An excellent tale, told by a popular author –the story of three old college buddies who reunite decades after their graduation and discuss the mystery of what happened to the young woman they all seemed to have fallen in love with way back when. She disappeared just before her wedding, and they were the last people she spent time with before going missing. The reunion on Martha’s Vineyard gives each the chance to relive his youth and continue pondering the girl’s disappearance, while they enjoy another summer visit to the Island. Sue Loveland, of the Library Board, will guide this discussion. Books are available at each town library and on Libby for downloading. If the weather is bad, the book discussion will take place in the Leonard meeting room at the South Yarmouth Library. 

Monthly Book Discussion Group 
Persuasion by Jane Austen

Tuesday, August 30 
10:30 AM: Morning Group meets in person at West Yarmouth Library and via Zoom
6:00 PM: Evening Group meets via Zoom
 
Jane Austen's posthumously published novel Persuasion follows Anne Elliot as she is reacquainted with her former would-be-fiance' Frederick Wentworth and examines family pressures and lost loves while poking fun at class issues and snobberies in Regency England.
 
Copies of the book are available at both libraries. You can also listen to the audiobook on Overdrive/Libby or the Hoopla app or read the ebook 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.

Staff Pick J Non-Fiction
Flying Deep: Climb Inside Deep-Sea Submersible Alvin
by Michelle Cusolito,
Illustrated by Nicole Wong

On the Alvin,  a crewed deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, three scientists dive into the Pacific Ocean to discover if life thrives at the bottom of the sea. Written in a loose logbook style, the book captures the emotions of the scientists who are hopeful that their work will lead to new discoveries. Experience a normal day on the Alvin and with sound effects, repetition, and challenging vocabulary, kids will enjoy this suspenseful and informative plot.
J 627.704 CUS   K-Grade 4

Staff Pick Young Adult Nonfiction
Rising Troublemaker: a Fear-Fighter Manual for Teens
by Luvvie Ajayi Jones

Nigerian-born best-selling author Ajayi Jones offers invaluable advice with forthrightness and honesty to teens in this young readers adaptation of her adult book Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021). Chapters are divided into sections titled "Be," "Say," and "Do" encouraging teens to know themselves, overcome their insecurities, and speak up for what they want and need. Readers are encouraged to find helpers, embrace change, aspire to be kind, and fight their fears. YA NF 158.1 AJA    Grade 7+.

Staff Pick
The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica 

Sadie Foust has moved her family to a small Maine island town after inheriting a large house. Sadie and her husband hope this will be a fresh start for their family. However, things quickly fall apart when the man next door is found murdered. Neighbors start making claims to the police implicating Sadie. Is she being set up? Is someone out to get her? Can she even trust herself? A psychological thriller that will have you repeatedly saying "just one more chapter."
Available in CLAMS, Libby, and Hoopla

Library Book Teasers
Resuming Monthly Meetings in September

The West Yarmouth Library Book Teasers will resume meeting on Thursday, September 15, at 3:30 in the West Yarmouth Library at 391 Route 28, West Yarmouth. They are taking a break for July and August. The format for Bookteasers is that each attendee selects a book to recommend and discuss. The group meets on the third Thursday of the month. New members are welcome to join the group. Future meetings will be on  October 20 and November 17. All are welcome. 

Farewell, Connie Marr
Youth Services Supervisor

Our formidable and creative Youth Services Librarian, Connie Marr, has announced her retirement, effective August 15. Connie has been with the Town of Yarmouth for 10 years, starting as a part-time Children’s Room Assistant and working her way to a leadership role in Youth Services, providing programs and resources for children from birth to age 18. We wish her the best of luck in this new chapter in her life.

Puzzles to Borrow!

Check them out.
We are now making an assortment of jigsaw puzzles available for you to borrow. They go out just like our books, for 2 weeks, and will automatically renew, if no one has put a hold on them. They won’t go out of town for delivery, but you can pick them up here and must return them to either the South Yarmouth or West Yarmouth libraries. The collection has developed from donations from some very generous and regular puzzle-makers in our community. Let us know what you think!

Database Highlight
Hoopla

Looking to cool down? Stay inside and pick a movie from the Christmas in July collection. Visit www.yarmouthlibraries.org/ebranch today!

The Library Planning Committee Seeks New Members 

The Library Planning Committee (LPC) is looking for new members. The group typically meets on a Tuesday evening each month, over Zoom, starting at 5:30 p.m. We are currently working on a Request for Proposals (RFP) with our Town Administration, for consultation on community input sessions, surveying and garnering additional information from the public regarding what is important to you about the library – what you wish for, and how we can satisfy community needs and wants in your library:  good information sharing, community gatherings, reading, learning and growing strong together. If you are interested in the LPC, please stop by and visit Library Director Jane Cain at the South Yarmouth Library, or call her:  508-760-4820, ext. 1312.