Change of Seasons
Change of Library Hours

Please note that Sunday hours at the South Yarmouth Library have resumed. 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.,
through May 21, 2023.
 
Saturday hours at the West Yarmouth Library will come to an end this Saturday, September 24,
from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Sensational Storytime

Tuesdays, September 20-November 1
10:30 a.m. at the South Yarmouth Library
We are offering a new storytime series with Mary Wilson of Pitter Patter Enterprises. Sensational Storytime is a
six-week play group featuring social/emotional/learning stories. This Storytime will be on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. at South Yarmouth Library. Appropriate for babies to 8-year-olds and their caregivers. Registration is required to ensure enough materials are available for everyone. Sensational Storytime will be held on Tuesdays from September 20 through November 1 (skip October 11). Funding for this program is provided by the South Yarmouth Library Association.

Monthly Book Discussion Group 
When Books Went to War:
The Stories that Helped Us
Win World War II
by Molly Guptill Manning

Tuesday, September 27, 10:30 a.m.
Morning group meets in person at West Yarmouth Library and via Zoom.
 
Tuesday, September 27, 6:00 p.m.
Evening Group meets via Zoom.

When America entered World War II in 1941, it faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered 20 million hardcover donations. In 1943, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 million small, lightweight paperbacks, for troops to carry in their pockets and their rucksacks, changing the face of American literature and publishing in the process.

Copies of this book are available at both libraries. You can also listen to the audiobook or read the ebook on Overdrive/Libby or the Hoopla app. 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.

September Zoom Adult Program
on Climate Change 

Tuesday, September 27, 6:00 p.m.
Join us during Climate Prep Week for The Planet's Health and Yours: Facing the Invisible Impacts of Climate Change.  In this webinar, Executive Director of the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative (CCCCC)  
Richard Delaney will provide an overview of climate change and impacts we see, experience, and know on the Cape:

• Economic Impacts
• Environmental Justice Impacts
• Physical Health Impacts
• Mental Health Impacts
• Ecosystem Health Impacts

Delaney will also discuss what you can do and share information about CCCCC. The co-sponsors of this program are: Brewster Ladies' Library, Centerville Library, Eldredge Library, Eastham Library, Provincetown Library, Sturgis Library, Truro Library, Wellfleet Library, and Yarmouth Town Libraries.

Storytime

Saturdays at 11:00 a.m.
At the South Yarmouth Library
For babies to 5-year-olds and their caregivers. Enjoy stories, rhymes, early literacy and free play. Make new friends! Drop in. Mark your calendars for September 24, October 8, October 22, and November 5.

Musical Discoveries

Alternating Saturdays, 11:00 a.m.
At the South Yarmouth Library
The joy of Musical Discoveries returns with Rachel Youngling during September and October. This program is appropriate for babies to 5-year-olds and their caregivers. Enjoy singing, movement and instruments. Drop in. Mark your calendars for October 1, October 15, and October 29. Funding is provided by the South Yarmouth Library Association.

Staff Highlight:
Wonderbooks are new
to our collection!

Playaway™ is changing the way children can read along. Every Wonderbook is a print book with a ready-to-play audiobook inside. Just press play to read along with their favorite books. Switch to learning mode for literacy learning and fun. Check out some of the titles we have recently added and others available at other CLAMS libraries:
Dog Diaries by James Patterson for Grades 1-4
The Wheels on the Bus by Jane Cabrera
for 2 to 6-year-olds
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon for PreK-Grade 3

In October:
The Yarmouth Town Libraries will be closed on Monday, October 10,
for Indigenous Peoples Day.

Save the Date in October
In-Person Author Talk
My Dearest Darling
by Lisa Franco

Sunday, October 16, 2:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
Navy man Donald Storey was not just fighting for his country in World War II — he was fighting to come home to his love, Margery. In My Dearest Darling: Letters of Love in Wartime, intimate and heartwarming correspondence chronicles the couple's romance, sacrifice, hopes and dreams, along with a firsthand account of historical events. Call 508-760-4820 to sign up or register online at www.yarmouthlibraries.org under our Events Calendar. Presented by the South Yarmouth Library Association.