News from the Yarmouth Town Libraries - August 2023
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From the Director:July just flew by! We have been nice and busy at both locations, and there are lots of young families visiting, to keep the kiddoes busy and happy and learning all summer long. In addition to our books and movies, other popular items to borrow from the library are our many jigsaw puzzles (all donated, thank you very much) and our hotspots, which provide personal wireless internet access, and go out for a week at a time. We thank our Library Associations for funding the hotspots and I thank our IT librarian Chris for her good ideas and willingness to try new things. Enjoy the month of August, and if you need a place to cool off, come see us! -Jane Cain Library Director |
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Author Talk A History of the Falmouth Road Race by Paul ClericiMonday, July 31, 4:00 p.m. South Yarmouth Library Come hear bestselling author Paul Clerici at this in-person presentation. Hear about how it all began in a bar; tales of the late, great founder Tommy Leonard; how the race has grown; stories and anecdotes of Olympic stars on the roads of Falmouth; and how it continues to inspire after 50 years! Sign up at www.yarmouthlibraries.org under the events calendar to secure a seat. |
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Blood DriveWednesday, August 2, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Bass River Rod and Gun Club Route 6A Yarmouth Port Wendy’s gift card to all who donate! Appointments are required. To make an appointment please visit the donor portal at www.srt.capecodhealth.org/donorportal/. For information about the Nicholas G. Xiarhos Blood Donor Program, visit www.capecodhealth.org/give-blood/. Every pint of blood donated to us stays on Cape Cod to serve your community and save the lives of your family, friends, and neighbors. |
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Selectman Mark Forest Office HoursFriday, August 4, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. South Yarmouth Library Mark Forest holds office hours on the first Friday of each month from 10:00 - noon in the Reference room at the South Yarmouth Library. On Friday, August 4, you can speak with Mr. Forest in person. If you can’t make it, email the Selectman at: mark.r.forest@comcast.net. |
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"Find Your Voice" Summer Reading 2023Now through Saturday, August 19 This summer, "FIND YOUR VOICE" at the library! There is still time to participate in the Libraries’ Summer Reading program. Don’t miss out on the fun–join the 146 registered participants. Yarmouth Town Libraries will help you "Find Your Voice" this summer through creativity, literacy, and enjoyment. The whole family, from birth to age 109, is invited to participate. Families can sign up anytime for the online program at https://yarmouth.beanstack.com/. Paper reading logs are available at South Yarmouth Library and West Yarmouth Library in the Youth Services Department. Challenge yourself to keep reading this summer! |
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CrafterNoon: Cat CraftsTuesday, August 1, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Join us for a book-inspired craft time at the library! This month will be cuddly cat friends! Different crafts will be available for ages 6-12 and 12+. This is a drop-in program. No registration required. Children under the age of 10 must come with an adult. |
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Cape Cod Learning Tours Tide Pool ExplorationWednesday, August 2, 2:30 p.m. Packet Landing on Bass River Ages 5 - 109 This event is full We will explore tide pools along the Bass River, searching for lobsters, crabs, sea stars and sea urchins. Discover the unique and amazing life that survives at the water's edge. Please wear appropriate footwear, clothing, and sunscreen. Registration required. Register at www.yarmouthlibraries.org, Calendar of Events. Appropriate for 5 years old and up. Children must come with a grownup. |
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Adventures in StorytimeThursdays: August 3, 10, 17, 10:30 a.m. South Yarmouth Library under the Gazebo Thursdays: August 3, 10, 17, 4:30 p.m. West Yarmouth Library front lawn “Find Your Voice” at Yarmouth Town Libraries. Join us for storytime fun, featuring interactive storytelling and songs. No signup necessary. Appropriate for children from birth through 5 years old. Children must come with an adult. |
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Family Fun DaySaturday, August 5, 11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m. West Yarmouth Library Front Lawn Enjoy outside family fun on the front lawn at West Yarmouth Library! This is a drop-in program. No registration required. Children under the age of 10 must attend with an adult. |
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Cape Cod Companion AnimalsTuesday, August 8, 11:00 a.m. South Yarmouth Library under the Gazebo All Ages Join us to welcome the Companion Animal Program Therapy Dogs. Choose a book to read. Dogs are great Book Buddies! Registration is required. Register at www.yarmouthlibraries.org, Calendar of Events. |
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STEM-periments: Popsicle Stick CatapultsTuesday, August 8, 2:00 p.m. South Yarmouth Library
Thursday, August 10, 5:30 p.m. West Yarmouth Library Join us for a STEM-based experience at the library and learn how to make popsicle stick catapults! This is a drop-in program. No registration required. This is a teen event for ages 12 to 18. |
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Musical DiscoveriesWednesday, August 9, 11:00 a.m. West Yarmouth Library Birth - 5 years old Rachel Youngling presents the joy of Musical Discoveries, appropriate for babies to 5-year-olds and their caregivers. Singing, movement, musical instruments and fun! Drop in. Program will be held outside, weather permitting. We thank the West Yarmouth Library Association for funding this popular program. |
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In-Person Morning Book Discussion Group When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiThursday, August 10, 10:30 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library
Come discuss this memoir that chronicles a brilliant young neurosurgeon's life and reflections following a terminal cancer diagnosis and starting a family with his wife. Copies of this book are available at both libraries. You can also listen to the audiobook or read the ebook through Libby. Please email Chris at ckaufmann@clamsnet.org or call the library at 508-760-4820 with any questions. No registration is required. |
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Author Talk: Don Wilding Cape Cod and the Portland Gale of 1898Thursday, August 10, 7:00 p.m. South Yarmouth Library On the night of November 26, 1898, with a killer storm of historic proportions approaching, the steamer Portland set out from Boston. By the following night, the winter hurricane sent the vessel to the depths of Massachusetts Bay off Cape Cod, claiming nearly two hundred lives. On the Cape, a few dozen victims of the Portland disaster washed ashore, while ships piled up in harbors, high tides swept away railroad tracks, and the landscape and beaches were changed forever. Several Cape Cod mariners went to sea and never returned. Local author Don Wilding revisits this disaster and the heroic deeds of the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the Cape's citizenry in what came to be known as "The Portland Gale." |
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Find Your Voice PartySaturday, August 12, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. South Yarmouth Library under the Gazebo Ages 12-18 Find your voice at the library! Make your own pins, keychains, and bracelets to share your voice with the world! This is a drop-in program. No registration required. This is a teen event for ages 12 to 18. |
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Movies and MakersTuesday, August 15, 1:00 p.m. South Yarmouth Library All Ages Join us for 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' and then create your own Mario-themed Perler Bead art! This is a drop-in program. No registration required. Children under the age of 10 need to bring an adult. |
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Harwich Junior Theater Company Junior PlayersWednesday, August 16, 10:30 a.m. South Yarmouth Library under the Gazebo All Ages The Junior players are a traveling teen ensemble. They perform plays and stories for children and families around the Cape. Come see them perform 'O'Sullivan Stew' by Hudson Talbot. This is a drop-in program. No registration required. Children under the age of 10 must attend with an adult. . |
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The Spoon ManWednesday, August 16, 5:30 p.m. South Yarmouth Library under the Gazebo All Ages An interactive and hilarious comedy program for all ages...a real stirring performance. "The Spoon Man” will leave a lasting impression after playing on you (literally). It’s a spoonful of family fun. This is a drop-in program. No registration required. Children under the age of 10 must attend with an adult. |
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Name That TuneSaturday, July 8 through Friday, August 18 South Yarmouth Library and West Yarmouth Library ? On Saturdays, we will post a song lyric at the South Yarmouth Library and at the West Yarmouth Library. ? Decipher the lyrics to figure out the song. ? Scan the QR code located on the clue or visit: https://forms.gle/cG1tseUtBKwN6LTb6 ? 1 correct guess = 1 entry in the "Find Your Voice" Family Prize drawing, valued at over $400. ? Visit both libraries and double your chance of winning!
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Author Talk When All is After by Peter BartonTuesday, August 22, 4:00 p.m. South Yarmouth Library
Peter is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, poet, writer, photographer, activist, and founder of Groundswell Inc. Peter has dedicated his life to amplifying the stories of marginalized people. His non-fiction collection of un-rich and un-famous artists' profiles, Staying Power, was published in 1980 and his poetry has appeared in The Saturday Review, at the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival and the Orchard Street Press. This is an in-person program in the Leonard Room at the South Yarmouth Library. Register online at yarmouthlibraries.org, at the calendar. |
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Evening Zoom Book Discussion Group The Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerTuesday, August 22, 6:00 p.m. on Zoom
Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. The apothecary's fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago.
Copies of this book are available at both libraries. You can also read the ebook or listen to the audiobook on either Libby or the Hoopla app. Please email Chris Kaufmann at 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. |
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Snow Cone SpecialThursday, August 31, 5:00-6:30 p.m. West Yarmouth Library Lawn Get ready for back to school with Yarmouth Town Libraries, Cotuit Center For the Arts, and Cape Cod Children's Place. Meet new friends and say "hi" to old friends. Enjoy storytime, crafts, games, snow cones, kindergarten giveaways, and more! This event is open to all D-Y school children and their families. Registration is recommended; please register by visiting the calendar of events at yarmouthlibraries.org. |
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Free Museum Visits in AugustHighland Street Foundation, a Massachusetts non-profit, has changed the Free Friday program of museum entrance at no cost, to Free August Adventures for the entire month of August this year. Take a look at Highland Street Foundation’s list for dates of free admission at Massachusetts museums, including Falmouth’s Museum on the Green, the New Bedford Whaling Museum, and Battleship Cove, to name a few. Think of the money you’ll save and the fun you’ll have! |
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Enjoy Free or Reduced-Price Admission at Many MuseumsThe libraries have many passes to area attractions, such as the Whydah Pirate Museum, Edward Gorey House, the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Natural History Museum, Maritime Museum and some Boston museums, Battleship Cove in Fall River, and the New Bedford Whaling Museum. You can find more information on the library’s web page, clicking on the Services tab, and learn the museum’s hours and latest exhibitions. With a library pass, you can save $40 for a group of 4 people for a day at Heritage Museums and Gardens! It’s a great deal. We thank the West Yarmouth Library Association and the South Yarmouth Library Association for generously funding the Museum Pass Program. |
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Proctoring Services AvailableReference Librarian Trish Cassisi can provide test proctoring for college students and anyone else who might need it. Contact Trish at tcassisi@clamsnet.org or call (508) 760-4820 X1314 for more information. . |
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Staff Picks:My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom, Illustrated by Steph LittlebirdFrom the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering picture book about family history, self-expression, and reclaiming your identity. Our ancestors say our hair is our memories, our source of strength and power, a celebration of our lives. Mom never had long hair—she was told it was too wild. Grandma couldn’t have long hair—hers was taken from her. But one young girl can’t wait to grow her hair for herself, for her family, for her connection to her culture and to the Earth, and to honor the strength and resilience of those who came before her. © Goodreads 2023 J Fiction Lin For Ages 4-8 |
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The Words We Keep by Erin StewartIt's been three months since The Night on the Bathroom Floor--when Lily found her older sister Alice hurting herself. Ever since then, Lily has been desperately trying to keep things together, for herself and for her family. But now Alice is coming home from her treatment program and it is becoming harder for Lily to ignore all the feelings she's been trying to outrun. Enter Micah, a new student at school with a past of his own. He was in treatment with Alice and seems determined to get Lily to process not only Alice's experience, but her own. Because Lily has secrets, too. Compulsions she can't seem to let go of and thoughts she cannot drown out. When Lily and Micah embark on an art project for school involving finding poetry in unexpected places, she realizes that it's the words she's been swallowing that desperately want to break through. © Goodreads 2022 YA FIC Ste For Ages 13+ |
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South Yarmouth Art Wall Linda CoffeyHer artwork includes seascapes, landscapes, semi-abstracts, florals, and birds – mostly watercolors and some mixed-media. "I have been inspired by many of the renowned Impressionist Masters and by contemporary artists including Ron Ranson, Anna Mason, Steven Cronin, Lois Davidson, and Andrew Geeson," says the artist. |
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