Please Note: 

The South Yarmouth Children's Library will be closed September 22 - September 28

The South Yarmouth Library Children's Room will be temporarily closed from Friday, September 22 to Thursday, September 28 for the installation of new shelving. A small browsing collection will be available. All scheduled programming will still be held.

Library Card Sign-up Month

A Library Card is ELEMENTAL! Get in your element this September—sign up for a library card! From borrowing books, ebooks, and museum passes to getting homework help, learning new skills, or attending story time, a library card helps you do more of what you enjoy. Get a library card and dive into a new hobby. A library card is your most important school supply—it's elemental, really—and everyone should have one! Come to the library and sign up today.

My Own Creation Club

Thursday, September 21, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. 

West Yarmouth Library 

Ages 5+

With an hour and a half to build, what will you create? Drop in anytime between 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The Library provides all the bricks for you to build whatever you choose. Let your imagination run wild! For ages 5 and up. Children under 10 years old must attend with an adult.

Family Fun Day with the Cape Cod Children's Place 

Afternoon Artists

Saturday, September 23, 2:00 p.m. 

West Yarmouth Library 

Ages 5 through 8 

Registration Required 

This art group is set up to build confidence, connection and creativity. Each child will have the opportunity to freely experiment with different tools and mediums with the support of Art Educator Katie O'Connor. To register call Cape Cod Children’s Place at 508-240-3310.

Homework Hours

Monday, September 25, 2:30 - 5:00 p.m. 

South Yarmouth Library 

For Grades 6 - 12 

Utilize all the resources of the library in a dedicated space just for students. Focus on your work without the distractions of home. Students of the DY Middle School, grades 6 and 7, can take the bus to the library.

Adventures in Storytime

Tuesday, September 26, 10:30 a.m. 

South Yarmouth Library under the Gazebo

Celebrate National Library Card Month with a trip to the library. Join us for storytime fun, featuring interactive storytelling and songs. No registration needed. Birth through 5 years old. Children must attend with an adult.

Evening Zoom 

Book Discussion Group 

French Exit 

By Patrick deWitt 

Tuesday, September 26, 6:00 p.m. on Zoom
Bankrupted by her infamous litigator husband's tabloid death, a class-conscious, scandal-fearing widow flees New York for Paris where she and her deadbeat son navigate near-comic self-destructive choices.
     
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.

Cape Cod Children's Place Ready-Set-Go Playgroup

Wednesdays, September 27 through October 25  

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. 

South Yarmouth Library 

Ages 2-5 with a supervising adult 

Registration Required 

Come and learn play-based routines that support development & strengthen the parent-child relationship. Led by Developmental Specialist Kathe Medwin for a positive group experience. To register, call Cape Cod Children’s Place at 508-240-3310.

Library Card Month 

Ice Cream Social

Wednesday, September 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m. 

South Yarmouth Library Leonard Room 

All ages

Here’s the scoop: We appreciate having you visit us! Enjoy a scoop, and see how sweet visiting the library is! Sponsored by Cape Cod Creamery.

Climate Change 

Virtual Program

Wednesday, September 27, 6:30—7:00 p.m. 

This year's theme recognizes the interconnectedness of climate change with other injustices such as health, race, food, ableism, and so many more. The impacts of extreme weather affect all of us, but it’s also important to recognize that the consequences are not experienced equally. Join Tory Stephens of Grist Magazine, an independent non-profit media organization focused on the climate crisis, and learn how he created Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors. Imagine is a storytelling initiative that calls for fiction writers to envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress, imagining intersectional worlds of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope. The initiative also seeks narratives that center solutions from the communities most impacted by the climate crisis, and stories that are rooted in cultural authenticity (a deep sense of place, customs, cuisine, and more) and rich subcultures that uplift traditions not often seen in mainstream literature. Here is the link to the program:  

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89211589262?pwd=

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