Events this week at the Yarmouth Town Libraries

YARMOUTH READS: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society

The Town Library Board & Library staff invite you to join us in reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. If you haven’t already, borrow or purchase a copy of Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer’s important work and start reading. We think you’ll enjoy it! Share it with your friends and neighbors.

Save the Date: YARMOUTH READS 2017 Wrap-Up

Mark your calendars now, for the wrap-up and community discussion to be held at the Lorusso Lodge at Flax Pond, off Whites Path in South Yarmouth on Sunday afternoon, April 30 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.. We’ll talk about war rations, the food that might have been available to the island captives, and just how many varieties of potato pie there are in the world…there will be a buffet, with a sampling of delicious pork and other “picnic” foods. The cost for the buffet is $5, with proceeds going to help defray expenses of the variety of YARMOUTH READS programs in 2017. Register at the Library’s website, at the Calendar of Events.

Sock Drive for YARMOUTH READS

As part of our YARMOUTH READS 2017 we are coordinating a sock drive. Bring in a new pair of socks – any size – to either the South Yarmouth Library or West Yarmouth Library and a volunteer will distribute them as needed. A great community project!
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South Yarmouth Knitting Group

South Yarmouth Library
Fridays at 9:00 a.m.
Alice Bowen of South Yarmouth is hosting a regular knitting group, (please ring the main entrance doorbell to be admitted.) Make a Guernsey sweater while you read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society!

Programs This Week

Preschool Story Time

Tuesday, April 18, at 10:30 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library
For 3 to 5 year olds and their caregivers

Baby Story Time

South Yarmouth Library
Thursday, April 20, at 10:30 a.m.
For infants to 3-year-olds and their caregivers

Book Group: Bookteasers

Thursday, April 20, 4:00 p.m.
West Yarmouth Library
In this book group, readers bring a favorite book to share with others. Bring your favorite reads and discover other great finds! Meet new people who also love reading.

Story Time West

Friday, April 21, at 11:30 a.m.
West Yarmouth Library
All ages welcome.

Save That Date!: Author Event: Poets David R. Surette and Judith Askew

Sunday, April 23, 2:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
Celebrate National Poetry Month. Join us for readings by two local poets. Reservations recommended. Call the Library at 508-760-4820, or sign up at our web site, www.yarmouthlibraries.org, in the Library Events section. The program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. This event is part of the South Yarmouth Library Association’s Sunday Author Series.

Cecelia Siemen Scholarship in the Visual Arts

The South Yarmouth Library Association offers a $3,000 Cecelia Siemen Scholarship in the Visual Arts every year, advancing study in the visual arts. Applicants must have completed one academic year at a college or art institute by the end of this school year.
Applications are available now from the South Yarmouth Library or from the Library’s website www.yarmouthlibraries.org. Applications to the South Yarmouth Library Association are due April 30, 2017.