Programs this week at the Yarmouth Town Libraries

Outreach Delivery

The Yarmouth Town Libraries offer delivery for people with illness or a condition that prevents them from coming to the Library. Volunteers Stephanie and Bob Rich deliver library items on Fridays. Call the Library at 508-760-4820 and speak with one of our staff for more information about this service.

Holiday Cookie Stroll
in Historic Bass River

BE A STROLL SPONSOR!
A Benefit for the South Yarmouth Library Association
The Twelfth Annual Holiday Cookie Stroll will take place on Saturday, December 9, from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., rain or shine, in historic Bass River. This walking tour will feature seven private homes, St. David’s Episcopal Church (with a special display by the Cape Cod Crèche Society) and the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. The tour also includes an Open House at the South Yarmouth Library, with cider and cranberry bread.

All proceeds go to support the South Yarmouth Library. Please contact Patty Creighton at patcreighton@hotmail.com or at 508 394-2983.

Genealogy Club

Thursday, September 14, 6:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
Learn how to research your family lines in Portugal including the Azores and Madeira Islands. Sónia Pacheco, Librarian Archivist at the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives at UMass Dartmouth, visits Yarmouth. Genealogy Club meetings are free and open to the public. They are appropriate for all ages and all skill levels. Join us.

Story Time West

Fridays at 11:30 a.m.
West Yarmouth Library
All ages welcome

Musical Discoveries

Saturday, September 15, 10:30 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library
A musical experience for the whole family! For infants to 5-year-old children and their caregivers. Singing, small and large motor movement, instruments and fun. Classes are FREE and will be held in the Leonard Room.

S.T.E.M. Programs Presented by Pitter Patter Programs: Concoctions!

Saturday, September 16, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
West Yarmouth Library
Create mixtures; see liquids turn to solids; learn about absorption and get your hands into something fun while we learn about measurement and science. For ages 3-8 and their caregivers.

Teen Night: Making Buttons!

Monday, September 18, 6:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
For ages 12 and up. Design and create your own buttons. The Library provides all the supplies; teens provide the creativity. No registration required.

Preschool Story Time

Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library
For ages 3-5 and their caregivers.

Drop-in Lego Club

Wednesday, September 20, 6:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
For all ages. Children under 8 need to bring an adult. The Library provides all the LEGO^®s; bring your imagination and some friends.

Baby Story Time

Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library
for infants-3 years old and their caregivers.

Save The Dates!
Tick Talk Two: Larry Dapsis returns

Saturday, September 23, 2:00 p.m.
West Yarmouth Library
Larry Dapsis returns to Yarmouth for a discussion about Lyme Disease on Cape Cod and other emerging tick-borne diseases. Larry joined the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension in 2011 as Deer Tick Project Coordinator and Entomologist. He is the tick expert in the state of Massachusetts. Even if you saw him earlier this year at the South Yarmouth Library, a repeat lecture might be helpful, as there is much to know about these bugs on Cape Cod.

Sunday Author Series: Robert Finch
The Outer Beach

Sunday, September 24, 2:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
Throughout these essays, Robert Finch explores the Outer Beach’s impressive literary legacy, meditates on its often-tragic history, and considers the strange, mutable nature of time near the ocean. Finch’s affable voice, attentive eye, and stirring prose will appeal to Cape residents and visitors alike.