Programs this week at the Yarmouth Town Libraries

Story Time West

Friday, May 17, 11:30 a.m.
West Yarmouth Library
All ages are welcome. Children under eight years old must be accompanied by an adult.

Musical Discoveries

Saturday, May 18, 10:30 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library
A musical experience for the whole family! For infants to 5-year-old children and their caregivers, classes incorporate singing, small and large motor movement, instruments and fun. FREE. Funded by the South Yarmouth Library Association.

Yarmouth Reads 2019:
Thompson Island Presentation

Led by Sue Loveland
Saturday, May 18, 2:00 p.m.
Sue Loveland takes us on an armchair travel experience to Thompson Island in the Boston Harbor. Learn about its history, the farm school there in the twentieth century and more! Bring a friend or neighbor. Call 508-760-4820 or visit the library to register, or sign up on the Library’s website under the Calendar of Events at www.yarmouthlibraries.org or just drop in!

Yarmouth Reads 2019

At every Yarmouth Reads event and at each Yarmouth library, there is an opportunity to donate a new or like-new children's book for the children, ages 4-15, who rely on Katelynn's Closet on Cape Cod and the Islands.

South Yarmouth Library Association
Sunday Author Series presents:
**Stephen McCauley, *My Ex-Life***

Sunday, May 19, 2:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
This is the seventh novel by Stephen McCauley, and two of his previous works were made into movies. He writes for Harpers, and The New York Times, and co-directs the writing program at Brandeis University. McCauley's latest, My Ex-Life, is a provocative story of marriage, relationships, neighborhoods (takes place on the North Shore of Massachusetts), business, teen angst, and so much more. Reservations strongly encouraged for this popular series. Call 508-760-4820 or visit the Library to register, or sign up on the Library’s website under the Calendar of Events at www.yarmouthlibraries.org.

Sunday Hours at the South Yarmouth Library
will end after Sunday, May 19.

NEW! Playing on Purpose:
Integrated Parent-Child
Sessions, a 5-week Program

Tuesdays, May 21, 28, June 4, and 11
10:00-11:30 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library
Parent Workshop: Interactive workshop for all caregivers. Join us as we discuss strategies to make playtime more
purposeful for you and your child. Attend all or some of the classes, but please call 508-760-4820 or visit the library to register, or sign up on the Library’s website under the Calendar of Events at www.yarmouthlibraries.org

For birth to 8 years old and their caregivers.
Please register by calling Jody Almonte at
508-778-7988 X 4.
· Understand your child’s social & emotional
development.
· Strengthen your relationship with your child.
· Learn strategies to make playtime more
purposeful for you and your child.

This program is made possible through a grant from The Peter & Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation and is supported by a grant from the Department of Early Education and Care. Facilitated by the Dennis-Yarmouth Collaborative Family Community Engagement (D-Y CFCE) organization.

May Book Discussion Group

Tuesday, May 21, 3:00 p.m.
(Note new Start Time)
South Yarmouth Library
The Library’s Book Discussion Group meets monthly at the South Yarmouth Library. This month, we will be discussing Holding, by Graham Norton. This is a charming debut novel set in an idyllic Irish village where a bumbling investigator has to sort through decades of gossip and secrets to solve a mysterious crime. Meetings will be in the Leonard Room.

Baby Story Time

Thursday, May 23, 10:30 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library
For infants to 3-year-olds and their caregivers.