From the Yarmouth Board of Health

As of today, the Governor has NOT released vaccine for people in phase 2. Once the vaccine is released by the State, the County plans to open and maintain 5 Cape Regional vaccination sites. Notice of the opening of the Regional sites will be through social media.
 
Barnstable County has established a Hotline for you to call into with your vaccine questions, this hotline will be up and running on Tuesday 1/19/20:

 
Barnstable County
VACCINATION HELPLINE
1-774-330-3001
 
To stay informed on COVID-19 Vaccines please go to the following links:
            https://www.barnstablecountyhealth.org/covid-19/when-can-i-get-vaccinated
 
https://www.barnstablecountyhealth.org/uncategorized-covid-19/what-is-the-current-status-of-covid-19-vaccination-here-on-cape-cod
 

Please continue to do your part for the health and safety of yourself and those around you:

•          Wear a Mask
•          Socially Distance
•          Wash your hands frequently

Zoom Book Discussion Group

Thursday, January 28, 6:30 p.m.
Anyone is welcome to join us as we discuss 
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. There are copies of the book you can borrow available at the South Yarmouth Library and West Yarmouth Library; the ebook and audiobook are available on Overdrive/Libby, and the audiobook is always available to borrow with no wait on the Hoopla app. The group is open to everyone and facilitated by staff member Chris Kaufmann. Please call either library or email ckaufmann@clamsnet.org to
receive a Zoom link in order to attend.
 
If you do not know how to use the Overdrive/Libby or Hoopla apps, or need assistance with Zoom, please call the Library for assistance or email 
ckaufmann@clamsnet.org.

Book Bundles to Go! 

What better time to get cozy with some wonderful books, movies or audiobooks for all ages? Send us an email or give us a call to let us know what topics you are interested in or who your favorite authors are and we will put together a bundle of 5-10 items for you to take home to enjoy. We will gladly schedule a pick up time at your convenience.

Browse and Go!

Miss browsing books at the library? We now have a cart in the South Yarmouth Library vestibule that is full of titles from the past couple of years that you may have missed. You just fill out the provided slip, marking the book number, your name, and library card number or phone number, and put it in the box on the bottom off the cart and you're good to go! More titles to come soon...

Siemen’s Scholarship in
the Visual Arts
Application Review now
Open for 2021

The South Yarmouth Library Association has sponsored the Cecelia Siemen Scholarship since 2002. This award now provides $5,000 to a student enrolled in good standing in a visual arts curriculum at an accredited college, university or art institute for at least two (2) semesters or one academic year. Visual arts to include, but is not limited to, painting, graphic arts, sculpture, photography, animation, film and textile art. The award is aimed at advancing the study and knowledge of someone who is likely to make future contributions in the visual arts field. There are no residency requirements. See the Library’s or the Association's website at
https://www.sylassoc.org/siemen-scholarship for application and other information. 

Yarmouth Community Visioning

The Planning Board invites members of the Yarmouth community to participate in our Town-wide Visioning process to identify community values and viewpoints that will serve as the basis for a community Vision Statement.  This Vision Statement will help guide future Town goals, initiatives, and resource allocations to better serve our residents.

These virtual meetings will also be livestreamed on the Town of Yarmouth’s YouTube Channel and posted on the Town website on the Community Visioning webpage.
More information on registering for the workshops and the launch of the survey will be available under the Community Visioning webpage below as details are finalized.
https://www.yarmouth.ma.us/1838/Community-Visioning   
 
Signing up on the website for regular updates via e-mail is the best way to stay informed of the latest information. 
Also visit the website to review background Data Summary Sheets on a wide variety of topics to get a better understanding of general data and notable trends, existing programs and ongoing initiatives in Yarmouth.

Yarmouth Connects
January 1 – March 31, 2020

Yarmouth Senior Services, Yarmouth Age-Friendly Community Team and D-Y School System are collaborating on a community-wide project called Yarmouth Connects.
 
Our goal behind this effort is for Yarmouth residents to build our community while physical distancing in the upcoming winter months.  We hope to reduce the feelings of isolation and loneliness in our community by encouraging human connection during the cold dark winter months when social isolation is expected to peak.  We strongly believe that the power of connection has the ability to boost the daily wellness and human spirit of our beloved Town.   We find this mental wellness to be especially important for our older residents who are currently restricted to their homes due to pandemic concerns.
 
Think back to days past.  Do you remember the feeling when the children playing in the street would stop what they are doing to move out of the way and wave at you as you drove by?  Or maybe the warmth you felt when you received an unexpected card in the mail from a long lost friend.  Perhaps it was the kindness you felt from a stranger who complimented your style as you walked by.  We would like to bring those positive feelings back into our Yarmouth community.
 
In taking the Yarmouth Connects Challenge, you have the opportunity to reach out to family, friends, neighbors and even strangers, and improve the mental well-being throughout our community.
Efforts to reach out/Connecting Activities include actions that can be completed while physical distancing.  For example:
 

• Waving to a neighbor
• Smiling at a stranger
• Complementing someone
• Calling/Texting/Messaging a friend or neighbor out of the blue
• Writing a card or a letter to someone  - We have launched a card and letter writing campaign to people in nursing facilities, where you can drop of cards and letters in the drop box of the Senior Center and we will quarantine them prior to delivering
• Checking in on an older person to make sure they have everything they need or random acts of kindness such as shoveling or bringing the newspaper to their door

 
If you should have any questions regarding this challenge, please reach out to:
Yarmouth Senior Services at 508-394-7606 x 1338 or YarmouthSeniorServices@gmail.com