July Newsletter from the Yarmouth Town Libraries

From the Director:

Happy July! I am delighted to be near the ocean in the summer, aren’t you? The library buzzes with activity. The Summer Reading challenge is on for children of all ages and Cape Cod visitors return to their “summer library” or stop by the library for the first time. Little free libraries are up and running at Smugglers/Bass River and Seagull Beaches and books are flying off the shelves. Life is good.

-Jane Cain, Library Director
Yarmouth Town Libraries

The Yarmouth Town Libraries will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th,
for Independence Day.
Happy Fourth of July!

Meet Author Christopher Setterlund
Historic Restaurants of Cape Cod

Thursday, July 12, 7:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
Learn about restaurants that have added to the rich history of Cape Cod. Some remain, but many are gone. Christopher Setterlund, author of the In My Footsteps series about walking Cape Cod and the Islands, will take us on this restaurant adventure. No sign up required. Refreshments will be provided, thanks to funding from the South Yarmouth Library Association.

Meet Author Katrina Valenzuela
River of Stars, Nights of Jasmine

Monday, July 16, 7:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
Learn about the magic and mystery of Egypt, as presented by Katrina Valenzuela, a Cape Cod author who is also a certified hypnotherapist, medical intuitive and professor of Egyptian Dance and Culture and of conversational Arabic. No sign up required. Refreshments will be provided, thanks to funding from the South Yarmouth Library Association.

Recycling on Cape Cod

Tuesday, July 17, 3:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
Learn about Recycling in Yarmouth and on Cape Cod: plastics, glass and aluminum are the topics of this presentation by the Town of Yarmouth Waste Management division of the Department of Public Works. This is the third educational lecture in a series. Watch for more Recycling talks: on August 15 at the South Yarmouth Library and on September 12, at the Yarmouth Port Library. Come and get your questions answered.

Meet Author Steven Marini

Saturday, July 28, 2:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
Steve Marini often writes mysteries that take place on Cape Cod. His latest mystery, Henniker Secrets, takes us to New Hampshire to solve a crime. No sign up required. Bring a friend or neighbor. Refreshments will be provided, thanks to funding from the South Yarmouth Library Association.

Children and Young Adults

Drop-in Lego^®Club

Saturday, July 7, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 18, 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.

Summer Reading Events in July

Our Summer Reading Program is in full swing. Drop by and check out any of the events we offer this month.

“Libraries Rock!” is sponsored by the Yarmouth Town Libraries, the South Yarmouth and West Yarmouth Library Associations, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Wizards Tower Escape Room

Wednesday, July 11, 6:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
Presented by Matt Donle of Wicked Fun Games
For age 10 and up. Registration is required.

Drum Circle featuring Tara Murphy, Chris Keniley and Fugan Dineen of Cape Cod African Dance and Drum

Friday, July 13, 3:00 p.m.
West Yarmouth Library
Come dance and drum with us to uplift your spirits! African dance and drumming brings people together in happiness, for rejuvenation, health and community.

Tie Dye Creations

Saturday, July 14, 1:30 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
For ages 8-12. Outside on the South Yarmouth Library lawn weather permitting. In the Leonard Room if raining. Registration is required.

Amazin’ Gamin’ Game Truck

Tuesday, July 17, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
For ages 12 and up
Session 1 is 1:30-2:30 and registration is required.
Session 2 is 2:30-3:30 and registration is required.
Session 3 is 3:30-4:30 and is drop in.

Teen Drum Circle
with Sam Holmstock

Wednesday, July 25, 6:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
If you happen to be an Entrain fan, you might recognize Sam Holmstock as the guy behind the congas or playing the djembe, timbales or Cajun rub board. For ages 12 and up. Just drop in.

Weekly Events

Monday Movie Matinee

All movie matinees begin at 3:00 p.m.
South Yarmouth Library
For all ages. No sign up required.
July 2: The Incredibles
July 9: Coco
July 16: The Muppets
July 23: The Lego Ninjago Movie
July 30: Paddington 2

Wednesdays at West!
Arts and Activities

All programs begin at 2:00 p.m.
West Yarmouth Library
For ages 5-10. Children under eight years old need to bring an adult.
July 11: Make instruments with Recycled Materials.
July 18: Beaded Creations
July 25: Make a Maze

Summer Musical Discoveries

Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library
A musical experience for the whole family! Appropriate for infants to 5 year-old children and their caregivers. Free classes incorporate singing, small and large motor movement, instruments and fun. Our thanks to the South Yarmouth Library Association for their continued support of this popular family program.

Outdoor Story Time

Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
South Yarmouth Library
All ages are welcome. Children under eight years old need to bring an adult. Join us on the South Yarmouth Library lawn for stories, songs and games.

Story Time West

Fridays at 11:30 a.m.
West Yarmouth Library
All ages are welcome. Children under eight years old need to bring an adult.

Have You Been to
the Little Corner Bookstore
at the South Yarmouth Library?

The South Yarmouth Library Association organizes a great ongoing book sale in the northwest corner of the main floor – over near the newspaper and magazine area. They accept donations of gently used books for all ages – in good condition, and free from must and mold. Most items are $1.00 or less. With proceeds from the sale of these books, SYLA funds many programs at the library, provides a number of museum passes for free or reduced entrance to many places of learning, and contributes to staff and community events – the “icing on the cake,” here at the library. It is open whenever the South Yarmouth Library is open, and you pay at the front desk. Come browse the Little Corner Bookstore!

At the West Yarmouth Library, there is an ongoing book sale, too, on the shelves near the front door. An affordable way to make sure you always have something to read and a great way to support the library!

Save the Dates:

Friday, August 10, 7:00 p.m.
The Yarmouth Town Libraries and the Yarmouth Port Library will co-host musician Marc Black and the Music of the 1950s and ’60s at the Lorusso Lodge at Flax Pond. Fun for the whole family and FREE!

Saturday, August 11, 2:00 p.m.
Historian Sean Murphy will give us a glimpse of John F. Kennedy’s historic trip to Ireland in 1963. In honor of what would have been Kennedy’s 100^th birthday this year, learn about the reasons the Fitzgerald and Kennedy families emigrated from their homeland in the mid-nineteenth century.