June 2025 News

Special Events & Adult Programs

Would you like to volunteer to take admission at a garden during the tours? We need people for 2-hours shifts on both the 12th and the 14th. Shifts are 10-12, 12-2, and 2-4. Volunteers get free admission to all 4 gardens. If you're interested in helping out, contact Lucy Loomis at 508-362-6636 or director@sturgislibrary.org.

Tickets will go on sale for the production in June!

We need volunteers to help out on the 3 nights of the LOW TIDE production. Volunteers will help check people in, assist with seating, serve refreshments, and clean up after the event. Volunteers will get one complimentary ticket to the musical. If interested, contact Lucy Loomis at 508-362-6636 or director@sturgislibrary.org.

Yoga

Saturday from 9:30-10:30

June 7th

June 14th

June 21st

June 28th

Join Instructor Erica Jansson for yoga every Saturday in June! All skill levels welcome!

Registration is not required.

Suggested donation: $10.00

Poisoning the Well:

How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America

Friday, May 30th, 2025 from 10:30am-11:30am

Join author Sharon Udasin as she discusses her most recent book, Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America.

This is the shocking true-life story of how PFAS—a set of toxic chemicals most people have never heard of—poisoned the entire country. Based on original, shoe-leather reporting in four highly contaminated towns and damning documents from the polluters’ own files, Poisoning the Well traces an ugly history of corporate greed and devastation of human lives.

Registration is requested. To register, please visit sturgislibrary.org/events or click here.

The Book of Flaco: The World's Most Famous Bird with David Gessner

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 at 5:30pm

New York Times bestselling author David Gessner is coming to share insights from his latest book, The Book of Flaco: The World's Most Famous Bird. This captivating story follows Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from the Central Park Zoo and spent a remarkable year making the park—and the city around it—his home, all while capturing the world's imagination.

David Gessner is the author of thirteen acclaimed books that weave together a deep appreciation for nature with humor, memoir, and environmental themes.

Following the talk, join us for a book signing with books available for purchase on site from Titcomb’s Bookshop.

To learn more and to register, visit sturgislibrary.org/events or click here.

Nature Journaling Circle

Thursday, June 26th, 2025 at 11:00am

Join us indoors for a welcoming session focused on sharing and learning together.

We’ll explore simple techniques for observing, writing, and sketching the natural world.

Experienced participants are encouraged to bring their journals to exchange ideas, inspiration, and tips. Beginners are warmly welcome!

Whether you’re just starting out or have pages to share, you’ll leave ready to begin—or deepen—your own nature journaling practice.

To learn more and to register, visit sturgislibrary.org/events or click here.

Cheerful Morning Watercolor

Monday, June 30th, 2025 from 10:00am-11:00am

On select Mondays throughout the summer, adults and kiddos are invited to start their days off with cheerful watercolor illustration!

This first session we'll be creating clothesline bookmarks!

This is a multigenerational program intended for adults, young adults, and kids ages 7+

Space is limited. Registration is required. To register, visit sturgislibrary.org/events or click here.

The Art of (Wordless) Picture Books

Friday, June 13th, 2025 at 12:30pm

Adults are invited to join Children's Librarian Christy Munier for a monthly gathering honoring the brilliance of picture books and picture book art.

This gathering will focus on the art of wordless picture books by various artists.

To register, email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org

Barnstable Council on Aging:

Reducing Your Risk of Dementia

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 from 10:00am-11:00am

This program will examine healthy lifestyle options that could potentially decrease your risk of developing dementia.

No registration required--drop in.

Questions? Contact Stacey Cullen at stacey.cullen@town.barnstable.ma.us

or call 508-862-4765

Kids' Programming

Weekly Storytime

Wednesdays at 10:30am-11:00am

Kiddos and their grownups are invited to join Children's Librarian Christy to share a story, illustrate a picture, talk with friends, and learn about nature at Sturgis Library's weekly Storytime!

Geared to ages 1-3 but all are welcome to attend.

Registration is not required.

Questions? Email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org

Lego Club

Saturday, June 7th from 1:00pm-2:00pm

Saturday, June 28th from 1:00pm-2:00pm

Swing by Sturgis Library to create a Lego masterpiece!

Lego creations will be put on display for one week in the children’s room for all to admire.

No registration required.

Questions? Email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org

The Bookish Society of Young Readers

Tuesday, June 10th, 2025 from 4:30pm-5:00pm

Readers ages 10ish-13ish are invited to join The Bookish Society’s monthly book club! Group members take turns choosing the featured book each month, and then we gather to chat about what we’ve read!

This gathering will focus on the book Elf Dog & Owl Head by M.T. Anderson

Copies of the selected book are available at the circulation desk.

For more information and to register, please email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org

Summer Reading Program

June 21st, 2025 through August 23rd, 2025

Kiddos of all ages are encouraged to sign up for Sturgis Library's Summer Reading Program!

Log your reading and earn button pins all summer long! Participants can also earn one raffle ticket for each book they read this summer and enter for a chance to win a gift certificate to Titcomb’s Bookshop!

Questions? Email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org

Special News

Sharing Kindness Grief Backpack

A carefully curated set of children’s books intended to help kids of all ages navigate death and loss is now available to be checked out.

Also included are tips for reading and talking with kids about grief.

Generously donated by Sharing Kindness

Dog Stick Library is Open!

Dogs are invited to swing by Sturgis Library's Dog Stick Library where pups can help themselves to a fun toy or a stick. No library card necessary and no overdue fines!

Please help us refill the Dog Stick Library with donations of good sticks, balls, or chewies.

Many thanks to Roy Tolliver for building the Stick Library, to Christy Munier for her artistic decoration, and Marc Grenier for installing it.

Coming This Fall

Everything But the Kitchen Sink Sale -- Now accepting donations of new and gently used antiques, art, baskets, pottery, collectible items, tools and hardware, art and craft supplies, glassware and dishes, household items, décor, signs, small furniture, kitchen stuff, toys, puzzles and games, holiday items, jewelry and accessories, and so much more! No plastics, clothing, or electronics please.

Special Collectible Book Sale -- Now accepting donations of new and gently used antiquarian, collectible, and fine books, works on paper, and ephemera including first editions, vintage children's books, books on Cape Cod and the Islands, history, art, music, literature, nature, poetry, and more. No mass market paperbacks please.

Donations may be dropped off inside the Library during regular hours. If you need assistance, please contact us at 508-362-6636. Please do not leave donations outside the Library.

Recommended Titles: Beyond the Bestsellers

Adult Fiction

So Far Gone

by Jess Walter

A reclusive journalist must navigate a fractured, conspiratorial America to rescue his kidnapped grandchildren.

Room on the Sea: Three Novellas

by André Aciman

Three hypnotic novellas about obsessional love, missed connections, and enduring regret written in André Aciman's nostalgic, lyric style.

The Listeners

By Maggie Stiefvater

The little-known true story of Axis diplomats detained in the U.S. at the start of World War II is reimagined as a dazzling historical novel set in a sumptuous West Virginia hotel.