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Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 at 10:30am
Using watercolors, colored pencils, and scissors, create a beautiful speckled pear painting!
All skill levels are welcome to attend.
Space is limited. Registration is required.
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 at 5:30pm
Join The Letter Writing Club and pledge to write one letter each month for the entire year.
Club members are encouraged to gather at Sturgis Library on the second Tuesday of the month where stationery, art supplies, a letter prompt, and a sense of connection will be provided.
If gathering in person is not possible, letter prompts can be emailed to club members.
To join the club, email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org
To attend the in-person gathering, click the button below.
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Friday, May 8th, 2026 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 artwork of Brizida Magro.
To register, email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org
| | Writing Cape Cod: Nature and Memoir Writing with David Gessner | | |
Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 at 5:30pm
Join us for a special evening with David Gessner, a New York Times bestselling author whose fourteen books weave together the natural world, humor, memoir, and environmentalism.
David will share the tools and instincts behind nature memoir writing with a special focus on the beauty of Cape Cod. Attendees will leave with a take-home practice component to try on their own.
For writers, readers, and anyone who loves Cape Cod.
Copies of David’s work will be available for purchase thanks to Titcomb’s Bookshop.
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Monday, May 4th, 2026 at 4:00pm
Come to Sturgis Library’s bead buffet and make a bracelet for yourself, a friend, or both!
No registration is required.
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Wednesdays at 10:30am
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
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Saturday, May 9th, 2026 at 1:00pm-2:00pm
Master Builders of all ages are invited to 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.
Registration is not required.
Questions? Email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org
| | The Bookish Society of Young Readers | | |
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 at 5:00
Readers ages 13ish-15ish are invited to join The Bookish Society’s monthly book club!
This gathering will focus on The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.
Registration is required. For more information and to register, please email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org
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Grace Coyle
Grace Coyle lives in Hyannis where she attends 7th grade at Barnstable Intermediate School.
Throughout the month of May her handmade earrings, bracelets and wine charms will be on display and for sale.
In her free time she loves to read, craft, take photos and play with her dog and cat.
She hopes you enjoy her jewelry creations as she has put a lot of effort into to them.
Helen Pond and Herbert Senn Theater Set Designs
Helen Pond and Herbert Senn were noted theater set designers for the Cape Playhouse, Boston Ballet, Opera Company of Boston, theaters in New York City -- both Broadway and off-Broadway -- and many other venues. Sturgis Library has a collection of their theater set renderings, plans, photographs, models, and other materials related to set designs. The collection also includes articles about their lives and work at their home in a former church on Church Street in Yarmouth Port. The collection was donated to the Library by Deirdre and Barry Paster.
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Recommended Titles: Beyond the Bestsellers
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The Radiant Dark
by Alexandra Oliva
When extraterrestrials make contact with Earth in the 1980s, an American family drama begins.
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The Rush
By Beth Lewis
In a lawless land stricken with gold fever, the struggle for survival and fortune takes a turn towards murder in this gripping western crime novel.
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A tour de force moving between America and modern India, following the illicit liaisons, real estate dramas, political ambitions, and mortal betrayals of one prominent Delhi family.
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Sturgis Library
3090 Main Street P.O. Box 606
Barnstable, MA 02630
www.sturgislibrary.org
director@sturgislibrary.org
508-362-6636
Our hours are:
Monday 10-5
Tuesday 10-7
Wednesday 10-5
Thursday 10-5
Friday 10-5
Saturday 10-4
Sundays and holidays CLOSED
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