Special Events & Adult Programs | |
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Meets one Thursday a month at 11:00am
First meeting: Thursday, November 7th, 2024 at 11:00am
Meet monthly with friends to discuss great short fiction from The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners. This collection contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Each meeting will cover 1-2 short stories.
Copies of the selected stories are now available at the circulation desk.
For more information and to register, email Gabrielle at reference@sturgislibrary.org
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Roadshow Anthropology by Mark Chester | |
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 from 5:30pm-6:30pm
Join author photographer Mark Chester as he discusses his latest book, Roadshow Anthropology. Mark Chester is a Cape Cod–based photographer and journalist. His work is in permanent museum collections nationwide.
This collection of engaging black-and-white photographs captures America from the driver’s seat. offering fresh perspectives on the United States’ iconic highways, byways, back roads, and small-town main streets.
To register, visit sturgislibrary.org/events or click here.
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Writing the Story in Photos:
An Abbreviated Workshop with Mark Chester
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Saturday, November 16th, 2024
from 10:30-11:30
Join photographer Mark Chester and learn the basics about how to tell a story through photos.
Participants will:
- Merge elements of photos and words into a narrative.
- Learn how to transfer personal experiences and observations, to assemble a coherent story that has touched you in some way.
- Discuss editing photographs: which ones enhance the story.
- Embellish your photos with words through in-class writing and discussion.
- Learn how to develop the story with an evocative beginning, middle, and end that keeps the reader curious.
Participants will need to bring 10-20 photographs to the workshop.
Recommended pre-class reading:
On Writing Well by William Zinsser. Copies will be made available for checkout at Sturgis Library.
This workshop is free but space is limited; registration is required. To register, visit sturgislibrary.org/events or click here.
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Acting Workshops & Performance | |
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Session Dates:
Workshop- Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from 5:00-6:30
Workshop- Tuesday, November 26, 2024 from 5:00-6:30
Performance- Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from 5:30-6:30
Acting coach Sara-Ann P. Semedo is back by popular demand! Join this fun, free acting workshop series to celebrate diverse voices, gain or hone acting skills, and participate in a live performance here at Sturgis Library.
Participants will select a piece of culturally diverse poetry, monologue, or soliloquy and rehearse it over the course of two workshops before performing it live for family, friends, and community members.
To learn more and to register, visit sturgislibrary.org/events or click HERE.
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Meets one Tuesday a month
from November–March at 5:30pm
First Meeting: Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 at 5:30pm
Beat the winter blues with good literature and great company!
This winter, meet monthly by the fire at Sturgis Library to enjoy light snacks and discuss literary fiction novels.
Get your copy of the current book, Trust by Hernan Diaz, at the Library’s Circulation Desk today!
Please bring a short list of novels you would like the group to read and we will vote on what to read next. Think of fiction that explores the human condition in all its complexity. Reach for books that push us to see things from new perspectives or confront challenging history, social structures, or emotions. We want books that take us to new places and new depths!
To register, email Gabrielle at reference@sturgislibrary.org
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Friday, November 15th , 2024 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.
Each month, a different children's book author and/or artist will be discussed.
This gathering will feature The Fan Brothers
To register, email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org
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Barnstable Council on Aging: Communication Tools | |
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Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 at 10:00am
This program offers a comprehensive look at the various methods available for improving our memory. It will cover strategies for recalling names, vocabulary, and scheduling commitments.
Questions? Contact Stacey Cullen at stacey.cullen@town.barnstable.ma.us
or call 508-862-4765
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Not In My Library: Public Pressure on Public Libraries | |
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Thursday, October 24th, 2024 at 7:00pm
Professor Laura Saunders of Simmons University's School of Library and Information Science will join us on Zoom to explore what is behind the huge increases in efforts to ban books and programming in public libraries.
To register, visit sturgislibrary.org/events or click here.
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Werewolf with Gregory Williams | |
Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 at 5:30pm
Join Gregory Williams for this talk about the most storied of all shapeshifters, the werewolf: a person who transmogrifies into a wolf or wolf/human hybrid, either voluntarily or unexpectedly.
To register, visit sturgislibrary.org/events or click here.
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Brownies and Bracelets: An Evening of Gratitude | |
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Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 at 4:30pm-5:30pm
Kiddos of all ages are invited to Sturgis Library to snack on brownies while making bracelets to benefit The Cape Wildlife Center help local wildlife in need.
Bracelets will be hung on Sturgis Library’s Gratitude Tree and sold at the library through the month of November. All proceeds will go directly to the Wildlife Center.
Drop in! Registration is not required.
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Wednesdays at 10:30am
Swing by to read a story, illustrate a picture, talk with friends, and learn about nature at Sturgis Library's weekly Storytime!
Geared to ages 2-4 but all are welcome to attend.
Registration is not required.
Questions? Email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org
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Saturday, November 23, 2024 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!
No registration required.
Questions? Email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org
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The Bookish Society of Young Readers | |
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Tuesday, November 26th , 2024 from 4:30pm-5:00pm
Young readers ages 10ish-13ish are invited to join The Bookish Society’s monthly book club!
Snacks and book journals provided!
For more information and to register, please email Christy at youth.adult@sturgislibrary.org
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Ghost Hunting Kit Available for Checkout! | |
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Conducting a paranormal investigation can be a fun, rewarding, and enriching experience for believers young and old!
Sturgis Library's Ghost Hunting Kit features a great mix of high quality investigative research items for EMF, temperature, and ghost box communication.
This kit includes the following items:
SBox 1 Ghost Scanner
A spirit box radio frequency sweep scanner and recorder for paranormal research.
Rook EMF Meter
Detects small changes in electromagnetic energy and alerts with lights and sound.
EVP Wrist Recorder
This 'handy' audio recorder puts high quality audio and EVP recording right on your wrist. Just hit record and go investigating.
To request the Ghost Hunting Kit, please call us at 508-362-6636 to get on the reserve list. Recommended for ages 12 and up. The kit circulates for two weeks, and must be returned to Sturgis Library. Happy ghost hunting!
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Our Digital Newspaper Archive is Back! | |
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The digital archive of The Barnstable Patriot and The Register newspapers is now back online and available for searching, printing, and sharing of articles from 1830 through 2017.
To go directly to our papers, use the following quick links:
Barnstable Patriot titles -- brn.stpArchive.com
Register titles -- ytr.stpArchive.com
In order to view articles, you will need to set up a free account go to:
https://brn.stparchive.com/subscriptions.php?signup=Y
and complete the hobby/premium level access form. You must fill in the coupon code field with the word STURGIS (all caps) to get free full access to the newspapers.
In addition to our newspapers, you can search papers from across the country by browsing by state or title. https://stparchive.com/publication_list_landing.php
Many thanks to Paul Jeffko and the staff at Small Town Papers for getting us back up and running! We are very grateful.
Please contact Lucy at 508-362-6636 with questions or email her at director@sturgislibrary.org.
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New Sturgis Library Tote Bags | |
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Purchase one of our generously sized canvas totes, perfect for carrying books, beach supplies, or lugging groceries home from the store.
The tote measures 20" wide by 14" high, with double straps. Straps are grommeted to bag for extra support. The bottom is gusseted for more carrying room. The bags have the Sturgis Library logo on the front. Colors are dark navy and cream.
Get your tote bag at the Library or order online:
www.sturgislibrary.org/shop-online/store/Sturgis-Library-Tote-Bag-p689252193
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Recommended Titles: Beyond the Bestsellers | |
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Time of the Child
by Niall Williams
A compassionate, life-affirming novel about the Christmas season that transforms the small Irish town of Faha.
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Lazarus Man
by Richard Price
A group portrait of Harlem residents in the aftermath of a five-story tenement collapse in 2008 that mysteriously changes the life of a survivor.
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Like Mother, Like Mother
by Susan Rieger
An enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secrets buried in their family’s past.
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Adult Nonfiction
Check out a new recipe this month!
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Sturgis Library is a private, independent public library, one of seven village libraries in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts. We receive only 46% of our funding through the Town; we must raise the rest of our funds through private donations, grants, bequests, and other gifts.
By clicking on the PLEASE DONATE button below, you can make a one-time or recurring donation to our Annual Fund. The Annual Fund supports operations — including purchases of library materials, funding for programs and events, building maintenance, salaries, supplies, utilities, and more. You may also donate by writing a check, payable to the Sturgis Library, and sending it to: Sturgis Library, Attention Lucy Loomis, Library Director, PO Box 606, Barnstable, MA 02630.
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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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