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The Yarmouth Port Library Newsletter
297 Main Street (Route 6A), Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
yarmouthportlibrary.org * 508-362-3717 * Fax: 508-362-6739
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Welcome Fall! Ongoing programs are gearing up again and there are several new events on the calendar, including the Annual Spaghetti Supper at Jack's Outback. Information on these programs is included in this newsletter or check the YPL website for details. Also, please remember that YPL is a privately funded library. Your donation is greatly appreciated and needed to help keep YPL a vital part of the community! Thank you for your support.
Lee Peters, Editor, The Yardarm
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A huge thank you to all who support
YPL in so many ways!
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We want everyone to know and appreciate this important
community resource - the only library north of Route 28
open to the public, but dependent upon local financial support.
By Dinah Wolff, President
In July, volunteer patrons partnered with Library Board members to work on this year's Summer Book & Plant Sale, achieving our best profit to date. We are grateful for the enthusiastic assistance of the Wingate*Kirkland campers, who quickly moved dozens of loaded book boxes from the storage area in the cellar to the first floor. (We really missed them last year, when the camp flooded out due to unusually heavy rainfall, preventing their departure.) Thanks to all who made this annual fundraiser a success. All proceeds go directly into the YPL Operating Budget.
Thanks as well to Sally Hockenbury, who not only organizes the Plant Sale part of this event, but also tends donations made ahead of time in her garden. It's worth repeating that we have her to thank for the condition and variety of the sale's inventory.
While I'm in appreciation mode, thanks also to Duncan Oliver and John Shea, who have co-chaired the Library's Program Committee for the past year, and provided local residents with a variety of interesting events; with the background assistance of our librarians, these events are well-attended and often draw people into the building who aren't necessarily library users.
We want everyone to know and appreciate this important community resource-the only library north of Route 28-open to the public, but dependent upon local f
inancial support.
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Annual Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser
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Please Support YPL
Annual Spaghetti Supper
at Jack's Outback
A fun community event.
Bring family and friends.
When: Sunday, October 21
Sittings: 5:00 and 6:30 PM
Tickets: $13 members * $15 non-members
Tickets on sale at the library early October.
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Thank you to all who donated and/or volunteered
at the Annual Book & Plant Sale
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Now we start all over again!
We are accepting only 2010-2018 titles now for our
Under the Spiral Staircase Book Sale Corner.
By Sue Bonnell, Secretary
The
Annual Book & Plant Sale was again a wonderful success with receipts of $3,331. Thank you to all who donated books and volunteered your time and effort.
We especially appreciate the help of the
Wingate*Kirkland campers and counselors and the tent loan and setup from the
Barnstable County Sheriff's Department.
The Yarmouth Port Library has been one of the centers of the community for over 150 years. In order to continue, we need and very much appreciate your support.
Now w
 e start all over again! We are accepting only 2010-2018 titles now for our
Under the Spiral Staircase Book Sale Corner. Later in September, we will be accepting donations for our next book sale.
We really appreciate your sorting through your donations to bring us clean, saleable books (think 2010-2018). We cannot accept textbooks, dictionaries, outdated travel guides, older diet and medical books, etc. Donations of 2018 titles can often be put into circulation at the library, a great boost for our accessions budget.
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Story-Time & Music and Movement Return
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By Lynn Lesperance, Co-Librarian
What a summer! I will miss our summer visitors and all the weekly fun at the library.
Beginnin
 g on Friday, September 14th we will begin the Fall session of
Story-Time. This is an opportunity for parents and their little ones to come together for stories, songs, and pre-literacy activities with time afterward for socializing and play. For now this will only be happening at 11 AM on the second Friday of the month but I am always open to adding more programs if there are people who want them. Stop in and discuss it with me!
Denya will be back with her multi-cultural, multi-generational
Music and Movement program beginning on Friday, September 28th at 11 AM. She'll be here on the last Friday of the month at 11 AM. Bring the whole family and join the fun!
I'm wishing everyone safe travels and a happy, healthy new school year!
The Return of Reptiles Rock!
In July, Amy of Rain-forest Reptile Shows once again brought some
fascinating animals to amaze and inform the whole family.
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Things are moving at YPL.
Let us know what you think!
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By Leslie Altman, Co-Librarian
Summer brings visitors, traffic, and the worst stretch of humidity Cape Cod has ever experienced, at least in my lifetime. Air conditioning at the library has been a source of relief for many patrons, and at least one staff member!
News from
CLAMS: for those of you who enjoy OverDrive electronic materials, the CLAMS catalog now offers a reciprocal lending agreement with other Massachusetts Public Library Networks: CW MARS, NOBLE, OCLN, SAILS, and Minuteman. That agreement means that when you log into OverDrive, you will find a gold bar near the top of the page that will direct you the catalogs of other networks.
Because we are aware that wait times for electronic materials are long, YPL is also purchasing more materials for our users through
OverDrive Advantage, which allows YPL patrons the first chance at those materials.
As I mentioned in the Summer Yardarm, we are trying to increase usage of the space where our oversize books are shelved. During the fall we will be experimenting with a new hybrid classification system for some of our non-fiction, combining the Dewey Decimal System with BISAC, the system used by book retailers.
We are planning to move all art and photography books, all architecture and home design books, and perhaps other categories as well, to the oversize area. The system is intended to allow for easy browsing without sacrificing the specificity of the Dewey system. Let us know what you think.
Book Group meets again in September, when we will discuss
Pachinko by Jin Min Lee. Join this lively group on Thursday, September 20. We welcome new members.
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The YPL Book Club -
Meet New Friends & Enjoy Good Conversation
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September 20th
by Min Jin Lee
A story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty.
From bustling street markets to the halls of Japan's universities to the pachinko parlors of the criminal underworld, Lee's complex and passionate characters-strong, stubborn women, devoted sisters and sons, fathers shaken by moral crisis-survive and thrive.
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October 18th
by Kristin Hannah
A portrait of human frailty and resilience.
Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable character of the modern American pioneer and the spirit of a vanishing Alaska. The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature.
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November 15th
by Christina Baker Kline
Tells the story about the burdens and blessings of family history.
A novel of friendship, passion, and art, inspired by Andrew Wyeth's iconic painting, Christina's World. Story of how artist and muse can come together to forge a new and timeless legacy.
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Meets the third Thursday of each month at 3 PM
in the Library Reading Room. Refreshments!
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Fall 2018 Business Sponsor Appreciation
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The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
Yarmouth Port Branch
121 Route 6A, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
Phone: 508.362.3242
Fax: 508.362.8129
The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod was founded in Yarmouth Port in 1921 and is now based in Hyannis. It operates in ten locations throughout the Cape, with a branch in Yarmouth Port, where the Yarmouth Port Library has been a customer for many years.
The Bank is a mutual community bank, providing personal banking services that include a variety of checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, home and auto loans, and business products and services including commercial checking, a variety of loan options, and merchant services.
The company also offers financial planning and electronic services, including online banking and bill payment, eStatements, debit cards, ATMs, and telephone banking.
The Bank provides customers an exceptional experience in an environment of mutual respect where each individual is appreciated. They invest their resources in the local communities and are proud to support organizations like the Yarmouth Port Library across Cape Cod.
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Yarmouth Port Library Business Sponsors
A Heartfelt Thanks To All Our Business Sponsors!
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YPL Business Sponsors
Please support our Business Sponsors!
They are vital to the success of YPL.
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Get Involved at YPL
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Become A
MEMBER
Become A
VOLUNTEER
Become A
DONOR
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The Yarmouth Port Library is a privately funded public library. Library services are funded by your membership contributions and donations.
Please consider getting involved by becoming a member of the Yarmouth Port Library Association, volunteering your time, or making a financial contribution.
If you are interested in volunteering, stop by the library to pick up a volunteer application, contact the library at 508.362.3717, or email us at yarp_mail@clamsnet.org
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Click here for the Yarmouth Port Library Association Membership Form, or call the library at
508.362.3717 for more information.
As a privately funded public library, the Yarmouth Port Library does not receive funding from the Town of Yarmouth. The Yarmouth Port Library Association raises funds through private donations, grants, bequests, and other gifts. Your donations provide the operating capital we need to stay open today and in the future.
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Mark Your Calendar
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Trash Talk
Wednesday, September 12, 3 PM
Presented by the Yarmouth DPW as part of its series on new recycling regulations. This session focuses on brush, compost, and food waste.
Annual Spaghetti Supper
Where: Jack's Outback
When: Sunday, October 21
Sittings: 5:00 and 6:30 PM
Tickets: $13 members
$15 non-members
Tickets on sale at the library early October.
Genealogy
Fridays, November 2 & 16 at 10 AM
Two part series on Genealogy presented by Cape Cod Genealogical Society.
Veteran's Day Program
Saturday, November 10 at 2 PM
Annual Veterans' Day music program with Northside String Band.
Yarmouth Port Stroll
Sunday, December 2
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Ongoing Events
Knitting Group
First & Third Mondays
9:30 AM. Resumes Oct. 1.
Knitters of all levels welcome.
For information:
Contact: Dinah Wolff
Phone: 508-362-7660
Email: dg.wolff@gmail.com
YPL Book Club
Third Thursday of each month.
3 PM in Library Reading Room.
Story-Time
Second Friday of each month.
11 AM. Toddlers, older siblings always welcome.
Music and Movement
with Denya
Last Friday of each month.
11 AM. All Ages.
With Denya Levine.
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Please check the library website for up-to-date information on events.
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~ Library Hours ~
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Closed
Closed
10 AM - 4 PM
1 PM - 7 PM
1 PM - 5 PM
10 AM - 4 PM
10 AM - Noon
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Library Staff
Lynn Lesperance: llesperance@clamsnet.org
Leslie Altman: laltman@clamsnet.org
Circulation Assistant
Carol Riley: criley@clamsnet.org
Telephone: 508-362-3717
Fax: 508-362-6739
email: yarp_mail@clamsnet.org
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