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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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Spring is just around the corner! Yes! And the library is as busy as ever. Check the library's website,
yarmouthportlibrary.org, for the latest information on programs, events, etc. Also, if you haven't already donated, please consider a gift to YPL. What many people don't realize is that the library is open to the public but it is privately funded. Your support is greatly appreciated and vital to the success of YPL! Think spring and warm weather.
Lee Peters, Editor, The Yardarm
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Your Support of YPL is Crucial
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Every donation from our patrons helps us continue to provide
library services and monthly programs to the public,
and to maintain our unique old building.
By Dinah Wolff, President
Some of us welcome the winter months following December as a time of the year when things slow down a bit, allowing time to think, make plans, and generally indulge ourselves at home, perhaps with a good book near the fireplace. The Danish have labeled this comforting behavior as hygge (hue-ga), and I heartily endorse it. I've had a few random thoughts recently, as follows:
Our Membership Program kicked off as usual on December 1st, and so far, we've had a fairly satisfying response, nearing 85% of our goal. As most of you know, we are a self-funded organization, meaning that our CLAMS membership fee ($13,000 this year), staff salaries, building maintenance, and materials purchases are financed by the library, with a nominal contribution of $500 from the Town of Yarmouth.
Every donation from our patrons helps us continue to provide library services and monthly programs to the public, and to maintain our unique old building.
You may pick up a membership form at the library or
click here for a copy of the form.
The library's board is most grateful to those of you who have thus far contributed, and looks forward to reaching its goal. As in recent years, many donors give in December, while the next six months are slow going, leading to concern about achieving our objective. Your support is important!
I might add that, from time to time, I encounter someone who has heard that we are, in some way, private, open only to certain patrons. The only private thing about the Yarmouth Port Library is financing, which we must do it all on our own. Please, if you hear such a rumor, do correct it immediately, so that it's known that we welcome the public just like any other Cape library. If you're a happy patron, get the word out!
Postscript, February 2: I have just attended the first of our YPL Community Service Events, a presentation by Cape Save, and learned about their program which provides a free home heat loss assessment and free replacement of incandescent bulbs with LEDs. What I found most attractive was their discounting of the total cost of adding insulation by at least 75%. Furthermore, each completed job means a $100 contribution to the library. I signed up, and urge others to contact John Vaughn at 508-362-7498. (Please mention the library to him.)
Learn more at capesave.com
capesave.com can save you money and also help to support YPL!
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In Memoriam - Carolyn Gale, Trustee
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"... she was outspoken, whip smart, and unfailingly committed to the library..."
All who knew her were shocked and saddened to learn of the recent death of Carolyn Gale, a long-time Board member and devoted supporter of the library. She rarely missed a Board meeting, never hesitating to express her opinion on any issue before the Corporators or Trustees - and her views often prevailed.
She was deeply interested in the history of both Yarmouth Port and the library, and her years of work with the library's archives made the library's historical papers a valuable information resource. She was especially welcoming to new patrons, staff, and Board members.
As one person remarked, "she was outspoken, whip smart, and unfailingly committed to the library. I miss her already." We all will.
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Book Donations Needed For
Annual Summer Book Sale!
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Book Donations =
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Please DONATE your used books to the library for our our
Annual Book Sale on Saturday, July 7th;
and our ongoing book sale shelf.
Some new titles can also go into our library collection.
We accept adult fiction and nonfiction,
children's books, gardening books, etc.
We also resell CDs and DVDs.
We cannot accept textbooks, encyclopedias or videotapes.
The more recent the publishing date the better for resale.
This is especially true for diet, medical, and self-help books.
Everyone wants to have the newest information.
Books must be clean, dust, and mildew free.
Because of limited space, please call ahead
if you have large numbers of books.
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BOOKS FOR BARGAIN PRICES
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Check Out Our New Book Sale Corner!
2016 to 2018 Titles
Wonderful Selection of "like new"
Children's Books
Recent and Classic Cookbooks and more!
You will find them all in our Book Sale Corner
Name That Corner!
The Book Sale Corner is now under the spiral staircase
and looking for a new name.
If you have suggestions for a new name, please let us know.
If your suggestion is chosen, you will win some
free books from the sale!
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Visit YPL and Enjoy Children's and
Family Activities...
and Pick Up
Free Passes for Parks and Museums
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We have toys, blocks, books, movies, and -
bonus - change of scenery!
By Lynn Lesperance, Co-Librarian
I can't say I'll miss this winter's cold temperatures. I'm looking forward to walking beaches that actually have sand instead of ice chunks. And, cozy as curling up on the sofa with a cup of hot tea and a good read may be, I prefer my reading done outdoors.
But, we're not there yet so let's just focus on the indoor activities here at YPL, shall we? Of course, we have Storytime on the second Friday of every month and our popular Music and Movement with Denya on the last Friday of the month through June. These programs both start at 11 AM.
This newsletter will be printed too late to advertise all the fun activities we had during February vacation: Legos, therapy dogs, music, and nature programs but, fear not, we will have a lot of these same fun activities for April vacation as well. Just check our website for dates and times in April.
In the meantime, it's never too early to think about getting out and taking a family trip to one of the great
Massachusetts State Parks. Did you know we offer a Parks Pass that lets you and everyone in your car into any of the parks for free?
Here's what Wikipedia has to say about our parks: "The Bureau of State Parks and Recreation Division of Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts) (DCR) is responsible for the maintenance and management of over 450,000 acres (1,820 sq km) of privately and state-owned forests and parks, nearly 10% of the Commonwealth's total land mass. Within the lands managed by the Bureau of State Parks and Recreation are some 29 campgrounds, over 2,000 miles (3,200 km) of trails, 87 beaches, 37 swimming, wading, and spray pools, 62 playgrounds, 55 ballfields, and 145 miles (233km) of paved bike and rail trails."
There are so many parks within an hour's drive of us. Think of all the fun you and your family can have - for free! Just call ahead to reserve your pass for the day you plan your adventure.
Don't forget we also have passes to some of the local art museums, the Natural History Museum, the USS Constitution Museum, and the Toad Hall Car Museum. Some are discount passes and some are free. Give us a call for more information.
Don't feel like leaving town? No problem, come on in and hang out here. We have toys, blocks, books, movies, and - bonus - change of scenery! We're always happy to see you.
Thinking spring!
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Visit YPL to see what's new, what's recommended,
and what programs are coming up.
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By Leslie Altman, Co-Librarian
Although spring is just around the corner, our book sale is no longer "around the corner." Now it is under the spiral staircase and looking for a new name. If you have suggestions for a new name, please let us know. If your suggestion is chosen, you will win some free books from the sale!
Two new magazine subscriptions are now available for your use.
Coastal Living is full of ideas for your home on Cape Cod.
The Week is a digest of news stories from around the world. Our other magazines cover topics ranging from birding, cooking, and finance, to history, sports, and travel. All magazines circulate except for the most recent issue. Come in to take advantage of our subscriptions.
We also invite you to help yourselves to outdated magazines. At the end of each year, we give away our magazines from the previous year with several exceptions: National Geographic, Country Life, and Consumer Reports are held longer. Discarded magazines can be found on a rounder in the non-fiction area next to the staff entrance. Please take a look.
We continue to create programs for you. Our first community service program in February was concerned with energy savings through
Cape Save. Some good ideas were presented and you can take advantage of discounts on home improvements to save energy. Any work you have done will also benefit the YPL. Our next program in this series will be concerned with identity theft and fraud. We welcome your suggestions for other community service programs.
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book group was treated to a visit by Jeannette de Beauvoir, who led a discussion of her books and her writing life. We always welcome newcomers. It's a friendly way to connect to the local community of readers.
We are always thinking of creative ways to use our limited space. Our oversized books, which can be found in the southeast corner of the library, are rarely circulated. One way to increase interest might be for the YPL to focus its collection of larger books on particular topics. We already have a number of books on local topics, such as the sea and seafaring, history, architecture, antiques, and nature. This corner of the library could become an area for research on these or other topics you might suggest. Let the staff know your thoughts.
Come in to see what's new, what's recommended,
and what programs are coming up.
Hope to see you often!
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CLAMS - Not just for the beach anymore!
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At Yarmouth Port Library, we're committed to helping our
patrons find the books they want to read.
Because we are a member of the CLAMS library consortium,
patrons may request materials from other member libraries
Cape-wide, in addition to borrowing from the many
wonderful books and movies on our shelves.
For materials not available through a CLAMS library,
we will be happy to help you request materials
using inter-library loan.
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Come and see for yourself what's new at YPL!
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New Fiction
Across the Blue by Carrie Turansky
After Anna by Lisa Scottoline
The Affliction by Beth Gutcheon
Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen
An American Marriage (Oprah Book
Club) by Tavari Jones
Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman
The Bishop's Pawn by Steve Berry
Bloody Scotland by James Crawford
The Darling Dahlias and the Unlucky
Clover Albert by Susan Wittig
A Different Kind of Evil by Andrew Wilson
The Disappeared by C.J. Box
The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer
Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
Exhibit Alexandra by Natasha Bell
Fade to Black: A Doug Brock Thriller
by David Rosenfelt
The Fallen by David Baldacci
Feast Days by Ian MacKenzie
The Flicker of Old Dreams
by Susan Henderson
The Flight Attendant
 by Chris Bohjalian
Girl in the Moonlight
by Philip Kerr
Greeks Bearing Gifts
by Charles Dubow
Green by Sam
Graham-Felsen
The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman
The House of Broken Angels
by Luis Alberto Urrea
I'll Keep You Safe by Peter May
The Italian Teacher
by Mary Higgins Clark
I'
ve Got My Eyes on You
by Tom Rachman
King Zeno by Nathaniel Rich
The Last Equation of IsaacSevery:
A Novel in Clues by Nova Jacobs
Last Ferry Home by Kent Harrington
A Loyal Spy: A Thriller by Jo Nesbo
Macbeth by Simon Conway
The Missing Hours by Emma Kavanagh
Murder in an Irish Churchyard
by Abir Mukherjee
A Necessary Evil
by Judith Lowder Newton
Oink: A Food for Thought Mystery
by Carlene O'Connor
The Other Side of the Bridge
by Camron Wright
The Punishment She Deserves: A Lynley Novel by Elizabeth George
Red Alert: An NYPD Red Mystery
by James Patterson
The Rising Sea by Clive Cussler
The 17th Suspect by James Patterson
Shoot First by Stuart Woods
Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala
A State of Freedom by Neel Mukherjee
The Temptation of Forgiveness: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery
by Donna Leon
To Die But Once: A Maisie Dobbs Novel
by Jacqueline Winspear
The White Angel Gray
by John MacLachlan
The Woman Left Behind
by Linda Howard
Upcoming Audiobooks:
Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Munich by Robert Harris
Night Moves by Jonathan Kellerman
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Non-fiction
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life
by Laura Thompson
Bring It: Tried and True Recipes for
Potlucks & Entertaining by Ali Rosen
Chloe Flavor: Saucy, Crispy, Spicy, Vegan
by Chloe Coscarelli
The Duchess: Camilla Parker Bowles and
the Love Affair that Rocked the Crown
by Penny Junor
Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of
Making a Home
by Danielle Postel-Vinay
Island that Disappeared: Lost History of
the Mayflower's Sister Ship
by Tom Felling
Napa at Last Light: America's Eden in an
Age of Calamity by James Conaway
Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness by Barbara Ehrenreich
New England Ruins: Photos of the
Abandoned Northeast by Robert Dobi
Russian Roulette: The inside Story of
Putin's War on America
by Michael Isikoff
A Walk Through Paris by Eric Hazan
Large Print Ficti
on and Non-fiction
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
Close to Home by Robert Djugoni
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox
Firefly Cove by Davis Bunn
The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances
The Girls in the Picture
by Melanie Benjamin
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
House
 of Secrets
by V.C. Andrews
I'll Stay by Karen Day
In Farleigh Field
by Rhys Bowen
Insidious Intent
by Val McDermid
The Mitford Murders
by Jessica Fellowes
Perish by Lisa Black
The Third Victim by Philip Margolin
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
Upcoming DVDs:
Call Me by Your Name
Doc Martin Season 8
Downsizing
I,Tonya
In Her Name (France)
Lady Bird
Molly's Game
Mudbound
The Phantom Thread
The Post
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
The Shape of Water
The Square (Sweden)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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The Punishment She
Deserves
by Elizabeth George
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward
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Put a Spring in Your Step and Join the YPL Book Club
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March: News of the World
by Pa ulette Jiles
In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women. The book explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.
April: The Beekeeper's
Apprentice
by Lau
 rie King
In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and engaged in the study of honeybees when a young woman literally stumbles onto him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old and recently orphaned, Mary Russell displays an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern, twentieth-century woman proves a deft protégée and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective.
Come enjoy lively discussion,
meet new friends, and
savor delicious refreshments!
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by Li ane Moriarty
Some
times it's the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal...a murder...a tragic accide
nt...or just parents behaving badly? What's indisputable is that someone is
dead. But who did what? Big Little
Lies follows three women, each at a
crossroads. The book is a brilliant
take on ex-husbands and second
wives, mothers and daughters,
schoolyard scandal, and the
dangerous little lies we tell ourselves
just to survive.
Heads Up:
June: Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
September:
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
The YPL Book Club meets
the third Thursday of the month.
All are welcome!
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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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Jack's Outback II
John A. Grant, Esq.
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Spring Events at YPL
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Yarmouth Port Library has so much to offer.
for updated information and additional events.
Ongoing Events
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Knitting Group
First & Third Mondays at 9:30 AM.
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.
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Story Time
Second Friday of each month.
A 30 minute themed program with
a
craft followed by playtime.
11 AM
Geared to toddlers, older siblings welcome.
Music and Movement
Last Friday of each month.
11 AM
All Ages. With Denya Levine.
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Additional Events
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Sailors' Valentines
Illustrated Talk
Friday, March 9th, 2 PM
There will be a small exhibit of sailors' valentines at the library until March 16th, behind the circulation desk.
Gregg Roberts will do an illustrated talk at 2 PM on the 9th.
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Taylor-Bray Farm Archeology Project
Friday, April 27th, 3 PM
The final report with Craig Chartier
from Plimouth Plantation.
Annual Book Sale
Saturday, July 7th
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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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