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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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Happy Holidays One and All!
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With this issue, Lee Peters has become the editor of The Yardarm. She will be bringing a new perspective to the newsletter with her own ideas about making the newsletter more interesting.
During my my time as editor, I hope I was able to bring the news of the library to you in an appealing fashion. Over the years, I met a number of very good people at the library; it was a good five years. With that, I welcome Lee to her new job and wish her well.
Take care
Hank Teuwen
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Warmth, Grants, New Technology, Food for Fines
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Visit the library for good cheer and neighborly
conversation around the fireplace.
By Leslie Altman
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We are about to enter my favorite season, but for lovers of the warmer weather, I can recommend the warmth and sociability of the YPL reading room. Visit the library for good cheer and neighborly conversation around the fireplace. We are eager to see you.
We are pleased to let you know that the YPL will be the beneficiary of two grants. The Dennis-Yarmouth Educational Foundation has granted the library funds to pay for Music and Movement with Denya, a popular inter-generational children's program. The Mid-Cape Cultural Council informs us that it will reimburse us part of the cost of six programs to be provided by the staff at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary. The first of these will be a family program about turtles held on the Wednesday during February vacation. Look for announcements of additional programs for adults and families about our local natural world.
CLAMS has introduced Encore as an additional way to search through the public catalog for books, DVDs, digital titles, and more, both in the CLAMS libraries and elsewhere. You can find Encore in the public catalog under "search." The tools in Encore provide multiple ways to refine a given search and include features common to search engines such as Google, commercial websites, and social networking sites. In addition, on November 9, OverDrive launched a new website, meant to be more user-friendly. If you need help with your devices, come in for a private tutorial.
Food for Fines - From now through December 30 we are accepting non-perishable donations for the Yarmouth Food Pantry in lieu of fines. For each donation, fines can be reduced by $1.00, up to $10. This does not apply to lost or damaged items. One does not need to owe money to make a donation!
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A Thank You To The Many Volunteers Who Help The Library...
In So Many Ways
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It takes a village to organize the many events at the Library.
By Dinah Wolff, President
Fall has been a busy time at the Yarmouth Port Library. Our Program Committee, chaired by Ralph Menconi, has done a great job bringing in varied events to suit all interests. The most recent, a Veterans' Day Concert by the Northside String Band, drew over 55 attendees on a day when the Library was otherwise closed, entertaining us with patriotic songs and music from the American Songbook.
The Yarmouth Port Christmas Stroll occurred on December 4th, where the Library maintained its reputation for the best food stop on Route 6A. Thanks to all our many bakers!
Our annual October Spaghetti Supper this year was a sell-out. Even more tickets than usual were sold, resulting in the need to add place settings to tables which were already full. Jack's Outback II's owner, Dona Baracca, generously hosts this event every year, donating her restaurant and a delicious dinner for the benefit of the Library. Library volunteers bake desserts, wait on tables, and do the dishes (thank you, John Shea). This is always a fun community-building event, involving both patron and Board volunteers. When you want a delicious breakfast or lunch, please remember Jack's Outback II, located at 161 Route 6A here in Yarmouth Port. It's at the end of the driveway next to North Side Nursery School (Out Back...get it?).
I write this as Thanksgiving draws near, a time of the year when people reflect on why they're grateful. In addition to my family and friends, I am thankful for the continuing presence of the Library here in Yarmouth Port, for its staff, and for all the people who contribute their time and money to keep it going.
In September, we lost one of those people when Trenor Goodell passed away at nearly 98 years of age. He had many local interests, among them our Library, where he served in many ways for 33 years, 24 of them as its Treasurer. He was a member of the Finance Committee and a Trustee Emeritus until his death. His was a life well-lived, and we will miss him.
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Around The Corner Bookstall - Bargain Prices
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Looking for a new title or a favorite author?
Visit the book sale nook
"AROUND THE CORNER"
in the Reading Room.
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Many 2011-2016
Hardcovers, Paperbacks, and Trade Books for
BARGAIN PRICES - $1.00 - $3.00.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY MINI-SALE
Cookbooks * Knitting Books
Children's Books
And More!
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Hand-Knit Items for Sale - Donations welcome
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Just in time for the holidays!
B
uy
a unique hand-knit gift and help benefit YPL.
Starting with the Christmas Stroll on December 4th, the Library's knitters will again be selling small hand-knit items, such as hats, mittens, socks, and scarves, to benefit the Library. Hand-knit baby items and tree ornaments are welcomed as well.
Now in its fourth year, this sale has increased in popularity, so in addition to the efforts of the Library's Knitting Group, we welcome donations from anyone in the community. If you're interested in participating, please bring your hand knit donations to the Library, and give them to anyone behind the Circulation Desk.
We ask that you label your items with your name, size, yarn content, and any relevant washing instructions, and we thank you in advance for helping to support our Library.
The Library's Knitting Group meets on first and third Mondays at 9:30 AM in the Reading Room, and welcomes knitters of all levels. For information, contact Dinah Wolff at 362-7660 or by email at dg.wolff@gmail.com
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Happy Holidays To One And All!
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As another brand new year approaches and you make your resolutions,
please make enjoying YPL one of them.
By Lynn Lesperance
Tis the season - again. Here at YPL we are ready to help make your holidays extra merry and bright with books, movies, music and more! We are also a great place for dropping in to get away from the holiday bustle and relax a bit. Come by and just sit by the fire and read or visit with your neighbors. If you have kids, come in and play with them in our Children's Room. It's free. And lots less crazy than the mall!
There will be a
Winter themed Storytime with a craft for ages birth to four on December 9th. In the New Year Storytimes will be on the second Friday of the month at 11 AM. Won't you join us?
There will be no Music and Movement With Denya in December as she will be away. Instead the
Therapy Dogs will be here on Friday, December 30th at 11 AM. They love to hear a good story - or to just visit. Make an appointment for your own one-on-one time with these lovable creatures.
Denya will return in the New Year, thanks to a generous grant from the Dennis Yarmouth Educational Foundation. Everyone is welcome to attend these sessions which will be held on the last Friday of each month at 10:30 AM. If you love music and having fun across the generations, please, drop on by!
As another brand new year approaches and you make your resolutions, please make enjoying YPL one of them.
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Membership Program Enters Sixth Year
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In considering your membership renewal, we hope you will think about what
the
Yarmouth Port Library means to you and to the community at large...
By Les Peat
Memberships in the Yarmouth Port Library are an important source of operating funds, providing over 25% of our operating budget to bridge the gap between our costs and other sources of operating revenue. This year, our goal is once again $40,000.
For 2017, we ask our patrons to subscribe at what for them will be a sustainable level. If our current members maintain or increase the level of their 2016 membership gifts, their contributions, together with those of new members and those who are able to step up to a higher level, should allow us to meet our objective. In considering your membership renewal, we hope you will think about what the Yarmouth Port Library means to you and to the community at large-and what Yarmouth Port would be without it. Please be as generous as you can.
If you do not receive membership materials in the mail,
click here for the membership form. If you do receive materials, please use the reply envelope provided.
Note: Memberships are for the calendar year and will therefore expire on December 31st, but anyone who joined after June 30, 2016 is enrolled as a member through calendar 2017. If you are uncertain about your current membership status, please call Membership Committee Chairman Les Peat at 508-362-7660 to avoid a double payment.
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Amos Otis Papers Donated To Archives at Wilkens Library
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The Otis Papers will give scholars a well-rounded look at the
mid-19th century on Cape Cod and provide members of the public
access to Otis's records on Barnstable families.
By Donald Knaub
The Amos Otis Papers, donated to Cape Cod Community College, attracted two research genealogists in the first 24 hours at the Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives, according to Nickerson Archivist Rebekah Ambrose-Dalton.
At its October 17, 2016 meeting, the Yarmouth Port Library Association Board passed a motion to donate this academically important collection to the William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives in the Wilkens Library at the Cape Cod Community College. On Tuesday November 1st, the 26 archival boxes were moved and are now safely stored in the climate-controlled Nickerson Archive, where they will be made available to scholars and members of the public by appointment. The transfer to the Nickerson Archive was supervised by Rebekah Ambrose-Dalton.
Those of you who know and love the Library will understand that the only storage space available is on the second floor, a space that is currently not climate-controlled and not open to the public. Paper documents can fade and discolor over time so they were stored in appropriate acid-free storage boxes.
The Otis gift also included the donation genealogy and history books. The genealogy books are still located upstairs in the Genealogy Room, and available of to the public, and the history books are included in the Reading Room's History Collection. The Amos Otis Collection was archived, inventoried and catalogued by Library volunteers Patricia Philbrook and Carolyn Gale.
Amos Otis (1801-1875) was a prominent figure in mid-19th Century Cape Cod. He was a bank clerk, secretary and treasurer of the Barnstable County Mutual Fire and Insurance Company, a director of the Cape Cod Railroad, and an author. On his death in 1875, Mr. Otis left all of his papers to the Yarmouth Port Library. Unfortunately, they arrived at the library in unsorted paper bags and remained scattered around cubby holes at the Library until the two dedicated volunteers decided to read, organize, and index the papers into large archival storage boxes.
There are approximately 647 files of Otis Papers filling 26 file sized archival storage boxes. The files date from 1673 to 1874 and contain genealogical notes of Barnstable families, land deeds and wills, financial records, personal records and printed materials such as sermons, essays and speeches.
The Otis Papers will give scholars a well-rounded look at the mid-19th century on Cape Cod and provide members of the public access to Otis's records on Barnstable families.
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YPL Book Club
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The Yarmouth Port Library Book Club
The Book Club meets the third Thursday of each month at 3 PM in the Library Reading Room. Please join us for lively and interesting discussion. Newcomers always welcome! And refreshments are served.
January:
This feel-good story about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others.
A grumpy, yet loveable man, finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.
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A lovable widower embarks on a life-changing adventure.
Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He gets out of bed at precisely 7:30 a.m., just as he did when his wife, Miriam, was alive. He dresses in the same gray slacks and mustard sweater vest, waters his fern, Frederica, and heads out to his garden. But on the one-year anniversary of Miriam's death, something changes. Featuring an unforgettable cast of characters with big hearts and irresistible flaws.
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Tells the story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives.
One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny's mother, Beverly-thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families. Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children.
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Events at YPL
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Ongoing Events
Please click here for the YPL website events page for updated information and additional events.
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
Music and Movement
Beginning January
Last Friday each month at 10:30 AM.
All Ages. With Denya Levine.
Storytime
Second Friday of each month.
11 AM. Ages birth to four.
A 30 minute themed program and craft followed by playtime.
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American Flag hangs proud and straight once again -
Thank You Eagle Fence Co.
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On Election Day, a truck used the Library driveway (yet again...) to reverse direction on Route 6A, pulling down low-hanging wires which caught on our flagpole, leaving it at a 45° angle. While Charles Gale was in the process of gathering repair quotes, a Mr. Enright from Eagle Fencing came by to assess the job, decided on the spot that he could reset the pole on his own, and did so-gratis!
As this was a hit and run affair, we had no name to supply to our insurer, and therefore would have had to absorb the repair costs, so the Library is especially grateful to Mr. Enright for his assistance.
Eagle Fence Co. is located in East Falmouth, specializing in the installation of flagpoles, sheds, and fencing. Contact them at EagleFenceCapeCod.net
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Yarmouth Port Library Business Sponsors
Please Patronize (And Thank!)
Our Local Business Sponsors
YPL Is Grateful For Their Ongoing Support
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YPL Business Sponsors
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Bettina Yoga
Buyer Brokers of Cape Cod
Camp Wingate*Kirkland
Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
ERT Architects/Erik Tolley
Happy Fish Bakery
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Horgan Insurance Company, Inc.
The House Company
J
ack's Outback II
John A. Grant, Esq.
Morris, O'Connor and Blute Funeral Home
Royal II Restaurant & Grille
Seaside Gas Service, Inc.
Talin Bookbindary
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Please patronize our business sponsors. When you do, be sure
to thank them for their support of the Yarmouth Port Library.
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Come In And Checkout (Literally) The Newest Acquisitions
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The Library has a large selection of new books, DVDs and audio books.
Come in and browse the shelves or go online to reserve and renew.
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Fiction
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and
Longer: A Novella by Fredrik Backman
Beyond the Truth by Anne Holt
Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
Below the Belt by Stuart Woods
Crash and Burn by Fern Michaels
Curtain of Death by W.E.B. Griffin
Deconstructing Jack: The Secret History of the
Whitechapel Murders by Simon Daryl Wood
The Divided City by Luke McCallin
The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry
The Gentleman from Japan by James Church
Good Time Coming: A Sweeping Saga Set During
the American Civil War by C.S. Harris
The Hollow Men by Rob McCarthy
How Will I Know You? by Jessica Treadway
The Murder Book by Jane Adams
Onslaught: The War with China by David Poyer
Out of Bounds by Val McDermid
The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian
Who Watcheth by Helene Tursten
Large Print Fiction
All the Light We Cannot See by Antony Doerr
A Christmas Message by Anne Perry
The Death of Kings by Rennie Airth
Night Watch by Iris and Roy Johansen
Order to Kill by Vince Flynn
Seduced: A Hannah Smith Novel
by Randy Wayne White
The Space Between Sisters by Mary McNear
Large Print Non-fiction
Hungry Heart by Jennifer Weiner
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Non-Fiction
Art in Detail: 100 Masterpieces by Susie Hodge
Cook's Science by The Editors at Cook's Illustrated
The Eat Fat, Get Thin Cookbook by Mark Hyman
Effortless Entertaining Cookbook by Meredith Steele
The Glass Universe by Dava Sobel
Love Hurts: Buddhist Advice for the Heartbroken
by Lodro Rinzler
New Complete Cookbook by Weight Watchers
Reagan: American Icon by Iwan Morgan
Rest by Alexa Soojung Pang
Set Your Voice Free by Roger Love
Shackleton's Heroes by Wilson McOrist
Stick or Twist by Diane Janes
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin
The Wars of the Roosevelts by William Mann
What Good Cooks Know
by The Editors at America's Test Kitchen
Who Killed These Girls? by Beverly Lowry
Zen Dogs by Alex Cearns
DVDs
After Braveheart
Breathless (France)
Britain's Bloody Crown
The Dressmaker
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hell or High Water
Independence Day: Resurgence
Jason Bourne
Poldark, Season 2
Snowden
Audiobooks
Cross the Line by James Patterson
Night School by Lee Child
The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin
The Whistler by John Grisham |
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~ Library Hours ~
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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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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