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T h exY a r d a r m
The Yarmouth Port Library Newsletter
297 Main Street (Route 6A), Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
yarmouthportlibrary.org • PH: 508-362-3717 • Fax: 508-362-6739
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Yarmouth Port Library...Where you find more than just books for readers young and old.
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Come in out of the cold, relax in the Reading Room, and enjoy browsing the magazines, newspapers or a good book - all in front of a glowing fireplace. It may be the sleepy season on Cape Cod but YPL is still a busy place with activities for kids and programs and events for adults. So come on down and enjoy your community library!
Lee Peters, Editor
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Administrative Director’s &
Children's Services Report
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by Carrie Bearse, Administrative Director & Children's Services
One Afternoon in Maine
One afternoon last September, with my dog George at my side, I was sitting on the deck of Periwinkle Cottage in Downeast Maine overlooking East Penobscot Bay, reading a book, one of six that I read during my week there. When I glanced down at my Fitbit, I saw that my heart rate was a very low 56 bpm. Oh, my! Total relaxation…total lack of stress…total concentration. Now, part of that probably came from the fabulous location and being on vacation, but most certainly much of it came from the fact that I had the time, and was making the time, to read.
I cannot tell you the number of times people come to the library desperate for something to read, having just finished a book. We have a wonderful volunteer and board member who said she actually gets grumpy if she hasn’t had time to read. Reading is one of the simple luxuries we can have in our lives right now, and always. Making time to read is one of the most important things we can do for our mental and physical health. We all live busy lives, and it is often easy to be overwhelmed and overscheduled with work activities, household chores, yardwork, etc. In my case, I always come home from work to a sweet pup that needs a walk and my attention. For relaxation, I also need my game of tennis once a week, to go for a run several times a week; and then I do still need to get to those household chores and participate in community activities. The handsome gentleman in charge of Viking Cruise Lines really does make a good point…we only have a limited amount of time, so we must use it wisely. I am sure the cruises are lovely, but I think the most important thing we can do for ourselves is make time to read here and now. Although, sometimes it may be easier to make that time outside of your home where there are fewer distractions. You can always stop by YPL to sit for a bit and read. We have a lovely reading room, with a comfy fire when a chill is in the air, and many little nooks for solitary reading and relaxation. We can always recommend something to read, as our staff and volunteers are avid readers (not surprising!); or, you can peruse our shelves to see if something catches your interest.
Of course, after all of this, I am perhaps preaching to the choir, since many of our patrons seem to value reading and this sweet little library, too. For that we are ever thankful. So, during these upcoming winter months and beyond, try to make time to read and you will be richly rewarded on many levels. Allowing yourself to sit down, open a book and read is extremely therapeutic, and who knows – your heart rate may go right down, no matter where you are.Enjoy the season and hope to see you soon – if not at the library, perhaps up in Downeast Maine!
Always with gratitude, Carrie Bearse
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Storytime
Thursdays at 11 AM
Songs, Stories and a Takeaway Craft! Ages 2 to 5
Afternoon Legos!
Thursdays from
3 PM to 5 PM. Ages 6 & up.
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Big Stories
Stories for creative readers ages 7 and up on the second Thursday of each month at 4:30 PM. (No program Dec.)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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YPL’s Knitting Group Sale
Just in Time for the Holidays! Donations Welcomed!
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Library knitters will again be selling small hand-crafted items, such as hats, mittens, socks, and scarves, and an occasional sweater, to benefit the library. Hand knit baby things, cuddly creatures, novelty items, and tree ornaments are welcomed as well.
Now in its twelfth 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 contributions 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 thank you in advance for helping to support our library.
The library’s Knitting Group meets on the 1st and 3rd 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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Chess for Christmas
Thursday, December 5th at 3 PM
Please join our neighbor, former educator and chess aficionado, Ralph Menconi, for his ever popular introduction to chess. Learn the basics of chess just in time for holiday gatherings... you might even want to ask Santa for a chess set!
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Yarmouth Port Christmas Stroll
Sunday, December 8th
from 1 to 4 PM
Come and celebrate the holiday season with YPL! Stop in at the library for homemade baked goods, tea sandwiches, and punch. And a special guest - Mrs. Claus!
Walk along Route 6A in Yarmouth Port and enjoy live music, entertainment, trolley rides, and delicious holiday treats throughout the village! At 4:15 PM, there will be a tree lighting ceremony and caroling on the Village Green!
Pups & Pizza — Holiday Respite — Pizza at 5 PM
Thursday, Dec. 12th at 4 PM
Come one, come all! Adults, teens and kids welcome! Stop by the library to meet the fabulous, and fabulously well-behaved, pups of the Companion Animal Program (CAP).
Reduce your holiday stress by snuggling with some sweet doggies and perhaps getting a slobbery kiss! Just relax and chill with these furry wonders. Come for the pups and stay for the pizza.
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Tiffany Callahan, Realtor
Panel presentation on preparing to age at home.
Friday, January 24th at 1 PM
Janet Murphy Robertson - Film.
Journeys in the Light: Democracy, Diversity, and Myth in the Wake of the Mayflower.
Friday, February 7th at 1 PM
Mary Woodward presents
"Notre Dame, Rising from the Ashes.”
Friday, February 28th
at 1 PM
Janis Daly presents "Women in History.”
Friday, March 21 at 1 PM
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Interested in Helping the Program Committee?
The Yarmouth Port Library Program Committee would like to extend an invitation to our patrons.
We would love to hear from you if you’d like to join us in helping to generate ideas and plans for our programs.
Call the library at 508-362-3717 and leave your name and phone number; someone from the committee will contact you.
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NEW: Winter Cookbook Group
Third Sunday of January, February and March at 4 PM
Come enjoy good conversation and good food around the fireplace in the reading room. The group will read a biography or memoir by an accomplished chef and bring a dish from one of the chef's cookbooks to share with the group. The focus of the group will really be light discussion followed by heavy eating. We hope to have at least 8 participants to make this effort worthwhile and satisfying on a long winter afternoon. If you are interested, please contact Carrie Bearse (cbearse@clamsnet.org) or stop by the library to sign up.
Click here for details.
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Chess Club
Every Thursday at 4:00 PM
Novice and experienced players are welcome. Basic instruction will be provided by Ralph Menconi when he is in attendance. The Club is open to adults and children (ages 8 and up, please).
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YPL’s Knitting Group
First and third Mondays at 9:30 AM
We invite knitters of all levels, as well as those who do other forms of needlework, to bring their projects and join us. Please use the east staff door. For additional information, call Dinah Wolff at 508-362-7660.
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YPL Book Group, led by Leslie Altman, meets the third Thursday of the month at 2 PM.
No Meeting in December
January: Thursday, January 16th at 2 PM
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride
February: Thursday, February 20th at 2 PM
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
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Neighborhood Book Group, led by Rick Woods, meets the second Thursday of the month at 4 PM.
December: Thursday, December 12th at 4 PM
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
January: Thursday, January 9th at 4 PM
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult
February, Thursday, February 13th at 4 PM
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
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Summer Book Sale Donations Resume in January | |
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While the library has continued to receive donations of newer books for its ongoing sale in the Spiral Staircase area, we had suspended larger donations of older books. We expect to resume receiving those donations in January, on Monday afternoons from 1 to 3 PM, starting on January 6th.
To avoid repeated trips to the recycling containers at the town dump, we ask that people try to follow the guidelines we set up last year.
Briefly, we welcome children’s and adults' books in reasonably good condition (no damage, soil, mildew); please don’t bring clearly outdated non-fiction on subjects such as finance, older travel guides, medical or technical books, etc. No encyclopedias or textbooks.
New England and Cape Cod history is always appreciated.
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by Les Peat, Membership Campaign Chair
As 2024 nears its end, the Yarmouth Port Library will again be asking for your support for its annual Membership Campaign. Renewal letters for 2025 will be going out on or around December 1st. All donations help fund our Operating Budget, and function to fill the gap between our costs and other sources of revenue. We hope that you will consider what the library means to you, your family, and to the community, and support us as generously as in the past.
Click here to download a Membership Campaign form.
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The Yarmouth Port Library is a privately funded, public library. Your donations provide the operating funds we need to stay open today and in the future.
Click here for further information.
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Board of Trustees
Officers and Trustees
President: Susan Kiehnau
Vice President:
Everett Wilson
Treasurer:
Michael Poissant
Ass't Treasurer: Les Peat
Secretary: Susan Bonnell
Michael Kiehnau
Dinah Wolff
Members of the Corporation
Leslie Altman
Maddie Dwyer
Dorothy Halmstad
Mary Ann Hailer
Sally Hockenbury
Lilia Katchmar -
Student Representative
Kim Terrio
Jean O’Toole
Lee Peters
Mary Smith
Melissa Wilson
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Library Staff Administrative Director & Children's Services
Carrie Bearse:
cbearse@clamsnet.org
Circulation, Marketing & VolunteerCoordinator
Carol Riley:
criley@clamsnet.org
Circulation Assistant
Susan Saposnik:
ssaposnik@clamsnet.org
Adult Collection Development, Book Group
Leslie Altman: laltman@clamsnet.org
Adult Collection Development Ass’t
Alice Lucey:
alucey@clamsnet.org
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