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February 2018 @
Sturgis Library
Barnstable Village
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12th Annual Library Dinner
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 Save the date for our 12th Annual Sturgis Library Dinner! Celebrate spring with the Library trustees, staff, neighbors & fellow library supporters.
Enjoy good company, a beautiful location, and great food!
On the menu is your choice of a variety of dishes:
- Appetizers and cheeses
- Roasted Sirloin & Roasted Chicken
- Salad & Sides
- Dessert & Coffee
- Cash Bar
Date: Sunday, March 18th, 2018
Time: 5:00 pm for drinks, 6:00 pm for dinner
Place: Cummaquid Golf Club, 35 Marstons Ln, Yarmouth Port
Tickets are $65.00 each
Meal, tax, and gratuity all included
A portion of the ticket price benefits Sturgis Library
To purchase tickets stop by the Library
3090 Main Street (Route 6A)
Barnstable Village
or call us at (508) 362-6636
Credit cards accepted
PURCHASE TICKETS BY MARCH 15TH
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February Vacation at Sturgis Library
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Rock Painting With Didi
Tuesday, 2/20 from 4-5:30pm
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Join our beloved knitting instructor, Didi McKimmey for a fun afternoon of crafting. We'll paint some rocks and enjoy a yummy treat together. For ages 5-8 (limit of 12). FREE!
The Ooch Experience: Music, Magic, Imagination, Dance & Yo-yos!!!
Wednesday, 2/21 from 2-3:00pm
 Brett (Ooch) Outchcunis is a motivator, entertainer, storyteller and yo-yo pro! He is SO much fun and we're thrilled to be hosting his empowering
POSITIVE SPIN
show.
- Learn to turn negative situations into positive ones by using two simple words - SPIN IT
- Tips & tricks for dealing with gossip, peer pressure, making and keeping friends, earning respect, becoming comfortable in your own skin, bullying, competition and failure
- Put a positive spin on the challenges of growing up
- YO-YO FUN - At the end of the show, Brett will teach us all some awesome yo-yo tricks
First 50 kids to sign up will get a FREE YO-YO!
Show intended for kids in grades 1-8
FREE event but registration is required due to space limitations
Registration: sturgiskids@comcast.net or 508.362.6636
Sponsored By:
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Starry Starry Night.....
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Sturgis Library has a telescope...and you can borrow it !!
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Thanks to the generosity of the Aldrich Astronomical Society's Adopt-a-Libr
 ary telescope program, Sturgis Library now has an Orion StarBlast tabletop telescope available to borrow.
Would you like to get a closer look at the moon? Wonder what's hiding in that blurry blotch in the night sky? Maybe you've watched the NASA Space Station pass overhead with your naked eye and wished you could get a better look. Well, now you can.
If you have
 been a patron of Sturgis Library for more than 6 months, meaning your CLAMS card was issued by Sturgis Library, and you are at least 18 years old, you may borrow the telescope for one week. Everything you need to get started viewing the night sky is included in the kit: a field map of the moon, a constellation book, headlamp and a month specific map of the night sky. We also give you a brief tutorial and demonstration on how to set up and use the telescpope.
To reserve the telescope, call the library at 508-362-6636 and ask for Corey or Karen.
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Raid Your Jewelry Box!
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Our annual Jewelry and Accessories Sale (coming in April!) is one of our most popular events of the year. Now is a perfect time to make a resolution to clean our your drawers, closets, and jewelry boxes and donate items to the sale.
We accept fine, handcrafted, or costume jewelry of all kinds -- earrings, necklaces, bracelets, tie tacks, cufflinks, and brooches/pins. We also accept broken or orphan pieces of gold and silver. But that's not all! We take scarves, gloves, purses, belts, neckties, hats, jewelry boxes, and more! Don't forget to ask for a donation card for tax purposes.
If you have questions about the sale, please contact Lucy Loomis, Director, at 508-362-6636 or sturgislibrary@comcast.net. And thanks!
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Sturgis Open Mic hosted by Cape Cod Poetry Review's John Bonanni
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 Sturgis Library is excited to present our
Winter Open Mic on
February 13th, 2018 starting at 6 PM.
Are you a
Poet, Musician, Fiction Writer, Stand-Up Comic,
or anything else that might require a microphone to perform? If so, then join us for a night of entertainment at Sturgis Library! Audience members are always appreciated
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Come hang out.
An exhibit from the upcoming edition of The Cape Cod Poetry Review will also be on display.
For
early sign up,
please send an email to sturgisreference@comcast.net or call 508-362-6636.
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Upcoming Exhibits and Displays
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Sally Sapienza
will be displaying her re-purposed objects in our Standing display case in the lobby. The title of the installment is "Collector's Luck" and will feature a mix of the many things Sally has collected across the span of her life.
On The Fringe is a Cape Cod based family business that handcrafts one of a kind items and sells a variety of vintage clothing, books and other unique things alongside. The coasters and tiles they make are embedded with original vintage paper from early 1900's - 1980's, each preserving an original piece of history. These will be on display in the wall case in our lobby.
 Library Director Lucy Loomis will be exhibiting her photography in the Simpkins Room Gallery during the month of February. Lucy's images capture the small details around us that we often overlook as we go about our busy days. She is inspired by nature, old buildings, the slant of light, and the beauty in everyday life. You can find more of her work on Instagram or as a contributor to the ViewFinders blog.
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Do you have artwork, photography, sculpture, crafts, a collection, or other interesting items to exhibit? Contact Corey Farrenkopf at 508-362-6636 or drop him an email at
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of exhibited art, photography, and crafts benefits the Sturgis Library. Proceeds are used to enhance library services and programs.
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2018 Sturgis Reading Challenge
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Take part in this year's Sturgis Reading Challenge! Stop by the library to pick up your Challenge Sheet and join the fun. Everyone who finishes the challenge will be entered into a raffle to win a gift certificate to our bookshop. Can twenty books expand your literary horizon? We think so!
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Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Discussion with Zee Crocker
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Join Barnstable Clean Water Coalition's Executive Director Zenas "Zee" Crocker on February 27th at 6PM to learn about The Barnstable Clean Water Coalition and how they are working to make our town's water supply more clean and healthy.
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Barnstable Clean Water Coalition: A Rescue Mission
Clean water is important to our health, environment and local economy. On Cape Cod, our marine bays are impaired by excess levels of nitrogen and other contaminants, our freshwater ponds are threatened by high levels of phosphorous, and the groundwater from our sole source aquifer used for drinking is compromised from these dangers. Utilizing education, monitoring, mitigation and advocacy, the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition is working to address the threats to our waters in the 75-plus square miles of the Town of Barnstable.
Learn about the new generation of water conservation advocacy led by the Coalition. T
his lecture will present the restoration plan for the Marstons Mills River to address the water quality problems caused by excessive nitrogen in the Three Bays Watershed. This innovative plan includes a range of strategies including aquaculture, pond dredging, wetlands restoration, and alternative septic system technologies.
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LEGO Club
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2018
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The Sturgis Library LEGO Club meets the first Wednesday of every month from 4-5pm. Collaborate with other brick masterminds as you engineer solutions to a new challenge each month, designed to inspire and enthrall kids of all ages.
FREE! Drop in.
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Preschool Storytime
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Join us for
Drop-In Preschool Storytime every Thursday morning at 11:00.
Read, sing and dance with Miss Megan! The program is designed for children ages 2-5 and their parents or caregiver, but siblings are always welcome. |
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FREE After School Snacks
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Healthy snacks will be available every Wednesday from 3:30-5:00 PM for ANY child age 18 and under.
Snacks will be different each week and served on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.
Absolutely no restrictions or requirements apply.
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How We're Funded
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 We often get asked why we have so many sales, fundraising events, and send out appeal letters multiple times a year. Aren't we fully funded by the Town of Barnstable?
Sturgis Library gets only 40% of its funding from the Town. We are an independent nonprofit organization -- not a Town department -- and must raise 60% of our funding from donations, sales, events, grants, and other non-municipal sources. With an annual budget of over $500,000, a lot of our time is spent fundraising. That's why we come to you for support. Every donation, large and small, helps us provide library services and programs to the community and preserve our historic building.
To those of you who donated in 2017, we thank you! If you're not yet a donor, please consider giving to Sturgis Library in 2018. Become a monthly sustaining donor, or make an annual pledge. You can read more about donation and giving options on our donation webpage.
Happy new year!
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Shop for Sturgis Library
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Do you shop at Amazon.com? If you do, you can help to generate support for Sturgis Library. Instead of starting at www.amazon.com, start your shopping at
smile.amazon.com and choose Sturgis Library as your charity of choice. Or, to make it really simple,
just click the image to the left to purchase items at Amazon and benefit the Library. Make sure to bookmark Amazon Smile for future reference.
 You shop online already. Why not double your buying power by shopping through
Giving Assistant and raise money for Sturgis Library? Giving Assistant features thousands of stores. For each purchase made a percentage of the purchase comes to the Library. It's a great way to donate! Just click the following link:
https://givingassistant.org/np#sturgis-library (and bookmark it for future shopping) to shop at your favorite online stores.
You can also click the image to the right to shop now.
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Donate Your Vehicle!
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 You know who you are. You have an older car (or truck, or motorcycle) sitting unused in your driveway or garage. You plan to either sell it or keep it until your teenager is old enough to drive it. Or it belonged to a family member who no longer drives and has a little sentimental value. Or you bought it at a great price thinking you'd spend the winter refurbishing it.
And still, there it sits.
Why not get rid of it, once and for all? Start the new year with more space in your driveway or garage. Donate your vehicle to Sturgis Library! You get a tax deduction, and Sturgis Library gets the proceeds from the sale of the car.
Even if the car doesn't run, or has been in an accident, it still has value! All you have to do is fill out a form or make a phone call. The company we work with picks up the car, takes care of the sale, and provides you with the paperwork you need for tax purposes.
To learn more about our vehicle donation program, visit the careasy.org webpage. There you can either submit your information online, or call them directly.
If you have questions about this donation option, or need help completing the online form, please contact Lucy Loomis, Library Director, at 508-362-6636 or sturgislibrary@comcast.net.
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Library Hours & Holidays
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Sturgis Library will be
closed on
Monday, February 19th, 2018 for President's Day
Regular Library hours are:
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Monday 10 AM to 6 PM
Tuesday 1 PM to 8 PM
Wednesday 10 AM to 6 PM
Thursday, & Friday 10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM
Sunday & major holidays CLOSED
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Jeanie Hill, President, Board of Trustees
Greg Williams, Vice President
Lucy Loomis, Library Director
Karen Horn, Assistant Director/Circulation Services
For a complete list of staff and Board members,
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Do you have questions about the Sturgis Library? Contact us:
Phone & Fax:
Phone: 508-362-6636
Fax: 508-362-5467
Email:
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