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The Yardarm
News and Views from the Yarmouth Port Library
www.YarmouthPortLibrary.org
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Summer 2016
The Yarmouth Port Library will be 150 years old soon.
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To celebrate the 150
th birthday of the Yarmouth Port Library, we will
hold a party beginning at 2 pm on Saturday June 18 for our members,
their guests and families, and other loyal library users. We will have a
birthday cake with ice cream and punch, plus other refreshments.
Children are invited to enjoy some games appropriate to the era of the library's founding, and we will have live guitar music and guides in period costumes.
There is no charge for this event but donations will be welcome.
Library patrons who wish to attend should sign up at the
circulation desk to help us know how many guests to plan for.
The celebration will be outside behind the library so parking
may be tight.
The public lot behind the fire house will be
available and possibly the lot at the Colonial House Inn.
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| Happy Birthday YPL |
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Duncan Oliver
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Late 19th century view of the
Yarmouth Port Library |
The Yarmouth Port Library turns 150 this June but, it wasn't the first library inYarmouth Port.
The first formal library on Cape Cod was in Yarmouth organized on March 16
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, 1807 at Elisha Doane's tavern, a building still standing on the NW corner of Route 6A and Playground Avenue. That library was
disbanded in 1817.
Nearly 40 years later libraries again surfaced. The first on Cape Cod was the Brewster Ladies Library in 1853, followed by the Hyannis Public Library in 1865. The Yarmouth Port Library was organized a year later, and Sturgis Library in 1867. By 1880, there were 15 libraries on Cape Cod, and this number grew to 31 by 1900.
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| Annual Book & Plant Sale |
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July 9th - 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Stock up on reading for the beach!
More than 4,000 hardcover, paperback and tradebooks,
including best sellers, cookbooks, children's books, and classics,
along with CDs and DVDs will be available at bargain prices.
DON'T MISS IT!
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ATTENTION LIBRARY GARDENERS!
Perennial plants from our local gardeners will be on sale to fill in that bare spot in your garden along with new or gently used garden-related items; garden tools, décor, pots, baskets, hardware and more.
BULB SALE
Spring is here along with all the blooms from your spring bulbs. Isn't it wonderful? Take a moment to look around. Notice the bare spots, the bulbs that fell victim to our lovely winter, and places that could use a little bit more color. Take note and get ready for our third annual bulb sale in conjunction with our book and plant sale. There will be a few days of presale closer to the date. Watch for our email notifications. In the meantime, enjoy the weather.
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| Help us with the Book & Plant Sale |
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Plants are needed for our July 9th Library Plant Sale
Plants - named and labeled sun or shade
Delivered to the library on July 7th or 8th
Help to beautify more Yarmouth Port Gardens!
Used, fairly current, clean resalable books
Extra perennials from your garden
Gently used gardening items - tools, décor, etc.
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Help us before, during and after the book/plant sale
Friday Afternoon July 8th: Carry books out and set up book tables
Saturday July 9th: Early: Carry books out and set up book tables
During the day: Cashiers, general helpers - Clean up site after sale
TO HELP: Sign up at the Library during June.
Coffee and Donuts on us!
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Children's Room News
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Lynn Lesperance
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They say summer is coming. I'll believe it when I see it but I guess we should be getting prepared, regardless of the evidence.
Generations! Music and Movement with Denya LeVine will end for the season on Friday, June 3
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and will resume after Labor Day, date to be decided. The last monthly story time was May 20th. Sessions will resume again in September 16
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- come, join us!
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Marcus the Magician. |
We have some fun things planned for the summer months. Marcus the Magician will be here again for one of his fantastic shows on Friday, July 29th at 3 PM. Please, sign up in advance as we were totally sold out last year.
The Cape Cod Therapy Dogs will be joining us on July 8th and August 5th. These sweet, loveable animals just love to be read to. Even if you're not very good at reading yet, they are happy to sit with you and look at the pictures. Anyone interested in knowing more about these dogs and what they do is welcome but an appointment is needed if you want one-on-one time with a dog.
In addition, Wednesdays, beginning July 6
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through August 17
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from 2 to 6 PM we will be hosting Lego Freeplay. Come in and make something! If you are younger than 8, you need to bring an adult.
Looking forward to seeing you all (Oh, and to some warm weather, too.)
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| 2016 Membership Campaign Lags |
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Les Peat
First, our heartfelt thanks to all of those who supported the 2016 Membership Campaign.
Despite somewhat soft returns this year, this continues to be an extremely important source of operating funds.
Technically, the Campaign doesn't end until June 30th, but if history is any guide, nearly all of the proceeds are in, and the total stands at $37,800 -- well short of our goal of $40,000. Fortunately, the shortfall coincided with another shortfall that resulted in record low expenses in the snow removal budget, and this offset the poor fundraising results.
There are a number of possible explanations for our failure to meet the goal. For one thing, we lost a number of very generous donors this year (most of them moved away from Yarmouth Port) and no one stepped up to replace them in the higher gift categories. More disturbing was the fact that so many mid-range members failed to continue their support at 2015 levels. This may be attributable in part to stock market conditions, which were, and continue to be, volatile, to say the least. Unfortunately, while this may have had a negative effect on membership support, it also limits our ability to draw on our endowment for operations.
On the positive side, we continue to draw a healthy number of new members, who may in time become major supporters of the Library. And if only a modest number of renewing members return to their former giving levels, we should once again be able to rely on the membership campaign for over 25% of our operating revenue. We can only hope that this will be the case.
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| YPL Book Group News |
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Leslie Altman
 The Yarmouth Port Library Book Club meets on the third Thursday of the month at 3:00 PM in the Reading Room. Books are chosen by the group and a discussion takes place for about one hour with refreshments. This is a lively group with many varied opinions and reading interests. Join us; newcomers are always welcome.
For the June 16 meeting, the chosen book is
Note that this is a change from the previously announced choice.
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No meeting are scheduled during July and August.
Meetings will resume September 15
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Events at YPL
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Annual Book & Plant Sale
One of our major fundraisers
July 9
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- 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Commemoration of the 150th
Anniversary of
the Yarmouth Port Library Founding in 1866
Saturday, June 18
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2 to 4 PM
150th birthday party for the YPL
Read with the Therapy Dogs
July 8
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and August 5
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Marcus the Magician
July 29
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at 3:00 PM
Preregistration Required
Lego Freeplay
July 6
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through August 17
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Wednesdays 2:00 to 6:00 PM
All events are at the Library except as noted.
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| New Acquisitions |
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Fiction
Before the Fall
- Noah Hawley
Cold Barrel Zero
- Matthew Quirk
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
- Phaedra Patrick
High Dive
- Jonathan Lee
The Infidel Stain
- M.J. Carter
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
- Dominic Smith
Leave Me
- Gayle Forman
Left in the Wind
- Ed Gray
Lilac Girls
- Martha Hall Kelly
Mrs. Houdini
- Victoria Kelly
Non-Fiction
The Immortal Irishman
- Timothy Egan
John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit
- James Traub
The Sleep Revolution
- Arianna Huffington
Smarter, Faster, Better
- Charles Duhigg
The Statesman and the Storyteller
- Mark Zwonitzer
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Large Print Books
The Bette Davis Club - Jane Lotter
Dear Mr. You - M. Parker
Deep Blue - R. White
From Here to Home - Marie Bostwick
Mistletoe Inn - R. Evans
Murder on St. Nicholas - V. Thompson
My Sister's Grave - Robert Dugoni
Off the Grid - C. J. Box
The Passenger - Lisa Lutz
Poor Man's Feast - Elissa Altman
The Race for Paris - M. Clayton
The Rebel - Marta Perry
Savannah Blues - M. Andrews
Stones in the Road - E. B. Moore
Two if by Sea - J. Mitchard
Untimely Death - E. Duncan
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DVDs
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Burnt
Concussion
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The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
Jackie Robinson
Legend
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Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
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Star Wars Episode
VII: The force Awakens
Trumbo |
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Yarmouth Port Library
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Library Hours
Closed Sunday and Monday
Tuesday 1 - 5 PM
Wednesday 1 - 7 PM
Thursday 1 - 5PM
Friday 10 AM - 4 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM
Telephone: 508-362-3717
Fax: 508-362-6739
email: yarp_mail@clamsnet.org
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