Friends of the Eldredge Public Library
TIDINGS
e-newsletter
Chatham, MA
Summer 2020
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"Connecting Chatham to the World"
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Thank you Rosanne!
The two years since I became president of the Friends of Eldredge Public Library (FEPL) have passed quickly. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve in this position, and I have learned a lot.
The Friends Board is comprised of a superb group of people that work cohesively, and with joy and dedication, to help the Eldredge Public Library in numerous ways. We are happy to provide the Library with some of the extras which enables it to enhance services for its patrons. I am grateful to the entire FEPL Board for their help and support.
We are also thankful for all of YOU, the Friends of the Library. Through generous financial donations and donations of your time, you have continued to help us navigate our path to ensure the Library remains a vital part of the community. And we need you now more than ever!
Our dedication will continue as we move forward and work and think optimistically through this new normal at the Library and in our daily lives.
Thank you to the entire staff of the Library, the FEPL Board and all of you for your support.
Rosanne Geylin
President, Friends of the Eldredge Public Library
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News from the Library Director
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What interesting times we are living in! As we welcome our staff back into the building with reduced schedules, we are excited to expand our services to include
curbside pickup
. From your emails and phone calls, we know you are ready for some new items, and we are working hard to provide that for you. Since you can’t come into the Library to “browse” the shelves, please call us for book suggestions or visit our
Resources for Readers
page. We’d be happy to help!
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CLAMS has a new app that makes it easy to browse the CLAMS libraries' collections, get details on items, make a selection, place a hold for later pickup, and even renew items previously checked out. You can check out eBooks and eAudiobooks with the touch of a button, then listen to them in the L
ibby
app. CLAMS has also added the Featured Lists so you can browse Top Requests, Coming Soon titles or New York Times Bestsellers and request the ones you want.
Upgrade today! The former CLAMS app is no longer supported. Available now in the
Apple
App Store
and
Google Play
,
search for the CLAMS Library Network to download to your mobile device.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Amy Andreasson, Library Director
amyandreasson@clamsnet.org
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A Message From The Youth Services Team
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We’re so excited to share the 2020 Summer Reading theme with you—”Imagine Your Story!” What a perfect theme for a year with so many unexpected events and occurrences. We all have stories about the challenges, hope, creativity, and friendship we have experienced not only in the last few months but throughout our lives. This summer we will explore in many different ways our own stories and the stories of others. The Summer Reading Program will certainly look different than in past years, but we promise we are planning fun, interesting, and innovative programs for you to “Imagine Your Story” this summer! More information will be available soon! Make sure to read through both pages of this newsletter to learn about June programs and information on Curbside Pickup at the EPL. We miss you all and hope we will see you in person soon!
Meghan Kemp, Youth Services Librarian
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FEPL Membership
"The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
It’s never too late to be a FRIEND of The Eldredge Public Library. Join
online
or download a
membership form
!
Joan Craig and Bette Hahner
Co-chairs, FEPL Membership Committee
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Learning Series Update
Nothing is certain these days. The FEPL Learning Series, cancelled in March, may resume a full schedule of classes in Spring 2021 if the guidelines for the safety of the community allow.
In the meantime, we’d like to offer a few classes by our most popular presenters on Zoom meeting software to keep adult learning a part of the Chatham lifestyle. For now, this is the essence of adult learning and sheltering in place safely. Planned for September and October, the classes are a gift to the community and will provide a taste of classes planned for next Spring. Look for more details in late summer.
Some of the presenters participating in the live streaming series are John Whelan on modern Broadway musicals, Bob Ralls on cybersecurity, Cape Air CEO Dan Wolf on looking forward, Joe Marchio on modern music, and Ryan Peteraf on Leonard Bernstein's music.
Regina McDowell and Joanna Schurmann
Co-chairs, FEPL Learning Series Committee
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Upcoming Virtual June Programs
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June 4 @ 11:00 am
Larry Dapsis, Entomologist with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension will give an overview of what you should include in your pest management tool box for your summer garden.
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June 11 @ 4:00 pm
2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing.
Bestselling author Michael Tougias will give a slide presentation on the war between the Colonists and Native Americans in 1675-76.
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June 18 @ 4:00 pm
Susan B. Anthony - Failure is Impossible, performed by Sheryl Faye. In 2020 we celebrate not only 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, we’re also celebrating Susan B. Anthony’s 200th birthday!
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June 28 @ 3:00 pm
Brett “Ooch” Outchcunis and his brother Nik have adapted his popular high-tech trivia event so we can all participate from home! All you need is a computer and a cell phone!
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Getting Started
with Libby
Fridays in June @ 11:30
Do you need instruction on how to download eBooks and audiobooks?
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Visit our virtual escape room and see if you can find your way out of the Library. An adventure for all ages!
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