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CORRECTION
The date for our Plant and Garden Sale was incorrect in our last mailing.
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, May 27th, NOT the 29th!
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Volunteers Needed for Hydrangea Festival Garden Tours | |
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Each year during the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival, Sturgis Library hosts tours of local gardens. This year we have wonderful gardens scheduled on July 8th and 10th from 10am - 4pm.
We are looking for volunteers who can work a two hour shift greeting visitors and taking admission. The shifts run from 10-12, 12-2, and 2-4. We also need parking assistance at two of the gardens for the same two hours shifts.
If you have a couple of hours on either of those days, please contact Library Director Lucy Loomis at [email protected] or 508-362-6636.
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So Many Ways to Support Sturgis Library | |
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We are grateful to everyone who donated to our FY2023 Annual Appeal! Our fiscal year ends June 30th, 2023, and with your help we hope to meet our appeal goal. If you haven't yet donated, you can do so by clicking HERE.
There are other ways to support the Library that you may not know about. In addition to purchasing books in our Everyday Book Sale, or shopping our various sales, or attending fundraising events, here are additional ways to donate:
As you many know, Sturgis Library is an independent nonprofit organization, not a Town Department. We receive approximately 45% of our operating funding from the Town of Barnstable, and must raise the balance from events proceeds, the annual appeal, sales, grants, and other nonmunicipal funding sources. Because we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, your donation to the Library may be tax deductible.
For more information on these additional ways to give, please contact Library Director Lucy Loomis at [email protected] or 508-362-8448. Thanks again!
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Saturday, April 22, 2023 9:00am until 12:00pm
Kick off National Library Week and celebrate Earth Day!
Join us for a guided nature hike between Whelden Library in West Barnstable and Sturgis Library in Barnstable Village.
In honor of Earth Day, gloves and bags will be provided for hikers who wish to clean up trash during the hike!
Hike length is 6 Miles, with an opportunity to end hike mid-way.
For in depth details, click here.
Registration is required. Please email Christy at [email protected]
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Come to one of the remaining lectures in this five-part series to learn about little-known or often misunderstood areas of US history.
Each session, led by a subject matter expert, will give participants a deeper understanding of their shared history as Americans.
Participants can engage more fully with the lectures by reading the selected reading material ahead of time. Copies will be available at the Library's circulation desk at least one month prior to the session dates.
For more information or to register, email Gabrielle at [email protected]
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 6:00pm
History Close to Home: Finding Your Connection to Boston's Black Freedom Movement with Sara-Ann Semedo, Academic Coordinator at Cape Cod Community College and host of Intentional Critical Conversations
June 27, 2023 at 6:00pm
Nation to Nation: Trade Commerce and Diplomacy Among Tribal Nations of New England with Hartman Deetz, enrolled member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and owner of Ockway Bay Wampum
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History Close to Home: Finding Your Connection to Boston's Black Freedom Movement | |
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 6:00pm | |
Join Sara-Ann P. Semedo, Academic Coordinator at Cape Cod Community College and host of "Intentional Critical Conversations", to learn about the leaders who pushed for extraordinary change in Boston during the civil rights era and beyond.
Ms. Semedo will give a broad historical overview of the Black experience in the United States and then focus on the experiences of those living in the city of Boston, a place colloquially referred to as the “Deep North” by many Black Bostonians during the 1960s and 70s. She will cover James Brown “saving” Boston, the establishment of Freedom Schools, the Boston busing crisis, and more.
Participants are encouraged to read chapters 1-6 of Kekla Maggoon’s Revolution In Our Time (available at the Library) to set the context for this discussion and to provide the backdrop for finding their personal connection to the Black Freedom and Black Power Movements in the City of Boston.
To register email Gabrielle at [email protected]
This program is part of a five-session reading and lecture series called Understanding Our History: A Lifelong Learner Series. Participants can engage more deeply with the lectures by reading the selected reading material ahead of time.
The book for this lecture is available at the Library's circulation desk or by emailing Gabrielle at [email protected].
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Walpurgis Night with Gregory Williams | |
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023 from 6:30pm-7:30pm
Spring has come. Renewal, sunshine, flowers, and...witches and bonfires? We're halfway to Halloween...it's Walpurgis Night!
Walpurgis Night is a traditional holiday celebrated in northern Europe and Scandinavia. This ancient time for witches’ meetings marks the changing of the seasons and, like Halloween, occurs when the veil between the spirit world and ours is at its thinnest.
Join Gregory Williams as he presents witches’ sabbaths, a Christian saint whose healing oil counters sorcery, the Celts’ Beltane, Goethe and Mendelssohn, Faust and Mephistopheles, and more!
We'll end the night by the fire outside the library as we scan the skies for witches!
To register email Gabrielle at [email protected]
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Songbird Poets:
A Creative Share in Honor of Marion Homer Painter
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Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 3:00pm-4:30pm
Writers and artists are invited to Sturgis Library to each share five minutes of original poetry, storytelling, visual art, or acoustic music. This gathering takes place on the first Thursday of the month. Tuning in via Zoom is an option as well.
Listeners welcome, too!
Registration is required prior to Tuesday, May 2nd. Interested parties can contact Sue via email at [email protected]
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10:00am until 11:00am on:
- May 6th
- June 3rd
- July 1st
- August 5th
Join us at Sturgis Library for this five-part series that combines tea and art. On the first Saturday of the month, artists of all ages and skill levels are invited to gather, sip tea, and sketch.
Different blends of tea represent different moods and evoke different feelings. The featured tea during the sketch session will be used as inspiration for the sketch prompt.
Basic materials will be provided by the library but participants are welcome to bring their own art supplies if they prefer.
Registration is not required. Space is ample but not limitless; first come first serve. Questions? email Christy at [email protected]
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Saturdays from 9:30am until 10:30am on:
- April 22nd
- May 13th
- May 27th
Join Yoga Neighborhood at Sturgis Library for Yoga this Spring!
Yoga Neighborhood fosters health and wellness across the community through compassionate and empowering yoga that is available to all regardless of age or fitness level.
Registration is not required.
Suggested donation: $5.00
Questions? Email Christy at [email protected]
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Barnstable Council on Aging: Be Fit Be Smart | |
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May 16, 2023 from 10:00am-11:00am
Join Stacey Cullen as she discuses how exercise can improve blood flow and memory. This program explores the importance of sharpening your brain and the significance of incorporating fun and functional exercise in our daily life.
Questions? Contact Stacey Cullen at
[email protected]
or call 508-862-4765
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Sturgis Library's Seed Library | |
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Sturgis Library's Seed Library is fully stocked for the season! Come on in and help yourself to a HUGE variety of organic seeds!
We kindly request a limit of four packets per person/family.
Questions? Email Christy at
[email protected]
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History & Society Book Group | |
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Meets on the Third Thursday of the Month at 2:00pm
This book group looks at history, politics, and society through literature. Books are available for checkout at the library. No registration is required. For information, please contact Maria at [email protected]
Book Line Up:
May 18th
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
by Katherine Boo
June 15th
American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis
by Adam Hochschild
July 20th
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
by Jane Mayer
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Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 4:00pm
The Sturgis Library Cookbook Club chooses a different cookbook, cookbook author, spice, or ingredient each month! Members make recipes of their choosing from the cookbook (or using the selected spice/ingredient), and then meet on the second Tuesday of the month to discuss favorite recipes and other food-related topics.
Interested? Contact Christy at [email protected]
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Meets every Tuesday at 6:00pm
Adults and young adults of all skill levels are invited to Sturgis Library to share their writing!
Writers will gather, share their writing, and be sent home with a writing prompt to work on to share at the next gathering.
Registration is requested. Please email Christy at [email protected]
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Little Witch Hazel Storytime Series | |
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Wednesdays at 10:30 on
May 10, 2023
May 17, 2023
May 24, 2023
May 31, 2023
Join us at Sturgis Library as we read Phoebe Wahl’s four part story, Little Witch Hazel; an earthy and beautiful collection of four stories that celebrate the seasons, nature, and life. The four-part story will be read across the span of four weeks during our weekly Storytime, with a nature-based creation following each session.
All ages welcome. No registration required.
Spring: May 10th
Summer: May 17th
Autumn: May 24th
Winter: May 31st
Questions? Email Christy at [email protected]
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Wednesdays at 10:30am
Swing by to read a story, illustrate a picture, talk with friends, and learn about nature at Sturgis Library's Storytime!
Geared to ages 2-4 but all are welcome to attend.
Registration is not required.
Questions? Email Christy at [email protected]
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Meets Monthly
Upcoming Gathering Dates:
Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 1:00pm
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 3:30pm
Master Builders are invited to gather at Sturgis Library to imagine, create, and make friends!
Registration is not required. Questions? Email Christy at [email protected]
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The Sprightly Bright Book Club | |
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Held in-person on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00pm
Are you between the ages of 8ish to 12ish years old? Do you love to read? If you answered yes to these questions, then The Sprightly Bright Book Club is the place for you.
Let's choose, read, and discuss books together.
The discussion will take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00pm.
Registration is required.
For more information and to register, please email Christy at [email protected]
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Adult Fiction to Check Out This Month | | |
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The Paper Man
by Billy O'Callaghan
1980s Cork. Jack Shine discovers a shoe box full of love letters in his mother's belongings. Rebekah came to Cork alone as a young Jewish refugee from Vienna when the Second World War broke out. She died soon after, and Jack never learned of his father's identity. Why did she keep newspaper clippings about a famous footballer player? Who was 'The Paper Man'?
As Jack uncovers his mother's life, he is transported to 1930s Vienna, a bustling city on the brink of war. At the heart of the action is Matthias Sindelar, one of the most famous footballers in the world, known as 'The Paper Man' because of his effortless weave across the pitch. When Sindelar unexpectedly meets Rebekah, both of their lives are changed forever. As war looms, they must accept that their survival will tear them apart.
Based on true events, The Paper Man is the story of twentieth-century Europe and love against the odds. It is a story that will take Jack far from Cork and all the way back to Vienna, and towards The Paper Man.
Click here to reserve
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The Disenchantment
by Celia Bell
In 17th century Paris, everyone has something to hide. The noblemen and women and writers consort with fortune tellers in the confines of their homes, servants practice witchcraft and black magic, and the titled poison family members to obtain inheritance. But for the Baroness Marie Catherine, the only thing she wishes to hide is how unhappy she is in her marriage, and the pleasures she seeks outside of it. When her husband is present, the Baroness spends her days tending to her children and telling them elaborate fairy tales, but when he’s gone, Marie Catherine indulges in a more liberated existence, one of forward-thinking discussions with female scholars in the salons of grand houses, and at the center of her freedom: Victoire Rose de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Conti, the androgynous, self-assured countess who steals Marie Catherine’s heart and becomes her lover. Victoire possesses everything Marie Catherine does not—confidence in her love, and a brazen fearlessness in all that she’s willing to do for it. But when a shocking and unexpected murder occurs, Marie Catherine must escape. And what she discovers is the dark underbelly of a city full of people who have secrets they would kill to keep.
The Disenchantment is a stunning debut that conjures an unexpected world of passion, crime, intrigue, and black magic.
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Adult Nonfiction to Check Out This Month | |
Slime: A Natural History by Susanne Wedlich | |
A groundbreaking, witty, and eloquent exploration of slime that will leave you appreciating the nebulous and neglected sticky stuff that covers our world, inside and out.
Slime. The very word seems to ooze oily menace, conjuring up a variety of unpleasant associations: mucous, toxins, reptiles, pollutants, and other unsavory viscous semi-liquid substances. Yet without slime, the natural world would be completely unrecognizable; in fact, life itself as we know it would be impossible
In this deft and fascinating book, journalist Susanne Wedlich takes us on a tour of all things slimy, from the most unctuous of science fiction monsters to the biochemical compounds that are the very building blocks of life. Along the way she shows us what slime really means, and why slime is not something to fear, but rather something to ... embrace.
Click here to reserve
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Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice by Christine Kenneally | |
More than 5 million Americans passed through orphanages in the 20th century alone. At its peak in the 1930s, the American orphanage system included more than 1,600 institutions, partly supported with public funding but usually run by religious orders, including the Catholic Church. Ghosts of the Orphanage is the result of seven years of investigation, and what Christine Keneally found was shocking, yet hiding in plain sight. Terrible things, abuse, both physical and psychological, and even deaths have happened in orphanages for many years. The survivors have been telling their stories for a long time, but no one has been listening. People are too often unwilling to accept their stories. And their options for recourse have been limited by the years it has taken many survivors to process their trauma, tell their stories, and pursue legal action. Centering her story on St. Joseph's, a Catholic orphanage in Vermont, Keneally investigates and shares the stories of survivors. She has fought to expose the truth and hold the powerful -- many of them Catholic priests and nuns -- to account.
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I Can't Wait to Call You My Wife: African American Letters of Love and Family in the Civil War Era by Rita Roberts | |
This book honors the voices of African Americans of the Civil War era through their letters, inviting readers to engage personally with the Black historical experience.
Amidst bloody battles and political maneuvering, thousands of African Americans spent the Civil War trying to hold their families together. This moving book illuminates that struggle through the letters they exchanged. Despite harsh laws against literacy and brutal practices that broke apart Black families, people found ways to write to each other against all odds. In these pages, readers will meet parents who are losing hope of ever seeing their children again and a husband who walks fifteen miles to visit his wife, enslaved on a different plantation.
The collection also includes tender courtship letters exchanged between Lewis Henry Douglass and Helen Amelia Loguen, both children of noted abolitionists, and letters sent home by the young women who traveled south to teach literacy to escaped slaves. Roberts' expert curation allows readers to see the wider historical context. The transcriptions are accompanied by reproductions of selected original letters and photographs of the letter writers.
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Kids' Books to Check Out this Month | |
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Leeva at Last
by Sara Pennypacker; illustrations by Matthew Cordell
What are people for? That's the burning question on the mind of Leeva Spayce Thornblossom. Fame! says Leeva's mom, the mayor of Nutsmore. Money! says her dad, the town treasurer. With the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town's librarians, Leeva sets off to discover her own answer--setting off a chain of events that will change Nutsmore forever.
For everyone, but especially for ages 8-12.
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You are a Story
by Bob Raczka; illustrations by Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell
An empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to the world"--
Who are you exactly? What makes you, you? You are a living thing, a friend, a mystery, a miracle. You can be whatever you chose: it's your life to write, because you are a story!
For everyone, but especially for ages 4-8.
Click here to reserve.
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Sturgis Library
3090 Main Street P.O. Box 606
Barnstable, MA 02630
www.sturgislibrary.org
[email protected]
508-362-6636
Our hours are:
Monday 10-5
Tuesday 10-8
Wednesday 10-5
Thursday 10-5
Friday 10-5
Saturday 10-4
Sundays and holidays CLOSED
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