Congratulations to our standup paddle board raffle winner.... WILLIAM MARTONE! We hope William enjoys learning to paddle board this summer!

Many thanks to all of you who purchased raffle tickets and helped to support Sturgis Library. We appreciate your generosity!

July 1st marked the start of our new fiscal year -- FY2022! As many of you know, Sturgis Library is an independent non-profit library, NOT a Town department. We get 40% of our annual operating funding from the Town of Barnstable, and must raise the rest through donations, sales, fundraising events, and other non-municipal sources. Your support makes it possible for us to offer comprehensive services, engaging programs, and to preserve our historic building. Please consider donating

to our summer FY2022 appeal by clicking the DONATE button below.

Join us as we talk to five of the leading Science Fiction authors of today on their relationship to Kurt Vonnegut's work, his influence on the genre, and how Science Fiction has evolved since. There will also be discussion on the craft of writing Sci-Fi and plenty of book recommendations along the way.

Panelists include: Charlie Jane Anders, Matt Bell, Lincoln Michel, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Sarah Pinsker!

This program will have a hybrid attendance. It can either be viewed over Zoom or in-person. All of the authors will speak over Zoom, but it will be projected live in Sturgis Library's Lowell Room and moderated by our assistant director, Corey Farrenkopf.

To attend: send an email to sturgisreference@comcast.net. Please specify if you'd like to attend in person or digitally. Seats are limited. call 508-362-6636 for more info.

The interactive training will teach you bystander intervention methodology. We’ll start by talking about the types of disrespect that folks are facing right now — from microaggressions to violence — using a tool called the “spectrum of disrespect.” You’ll learn what to look for and the positive impact that bystander intervention has on individuals and communities. We’ll talk through five strategies for intervention: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct; and how to prioritize your own safety while intervening. We’ll have time at the end for practice, and you’ll leave feeling more confident intervening the next time you see harassment online or in person.

To register for this in-person training, email sturgisreference@comcast.net. Seating is limited.

Registration is Required. Email SturgisReference@Comcast.net or call 508-362-6636 to sign up.

Join historian, Joyce Prince, as she leads us through the types of herbs and plants the early colonists of Massachusetts would have in their gardens. This presentation is about the importance of the "Backdoor Garden" and about 10 common plants and herbs that were in them. Joyce will talk about the medicinal, culinary, and household uses of the plants and herbs. There are also anecdotal/ historical/ and or folkloric elements to her presentation. Free and open to all.

Registration is appreciated. Email us at sturgisreference@comcast.net to sign up!

Kiddos 18 years old and younger can swing by Sturgis Library every Friday starting June 25th for a free grab-and-go lunch!

YMCA is proud to be serving the children in the Cape Cod community for over 12 years in a row

Keep track of your reading this Summer and collect pins for your backpack (or anything else you want to bedazzle with pins)!

Sign up for our Summer Reading Program beginning June 28th! Upon sign up you’ll receive a coupon for a free ice cream, a reading log, and a bookmark!

Set your own reading goals each week. If you reach your personal goal, pat yourself on the back and then swing by the children’s room and pick out a pin from our delightful custom pin selection!

Join us outside for stories and merriment every Friday at 1:00!

In the event of soggy weather, Storytime will be held inside where masks are encouraged for those who are unvaccinated.

Registration is not required.

Questions?

Email Christy at cmunier@clamsnet.org

The discussion will take place in-person on the last Tuesday of every month at 4:30pm. however if participants prefer to participate virtually via zoom, that is an option, too!

Registration is required!

Join certified children’s yoga instructor Anina Sinclair for a fun, age appropriate, outdoor yoga session!

Participants are asked to bring their own blanket/towel and to spread out at least six feet away from other participants.

Registration is required! Please email Christy at cmunier@clamsnet.org

What is the difference between a turtle and a tortoise? How big can a sea turtle grow? Are all turtle shells the same? Find out for yourself! Learn more about our wonderful shelled friends and meet some real turtles at the end!

August 9th at 10:00 am

August 14th at 11:00am

August 18th at 4:00pm

August 23rd at 10:00am

August 30th at 4:00pm

Terry Varney-Smith and Mark Vonnegut will be displaying their paintings throughout the month of August in the Simpkins Room!

Terry Varney-Smith’s recent Cape Cod paintings, “Silver Linings”, are inspired by events of 2020 and the resulting emotions of darkness and light, shadow and illumination.

Mark Vonnegut will be displaying a number of landscape paintings. Coggin's Pond, Scudders Lane, Calves Pasture Lane, and Sandy Neck figure prominently. His watercolors involve vanishingly small amounts of pigment in vanishingly thin layers. It’s almost like there’s nothing there. 

3090 Main Street P.O. Box 606

Barnstable, MA 02630

www.sturgislibrary.org

sturgislibrary@comcast.net

508-362-6636

Our hours are:

Monday 10-5

Tuesday 10-8

Wednesday 10-5

Thursday 10-6

Friday 10-5

Saturday 10-4

Sundays and holidays CLOSED