Massachusetts Primary Election Day is on Tues., Sept. 1! Get your absentee or vote by mail ballots here!








THE BRAND NEW CLAMS APP HAS LAUNCHED! THIS IS the NEW WAY TO REQUEST LIBRARY MATERIALS! PLEASE  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD, OR FIND IT IN YOUR APP OR PLAY STORE.


Browse the FRIENDS Bookstore Cart on the back porch during our curbside pickup hours. You can always find all fresh books EVERY Saturday from the back porch "bookstore". 
  There will be an envelope for honor system payments. 
 

Please spread the word about these invaluable programs for families and individuals living through these strenuous times of housing instability.
 

The Cahoon Museum of American Art's galleries in Cotuit are open and FREE through the month of August! Go to https://cahoonmuseum.org for hours and exhibit info.
 
On Overdrive and Libby, borrow this book for simultaneous use (great for book clubs) from Sept. 14-28!

For Summer fun, adults and kids can play Library Bingo. Prizes are given monthly! Email us with your home address, so we can send out your gift certificates as reading rewards! If you need a printed copy, call the library at 508-362-2262. When you get BINGO, take a photo of your bingo sheet to send to emerna@clamsnet.org, or leave it in our bookdrop in a sealed envelope. Make sure your name and address is on the envelope or in the email with your bingo sheet photo.
 
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The Whelden Book Review by Ellen
 
The Whelden Recipe Box, submitted by Ellen
 


 FOR DIGITAL READING OR LISTENING, Libby is A FREE APP AND WORKS WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD! Click to learn more! OR IF YOU NEED A LIBRARY CARD, WE HAVE E-CARDS AVAILABLE DURING THIS PANDEMIC TIME OF READING. CLICK HERE FOR A FREE E-CARD.








We have a Book Path to offer the community in partnership with Meetinghouse Farm! Come see a new children's book that's been reassembled on wooden signs to read as you walk along. The path is in the large field to the right side of the farm. Drive back toward where the garden plots are and you will see it before you get to them on the right side of the road (beyond the veggies for sale table).

The Children's Room 

The Summer Reading Program has come to a close! Thank you to all the kids and adults who participated! Don't end the good habits you have begun! And remember, book bundles are still available! 

   *You have until the end of August to claim your prizes with your reading logs! 
    *Please drop off reading logs at Whelden with your NAME and mailing address written on them. You can put them in a sealed envelope and drop them in the bookdrop. You will receive gift certificates in your mailbox depending on how many hours you read! 
    *If you can't get over to the library, simply email a picture of the reading log to Miss Lizzy at emerna@clamsnet.org.  

Fun facts! From Ellen at the Cape's CFCE

Visit http://www.childcarenetwork.cc/coordinated-family.html for more info on Cape Cod programing for children.

Katherine Applegate's wonderful children's book "The One and Only Ivan" has made its way to film. Now available on Disney + and soon available at CLAMS libraries. Get on the Holds' list now! https://encore.clamsnet.org



Looking for book lists for kids ages 0-12? Visit Common Sense Media to get lists and            ideas! https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/50-books-all-kids-should-read-before-theyre-12
 
    

Visit School Library Journal's website for lists of the most popular ebooks and audiobooks from this summer for grades K-3, 3-6, 
5-8, and Young Adult.


BOTH Overdrive AND LIBBY ARE FULL OF BOOKS FOR KIDS AND TEENS! THEY ARE FREE APPS THAT WORK WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD! Click to learn more! OR IF YOU NEED A LIBRARY CARD, WE HAVE E-CARDS AVAILABLE DURING THIS PANDEMIC TIME OF READING. 

Go to Cape Cod Healthcare's Covid-19 information page for pertinent info like how many cases are reported daily in your area, a heat map showing case hotspots, testing information, and how to stay healthy.
 



Need to Talk? Samaritans are available to Listen.
During this unprecedented time, it can feel overwhelming to receive constant messages about COVID-19. 
Please know that we are here for you. Call or text our 24/7 helpline any time at 877-870-4673.





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