Centerville Library will be CLOSED on
Monday, April 21!
The library reopens with regular hours on
Tuesday, April 22.
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Puzzle Mosaics
Adult Crafting Workshop
FRIDAY, APRIL 25 | 11:00 a.m. | IN-PERSON
Come create colorful mosaics using puzzle pieces!
FREE! All materials will be provided.
Registration required.
Interested? Email Judith at jmarshall@clamsnet.org
This workshop will be held in Community Rooms AB.
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Zumba with Rick
NEXT CLASS on MONDAY, APRIL 28 | 11:00 a.m.
CPL is hosting Zumba with Rick every Monday in 2025!
Zumba will be canceled any day the library is closed.
There will be NO Zumba on Monday, April 21 as the library is closed.
Beginners welcome!
$10 per class. Thank you!
Registration required for each class.
Classes held in Community Rooms ABC.
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Recurring Groups and Ongoing Programs
Click the link below to visit our website and see
weekly and monthly recurring programs at CPL!
From social groups to book clubs,
there's something for you!
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Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Adult Winter Reading Challenge,
BOOKOPOLY!
Congratulations to our winners!
The Grand Prize Winners are:
Gabbi N and Kelley D!
Second Place Winners are:
Naomi C and Noël S!
CPL Swag Prize Winner is:
Gay M!
| | | Winners have been contacted. Prizes can be picked up at the Front Desk. | | | |
Earth Day
Speakers Forum on Plastic Waste
TUESDAY, APRIL 22 | 2:00 p.m.
Celebrate Earth Day!
Learn how the growing problem of plastic waste affects our fragile Cape Cod environment and how to join the movement to end plastic pollution.
This event will be held in Centerville Public Library's Community Rooms.
| | This Earth Day event is sponsored by the St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Advocacy Resource Team (SMART), League of Women Voters of the Cape Cod Area (LWVCCA), and Faith Communities Environmental Network (FCEN). | | | |
Keep Barnstable Beautiful
Spring Cleanup
SATURDAY, APRIL 26 | 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
at WEST VILLAGES ELEMENTARY
Come join Keep Barnstable Beautiful (KBB), a local chapter of Keep Massachusetts Beautiful, along with your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors to give the Town of Barnstable a thorough Spring cleaning!
This cleanup offers volunteers the opportunity to get some fresh air while cleaning up the litter that has accumulated in Marstons Mills and Cotuit over the winter.
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This cleanup will take place at the West Villages Elementary School
760 W Barnstable Rd, Marstons Mills, MA 02648
Volunteers should report to the arking lot to the left to pick up trash grabbers, gloves, safety vests, and bags before traveling to assigned cleanup areas.
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April is Autism Acceptance Month!
This annual observance seeks to bring more than awareness, but acceptance of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
See our picks below for books by autistic authors:
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The Autistic Brain:
Thinking Across the Spectrum
by Temple Grandin
and Richard Panek
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Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism
by Jen Malia
illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
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Sensory: Life on the Spectrum
An Autistic Comic Anthology
edited by Bex Ollerton
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Read to Therapy Dogs
with Companion Animal Program (CAP)
APRIL 22 | 11:00 A.M. | IN-PERSON
Drop in and visit with some amazing dogs.
Read a book, meet their owners, get some snugs & kisses, and lift your spirits.
Dogs will be in the kids’ room and ready to mingle!
All ages are welcome.
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4-H Babysitting Course
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 | 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Become a responsible babysitter!
Curriculum covers:
Child safety • First aid & emergencies
Feeding & nutrition • Stages of child development
Creative ways to entertain • Business of babysitting
• ...and more!
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Class size is limited to 15. Pre-registration is required.
Must be 11 years old to participate.
The course is taught by a 4-H Program Associate. $15 per participant for materials.
To register, please email missbecky@clamsnet.org or call (508) 790-6220.
For more information on this or any other Barnstable County 4-H program, contact Sandi Shepherd-Gay at 508-375-6696 or sandi.shepherdgay@capecod.gov
Barnstable County 4-H Youth Development Program, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, and UMASS Extension offers Equal Opportunity in programs and employment. www.capecod.gov/extension
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Animals in Spring with Joy Marzolf
APRIL 25 | 12:30 p.m. OR 1:30 p.m.
at the WEST BARNSTABLE COMMUNITY CENTER
Spring is a time of change!
Some animals are emerging from hibernation while some have been active all winter.
Learn up close and personal about animals in the spring here in New England, and beyond, and learn more about their wild relatives.
Registration required.
2377 Meetinghouse Way W, West Barnstable, MA 02668
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Please register for one for the two available times, lasting 30 minutes each.
Register by calling 508-362-2262, or register online with the button above!
The button will bring you to Whelden Library's events calendar, click on "Animals in Spring" and fill the form.
Sponsored by Hyannis, Marstons Mills, Whelden, and Centerville Libraries.
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Baby and Me Bonding
TUESDAYS, APRIL 29 - MAY 27 | 10:30 a.m. | IN-PERSON
Let's nurture our little ones and ourselves together!
for ages birth - 1, with a supervising adult
Learn soothing infant massage techniques, sing nursery rhymes, practice calming breath work, enjoy gentle moments, and explore beneficial postures for both baby and caregiver.
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Registration required. Email dolly@capecodchildrensplace.com or
Call 508-240-3310 to register!
| | This programming is funded by a SAFE Child Communities grant through the Children’s Trust and a Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant from the MA Dept. of Early Education and Care, administered by the Cape Cod Children’s Place. | | RECURRING YOUTH PROGRAMS: | | |
• INDOOR STORYTIME •
with Miss Becky
Mondays at 11:00 a.m.
Drop in!
• BORN TO READ STORYTIME •
Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m.
Drop in!
• CHESS CLUB FOR KIDS •
Saturdays at 11:00 a.m.
Drop in!
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• LEGO CLUB •
First Friday of the Month
from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Drop in! Let's build together!
Next meeting on Friday, May 2
We are currently accepting donations to this group of new & gently used LEGOs!
• SOCIAL GROUP
FOR NEURODIVERGENT TEENS •
Second Friday of the Month
from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Registration required!
Email missbecky@clamsnet.org
or call 508-790-6220 x106
Next meeting on Friday, May 9
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