• The Friends of Sturgis Library, who provided funding for the beautiful new carpeting in the Hooper Room and Lowell Room.
• Larry Mulaire, for refinishing the "Brazelton Table" in the Lowell Room.
• Everyone who donated handcrafted items, gift items, and baked goods for our November craft sale.
• Those of you who've donated items for our December ornament and decor sale.
• All those who donate books and other items for our ongoing book sale throughout the year.
• Our neighbors, for putting up with our building project over the last year.  We're just about finished!  Thank you for your patience! 

In Memoriam  

We will be offering new, vintage, and gently used ornaments, decorations, and home decor at fantastic prices. The sale will be held from Monday, November 28th through Saturday, December 17th.

We are still accepting donations of ornaments and decor items through December 1st.  Donations can be dropped off at the Library during regular library hours. 

Sign up for this winter's Reading and Discussion Series, "Intellectual Seeds: The Bounty of William Sturgis, Past and Present."  For this year's  Mass Humanities-supported series, we've gone back into our own past and selected four of the books that the Library's first patrons checked out in 1867 -- the year Sturgis Library first opened its doors.  The scholars will examine these books from both the contemporary context of post-Civil war Massachusetts and from that of today's readers.  What insights can you gain from the literary tastes of your village predecessors?  For the extra-curious, we'll provide a list of all the popular titles that the folks in Barnstable were reading, and we'll even order a few of the really obscure titles that were big hits in 1867.

Discussions will be held the fourth Tuesday of the month, January through April, at 6:30 pm.

24 January: "Silas Marner," by George Eliot, with Dr. Elaine Craghead

28 February: "Cape Cod," by Henry David Thoreau, with Anne Speyer

27 March: "The House of the Seven Gables," by Nathaniel Hawthorne, with Dr. Sam Coale (who's just published a book on Hawthorne and is working on another!)

24 April: "Richard II," by William Shakespeare, with Dr. James Crowley

To register, call 508-362-6636, email Antonia at sturgisreference@comcast.net, or drop by the circ desk.

Exhibits and Displays 

Photography by Beth Easterly will be on exhibit in the Simpkins Room Gallery during the month of December.  Beth has an MFA degree and a lifelong interest  in photography.  Her career as a choreographer informs her photograph's composition with a strong sense of flow or motion.  She's a member of the Cape Cod Art Association, South Coast Artists, and Fall River Art Association.  She resides in Westport, Massachusetts. 

Kim Poosikian

The Hollies of Ashumet

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

6:30 pm

Drop-in and join Miss Karen for Story Time each Thursday at 10:30am!  We will read stories, sing songs and more!  This program is geared towards 2-4 year olds but siblings are welcome!  No registration required.

The Arctic Ocean and its Global Impact

Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 6:30 pm

The world's climate is changing, and the Arctic Ocean and the surrounding area are exerting considerable force on that change. This ocean is home to sea ice, glaciers, polar bears--and very few people.  It is known as the world's "air conditioner," and though it remains a frontier, it is recognized as the climate equivalent of the "canary in the coal mine." George B. Newton, former chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, will describe how the changing conditions in the Arctic foretell the changes the temperate world will experience.  This talk is free, but advanced registration is appreciated.  Please call 508-362-6636 or email Antonia at sturgisreference@comcast.net. 

December is Food-for-Fines Month at the Sturgis Library

Here's how it works:

• During December we'll be holding a holiday food drive.
• If you bring in non-perishable food items, your fines will instantly disappear! (Sorry -- we cannot waive charges for lost or damaged books.) 
• Food items will be donated to a local food pantry.

Donations of food will be accepted even if you have no fines. So please give generously this holiday season.  Thank you! 

Barnstable library card holders can now access the following resources for learning, research, and self-paced classes. These resources are funded by a grant from the Kirkman Trust Fund of the Town of Barnstable.

Mango Languages is an online language teaching tool that includes a variety of resources to help patrons learn practical conversation skills for languages spoken all around the world, offering more than 50 language learning experiences.

To access Mango Languages, click here, click on the Mango link, create a login, and start learning!.

To access Job and Career Accelerator, click here.

• Click the Register button under the New Users section at the bottom of the page.
• Enter your username (we recommend you use your library card number with no spaces/dashes), create a password, verify your password, and then click the Register button.
• Choose one of the Learning Centers on the left to access our resources.

Work Book Learning Center is more than just an online encyclopedia. Kids, teens, and families can look up thousands of topics, view photographs, access newspapers, get research and study assistance, view videos, learn about current events, discover more about life skills, health issues, biographical information, government resources, computer and web tutorials, early learning and interactive games, and much more.
To access World Book Online, click here and log in with your library barcode. 

Library Hours 

The Sturgis Library will be closed on Saturday, December 24th  

through  Monday, December 26th for the Christmas holiday. 

We will be closed Sunday January 1st and  

Monday January 2nd for the New Year's holiday. 

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