In early August, a new face appeared behind the Circulation Desk. When Leslie Altman recently approached the Trustees about reducing her hours, the Trustees were lucky enough to find Tiffany Turner, who wanted to supplement her part-time position as Librarian at the West Dennis Library.

With her husband in the U.S. Air Force, Tiffany and their two young children have moved around, to Colorado, Arkansas, and most recently to Seville, Spain. They now make Cape Cod their permanent home. She worked in libraries in Colorado Springs and Little Rock, and while in Spain, studied for a library degree from San Jose State University. At West Dennis, she found that she enjoyed the atmosphere of a small library and the personal contact with patrons, and was struck by the similarity of the Yarmouth Port Library. By a small miracle, the schedule of the two libraries dovetailed and made a job-sharing arrangement possible.

The Trustees and two Librarians have worked out a schedule wherein both Librarians will job-share Leslie's position, in an approximate 60/40 split (Tiffany/Leslie). Tiffany will be at the Library Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and every other Saturday. She looks forward to getting to know our patrons, so please try to stop in and meet her soon.

Wow, that was a fast summer! Hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did. Let's not dwell on its passing though.

Isabelle and William

First, let's do a recap of summer news from the Children's

Coleman

Room: Our fledgling Lego Quest Club was a resounding success with more than 20 participants some weeks! Everyone had a great time and the wonders they created were amazing. It was fun for us to see our budding architects come back during the week with their families in tow to show off their work. If you missed it this summer do

not despair. We will be hosting a monthly Lego Club for ages 5 and up on the first Wednesday of each month from 4 to 5 PM beginning on October 1st. Come on in and get your build on!

Next, a big thank you to the naturalists of the Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary for presenting two very popular, hands-on programs for kids and families this summer. Those who attended had a grand time, and learned something in the process. I think everyone went away from these programs with a new understanding of the seaside life surrounding us (especially horseshoe crabs!) Can't ask for better than that.
Congratulations to the two top readers of the summer: Bella Porter and Aaron Howard. Not only did they read up a storm, they took the time to report their reading minutes. Nice job, you two!

Lapsit Storytime will resume Fridays at 10:30 on September 12th. This program which is geared toward children under 3 (though older siblings are always welcome) includes songs and activities as well as age-appropriate stories. Each session lasts 20 to 30 minutes with time for play and socialization immediately afterward. Join us!

And with that - onward - to a new and invigorating Fall season Hope to see you here soon.  

We have an addition to our staff. Leslie Altman requested a reduction in hours and we were lucky to find Tiffany Turner to help us serve the community. If you've not been by, please stop in to say "hi" and welcome Tiffany to our village.

The Library had a very successful plant and book sale in July in spite of the change of date due to the availability of tents from the sheriff's department. A huge thanks to them; they save us an expense that would greatly cut into the monies that we need. Also thanks so much to the volunteers that made the day possible including campers from Camp Wingate-Kirkland and Scouts and their parents from Troop 50. A lot goes into running the sale. It starts in September when we begin accepting books for the sale and continues in the spring when gardeners thin and pot plants for the sale.

All of the repairs have been made to the building since the "accident" in May when a truck tore wires from the building. Thanks to the Building and Grounds Committee we have a new flagpole and the bricks have been repaired.

It takes many volunteers to keep the Library functioning-from the people you see weekly at the circulation desk to those working behind the scenes. Consider getting involved in your community and helping the Library. Leave your name and email at the desk and someone will contact you. We always need bakers, wait staff and clean-up personnel for the spaghetti supper as well as bakers and knitters to make small items to sell at the Christmas Stroll. Before you know it, July 2015 will be here and we will be again selling books and plants. We thank all that do step up and help. We could not do it without you.

Sunday, October 19th

Sittings are at 5:00 PM and 6:30 PM

Members: $12.00 - Non-members: $14.00

Tickets available at the Library

Bakers, waiters and cleanup crew needed. 

Contact the Library  to volunteer your services.

Book/Plant/Bulb Sales

Thanks to your book and plant donations, purchases, and support, we profited $3,300 for the sale. The dedicated efforts of the "plant ladies" to provide just the right plants to fill in your flowerbeds earned $879.

The Yarmouth Library Association would like to thank our community volunteers who every year make this event such a success. Thanks also to Station Ave. Stop & Shop and Rte. 28 Shaw's Supermarket for their donations of food; the campers and staff of Camp Wingate/Kirkland and Boy Scout Troop 50 of Yarmouth Port for help with the book-toting; and the Barnstable County Sheriff's Office for the tent loan and set-up. The sales are among our major fundraisers, and are also an opportunity for those in the community to show their support for our village library. We are grateful.

Additionally, we appreciate all of you who participated in our recent bulb sale. We have been told that your bulbs will be delivered in mid-October.

AROUND THE CORNER BOOKSHOP

Looking for a new title or a favorite author?

Visit the book sale nook "Around the Corner" in the Reading Room.

Hardcover, paperback and trade fiction at

BARGAIN PRICES - $1.00 - $3.00

Stock up for cold, winter days or your trip South.

BOOK DONATIONS = $ FOR THE LIBRARY

DONATE your used books to the library for our next annual July book sale and our ongoing book sale shelf. Some new titles can also go into our library collection. We accept fiction and nonfiction, children's books, cookbooks, travel guides, etc. We also resell CD's and DVD's. We can not accept textbooks, encyclopedias or videotapes. Please drop off any items in good, clean, resalable condition during regular library hours.

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