Thinking Outside The Box About College

A primer on identifying "best fit" schools and the financial advice you'll need for optimal success.

Tuesday, October 28th

6:00-7:30pm

Sturgis Library in Barnstable Village

Join other students and parents for an expert-facilitated discussion on strategies for establishing a college plan that is both appropriate and realistic based upon individual needs, strengths, challenges and goals.  Learn where to start, common barriers to success and how to leverage support resources to maximize the process.  The presenters will explore:

• Specific types of learners:  When to embrace the art/design/architecture path and students with special needs
• How and why to get really excited about "B" schools
• Guidelines and tips for financing a college education

With so much to consider, narrowing your search is the critical first step.

Jennifer Barnard and Joseph Malloy have spent many happy and productive years working with high school students as teachers, administrators, advisors as well as with college admissions.  Their unique perspective and experience will provide not only information, but food for thought about your child's talents, potential and future!  They cofounded Great Expectations Student Center in Barnstable Village.

Marguerite J. Dennis has been an admission and financial aid director for more than forty years, first at St. John's University in New York, then at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and at Suffolk University in Boston. She is the author of five books on college financing and enrollment management and has published more than 100 articles on college admission, financial aid, student success and graduation. She is a consultant to colleges and universities in the United States and abroad and lectures on higher education management and future trends.

Come meet the voices behind some of today's most popular young adult fiction:

• Hillary Monahan (Mary:  The Summoning)
• Scott Blagden (Dear Life, You Suck)
• Trisha Leaver (Creed)
• KR Conway (Stormfront)
• Lauren Roy (Night Owls)

Moderated by beloved local author and teacher, Mick Carlon!

Book signings, prizes, & book swag galore!

Advance Registration Requested (508.362.6636 or sturgiskids@comcast.net)

 

Poetry Reading with the Steeple Street Poets

Tuesday, 18 November 2014 @6:30 p.m.

Join us at Sturgis Library to listen to the members of the Steeple Street Poets read from their works. The group, co-founded by James Kershner and Robin Smith-Johnson in 2011, has attracted many published and award-winning poets. The Steeple Street Poets meet on the third Saturday of the month at the Mashpee Public Library from 10 a.m. to noon. This is a growing group and welcome to new poets.

This program is free, but registration is requested.  Call the Library at 508-362-6636 or register via email at sturgisreference@comcast.net.  

Exhibits and Displays 

Artwork by Hugo Rizzoli will be exhibited in Simpkins Room Gallery during the month of November.  Rizzoli, who lives in Barnstable Village, explores images of sea, sky and dunes through the medium of paper collage.  His work has been exhibited at the Provincetown Art Association and the Julie Heller gallery.

The following artists will be featured in the coming months:

• November 2014:  Hugo Rizzoli, Mixed Media 
• December 2014:  KrisMarie Photography  
• January 2015:  Nilton Cutino Sodie Kaleisoscope Art
• February 2015:  Qing Dong oil paintings
• March 2015:  Gerald Hazard, watercolors
• April, May, and June 2015 are open
• July 2015:  Louis Wallace Blanchard, oils and drawings

• November 2014:  Crafts by Magda Brancato
• December 2014:  Holiday Sale 
• January 2015:  Work by CapeAbilities clients

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Do you have artwork, photography, sculpture, crafts, a collection, or other interesting items to exhibit?  Contact Lucy Loomis at 508-362-6636 or drop her an email at sturgislibrary@comcast.net

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of exhibited art, photography, and crafts benefits the Sturgis Library.  Proceeds are used to enhance library services and programs. 

Come join us for Drop-In Preschool Storytime every Thursday morning at 11:00!

• Antonia: "Sunset Park," by Paul Auster (adult fiction, financial crisis, Brooklyn), "Five Little Pumpkins," by Dan Yaccarino (children's board book).
• Lisa: "If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice to the Young," by Kurt Vonnegut (non-fiction, graduation speech) and "Apples of Uncommon Character," by Rowan Jacobsen (non-fiction, apples varieties).
• Katherine: "All the Light We Cannot See," by Anthony Doerr (adult fiction, WWII--Lisa is also reading this).
• Megan: "If I Stay," by Gayle Forman (young adult fiction, family tragedy).
• Lucy: "A Sudden Light:  A Novel," by Garth Stein. (Adult Fiction) and "Family Tree," the HBO series on DVD with Chris O'Dowd.
• Magda: "Messenger," by Lois Lowry (young adult speculative fiction) and "The Lost Boy," by Camilla Lackberg (adult fiction, Scandinavian mystery).

Library Hours & Holidays 

Sturgis Library will be CLOSED on  

Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 for Veteran's Day

We will close at 1 PM on Wednesday, November 26th

and be closed all day November 27th

for Thanksgiving  

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