April 2015 News
Sturgis Library
Barnstable Village 

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Armchair Traveler Series
 
Sturgis Library Presents the Armchair Traveler Series

 

Join us as we continue to travel the globe with staff and patrons of the Sturgis Library.

Each month we listen to stories, view photos and sample food and beverages from a

different part of the world.

 

Sunday, April 12th, 2015, 2 to 4 PM

Peru, Land of the Incas with Connie Champlin 

Journey through the ancient Inca Empire to the Sacred Valley, Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca. You will leave with an appreciation of why Peru's extraordinary monuments and archeology are one of the NEW Seven Wonders of the World.

 

Sunday, May 17th, 3-5 PM  

Ted Lowry and Kathy McShane - Tanzania Safari

This will be the final program/talk in the series until next January.

 

This series is free but registration is appreciated for each event. Please call the Library at 508-362-6636 to register, or email Karen at khorn@clamsnet.org.  
  

 

Nutrition from the Ground Up
 
Sturgis Library & The Cape Cod Food Hub Present
Nutrition From the Ground Up with Nicole Cormier
A Brown Bag Lunch program
Bring your own healthy brown bag lunch
A snack and beverages will be provided

April 18, 2015 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Registration appreciated -- call the Library at 508-362-6636 or register online by clicking here.
(This program has been rescheduled from March)

Create your own intuitive nutrition practice. Practicing intuitive nutrition is the process of learning to listen to your body by cultivating awareness of its needs, creating a sustainable relationship with food, and making mindful choices that support your optimal health. This approach to improving your eating patterns and health, focuses on practicing versus the all-or-nothing mindset. It will allow you to find the right tools for you through creating new experiences. This workshop will support you to understand the fundamentals of nutrition and your health. It will help manage blood sugars, energy levels and hunger. Don't miss this local food experience with plenty of ideas and tips for adding more seasonal and locally sourced foods to your diet for a healthier lifestyle.


Nicole Cormier is a Registered dietitian with 8 years experience, local food enthusiast, owner of the nutrition consulting company, Delicious Living Nutrition, Inc. & Farm Fare Market, author, and host of Radio Brunch.

 

 

Support Sturgis Library

We're more than half way through our 2015 fiscal year, and we are so grateful for the support we've received from individuals, families, businesses and organizations.  But in order to reach our annual goal we still need your help. 

We receive only 40% of our funding from the Town of Barnstable, which means that each year we must raise over 60% of our annual operating budget through donations, events, sales of books and other items in our gift shop, grants, and investment income.  Our goal this year is to raise $70,000 through our annual appeal, and we still have nearly $30,000 left to raise by June of 2015.

If you haven't already done so, please support Sturgis Library with a donation today.  Click on the button below to learn more about ways to support the Library, and how to make an immediate gift using the credit card of your choice.


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Upcoming Programs for Adults

Shaking Two Nickels Together: A Literary Perspective on Impoverishment and Income Inequality

Examine this perennial problem through the lens of literature in four scholar-led discussions. Books will be ordered for attendees through CLAMS or inter-library loan. Attendance at all sessions is not required.

   

April 28th: "Bread and Wine," by Ignazio Silone

Elaine Craghead's lecture on "Nickel and Dimed" will be rescheduled for later in the spring--stay tuned!

Mass Humanites logoThis program is free, but registration is requested. Email Antonia at sturgisreference@comcast.net to sign up!

 
Sponsored by a grant by Mass Humanities. 
 
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Herring Run: Life and Death at Stony Brook with Elliott Carr

 

Tuesday, 7 April @ 6:30 p.m.  

 

Herring Run: Life and Death at Stony Brook presents a photographic essay of the interaction between alewives and herring gulls made famous in The Run, by naturalist John Hay in 1959.

 

Elliott Carr has never labeled himself a birder, a photographer or a naturalist, but when he retired in 2005, the ease with which he could take great pictures with a digital camera led him to take thousands of pictures of a nearby herring run. In photographing and writing this and others of his books, Carr realized, like Muir, Beston and Thoreau, that birds and animals are clearly part of the same life chain as human beings, albeit with interestingly similar and different characteristics.

 

This talk is free, but registration is requested. Books will be available for purchase and signing. 

 

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More upcoming events:  

 

Saturday, 2 May @ 2:00 p.m. - Impressionists' Tea, with Carol Rizzoli  

(Needed: Teapots and bakers--we're trying something a little different this year and giving out specific recipes--contact Antonia at sturgisreference@comcast.net if you can help).

Tuesday, 5 May @ 6:30 p.m. - Getting Started: What to Do When Your Family Member Has Memory Loss

Saturday, 16 May @ 4:00 p.m. - Lasting Words Writing Workshop, with Claire Willis

Visit www.sturgislibrary.org/events for more information!
 
Programs for Children and Families

 

Advance registration is required for all programs.  To register, call the Library at 508-362-6636 or email Megan at sturgiskids@comcast.net. 

 

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Wildflower Seed Planting For Kids

Friday, April 10th

6-7pm

SPRING IS COMING!!! Learn about soil, composting, pollination and seed planting/transplanting with Sturgis High School sophomore and organics enthusiast, Nellie Torres!  Plant wildflower seeds, design your own garden markers and take your pot home to grow indoors on your windowsill

until warmer spring temperatures.

 

Limit of 10 Kids (AGES 5-10)

 

Sturgis Kids Variety Show

Friday, April 10th

6-7pm

Love to tell jokes?  Know how to juggle?  Have a few magic tricks up your sleeve?  Can you bend your body in crazy ways?  Can you spin a basketball on your finger?  Any unusual tricks or talents?

 

Let's put on a variety show!  Come perform or just enjoy the show. Call or email to sign up, and please indicate if you'd like to perform.  Performers must bring their own props.  

 

Kids of all ages welcome.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Advance registration is required for planning purposes.

Donations of snacks and drinks would be greatly appreciated!

 

 

Origami Workshop for Kids

Friday, April 10th

6-7pm

Come learn all about the ancient art of paper folding with our teen host and Origami specialist, Jill Conway.

Ages 5+

Advance registration required

 

 

 

Sturgis Seed Library

The Sturgis Seed Library is restocked for the spring season!  Stop by and pick up seeds for your garden -- spring is really on the way, even if there's still snow on the ground!

Learn about seed saving, and try your hand at growing different varieties of vegetables and flowers you may not have tried before.  Get gardening and seed saving tips, and check out books from our extensive collection of titles on gardening for every level of grower.

At the end of the growing season, if you've successfully saved seeds, you can donate some of them back to the seed library, and there will be an ample supply for the next growing season.

For more information on seed saving and to follow our partners, the Cape Cod Food Hub, check out their facebook page.


Exhibits and Displays 


The following artists will be featured in the coming months:  

 

Simpkins Room Gallery
  • April 2015:  Ship Display by Paul and Carlo Dipersio
  • May 2015:  KrisMarie Photography
  • June 2015:  Lisa Riley photographs
  • July 2015:  Louis Wallace Blanchard, oils and drawings
  • August 2015:  Barnstable Senior Center Daytime Camera Club
  • September 2015:  Sarah Son-Theroux
  • October 2015:  Nancy Molvig oil paintings
  • November 2015:  Mark Chester photographs
  Lobby Exhibits & Displays
  • April & May 2015:  Cape Cod Maritime Museum Boatbuilding Workshop Exhibit
  • June 2015:  4th of July Photos by Steve Heaslip
  • July 2015:  Grade 6/7 Art Show
  • August 2015:  Coastguard Heritage Museum & Barnstable Senior Center Camera Club
  • September 2015:  Dave Crocker historic photographs and Marcia Brown historic needlework
  • October 2015:  TBA
  • November 2015:  Mark Chester photographs
  • December 2015:  Sturgis Library holiday sale

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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

You can get more information about our exhibit spaces on our website.  To see a list of upcoming exhibits and displays, check out the Now Showing page.

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. 


Can You Suggest a Good Read or a Good Movie? 

Current Staff Reads

  • Antonia: The Free, by Brian Ruckley (speculative fiction) and Shoe Baby, by Joyce and Polly Dunbar (children's picture book).
  • Magda: The Bookseller, by Cynthia Swanson (historical, psychological fiction).
  • Cathy: Boston Girl, by Anita Diamant (adult fiction, local historical).
     

 

Preschool Storytime 

There will be NO storytime on Thursday, April 23rd during school vacation week. 

 

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

 

Miss Megan will share stories, songs, fingerplays, and more!  The program is geared to children ages 2-5 and their parents or caregiver, but siblings are welcome to attend.  No need to register -- just drop in!

 

Keep an eye on our events calendar or follow us on facebook to hear about the latest programs for children, young adults and their families.

New in the Sturgis Library Archives

The Sturgis Library Archives consist of over 130 unique collections of original manuscripts, documents, letters, log books, photographs, postcards, deeds, diaries, ledgers, newspapers, memorabilia, ephemera, maps, and other items dating from the 1600s to present day.  Our collections focus on Cape Cod history, genealogy, and the maritime trades. 


The most recent additions to our archives are:

We accept donations of historic material to our archives throughout the year.  If you have material you are interested in donating, please contact Library Director Lucy Loomis at 508-362-8448. 

For a complete listing of our archival collections, please visit the Archives and Research page on our website.  

 

In addition to these archival collections, we recently added a collection of the Cape Cod Guide, a seasonal weekly magazine published since 1948.  Michael Rabideau, who was the longtime publisher of the Guide, donated bound back issues from 1948 through 1990.  The Guide includes articles about Cape Cod towns and villages, artwork, photographs, anecdotes,  listings of businesses, lodging, restaurants, events, and more. 

To use the Library's special collections, check in at the Circulation Desk and our staff will be happy to assist you.  If you have questions about these or other collections, please contact us at sturgislibrary@comcast.net or 508-362-6636. 


Library Hours & Holidays 

 
Sturgis Library will be CLOSED on Monday, April 20th, 2015
for the Patriot's Day holiday.

  

   

Regular hours are:
Monday                                       10 AM to 5 PM
Tuesday                                      1 PM to 8 PM
Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday       10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday                                     10 AM to 4 PM
Sunday & major holidays                 CLOSED



Do you have questions about the Sturgis Library?  Contact us:

Sturgis Library Board and Staff

Ted Lowrie, President, Board of Trustees
Sue Angus, Vice President, Board of Trustees
John Ehret, Treasurer, Board of Trustees
Colin Campbell, Secretary Trustees

Lucy Loomis, Library Director
Antonia Stephens, Assistant Director/Adult Services Librarian
Megan Nickerson, Youth Services Librarian
Karen Horn, Circulation Supervisor

For a complete list of staff and Board members, click here.

Phone & Fax:
Phone:  508-362-6636
Fax:  508-362-5467

Email:   

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