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Sturgis Library News

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FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK 2007 marks the 140th Anniversary of the Sturgis Library, which opened its doors as a public library for the first time in the summer of 1867. As many of you know, Captain William Sturgis upon his death in 1863 willed his childhood home to be used as a library. The home was originally built in 1644 as a meetinghouse for Sturgis’ ancestor and one of Barnstable’s original founders, the Reverend John Lothrop. The original building has the distinction of being the oldest building housing a public library in the country, as well as the oldest structure still standing in America where religious services were regularly held. The Board of Trustees and staff of the Sturgis Library have the privilege of being stewards of this wonderful historic building. During its lifetime the building has undergone a number of additions and renovations, most of them in the last forty years. This fall the library required additional repairs and renovations. Work included reshingling of the sides of the building; repair and painting of the front clapboards, trim, and windows; replacement of the front gutter; upgrades and repairs to the electrical and telephone systems; and important masonry work on the walkway and around the building to address drainage and leaking issues, and also to provide a safe entryway into the library. We want to thank Rustic Masonry, Kevin Ryan Painting, and Fraser Construction for their excellent work. We also would like to thank Cape Cod Brass Company for donating a new door knocker for our front door. By the time this newsletter goes to press new storm windows will have been installed on the original building. We are grateful to All Cape Aluminum and the window manufacturers for providing us with high-quality windows at a discounted price. Thanks to the generosity of the many people who responded to our appeal to “Adopt a Window,” the storm window project has been completely underwritten through private donations. Donors included the Bearse family, Jeff & Terry Boyd, Ellie & Clyde Claus, Joanne B. Chope Corsiglia, John Crowell, John & Cathy Damon, Peter & Eleanor Donovan, Dr. William N. & Mary Anne Fenney, Friends of Sturgis Library, Ellen Gruhn, Roy Hammer & Jim Hinkle, Louise Harrington, Marilyn Hill & Aaron Perlmutter, Yumiko Hough, Sarah Magruder & Michael Wardman, Adele Harvey McKeever, Thomas & Evelyn Mullen, Bob and Suzy O’Brien, John & Evie Obbard, Donald & Diane Michaels, and William Saunders. We are most grateful to each of them. We’re looking forward to an exciting year ahead as we celebrate 140 years of service to the Village and Town of Barnstable. Since we rely on private donations for half of our annual funding, we want to begin the new year with a heartfelt thank-you to all of you who support the library each year. We can truly say that we couldn’t do what we do without your support and your patronage. For a complete list of donors to our Annual Appeal, please see pages 9-11. Many of you have asked about our bake sale and ornament auction. Combined, we raised almost $1,000.00. Again, let me express our appreciation for your support. Lucy Loomis, Library Director

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Book Writing Center

Hi everyone! This is my first chance to communicate in the newsletter as the current Children’s Services Librarian. My name is Tim Johnson. I began in September and it took several months to feel settled in my new post. My first pri-ority was reorganizing the physical space in the children’s room. My second priority has been to make the room more interactive.

The Friends of the Library have been most kind and generous to our children’s program this fall. They have purchased a terrific “treehouse/dollhouse” which greets guests at the entrance to the children’s room. It’s inhabited by a friendly family of carved wooden folk and provides a great addition to the wooden train set.

If you were to visit the children’s room over this holiday break from school, you would find several interactive centers set up for adventure and creative fun. One is a book writing center. Blank books and art materials are available for children to use in writing their very own story. The book, “All About Butterflies” was written by a frequent weekend visitor, Helen Field, granddaughter of Sturgis Library board member, Sheila Bearse.

F r o m t h e C h i l d r e n ’ s R o o m

We’re replacing picture and juvenile book selections read-aloud on cassette tape with books read- aloud on CD. Why? Well, frankly fewer and fewer parents own a tape player, and so the books on tape were pretty much sitting around bored and gathering dust. A CD can fit nicely in a pocket at the front of the book and will not require uncommon shelf space.

Parents have told me these read-alouds are great during car trips, while mom or dad is cooking and so on. They are a nice alternative to watching television.

I am currently reading/recording a large selection of children’s books on CD.

Many thanks to the Friends of Sturgis for their gift of a CD player for the children’s room, complete with headphones that require no wires!! (infra-red instead!). Now youngsters can hear books on tape without disturbing patrons in other sections of the library.

Interview with child author, Helen Field, age 7 Tim: Helen, what inspired you to write a story in the children’s room? Helen: Well, my brother is in the Butterfly class at school. Tim: Tell our readers about your book. Helen: It has chapters. It has facts about butterflies and it has poems. Tim: Who will you read your book to? Helen: My brother!

Books on Tape, (no, I mean CD!)

Beginning with just a handful of faithful story hour guests, the Wednesday afternoon hour now attracts dozens.


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MYSTERIES Billingham, Mark—Lifeless Ford, G.M.—Blown Away

ADULT FICTION Bass, Rick—Lives of Rocks (Stories) Berne, Suzanne—Ghost at the Table De los Santos, Marisa —Love Walked In Dewar, Isla—Dancing in a Distant Place Hiassen, Carl—Nature Girl Lawson, Mary—The Other Side of the Bridge Mapson, Jo-Anne—Owl & Moon Cafe Mullen, Thomas—Last Town on Earth Quindlen, Anna—Rise and Shine Tripp, Dawn Clifton—Season of Open Water Vaite, Célestine Hitiura—Breadfruit & Frangipani

DVD Akeelah & the Bee Beales of Grey Gardens Goal ) For soccer fans Match )

NON-FICTION Balcombe, Jonathan—Pleasurable Kingdom : Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good Clover, Charles—End of the Line : How Overfishing is Changing the World and What We Eat Day, John—Book of Clouds Kopelman, J—From Baghdad with Love Rich, Frank—Greatest Story Ever Sold Ricks, Thomas—Fiasco Woodward, Bob—State of Denial

STURGIS LIBRARY RECEIVES GIFT OF HISTORIC STURGIS CLOCK FACE This fall the Trustees of the Sturgis Library were very pleased to accept a gift of an historic wooden clock face from the daughters of Reverend Raymond and Mary B. Ward of Monterey, Massachusetts. The clock face is inscribed “Donation of Russell Sturgis, Esq., 1806.” The clock face has been in the possession of the Ward family off and on for nearly 100 years. It is unknown on what building or in what town the clock face was originally located. Rev. and Mrs. Ward visited the Sturgis Library in the 1980s and did some research into the lives of Russell and William Sturgis, and soon realized the important family connection between the two men. Russell Sturgis (pictured here in a portrait by his friend, Gilbert Stuart) was originally from Barnstable and was a noted Boston merchant in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. William F. Sturgis entered into the New England counting house of his uncle, Russell Sturgis, in 1796. He later partnered with Russell

Sturgis’ brothers-in-law, James and Thomas Perkins, who were engaged in the lucrative fur trade between the Pacific Northwest coast and China. In 1863 William Sturgis willed his childhood home in Barnstable to be used as a library in the Town of Barnstable. It opened its doors in 1867 and has been operating as a public library for the last 140 years. We are most grateful to the Wards and their daughters – Leslie Paine, Sally Pullen, and Louise Henry, for reuniting Russell and William Sturgis by their gift of this wonderful piece of Americana. The clock face now hangs in the Hooper Room, one of the original rooms of the Sturgis Library and home to its genealogical and local history collections.

STAFF & TRUSTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

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TELL YOUR STURGIS LIBRARY STORY As part of our 140th anniversary celebration, we would like to hear from library patrons, Village residents and others about their connection to the Sturgis Library. Do you have an interesting story to tell about a past experience at the library? Do you remember the library before it was expanded? Did you ever live above the library or visit friends or relatives who might have lived in the library apartment? Do you remember librarians from days past? Do you have pictures of previous library events or memorabilia related to the Sturgis Library? We’d like to hear your stories, see your photographs, and share your experiences in upcoming displays and publications. If you’d like to be part of our Sturgis Library Story project, please contact Lucy Loomis, Library Director at (508) 362-8448 or email her at [email protected]. HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS WANTED High School yearbooks are an important research tool for anyone doing genealogical or family history research, as well as for students of local history. The Sturgis Library’s special collections include an incomplete set of the Barnstable High School Yearbook, The Barnacle. We currently own the following years: 1934-1941, 1943-1945, 1947-1963, 1965-1966, 1968, 1970-1972, and 1999. We would like to hear from anyone willing to donate yearbooks to the Library to fill gaps in the collection or replace worn editions. If you have an edition you’d like to donate, please contact Adult Services Librarian Marcella Curry at (508) 362-6636 or email her at [email protected].

BEGINNERS KNITTING Didi McKimmey will lead a Beginners Knitting Group for ages 8 to 80. The group will meet for five sessions at the library starting Tues-day, February 27 from 4 to 5:30 pm. Participants can choose one of the following projects: hat for a baby, child or adult; an adult scarf; an American Girl scarf or poncho. Call the library to register and obtain a materials list.

EVENING WRITING GROUP

In partnership with the Cape Cod Writers’ Center

(CCSC), Sturgis Library will host an Evening Writing Group. The group will meet on Tuesday evenings and will be facilitated by the CCWC. Call Marcella Curry at the library for more information or contact the

CCWC at 508-420-0200 or [email protected]

WORLD OF WATER, WORLD OF SAND Local Poets Reading Their Work

On Saturday, April 7, join us for an afternoon of poetry from 2 until 4pm. Local poets who published poems in World of Water, World of Sand : a Cape Cod Collection of Poetry, Fiction and Memoir will read a selection of their poems and then be available to discuss their work over refreshments.

Upcoming Programs


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...And more Upcoming Programs

DENNIS DILLON AMERICAN GUITAR: DESIGN AND EVOLUTION A Musical and Historical Journey Sunday, January 28th 2:00 PM In this unique and entertaining live presentation, Dennis Dillon, professional musician and luthier (guitar builder and restorer) shares with his audience a fascinating heritage of various historical and vintage instruments along with the music they inspired. This program is co-sponsored by the Barnstable Historical Society and the Sturgis Library. $5.00 suggested donation. Refreshments will be served.

THE LEGACY OF ANNE AND OTTO FRANK A Talk by Ryan Cooper Tuesday, March 13th 7:00 PM Ryan Cooper had the rare privilege of corresponding with and becoming friends with Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank. After Anne’s diary became famous, Otto Frank received thousands of letters from all over the world, mostly from young people. He answered every one. He encouraged them to work for mankind and in that way keep alive his daughter’s memory and her ideals which had so inspired them. Through this friendship Ryan was inspired to share stories about and memorabilia from the Frank family, including letters, photographs and artifacts. ANDREW CARNEGIE A DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE BY RICHARD CLARK Monday, April 9th 7:00 PM Richard Clark portrayed the dynamic Clarence Darrow in a riveting performance at the Library last year. This April, in celebration of National Library Week, Mr. Clark will give us an intimate glimpse into this dynamic businessman and philanthropist who gave away most of his riches to fund the establishment of many libraries, schools, and universities in the United States and worldwide. Admission to this program is free.

ARTHUR MILLER’S LETTERS A Talk by Federico Muchnik Tuesday, May 8th 7:00 PM When Arthur Miller passed away in 2005, the Muchnik family rediscovered a series of letters between the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and his longtime friend and Spanish language publisher, Jacobo Muchnik. The letters revealed intimate details of Miller's life, from his successes and failures as a playwright to his life with Marilyn Monroe. Jacobo Muchnik has passed away and these letters are now in the care of his family. Federico, Jacobo’s grandson, will share memories and letters which give a personal look at a very public man.

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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Tuesday, Feb. 6th at 7pm

AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING Tuesday, Feb. 13th at 7pm

Presented in cooperation with the Cape Cod Writers’ Center www.capecodwriterscenter.org

Massachusetts

Book Award

Winner—Fiction

g{x SEASON Éy OPEN WATER By Dawn Clifton Tripp

Travel back in time to the 1920s

on coastal Massachusetts. Tripp’s second novel portrays a family

and their changing relationships amid the challenge of Prohibition.

Vivid writing and a compelling story make this a great discussion book.

READ the Book & MEET the Author

THE STURGIS LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS PLEASED TO WELCOME A NEW BOARD MEMBER

Ted Theodores retired from corporate life in 1998, as Vice President, Corporate Business Development, at EG&G, Inc. in Wellesley. He moved from Sudbury to Cape Cod to pursue his second career as a watercolor and oil painter, and to take an active role in the management of the Cape Cod Art Association. He recently completed two terms as a Director, and continues his involvement in planning and development at the CCAA. He has served as a Trustee and Director on several non-profit and high technology corporate boards and remains active in corporate business development consulting. Ted lives in Barnstable Village, works daily at his home studio and gallery, entertains his family which includes six active grandkids, and enjoys fishing on Cape Cod Bay in his boat “Still-Life”, berthed in Barnstable Harbor.

2ND ANNNUAL DINNER WITH

THE TRUSTEES

Sunday, March 25th at the

Barnstable Tavern

Plan to spend an enjoyable evening with staff, Trustees and friends, while also supporting the

Sturgis Library.

Menu selection and ticket price has yet to be decided, but mark the date on your calendar!

A portion of each ticket price

supports the library.

For more information call Lucy Loomis at 508-362-8448


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Literature in Letters Four Centuries of the Epistolary Novel

Join the Sturgis Library’s 2007 Reading and Discussion Group This year’s theme is the epistolary novel — or, novels in letters. It was one of the earliest forms of novel to be developed and remained one of the most popular into the 19th century. This literary form allows us a glimpse into the minds of many characters through their personal observations. While they often bring a sense of greater realism to a novel, letters can also beguile and bewitch. Is the narrator telling the “truth?” Join us as we delve more deeply into these old and new classics, spanning four decades and including two Pulitzer Prize winners.

January 30th 7 PM Lady Susan (1793/94) by Jane Austen Discussion with Elaine Craghead of Wheaton College

February 27th 7 PM

Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker Discussion with Paul Krebs of Wheaton College

March 27th 7 PM

The Color Purple (1983) by Alice Walker Discussion with Anne Speyer, Director of South Dennis Free Library

April 24th 7 PM

Gilead (2004) by Marilynne Robinson Discussion with David Fedo of Curry College

Registration is Required Call us at (508) 362-6636 to register

Copies of the books can be reserved through the CLAMS system or with assistance from the Circulation staff at the Sturgis Library

Sturgis Library 3090 Main Street (Route 6A) email [email protected]

This program is funded in part by the

Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities

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Annual Campaign CONTRIBUTORS

The Board of Trustees would like to thank the following foundations, local businesses, community organizations, individuals and families who contributed over $50,000 to the 2007Annual

Campaign, as well as the many local businesses which made donations in kind during the year.

Sturgis Founders $1,000 and up

Samuel I.A. Anderson Carrie & Scott Bearse

Sheila Bearse Jane Carleton

Dorothy & Herbert Carver Ellie & Clyde Claus

William & Antonia Cook Waters & Phyllis T. Davis Dr. & Mrs. David C. Doll Friends of Sturgis Library Marilyn & Chick Fuller Mrs. P.B. Harrington

James G. Hinkle Joanne Lyman

Beatrice Magruder Tony Shepley

Jacqueline Simpkins Susan and Paul Ware

Lothrop Fellows $500 to $999

Kristen Bearse and John Field Roger & Helen Boocock Sean & Suzy Cummings

Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Harden Richard N. Marchand Jon & Luanne Persson

Hooper Trustees $300 to $499

Dr. & Mrs. Loren C. Burger Eliza Cox

Roy T. Hammer Ted & Margaret Housman

Richard B. Janney Kenneth D. Kramer Virginia Lukingbeal Emerson Markham

Don & Diane Michaels Mrs. Robert D. Muir

Margaret Nichol Suzanne Schlott Ted Theodores

Elizabeth C. Wright

Kittredge Benefactors $150 to $299

Kate & Steve Berglund Jeff & Terry Boyd

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce L. Charboneau Richard W. Clark

Elissa Crowley & Ken Olsen Jacqueline Crowley

Peter & Eleanor Donovan M.L. Downs

Edith Eastman Peter & Tracey Eastman

Peter & Susan Eleftherakis Craig & Joan Farrenkopf

Marian Ferguson & Richard Hawkins Paul & Bunny Fitzgerald Lloyd & Linda George Ethel & Warne Gooch

Sherry Greene-Starr & Gordon Starr Nancy Haskell & Sara Widdicombe

Robert Jackson Mr. & Mrs. F.W. Jacobanis

Sam & Jean Keavy Jean & James Kelly

Jeanette K. LaCouture Mr. & Mrs. Albert Lamb, III Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Liddy

Henry Livingston Betsy Newell & Richard P. Morse, Jr.

John & Evie Obbard Rob & Bev Parke

Bruce & Janice Richards Neil L. Ringler, DDS

Joseph & Carol Segar Susan Stacy & Tom Shanahan

Rob & Pru Stewart Eleanor R. Sussdorf

Kent & Jessica Williams Joan & Whitney Wright Mrs. Raymond Wynkoop


Patrons

$75-$149 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Albert David & Ruthanne Allen

Randy & Pat Bartlett Forrest Beam & Jo Ann Kelley

Harriet Blanchard Matt & Allison Bresette

Mr. & Mrs. John Brosnan Esther Camelio

Rosemary Campane Caroline Coggeshall & David Banta

Mr. & Mrs. Clarke Coggeshall Mrs. J. Wells Coggeshall

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Coggeshall Linda Brett Conaway

James Coogan J. Patrick Crippen

John & Cathy Damon Ken Dorman & Kathleen Raftery

Mr. & Mrs. Wm. J. Driscoll Mike & Liz Dunning

John & Christine Ehret Richard & Susan French Fred & Ellin Gallagher

Eleanor Garvey The Rev. & Mrs. E.V.N. Goetchius

Dr. & Mrs. William A. Golden Bea & Jeffrey Goldstein

Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm F. Groves Mr. & Mrs. Edward O. Handy, Jr.

Gretchen & Ted Hibben Frank & Helen Hinckley

Dr. & Mrs. H. Walter Kaess Wm. Daniel Knott

Paul Kwasnick Mary G. Lay

Carol T. Lummus Mrs. John B. McKeever Mary Ellen McTague Ken & Marge Mercer

Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. Morton Mr.& Mrs. Robert O’Brien

Arne & Sarah Ojala Joe & Joyce Paradis Hedi & Quin Shea

Ronnie & Paul Siegel Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Stolte

Ellen & Bob Temkin Charles & Sharon Thebaud John Temple & Ann Miller

Hugh & Judy Van Liew Cary G. Varblow Nancy Weinstein

David Welch Elisabeth Turnbull Wheeler Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. White

Pamela & Harold Wilson Helen Zupko


Donors $50-$74

Vaino A. Ahonen Anonymous

Kenneth J. Arnold Lucy & David Banner

Sue H. Bartlett Wayne & Evelyn Bassett

Kathleen L. Benson George & Barbara Blanchard

Joanne L. Bluhm John & Phyllis Bouchard

Dr. & Mrs. J. Calvin Ann Canedy

Kathryn G. Carey Nadeane Carlisle

Robert & Juliet Carlson Frederick E. Cluthe Pat & Jack Coffey Nancy L. Crowley

Mr. & Mrs. William Deehan Mr. & Mrs. William H. Doe

Sandy & Charlie Eager James &Joan Ellis

Elizabeth B. Ferretti Mr. & Mrs. Robert Frazee

Laurel K. Gabel Ann L. Gabriel

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Gedrim Rose Mary Glavin

John Harris James & Claire Haworth Lynette & Robert Helms Dianna & Roger Henson

Jean & Harry Hilton Peter W. Hutton

Maria & Benjamin Ianzito Herb & Rosemary Kaupp Edward & Marilyn Kelley

Doris E. Kendall Mr. & Mrs. John King

Carolyn S. Laird Robert & Pat Lavery Mrs. James Leonard

Farley Lewis Lucy Loomis

Russell A. Lovell, Jr. Judy Lynch

Yvonne MacDonald Hub & Ellen Mathewson

Bob & Becky McClenahan Winifred T. McDonough

Maureen McQuillen Robert Meyer & Anne Sivek

Kerin & Harry Morales Jan Morgan

Thomas J. & Evelyn R. Mullen Mr. & Mrs. P. Gordon Nelson Ernestine & Richard Pashoian

Elizabeth Pease Robert R. Perry

Mr. & Mrs. David Phillips Dr. & Mrs. S.R. Prothero

Lisa Raymond Mr. & Mrs. Paul Revere, Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. Keith C. Richards Mrs. Prescott Richards

Myrne Riel Richard & Joan Rudders

Betty Short Joseph & Monika Stacy

Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Stafford Irving R. Stewart

Barry & Nicole Sturgis Ed & Beverly Tassinari Larry & Beth Thayer

Bunny & Paul Thompson Elisabeth & Sheldon Woolf

Barbara Wylan Jacquelyn L. Young

$1-$49

Donna & Michael Atkins Davis Bates

Dan & Rita Bermingham Peggy Bernard

Samuel D. Bertram Mr. & Mrs. E.J. Bianculli

Barbara Brown Clifford Brown Marcy Burman

Richard & Carol Cahoon Marcia Chaves

Robert & Judith Collins Charles Coombs

Rod & Judy Crocker Diana Di Gioia & Melody Masi

Rosalie Dowd Owen Duff

Mr. & Mrs. Andre G. Duprey William Eaton

Margaret Edwards Jeannette A. Ennis Ella Joyce Fraser

Florence M. George Diane & Frank Gibson

Janet Gow Stephen & Jean Hall

Dr. & Mrs. G.W. Hazard Merritt Hewitt

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Houston Jean Iversen

Joyce Kevorkian Charles LaMarca

Haynes R. Mahoney Nancy Mastico

Dave & Sharon Minehart Barbara Moore

Frank & Nancy Naimo Yuankyn Ni & Hong Wei

Elwinna Nickerson

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$1-$49

Bill Palmer Robert Pickel

David & Gail Puopolo Leonard & Janet Ross

Gloria Rudman Candace & John Schulenburg

Stanley & Marjorie Smith Mary Lou & Earle Street

Maureen Taylor Beverly Turner

John Van Iderstine Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Vaughn

Peg Vetorino Barbara L. Walters Kenneth R. Warren

John J. Watson Conrad Wesselhoeft Carla & Bill Wieners

Bernard Wilber Nancy Woebcke Helen J. Wright

Eugene Zubrinski

Cookbook Club

The cookbook club meets one Monday a month from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. We discuss books, recipes, restaurants -anything related to food - if you love to cook it’s a great way to spend a dreary winter evening. Most of us are far from experts, but we enjoy talking about food and exchanging recipes. If you are interested in joining us, please call Elizabeth (508 362-6636) at the library for details.

FRIENDS PROGRAMS Feb 3 Cara Watson of Blue Stone Saturday Actors. Liaisons of the Heart, a 2:00 pm dramatic reading of love letters of famous people

April 21 Roger Everett Saturday Photography of Birds 200 pm

May 9 Annual Meeting & Luncheon Wednesday 12 noon

June 2 Annual Book, Bake & Plant Sale

Book Lovers Book Sale Every Tuesday and

Thursday 1:30—4 pm

and Saturday 10 am—3 p.m.

This issue of our

newsletter was

underwritten by Friends of

the Sturgis Library. The

Board of Trustees and staff thank the Friends

for their on-going support.

4th—6th APRIL BAKE SALE!

Don’t want to spend your time baking for

Easter? Stock up at our bake sale.

Bring and buy, just buy, or just bring! However you support us, we thank you.

2ND ANNUAL YARD SALE Saturday, June 23rd

10am—3pm

Don’t forget the library when you do your spring cleaning! We will accept yard sale donations (no clothes, tires, or electrical items please) starting June 1, 2007. You can also participate by renting a space for your own sale table. Rental fee for space is $25.00—you supply your own table and/or tent, and you keep the proceeds from your sales.

This event will take place rain or shine, and will be held indoors in the event of bad weather.

THANK YOU!

In This Issue... Thank you to all those who contributed to the 2007 Annual Campaign!

Calendar of Events and Programs

Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Barnstable, MA

02630 Permit No. 10

The Sturgis Library P.O. Box 606 Barnstable, MA 02630

Sturgis Library

HOURS

Monday, Wednesday Thursday & Friday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Saturday

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sunday Closed

Web site:

www.sturgislibrary.org

Email [email protected]

Clip Out and Save!

January 28 @ 2pm Dennis Dillon, “American Guitar: Design & Evolution A Musical and Historical Journey”

February 3 @ 2pm Cara Watson “Liaison of the Heart”—a dramatic reading of love letters of famous people

February 6 @ 7pm Book Discussion Group—The Season of Open Water by Dawn Clifton Tripp

February 13 @ 7pm Dawn Clifton Tripp—Author talk and book signing

February 19 CLOSED for President’s Day

March 13 @ 7 pm “The Legacy of Anne and Otto Frank.” A Talk by Ryan Cooper

April 9 @ 7 pm Andrew Carnegie—A Dramatic Performance by Richard Clark

March 25 Dinner with the Trustees—Fundraising Event

April 4 Bake Sale—Fundraiser for the Library

April 16 CLOSED for Patriot’s Day

May 8 @ 7 pm “Arthur Miller’s Letters.” A Talk by Federico Muchnik

May 28 CLOSED for Memorial Day

June 2 Annual Book, Bake & Plant Sale— Fundraiser for Friends

June 23 2nd Annual Yard Sale—Fundraiser for the Library

For more information, call the Library at 508-362-6636

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