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Flower Power for YPL Bulb & Perennial Sale! Help raise money for the library! (50% of purchase price goes to YPL.) We have tulips, daffodils, iris, crocus, and more. Order plants now and they will be delivered to your door in time for fall planting. Plants can be ordered any time. Order forms are available in the library. Come in to see what is available. You'll be thrilled by the spring blooms. ___________________ Thank You!
Thank you to all who contributed books, plants, hot dogs (thank you Jack's Outback II!) and/or your time to help make the Book & Plant Sale & 10 Year Anniversary Celebration a success. This was truly a community event! Click here to see photos. ___________________ 
YPL in the News The Register did a wonderful article on the library celebrating 10 years of independence. Click here to read it. _____________ 
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A Special Thank You to
YPL Business Sponsors Please patronize our local Business Sponsors! Be sure to thank them for their ongoing support. Click here for a list of Business Sponsors. _____________________ Thank You!
A special thank you to those who donated items to the Children's Room from the Wish List on Amazon. Click here to see photos of some of the very popular new toys in the Children's Room. ______________________ 
Ways to Get Involved *Donate *Volunteer *AmazonSmile *Become a Member YPL is a public library (open to everyone!) but depends on private donations to operate. Please consider a gift to the library, it is a vital part of the community. Thank you! And if you haven't visited the library yet, please stop in, see all that YPL has to offer, and get a library card! (Click here for ways to give and get involved.) Membership Lists: Please click here for a link to a list of 2018 Campaign Donors. ------------------------------------------------------------- The Yardarm - the Yarmouth Port Library newsletter. Click here for the Summer 2019 edition! ------------------------------------------------------------- The Year in Review
Clams Library Network Click here for interesting 2018 statistics. (For instance, did you know there were 2.8 million checkouts!) _________________ Digital Newspaper Archives The Barnstable Patriot & the Register Online Click here for more information. ____________________ 
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Butterflies & Pollinators
Click here for additional photos of this fun, family event. A good time was had by all! 
Did You Know?... Museum passes are available at the library to provide free or reduced admission. Click here for details. or that... E-Magazines are available on OverDrive. Browse, borrow, and enjoy magazines from the CLAMS digital collection. Click here to see a list of free magazines. 
Upcoming Events
Click here for additional event information. Mid-Cape Native American/Geology Walks Saturday, September 28th at 10 AM. Spaghetti Supper @ Jack's Outback II Sunday, October 20th at 5 and 6:30 PM Northside String Band Saturday, November 9th at 1 PM. Yarmouth Port Christmas Stroll Sunday, December 15 from 1 to 4 PM. ______________ BOOK DONATIONS FOR OUR BOOK SALE
We will resume accepting book donations after Labor Day. Currently, we will gladly accept only 2015 - 2019 titles for our Under the Spiral Staircase Book Sale Corner. Thank you for your continued support. 
YPL Book Club Book Club Titles (click here for more details)... Thursday, September 19th. Two books! Becoming & Educated Meets third Thursday of each month at 2 PM in the Library Reading Room. (Does not meet July & August or December.) New members welcome! Refreshments! 
A Spotlight on Summer Reading Click here for Summer Spotlight Books Click here for new Summer releases at YPL _____________________ 
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Ongoing Events Knitting Group - Meets again September 16th. First & Third Mondays at 9:30 AM. Knitters of all levels welcome. For information: Contact: Dinah Wolff Phone: 508-362-7660 Email: dg.wolff@gmail.com YPL Book Club Third Thursday of each month at 2 PM. In the Library Reading Room. Does not meet in July, August or December. For Children: Click here for details. New! Play Cafe: Fridays, 10:30 AM to Noon. Begins September 6th. Music and Movement with Denya Levne: Last Friday of month, 11 AM. Begins September 27th. |