
January 2021
Twelve Weeks of Chicken Soup With Rice at Sturgis Library’s Cozy Window
Winter is upon us! Let’s celebrate all the cozy things that go along with the chilly Winter season! Visit Sturgis Library’s Cozy Window in the children’s room every Wednesday and read one of Maurice Sendack’s Chicken Soup With Rice poems! After you read the poem, scoop up a hot chocolate packet Then check out a few library books and you’ll have all the ingredients for a cozy afternoon back home! Each Wednesday, a new Chicken Soup poem will be featured!…
Find out more »The Economics of Sustainability: a 6-part learning series with Sturgis Library
Friday Nights Jan 8th-Feb 12th at 6:30 PM via ZOOM A series of six weekly discussions starting on January 8 will be facilitated by Dr. Madhavi Venkatesan. Readings will be made available online and participants are encouraged to read the material provided before the discussion hour. All meetings will be via Zoom and will start at 6:30 and end by 7:30. To sign up please email: sturgisreference@comcast.net We all live and participate within an economic system. However, what is not…
Find out more »Happy Takeaways at Sturgis Library
Each Saturday in January, come by Sturgis Library for a happy takeaway to brighten your day! January 2nd Journal Take home a journal and pen and set aside some time to do some reflecting. January 9th Birdseed Helping others feels great! Why not help our feathered friends during the chilly months? Take home some bird seed and host a feast for the birds who brave the cold all winter long! January 16th Little Plant Grow Kit Surrounding yourself with…
Find out more »The Sprightly, Bright Book Club
Are you between the ages of 7ish to 10ish years old? Do you like (or love!) to read? If you answered yes to these questions, then The Sprightly, Bright Book Club is the place for you! Let's choose, read, and discuss books together! Our next book will be Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien The discussion will take place virtually via Zoom January 26th at 4:00pm. Registration is required! For more information and registration, please…
Find out more »Twelve Weeks of Chicken Soup With Rice at Sturgis Library’s Cozy Window
Winter is upon us! Let’s celebrate all the cozy things that go along with the chilly Winter season! Visit Sturgis Library’s Cozy Window in the children’s room every Wednesday and read one of Maurice Sendack’s Chicken Soup With Rice poems! After you read the poem, scoop up a hot chocolate packet Then check out a few library books and you’ll have all the ingredients for a cozy afternoon back home! Each Wednesday, a new Chicken Soup poem will be featured!…
Find out more »The Economics of Sustainability: a 6-part learning series with Sturgis Library
Friday Nights Jan 8th-Feb 12th at 6:30 PM via ZOOM A series of six weekly discussions starting on January 8 will be facilitated by Dr. Madhavi Venkatesan. Readings will be made available online and participants are encouraged to read the material provided before the discussion hour. All meetings will be via Zoom and will start at 6:30 and end by 7:30. To sign up please email: sturgisreference@comcast.net We all live and participate within an economic system. However, what is not…
Find out more »Happy Takeaways at Sturgis Library
Each Saturday in January, come by Sturgis Library for a happy takeaway to brighten your day! January 2nd Journal Take home a journal and pen and set aside some time to do some reflecting. January 9th Birdseed Helping others feels great! Why not help our feathered friends during the chilly months? Take home some bird seed and host a feast for the birds who brave the cold all winter long! January 16th Little Plant Grow Kit Surrounding yourself with…
Find out more »February 2021
Twelve Weeks of Chicken Soup With Rice at Sturgis Library’s Cozy Window
Winter is upon us! Let’s celebrate all the cozy things that go along with the chilly Winter season! Visit Sturgis Library’s Cozy Window in the children’s room every Wednesday and read one of Maurice Sendack’s Chicken Soup With Rice poems! After you read the poem, scoop up a hot chocolate packet Then check out a few library books and you’ll have all the ingredients for a cozy afternoon back home! Each Wednesday, a new Chicken Soup poem will be featured!…
Find out more »The Economics of Sustainability: a 6-part learning series with Sturgis Library
Friday Nights Jan 8th-Feb 12th at 6:30 PM via ZOOM A series of six weekly discussions starting on January 8 will be facilitated by Dr. Madhavi Venkatesan. Readings will be made available online and participants are encouraged to read the material provided before the discussion hour. All meetings will be via Zoom and will start at 6:30 and end by 7:30. To sign up please email: sturgisreference@comcast.net We all live and participate within an economic system. However, what is not…
Find out more »Twelve Weeks of Chicken Soup With Rice at Sturgis Library’s Cozy Window
Winter is upon us! Let’s celebrate all the cozy things that go along with the chilly Winter season! Visit Sturgis Library’s Cozy Window in the children’s room every Wednesday and read one of Maurice Sendack’s Chicken Soup With Rice poems! After you read the poem, scoop up a hot chocolate packet Then check out a few library books and you’ll have all the ingredients for a cozy afternoon back home! Each Wednesday, a new Chicken Soup poem will be featured!…
Find out more »Cookbook Club Meeting
Join us for our monthly online Cookbook Club meeting! The premise of the Cookbook Club is to gather monthly and choose a cookbook for each session. Participants will each choose a recipe from the agreed-upon cookbook and share the results with the group. We hope to invite guest cookbook authors, chefs, and others to join us for these sessions. This month's cookbook is Milk Street Tuesday Nights. The Library will make copies available to Club participants. Space is limited,…
Find out more »Funny Valentine Supplies
Swing by the front entrance of Sturgis Library, pick up a bag of valentine supplies, and create a valentine for a loved one!
Find out more »The Economics of Sustainability: a 6-part learning series with Sturgis Library
Friday Nights Jan 8th-Feb 12th at 6:30 PM via ZOOM A series of six weekly discussions starting on January 8 will be facilitated by Dr. Madhavi Venkatesan. Readings will be made available online and participants are encouraged to read the material provided before the discussion hour. All meetings will be via Zoom and will start at 6:30 and end by 7:30. To sign up please email: sturgisreference@comcast.net We all live and participate within an economic system. However, what is not…
Find out more »Funny Valentine Supplies
Swing by the front entrance of Sturgis Library, pick up a bag of valentine supplies, and create a valentine for a loved one!
Find out more »Virtual Cartooning Class
Learn to Draw Cartoons! Award winning Cartoonist and Humorous Illustrator Rick Stromski will teach you how to create your own cartoon characters, draw facial expressions, and even some animals! Presented by the Town of Barnstable Libraries To register, email: lanagel@clamsnet.org
Find out more »Twelve Weeks of Chicken Soup With Rice at Sturgis Library’s Cozy Window
Winter is upon us! Let’s celebrate all the cozy things that go along with the chilly Winter season! Visit Sturgis Library’s Cozy Window in the children’s room every Wednesday and read one of Maurice Sendack’s Chicken Soup With Rice poems! After you read the poem, scoop up a hot chocolate packet Then check out a few library books and you’ll have all the ingredients for a cozy afternoon back home! Each Wednesday, a new Chicken Soup poem will be featured!…
Find out more »The Intersection of Black History and Wampanoag History on Cape Cod
Wednesday February 17th, 2021 @ 6:30 PM Join us for a talk with Mwalim about the intersection of Black history and Native American/Wampanoag history here on Cape Cod. This talk will take place via ZOOM. Registration is required. Email sturgisreference@comcast.net to sign up. Free and open to all.
Find out more »On Genre: A Conversation and Reading with P. Djeli Clark and Craig Laurance Gidney
On Genre: A Conversation and Reading with P. Djeli Clark and Craig Laurance Gidney Tuesday February 23rd @ 6:30 PM EST Via ZOOM Join us as we talk all things Genre with P. Djeli Clark and Craig Laurance Gidney! We will discuss working across genres, what challenges that presents, writing and reading tips, and much much more. The authors will also read from their work. a live Q and A will follow. To sign up, email SturgisReference@comcast.net. Books will be…
Find out more »March 2021
Mystery and Crime Fiction with Steph Cha, Elizabeth Hand, Rachel Howzell Hall, and Dan Chaon
Join us for a panel discussion with Steph Cha, Elizabeth Hand, Rachel Howzell Hall, and Dan Chaon on reading and writing crime/mystery fiction. There will be an hour discussion followed by an audience Q and A. This talk will be held over Zoom. Email sturgisreference@comcast.net to sign up! FREE! All are welcome :) Author Bios: Steph Cha: Steph Cha is the author of Your House Will Pay, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the California Book Award,…
Find out more »April 2021
Native American Gardening and Agriculture
More info on this talk TBA
Find out more »Cape Cod Food Forest Initiative
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Find out more »Zoom Film Discussion: Decoding the Weather Machine
Join us for a discussion of the film, Decoding the Weather, which you can view at home, once you register for the program. Free and open to all. To sign up, email sturgisreference@comcast.net This program is brought to you by a generous grant from the American Library Association's Resilient Communities Program. About the movie: Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude that something’s up with the weather, and many scientists agree.…
Find out more »Fire + Flood: Queer Resilience in the Era of Climate Change: ZOOM Movie Discussion
Join us for a discussion of the film, Decoding the Weather, which you can view at home, once you register for the program. Free and open to all. To sign up, email sturgisreference@comcast.net This program is brought to you by a generous grant from the American Library Association's Resilient Communities Program. About the movie: FIRE & FLOOD: QUEER RESILIENCE IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE tells the story of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the fires in Santa Rosa,…
Find out more »May 2021
The History of Theater on Cape Cod
A History of Theater on Cape Cod Join us for a FREE ZOOM talk with Sue Mellen, author of the book "A History of Theater on Cape Cod" as she discussed the topic of her book and does a Q and A. To sign up, EMAIL sturgisreference@comcast.net. For more information, read below! About the Presentation Author and theater reviewer Sue Mellen lifts the curtain on the rich history of theater on Cape Cod, beginning—where it all began—in Provincetown. She paints…
Find out more »June 2021
CLOSED for Juneteenth Observance
Sturgis Library will be closed to observe the Juneteenth state holiday.
Find out more »October 2021
CLOSED for Columbus Day
Sturgis Library is CLOSED for Columbus Day.
Find out more »November 2021
CLOSED for Veteran’s Day
The Library is CLOSED for Veteran's Day.
Find out more »CLOSED at 1 PM
The Library will CLOSE at 1 PM the day before Thanksgiving.
Find out more »CLOSED for Thanksgiving
Sturgis Library will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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