- CLOSURES -


Centerville Public Library will be

CLOSED

Monday, September 2, 2024


in observance of

Labor Day


The library re-opens with regular hours Tuesday, September 3.

- UPCOMING PROGRAMS -


Yoga at CPL

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 | 10:30 a.m. | IN-PERSON


In collaboration with Yoga Neighborhood, CPL hosts FREE Hatha yoga at CPL on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month!


We welcome you to join us either in-person or via Zoom. Don't forget your mat!


Classes held in Community Rooms ABC.


Please request a Zoom link by 8 a.m. on the

morning of the class! 

Click HERE to Register for Yoga via Zoom
Click HERE to Register for Zumba


Zumba with Rick

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 | 11:00 a.m. | IN-PERSON


This summer, CPL is hosting Zumba with Rick

on the second and fourth Mondays every month!


Beginners welcome!


Registration required for each class.

Classes held in Community Rooms ABC.


$5 suggested donation per class. Thank you!


Plant-Based Cooking and Demo

with Joanne Irwin

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 | 12:00 p.m. | IN-PERSON


This class will focus will be on the power of foods in preventing disease and enhancing survival.

Joanne will also address connecting the mind, body, and spirit in healing.


There will be opportunities to sample!


Registration required, limited to 25 participants.

This event will be held in Community Rooms AB.

Click HERE to Register

- SUMMER CHALLENGES AT CPL -


Summer Reading Bingo

BINGO HAS BEEN EXTENDED for LABOR DAY WEEKEND!



YOU NOW HAVE UNTIL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 TO RETURN YOUR BINGO BOARD!


Return your BINGO board to the display in the front lobby, or email a copy to: centervillelibrary@yahoo.com.


CLAMS Libraries Passport

SHOW YOUR STAMPS AT CIRCULATION BY SEPTEMBER 27

FOR A SMAL PRIZE AND ENTRY TO A RAFFLE!


Visit as many libraries as you can this summer and get your passport stamped! The more libraries you visit, the higher your chances of winning a prize!


Starting June 1st at Centerville Public Library and CLAMS Libraries all across the Cape & Islands!


Get your CLAMS Passport at the Front Desk,

or print one by CLICKING HERE!

- RECURRING GROUPS -


Women's Social Group

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 | 10:00 a.m.

at CRAIGVILLE BEACH


This month's meeting will take place on the second Monday at Craigville Beach.

(966 Craigville Beach Rd, Centerville)


This month's meeting is a Brown Bag Breakfast!

Find the group under the red umbrella at 10:00 a.m.

Bring a breakfast and a beach chair!

If it rains, please meet at the Library in the downstairs Conference Room!


Recurring Groups & Ongoing Programs


Click the link below to visit our website and see

weekly and monthly recurring programs at CPL!


From social groups to book clubs,

there's something for you!

Click HERE to view our Website

- ARTIST OF THE MONTH -


Becky Dutra-Kanaley

September 2024


Becky is an emerging, self-taught cyanotype artist.


She was raised in her mother’s gardens of East Falmouth and currently calls the sweet village of Cataumet home. She began her art career in jewelry design but has recently discovered the joy cyanotype printing brings to her life.


Custom prints are available seasonally, upon request.

Becky Dutra-Kanaley's art will be on display for the month of August, with select pieces available for purchase. A portion of proceeds benefit the library.


For more information about Becky, or the Artist of the month program, visit our website at: centervilllelibrary.org

- COMMUNITY EVENTS -


Keep Barnstable Beautiful

Fall Cleanup!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 | 10:00 a.m.

at the HYANNIS YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER


Come join Keep Barnstable Beautiful, a local chapter of  Keep Massachusetts Beautiful, along with your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors to give the Town of Barnstable a thorough post-summer cleaning!


This cleanup offers volunteers the opportunity to get some fresh air while cleaning up the litter that has accumulated in Barnstable over the summer.

Click HERE to Register for this Cleanup!

Volunteers should report to the Hyannis Youth & Community Center to pick up trash grabbers, gloves and bags before traveling to assigned cleanup areas.  


Together we can Keep Barnstable Beautiful, "One Village at a Time"!

- YOUTH SERVICES -


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Chess Club is BACK!

SATURDAYS | 11:00 a.m. | IN-PERSON

STARTING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21


Join educator Robyn Hennigan to learn the fundamentals of chess!

Kids ages 6-12 are invited to enjoy social connection

while also developing math & problem solving skills.


Beginners welcome & encouraged!


Chess Club is held in the Community Rooms downstairs.


Tales for Tails

WEEKLY ON MONDAYS | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | at MSPCA


Lets boost confidence in reading while socializing cats and small animals to help prepare them for adoption! 


This program is for children ages 6 - 12. 


*Space is limited. Registration is required for a weekly 20 minute reading slot.  


To register, Email rkanaley@clamsnet.org


Banned Books Week

SEPTEMBER 22- SEPTEMBER 28, 2024


See our news below for Banned Books Week 2024 in the Children's Room!


Happy reading!

Did you know that in 2023, the number of book titles targeted for censorship at public libraries increased by 92%?


- American Library Association


See the display in our YA Room!


Exercise your right to read by checking out the books on this special display!


We are featuring books in our collection that have faced censorship and challenges.


Cotuit Center for the Arts' ART BUS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 | TWO SESSIONS | IN-PERSON


CPL is thrilled to welcome the Cotuit Center for the Arts’ Art Bus, for a censorship discussion and upcycled activist art!


This program will have two sessions:

Ages 7-12 from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Ages 12-18 from 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.

Registration required for the Art Bus.

To register, Email missmegan@clamsnet.org, or Call 508-790-6220 x106


Infant Massage

TUESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22

at CENTERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.


Ages 0-12 months with a supervising adult,

siblings welcome


Registration required:

To register, email dolly@capecodchildrensplace.com or call Cape Cod Children’s Place at 508-240-3310

Join certified infant massage instructor, Julie Campbell, for a relaxing and bonding experience as you learn the benefits of infant massage for you and your baby.


Come experience and learn new ways to connect with and comfort your little one in a calm, supportive space.


This programming is funded by a SAFE Child Communities grant through the Children’s Trust and a Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant from the MA Dept. of Early Education and Care, administered by the Cape Cod Children’s Place.

RECURRING YOUTH PROGRAMS:

• INDOOR STORYTIME •

with Miss Becky

Mondays at 11:00 a.m.

Drop-in!



• BORN TO READ STORYTIME •

Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m.

Drop-in!



• FRESH AIR STORYTIME •

with Miss Megan

Thursdays at 11:00 a.m.

Drop-in!

No outdoor storytime if it's raining!

• LEGO CLUB •

First Friday of the Month

from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Drop-in! Let's build together!

Next meeting on Friday, September 6

We are currently accepting donations to this group of new & gently used LEGOs!


• SOCIAL GROUP

FOR NEURODIVERGENT TEENS •

Second Friday of the Month

from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Registration required!

Email missmegan@clamsnet.org

or call 508-790-6220 x106

Next meeting on Friday, September 13

For more info on Recurring Youth Programs, CLICK HERE!

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