Dennis Public Library - December Newsletter
Welcome to our monthly library newsletter. Each month we will share our upcoming programs, library happenings, and featured new items!

Women and the Boston Tea Party
Saturday, December 9th at 12:30 p.m.

The Boston Tea Party wasn't just attended by men. Join Anne Speyer, long time educator, to hear about the women who helped shape this pivotal event in American history. This program is part of the Dennis Libraries' commemoration of the Boston Tea Party. Check out the other libraries for events.

Snowflake Ornament Take & Make Craft
Saturday, December 9th
Starting on Saturday, December 9th you can stop by and pick up a take & make craft kit, which includes a wooden ornament, markers, and a ribbon to hang your finished ornament. Decorate your ornament with a fun holiday design or message. Supplies are limited.

English for Speakers of Other Languages

Fridays

The library is holding informal sessions to learn conversational English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL):

Fridays at 12:30 p.m.

All are welcome. Bring friends and family!

Please call the library at 508-760-6219 or stop in for more information.

Buy a Brick, Support the Library
The Friends of the Dennis Public Library offer engraved bricks for sale to honor family, friends, special occasions, or businesses. Bricks will be placed in the library’s walkway. Each brick costs $125. Proceeds from the project are used to support library programs and purchase equipment. Order forms are available at the library and on the library’s website: dennispubliclibrary.org.

December Art Show
Yarmouth Art Guild
The Yarmouth Art Guild represents hundreds of artists from the mid-Cape area. Their current exhibit features local artists displaying a wide variety of subjects and styles. Come and enjoy the colorful show and make some purchases for the holidays. A reception on Thursday, December 7th at 4:00 p.m. will offer refreshments and good cheer.

Pieces are $25 each and available to purchase for your collection.

Call for Artists for 2023
The Dennis Public Library wants to show you off!

The Dennis Public Library is seeking new artists to display their “two-dimensional” work in the library’s busy meeting room. The library also has a large display case in the main lobby suitable for showcasing three-dimensional work.These spaces are available together or separately. Show periods run for one calendar month and artists are welcome to hold an opening. If you are, or know of, an artist who has not shown at the library since our post-Covid reopening, please consider displaying at the library.

The library is located at 5 Hall Street in Dennis Port.

For more information, call Kym Cormier at 508-760-6219 ext. 205 or email her at [email protected]

Host Your Own Book Club With Family And Friends 

What is a Book Club Bag?

Our Book Club Bags are tote bags containing ten copies of a title, discussion questions, author information, and a sign-up sheet for participants. Book Club Bags circulate for four weeks, are not renewable, and are unable to be placed on hold online.

You can reserve a Book Club Bag by calling the library at 508-760-6219 or inquiring at our Circulation Desk.

What titles are available? 

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, and Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane.

Book Clubs

Tuesday, December 12th at 6:30 p.m. - Mystery Book Club

This month the Mystery Book Club is reading by Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt. This meeting is hybrid, online options are available. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in attending.

Wednesday, December 20th at 2:00 p.m. - DPL Book Club 

This month the DPL Book Club is reading Chesapeake Requiem: A Year With the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island by Earl Swift. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in participating.

Fun for the Kids!

Pre-school Play, Story and Craft Time
Thursdays at 10:30am
Join Lisa, our Children's Librarian, each Thursday for play time, fun stories, songs and a craft. All ages are welcome. No registration is required. Come and join the fun!

Holiday Craft
Jingle Jangle Holiday Craft!
Tuesdays in December in the Children's room! Drop-In between 1-7pm.
A new Holiday craft every Tuesday. While supplies last

Girls Who Code signups

Are you interested in learning how to code?  Would you like to build Apps? Do you like computers?
We are looking for girls in 6^th-12^th grade to join our Girls Who Code club at the Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall St, Dennis Port.
We meet on Tuesdays starting November 28th from 4:30pm-6pm. Snacks are provided.
Sign ups are being taken now! Space is limited!
Contact Lisa Cunningham ([email protected]) at 508-760-6219 for more information.