Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By richards on April 3, 2015

BOOKS

At Hyannis Library: April 11: Clinical neuropsychologist David D. Nowell will present a talk on A Parents ADHD Overview: 11 Strategies for Common Home and School Challenges, 11 a.m. at Hyannis Library, 401 Main St., of interest to all parents, teachers and professionals who work with ADHD children. The program is free but registration is required: 508-775-2280; or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Winter Reading Series: Sturgis Library hosts a wintertime reading and discussion series, Shaking Two Nickels Together: A Literary Perspective on Impoverishment and Income Inequality, as a guest list of scholars examine the subject in its historical and socioeconomic context. Attend any or all lectures. Texts are available at the library: Next up: April 28: Discussion of the book Bread and Wine by Ignazio Silone, led by James Crowley. RSVP to 508-362-6636; made possible by a grant from Mass Humanities.

At the Ladies' Library: All is forgiven! Bring in non-perishable food items throughout the month of April and your late fines are forgiven. All food will be donated to the local food pantry. The library is located at 1822 Route 6A, Brewster.

Help for kids who stutter: Several books and DVDs produced by the nonprofit Stuttering Foundation are available free to public libraries. Among these, a new DVD called Stuttering: For Kids By Kids, stars kids who are struggling with the disability themselves and are out to help others. Three libraries in Barnstable have this DVD on their shelves: Centerville Public Library; Cotuit Library; Hyannis Public Library.

Library perks: Hyannis Public Library continues to offer the Mango Languages online language-learning system to all CLAMS card holders in the villages, through a grant from the Kirkman Trust Fund awarded to Barnstable libraries. Valid CLAMS card holders may take advantage of reduced rate admissions to the New England Aquarium in Boston and to Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich. Call the library for information. Hyannis Library is at 401 Main St. 508-775-2280, http://www.hyannislibrary.org

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T-Shirt Design Contest: The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod announces the 12th Annual Capewide Art Scholarship T-Shirt Design Competition for original art to be featured on the official T-shirt for the 30th Annual Citizens Bank Pops by the Sea concert on Aug. 9 on the Hyannis village green. The contest winner will receive a $500 cash scholarship and will be featured in the 2015 program book. Guidelines and entry forms may be obtained by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or through school art departments. They can be downloaded online at artsfoundation.org/pops-by-the-sea. The deadline for submissions is April 17.

Sea of information: Through April 14: Ted Ollier, artist-in-residence at Cape Cod Community College, uses letterpress, zinc, silkscreen, embroidery and more in his current exhibition at Higgins Art Gallery in Tilden Arts Center at the college. A gallery reception is 1 to 4 p.m. April 9, and is open to the public. More information at 508-362-2131.

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