July Book Club Meeting: the Summer Classics!
The July 2020 read is “Catch-22” by Joseph Heller.
This meeting will be in the pavilion. Join us on July 28th at 1:00pm.
Note from Barbara
We’re working from home and are here for you. I’m checking the edwards@cwmars.org email daily so please email with any questions or comments. Johanna is keeping up with our FaceBook page, website and e-newsletter. If you don’t get the e-newsletter and want to, just email me and we’ll get you on the list. It’s worth going to the Edwards FaceBook page just to see and hear Johanna telling a dog story holding her dog Buster. Lisa will be checking our phone messages daily and answering them. Just leave a message at 413-527-9480. If you need help with Overdrive, she can call you back. If you want tech help, Robert is still available to help by phone. Just email edwards@cwmars.org and I’ll let him know. If you have research questions, Emily is available – just let me know. We encourage you to use Libby/Overdrive apps for online resources, ebooks, ebooks on CD, magazines, etc., or register for a Boston Public Library ecard at www.bpl.org/ecard/. Please stay safe and be well. We all miss you and our beautiful library.
Latest Covid-19 Update
What does the library’s extended closing mean for you?
- You may place all items in our book drop. We are checking it frequently!
- We are holding items in quarantine for 5 days. After quarantine is over, we will check in your items.
- Late fees accrued during our closure will be waived.
- Delivery from other libraries and the Commonwealth Catalog have been suspended for the time being.
- Please leave your food donations for the Community Pantry on the front porch of the Congregational Church for the time being.
- We are suspending accepting your book donations for the Friends Book Sale at this time.
Please hold off on donations!
Until the current health crisis is over, we cannot accept donations for the Friends Book Sale. Thank you for understanding.
Please click for donation guidelines for the future.
The Friends Really Need You!
Due to our extended closing, we are uncertain as to when the Friends will meet again, but when we do meet, we will need a lot of help! Please volunteer to help your library. Make a difference!
Email edwards@cwmars.org for further information.
Stretch yourself! Southampton Writer’s Group and the Book Club
The writing group meets on Tuesdays, at 11:00 am at the library. All forms of writing, and all levels of experience are welcome! Please contact Jennifer at 413-320-3207 or email her for more information.
Book Club meets the last Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm. Copies of books are at the Main Circulation Desk. Visit the Ongoing Programs page for this month’s selection.
Give Your Library a Book in Honor of a Special Person
What a great gift idea! Mail or bring this form to the Library. You may suggest your donation be used to purchase material in an area of special interest, such as children’s books or large print; or a specific subject, e.g., hobbies, sports, etc. And your donation is tax deductible!
When a donation is made, an acknowledgement card is sent to the honoree. The material is held at the Main Desk for one week so the honoree may see it first. What a wonderful way to remember your relatives and friends.
Help your neighbors in need.
The Southampton Community Cupboard is our town’s food pantry. It provides supplemental food to those in need with discretion and compassion. The Library has a corner near the inside drop box for your donations. Thank you for your kindness! During the Covid-19 crisis, please bring your food donations to the front porch of the Church.