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The Cecelia Siemen Scholarship in the Visual Arts: Information, Application and Past Winners

Welcome to the South Yarmouth Library Association

The South Yarmouth Library Association, which was formed in 1869 and established in the Agreement of Association dated April 4, 1908, is a volunteer non-profit organization with a simple mission: to promote and enhance the services of the South Yarmouth Library and to raise funds to provide materials and programs not covered in the library’s operating budget. It encourages gifts, including materials, endowments, bequests and other support and administers funds already left in trust. With this support, the South Yarmouth Library is able to provide programs such as literacy and musical programs, summer reading programs, story hours, the Sunday Author Series and Yarmouth Reads. In addition, the Association awards the Cecelia Siemen Scholarship in the Visual Arts, funds museum passes, public access computers, library furniture, craft supplies, Staff and Volunteer Appreciation events, and co-sponsors, with West Yarmouth Library Association, the annual Who-ville Express. 

Interested in joining the Association?
Apply today and get the process started!   

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Cookie Stroll 2025 – Save The Date!

The 2025 Cookie Stroll is scheduled for Saturday, December 13, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It will be the 20th annual Cookie Stroll and tickets will be $30.00.

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Getting Involved – Making Donations

All residents and visitors to Yarmouth are invited to join the Association and help the South Yarmouth Library continue to enrich the community. Membership applications are available in the South Yarmouth Library and in other town buildings. You may also print a copy of the membership application from the library website. Tax-deductible annual dues are $5 for Students, $10 for Seniors, $20 for an Individual membership, $30 for Family, $100 for Benefactor or Business/Organization, and $500 for Patron. In addition to collecting membership dues, the Association raises funds in the following ways:

Consider the Association in your estate planning and memorial gifts. Click here to read our Planned Giving brochure. Thank you!

The Little Corner Book Store, located on the first floor of the South Yarmouth Library, is open the same hours as the Library. Stocked with a variety of books for all ages, puzzles, DVDs and more - it is a successful ongoing fundraiser for the Association that benefits the South Yarmouth Library.

The Little Corner Book Store

The Little Corner Book Store, located on the first floor of the South Yarmouth Library, is open the same hours as the Library. Stocked with a variety of books for all ages, puzzles, DVDs and more – it is a successful ongoing fundraiser for the Association that benefits the South Yarmouth Library.
For a $20.00 contribution to the South Yarmouth Library Association, you can enjoy  your own sturdy cotton book bag with a lovely illustration of the South Yarmouth Library by local artist Karol Wyckoff. New design just out!  You can always use another tote bag.  Also makes a great gift! Ask about it at the Library.

South Yarmouth Library Association Tote Bag – New Design!

For a $20.00 contribution to the South Yarmouth Library Association, you can enjoy  your own sturdy cotton book bag with a lovely illustration of the South Yarmouth Library by local artist Karol Wyckoff. New design just out!  You can always use another tote bag.  Also makes a great gift! Ask about it at the Library.

BOOKSTORE GUIDELINES 

All proceeds benefit the South Yarmouth Library Association. Please bring items to the book store during library operating hours. If you are cleaning out your personal library and would like to make a large donation, please contact the Association or the South Yarmouth Library at 508-760-4820, ext. 1311 to make special arrangements.  

Something to keep in mind: If the books look shabby, the material is outdated, and/or the material has an old, musty odor, we ask you not to include it with your donation. Thank You.

Material We Love To Get:

  • Current fiction and non-fiction (last 10 years)
  • Cookbooks (last 10 years)
  • Gardening Books (last 10 years)
  • Children/Teen titles
  • Historical material related to Cape Cod and Yarmouth and maritime themes
  • Unabridged audio CDs (fiction and non-fiction)
  • DVDs – recent films (NO copies)
  • CDs – popular works
  • Puzzles (in good condition with all pieces)
 Materials We Cannot Accept:
  • Items in poor condition (odor, soiled, water damage, mildew stained)
  • Textbooks
  • Reference books (Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Thesaurus)
  • Condensed books
  • Books on tape
  • VHS tapes
  • Magazines           
       
 
 

SYLA Board Members

Linda Callahan

President

Patty Creighton

Vice President
Recording Secretary

Tom Pendleton

Treasurer

Carolyn Parsons

Assistant Treasurer

Richard Simon

Assistant Treasurer

Lesley Callahan

Corresponding Secretary
Archivist
Cookie Stroll Chair

Barbara Adams

Membership Chair

Joanne Crowley

Membership Committee
Siemen Scholarship Committee Chair

Carol Flynn

Book Store Manager

Directions to the South Yarmouth Library

From Route 28 East: At the traffic light at the intersection of Route 28 and Station Avenue/Old Main Street, take a right onto Old Main Street. The South Yarmouth library is the fourth building on the right.

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From Route 28 West: After crossing the Bass River bridge, turn left at the traffic light onto Old Main Street. The South Yarmouth library is the fourth building on the right.

 

From Route 6 East: Take exit 8, Union Street. Turn right off the exit onto Station Avenue. Follow Station Avenue past D/Y High School and St. Pius X church. Station Avenue merges with North Main Street; stay to the right. Go through the traffic light and cross Route 28 onto Old Main Street. The South Yarmouth library is the fourth building on the right.

From Route 6 West: Take exit 8. Turn right off the exit onto Station Avenue. Follow Station Avenue past D/Y High School and St. Pius X church. Station Avenue merges with North Main Street; stay to the right. Go through the traffic light and cross Route 28 onto Old Main Street. The South Yarmouth library is the fourth building on the right.

Parking

Parking is available across Old Main Street and behind the library on Mill Lane.

Facility

Handicapped accessible. Meeting room available at no charge to non-profits; nominal fee for businesses. Wi-Fi. Public access computers with Internet. Children’s room in lower level. Elevator. Reading areas.

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