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The Yarmouth Town Libraries welcome children of all ages and their caregivers to enjoy many opportunities of family literacy, S.T.E.A.M. connections, entertainment and enrichment. We choose materials for our collections that reflect the diversity and multiple interests in our community. We can loan you magazines, movies, books and music, educational games, puzzles and more.

We encourage natural curiosity and the love of lifelong learning.

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Becoming Charley    by Kelly DiPucchio, Illustrated by Loveis Wise   Convention is upended in this striking tale of individuality and change. “Black. Orange. This. Not that.” From the day they are hatched, young caterpillars are informed by their butterfly guardians how to think and how to act. All obey except for Charley. While the others eat ceaselessly, Charley looks up into the canopy and gazes at the trees and clouds and stars. While the others dream of becoming butterflies, Charley imagines what it would be like to be a deer or a waterfall. At last, the day comes for all caterpillars to form their chrysalises, and Charley worries. But while inside, the wayward caterpillar imagines far more than just orange and black, so that when at last the new butterflies emerge, the protagonist’s wings reflect “everything Charley had ever loved.” © Kirkus Reviews 2023 J Pic DIP Reading Age: 3-7 years old
Becoming Charley
   by Kelly DiPucchio, Illustrated by Loveis Wise  

Convention is upended in this striking tale of individuality and change. “Black. Orange. This. Not that.” From the day they are hatched, young caterpillars are informed by their butterfly guardians how to think and how to act. All obey except for Charley. While the others eat ceaselessly, Charley looks up into the canopy and gazes at the trees and clouds and stars. While the others dream of becoming butterflies, Charley imagines what it would be like to be a deer or a waterfall. At last, the day comes for all caterpillars to form their chrysalises, and Charley worries. But while inside, the wayward caterpillar imagines far more than just orange and black, so that when at last the new butterflies emerge, the protagonist’s wings reflect “everything Charley had ever loved.” © Kirkus Reviews 2023

J Pic DIP
Reading Age: 3-7 years old
Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World    By Frederick Joseph and Porshe Joseph   Every generation inherits the problems created by the ones before them, but no generation will inherit as many problems—as many crises—as the current generation of young people. From the devastations of climate change to the horrors of gun violence, from rampant transphobia to the widening wealth gap, from the lack of health care to the lack of housing, the challenges facing the next generation can feel insurmountable. But change, even revolution, is possible; you just have to know where to start. In Better Than We Found It, best-selling author Frederick Joseph and debut author Porsche Joseph make the case for addressing some of the biggest issues of our day. Featuring more than two dozen interviews with prominent activists, authors, actors, and politicians, this is the essential resource for those who want to make the world better than we found it. © Goodreads 2022   YA 323 JOS Ages 12 and Up
Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World
   By Frederick Joseph and Porshe Joseph  

Every generation inherits the problems created by the ones before them, but no generation will inherit as many problems—as many crises—as the current generation of young people. From the devastations of climate change to the horrors of gun violence, from rampant transphobia to the widening wealth gap, from the lack of health care to the lack of housing, the challenges facing the next generation can feel insurmountable. But change, even revolution, is possible; you just have to know where to start. In Better Than We Found It, best-selling author Frederick Joseph and debut author Porsche Joseph make the case for addressing some of the biggest issues of our day. Featuring more than two dozen interviews with prominent activists, authors, actors, and politicians, this is the essential resource for those who want to make the world better than we found it. © Goodreads 2022  

YA 323 JOS
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