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Yarmouth committee approves summer reading and orchestra grants; baseball all-star talk continues
Summary
The Yarmouth Community and Economic Development Committee approved a $9,175 grant to the town libraries for an expanded 2025 summer reading program and approved funding for the Cape Cod Community Orchestra; discussion over the Dennis-Yarmouth Red Sox hosting of the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game continued without a recorded vote.
Courtney Butler, chair of the Yarmouth Community and Economic Development Committee, led interviews on Nov. 13 with local event organizers and brought the committee to voice votes approving several small community grants.
Mindy, youth services librarian for the Yarmouth town libraries, asked the committee for $9,175 to expand the 2025 summer reading program. Mindy said the library removed age limits to make the program "all inclusive and made it accessible to all," highlighted 41 community volunteers who provide donated prizes, and told the committee that overall participation has grown roughly 50% over the last three years with a marked increase among adults. Mindy said last summer the youth services department ran 78 distinct activities and that the library offers both paper and online tracking options and accessibility-friendly formats for people with vision impairment.
The committee voted…
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