The Hyannis Youth & Community Center is a brand new facility built in 2009 for year-round community recreation. It houses two ice skating rinks for skating and hockey programs, two basketball/volleyball courts, a skateboard park, walking track, teen game room and cafe. 

The recreation department has its office inside the center. Recreation provides a variety of youth and adult leisure programs to Barnstable residents. Whether it's golf, swimming at one of the town beaches or ice skating at the Hyannis Youth Community Center, the recreation division is constantly assessing its programming and creating new affordable programs to meet the public's needs. 

It also provides permits for town athletic fields and community buildings, monitors public safety at beaches, and issues beach stickers and parking permits for residents throughout the busy summer season.