2023 July Newsletter

Featured Event:

Discovering Local History Through Newspapers

Tuesday, July 25 / 3:00 - 4:00pm

Are you curious about your family’s history or what it was like to live in Bangor 100 years ago? Did you know that Bangor’s earliest newspaper is available online? Have you heard of the Daily Bee or the Bangorean? Come to our workshop on discovering local history through newspapers to find out more!

Learn more here.

Featured Resource: Children and Teen eBooks & AudioBooks

Just in time for summer roadtrips, the Youth Services Department has added many new titles to CloudLibrary. Check out some of the new collections.

Upcoming Events

Teen Summer Reading Program: Paint Party

Wednesday, July 5 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Relax and practice some self care through art. Grades 6-12.

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Teen Summer Reading Program: Kindness Rocks

Wednesday, July 12 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Make some kindness rocks to keep and share. Grades 6-12.

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Summer Music Series:

The Skyliners

Wednesday, July 12 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Come enjoy live music on the patio of the library. The Skyliners entertain fans and dancers with classic big band standards & jazz, Latin, waltz and fox trot numbers. (Bring your chair and water!)

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NASA Launch Services Program

Friday, July 14 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Learn about the scientific missions being done by NASA and at the Kennedy Space Center and create your own project specially designed by the LSP Team. Grades 3-5

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Teen Summer Reading Program: Game Night

Wednesday, July 19 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Get ready for some board games and MarioKart. Grades 6-12

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Summer Music Series:

PanStorm

Wednesday, July 19 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

PanStorm is a community steel band based in the Bangor area. They play weekly at a park in Bangor through the summer as well as festivals and parades.

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Teen Summer Reading Program: Taste Around the World

Wednesday, July 26 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Taste and rank some snacks from around the world! Grades 6-12

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Summer Music Series:

The RetroRockerz

Wednesday, July 26 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Come enjoy live music on the patio of the library. Bring your chair and water!

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Community Notices

The City of Bangor

Needs Your Input

Are you now (or looking to become) a food producer, chef, caterer, or food truck operator? Then the City of Bangor would like to hear from you.

Take the survey and provide input on a proposed shared-use, commercial kitchen incubator in an existing 18,167 square foot building at 50 Cleveland Street in Bangor.

Call for Submissions

12 Willows Press is calling for submissions for a new anthology, Rivers of Ink: Literary Reflections on the Penobscot. Young and old aspiring authors take note - you don't have to be previously published to submit! Learn more and submit your flash fiction, short stories, creative nonfiction, or essays inspired by the Penobscot River by July 31st here.

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