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Coming Soon @ PML
A Conversation with Barry Dana
War Pigeons: Delivering the Goods
Programs for Seniors
News from Youth Services
The Activity Room is open!
Sign up for Lego Club
Slime!
Illustration Workshop for Kids
Teen Game Night
Zine Machine!
An LGBTQ hangout opportunity
Lit Loot: Last chance to sign up for May
Teen Leadership Council
Teen newsletter? Sign up.
Messages
Bookshelf Spotlight: Amanda Gorman
Bits & Bobs: Reminders and Such
Recordings of past presentations,
book groups, passports,
book donations, and more
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Native Journey: A Conversation with Barry Dana
A PML ChangeMaker Series Event
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Thursday, April 28
7 to 8:30 p.m. (virtual)
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Barry Dana will talk about his deep connection to the earth, his activism on behalf of Native sovereignty and the Penobscot River, and the current state of affairs involving the Wabanaki people and the State of Maine.
Barry Dana grew up on Indian Island in the Penobscot River, and currently lives in Solon. He served as Chief of the Penobscot Nation from 2000–2004, and is a teacher and artist. In his youth, he spent a lot of time with tribal elders, from whom he learned about Native traditions such as hunting, gathering plants, canoeing, and snowshoe- and basket-making. He is credited with re-invigorating the Katahdin 100, a Native spiritual journey from Indian Island to Katahdin by foot and canoe. He completed the 1996 250-mile Can Am Crown Sled Dog Race on cross-country skis, and in 2017 hiked from Mt. Washington to Katahdin in honor of his late uncle.
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War Pigeons
They Got Their Message Through
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Saturday, May 14 at 10 a.m.
In-person at the library
Multigenerational. No registration required.
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For 75 years, through four wars on four continents, these one-pound birds were the military’s most reliable means of communication, carrying messages in and out of gas, smoke, exploding bombs and gunfire. They flew through jungles, across deserts, mountains and large expanses of ocean. Sometimes they arrived at their lofts nearly dead from wounds or exhaustion. Astonishingly, they got their messages through.
Learn some homing pigeon superpowers and meet some real homing pigeons and watch as they are released to fly home (no GPS required).
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Elizabeth Macalaster started out as a marine biologist. She turned to science journalism and worked for the Department of the Interior and the EPA on water quality issues. She now writes primarily science and history articles for newspapers and magazines.
Elizabeth lives in Brunswick with her husband.
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Jon Bernhard's career with homing pigeons began in junior high school with a couple of white homing pigeons that he obtained from a lady who had a big farm in Camden. Today, he has a small loft in his backyard in Westbrook, where currently he raises anywhere between 30 and 40 homing pigeons. In the future he’d like to try racing his birds in an official pigeon race. For now, he trains them regularly, looking to build them up to flights of over 100 miles
Jon is an occupational therapist assistant and lives in Westbrook with his wife and two sons.
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Two ongoing programs
for seniors
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Teatime AudioStories
A Read-Aloud & Social Group for Seniors
2nd and 4th Thursdays. (Next up: April 28)
11 a.m. to Noon New time!
North Yarmouth Community Center Community Room
No registration required.
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Let's Look Back
Remembering and Sharing Stories from the Past
2nd Tuesdays (Next up: Tuesday, May 10)
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
North Yarmouth Community Center Community Room
No registration required.
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News from
Youth Services
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The activity room is open!
For those of you who remember the space from a couple of years ago, you will notice lots of changes. Thanks to generous donations from community members, we now have a sweet new play kitchen, and an art table and chairs. Thanks to the Friends of Prince Memorial Library, we have a more diverse representation of baby dolls to play with and cuddle. And we have also added a beautiful sensory table to the space. Of course, we still have Duplos, trucks, dinosaurs, and puzzles to play with, too. So much to do!
I am *so* excited to open up this space again. Caregivers, in order to keep this space feeling happy for everyone, I ask a couple of things:
- Please supervise your young children in this space. I have increased adult seating so you can relax while your kid plays. We have some very fun (and very messy) things to play with that really don't belong in mouths or all over the floor. Gentle support with that from caregivers is always appreciated.
- Please, please, please tidy up when your child is finished playing. We will all be able to enjoy the space if we keep it from looking like a tornado swept through. Play, enjoy, and then tidy up before you leave.
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Lego Club!
Wednesdays, 4 to 5 p.m.
Age 5 to 11
Lego Club is moving to Wednesdays!
Free-build with friends!
Creations will be displayed at the library for one week. Come build with us!
Registration is required and limited. We do have space available at the end of April.
So that we can make Lego Club available to as many kids as possible, we ask that you register for no more than 2 dates per month.
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Slime!
Wednesday, April 20, 10 - 11 a.m.
Outdoors at the library
No registration required.
| The Teen Leadership Council is hosting a slime extravaganza. Make slime with the experts! Please wear clothing appropriate for messy play. Ages 5 - 11. | |
Illustration for Kids!
Thursday, April 21, 10 - 11 a.m.
Registration is required.
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Get some tips, tricks, and inspiration for designing your own character. We'll talk about and practice form, gesture, and expression. A great leaping-off point for creating graphic stories or stand-alone pieces of art.
We're offering this workshop for teens, too. Information and registration below.
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So Cool! Vernal Pool!
A Nature Explorer Workshop for kids who are curious about nature
Wednesday, May 5, 4 to 5:30
Rines Forest, Range Rd., Cumberland
Age 7 to 11
Registration required
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Come discover some of the many amazing creatures of the vernal pool. Karen Bruder, a Maine master naturalist, takes kids on a discovery walk at Rines Forest. Vernal pools are one of her favorites springtime topics.
This workshop is offered in collaboration with Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust (CCLT).
Registration is limited and required.
| You can find information about all our teen programs on the teen page of our website. | |
Teen Game Night
Tuesday, April 19, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Ages 12-19
| Come explore PML's collection of games or bring a favorite game to play with friends. No registration required. | |
Illustration for Teens!
Thursday, April 21, 2 - 3 p.m.
Registration is required.
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Get some tips, tricks, and inspiration for designing your own character. We'll talk about and practice form, gesture, and expression. A great leaping-off point for creating graphic stories or stand-alone pieces of art.
We're offering this workshop for kids, too. Scroll up for more information on the kids' workshop.
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Zine Machine
Every other Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Begins April 26
Upcoming meetings: April 26, May 10, May 24
Ages 12-19
| Are you interested in exploring the art of zines? Create self-published magazines or mini-books to be added to PML's zine collection. Draw, write, and/or collage materials to express your ideas. | |
April 8 and 22
(Second & Fourth Fridays, starting April)
2:30 – 4 p.m.
Join us for Shout OUT!, a teen LGBTQ+-and-allies hangout. We'll have snacks and games, and hang out and have fun.
Come for all or part of the time.
Thank you to our Teen Leadership Council for suggesting to form this group!
| Lit Loot: A book subscription box for teens | |
Registration for May Lit Loot closes on Thursday, April 21. If you received a Lit Loot box for April, please return the box to the circulation desk by April 21, so we can use it again next month. Thank you!
What's Lit Loot? We got you.
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Next meeting: Saturday, April 30
3 – 4 p.m.
In the Teen Room at the library
| The Teen Leadership Council meets the last Saturday of the month from 3 - 4 p.m. in the Teen Room at the library. No need to register. Join us! More info about the TLC here. | |
Do you know a teen who would like a teen-centered newsletter sent right to their inbox? The Teen Leadership Council will be creating a monthly newsletter specifically for teens.
Sign up to get the latest scoop on teen programming, book recommendations, and anything else on their minds. Created for teens, by teens.
| Amanda Gorman transforms poetry ... and her readers | |
It's Poetry Month. huzzah! Not everyone is into the verse scene, but we'd argue that Amanda Gorman has the words, courage, and creativity to change more than a few opinions about what poetry can be.
Her latest book, Call Us What We Carry, is at once intense, lyrical, and evocative. Gorman is as much activist as she is artist, and this book conveys a powerful message of sorrow, healing, and ... yes ... hope.
We would be remiss if we did not give equal play to her children's picture book, Change Sings, which is as affirming for adults as it is for kids. Richly illustrated, the book assures us that anything is possible if we all work together.
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Bits & Bobs: Reminders and Such
New recordings available on our website:
Climate Courage and Mental Health and
Archaeology of Casco Bay, Part 2
Did you know that you can watch recordings of some of our virtual programs? We don't always record what we offer, but sometimes we do. You can find recordings of some of our most recent events on our website: https://www.princememorial.org/recordings/
What you'll find:
- Climate Courage and Mental Health with Dr. Anne Hallward
- Archaeology of Casco Bay, Parts 1 & 2
- Coyote: America's Song Dog
- A Trash & Recycling Primer from ecomaine
- The ChangeMaker Series (1 and 2)
Coffee Chats on Running for Local Office
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PML's Thursday Afternoon Book Group meets monthly at 3 p.m. (last Thursday). FMI, contact Elizabeth. Next up, April 28: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers.
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The Race-in-Fiction Book Group explores ... well ... race in YA and adult fiction (and some non-fiction here and there). Second Wednesday of the month. Next up: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m. New members welcome. Register here. Or, FMI, contact Kelly.
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Images of America: Cumberland is available at the library for $23.20 (includes tax) Cash or checks (payable to Town of Cumberland) are acceptable. All proceeds from the sale of the book benefit the renovation of the Cumberland Historical Society building at its new location next to our library.
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We have PML bag tags to put on your CLYNK Bags. Ask at the circulation desk. All proceeds from donated bottles benefit the Friends of PML. Thank you!
| We have State Park Passes and Museum Passes, courtesy of the Friends of PML. Ask at the circulation desk or visit our website for more information. | |
PML is a Passport Acceptance Facility
Email us at: passports@cumberlandmaine.com or call (207) 464-4493, our designated passport appointment line, to leave contact information for an appointment or to ask a question. For more information about the passport process, visit our website.
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Check out the ongoing book sale at PML
The Friends of Prince Memorial Library holds a book sale all year in the hallway to the right of the circulation desk. Great books (like new!) and puzzles for super low prices. We are always restocking the shelves, so stop by frequently. Proceeds benefit programming at Prince Memorial Library.
For more ways to support The Friends of PML, check out their website.
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Accepting donations of books, DVDs, and puzzles
The Friends of PML gladly accepts donations of gently used books, DVDs, CDs and puzzles (up to 2 small boxes or 2 shopping bags at a time), which are in good to excellent condition. Items for all ages are welcome.
The following are not accepted: Encyclopedias, magazines, textbooks, Bibles, VHS Tapes, outdated self-help or medical advice books, reference, technology or computer books, books which are written in, torn, moldy, musty, water or smoke damaged.
Please do not place donations in the Book Drop as space is limited for patrons' items. Bring donations into the library.
Thank you!
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