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At a Glance: This Week at PML
Coming Soon @ PML
Restore your yard's natural ecology
Climate Courage & Mental Health
The Archaeology of Casco Bay (Part 2)
News from Youth Services
Storytime!
Lego Contest: Voting is open!
Sign up for Lego Club
Nature Explorers: April (Signs of Spring)
Teen jvoices wanted
Lit Loot: Sign up for April Lit Loot
Messages
Bookshelf Spotlight: Women in History
Bits & Bobs: Reminders and Such
Snow cancellations, tax forms,
book groups, passports,
book donations, and more
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At a Glance:
This Week at PML
More information about these events can be found on our website: princememorial.org
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m.
Storytime
Registration is required and limited.
For more information and to register.
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Tuesday, 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Legacy Letters
Registration is full for this workshop.
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Tuesday, 4 to 5 p.m.
Chess Club for Kids
Registration is full for March.
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Wednesday, 3 to 5 p.m.
D&D for Beginners
This program is full for March. Stay tuned for April meetups. (Ages 12 – 19)
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Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Race in Fiction Book Group (Virtual)
All welcome. Register here.
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Thursday, 8:30 a.m.
Coffee Chat: On Getting Involved with Local Government
Learn more about running for local office from some people in town who have done it.
Attend in person or via Zoom.
FMI and the Zoom link
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Thursday, 4 to 5 p.m.
Lego Club
FMI and to register.
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Saturday, 1 – 3 p.m.
D&D for Experienced Players
Registration required.
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Saturday, 3 p.m.
Chef's Challenge
Registration is full for this program.
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Restoring the natural ecology of your backyard
with Maine Audubon
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Wednesday, March 16
6:30 p.m. (Virtual)
Registration required.
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Bringing Nature Home: Wherever you are in Maine, the smallest planting and maintenance choices you make can have a profound impact on your local food web. Our yards and local green spaces are refuges for species of plants and trees facing real challenges across broader landscapes.
Eric Topper, Maine Audubon’s Director of Education, will talk about the plants, practices, and perks of restoring ecology in our gardens, yards, and communities.
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Climate Courage &
Mental Health
with Dr. Anne Hallward
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Tuesday, March 29
7 to 8:30 p.m. (virtual)
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Coping with the mental health impacts of climate change can make us more effective at combatting it. We will explore the forces that help us summon up our courage to face reality, bear the painful feelings that come up, and move together to take action. In particular, we will explore tools that help each of us access our own courage, so that we can take steps fueled by love and clarity that lead to greater strength, connection, and impact.
Participants will have the opportunity to engage with others to fully benefit from
this program.
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Dr. Anne Hallward is host and founder of Safe Space Radio and a board-certified psychiatrist in Portland. She is passionate about creating spaces for people to talk about difficult subjects so that we are not alone with our worst struggles. Anne speaks internationally on stigma and shame,
traumatic silence, re-humanization, and emotional courage.
This program is offered in collaboration with Scarborough Public Library and York Public Library. (Register (below) via York Public Library's website).
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The Archaeology of Casco Bay
Shell middens and archaeological storytelling on Maine's coasts
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Thursday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m.
The middens of Casco Bay: An examination and discussion
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These worked deer bone harpoons, found in a shell midden, are archaeological finds that tell historians a story about the Indigenous people who lived on this land long ago. Shell middens are accumulations of shells, bones, and artifacts found along Maine's coasts, and they are rich with history. The stories middens tell give us a glimpse into life long ago.
Thomas Bennett offers insight on the importance of shell middens and how private citizens can become involved in preserving this important cultural resource. This is a second of a two-part virtual presentation offered in collaboration with Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust.
Thomas first excavated a shell midden on Mosher Island in Freeport in 1986. He has worked on archaeological digs in Arizona, Maine, and Massachusetts, where he was field supervisor on the Boston Harbor/Spectacle Island shell midden dig, a component of the Big Dig.
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News from
Youth Services
| You can find information about all our teen programs on the PML Kids page of our website. | |
Storytime! Hooray!
Movement and rhymes for busy little people. Simple books and fingerplays focus on early concepts and skills. Masks are required for ages 3 and up.
Ages 0 – 5. Indoor and in-person at PML.
Offered in 4-week blocks:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays at 10 a.m., beginning March 4.
Registration is limited and required.**
** So that we can make storytime available to as many kids as possible, please only register for one block at a time. (A "block" consists of one day per week for 4 weeks).
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Voting is now open!
(through Saturday, March 12)
Anyone can vote.
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Lego Club is back!
Thursdays, 4 to 5 p.m.
Age 5 to 11
Free-build with friends!
Creations will be displayed at the library for one week. Come build with us!
Registration is required and limited to six kids.
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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Spring has sprung!
A Nature Explorer workshop for kids who are curious about nature
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Tuesday, April 5 — 4 to 5:30 p.m. — Greely Woods
Grades 2-5
How do we know that spring is just around the corner? Come join the search for the many subtle clues that tell us that warm weather is soon to arrive
Karen Bruder, a Maine master naturalist, takes kids on a discovery walk at Greely Woods.
This workshop is offered in collaboration with Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust (CCLT).
Registration is limited and required.
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Saturday, March 26
3:30-4:30 p.m.
In the Teen Room at the library
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Teens, we want to hear your voice! Join Jennifer, Youth & Teen Librarian, for our monthly meeting of the Teen Leadership Council. We'll talk about programming, how to reach teens directly through a teen-run newsletter and/or TikTok account, and anything else that is on your mind.
Come hang out with us! Get the full scoop.
| Lit Loot: A book subscription box for teens | |
If you have a teen who has registered for March Lit Loot, have them stop by the library to pick up their box, available for pickup on our Grab-n-Go shelves beginning Tuesday, March 1.
What in the world is Lit Loot? We got you.
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D&D spots still open for experienced players
Saturdays in March, 1 to 3 p.m.
There are still a few spots open in our D&D group for kids who know at least the basics of play.
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Women make history every day. March is Women's History Month, so it's our cue to offer up a literary high-five to the countless women who have made a difference. For a list of great books about some extraordinary women in history, check out this reading list.
Did you know we have all sorts of reading lists for your browsing pleasure? Check out all of the reading lists on our website.
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Bits & Bobs: Reminders and Such
In case of inclement weather
It's snowy season, and that means the library may close because of tricky conditions. Before you head to the library in inclement weather, check our website to be sure that we are open. Alternatively, Facebook users can check our Facebook page for updates.
Ah, taxes!!
While PML no longer gets tax forms mailed to us, we (librarians) can access forms and instructions online, and we are happy to print them out when needed. We do not print the entire 114-page instruction book, but we will do individual worksheets, tables, etc.
Seniors, each year AARP offers tax prep assistance for seniors (usually at a larger public library. In the past it has been Portland's main branch and Lewiston). They have not yet populated the location finder, but seniors can go to this site to learn more:
https://www.aarp.org/money/taxes/aarp_taxaide/
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PML's Thursday Afternoon Book Group meets monthly at 3 p.m. (fourth Thursday). FMI, contact Elizabeth. Next up, March 24: Travels with George by Nathaniel Philbrick.
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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: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. March 9, 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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