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Tiny Book Shelf:
Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month
Messages
Annual Book Sale will be a whopper
PML Book Group reconvenes this week
Farnsworth Art Museum passes
Chess, anyone?
CLYNK bags available at PML
Coming Soon @ PML
Ticks: A Proactive Approach
Power in Aging!
Invasive Pests, a threat to our forests
Weekly offerings at PML
News from Youth Services
Kids: Little Roots Family, A Read-Aloud Book Group, Chess Club, Read to Fergus, Lego Club, Movie Nights, Toddler Hangouts, and Storytimes.
Teens: OUTSpoken, Entomophagy (say what?), September Game Night, Teen Leadership Council, Shout OUT!, Lit Loot
Bits & Bobs: Reminders and Such
One-on-One Tech Help
Ongoing programs:
PML's Walking Group
Topical Thursdays
Plus Bendable Maine, museum passes, book groups, passport services, book donations, and more
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Tiny Bookshelf: Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month | |
It's Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), and we're shining a light on the many contributions of Hispanic and LatinX Americans who have influenced us through books.
The observance's mid-month beginning and ending was chosen to coincide with the independence days of several Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, as well as Mexico and Chile. The month is also referred to as Latino Heritage Month or Latinx Heritage Month.
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Pictured:
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
Solito by Javier Zamora
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed
by Saraciea J. Fennell
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
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Your holiday gift-giving just got easier (and less expensive)
The Friends of PML Book Sale promises to be bigger and better than ever this year. Prices are super low. The books are in near perfect condition. There are puzzles, too!
We'll add books daily, so stop by a few times.
Thursday, Oct. 13: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 14: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 15: 9 .m. to 5 p.m.
Fill a bag & Make a donation:
Tuesday, Oct. 18: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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PML Afternoon Book Group starts up again this week
September is a month of new beginnings. It smells of apples and turning leaves and new books. At PML, it is the month when our book groups return, old friends and new, to choose books, read together, and learn.
We have groups for all readers. This week, the PML Afternoon Book Group meets (the last Thursday of most months) and engages adults with a mix of literary fiction and nonfiction. We welcome new members.
Our first meeting of the season — September 29 — is a lively one, as we work our way through an already overcrowded list of really great titles to choose our books for fall. If you ever considered joining a smart, savvy set of readers to talk books with, this may be the opportunity for you!
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Chess, anyone?
Are you a chess player looking to play? Would you be interested in an adult chess group at the library? If so, drop Kelly an email at kgreenlee@cumberlandmaine.com. She'll add your name to an email list and will be in touch.
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Visit the Farnsworth Art Museum
PML now has museum passes to the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of PML. The pass admits up to 4 adults. Children under 16 are free.
As with all of its museum passes, PML is able to issue one pass per day to the Farnsworth. Call or stop by the library to reserve your pass.
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CLYNK for Friends
Pick up a fully tagged CLYNK bag in the Friends' book sale room at the library. All proceeds from returned bottles and cans benefit the Friends of PML ... which, in turn, benefit the library.
And while you're in the book sale room ... well ... take a look. You won't believe the selection and the prices.
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Ticks!
Tuesday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m.
In the Prince Room at PML
No registration required.
Maine has developed a major tick problem, reaching the highest incidence rate in the country. Adults over age 55 are the highest at-risk demographic group for Lyme disease in Maine. Adina Bercowicz, executive director of LymeTV and Jon Cole, Maine master-level licensed tick control applicator, will discuss:
- The ecological trends driving increased tick disease cases
- Some common tick misconceptions
- How to protect yourself from dangerous tick diseases
- Landscape modifications to reduce risk of tick bites
- Tick habitat removal
- Organic vs. synthetic control methods
- Tips for creating a tick-safer backyard.
FMI or to add this learning event to your digital calendar
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Power in Aging
Embracing Aging to Build an Age-Positive Maine
Tuesday, October 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Virtual via Zoom.
Registration is required.
When you look at yourself as an older person, what do see? It turns out what we think, feel, and believe about getting older matters! If we live with positive beliefs about our own aging, research has found that we're likely to live 7.5 years longer than those who believe aging as about disease and decline. Age-positive beliefs also lead to better brain health, and less chronic disease and anxiety. Better still, research shows that all across the world, including in the US, people are their happiest in their later years.
So, why are so many of us worried about aging and being old? The answer is ageism, and it’s so ingrained in us that many Americans don’t even believe it’s real!
Maine Council on Aging (MCOA) has launched a new anti-ageism movement in Maine called the Power in Aging Project. The goal of the project is to build a more age-positive culture in Maine through conversation and action.The Embracing Aging presentation will talk about ageism and its impacts and explore the effects of age-positivity.
- We can embrace positive beliefs about growing older.
- We can learn more about our own age-bias and avoid acting on it.
- We can listen for negative age-stereotypes and shift those beliefs to positive.
Don Harden is a founding Board Member of the Maine Council on Aging and coordinates the Power in Aging Project, MCOA’s new anti-ageism campaign.
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Invasive Pests
A Threat to the Forests of the Casco Bay Region
Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Virtual via Zoom.
Registration is required.
Invasive forest pests — including brown spruce longhorned beetle, Asian longhorned beetle, emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid, elongated hemlock scale, winter moth, and brown-tail moth — are invading and threatening the Casco Bay region.
What are the best management practices to control them? Learn to identify the signs of infestation and how to mitigate the spread.
Allison Kanoti is the director of Forest Health and Monitoring for the Maine Forest Service.
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Cribbage
Fridays at 10 a.m.
No registration required.
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Classic Tabletop Games
Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m.
Begins Thursday, October 6
No registration required.
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Color Workshop (for Adults)
Tuesdays at 2 p.m., beginning Oct. 4
No registration required.
Color, relax, and catch up with new friends. Coloring supplies provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own materials, too.
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News from
Youth Services
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You can find information about all of our kids programs on the PML Kids page of our website. |
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Little Roots Family
3rd Thursday of each month, Sept. – June.
10 a.m.
Ages 0 – 5, with caregivers
Registration is required.
Time to get your rhythm on!
Simple songs, rhymes, and movement activities.
Siblings should sign up together on one registration form. You must register separately for each month that you wish to participate in the Little Roots program.
In partnership with 317 Main Community Music Center.
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Read-Aloud Book Group
Thursdays, through November 17
4 – 5 p.m.
No registration required.
Ages 8 - 12
Settle in for a read-aloud book group! Bring a blanket, sleeping bag, or pillow (if you'd like), sit back and enjoy while Jennifer reads one of this year's Maine Student Book Award books aloud. Snacks provided. (We might just have to break out the popcorn machine!).
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Chess Club
Tuesdays, 4 – 5 p.m.
Drop-in format, no registration required.
Ages 7 - 11
New to the game of chess, or looking to sharpen your skills? Join us for a fun and relaxed group for kids interested in chess.
If there is a lot of interest in Chess Club, then kids should be prepared for a mix of hands-on play and observation to ensure that everyone gets a turn.
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Lego Club
Wednesdays, 4 to 5 p.m.
Ages 5 to 11
No registration required
Free-build with friends! Creations will be displayed at the library for one week. Come build with us!
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Read to Fergus
Select Saturday mornings
In the Activity Room in Children's Area
Registration required
Have you met Fergus, the dog? Bring a book to read, or choose one from our collection. Fergus loves a good story!
Fifteen-minute timeslots are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please email Jennifer if slots fill up on a particular day and you would like to be added to a waitlist.
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Baby & Toddler Hangouts
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
10 a.m. Age 0-3.
No registration required.
| Kids ages 0-3 and caregivers, come hang out in our activity room and enjoy all it has to offer. We have a play kitchen, dolls, puzzles, Duplos, a sensory table, and an art station. So much to do! This is a low-key time for both kids and caregivers to socialize and connect. |
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Outdoor Storytime
Ages 0–2: Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
Ages 3–5: Tuesdays at 11 a.m.
Outside on the back lawn of the library
No registration required.
| Storytimes are outside on Tuesday mornings. Stories, rhymes, fingerplays and songs for busy Little People. Bring a blanket or chair to sit on. If you're questioning the weather, we'll post cancellation information by 9 a.m. on our Youth Services Facebook page and on our website. |
You can find information about all our teen programs on the teen page of our website. |
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Entomophagy (Insect Eating!) with Mr. Drew
Friday October 7, 2 to 3 p.m.
(Teens in MSAD51 do not have school on
Friday, October 7)
For teens, ages 12+
Registration is limited and required.
Did you know around 3,000 ethnic groups practice entomophagy? Human insect-eating (anthro-entomophagy) is common to cultures in most parts of the world, including Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Eighty percent of the world's nations eat insects of 1,000 to 2,000 species.
Mr. Drew will introduce you to a new world in the epicurean delight of eating bugs! Sample a variety of insects naturally, seasoned, and in a number of dishes, like cricket basmati rice, scorpion English muffin pizza, and mealworm sugar cookies. **FOOD ALLERGY WARNINGS: MAY CONTAIN NUTS, DAIRY, WHEAT, EGG, OR SEAFOOD**
Offered in partnership with Mr. Drew and His Animals Too.
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OUTSpoken: Spoken Word for LGBTQIA Teens and Allies
Workshops on Thursdays, Oct. 6, 13, & 20 Performance on Thursday, Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m.
Registration is limited and required
Ages 12+.
Join Telling Room Teaching Artist and spoken word poet James Kim for games and a series of writing and performance workshops for LGBTQIA+ teens and allies. Develop, practice, and perform a spoken-word piece. Teens can perform an original or non-original work solo, in pairs, or in groups. Costume or drag encouraged for the performance but not required.
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Teen Voices Wanted
Next meeting: Saturday, October 29
3 – 4 p.m.
In the Teen Room at the library
No registration required.
The Teen Leadership Council meets the last Saturday of the month from 3 - 4 p.m. in the Teen Room at the library. Join us!
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Next meetings: Fridays, Oct. 14 and 28
(Second & Fourth Fridays)
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.
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Lit Loot time!
Time to sign up for the next round of Lit Loot, a book subscription box for teens, ages 12+.
Register and complete a short survey by October 21. Lit Loot boxes will be available for pickup on our Grab-n-Go shelves on/after September 1. Each Lit Loot box includes two library books based on the preferences indicated on the survey, and a small selection of goodies to keep
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Bits & Bobs:
Reminders and Such
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One-on-one tech help is available by appointment
Some people are lucky enough to be tech savvy. (Bully for them). The rest of us are ... well ... tech sorry.
If you count yourself in the latter group, take heart. We are offering one-on-one tech help for people who need a guiding hand. To book a half-hour appointment with Elizabeth, visit our website.
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Join our weekly walking group
Thursdays at 10 a.m.
No registration required.
Meet at Twin Brook Recreation Area (185 Tuttle Road, Cumberland) at "the red barn/shelter"
We're a friendly bunch. Join us for a 45- to 60-minute rain-or-shine walk. We'll enjoy each other's company while getting some exercise. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring water and rainwear if necessary. All ages and all levels are welcome. No body left behind.
For more information or to be added to our email list, contact Kelly at kgreenlee@cumberlandmaine.com.
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Civil discourse group meets monthly on third Thursdays
This is a thoughtful, casual gathering of interested individuals who are interested in civil discourse on current events and issues. We'd love for you to join us ... just not this month (July).
The group meets the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the library.
Next meeting: Thursday, September 15.
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PML Afternoon Book Group
PML's Thursday Afternoon Book Group meets last Thursdays at 3 p.m., beginning September 29. FMI, contact Elizabeth.
Next meeting: Thursday, September 29. We'll choose our fall lineup. Join us.
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The Race & Equity Book Group explores topics of race in adult (and some YA)) fiction and nonfiction.
The group meets virtually the second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. Register here. Or, FMI, contact Kelly.
October 12
There There by Tommy Orange
November 9
Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
December 14
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
January 11
Me (Moth) by Amber McBride
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We have State Park Passes and Museum Passes
(Courtesy of the Friends of PML)
Each pass is unique and offers its own set of discounts and terms of use. You can find details on all of the passes on the Museums and Park Passes page of our website. Please note that we are only able to give one pass per day per museum.
The following museum and cultural sites are included in our Museum Pass Program:
- Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine (Portland)
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (Boothbay)
- Farnsworth Art Museum (Rockland)
- Maine Maritime Museum (Bath)
- Maine Wildlife Park (Gray)
- Portland Museum of Art (Portland)
- Maine State Parks Vehicle Pass
Ask at the circulation desk or visit our website for more information.
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Bendable Maine is here!
A statewide, mostly free learning marketplace for Mainers of all ages
Have you checked out Bendable Maine? It's a life-long learning platform built for and by Mainers, which taps into the knowledge and skills of community and professional resources (schools, organizations, people, books, online content…you name it!) and pulls it all together in one spot, for easy access and personalized learning.
Bendable Maine is a collaborative project of the Maine State Library, working with the Drucker Institute at Claremont College.
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Recordings available on our website
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:
- Southern Maine Trails: 10 Great Trails
- Invasive Plants with Gary Fish, Maine's state horticulturist
- Native Journey: A Conversation with Barry Dana
- 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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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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Fully tagged CLYNK bags are available in the Friends of PML book sale room. All proceeds from donated bottles benefit the Friends of PML. Thank you!
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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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