Greetings!
It is hard to believe it has been almost a year since we first closed our doors and braced for the pandemic. Since that time, our dedicated staff have been working tirelessly to offer adapted services and schedules to meet the needs our community members, while always keeping in mind the safety of staff and patrons.
I am deeply grateful for their hard work and tireless efforts to serve you through on-line programs, recorded storytimes, BookMatch Bundles, "Grab and Go" crafts and STEM bags, curbside pick-up services, and more. We are so grateful for your patience as we navigate these uncharted waters.
The staff is now hard at work on an operations plan that will allow us to safely open our doors to the public. We will share information on our efforts as soon as we can.
Be well.
Lesley Dolinger
Library Director
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Read-A-Thon Wrap-Up
February 28 - March 6
Our Read-A-Thon week has been so much fun! We enjoyed seeing those who were able to stop by at our Wednesday Read Across America event in the Library Park Gazebo - and it was so wonderful to loan out over two dozen new books! We are so proud of our readers and grateful for everyone who has supported the Read-A-Thon by participating and contributing. Remember that any of Ms. Katy's read aloud stories count towards your reading minutes goal as well!
If you have been participating with pledge sheets and collected donations, please plan to return them to the library by Monday, March 15. Simply seal your envelope and drop it in the book return. Don't forget to include your completed pledge form and reading log! Facebook fundraisers will be automatically credited to their designated readers and we will be in touch during the week of March 15 with prize details.
If you would like to sponsor a reader, please contact Emily at 207-443-5141 x 19 or via email to discuss options.
Lastly, it's not too late to participate and you can earn prizes for raising $25 or more. See our webpage for more.
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News and Resources from Adult Services |
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Movie Discussion Group: "Wonder Women!"
Week 6: A Woman Under the Influence
Thursday, March 11, 6:30 p.m. via ZOOM.
"Electrified by searing performances from Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk, A Woman Under the Influence finds pioneering independent filmmaker John Cassavetes working at his artistic peak." (Rotten Tomatoes Critics Consensus)
Movie buff Al Fick leads our weekly movie discussions. We're extending his “Wonder Women” series -- classic movies with strong female leads -- through the end of Women's History Month. All you have to do is enjoy the movie before the discussion night! Open to all.
Click here for the ZOOM link for this event.
Armchair Traveler Series:
Bicycling the Silk Road
Wednesday, March 17, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
In 2015, Peter and Coco embarked on a journey to bicycle from China to Italy via the ancient Silk Road. Peter grew up in Pownal, Maine and Coco hails from the town of Seregno in northern Italy. They both studied Chinese language in college/university and their love of Chinese culture drew them both to the city of Kunming in China's southwestern Yunnan Province where they first met. Not long after meeting they devised a plan to travel by bicycle from China to Coco's hometown in Italy, an epic journey of thousands of miles that would take them through ten countries over the course of a
year.
Join us for this year's final presentation in Armchair Traveler Series. To get on the email list for the webinar link, reminders, and updates, click here. Want to dive more deeply into the history and travel of the Silk Road? Click here.
Silk Road Alchemy Bags! (While Supplies Last!) Drop by Now You’re Cooking to pick up your free goody-bag, which holds your magic “ticket” for journeying the Silk Road! The bag contains fragrant sumac and cardamom spices - generously donated by Gryffon Ridge Spice Merchants - along with a recipe card for Pomegranate Chicken and a special invitation to join PFL’s Armchair Traveler webinar, Biking the Silk Road. And if you want to join Louisa's free cooking demo to get her expert tips and tricks on how to make the dish, join her for Now Your Cooking's Facebook Live Event on Thursday, March 25th at 5:00 p.m.
Adult Trivia: Last of the Season!
Friday, March 26
5:00 to 6:15 p.m. via ZOOM
Many different categories, lots of informal fun. Make it your happy hour! Click here to get the registration link for this event.
What to Read Next?
March Edition of BookPage Is Available On-Line. Click here to browse. This issue includes recommendations on new memoirs, women's history titles, and more, as well as an interview with Harlan Coben.
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Or....click on the "New Titles" tab, above, to browse the newest titles in our collection! Click on any thumbnail to request. |
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News and Resources for Young Adults |
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Browse New Titles!
All the new titles added to our collection in February can now be viewed on our very user-friendly carousels. Click on any thumbnail, and you'll straight to the catalogue listing. Click here to get started.
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News and Resources for Youth and Families |
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News from Ms. Katy:
This Week's "Grab and Go" Craft!
This week we have TWO Snow People crafts for you! The first one is a Snow People Garland. You can fold the template forward for a hat or backward for ear muffs. Then we have a Snow Person Paper Plate Mask. Crafts are suitable for ages 4-8. They will be out at the curbside table on Friday afternoon by 1:30. This week's craft is sponsored by Country Farm Furniture Store.
STEM Bags Available, Too!
Learn about compression, tension, bending and torsion with Sarah's STEM bag for this week. Suggested for ages eight to twelve, but it's appropriate for all ages with adult assistance. Pick up the bags at our curbside table while supplies last.
The Chickadee Vote has been extended! Join the Chickadee Challenge! From now until May 28th, read as many of the 2020-21 Chickadee Award nominees as you can. Track your reading online on Beanstack or on a printable log, and you will be entered in our Mockingbird Bookshop drawing. You can request titles using our BookMatch Bundles service, or download them from the Cloud Library.
New Titles to Browse! Check out the new titles added to our collections in February.
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News and Resources from the History Room |
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Rollins, F.J. Residents at the Old Ladies Home, Bath, Maine (2006.10.1.16). c. 1900-1907. Otis N. E. Card photograph collection. Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room.
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Women's History Month
Each week during Women's History Month, we'll share items and collections from the History Room that illuminate women's history in our communities. The Old Ladies' Home collection (MC 009), includes information about how the charitable institution was founded in the 1870s, how it ran until the 1970s, and the many women who retired to the home at 800 High Street after careers as housekeepers, cooks, seamstresses, teachers, and librarians. The collection also includes the papers of Mabel Cushing Rouse, a seamstress who lived at the home from 1892 to 1905. Watch our History Room Live presentation about the collection here.
F.J. Rollins photographed 12 unidentified "old ladies" sometime between 1900 and 1907. Do any of these faces look familiar to you?
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Ancestry Library Edition Access Extended
At-home access to Ancestry Library Edition has been extended for Mainers through June 30, 2021. Ancestry Library Edition is a lite version of the popular Ancestry.com subscription service, typically available in libraries only. For at-home access, visit library.digitalmaine.org or click here.
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Housing History and Future
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Staff Picks : What We're Reading (and Watching) |
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This week Megan Hultman, circulation assistant and graphic novel fanatic, shares her review of The Daughters of Ys, written by M.T. Anderson and illustrated by Jo Rioux. It is "a glorious, haunting tale of love, loss, grief, and the destructive power of secrets."
Click here to read Megan's full review.
To request a copy, click here.
To access all our "Staff Picks" reviews, click here.
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