Maine author Irene Drago unveils her latest novel, Irish Timber, on Wednesday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m., at the Cushing Historical Society, 17 Hathorne Point Road in Cushing. This…
Literature
held at the Cushing Historical Society
Get a “Hole” Lot of Books for Just a Little “Dough”
The Friends of Rockport Public Library (FRPL) will hold their second big book sale of the year on Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
ask plant-related questions at the new “Ask the Gardener" booth
The Friends of Rockland Public Library annual Plant and Bake Sale will be held Saturday, June 13, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, rain or shine…
Liz Hannibal Drury will read her children's book, Davis Goes Apple Picking, followed by a story book activity, Saturday,…
When Life Magazine and children's author Carolyn Haywood came to Owls Head
OWLS HEAD — It was 1962 and as the big yellow school bus crept over the hill along North Shore Drive to the tiny village just above Owls Head Harbor, children spilled out of their homes to the…
"What, in the end, will keep a family from falling apart?"
Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a talk and signing at the bookshop by Maine author Caitlin Shetterly on Tuesday, June 16, at 7 p.m., to celebrate the release of her new…
Author Ellen Baker will celebrate the release of her new Maine-set HarperCollins novel, "Summerland Cove," with a book launch party on Tuesday, June 2 from 6 to 8 p.m.…
'SeaStrings' music and ice cream sundaes
Join the Belfast Free Library in welcoming Laura Koenig, the Library's new Director. BFL will be hosting an informal meet and greet with music by the SeaStrings and ice cream sundaes on…
May 31 deadline, prize money
The Millay House Rockland has launched a Vincent Poetry Prize in honor of Edna St. Vincent Millay; born in Rockland, Maine and known to her friends as “Vincent,” she…
A Celebration of Books and Poetry
On Friday, May 15, join the Jackson Memorial Library for a celebration of books and poetry with two events.
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A special event celebrating the release of volume 3 of the Midcoast Poetry Journal, a collection of poems by Midcoast poets,…
Families with children in kindergarten and older are invited to attend an overview of basic library skills, a tour of the Belfast Free Library, a scavenger hunt…
Meet Maine author Agnes Bushell and hear about her most recent novel, Verity and Perpetua: A Novel in Six Acts, on Sunday, May 17, at 2 p.m., at Thomaston…
Lincolnville Historical Society 'Fridays at the Museum' Event
Join the Lincolnville Historical Society for its next "Fridays at the Museum" event, Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m. Maine Author Irene Drago will be giving a…
Stockton Springs Community Library holds its Annual Book, Plant, and Bake Sale on Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. -1 p.m.
Stock up on books, DVDs, audio books, plants for the garden, and…
domestic abuse, substance abuse, and our country's frayed social net
Beth Macy, New York Times-bestselling author of a seminal book on how corporate greed created the opioid epidemic, is joining Finding Our Voices online, Tuesday, May 12, at 6 p…
Stop by Belfast City Park to enjoy the springtime weather and walk the loop trail to read Prunella on the Story Walk beginning at the playground…
Youth Services Librarian and Professional Storyteller Stephanie Holman hosts two May story times. Content is prepared for ages 3-6 with books, puppets, felt…
Wiggle and Rhyme for children from birth to age two offers a chance to enjoy songs, rhymes, scarves, parachute play, bubbles, toys…
Beginning May 4, Spanish Storytime will be held every Monday, at 10:30 a.m., in the Rockland Public Library Children's Room.
Spanish Songs & Stories with Jared McCannell, director of…
Join Belfast Free Library in celebrating the work of young Waldo County poets as they present their works on the theme of “Where the Land Meets the Sea: Poems…
What Did She Know and How Did She Know It? Revealing Secrets in Fiction
On Thursday, April 30, from 5 to 6 p.m., the Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor will host "Author Conversation: Laura Bonazzoli and Maureen Anne Jennings…
Join Miss Katie for an Earth Day storytime with three stories, an Earth Day song, and three dances, Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22, from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., at the Rockland Public…
no pressure writing together
Teens aged 11-17 are invited to an hour of no pressure writing together with others on Thursday, April 30, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., at Belfast Free Library.…
The Youth Trading Card Club meets on the fourth Monday of each month, at 4 p.m., in the Children’s Room.
Get together, play card games, and talk about everything…
music, poetry, planting
The Camden Conservation Commission, the Camden Public Library and Tree Corps will host PoeTREE, an outdoor celebration of trees, music, and poetry, on Saturday, May 30, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., at the…
There will be a Bake Sale and Book Sale on Saturday, May 2, from 8 - 11 a.m., at the Appleton Library, 2916 Sennebec Road.
Donations toward the bake sale…
Poet Dave Morrison celebrates the release of his new collection Already Home (JukeBooks 2026) with a music/spoken word performance, April 22, at 7:30 p.m…
gratitude for nature, to nature, through spoken works and music
Celebrate Earth Day on April 18 by joining a heartfelt community gathering that offers gratitude for nature, to nature, through spoken works and music, according to Julie Sells, in a news release…
The Tiny Bookshop will celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 25, with a day of books, prizes, and festivities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 163 Union Street, in Rockport.
The…
Poet and educator Dawn Potter has been appointed Maine’s next State Poet Laureate, "recognizing her distinguished body of work and her longstanding commitment to advancing poetry and…
SEARSMONT — Join Georges River Land Trust and Maine Master Naturalist Sherrie York for a guided, hands-on nature journaling and field sketching workshop on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.…
built, painted, installed by students from Midcoast School of Technology
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital announces a new partnership with the Rockport Public Library to open a small, free library on the ground floor of the Beebe Health Center.
"This new…
Patsy Baldus has spent most of her life in Midcoast Maine and will be speaking at Stockton Springs Community Library on April 25, …
A mysterious fire. Two missing women. An unidentified crank who pens provoking letters to the editor.
Local author Kim Yesis will be speaking about her new book, Brush with Fire, book two…
acclaimed and up-and-coming mystery, horror, and crime writers
Discover your new favorite crime writer, Wednesday, April 15, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Rockport Public Library, during “Murder in Mud Season,” a lively and…
Poet/Artist pairings with 'The Downstairs Poets of Rockport'
In honor of National Poetry Month, Local Color Gallery is hosting The Downstairs Poets of Rockport for an Ekphrastic Poetry Reading on Saturday, April 11, from 1-3 p.m. Poems will be posted in the…
historical fiction
Maine writer and Maine Literary Award Winner Deborah Gould will present her work, Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m., at Hope Library.
Gould is the author of four books:…
the extreme coercive control that crashed her glittery world
Sarma Melngailis, the subject of the Netflix docuseries Bad Vegan, will talk about the extreme coercive control behind her astonishing crash from raw vegan…
PORT CLYDE — This April, in celebration of both Earth Month and National Poetry Month, Herring Gut Coastal Science Center invites the community to a special…
Teen Manga Club will meet Tuesday, April 7, at 3:45 p.m., in the Board Room of the Rockland Public Library.
Join Miss Katie for snacks and book chats about your favorite manga.
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Friends of Rockland Public Library
Friends of Rockland Public Library announces an inflation-free book and bake sale Saturday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (members shop at 10:30),…
The Rockland Poetry Peers, a group of writers, meets on the first Tuesday of the month, at 6 p.m., in the Board Room of the Rockland Public Library, primarily…
Join Millay House Rockland, Saturday, April 3, from 3 - 5 p.m., at Cafe Grazie, as it kicks off the last traces…
National Poetry Month
The Belfast Free Library invites youth to celebrate National Poetry Month. Waldo County children and teens are invited to write poems on the theme of “Where the…
"Like the daffodils and tulips, the first Friends of the Rockport Public Library Book Sale of the year is a beloved harbinger of spring," said RPL, in a news release.
This year’s event will…
how the story of an underdog surf shop became a book, then a film
On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., Belfast Free Library will host the screening of a short film, followed by a conversation about how the story of an underdog surf shop became a book, then…
historical novel explores tensions between modernity and tradition in Iran
PORTLAND — The Portland Public Library will host author Afarin Bellisario, PhD, for a talk on her debut historical novel, Silenced Whispers…
Author talk April 10, 'From Refugee to Neighbor: Rethinking What It Means to be American'
Waldo Reads Together, a partnership of the Belfast Free Library, Literacy Volunteers of Waldo County, Belfast Senior College and the Waldo Reads Together steering committee has brought back the “…
