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tips to help you plan your own island birdwatching adventure
Poet and naturalist Kristen Lindquist to speak about Spring Birding on Monhegan
Thu, 03/30/2023 - 5:45pm

ROCKPORT — On Wednesday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m., the Rockport Public Library will host Midcoast poet and naturalist Kristen Lindquist for a narrated slideshow about her birdwatching experiences on Maine’s Monhegan Island in the springtime. Ten miles offshore, Monhegan is a stopover for many birds that follow coastal migration routes. The small island offers 17 miles of trail through forest and coastal habitats that see a wide variety of species in spring and fall, including many vagrants not...
prizes and reception for winners
Belfast Free Library announces Earth Day Poetry Contest
Thu, 03/30/2023 - 5:30pm

BELFAST — April is National Poetry month and Belfast Free Library invites all children and teens to write an original earth-inspired poem to the library’s Earth Day Poetry Competition. Poems may be in any format, and can be dropped off at the library or emailed to sholman@belfastlibrary.org . Please include name, grade/age, school and contact information. Entries will be judged by former Belfast Poet Laureate Judy Kaber. There will be prizes for the winners and a reception and reading on Monday...
Belfast Free Library hosts two readings in celebration of Poetry Month
Sun, 03/26/2023 - 4:30pm

BELFAST — April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate the Belfast Free Library is hosting two Poetry Readings in the Abbott Room of the Library. On Thursday April 6, at 6 p.m., three Maine Poets will read from their new books in a reading titled “Grief, Ghosts, & Islands.” Catherine Weiss (she/they) is a poet and artist from Deer Isle. Their latest book is Griefcake ; Meghan Steerling (she/her) has three books forthcoming in 2023: Self Portrait with Ghosts of the Diaspora,...
first two events will be dedicated to the Poets’ Corner co-founders
Poets’ Corner and Rockport library celebrate National Poetry Month with four events
Sun, 03/26/2023 - 4:15pm

ROCKPORT — Poets’ Corner and the Rockport Public Library announce four opportunities to celebrate National Poetry Month at the library. Every Thursday afternoon in April, from 4 to 5 p.m., the public is invited to attend readings by the library’s resident poetry workshop members. Refreshments will be provided. The first two events will be dedicated to remembering works by Rockport Public Library Poets’ Corner co-founders, George Chappell (on April 6) and Jim Ostheimer (on April 13). The last...
Maine Women's Lobby
Author Sherry Boschert to read from and discuss ‘37 Words’ history of Title Nine
Thu, 03/23/2023 - 5:45pm

ROCKLAND — Author and journalist Sherry Boschert will read from and discuss her recent book 37 Words, a 50-year history of the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, Thursday, April 6, at 5:30 p.m., in conversation with the Maine Women's Lobby at hello hello books and Rock City Cafe, 316 Main Street in Rockland. Boschert will read from 37 Words and then join a representative from the Maine Women's Lobby in a discussion of Title IX's history and present,...
A Year of Very Short Poems
Poetry walk for families offered at Erickson Fields Preserve, April 1
Thu, 03/23/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKPORT — Families are invited to join Rockport Library’s Youth Services Librarian Stephanie Miller for a guided story walk on Saturday, April 1, at 10:30 a.m. at Erickson Fields Preserve. Miller will be reading aloud from the children’s book Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems, Selected . The poems in the book are selected by acclaimed poet Paul B. Janeczko and beautifully illustrated by Melissa Sweet, according to the Library, in a news release. “April is National Poetry Month...
Waldo Reads Together schedule and registration now available
Sat, 03/18/2023 - 4:00pm

The Waldo Reads Together (WRT) schedule and registration are now available for the 2023 One Book, One Community program, featuring Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty. “Since its July 2022 publication, this book has become a national bestseller receiving acclaim from the literary community with numerous positive reviews and awards, including the prestigious PEN American Literary Award for a debut short story collection,” said WRT, in a news release. Group discussion sessions led...
Poetry reading to celebrate outgoing Belfast poet laureate rescheduled
Mon, 03/13/2023 - 12:30pm

BELFAST — Join Judy Kaber on Thursday, March 30, at 6:30 p.m., in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library, to help celebrate the end of her reign as poet laureate of Belfast. This program was rescheduled from Tuesday, March 14, due to a forecasted snowstorm. “Though she is ceding her title, she will of course remain active in the city’s fine poetic community,” said BFL, in a news release. Kaber will read both new and older poems and has invited a selection of poets who have supported her...
aboard a once-magnificent yacht
Elizabeth Garber to discuss memoir of adolescent seagoing adventure
Sun, 03/12/2023 - 5:00pm

CUSHING — In 1971, Elizabeth Garber’s father announced he was sending her — 17 years old — and her 14-year-old brother to a school on a sailing ship in order “to shape up and learn to work.” Elizabeth has just published the story of this what-could-possibly-go-wrong saga as Sailing at the Edge of Disaster: A Memoir of a Young Woman’s Daring Year and will present it at a live event, Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m., in the Cushing Public Library’s Community Room. This event is co-sponsored...
Belfast library hosts Horror Play Reading Group for teens
Sun, 03/05/2023 - 8:00am

BELFAST — Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast, is hosting a second Horror Play Reading Group for teens ages 11-17, on Friday, March 10, from 4 - 5:30 p.m. “Please come to this awesome play reading group that is free and open to all reading levels, especially if you like scary books, reading plays or eating donut holes,” said BFL, in a news release.
teens, book club, seed library
Carver Memorial Library announces programs for March 2023
Sat, 02/25/2023 - 7:45am
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library, in Searsport, announces programs for March 2023. Teens Craft: First Tuesdays Teens Create: Third Tuesdays Teen activities on Tuesdays at 3pm. Fun activities and time to socialize. For teens and preteens age 12-19. Stay tuned for more new activities! Tuesday, March 7: Teens Craft: Origami Shamrocks. St. Patrick's Day is approaching! Come make origami shamrocks and create some "Luck o' the Irish" of your own...
March art show, slideshow March 22, meet-and-greet March 18
Rockport photographer Charlie Costello displays art of ‘Hanging Out in Burma’
Wed, 02/22/2023 - 4:15pm

ROCKPORT — From March 2 through March 30, the Rockport Public Library will feature a show of photography by author and photographer Charlie Costello. Costello has lived and worked in Japan and Thailand and has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia. His new book, Hanging out in Burma: Laundry Lines and Democracy Hanging in the Balance , is the culmination of three journeys that progressively deepened Costello’s appreciation of the beauty and warmth of its people and the plight...
A great concept for Maine libraries, literary centers, schools, and cafes
A novel idea: Short Story Dispensers
Tue, 02/21/2023 - 8:15pm

It’s no secret that reading for pleasure has been on the decline for decades due to the competition between electronic media and television. What if there were a way to entice people to read more literature in short increments? I just came back from West Palm Beach, and while waiting for a breakfast sandwich at a café, noticed an odd cylindrical device by the door with a frosted glass sign that instructed: “Select. Read. Enjoy.” It was a Short Story Dispenser—who knew there was such a thing?...
The Poet’s Corner presents ‘Story!’ a reading with Morgan Talty and Laura Bonazzoli
Sun, 02/19/2023 - 10:00am
On Sunday, March 5, from 4 - 5:30 p.m., via Zoom, author Morgan Talty will read from Night of the Living Rez , and author Laura Bonazzoli will read from Consecration Pond . Both of these collections of linked short stories take place in Maine. The NY Times review of Night of the Living Rez said, “In a brash, irreverent story collection, Morgan Talty illuminates life and death on the Penobscot Indian National reservation.” The readings will contrast “brash and...
‘Gleams and Whispers’ explores how Maine’s lighthouses speak to our hearts
Mon, 02/13/2023 - 11:30am

In his sixth book – Gleams and Whispers: Maine’s Lighthouses and Their Allure , author Bob Trapani, Jr., has blended reflective prose with thought-provoking imagery that inspires the reader to contemplate the deeper meanings that embody the guardians of the coast. “The mere presence of a lighthouse points to a higher, altruistic purpose – one that is embraced by notions such as romance, mystery, isolation, and heroism,” according to a news release about the book. “Ask 100 people what...
‘This book responds well to the feedback from our 2022 readers’
Waldo Reads Together announces 2023 featured title for One Book, One Community program
Sat, 02/11/2023 - 5:30pm

The Waldo Reads Together (WRT) committee announces this year’s featured title for its One Book, One Community program: Night of the Living Rez by Maine author and citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation, Morgan Talty. According to WRT, in a news release, since its July 2022 publication, this book has become a national bestseller receiving acclaim from the literary community with numerous positive reviews and awards, including winner of the New England Book Award and a Publishers Weekly...
Lincolnville author Scott Dickerson to read excerpts from ‘Telling Stone’
Sat, 02/11/2023 - 5:30pm

LINCOLNVILLE — Local Lincolnville author Scott Dickerson will read excerpts and discuss his new book, Telling Stone, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 6:30 p.m., at Lincolnville Community Library. Why did they create art on cave walls 23,500 years ago? Who were these Paleolithic hunter-gatherers? How did they live? What did they believe? Telling Stone speculates about these Paleolithic people and the art revolution they created in northern Spain. Although archaeologists have...
Tween Escape Room challenges continue at Rockport library
Sat, 02/11/2023 - 5:15pm

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library will host its second Tween Escape Room event on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Students ages 11 to 14 will work as a team to solve puzzles and find clues hidden throughout the library. The escape room theme is “A Recipe for Danger.” Youth Librarian Stephanie Miller will create a fictitious setting for the challenges which she calls “Bubblecroft Academy.” Successful completion of the escape room mission will lead participants to an exciting...
encouraging and supporting participants in their writing practice
Nancy Hayden to lead ‘Writing From Life’ workshops in Waldoboro
Fri, 02/10/2023 - 4:15pm
WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Public Library will be offering “Writing From Life,” a spring writing workshop beginning in March. The five-session workshop will meet on alternate Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m., at the library on the following dates: March 13, March 27, April 10, April 24, and May 8. This workshop is to encourage and support participants in their writing practice. All levels, from novice to experts, are welcome. The workshop will be facilitated by Nancy Hayden who is a writer, educator,...
humor, pathos, and passion
Share the spirit of love on Zoom with The Poets Corner, Feb. 12
Tue, 02/07/2023 - 1:00pm
On Sunday, February 12, from 4 - 5 p.m., via Zoom, The Poets Corner will host its annual reading in honor of love. This year’s theme, Love Letters, will feature epistolary poems and will be dedicated to The Poets Corner co-founder Kathrin Seitz. Seitz was instrumental in creating The Poets Corner in June of 2020, and it was her brainchild to hold an annual Valentine’s Day “open call” for poems written about love – “something that has proved to be one of our most popular events,” said Poets...
Peace and Social Justice Forum honors Black History Month with poetry reading
Thu, 02/02/2023 - 12:45pm
BELFAST — The Peace & Social Justice Forum/Waldo County will hold a poetry evening to celebrate the poetry of women of color, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at 6 p.m., in the Abbott Room, Belfast Free Library. “We invite all poets and poetry lovers, to choose a poem or two to share, written by Indigenous, Black, or a woman of color,” said the Forum, in a news release. Join local poets and readers who will share work by Audre Lorde, Amanda Gorham, bell hooks, Joy Harjo , June Jordan , Pat...
Carver Memorial Library announces February 2023 programs
Thu, 01/26/2023 - 1:45pm
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library, in Searsport, has announced its programming for February 2023. Valentines and Pop-up Card Making Thursday, February 2, 2:30-4pm Drop in to make Valentines, greeting cards, and pop-ups. All ages, children and adults. Take Your Child to the Library Day Friday, February 3, 10:30am Come to a special storytime. We will also launch our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program! Book Club: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich Tuesday...
wandering remote terrain, painting and carving on stone walls
Exploring Paleolithic life, art with novelist Scott Dickerson’s ‘Telling Stone’
Wed, 01/25/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKPORT — On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m., the Rockport Public Library will host author Scott Dickerson for a presentation of his new novel, Telling Stone . Richly imagined, founded on archaeological discoveries and Ice Age ecology, Telling Stone is about the origins of art and the lives of these earliest artists. Dickerson’s presentation will take place in person in the library’s lower-level Rockport Room. Who were these Paleolithic hunter-gatherers? How did they live? What...
‘a dynamic combination of guts, luck, charm, and intellect’
Author Marilyn Moss Rockefeller to speak in Belfast, Feb. 12
Wed, 01/25/2023 - 8:00am

BELFAST — Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to meet writer, entrepreneur, and social justice advocate Marilyn Moss Rockefeller as she discusses her new memoir, Mountain Girl: From Barefoot to Boardroom , on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 1 p.m. Joining Rockefeller in conversation will be author Susan Conley, whose most recent novel, Landslide, was a New York Times Editor’s Pick and a “Must Read” from O Magazine. From growing up in the mountains of West Virginia to...
prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners
Belfast Free Library announces short story contest for teens
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 1:30pm
The Belfast Free Library is hosting a short story contest for teens ages 11-17. All teens are encouraged to write a short story of 2000 words or less on the theme of Love: unrequited love, family love, love for pets, love of books…ALL love. Submissions will be published on the Belfast Free Library teen website and prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. Submit stories by email to cvaccaro@belfastlibrary.org by February 23, 2023. Please include author name, age, email address...
Belfast Poetry Festival announces open call for 18th annual event
Mon, 01/23/2023 - 1:00pm

The 18th Annual Belfast Poetry Festival seeks teams of poets, performers, and artists, as well as individual artists and poets willing to be paired with someone of the festival’s choosing, for its annual juried presentation of original collaborative works featuring poetry combined with art in other mediums. The festival showcase will be held Saturday, October 14, 2023 in Belfast, Maine. Saturday night’s showcase combines poetry with visual arts (painting, film, etc.), performance arts (music,...
A Jane Roberts Mystery
Camden author Carol Chen to speak about her crime comedy novel ‘Lobsters Without Borders’
Sat, 01/21/2023 - 8:00am

CAMDEN — On Thursday, Feb. 2, at 6:30 p.m., the Camden Public Library will host Camden-based author Carol Chen for a presentation of her comedy and crime novel, Lobsters Without Borders . Chen will share from her book, describe her experience with independent publishing, and tell the story behind the cover design. This event will be held in person in the library’s Picker Room and is open to the public, including anyone with an interest in Maine authors, mysteries, island life, crime...
Recent British Crime Writers
Murder Most Foul crime writers redux with Nancy Perkins
Sat, 01/21/2023 - 8:00am

Nancy Perkins returns to the Cushing Public Library with Murder Most Foul — Recent Mystery Writers of the U.K., an update to her earlier introduction of the British mystery novel, one of the world’s most popular genres, in a Zoom presentation for the Cushing Public Library on Wednesday, February 22, at 6:30 p.m. With an academic background in British History, Literature and Art History, Nancy Perkins has seen her passion for and and study of mysteries evolve into courses and presentations over...
encouraging and uplifting messages
Send Some Love: Library seeks Valentine's cards for long-term care residents
Wed, 01/18/2023 - 1:45pm

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library invites people to make a Valentine’s Day card (or many) to help send some love to local nursing home residents. There are two ways to do this: Make cards with supplies you have at home or make a card at the table set up at the library. While RPL staff isn’t making them in advance this year, the Library staff can also make a "grab-n-go" card kit, on request (notice ahead of time is greatly appreciated). Cards should have an encouraging and uplifting message...
Celebrate Life and Words of MLK, Jr. at Merry Barn’s Community Literacy Event
Mon, 01/09/2023 - 1:30pm

EDGECOMB — On Saturday, Jan. 14, the Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat will celebrate the life and words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join them from 10:30-11:30 a.m., as they read Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, and discuss the influence Dr. King continues to have on the participants’ lives. After the read aloud, participants will create collages and heart maps to represent the worlds of their dreams, honoring Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on the steps of Lincoln...
January Programs at Waldoboro Public Library
Sat, 01/07/2023 - 8:00am
WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Public Library is kicking off the New Year by offering many new programs for all ages. For children, weekly story hour will resume on Wednesday, January 18, at 10:30 a.m. There will be a special Yoga Storytime on Saturday, January 21, from 9:30 to 10:15, and a new music and movement program- Kenshin Ranch Kids- on Thursday, January 26, from 10:30-11:15. The story hour and Yoga Storytime are for children ages 3-5 years old, and Kenshin Ranch Kids is for children ages 0-...
Camden Public Library announces calendar of events for Jan. 2023
Mon, 01/02/2023 - 9:45am
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library has announced its Calendar of Events for January 2023. Month-Long Events: January 4 through January 29, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. "Resurgence: UMVA in the Midcoast” Exhibit in the Picker Room Gallery at the Camden Public Library. After many years of dormancy, a new effort to bring back the Midcoast Chapter of the Union of Maine Visual Artists is culminating in this group exhibition at the Camden Public Library...
Stockton Springs library hosts story hour, Jan. 7
Mon, 01/02/2023 - 9:30am
STOCKTON SPRINGS — The Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host a Story Hour for children of all ages on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 10 - 11 a.m. This program is part of a monthly series scheduled for the first Saturday of each month. In addition to the story there will be snacks and an activity. Visit www.stocktonspringslibrary.org for more information.
Local genealogy group to meet in Belfast, Jan. 18
Mon, 01/02/2023 - 9:00am

BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library will be hosting the first meeting of the year for the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society (MGS) on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m., in the Abbott Room. As the first meeting of 2023, the group will first take care of the annual administrative business, but the main event will be a family recipe potluck. Bring a dish to share, along with the recipe and any associated family stories, photos, etc. “This is a great opportunity to meet fellow...
Open poetry reading to delve into ‘Melting the Ice: Poems of Warmth and Wonder’
Sat, 12/31/2022 - 8:00am

BELFAST — Belfast Poet Laureate Judy Kaber invites local poets to a join her for an afternoon open poetry reading on Monday, January 9, at 2 p.m., in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library. “Winter can be a time of struggle with cold weather and icy roads, but it can also be a time of joy when we gather together with friends and family or when we indulge ourselves in the beauty of the season,” said Belfast Free Library, in a news release. Bring a poem of warmth and wonder (or any poem,...
an increasingly popular genre of fiction
Laura Bonazzoli explores short story cycles at Rockport library
Tue, 12/27/2022 - 12:45pm

ROCKPORT — Recently, Morgan Talty, author of Night of the Living Rez , gave a shout-out to short story cycles on Maine Public Radio's Maine Calling, noting that they're an increasingly popular genre of fiction. But why? What exactly is a short story cycle? What are its characteristics, and what advantages does it offer over a traditional short-story collection or novel? And if someone is intrigued by the possibility of writing one, how might one begin? On Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 11:30 a...
Appleton writer self-publishes new work of fiction, ‘She lives in Daydreams’
Tue, 12/20/2022 - 8:45pm

Nakia Cramer, of Appleton, has published her latest work of fiction, She lives in Daydreams , and in doing so, has also created Sennebec Shores Press as her imprint for her self-published works. The book launched on Amazon November 18 and has already sold in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Netherlands, Germany and the UK. It is about a woman’s journey of self discovery as she navigates love and loss. The protagonist, Alice, dreams and those dreams are a stark contrast to her mundane life as...
Peter Panagore first up on new NDE YouTube channel
Tue, 12/06/2022 - 4:45pm

Last month, the new YouTube channel, Coming Home, dedicated to presenting the experiences of people who’ve had near death experiences (NDE) was launched. The channel is a dream of California-based based brothers Jesse and Eliot Estrin. Jesse Estrin has been reading about people who’ve had these experiences and their lifelong effects. About three years ago, he read about East Boothbay resident Peter Panagore’s NDE in the book “Heaven Is Beautiful,” written by Panagore in 2015. “I loved the book...
Carver Memorial Library announces December 2022 programs, fundraisers
Tue, 12/06/2022 - 4:30pm
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library, in Searsport, announces programs and events for the month of December 2022. Downtown Storywalk: One Maine Christmas Eve by Douglas Coffin Downtown storefront windows this December. Just in time for the Searsport Tree Lighting on Friday December 9! In partnership with local businesses. As families walk through downtown, they will find pages of the story, about farm animals coming to the rescue when Santa's sick reindeer ground his flight...
Founder of Man Up to Cancer publishes book to address unique challenges of men with cancer
Mon, 12/05/2022 - 1:30pm

Not many men open up about what it’s really like to face cancer —no filters, no pretense. But Trevor Maxwell , a former Maine reporter, husband and father of two young girls and founder of Man Up to Cancer , is changing that story. In March 2018, Maxwell was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer and has since undergone five major surgeries and more than 50 rounds of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. In Maxwell’s new book, Open Heart, Warrior Spirit: A Man’s Guide to Living with Cancer ,...
Auditions for rehearsed reading under way
Mon, 12/05/2022 - 8:15am
ROCKPORT — Playwright/composer Ruth Graham is conducting auditions for a surrealistic anti-war play that includes its horrors and inhumanity. The auditions are for adults only. and will take place Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Geoffrey C. Parker Meeting Room at the Rockport Opera House. Auditions will be conducted by Graham and Kim Murphy. Age and appearance are not a factor for the reading, but does require strong acting ability. No singing required; lyrics will be read. The rehearsed reading with...
share your own poetry or listen to others
Poets' Corner comes to Thomaston Public Library
Mon, 11/28/2022 - 1:30pm
THOMASTON — Beginning Thursday, Dec. 8, Thomaston Public Library will be hosting a Poets' Corner on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., in the Library Community Conference Room. Join to share your own poetry or listen to fellow original poets. All experience levels are welcome. For more information, please contact the Library at library@thomastonmaine.gov or (207) 354-2453.
an eager recruit to a war-weary, battle-tested veteran during the Civil War
Author talk with Amy Truesdell at Thomaston library
Sat, 11/26/2022 - 8:00am

THOMASTON — On Thursday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m., at Thomaston Public Library, local author Amy Truesdell will discuss her new book, From Binghamton to the Battlefield , which draws the reader alongside Rollin B. Truesdell, a prolific letter-writer and early enlistee in the Union Army, as he transitions from eager recruit to war-weary, battle-tested veteran during the Civil War. Amy is a writer and consultant whose appreciation of family and cultural history led her to fulfill a long-...
a loose cooperative of writers in the Midcoast
Pop-up bookstore in Belfast to host book signings, readings
Fri, 11/25/2022 - 5:15pm

BELFAST — A one-day-only Pop-Up Bookstore will be offered by Locally Grown Books on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Playhouse in Belfast, on Church Street across from the Police Station. A wide variety of books will be on sale by local authors, including fiction, poetry, memoir, children’s books, history, hybrid, cards, and handmade journals. There will be book signings, refreshments and pop-up readings all day. Authors who will be present are Linda Buckmaster, Suzanne d’Coursey...
Book sale volunteers will have access to free books.
‘Huge Book Sale’ comes to Rockport library, Dec. 2-3
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 8:00pm

ROCKPORT — On Friday, Dec. 2, and Saturday, Dec. 3, from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., the Rockport Public Library will host a huge book sale just in time for holiday gift-giving. The Rockport Room in the library's lower level will be filled with gently used books, CDs, DVDs, and puzzles appealing to all ages and tastes. “Volunteers from the Friends of the Rockport Public Library will keep book tables stocked full of fiction, nonfiction, mystery, Maine-themed, exciting ‘specials,’ and more,” said RPL, in a...
the special companionship of a young child and her father
Rockport librarian to lead Story Walk at Erickson Fields Preserve
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 8:00pm

ROCKPORT — Families are invited to join Rockport Public Library’s Youth Services Librarian Stephanie Miller on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 10:30 a.m., for a story walk through Erickson Fields Preserve. Miller will be reading aloud from the book Owl Moon , by Jane Yolen. The book tells the story of a young girl and her father who go “owling” late on a winter night. Owl Moon is a poetic story that lovingly depicts the special companionship of a young child and her father, as well as...
Homelands
Appleton Library hosts book release for author Ellen Taylor
Tue, 11/08/2022 - 1:45pm
APPLETON — Join the Appleton Library on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 4 - 6 p.m., as they celebrate the release of Ellen Taylor’s recently published book of poems titled Homelands. There will be light refreshments served and poetry readings by the author. Copies of the book will be available for sale with profits benefiting the Appleton Library. Taylor is the author of two previous collections of poetry, Floating and Compass Rose , as well as a chapbook, Humming to...
creating a collage of ideas and emotions through poems and readers’ perspectives
Camden Conference and ‘Managing Turbulence: A Poetry Sampler’
Sun, 11/06/2022 - 11:00am

The Camden Conference and the Cushing Public Library will host “Managing Turbulence: A Poetry Sampler” with poems selected by, and facilitated by Ellen Goldsmith, on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 1:30 p.m. This event will be on Zoom and open to all. In turbulent times, whether personal, social, political, where do we turn? Through the ages, poets have inhabited this territory, finding paths of inquiry and discovery. This year’s poetry session for Camden Conference Community Events will feature ten poems...
Jefferson store to host author of ‘The Lobster Lady’ Nov. 12
Sat, 11/05/2022 - 11:15am

Lynn Farrin, owner of the Jefferson Market & General Store, has announced that the store will be hosting author Barbara Walsh on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a book-signing. Walsh is the author of “ The Lobster Lady: Maine's 102-year-old Legend,” the true story about Rockland resident Virginia Oliver, who is the oldest lobster trapper in Maine, and maybe even the world. “ Ginny is one of Maine’s treasures,” Walsh said. “Her story inspires people of all ages.” Walsh said...
Poem
The Soldier and the Potter
Wed, 11/02/2022 - 5:15pm

For Gleb and Katya Ah, you make a tale of the 21 st Century as Ivan tries to obliterate your country some buildings of beauty some buildings pedestrian housing, just ordinary crushed like an old clay jug Wei-Wei the Chinese potter claimed notoriety smashing two ancient ones shocking everyone to his recognition the two of you in the oldest trades warrior, a ceramicist defender and creator when you have driven those obeying orders of the Kremel fall away from unhindered the new thoughts...

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