Liberty Library

CLOSED Monday, Jan. 19 for MLK Day

Monday 12:00-7:00
Tuesday 10:00-4:00
Wednesday 10:00-4:00.
Thursday 10:00-4:00. 
Friday 10:00-4:00

When RSU #3 schools close for weather, the library closes.

Story Time – Fridays 10:30am

Crafters – Thursdays 10:30am

Tech Help –  No Tech Help in January, February, or March.

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See the Circulation and Borrowing Policy for membership information.

Membership

Many library accounts need to be renewed in January because that is the month we joined MILS.  All accounts need to be renewed yearly. When your account needs to be renewed, you will receive a reminder email. Either stop by the library or call during open hours. If your account expires, you will not be able to login to the library catalog or digital apps. If you do not renew your account for 3 years, your library membership will be deleted. But you are always welcome to rejoin! (more…)

Sat., Jan. 31, stop by between 1:00-3:00pm

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Liberty was incorporated 199 years ago on January 31, 1827. Let’s celebrate!

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There will be an open house at the library on January 31 with old photographs of Liberty on display. If you have any photographs of the sesquicentennial, please bring them to share. A couple of Liberty’s oldest residents will be available with informal presentations and for you to ask questions. Elizabeth Wilson will be on hand and soliciting your ideas for Liberty’s bicentennial celebration next year. And there will be cake!

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If you cannot attend the birthday party but have an idea for the bicentennial, please email LibertyMaine200@gmail.com

Sunday, February 15·1:00 – 3:00pm

Snow Date: Saturday, February 21·1:00pm-3:00pm

CLASS IS FULL. Please register if you want to be on the cancellation list.

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You may have seen the beautiful hats and gloves that Judith Fischer donated at the library. Many people were intrigued by the unusual nålebinding technique.

Nålebinding is a fabric creation technique predating both crochet and knitting. The technique is distinct from crochet and knitting in that it involves passing the full length of the working thread through each loop. Non-washable wool must be used for this technique because each length of the working yarn has to be joined to the next, new length by felting them to each other, so neither washable wool nor acrylic works.

Judith Fischer will teach how to make a hat by using this technique. Needles and yarn will be supplied. However if you have a flat rug lacing needle with a large eye, please bring it as it might be easier to use. Also bring a size 2 knitting needle if you have one.

Registration is required so we have enough materials. Limited to 10 participants.

Several artists have contributed to our Fiber Arts Exhibit on display during January and February:

• Foster Bell – Tree Gnomes
• Scotia Bell – Crocheted Snowflakes
• Jane Bourassa – Decorative Fabric Chain
• Sue Chapin – Teddy Bears
• Judith Fischer – Foggy Point, The Last Butterflies, Aerial Coastline of Nova Scotia, Blueberry Barren, and Shoreline Beacons; tapestries (for sale)
• Hazel Kopishke – Warm Winter Wishes, wool appliqué
• Sarah Kuhn – Helmet for the Hair on Fire Brigade; mixed media (for sale)
• Janet Whittier Music – Summer Sunset, Under Water, Under Water #2, and Purple Leaves; fabric and mixed media (for sale)
• Barb Rehmeyer – Blossom and Fiddle-i-fee; needle felt and Three French Hens; knitted
• Cindy Schofield – A Lawn of Gnomes and Peace On Earth, needle felt and appliqué

Fiber artists employ techniques such as weaving, knotting, felting, and embroidery to create abstract, conceptual, or figurative pieces. Unlike traditional textile crafts, fiber art prioritizes artistic expression over utilitarian purpose.

Wednesday, January 21 at 6:30pm

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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

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“Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it. In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year. In Everything is Tuberculosis, John tells Henry’s story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world–and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis.” Provided by the publisher.

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There are copies in MILS. Other copies, are available in MaineCat. Also Large Print.

New StoryWalk®  coming as soon as weather cooperates!

Thanks to the Animals by Allen Sockabasin and Rebekah Raye.

Little Zoo Sap and his family are moving from their summer home on the coast to the deep woods for the winter. When Zoo Sap falls off the bobsled, the forest animals keep him warm and safe until his father comes back to rescue him.

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We are very disappointed about the 4 placards that went missing from the last StoryWalk®. Hopefully, that will not happen again. Several people work hard to bring these stories to you for the enjoyment of many. It is disheartening to have them destroyed. (more…)

Cards made from recycled books for sale -$2 for 1 or 3 for $5.

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Lake St. George Photo Cards for sale, 1 for $2 or 10 cards for $20.

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Earrings for $4. 

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Ongoing Book Sale! We have books for sale – $1 for hardcover and trade paperbacks, 25¢ for mass  market paperbacks and children’s books.

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