Monday, June 26 at 6:30-7:30pm
Jack and Emily, two visiting volunteers, will coordinate a Lego Night for ages 5 years and up. Parents do not need to stay in Children’s Room, but we request they remain at the library. Come join the fun!
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This summer’s reading theme is Build a Better World. Pick up a Summer Reading Calendar at the library or print the Calendar2017.
Every day that you read for at least 30 minutes, make a mark on that date on your calendar. You can read the book yourself or have the book read aloud to you. Return this to the library by September 5th. There will be prizes for everyone who has at least 40 days marked off.
Story Time – Thursday at 10:30am
Many of the Story Times this summer will connect with the Build a Better World theme. The books and activities are selected for children 3-5 years but older and younger are welcome. See schedule: StoryTimeSummer2017
Mark your calendars now for Mad Science – Engineering a Better World on Friday, July 21, 6:30 at Walker School. Captivating demonstrations and interactive experiments will inspire the next generation to think about how engineers design things to make the world a better place.
The Summer Reading Program is made possible by Revision Energy, Pieceworks, Inc., Mike Light’s Automotive, Liberty Graphics, Belfast Framers, Jen Spencer, Bob Price, and a grant from the Rose and Samuel Rudman Trust Fund.
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Wed, June 28, 6:30pm
Michelle Patch will be at the library to talk about her book, The Boston Terrier Who Thought He Was a Loon,
After seeing a loon on the pond where he lives in Maine, Rollie the Boston terrier spends his days barking to and looking for his new feathered friends. Author Michelle Patch is a mom, wife and school counselor. She was born in Maine and spent summers on Thomas Pond. There she learned about the magic of loons and the pond itself. Michelle currently lives in Raymond with her husband, children, and Rollie’s little brother and Boston Terrier, Gus.
This program is for all ages. Books will be for sale. Learn more at www.michellepatch.com
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Kris Engman will be exhibiting paintings during June. In her work, Kris explores various subjects and different materials as a painter of the Maine landscape. Design elements are the basis for applying color in her landscape and still life paintings – patterns, repetitions, grids and dots. These various combinations are the foundational structure that leads the viewer to an awareness of shallow space, texture and repetition through complex constructions that feel simple. A limited palette imitates the seasonally shifting behaviors in the terrain in and around Waldo County, Maine.
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Saturday, July 22, 5:00pm
Enjoy a fabulous seven-course French Country Dinner at Liberty Farm. Entrée choice of coq au vin, boeuf bourguignon, acorn squash cassoulet, or vegetarian cassoulet. See the full menu.
This dinner is by reservation only and tickets can be purchased at the library for $30 a person. There is a 30 person limit and tickets must be purchased by July 15th. Dinner will be served outdoors by the pool, weather permitting.
This is a benefit for the library hosted by Cindy and Jon Dean.
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The silhouette is an ancient art form, with its greatest popularity between the mid-18th and 19th centuries. Today silhouette artists are few and difficult to find. Ruth Monsell is one of the top silhouette artists in the country, and her work is in part an effort to keep the esteemed art form alive and available.Permanent link to this article: http://liberty.lib.me.us/silhouette-artist/
SYNC is a program that gives away two complete audiobook downloads each week to listeners through the summer.
Download the free YA Novels from SYNC here »
Remember – grab these titles before they are replaced by a new pairing each week. While the title availability is time-limited, your listening time is not. Once you have downloaded the MP3 files, the audiobook is yours to listen to at your leisure.
The SYNC program runs from April 27th – August 16th, 2017. Titles change every Thursday at 7am ET.
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Let’s Talk About It is a group for people who want to talk about books. The books and facilitator will be provided by the Maine Humanities Council in collaboration with the Maine State Library.
The program, The Mirror of Maine: The Maine Community in Myth and Reality, will meet Thursdays for five sessions. All sessions will begin at 6:30pm at the library for approximately 90 minutes. Our facilitator will be Mary Alice Brennan.
| May 18 – A Maine Hamlet by Lura Beam (note date change) June 15 – The Weir by Ruth Moore July 20 – Wildfire Loose by Joyce Butler August 17 – Twelve Journeys in Maine by Wesley McNair September 21 – Empire Falls by Richard Russo |
These books explore community life in Maine. What defines community? What values have been associated with community life in Maine, and how many of these values still exist today? What are the confinements or darker realities that exist in Maine communities? Learn more about the books and program.
People were required to sign-up to join this group by March 31st and books have been ordered. Please contact Barbara Worcester to see if there is still room available.
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Sue Pelletier reports that so far 396 hats have been donated via Hats with Hugs. Knitters have donated at the Liberty Library, Waldo County Retired Teachers, and St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Belfast. Eighty hats will be donated at the Maine Retired Teacher’s Convention in May to be delivered to ninety hospitals throughout Maine.
Donations of hats are still being accepted.
A large bag of yarn and needles were given to Jen Gunderman who will deliver these to organizations assisting New Mainers transitioning to life in Maine. Keep those donations coming!
Simple 2-needle mitten patterns: 3-4 yrs, 4-6 yrs., & 6-8 yrs.
A simple pattern for hats can be found here. ……………………………………………………………
Another Stockinette Watch cap pattern.
Several knitters are getting together informally to knit and chat on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 at the library. Anyone is welcome to join them.
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About 35 years ago, Janet Heslam bought from an antique shop in Brooks four daily journals from October 1864 to October 1871. It turns out they were written by a man in Montville who farmed, but he also supervised the one room school houses. At the end of the first journal, she found the signature of H. M. Howard. The other journals are not signed. Janet determined the journalist was 27, in 1865, and his daughter Eva died in 1864. Janet decided to transcribe these journals to share in her weekly letters to her grandchildren. She offered to share these transcriptions so they could be posted on the Library webpage for everyone to read. We will post one a month. It will be interesting as we go through the year to compare the daily happenings of a man 150 years ago to the present day. We hope you enjoy!
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