Hours

Wi-Fi is STILL not working. Awaiting a part to arrive and hopefully that will  fix the problem. Internet inside the library is working fine.

Monday 12:00-7:00

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month

Tuesday 10:00-4:00
Wednesday 10:00-4:00.
Thursday 10:00-4:00. 
Friday 10:00-4:00

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Mahjong -Tues. 10am – 12pm

Crafters – Wed. 10:30am

Story Time – Fridays 10:30am

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See the Circulation and Borrowing Policy for membership information.

Solo Librarian of the Year Award

Barb Rehmeyer, director of the Liberty Library, received the Solo Librarian of the Year Award 2023 in Wichita, Kansas on September 22nd by the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL). The award is given to an ARSL member who wears the most hats of all! The chosen winner best demonstrates their commitment to their community and to ARSL’s Organizational Values through their work.

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Murder Mystery

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Can you unravel the secrets of Tüblerone and discover the guilty party?

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Thursday, October 19, 6:30pm at the Library

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High in the Swiss mountains lies the sleepy Alpine village of Tüblerone, an exclusive playground for the rich and famous.  The local gendarmerie have discovered a dead body! The man in question is none other than the distinguished Ed Bustard, 15th Earl of Duffolk!  The Earl had many notable friends, but even more enemies.  All of these colorful characters are now in the dead man’s chalet, and one of them is the killer!

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You are invited to help solve the murder of Ed Bustard. In order for the library to host this Murder Mystery, we need 8 participants to play the Character Suspects, but Sleuths will help us find the perpetrator. Sleuths will be able to ask questions to solve the mystery. Character Suspects will also be Sleuths. Learn more about being a Character Suspect.

Book Discussion

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 6:30pm

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The Nonfiction Book Discussion will resume in October. The book will be The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson. A true crime tale of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.

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There are copies available in MILS. Other copies are available in multiple formats on MaineCat. The eBook is available on cloudLibrary.

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Carol McGovern and Barb Rehmeyer are co-facilitators of Book Discussion. Everyone welcome!

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Building a Bluebird House Workshop

Due to people unable to attend on the rescheduled date, we will again re-schedule for spring 2024.

Sketching Classes with Kerstin Engman

THIS CLASS IS FULL. PLEASE REGISTER IF YOU WISH TO BE ON THE WAITING LIST.

Kris has lectured and taught at various colleges throughout the Northeast and lives in midcoast Maine, where until the spring of 2022, she taught in the Art Department at the University of Maine, followed by a year at Colby College in Waterville.

These 3-hour classes will be held at the Liberty Library on Monday mornings from 9:00am-12:00pm on:

  • October 9
  • October 16
  • October 23
  • October 30.

Limited to 10 participants. Age 10 and older. Registration required.

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Register for Sketching Class

Wood Turned Bowls Exhibit

Gus Szabronski lives in Liberty. His wife says he has too many hobbies. Lucky for us, one of those hobbies is working with wood. Whether it be furniture, building boats, caning chairs, or turning wood, he enjoys working with wood.

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During the months of September and October, the library will display his wood turned bowls. We are fortunate in Maine to have a variety of local woods to work with: maple, oak, cherry, and ash are all available. Softwood like pine, spruce, poplar, and cedar are also available. Gus says that the type of wood will many times dictate the size, shape, texture, color, and look of the finished product. His crafted bowls are for sale, with a generous 25% of the sales going to the library.

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Wood turning is relaxing and rewarding from the first steps of selecting the wood, to watching it take shape to applying the last coat of finish. Finally, you can step back, admire, and appreciate the piece you have created.”

 

StoryWalk®*

Rumors of coming Cold and Darkness spread through the woods until a birch tree stump uses wisdom and humor to calm the animals’ fears.

The tale was Inspired by Gluskap, the heroic and kind-hearted figure of Wabanaki legends. Portraits of Wabanaki tribal elders were used as a springboard for the extraordinary paintings that make this a children’s book like no other.

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Haystack Mountain Trail is behind Walker Elementary School. This 1.1-mile footpath loop winds through a mixed northern hardwoods forest with a short spur to the open summit. Take the road on the left of the Walker Health Center and park at the ball field behind it. Address: 43 West Main St. Liberty, ME.

 

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For Sale

We have books for sale – $1 for hardcover and trade paperbacks, 25¢ for mass  market paperbacks and children’s books. Plus, we stock the “Little Library” outside.

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We have cards made from recycled books for sale -$2 for 1 or 3 for $5. We have Lake St. George Photo Cards for sale, $2 for 1 or 10 cards for $20. Earrings made by Ayla, 10 years old, for $3. 

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Photo cards are also for sale at the Liberty Graphics Outlet store across the street from the library,

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Thank you for your support!

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