Hours

Wi-Fi is not working. Part has been ordered 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.

Summer Reading

WOW! Participants in the Liberty Library Summer Reading program donated $885 to the Liberty Area Food Pantry. 46 people participated: 25 children, 5 teens, and 17 adults.

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These area businesses made it possible: Lake St. George Brewing Company, Liberty Graphics, Pieceworks, Inc., Good Natured Shop, Pinnacle Grill, and John’s Ice Cream, along with the Liberty Library. We certainly are an example of this year’s theme “All Together Now.” Great job everyone!

Building a Bluebird House Workshop

Rescheduled to Oct. 7, 10am–12pm (Rain date:  Sunday, Oct. 8, 1:00-3:00pm)

John Twomey and Leigh Norcott will give a workshop on building, installing and maintaining bluebird boxes. They will provide all the materials. All you need to bring is a hammer. John and Leigh maintain bird boxes on their farm in Montville and Midcoast Conservancy Whitten Hill property in Montville. Workshop limited to 10 participants. Register here.

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!

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®*

Coming soon …

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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