The library is currently open Monday through Friday from 10:00am-5:30pm and Saturday 9:30am-12:30pm. The Children's Room and Archives are open by appointment. Please call for details: 207-582-3312.

Month: August 2015

Things I love about library patrons

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Twelve things I love about our library patrons (children, students and adults)

1.      Seeing our regular summer patrons come back after winter
2.      Having them ask for a certain book or helping them find a new series or item
3.      The little gifts they surprise us with
4.      Making their day when a certain book or movie comes in
5.      Making our day brighter by coming in to the library
6.      One human being helping another human being
7.      Having a personal connection with a patron
8.      Seeing them enjoy a program that we put on
9.      Hearing them tell us about a book or item they enjoy immensely
10. Being able to share our family stories and pictures with them and them sharing theirs
11. Helping them with their family histories or with the history of their home
12. They make me smile every day that I work at the library
Thanks to the wonderful people who make my work days so enjoyable.
Ginni Nichols, YA Librarian

The Library

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Recently in the Children’s Room, a very young patron exclaimed to me, “The library… is…. GRRREAT!”  He could hardly contain his excitement at the discovery of such a wonderful, magnificent place.  His enthusiasm reminded me of when I was little and used to spend HOURS at the public library, quite content in a comfy corner with a pile of books.  The library was truly the best place!
So, yes, dear one, the library IS great!  It is a place where people of all ages can explore, interact, and imagine.  Libraries help foster a lifelong love of reading.  It’s a place where we can be inquisitive, where one inquiry spurs another.  It’s a place where books can carry us away!
In the words of beloved author E.B White, “A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort.  A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered.  Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people—people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.” 
 

THE LIBRARY IS GREAT!!

Things are Shaping up in the Archives…

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Slowly, but steadily, progress has been made on the renovations of the Community Archives Room!

We are still a few weeks away from moving out of the reading room and back downstairs, but here are a few hints at what the big picture will look like — and soon!

From top to bottom…

New Sprinkler Heads
Fresh Ceiling Tiles & Efficient, Non-Damaging LED Lights
Dimmer Controls for the LEDs

 

 

An HVAC System to Control Temperature, Humidity, and Dust
Our Beautiful 1881 Gardiner Bricks – Cleaned and Ready for Another Century!
Freshly Painted (and Water-Resistant) Walls – with Clean Radiator Fins
Water- and Damp-Resistant Floor Tiles
Put it all together and we’ll have the state-of-the-art home our local history treasures deserve!
Stay tuned.  It won’t be long before you will be able to see the whole picture….
Indeed, there is LED light at the end of the tunnel!