May 16 Thursday
Join in the fun and register your team for a 2024 News & Brews Trivia night!
Team check-in starts at 5:30pm. Trivia starts at 6:00pm!
*Note that we can’t accept teams with more than 5 players.
Click HERE to see the full 2024 News & Brews schedule!
May 22 Wednesday
Gillian Burnes will discuss the book Soft Features with host Bill Nemitz on Wednesday, May 22nd at 7:00 PM.
Click HERE to join the virtual meeting
Do you love books? Are you interested in hearing from the author and looking behind the curtain at what the author was thinking while writing? Perhaps have the author respond to a question or two that has been on your mind about a particular scene or character. Look no further than the Maine Public Book Club!
Click HERE to join the book club and receive information about book club news & events!
May 30 Thursday
May 04 Saturday
Children’s Book Week at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine
May 2 - 8, 2024
Celebrate Children's Book Week at CMTM!
Dive into the world of stories with daily pop-up storytimes, meet real children's book authors during our special guest appearances, and explore the artistry behind the books with our Art for Tots sessions highlighting illustrators' work. Plus, unleash your creativity in our MakerSpace with a week-long Make-Your-Own-Book takeover. It's a celebration of reading and creativity you won't want to miss!
All activities are included with admission.
Check the chalkboard upon arrival for activity times and schedule.
Learn more: www.kitetails.org
May 05 Sunday
May 06 Monday
May 07 Tuesday
May 08 Wednesday
Book Time for Babies with Miss Amy. Children's librarian Miss Amy hosts story times at the Camden Public Library especially themed for toddlers and babies on Wednesday mornings. For information email Miss Amy: alhand@librarycamden.org.
Wednesday, May 8, 5:30 PM. Planting for Climate Resilience. Together with our Friends of Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, we are very excited to be hosting members of the Wild Seed Project. In addition to helping to sustain vital pollinators, birds, and other wildlife, native plantings offer countless other benefits that are indispensable in the age of climate change. When created and maintained with ecologically attuned landscaping practices, they can minimize flooding and storm water runoff, shade and cool cities, survive droughts, and facilitate carbon storage more effectively than the landscapes dominated by turf and mulch that blanket so many of our communities. Andrea Berry from the Wild Seed Project will talk about the actions you can take to make your corner of the world more biodiverse and resilient to the effects of climate change. Andrea joined Wild Seed Project as the organization’s Executive Director in 2021. She also serves on the Board of Directors at Momentum Conservation and Resources for Organizing and Social Change. Copies of the publication "Planting for Climate Resilience" will be available for sale. The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.
May 09 Thursday
Preschooler Story Time. Children's librarian Miss Amy hosts story times in the Camden Public Library's Picker Room, especially themed for preschool-aged children on Thursday and Friday mornings. For information email Miss Amy: alhand@librarycamden.org.
Announcing, PIGEON! 🐦 Come hear Maine writers tell mostly true stories to a live audience, under the patio lights of Congress Square Park in Portland, Maine! Our first of three sessions kicks off Thursday, June 8th from 5-6pm, and features in-person stories by: Jaed Coffin, David Grubb, Tanuja Desai Hidier, Leela Marie Hidier, and Moon Machar.
PIGEON is totally free and each night will have a theme. June 8th’s will be “HOMING.” Think you have something to add to our lineup? Toss your name in our hat the night of the show, and we’ll choose a couple lucky, brave souls to get up on the mic to close the night.
May 10 Friday