Apr 27 Saturday
Join us on Saturday, April 27 from 1:00-2:00pm for a Poetry Salon to close out National Poetry Month!
All poetry lovers of all ages are invited to come and celebrate poems in all their forms at our Poetry Salon! Bring your favorite poem, a recent find, or something you wrote yourself to read aloud and share with others, or just come to enjoy some poetry readings at the library!
This program is free, open to the public, and no registration is required
Maine writer Phuc Tran and Maine poet Gibson Fay-LeBlanc will share the stage at Midcoast Literacy's second annual Author-to-Author fundraiser on Saturday, April 27, at 7:00pm. The evening will feature the two authors and friends reading from their work and in conversation about their inspirations and influences.A reception and meet-and-greet with the authors will follow, and copies of the two authors’ books will be available for purchase.All proceeds from the event will benefit Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit organization that provides free literacy programs for people of all ages, including the growing number of multilingual families who have recently moved to the Brunswick area.Tickets are $35 per person and are available on our website at www.midcoastliteracy.org or by calling 207-443-6384.
Apr 30 Tuesday
Join the Lewiston Public Library for Baby Storytime in-person in the Children’s Department weekly on Tuesdays starting September 6th from 10:15am to 11:15am.
Recommended for children ages 0 – 3 years old and their caregivers.
Enjoy an interactive storytime with your baby that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, rhymes and body movement. Play and social time immediately follow the program.
Siblings are always welcome. Please stay home if you or your child are sick and not feeling well.
This program is free, open to the public, and no registration is required.
For more information, contact the Children’s Department at 513-3133, LPLKids@lewistonmaine.gov
Join us for an evening with Maine-based author, scholar, and curator Elena M. Sarni, the leading expert on The Folly Cove Designers (1941-1969). This predominantly women-based block-printing collective was founded in Gloucester, Massachusetts, by Caldecott Award-winner and beloved children's book author and illustrator Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios of The Little House and Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel fame.
Sarni will trace the roots of the Folly Cove Designers' formation and talk about the trailblazing community that flourished around it, its Finnish roots, and Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios's teaching methods and process. She will share signature designs by various group members and even some never-before-seen designs. Lite snacks and drinks will be available.
Ms. Sarni has covered the arts in Maine for various publications. Trailblazing Women Printmakers (Princeton Architectural Press/Chronicle Books) is her first published book, the first comprehensive history of the Folly Cove Designers.
This event is sponsored by AIGA Maine in partnership with Mechanics' Hall, Back Cove Books and The Frances Perkins Center. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing by Back Cove Books.
Join us for a four-week online discussion on the book, We Survived the End of the World by Steven Charleston. Each week on Tuesday from 6:30pm-7:30pm (EST) we will meet ONLINE for an hour in length from April 9th-30th. In our time together, we will read each chapter and engage in small group discussion. If you miss a week, you will still be able to join us in our discussion.
Schedule:April 9: Chapters 1 & 2April 16: Chapters 3 & 4April 23: Chapters 5 & 6April 30: Chapters 7 & Epilogue
Suggested Donation of $20.
A California native, Jennifer has taught at the University of Maine-Orono since 2000 where she has served as Director of Creative Writing, co-advisor to The Open Field, and Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies. She is an award-winning poet and author of seven books of poetry, a book of essays, and a memoir. Her work has been included in two Norton Anthologies and in The Best American Poetry 2002. In 2005 she was granted the Lynda Hull Poetry Award from Denver Quarterly, and in 2015 her book The Open Secret was awarded the Poetry Society of America’s William Carlos Williams award and was a finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. For this PNA, she will be discussing her book For the Good of All, Do Not Destroy the Birds, a blend of literary criticism and memoir that recounts a life spent in the company of birds and poems, intimately attuned to the mysteries of singing.
This will be an in-person event, but can also be attended online. We will send a Zoom link to those who choose the online option when reserving space. There will be an artist reception at 6pm.
People-Nature-Art is a monthly series that brings artists, writers, carvers, and creative types of all kinds to the Gilley to explore how nature and art interact in their work, and how their art impacts their own approach to nature.
May 01 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.
May 02 Thursday
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
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.
May 03 Friday