Readings
Chesterville Poetry Night
Chesterville Center Union Meeting House 3 Borough Road, ChestervilleThe Chesterville Center Union Meeting House is pleased to once again host Chesterville Poetry Night. Poetry authors and enthusiasts with a connection to the town of Chesterville or the surrounding area are invited to share their poems and remembrances Friday, October 20, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. The Meeting House is located at 3 Borough Road in Chesterville, Maine. The building is ADA accessible and light refreshments will be available. For more information contact 207 779-0660 or visit chestervillemeetinghouse.org.
UMF Visiting Writers Series presents fiction writer Jensen Beach
The Visiting Writers Series at UMF is excited to welcome fiction writer Jensen Beach to read from his award-winning story collection Swallowed by the Cold.
Storytime and Yoga
Jay-Niles Memorial Library 983 Main St, Jay, ME, United StatesMark your calendar for this free, fun, family event! Listen to a reading of The Grateful Giraffe by Giselle Shardlow and follow along with yoga poses for all ages and abilities. Other activities include: coloring, a movement game, scarf-dancing, a guided relaxation story, and a family take-home activity.
Author Talk: Ret Talbot
Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesJoin us at the Farmington Public Library on Wednesday, December 6th, at 6pm for an interesting talk from Maine author Ret Talbot, who co-authored Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark. Chasing Shadows is the remarkable story of the resurgence of the white shark population in the western North Atlantic. It is a too-rare conservation success story about restoring an apex predator to an ecosystem. Books will be available for purchase from Devaney, Doak, and Garrett Booksellers at the event, and can be signed by the author. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to
Tents, Trailers & Tribulations Book Talk
Author and local resident Sarah Martin tells of her younger trials and the ups and downs of building a straw bale house in sunny New Mexico. The talk will be held at Twice Sold Books and Sarah would like to thank them for the opportunity. Signed copies of the book will be available.
Tents, Trailers & Tribulations Book Talk
Author and local resident Sarah Martin tells of her younger trials and the ups and downs of building a straw bale house in sunny New Mexico. The talk will be held at Twice Sold Books and Sarah would like to thank them for the opportunity. Signed copies of the book will be available.
Author Talk: Ryan Brod
Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesJoin us at the Farmington Public Library on February 14th at 6pm for a reading and signing by Maine author Ryan Brod for his book Tributaries: Essays from Woods and Waters. This event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. Books will be available for purchase through Devaney, Doak, and Garrett Booksellers.
Storytime with Sal!
Jay-Niles Memorial Library 983 Main St, Jay, ME, United StatesSal, a therapy dog from Love on a Leash, and her handler, Liza, join us for Storytime! All are welcome.
Barn Quilt Author Talk with Saskia Reinholt
Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesJoin us at the Farmington Public Library on Wednesday, March 20th at 5pm for an author talk with Saskia Reinholt. Reinholt will discuss the book Legacy: The Barn Quilt Trail in Maine's High Peaks, which takes readers on a tour of the Barn Quilt Trail and explores the background of this High Peaks Creative Council project. If there's enough interest in this presentation, there's a possibility of having a Barn Quilt Workshop at FPL in the future! Light refreshments will be served and copies of Legacy will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to all.
Musical Storytime with Carla!
Jay-Niles Memorial Library 983 Main St, Jay, ME, United StatesJoin us for songs, dancing, instruments, stories and fun! Free and open to the public. Families with young children won't want to miss out!
Anne B. Gass Author Presentation
Wilton Farm and Home Muesem 10 Canal Street, Wilton, ME, United StatesJoin Maine author and historian Anne B. Gass for a presentation on the women’s suffrage movement in Maine. The Wilton Historical Society is hosting a talk on April 11, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wilton Farm and Home Museum on Canal Street in Wilton. Anne B. Gass is the author of “Voting Down the Rose; Florence Brooks Whitehouse and Maines Fight for Woman Suffrage. Florence Brooks Whitehouse was Anne’s great-grandmother. Florence helped to win women’s suffrage against the challenges of the conservative view of women’s roles, WWI and the 1918 influenza epidemic. Florence founded and chaired the Maine branch
Author Talk: Matt Cost
Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesJoin us at the Farmington Public Library on Wednesday, April 17, at 6 p.m. for an author talk with Matthew Cost. Cost is a Maine author who has written several mystery series. He will be speaking about his newest book, Pirate Trap, the newest in his Clay Wolfe/Port Essex mystery series. This event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there!