Readings
Slide Show – Low Tech, Low Stress Wilderness Canoeing
Chesterville Center Union Meeting House 3 Borough Road, ChestervilleAdventurers Paul and Cynthia Stancioff present an engaging display of photos and dialogue recounting their recent voyage in the Quetico Provincial Park of Western Ontario. The presentation will reveal tips and techniques for provisioning a 10-12 day wilderness canoe trip including a display of their gear which they have refined during a number of trips to the region over a period of four decades. Now in their sixties, the Stancioffs maintain that travelling to Quetico is well worth the effort due to the quality and scale of the contiguous wilderness found there.
Chesterville Poetry Night
Chesterville Center Union Meeting House 3 Borough Road, ChestervilleChesterville Area poets are invited to read their poetry at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House. All ages, all abilities, all welcome. Read your poems, or a poem you love, or just listen. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments available. The Meeting House is ADA accessible and handicap parking is available by the ramp.
The Underground Railroad, a book talk by Dale Potter-Clark
Dr. Shaw Memorial Library, Mt. Vernon 344 Pond Rd., Mt. Vernon, ME, United StatesThe Dr. Shaw Memorial Library and Vienna Historical Society are co-sponsoring an author talk with local historian Dale Potter-Clark on Wednesday, November 16 at 6PM at the library, 344 Pond Rd., Mt. Vernon. Potter-Clark will discuss her new historical novel about the Underground Railroad, Escape from Bunker Hill, the story of a Maine couple who move to Florida to help slaves escape north. The book also follows 4 escapees as they head North and make their way through Maine.
Polar Express Holiday Night
Jay-Niles Memorial Library 983 Main St, Jay, ME, United StatesWear your pajamas, curl up with some hot chocolate and enjoy a holiday Storytime with Mrs. Clause! Afterward, enjoy cookie decorating and ornament making. All children will receive a gift. This is a free public family event. All are welcome!
Polar Express Holiday Night
Jay-Niles Memorial Library 983 Main St, Jay, ME, United StatesJoin Mrs. Claus for a holiday Storytime, followed by cookie decorating and ornament making. Wear your pajamas and enjoy hot chocolate. This is a free public family event, all are welcome!
Grown-Up Book Fair
Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch - Auburn 14 Great Falls Plaza, Auburn, ME, United StatesIt's a Book Fair! For grown-ups! We'll have all the things you know and love from the book fairs of your youth (and we need not talk about how long ago that was for any of us...). We've got your books, your stickers, your magnets, your stationery — and so much more. Local independent bookstores Quiet City Books (Lewiston) and Devaney, Doak & Garrett Booksellers (Farmington) will bring all the books your nightstand needs, and a fantastic group of independent artisans and crafters will bring the extras. We'll also enjoy a 90s themed Polaroid photo booth, a full cash bar
Author Talk: Barry Somes
Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesMaine author Barry Somes will discuss his books Beware of the Banker and Operation: Rainmaker at the Farmington Public Library.
Anne B. Gass Author Event
Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesJoin us at the Farmington Public Library to hear Maine author and historian Anne B. Gass discuss her latest historical novel, We Demand: The Suffrage Road Trip. This book is based on the true story of four women who go on a cross country road trip from San Francisco to Washington D.C. to fight for an amendment to the Constitution that would give women the right to vote.
Storytime/Playgroup & Easter Egg Hunt
Jay-Niles Memorial Library 983 Main St, Jay, ME, United StatesJoin us for music and books with new friends! All are welcome!
Sarah Carlson Book Launch & Poetry Reading
Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesJoin us at the Farmington Public Library and listen to local author Sarah Carlson discuss and read from her new book, Tender Light Softens, as well as one of her earlier volumes In the Currents of Quiet. Carlson will talk about how movement in the outdoor world and writing became part of her process for healing - paving the way from despair to hope and awareness of the present moment, whatever it contains. The presentation will include stories of how this feeling has permeated her life as a teacher, mother, and all around human. Select pieces will be read alongside a slideshow
Author Talk: Karla Jordan
Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesCome join us at the Farmington Public Library to hear local Maine author Karla Jordan discuss her newest book, The Road to Marietta. Jordan writes general and historical fiction, and The Road to Marietta focused on a young girl in 1930 who is the daughter of a moonshine runner. This event is free and open to the public!
Community Poetry Reading and Celebration
Mt. Blue Campus, The Forum 129 Seamon Road, Farmington, MEJoin us for a celebration of poetry with this year's poetry contest winners. We will hear winners read or recite from their work and all community members are invited to also bring a poem to read or recite for the celebration. Light refreshments will be served.