Readings
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.
Evolution in an Hour with Bill Portela
Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesJoin us at the Farmington Public Library for a presentation, Evolution in an Hour, with educator, system engineer, and wildlife rehabilitator Bill Portela. This presentation will invite participants to consider the role of evolution in their personal, spiritual framework. Portela will take us back 5 billion years to study the emergency of entangled organic entities, why they fail, and how they flourish. Join us Wednesday, June 14, at 5:30 at the Farmington Public Library.
Poetry reading & discussion by Sarah Carlson
mount vernon community center 2 main st, Mount vernon, ME, United StatesOn Sunday, July 23 at 3pm, at the Mt. Vernon Community Center, Sarah Carlson will do readings of her poetry, discuss her writing, and sign copies of her latest book, Tender Light Softens. She combines her writing with photos of scenes from her outdoor Maine adventures. Tender Light Softens contains work written throughout the pandemic. This event is sponsored by the Dr. Shaw Memorial Library
Wildlife Talk at Chesterville Meeting House
Chesterville Center Union Meeting House 3 Borough Road, ChestervilleAuthor, biologist, and retired professor Bernd Heinrich and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife regional biologist Scott Lindsay will offer a presentation and discussion of Western Maine wildlife at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House, Friday, August 18, at 7:00 p.m. Admission to the informal session is by donation and light refreshments will be available. The Meeting House is ADA accessible and is located at 3 Borough Road in Chesterville. For more information call 778-3513 or visit chestervillemeetinghouse.org.
Author Talk: Dale Potter-Clark
Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesJoin us at the Farmington Public Library where local Maine author Dale Potter-Clark will read from and discuss her historical novel about the Underground Railroad, Escape from Bunker Hill. This event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be available.
Author Talk: Jeri Theriault
Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesMaine Poet Jeri Theriault will be at the Farmington Public Library on Tuesday, October 17th, at 5pm. She will be reading and discussing her new poetry book, Self-Portrait as Homestead, with several brief musical interludes on cello by her husband, Philip Carlsen. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.