Bridgton Public Library

Everybody Counts: Census 2020

02/21/202003/07/2020adminEvent / FYI

Please join us Wednesday, March 4th. A recruiting assistant for the U. S. Census will be available in our Main Reading Room from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm with materials for anyone to stop by and learn about the Census and Census jobs. Census 2020 will determine federal funding and impacts our schools, roads, and senior services.

People will be encouraged to complete the Census online to improve reliability. If you don’t have a computer, or don’t have Internet access, please plan on coming in to the Bridgton Public Library. We will have public access computers available, print guides to help walk you through the survey, and someone available to help get you set up on a computer if you need some extra assistance. We cannot complete the survey for you, but we are here to support you.

And please remember we have free wireless access available 24/7 if you have a device but not an Internet connection.

Book It Ahead… Local Authors at BPL

02/14/202002/14/2020adminAdult Programs / Event / FYI

We are very pleased to offer an local author series starting in April. To celebrate 200 years of Maine statehood, 100 years of women’s suffrage, and local talent here in our neighborhood we are kicking it off with Anne Gass. Anne will be here to discuss her book Voting Down the Rose on Saturday, April 18th, 1:00-2:00 in our Main Reading Room.

Other authors in our series include Robert W. Spencer, a Waterford resident who is publishing his second novel this spring, and Matthew Langdon Cost whose novels include Mainely Power and Joshua Chamberlain and the Civil War: At Every Hazard. Mr. Spencer will be here Saturday, May 16th, 1:00-2:00. Mr. Cost will be here Saturday, June 20th, 1:00-2:00.

Registration is requested for these events but not required.