Category: FYI

Connect @ the Library to Discuss: Education

adminActive Citizens / Community / FYI

We are really excited to hear your thoughts about the kind of community you want to live in and what role education can play in that future. Maine Ed 2050 is a state-wide community research and engagement project, using small group conversations and the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to lift up voices from all over Maine. Your voice will inform legislators, school boards, education organizations, and business in a collaborative renewal of our system of education. Change is here to stay: let’s plan for it. And we are hosting a series of conversations here! Talk with people in your community about what you see in our future.

We will be hosting several in-person and online opportunities for you to be part of the conversation through the month of May, and again in the fall. Contact us by email (bplreference@bridgton.lib.me.us), by phone (207-647-2472), or at the Main Circulation Desk (upstairs) to register.

Early childhood literacy here at BPL

adminFamily Program / FYI / Youth Programs
Early childhood literacy here at BPL

We have some wonderful resources here at Bridgton Public Library for you to take home in memory of Caroline Golden. She was a wonderful person who helped build the library to be the community resource it is today. Thank you to her family and friends for the lasting gift of literacy!

We are pleased to have a 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program here, with a special reading log to keep track of all of the books you share with your little ones. Reading helps build social and emotional skills, sparks creativity and imagination, promotes bonding, and helps kids do well overall in school. Take that motivation, open one book, and get started. And remember that 1,000 is just a number. The goal is to work reading aloud into your regular routine, and let the magic of stories do the rest. You can also keep track of your reading online if you prefer. 

We also have some daily literacy-building activities to share with your child, so go ahead and have a great time building your little one’s skills.