Bridgton Public Library

Maine Bicentennial and Maine State Museum Pass

02/14/202002/14/2020adminFYI

Bridgton Public Library has just received our 2020 Maine State Museum Pass and it is available for our library members to use. This pass will admit up to four people free of charge. The pass is for families or individuals, and not for scouts, camps, or other groups. Please call of come up to the Main Circulation Desk and we will reserve a pass for you. We can issue one pass for any day the Musuem is open.

Museum Hours are Tuesday-Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm, Saturday 10:00am to 4:00pm, and CLOSED Sunday and Monday.

The year 2020 marks 200 years since Maine became a state. To mark this historic occasion, the museum’s calendar, galleries, and programs will be full of events and exhibits that celebrate Maine, past and present. To start, the museum will open its year-long bicentennial exhibition, Regional Struggle, National Story: Maine’s Path to Statehood on Saturday March 14. And that’s just the beginning! Happy Birthday, Maine!

Cooking Matters at BPL

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

Please join us for Cooking Matters, here in our Meeting Room on Wednesday, February 19th, 3:00-4:00. Cooking Matters is helping end childhood hunger by inspiring families to make healthy, affordable food choices. Our programs teach parents and caregivers with limited food budgets to shop for and cook healthy meals. Anyone from the community is welcome to attend and learn more about healthy food choices.

This one-hour virtual tour of a grocery store shares lots of helpful tips for healthy eating and shopping on a budget. Participants who can stay for the whole program receive a reusable grocery bag, a booklet of information, and a $10 gift Hannaford gift card. This is brought to you by Good Shepherd Food Bank/AmeriCorps. Registration requested but not required.