Bridgton Public Library

Events and Programs for November

Please come join the Friends of Bridgton Library at the Book Shed on Saturday, November 6th from 9:00 am-noon for some great books at even better prices. All funds raised go to help the Library pay for programs and services for library users of all ages. With the proceeds of the summer book sale the Library was able to purchase 72 new nonfiction titles for youth services, including health, finance, vehicles, history, and countries around the world. Thank you, Friends, for your hard work and thank you to all those who support our book sales!

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Our November reading challenge is Read Grateful. Sign up online or in-person. Earn raffle tickets for reading and for trying out some mindful activities as we move into winter. We will also be holding our annual Thankful Raffle. Earn a raffle ticket for each item you return through the month of November (remember, we never charge overdue fines, this is your chance to get a little extra reward for finding those lost items). There will be 20 winners of all ages, drawing on December 1st.

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Just a reminder, we offer a member’s discount for any Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance Workshop in special partnership with MWPA, please contact the library to get started! We also offer to pay the registration fee for any online UMaine Cooperative Extension Online workshop you attend, please let us know and we’ll take care of that for you!

Online Workshops from UMaine Extension

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UMaine Extension/4-H Workshops

3/9/2021- Cooking with the Harvest: Using Frozen Fruit in Baking and Preserving: UMaine Extension Food & Nutrition staff are offering two webinars in March to help you prepare for the upcoming food preservation season. We are halfway through winter, so it’s time to begin using your precious cache of frozen berries or canned vegetables. On March 9, we’ll share tips for using your home frozen fruit in cooking and baking. On March 23, discover creative uses for home canned goods in your cooking.
3/10/2021- Winter Gardening Series: Ornamental Garden Design. Join us for a presentation on how you can take a sustainable approach to ornamental garden design with ideas and tips for siting an ornamental garden, plant selection, plant arrangement and sourcing materials!
3/11/2021- Compost Webinar Series: Organic Certification Process for Compost Usage
3/23/2021- Compost Webinar Series: Is Carcass Composting the Right Decision?
3/23/2021- Cooking with the Harvest: Home Canned Goods in Cooking
3/24/2021- Winter Gardening Series: Protecting Fruit Trees from Insects and Diseases. Join us for a discussion of pest management practices for your home fruit trees and steps you can take to thwart insects and diseases in the home orchard!
3/30/2021- Compost Webinar Series: Composting Hemp Residual
3/31/2021- KIDS-Flying Peeps Virtual Workshop (Oxford 4-H, register by 3/19/2021).
Have you ever wanted to watch a fluffy marshmallow critter go flying through the air? Well now is your chance. Grades K-5 are welcome to join Oxford County 4-H for a Virtual Peep Launching Party. We will be building popsicle stick catapults and sending Peeps for a ride.

Wednesday, March 31st at 4:30 pm via Zoom

Materials will be mailed to you. Please register by March 19th.

Harrison Library will be sharing a story following the activity.

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Donation requested, the BPL will donate on your behalf, just bring in or email a copy of your registration form!