Local Author: Anne Gass

Local Author: Anne Gass

Anne Gass will be here at the Bridgton Public Library. We welcome her to read from her newest novel and answer any questions you may have on her writings.

We Demand: The Suffrage Road Trip is the story of Swedish immigrants Ingeborg Kindstedt and Maria Kindberg who visit San Francisco in the summer of 1915. They buy a car and explore the country on their way back to their home in Rhode Island. On impulse, they offer to bring with them suffragists heading to Washington, DC, to demand voting rights for women from Congress and the president. Soon they are plunged into a difficult and dangerous journey that pushes them to the very limits of their endurance.

Along the way, they encounter unexpected allies, as well as those opposed to women’s growing independence. Bad roads and harsh weather hinder their progress. Will they overcome these obstacles and arrive in Washington at the appointed day and time?

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Local Author: Anne Gass


Books will be available for sale at the reading and are also available for pre-order from Bridgton Books (207-647-2122)

Reading Challenge Update

Reading Challenge Update

We just finished our Spring Into Reading Challenge and selected our grand prize raffle winners (adult winner chooses either Food City or Paris Farmers Union gift certificate and kid/teen winner chooses either Happy Valley Popcorn or Corn Shop Trading Company gift certificate). Please remember you can always check out our Recommended Reading Lists, try a new kind of book or a new author, explore our how-to and nonfiction section, listen to an audiobook; so many ways to try something new!

We had 20 participants (kids, teens, and adults) who read 218 books in April! Kids earned small prizes for each book they read and a medium prize for each reading log page they complete.

Help us reach our Community Read 2021 Goal of 1,000 books before December 31st and we’ll have a great celebration for everyone! We are already well on our way, we have read over 830 books since January 1st.

Thank you to the Friends of Bridgton Library for funding the prizes and supporting reading in our community!