We Continue to Stay Open

We Continue to Stay Open

We are planning to continue our walk-in hours in March   T: 10-4, W: 10-4, F: 10-4, Sat: 10-2, with no-contact pickup available at the end of each day for those who choose. We encourage people to use our online catalog to place holds for quick pick up or give us a call and we can help you by pre-picking some books we think you’d like. 

To keep our building open to the public, we all need to keep each other safe. Our staff will wear a mask (cloth, paper, or shield), use sanitizer after checking your book out to you, and limit the number of people in the building. We ask you to wear a mask (cloth, paper, or shield), leave 6 feet between yourself and other patrons, and keep your visit to 30 minutes or less. We have been following these guidelines since June and have been able to remain open, so thank you to everyone for helping keep our community active and safe.

March is coming in like a lion, so we will post it on our website, Facebook, and Instagram if we have either a health or weather closing (though with the weather, we may not have Internet, but we’ll try). Please call if you have any questions (207-647-2472).

Celebrate National Reading Month

Celebrate National Reading Month

March is Celebrate National Reading Month with Read Across America, a project of the National Education Association. They have put together book lists around themes to celebrate every month and encourage young readers to explore new ideas and themes. Find lists celebrating National Reading Month, Women’s History Month, and Pi Day (March 14th)

For March the theme is Cultivate Compassion. Remember, reading diverse books helps students walk in someone’s shoes and think about how other people may feel. Talk about what they read and how to put their compassion into action.

Recommended titles include:

  • Elementary- Tiara’s Hat Parade by Kelly Starling Lyons
  • Middle Grade- Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya
  • Young Adult- They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott

And get ready for April’s book list when Read Across America explores books that Inspire Stewardship.