NEWS and NEW BOOKS
SUMMER BREAKFASTS RETURN
The 69th season of Waterford Summer Breakfasts starts Monday, July 4th, at the Wilkins Community House at the foot of Plummer Hill Road, next to the Waterford Congregational Church. A breakfast of freshly baked muffins, eggs, pancakes, donuts holes, coffee, tea, and orange juice is served from 7:30 to 10:00 a.m. All muffins, including gluten free, are made from scratch. Future breakfast dates are Wednesdays July 20th, August 3rd and August 17th. The price for each breakfast is $10 for adults, and $5 for smaller portions.
NEW VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Make new friends and meet your neighbors
COMMUNITY POLLINATOR GARDEN at the Waterford Library
You may have noticed a lot of buzz around the library grounds. In addition to our community vegetable garden, busy volunteers have been busily creating a new pollinator garden to further compliment our new landscaping. A new hedge, and Over 300 new bulbs have been planted already, with much more still in progress.
KEOKA LAKE 2022 ICE OUT FUNDRAISER / 50/50 RAFFLE
From 1938 -1950, Ed and Irene Bean kept Ice Out statistics while living in the Waterford Library apartment. Dates were inscribed inside the garage door. The tradition continued until their daughter Joan Fillebrown took over the job in the early 1970's. The torch was officially passed to Charlie Tarbell in 2019, after being trained for several years by Joan. Information is sent to the Department of Biological Services at the State University of NY for an ongoing study of Ice-Outs.
CONGRATULATIONS to Chris Brennan who correctly guessed KEOKA ICE OUT was April 10.
Many thanks to Everyone who supported this annual fundraiser. Continued thanks to Tim Sawyer for making a display chart listing every Ice Out date. It is always on view at the library.
ALL ABOUT BOOKS 2022 Schedule
Waterford Library is pleased to announce the return of our very popular live Maine Author series. Most of these books are already available at the library.
May 21. Rowland Creitz of Stow. A former Marine and grade schoolteacher who has two novels of literary fiction: A Debt too Dear -set on Monhegan Island and To Touch the Earth Again.
June 18. Amity Shlaes of Waterford. A WLA trustee and chairperson of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation. A columnist for many newspapers and journals as well as a NYT best-selling author. Her most recent book is Coolidge.
July 16. Claire Ackroyd of Bangor. Author, garden designer, and MOFGA certification inspector. Her mystery novel Murder in The Maine Woods was a 2021 Maine Literary Awards finalist.
Aug 20. Mary Atkinson of Stoneham and Portland. A Maine children’s author and poet. She writes for the 6-12 years age group. Her books are Tillie Heart and Soul and Owl Girl.
Sept 17. Shellie Leger born in Rumford. Lives in West Paris. Literary fiction author, musician and teacher. Her Fairy Shrimp Trilogy is set in the foothills of the Androscoggin.
Oct 15. Robert Spencer of South Waterford. A WLA trustee and retired landscape designer. His historical fiction: The Spinster’s Hope Chest and PROSPECTS, Mining Maine for Riches are set in early 19th - 20th century Maine. He will be introducing a third novel in the Lizzie Millett Series.
ITDRC GRANT
Our entire WiFi system was just updated thanks to a grant from projectConnect (ITDRC) Information Technology Disaster Resource Center to install upgraded Community WiFi. An entirely new router, modem, 1000 GB WiFi connector, and outdoor satellite extender unit were installed to consolidate the system and all laptops were reconnected to the printer, assuring wireless connection for individual patron devices. The new system also connects into the NetworkMaineUniFi to collect user statistics. Hopefully, all these efforts will resolve our long standing issues. We are most grateful for the assistance of all these cooperating organizations.
Community And Recreation Department
Join us in welcoming Kayla Laid and Kelly Halter Schaffer. Monthly community programs and activities, Community Garden, a new mentorship program, and more are now listed on the town website: www.waterfordme.org
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