2023 Library PROGRAMS

WEEKLY EVENTS - see 2023 Community Calendar Page for list of Town-Wide Events

Every Monday 2-5pm Puzzle Library - No. Waterford Church basement

Every Monday 2-4pm Knitting Circle - Waterford Library

Every Tuesday noon-6pm Harrison Food Bank

First and Third Wednesdays 11am-1pm Sweden Food Bank

Every Friday 10-noon Waterford Library Coffee Cafe

NOV 2023

Nov 7- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Nov 13- 4pm Mystery Book Club - Thursday Murder Club

Nov 14- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Nov 15- 10am Book Group - Lucy by the Sea

Nov 20- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Nov 27- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

DEC 2023

Dec 5 - 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Dec 13- 4pm Mystery Book Club - Agatha Christie

Dec 12- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Dec 16- 4- 6pm Waterford Community Christmas

Dec 19- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Dec 26- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Dec 27- 10am Book Group - The Only Woman in the Room

OCT 2023

Oct 3- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Oct 8- 11am 24th Annual Waterford Fall Foliage Road Race

Oct 10- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Oct 14- 1-3pm Waterford Historical Discovery Walk - ElmVale Cemetery

Oct 17- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Oct 17- 6:30pm Climate Convo with Pine Tree Power - Wilkins House

Oct 19- 6pm Community Pot Luck Supper - Wilkins House

Oct 24- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Oct 29- 10:30am Wabanaki Elder Speak - Wilkins House

Oct 31- 10am Storytime - Waterford Library

Oct 31- 4-6pm Annual Halloween Trunk or Treat - Fairgrounds

SEPT 2023

Sept 5- 5pm No.Waterford Church Supper

Sept 6- 7pm Waterford Sno-Packers Meeting - Town Hall

Sept 7- 6:30pm Waterford Historical at Bear Mt. Music Hall

Sept 8- 7pm BearMtMusic -Daisy Abrams/ Happy Just to See You

Sept 13- 4pm Mystery Book Club -James Kestrel – Five Decembers

Sept 16- 5pm Supper - Waterford World's Fair - Fairgrounds

Sept 16- 8pm Brazen Cane- Fairgrounds Dance Pavillion

Sept 21- 6pm Music on the Lawn- Bear Mountain Inn

Sept 27- 10am Book Group - This Other Eden, by Paul Harding

AUG 2023

Aug 2- 8-11am BOOK SALE - Wilkins House Basement

Aug 2- 3-6pm Summer Reading Program- drop-in

Aug 9- 4pm Mystery Book Club- David Heska Wanbli Weiden –Winter Counts

Aug 12- 10:30-noon Summer Reading Story time Guest Author and Crafts.

Aug 13- 3-6pm Annual Family Fun Fest - Milltown Roadshow, Craft Beers, BBQ, Games.

Aug 16- 8-11am BOOK SALE - Wilkins House Basement

Aug 21- 8-11am BOOK SALE - Wilkins House Basement

Aug 23- 10am Book Club- The Hours by Anne Erneaux. Waterford Library

Aug 28- 8-11am BOOK SALE - Wilkins House Basement

Aug 31- 6pm Music on the Lawn - Bear Mt. Inn

JULY 2023

July 12- 4pm Mystery Book Club- Joe R. Lansdale - (Harry Collins series– set in E. Texas)

July 19- 8-11am BOOK SALE - Wilkins House Basement

July 22 - Chewonki Foundation Presentation- Wilkins House

11:30am Skeletons

12:30 - Bring your own picnic lunch

1:30pm - Biomimicry

July 26- 10am Book Club- Mink River, by Brian Doyle: Fiction, 319 p Waterford Library

JUNE 2023

June 14- 4pm Mystery Book Club- Waterford Library

Bruce Alexander– (Sir John Fielding series, 18th C mystery set in London)

June 21 - 5pm - Sound Bath - Backyard Waterford Library

June 24 - Chewonki Foundation Presentation- Wilkins House

11:30am Tide Pools

12:30 - Bring your own picnic lunch

1:30pm - The Bugmobile

June 28- 10am Book Club- Waterford Library

When We Were Orphans, by Kazuo Ishiguro – Fiction - 352p

MAY 2023

May 10- 4pm Mystery Book Club- Shehan Karunatilaka – The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Sri Lanka) - Waterford Library

May 11- 6:30pm Fraser Garden Program - Invasive Land Plants- Wilkins

chewonki.org/community/traveling-natural-history-program/WilkinsHouse

May 20 - 11:30am - Bats of the World

12:30pm - Bring your own picnic lunch

1:30pm - Scales and Tails

May 24- 10am Book Club- Night of the Living Rez, by Morgan Talty -Waterford Library

Annual PROGRAMS & EVENTS

Welcome

Community/Rec Dept.

ANNUAL EVENTS

Whether you come to pick up a good book, attend a book or discussion group, weekly knitting circle, or Friday coffee cafe, enjoy family fun at a community events, kindly donate or volunteer, there is always something happening here at the Waterford Library. Thank you.

GET INVOLVED This is YOUR Library.

We welcome book or program suggestions. Your input and ideas are important to us. Your continued support and enthusiasm makes the Waterford Library a special place.

ITDRC GRANT Our entire WiFi system was updated in 2019 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, these efforts will resolve our long standing issues. We are most grateful for the assistance of all these cooperating organizations.

ANNUAL EVENTS

Community/Rec Dept.

ANNUAL EVENTS

WATERFORD LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

OPEN HOUSE / ANNUAL MEETING

May

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Waterford Community Easter Egg Hunt

and Book Giveaway - Sat. before Easter

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Keoka ICE OUT 50/50 Library Fund-Raiser

Tickets available Feb. 1- Mar 4

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Annual 4th of July Book Sale - July 4th

BOOK SALE to benefit the WATERFORD LIBRARY held every July 4th Library Driveway

We welcome book donations in the spring. Half our operating costs are covered by public support. Thank you for caring.

Additional Book Sales are held in the Wilkins House basement during Summer Breakfasts.

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Annual Family "Fun'd" Raiser - August featuring live music, local Craft Beer, yummy BBQ, Pot Luck and games for the kids.

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Waterford Community Halloween

Waterford World's Fair Fairgrounds.

Trunk or Treat Set up 3:30-4:30pm.

Kids arrive 4:30pm

Free Refreshments - Book Giveaways

Photo Booth and more

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Waterford Community Christmas -

4pm Concert - Congregational Church,

4:45 Carols - on the Common,

5 pm Live Music, Pot Luck Refreshments, and visit from Santa at the Library.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

Community/Rec Dept.

WILKINS HOUSE POT LUCK SUPPERS

Third Thursdays 6pm Oct - May

except December

North Waterford Church Suppers

Alternating Tuesdays in Summer

and

Waterford World's Fair Suppers

First Saturdays in Fall and Winter

WATERFORD FARMERS MARKET

June -August. Every Monday 2-5pm Community Concert on the Common with Preston Harrison, Skip Green, and Friends

WEEKLY OPEN HOUSE WATERFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM July-Sept. Every Monday 2-5pm Next to the Town Beach www.waterfordme.org

WATERFORD REC DEPT

Monthly community programs and activities and more are now listed on the town website: www.waterfordme.org

COMMUNITY GARDEN UPDATE

Last year a handful of people committed to developing a new Community Garden at the Waterford World's Fairgrounds. They first met to design the space. Once again there is plenty to do. We'd love your involvement at any level. This garden will help us to connect with each other and this land we call home in addition to growing some produce and providing a great space to learn together.

Interested? Call the Town Office 583-4403

Library & Community

AUTUMN 2022

HOLIDAY EVENTS

The leaves have fallen, the docks are in, and the temperature has finally dropped. This time of year we all slow down a bit to recharge gears and reflect. We have so much to be grateful for.

There was a HUGE turn out for Waterford Trunk or Treat Halloween at the WWF Fairgounds. Many thanks to all the wonderful "trunkers" and volunteers. We loved the Photo Booth, Free Kids Books, Cookies, Cider, Soup and Bread and all the COSTUMES and Candy!

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Throughout the Holiday Season there are opportunities for Community sharing and to Give Back. We also support Waterford Santa and welcome you to apply for assistance, or help buy gifts for others.

Call 207-583-2446 or waterfordsanta@yahoo.com

We were blessed with mild weather for the Annual Waterford Community Christmas on Dec. 3rd. First graders read holiday essays at the church and on the Common. followed by Pot Luck Refreshments, New Book Giveaways, and a visit from Santa at the Library.

TRULY SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Solstice, Christmas, and Very Happy New Year.

COMMUNITY 2023

HOLIDAY EVENTS

COMMUNITY 2023

We welcome you to come meet friends and neighbors:

Community Pot Luck Suppah at the Wilkins House

6pm each second Thursday from October to May

(except December) Just bring a casserole, side entre', vegetable, dessert, salad, etc. to share.