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2022 Library PROGRAMS & Community EVENTS

WEEKLY EVENTS

Monday 2-4pm Waterford Library ONLINE Knitting Circle 

Monday 1-3pm Puzzle Library Open - No. Waterford Church

Tuesday 12-6pm Harrison Food Bank 176 Waterford Rd

1st & 3rd Wednesdays - 11am-1pm Sweden Food Pantry

Friday 10-12 Waterford Library Coffee Cafe - In Person and Online

UPCOMING:

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

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

MAY 2022

May 11 -  4pm - Mystery Book Club

May 20 -  7:30pm - Karaoke Night Waterford Fairgrounds

May 21 - 10am - Hawk Mountain Hike - Hawk Mountain

May 21 - 11am - All About Books - Roland Crietz 

May 25 - 10am - Book Club

May 29 - 9am - Mt. Tire'm Hike

JUNE 2022

June 2 - 6:30pm - Dragon of Wortley - Bear Mt. Music Hall

June 5 - Local Writer's Day - In the Cafe - Bear Mountain Music Hall

June 6, 13, 20, 27 - 2-5pm Waterford Farmers Market on the Town Common

June 8 -  4pm - Mystery Book Club 

June 9 - 6:30-8pm - Waterford Historical Annual Meeting/Open House at the Waterford Inne.

June 9 - 6:30pm - Al Mallory -Bear Mt. Music Hall

ANNUAL FRASER GARDEN PROGRAM: www.chewonki.org - Meet at the Wilkins House. FREE.

JUNE 11 - 11:30am - 12:30pm OWLS OF MAINE. 

JUNE 11 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm - BROWN BAG LUNCH BREAK. 

JUNE 11 - 1:30 - 2:30pm MAINE MAMMALS  

The Chewonki Traveling Natural History Program comes to Waterford with two exciting and interactive programs about the Owls of Maine and our native warm-blooded vertebrates. 

June 16 - 6:30pm Climate Conversations - What Can We Do? - at the Wilkins House

June 16 - 6:30pm - Lee Sykes -Bear Mt. Music Hall

June 18 - 11am - All About Books with Waterford Author Amity Shlaes 

June 22 - 10am - Book Club

June 25 - Contradance - Kathryn Larsen Calling -Bear Mt. Music Hall

June 30 - 6:30pm - Tom Rebmann & Friends -Bear Mt. Music Hall

JULY 2022

July 4  - 7:30-10am -Wilkins House Breakfast 

July 4 - 8am -Waterford Library Annual Book Sale Extravaganza

July 4 - 11am -Annual Waterford Do-It-Yourself Parade. Marchers meet 10am at schoolyard.

July 7 -  6:30pm - Greg Boardman & Friends Concert and Contradance -Waterford Fairgrounds 

July 9 - 9am -Keoka Lake Association Annual Meeting - Wilkins House

July 9 - 11am -McWain Pond Association Annual Meeting - TBA

July 13 -  4pm - Mystery Book Club 

July 14 - 6:30pm -Ken & Laurie Turley - Bear Mt. Music Hall

July 15-17 - Waterford World's Fair - No. Waterford Fairgrounds

July 16 - 11am - All About Books with Claire Ackroyd

July 17 - Marci Starr Brennan -Crystal Bowl Concert - Bear Mt. Music Hall

July 20 - 7:30-10am -Wilkins House Breakfast   

July 20 - 8-11am Waterford Library Book sale - Wilkins House Basement

July 24 - Contradance - Bear Mt. Music Hall

July 27 - 10am - Book Club

July 28 - 6:30pm -Muffin Tops Kid's Program-Shellie Leger & Steven Moore - Bear Mt. Music Hall

July 30 - Annual Bud Lazotte REGATTA. Meet Keoka Beach Campground

AUGUST 2022

Aug 3 - 7:30-10am -Wilkins House Breakfast 

Aug 3 - 8-11am Waterford Library Book sale - Wilkins House Basement

Aug 7 -  3pm - Annual Waterford Library Family "Fun'd" Raiser featuring Milltown Roadshow, local Craft Beer,  yummy BBQ, Pot Luck.  All Welcome.

Aug 10 -  4pm - Mystery Book Club 

Aug 11 - 3pm - Community Dedication of the Bill "Dood" Haynes Trail. Sponsored by Waterford Historical Society, Friends of City Brook, Western Maine Land Trust, and KLA. Meet Warner Park

Aug 11 - 6:30pm - Heather Pearson & Leah Boyd - Bear Mt. Music Hall

Aug 17 - 7:30-10am -Wilkins House Breakfast  

Aug 17 - 8-11am Waterford Library Book sale - Wilkins House Basement

Aug 20 - Ballroom Dance - Sergei Slussky Hosting

Aug 24 - 10am - Book Club

Aug 29 - Local Writer's Day in the Cafe - Bear Mt. Music Hall

APRIL 2022

Apr 3-13 - Melby's CLOSED for staff Vacation 

Apr 10 -  9am - Hawk Mountain Hike 

Apr 13 -  4pm - Mystery Book Club 

Apr 16 - 3pm SHARP - Annual Easter Egg Hunt 

Apr 17 - 6am - Sunrise Service on Town Beach 

Apr 20 - 12-1pm - Pick-up Meatloaf Senior Lunch $5. - Wilkins House  

Apr 23 - 10am - Earth Day Clean up. Various locations. Meet Town Beach. 

Apr 23 - 2pm - Mentorship Program. Meet at Library 

Apr 27 - 10am - Book Club

MARCH 2022

Feb 4-Mar 5 - Keoka Ice Out Library Fundraiser.  50/50 Raffle -Guess the date

Mar 4 - 1-6pm -Voting for Select and School Board - Waterford Town Hall

Mar 5 - 9am - Annual Town Meeting - Waterford Fire Station - 663 Valley Rd. 

May 11 -  4pm - Mystery Book Club

Mar 16 - 12-1pm - Pick-up Chicken, Rice, Veggies Senior Lunch $5. - Wilkins House

Mar 25 - 10am - Book Club

Mar 26 - 10am -Maine Maple Sunday at Colonial Hill Farm - 201 Mill Hill Rd

FEBRUARY 2022

Feb 4- Mar. 5 - Keoka Ice Out Library Fundraiser.  50/50 Raffle -Guess the date

Feb 5 - 9am - Ice Harvesting Event on Keewaydin Lake

Feb 9 -  4-pm - Mystery Book Club

Feb 16 - 12-1pm - Pick-up Broccoli & Cheese Soup Senior Lunch $5. - Wilkins House

Feb 19 - 6am-3pm Mt. Tirem Lodge Youth Fishing Derby - local lakes

Feb 23 - 10am - Book Club

Feb 26 - 10am - noon - Winter Snowshoe Outing at Roberts Farm

Feb 26 - 11am- Sno-Packers Pig for the Rig Fundraiser - Bear Mt. Inn

JANUARY 2022

Jan 12 -  4-pm - Mystery Book Club

Jan 19 - 12-1pm - Pick-up Lasagna Senior Lunch $5. - Wilkins House

Jan 19 - 5pm - Ceramic Decorating - Wilkins House

Jan 26 - 10am - Book Club

Jan 30 - 10am -Winter Family Fun Event - No. Waterford Fairgrounds

Library PROGRAMS & EVENTS

ALL ABOUT BOOKS

Community/Rec Dept.

ALL ABOUT BOOKS

The All About Books series offers Maine authors a platform to talk about their evolving journey. Challenges of the past two years have made these conversations especially poignant.


 Held each third Saturday of the month 

at 11 am at the library 

May 21 - Roland Crietz  

Born in New Jersey, Rowland Creitz was a primary school teacher in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine and an educational consultant before becoming a full-time writer. He lives in Stow, Maine. 

A Debt Too Dear is his second novel.


June 18 - Amity Shlaes  

July 16  - Claire Ackroyd  

Aug 20 - Mary Atkinson  

Sept 17 - Shellie Leger  

Oct 15 - Robert Spencer and guest


Whether you come to pick up a good book, attend a book club or discussion group, participate in the weekly knitting circle or Friday coffee cafe , enjoy family fun at a community events, kindly donate or volunteer, there is always something interesting 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. It is Your continued support and enthusiasm that  make the Waterford Library such a special place. 

2022 PROGRAMS

Community/Rec Dept.

ALL ABOUT BOOKS

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


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


BOOK SALE to BENEFIT THE WATERFORD LIBRARY  July 4th  Library Driveway  WATERFORD LIBRARY ASSOCIATION  BOARD OF TRUSTEES   cordially invite you to our  OPEN HOUSE / ANNUAL MEETING 


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   Other 2022  SPECIAL EVENTS 

Waterford Community Easter Egg Hunt    Keoka ICE OUT 50/50 Fund-Raiser Ticket    Waterford Library Assoc- ANNUAL MEETING    

Annual 4th of July Book Sale - July 4th 


   Annual Family "Fun'd" Raiser - Aug. 7   featuring Milltown Roadshow, local Craft Beer,  yummy BBQ, Pot Luck.  


Waterford Community Halloween Trunk or Treat -  Set up 4- 4:45pm.  Kids arrive 5-6pm. 


Waterford Community Christmas - Concert - Congregational Church,  4:45 Carols - on the  Common, 5 pm Live Music, Refreshments, visit from Santa at the Library.   

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE 




Community/Rec Dept.

Community/Rec Dept.

Community/Rec Dept.

Join us in welcoming Kayla Laid and Kelly Halter Schaffer.  Monthly community programs and activities, a new mentorship program, and more are now listed on the town website: www.waterfordme.org    Email waterfordcommunitydirector@gmail.com  to get the monthly newsletter.  


COMMUNITY GARDEN UPDATE 

More than a handful of people are committed to developing a new Community Garden at the Waterford World's Fairgrounds. We met with several of the board members to design the space. This community garden was also selected as a project for an energy grant application and will hopefully hear some good news in April regarding funding. There's plenty to do.  We would love your involvement at whatever level works. This community garden is being designed for 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

2020-2021 at the Library

2021 PROGRAMS

2021 PROGRAMS

2021 PROGRAMS

MR. DREW and HIS ANIMALS TOO  The Waterford Library hosted 7 LIVE Online Shows each Mon. April 19 - May 31 2021 from 6:30-7:30 pm  with Mr. Drew and his Animals.  Children of all ages joined these LIVE virtual events that featured exotic reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates from around the world.  The shows are LIVE, so each show was unique. Monday, April 19th @ 6:30 intro, insects and arachnids Monday, April 26th @ 6:30 amphibians Monday, May 3rd  @ 6:30 turtles and tortoises Monday, May 10th @ 6:30 lizards Monday, May 17th @ 6:30 snakes Monday, May 24th @ 6:30 Maine reptiles  Monday, May 31st @ 6:30 review of programs, Q & A's.  Mr. Drew is a rehabilitator and outreach program for injured, neglected and unwanted exotic animals. He finds them good homes or uses them in his educational shows. He has written for magazines and did a CNN segment. As an “Educational Technician, merit badge counselor, and guide for Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary and Mt. Apatite Geological Park. Drew delights all ages with  unique style, energy, knowledge and love for learning.

2020 EVENTS

2021 PROGRAMS

2021 PROGRAMS

The Waterford Flat Halloween was sadly cancelled, as we can’t safely offer all the usual community programs and activities this year. Instead, we have donated to the Harrison/Waterford PTO to help them variously support local children in BOTH elementary schools.

 

An alternate TRUNK or TREAT was held in 

No. Waterford on Halloween from 6- 7:30pm at the church and Melby's parking lot where there is more room for social distancing. The Library Association appreciates these efforts on behalf of the children.   


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Waterford Library BOOK SALE

The Annual BOOK SALE was held under tents

on the grounds of the Wilkins House on 

Saturday October 10, 2020 - 11am to 2pm.


There was a great selection of books 

thanks to our many wonderful donors. 

Covid-19 safety protocols were in place. 

Many thanks to everyone who kindly 

came to shop, volunteer, or donate. 

Your support means everything!

 



SUMMER 2020

2021 PROGRAMS

SUMMER 2020

 Waterford Library Association 

ANNUAL MEETING  Jul 23, 2020 at 6:30 PM


The Board is extremely excited to share an overview with updated information about the Library Ramp Project. Peter Leslie will offer insight into “Accessibility for All” – an issue the Board feels is important for our community. Due to current conditions, the meeting was via Zoom.

CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS PROGRAM

July 7th at 6:30 p.m. 

Follow-up article in  7/29/20 edition

 of the Maine Sunday Telegram

We are excited that Nick will share via Zoom his presentation on State of the Birds – Maine Audubon. Bird populations in Maine are continually changing. This presentation covers the last few decades and discusses which species are disappearing, increasing, and looks to identify the future of Maine birds. We look forward to you joining us for a fantastic and informative presentation.  Best,  Kerry & Doretta  


 YOU ARE INVITED TO A LIVE EVENT!

Waterford author Robert Spencer  discusses PROSPECTS, Mining Maine For Riches,  

WHERE: In The Barn at Bear Mountain Inn, Waterford Road, Waterford, ME

WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 25th from 6-7:30 pm

DETAILS: In a socially distanced setting, Robert will read from his second novel. The story takes place from 1897 to 1904,  when pegmatite mines were a vital part of the Oxford County local economy. Included will be a Q&A about how the book was created. Copies available for purchase.  

All profits support the Waterford Library.

Due to Maine CDC guidelines, attendees limited to 30.  Face-coverings required.

 For Reservations contact Robert at robertwbooks@gmail.com

 ZOOM is available for remote attendees.

Admission is free, with a suggested $5. donation to support the Waterford Library.

 

  

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