2023 Library PROGRAMS & Community EVENTS

WEEKLY EVENTS

Monday 2-4pm Waterford Library In Person and 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

Weekly Farmers Market restarts in June

APRIL 2023

Apr 1- 1pm Affordable Internet Connectivity Program - Wilkins House

Apr 5- Waterford Sno-Packers meeting - Bear Mt. Inn

Apr 8 - 2pm Easter Egg Hunt - Waterford Library

Apr 12 - 4pm - Mystery Book Club - various by Peter May - Waterford Library

Apr 12- 7pm Waterford Select Board Meeting Town Hall

Apr 15- 5pm World's Fair Turkey Supper - No. Waterford Church

Apr 19- 7pm Waterford Planning Board Town Hall

Apr 20 - 6pm - Community Pot Luck Supper - Wilkins House

Apr 22 - Earth Day Observed - Children's Art Show - Wilkins House

Apr 26 -10am - Book Group- Demon Copperhead -Barbara Kingsolver -live and Online

Apr 26- 7pm Waterford Select Board Meeting Town Hall

MAY 2023

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

May 10- 7pm Waterford Select Board Meeting Town Hall

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

May 17- 7pm Waterford Planning Board Town Hall

May 18- 6pm Community PotLuck - Wilkins House

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

12:30pm - Bring your own picnic lunch

1:30pm - Scales and Tails

May 20- 5pm Waterford World's Fair Supper - No. Waterford Church

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

May 24- 7pm Waterford Select Board Meeting Town Hall

May 27- 1pm Town Boat Ramp Installation

MARCH 2023

Feb 1- Mar 4 - ANNUAL KEOKA ICE OUT FUNDRAISING 50/50 RAFFLE.

Tickets available at the library or during town meeting $1.ea / $5. for 6.

Mar 4- 9am ANNUAL TOWN MEETING- Waterford Town Hall on Valley Road

Mar 8 - 4pm - Mystery Book Club - William Tapply (Brady Coyne ) - Waterford Library

Mar 16 - 6pm - Community Pot Luck Supper - Wilkins House

Mar 18- 5pm - NE Boiled Dinner $15. World's Fair /N. Waterford Church

Mar 22 -10am - Book Group- Lincoln Highway- Amor Towles. Library and Online

Mar 25 - 6:30pm - History TRIVIA Night at the Wilkins House. Pot luck refreshments

FEBRUARY 2023

Feb 1- Mar 4 - ANNUAL KEOKA ICE OUT FUNDRAISING 50/50 RAFFLE.

Tickets available at the library or during town meeting $1.ea / $5. for 6.

Feb 4 - 6:30pm - Turkey Dinner & All the Fixins $15. World's Fair /N. Waterford Church

Feb 8 - 4pm - Mystery Book Club - G.M. Ford (Leo Waterman series, Seattle; Who in Hell is Wanda Fuca? - Waterford Library

Feb 16 - 6pm - Community Pot Luck Supper - Wilkins House

Feb 22 -10am -Book Group- The Woman in the Library-Sulari Gentill. Live and Online.

JANUARY 2023

Jan 7 - 2pm Gift Exchange Bingo - Wilkins House-

Jan 7 - 6:30pm - Turkey Dinner & All the Fixins $15. North Waterford Church

Jan 11 - 4pm - Mystery Book Club - Faye Kellerman - (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus series – L.A. Detective) - Waterford Library

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

Jan 21 - 11am - All About Books with Robert Spencer- Waterford Library-

Jan 25 -10am - Book Group- The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China, by Jonathan Kaufman. Waterford Library and Online

Jan 29- 2-4pm Crafting Program - Willkins House

Annual PROGRAMS & EVENTS

Welcome

Community/Rec Dept.

ANNUAL EVENTS

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 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-Septt. 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

2022-23 at the Library

AUTUMN 2022 PROGRAMS

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

AUTUMN 2022 PROGRAMS

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 with first graders reading holiday essays at the church and during Carols 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 you all a very Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Solstice, Happy Christmas, and Very Happy New Year.

COMMUNITY 2023

AUTUMN 2022 PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY 2023

We welcome you to attend a

Community Pot Luck Suppah

at the Wilkins House 6pm

each second Thursday of the month.

Just bring an entre, vegetable, dessert,

salad, etc. to share.

Come meet your friends and neighbors.