Join us in the Great Room for a fun & informal lunch gathering with Maine Author Brandon Ying Kit Boey to discuss his new book “Karma of the Sun” and its themes of Eastern cosmological and eschatological traditions.
Seating registration is free (bring your own lunch) or choose a specialty lunch catered by Eventide for $12. Register by Wednesday, March 1 in-person or by calling the library at 207-633-3112. Sign up early as space is limited.
“A hero’s journey for the end of the world, KARMA OF THE SUN is a must-read for anyone reckoning with where we are now and where we will go next.”
Join us during February Vacation for a host of fun activities at the Library! Events include:
Slime Lab – Tuesday, Feb. 21, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Stop in the Children’s room any time between 1 and 3 p.m. to mix up some slime with Jen! Spice it up with color and glitter.
Open LEGO – Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1:00-3:00 p.m. We provide the LEGO, while you provide the imagination! Get creative and build anything you choose or tackle one of Jen’s Lego Challenges.
Kids’ Choice Movie – Wednesday, Feb. 22, 4:00 p.m. For kids’ in Third Grade and up. Come to the library to watch a movie! Popcorn & pizza will be served. Registration Required. Sign up at the front desk.
Family BINGO – Thursday, Feb. 23, 1:00-2:00 p.m. All ages are welcome! Try your luck and see if you win a prize!
Special Story Time: Pets – Friday, Feb. 24, 10:30 a.m. Join Jen to read some stories about pets. Stay after and make your own pet rock to take home!
Thursday, February 16 11:00 a.m.—noon in the Great Room
Join us for our next Tech Talk with Community Technology Coordinator, Bethany Schmidt.
Expand your technology vocabulary. We’ll learn tech jargon (like cloud storage, RAM, and processor) and more common tech terms (like browser, window, and tab) to help make computer, smartphone and other online work easier to understand. Plus, learn some tech tips and tricks to go along with the new lingo you’ve learned.
Questions? Call the library at 207-633-3112 or email tech@bbhlibrary.org.
The Maine Poets Society is proud to present our sixth annual $100 prize poem contest. This year we are again also offering a $50 prize to Maine poets whose poetry has not been previously published. Publication in a newsletter or an online workshop does not count for this purpose.
The contests are open to all Maine residents, including seasonal, except for Maine Poets Society board members. If your entry will be postmarked out of state, please enclose a letter verifying your address when resident in Maine. Entries must be postmarked between January 15 th and the deadline of March 30 th , 2023.
There is a $5 entry fee for the $100 prize poem contest, and a $2.50 entry fee for the $50 contest for previously unpublished poets. You may enter up to 4 poems, but you must cover each poem with an entry fee. You may not enter a poem that has been previously published.
Topic and form are left open, but there is a 50-line limit. Entries exceeding this will be disqualified.
Our distinguished judge for the $100 prize poem contest in 2023 will be Wesley McNair, Maine Poet Laureate from 2011-2016 and Emeritus Professor at the University of Maine, Farmington. He has received fellowships from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and United States Artists. Among his other honors are the Robert Frost Prize, the Theodore Roethke Prize, the Jane Kenyon Award for Outstanding Book, the Sarah Josepha Hale Medal for “distinguished contribution to the world of letters.” Our prizes will be presented at the 2023 Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance awards evening. The shortlists will be announced beforehand by email and on the MPS Facebook page.
Please send two copies of your poem, one of them identified with your name, mailing address, email address and telephone number and which contest you are entering, and one with no additional information, to MPS Vice-President Gus Peterson, at 12 Middle Street, Randolph, ME 04346. Mark your envelope CONTEST.
Enclose a check payable to Maine Poets Society, with ‘Contest entry’ on the memo line. Entries will not be returned, so please retain a copy.
Join us in the Great Room to hear Maine author Gerry Boyle discuss the latest book in his acclaimed Jack McMorrow mystery series.
Gerry Boyle is the author of 16 crime novels, including the acclaimed Jack McMorrow mystery series. His latest McMorrow novel is ROBBED BLIND. The previous McMorrow novel, RANDOM ACT, was awarded the 2020 Maine Literary Award for crime fiction, the second time a McMorrow novel has been chosen for that honor. Boyle is also the author of the Brandon Blake mystery series, featuring a young Portland police officer. His novels have been published in a half-dozen languages. The author lives in central Maine in a village on a lake. In addition to writing crime fiction, he has been a newspaper reporter and columnist, and for many years was editor of the Colby College magazine, published by his alma mater.
Book Description:
Robbed Blind is McMorrow’s world turned upside down, with moonlighting cops doing weed-shop security, stories told, not in print, but on podcasts, his daughter dancing on TikTok, and his battle-honed reporting skills brought to bear for a story Jack knows will never be written. McMorrow risks his life in order to ensure that, in at least this one case of good vs. evil, good won’t go down without a fight. But in this 13th installment, the question looms larger than ever—will Jack McMorrow survive to fight another day?
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is looking for a book-lover with excellent communication skills to coordinate our bustling front desk and lending services. Click the link below to read the job description.
To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to: jobs@bbhlibrary.org.
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Our Mission: To create a welcoming space in which to explore ideas, foster community, and nurture individual growth through open access to the tools to learn, dream, connect, and do.
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Get expert help finding, changing, and progressing your Maine career. Career Center agent Jillaine McGough will help you: job search, build and write a resume, locate an apprenticeship opportunity, get information about federal bonding, access veteran’s services, and more.
Wednesday: Open Lego from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Bring your friends and spend the afternoon building with our Legos! Optional Lego Challenge: Build a building and win a prize for most, creative, most structurally sound, tallest and most realistic!
Thursday: 3D Snowflakes from 10:00-12:00 p.m. Learn how to make a 3D Snowflake. Help us create a snowstorm in the children’s room!
Friday: StoryTime & Craft at 10:30 a.m. Join Miss. Jen for a special Gingerbread story time & craft!
Reminder: Chess & Afterschool clubs are on break. Clubs resume in January.
A time for families to meet, socialize and share ideas. Families considering homeschooling are also welcome! Bring something that has worked for you to share with the group.
Questions? Contact our Children’s Coordinator, Jen at youth@bhmlnext100.org or by calling the library at 207-633-3112.
Book Description:
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Thursday, January 19, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
December 13 2:00–3:00 p.m.
