September Newsletter

September 2021 Newsletter

Springvale Public Library

Announcements: The Library will be closed on Monday, September 6th in observance of Labor Day.

Music on the Patio is every Friday at noon. See the website for the schedule of artists.

Our Annual Book Sale is on Friday, September 17th from

10-3, and Saturday, September 18th from 10-3. If you would like to volunteer please sign up on our website. This is a great opportunity for high school students to get some community service hours!

From the Staff:

What a fantastic summer we had! We have been so happy to provide you with lots to do this summer. We had an incredible turnout for all our reading programs. Thank you for including us in your summer plans! Now it's time for back to school and all that brings. Sheila has some very exciting programs happening for the homeschool kids this fall. Teens will have a weekly group, and Story Time is happening outside! This month also brings you the Annual Book Sale. We are filled to the brim with books, puzzles, and more for you to buy. This is one of our biggest sales yet, so we hope that you will be able to stop by and take a look. If you come on Friday, be sure to check out the Music on the Patio. We are thrilled to have Maureen Milliken coming this month to talk about her mystery series. We had a great discussion about her book, Cold Hard News last month during the Mysteries by Maine Authors. We look forward to seeing you here at the library!

Children's Programs

Outside Story Time with Sheila Fridays at 10 am (starting 9/10) We will be meeting outside on the library lawn for a storytime geared for 2-5-year-olds. Bring a blanket and join us for movement stories, fingerplays, and parachute play. In case of inclement weather, Sheila will read stories on Facebook Live

Homeschool Meet up and Library Skills Thursdays, (9/16-10/14) at 10 am. Our Library volunteer, Rhea McCoy, will be teaching homeschool families library skills for 6 weeks. This program is in person, and masks are required. If unable to attend in person, please contact Sheila at sdube@springvalelibrary.org for a zoom link.

Homeschool Coding Project Mondays (9/13-10/25) at 11 am. Homeschool families are invited to attend this 6-week course about learning to code using Micro:bits. Masks are required in the building. If weather permits, we can be on the patio. There will be no session on Oct. 11th. This program is funded by a Maine Public Library Grant. Please email Sheila at sdube@springvalelibrary.org for more information.

Take it –Create it The Children’s Room offers weekly take-home craft kits for kids to enjoy. Every week is something new to do! The staff loves to see all the fun creations, you can send us pictures at spl@springvalelibrary.org

TAG Teen After School (Starting 9/15) Wednesdays 3:30-4:30

What does TAG mean? It stands for Teen Activity Group! Join Sheila weekly for cool crafts, activities (escape room anyone?), books and snacks! Ages 12 and up.

Adult Programs

Mysteries by Maine Authors

We are proud to present this five-book series to you with a grant from the Maine Humanities Council. Professionally facilitated discussions take place on the third Thursday of each month via Zoom. Registration is required and is limited to 25 participants. Look for a link on our website to register. Books in order of discussion. The fourth book to be discussed is A Show of Hands by David Crossman. The full book list, dates, and details are on our website.

Local Author Maureen Milliken will be here on Thursday, September 2nd at 6 pm to talk about her Bernie O’Dea series. Email us at spl@springvalelibrary.org if you would like to attend remotely via Zoom. Her mysteries combine her love of “the real” Maine, as well as her fascination with the darker side of the human psyche. She’s currently working on a stand-alone domestic suspense novel, also set in Maine.

Knitting With Dawn every Tuesday from 3-4:30 pm in our front room as we were before the pandemic. Any handcrafters are welcome to join the fun! We are so excited to get back into a normal routine!

Cook the Book is back! Join Dawn on the second Tuesday (9/14) of every month on the patio at 5:30 pm to try out a new cookbook. If you are new to the group, stop by or visit our website for details. The featured Cookbook this month is The Happy in a Hurry.

Zero Waste: Living a life less wasteful with tips and strategies to reduce your trash will be presented via Zoom on September 22nd at 6:30. Join Julie Olson, co-founder of Zero Waste Maine, to learn how she has reduced her household’s trash by more than 85% and how you too can make less trash using a variety of practical skills and strategies. Email the library at spl@springvalelibrary.org for the link.

Lesley’s Craft of the month is fall luminaries. These crafts will be ready to pick up on September 1st, and Lesley will be on Facebook Live on Thursday, September 9th at 6 pm. There are limited kits, so hurry in for yours!

We are hosting a diaper drive on behalf of Kids Free to Grow. Throughout the entire month, we will be accepting donations of unopened packages of disposable diapers. Kids Free to Grow will be distributing the diapers to pantries this coming fall. We are happy to help support our community in any way we can.

Staff Picks

For Your Own Good Samantha Downing *Sam

All Together Now Matthew Norman *Sam

Hairpin Bridge Taylor Adams *Sam

The Smash-Up Ali Benjamin *Dawn

The Turnout Megan Abbott *Dawn

The First Day of Spring Nancy Tucker *Dawn