September 2022 Newsletter

 Announcements: 

We will be closed on Monday, September 5th in observance of Labor Day. Have a safe holiday!

Holding items on Maine Cat will resume on September 20th.  

MILS holds can be placed as usual.

Please check the books you donate this month. Due to space constraints, we are only able to store books 5 years or newer.

There are only 2 Fridays left of Music on the Patio! Thank you to the Sanford - Springvale Chamber of Commerce as well as our 3 major sponsors: Breezeline, Southern Maine Health, and Partners Bank. We are looking forward to next year!

The Book Sale is almost here! The sale takes place on Friday, September 23rd, and Saturday, September 24th. Both days the hours are from 9 am to 3 pm. We are still taking donations of books, puzzles, and jewelry. We are having live music, a children’s pumpkin craft, Kiki’s Ogunquit pop-up tent sale, folded book art, and jewelry. Thank you to Partners Bank for sponsoring our music and children’s activity.

 From the Staff:

The summer just flew right by! And here at the library, we were the busiest we have been since before the pandemic. We hit record numbers in programming, and summer reading, and we could not be happier! The kids who visited the children’s room earned 27 books for the Ukrainian youth.

The Spice Library will be here to stay. Every month we will have a recipe for you to try using some of the spices we have available here.

Have you figured out our new system? Do you need some tips, tricks, or a whole tutorial? Ask us at the main desk!

The highlight this month is the Book Sale and we hope that you have made a spot in your calendar for our big sale! If you want to donate your time and help on Saturday in shifts or during the breakdown, we would be grateful.

Looking forward to a fantastic fall season with lots of things to do –don’t forget we have passes to the Botanical Gardens and Children’s Museum now!

Children's Programs  

 Mondays:    Baby Rhyme Time at 10:00 am Ages Birth –2

                        LEGO Builders at 3:30 pm Ages 5-12

Fridays:         Story Time at 10:00 am Ages 3-7

Weekly Make it-Take it Crafts are available at the Main Desk. Come try something fun!

STEM September Homeschool Activity Schedule Thursdays at 10:00 am

Sept 1– Bristle Bots

Sept 8– Angler Fish Cards using Circuits

Sept 15– Fruit Keyboards using Micro:bits v2

Sept 22– Service day, come volunteer moving boxes as we prepare for the book sale

Sept 29– Building Competition using gumdrops

 Little Yogis will be happening on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:00-10:45 a.m. This is a yoga program for ages 3-7 and their caregivers with   Carolyn Reece. Bring a mat or large beach towel. Expect to sign a waiver.

Attention Teens! Do you need community service hours? We need help setting up the book sale on 9/21 and breaking down the book sale on 9/24 at 3:00 pm. Please email sdube@springvalelibrary.org or sign up on the website

 Book Folding Project Session 2 will take place on Tuesday, September 6th at 5:00 pm in the community room. There will be a few patterns to make and instructions, tips and tricks. Join Dawn for this fun social way to help the library make book art to sell at the book sale.

Knit Lits is every Tuesday, from 3:00 to 4:30 in the front room. All fiber artists are welcome.

Cook the Book meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month. This month on 9/13 at 5:30 the cookbook is The Maine Summers Cookbook.

Sam’s Book Group meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 5:30. On 9/7 the book to be discussed is The Lager Queen of Minnesota  J. Ryan Stradal. October’s book pick is A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler and will be available to pick up after the discussion.

Adult Craft of the month is a Cork Pumpkin. Time to get in the mood for fall! Lesley will be on FaceBook Live on Thursday, September 8th at 6 pm to uncork all the tips and tricks. This craft requires a glue gun- if you need to borrow one just ask at the main desk.

Banned Book Week

 September 18-September 24th we will display books that have been banned over the last several decades. Feel free to come in and get your banned title. Books unite us, censorship divides us. Visit bannedbooksweek.org for more information.

Staff Picks

 Out of the Clear Blue Sky Kristan Higgins *Sam

The Measure Nikki Erlick *Sam

The Lager Queen of Minnesota J. Ryan Stradal *Sam

Nightcrawling Leila Mottley *Lesley

The Plague of Doves Louise Erdrich *Lesley

The Time Traveler’s Wife Audrey Nifferegger *Sheila

 The Paris Library Janet S. Clark *Paula

All Adults Here Emma Straub *Paula

Oh William! Elizabeth Strout *Paula

The Second Husband Kate White *Dawn

The Midcoast Adam White *Dawn

Daisy Darker Alice Feeney *Dawn

Cabin Fever Jonathan Franklin *Dawn

Mark Your Calendars….

10/1 Pick up Adult Craft

10/5 Sam’s Book Group

10/10 Closed for Indigenous Peoples Day

10/11 Cook the Book

10/13 Lesley Facebook Live

10/19 Author Talk with Shawn Sullivan