eNews August 8, 2024

Library Hours: 9-5 Mon, Tues, Thu, & Fri, 9-8 Wed, 9-1 Saturdays



~ Library closed Monday, September 2nd for Labor Day ~

Read to Argos

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Edith Hamilton Talk

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Conversation

at the Causeway

Read to Argos, the Therapy Dog

Monday, August 12th & 19th, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

For Grades 1+

Win summer reading prizes after the session for a job well done! One registrant per session.

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Sign-up for a 20-minute time slot with Argos.

Limited space. Call today! 207-244-7065.

Upcoming Programs

Registration encouraged.

The Solutionary Way

with Zoe Weil

President of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE)

Tuesday, August 13th, 5:30 p.m.

In-person & Online

Learn about the IHE and Weil's new book "The Solutionary Way: Transform Your Life, Your Community, and the World for the Better", with a foreword by Dr. Jane Goodall. 

Registration encouraged.

View Edith's 87th Birthday

photo and more below.

Edith Hamilton Talk

with Carolyn Gage, Judith Peller Hallett, Donald Lateiner, and Dorrit Castle

Thursday, August 15, 5:30 p.m.

In-person & Online

Join us for three-part talk about the history, writing, and photographs of Edith Hamilton (1867-1963) and Doris Fielding Reid (1895-1973).

Registration required.

Conversation at the Causeway

"What Makes a Memorable Story"

Tuesday, August 20, 5:30 p.m.

At the Causeway Club Red Barn

In-person only

Join ML Flynn, former "NBC Nightly News" Senior Foreign Producer and Martin Fletcher, former NBC News Foreign Correspondent and Tel Aviv Bureau Chief.

Registration encouraged.

Painting Acadia

with Judy Taylor

Tuesday, August 27, 5:30 p.m.

In-person only

Take a tour of Acadia National Park through the eyes of a painter and see some of the spectacular views, quiet light, active harbors, and the well loved vistas.

Programs for Kids

Two more weeks of Summer Reading!

Stop in with your reading journals to earn your prizes.

Program ends August 17th.

Baby Storytime Wednesday: 10am

Family Storytime Friday: 10am

From the Digital Archive

The Digital Archive of the SWH Public Library

Edith's 87th Birthday

Edith Hamilton and Doris Fielding Reid celebrating Edith’s 87th birthday with their family including Jay, Doris, and Beth in the family house in Seawall on August 12, 1954. This image is part of a family photo album now available on the Digital Archive.