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Summer Reading Finale

SRP Finale, Libraries Rock, Summer Reading Program

Over 800 kiddos registered to participate in this year’s Summer Reading Program. Now it’s time to celebrate! Youth in pre-school through Grade 5: Turn in your reading logs by August 11 to join in our fun finale party on August 15 from 4-6pm. You’ll receive a certificate of completion, a FREE BOOK of your choosing, and our terrific sponsors, the Library Friends, will host an ice cream social. Congratulations: You rocked this summer @ the Library!

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - 4:00pm

Sijo Poetry Reading and Workshop

sijo poetry, David McCann, poetry reading, poetry workshop

David McCann returns to the Library for an evening of sijo poetry. David is a retired Harvard Professor of Korean Literature, published poet, and highly recognized expert in Korean sijo – a counterpart to the Japanese poetry form of haiku. David will begin the evening with readings from his recently published collection Lost and Found, then continue with a workshop in writing this unique poetry form. Registration is requested.

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 6:30pm

Morning Book Discussion - The English Wife

The English Wife book cover

It’s 1899 in New York, and the scion of an Old Money family and his English wife are opening their extravagant new home for a ball. In the midst of the festivities, tragedy strikes the seemingly happy couple. Bayard Van Duyvil is found dying of a stab wound, and his wife Annabelle has disappeared. As Bayard’s sister sets out to solve the murder, the family’s many secrets start to come out.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 10:00am

Monday Movie Matinee - Book Club

Book Club Movie

Fifty Shades of Grey is the kind of cultural phenomenon that some would like to indulge in alone, too embarrassed to admit that they read the book or watched the movie. The members of this fictional book club are not those people. To liven up their discussions, the four friends decide to take on EL James' erotic book and it might be just the thing they need to make over their love lives! Rated PG-13; 104 minutes.

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Monday, September 10, 2018 - 1:30pm

Evening Book Discussion - Settled in the Wild: Notes from the Edge of Town

Book cover

More than in other places, Maine people live close to nature - some by accident, others by design. Susan Hand Shetterly’s collection of lyrical short essays is therefore a book intended for all of us. Settled in the Wild takes us into the woods and along the shorelines, mudflats, and paths of rural Maine, where Shetterly has lived and written about nature for the past thirty years.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 6:30pm

ScheckMate Performance

ScheckMate Concert, Early Music, Baroque

We are excited to bring Italian music of the middle-to-late Baroque period to the Library with a special performance of The Presence of the Past by ScheckMate. Raffael Scheck and Timothy Burris formed the ensemble to explore and promote the works of Domenico Gabrielli, Benedetto Marcello, Antonio Caldara, Giovanni Battista Bononcini and their contemporaries.

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Friday, September 14, 2018 - 7:00pm

The Wire Today

The Wire, The New Commons Project, Panel Dialogue, Humanities

The Wire Today: A Panel Discussion with Scholars Jason Mittell and Brian Purnell. The New Commons Project is a public humanities initiative of the University of Maine Farmington in partnership with the Maine Humanities Council. We are honored to host The Commons' conversation of the acclaimed HBO series, The Wire, written by David Simon and described as a “novel for television”.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 6:30pm

Going Solar 101

Solar 101, ReVision Energy, solar program

Have you ever wondered how you can transition into a clean energy future? Join ReVision Energy here at the Library to learn about the benefits of solar technology, and why you should make the switch to renewable energy. Did you know over the past 10 years, prices in solar technology have dropped 75%? ReVision will give you all the tools and information you need for a clean, successful energy transition in your home or business today! This event is free and open to the public.

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 6:30pm
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Yesterday

  1. Baby Lapsit
    • Start time: 10:30am
    • End date: Tuesday, August 14th
    • End time: 11:00am

    • Every Tuesday: Baby Lapsit - Meeting Room 9:30 AM
      Ages birth to 18 months with an adult
      Nursery rhymes, movement activities, songs, finger play with Marilyn.

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  2. Summer Toddler Time
    • Start time: 10:30am
    • End date: Tuesday, August 14th
    • End time: 11:30am

    • Marilyn will present a mix of stories, movement, and discovery stations to build strength and observation skills in our littlest visitors. Every Tuesday:- Meeting Room 10:30 AMBirth thru age 3 with an adultLearn More

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  3. Family Craft Night
    • Start time: 06:00pm
    • End date: Tuesday, August 14th
    • End time: 07:30pm

    • Get creative! This fun craft time offers family time to unplug, unwind, and explore your artistic side together. Pre-registration required. Ages 4 up with an adult

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Today

  1. Open Play & Discovery
    • Start time: 10:00am
    • End date: Wednesday, August 15th
    • End time: 12:00pm

    • Parents of babies and preschoolers "Drop-In" and explore developmental toys through open play. A great opportunity to meet other families.

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  2. Youth Summer Reading Grand Finale!
    • Start time: 04:00pm
    • End date: Wednesday, August 15th
    • End time: 06:00pm

    • Turn in your reading logs by August 11 to attend this celebration of summer reading finale! For more information, call 883-4723, opt. 3 or email kids@scarboroughlibrary.org

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Tomorrow

  1. Dungeon & Dragons (ages 12 up)
    • Start time: 04:00pm
    • End date: Thursday, August 16th
    • End time: 06:00pm

    • For ages 12 & up. Registration requested. Call 883-4723, opt. 3 or email kids@scarboroughlibrary.orgSarah and guest Dungeon Masters will lead you through magical worlds and mystical challenges. The story will continue throughout the summer, but attending every session is not required.

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Friday, August 17th

  1. Reading Therapy Dog Sessions
    • Start time: 10:30am
    • End date: Friday, August 17th
    • End time: 11:30am

    • Gracie and Emma, special therapy dogs, and their owners, Pat Tour and Mindy Beller, will offer children a powerful way to improve their reading skills; reading to the dogs in a private, cozy nook we'll be creating just for them. For Scarborough students. Register for 15 minutes sessions by calling 883-4723, opt. 3 or email kids@scarboroughlibrary.org

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Saturday, August 18th

  1. Open 10am to 2pm - Summer Hours
  2. Knitting Group
    • Start time: 10:00am
    • End date: Saturday, August 18th
    • End time: 12:00pm

    • LIBRARY KNITTING GROUP
      EVERY SATURDAY FROM 10:00 AM TO NOON
      LOCATION: CONFERENCE ROOM

      Whether you’ve been knitting for decades or days, join the Library's Knitting Group in the Conference Room (located near the public computers). Bring knitting needles, yarn, patterns...whatever you have. FMI call 883-4723 option 4.

      LEARN MORE

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Sunday, August 19th

  1. Closed - Summer Hours

Tuesday, August 21st

  1. Baby Lapsit
    • Start time: 10:30am
    • End date: Tuesday, August 21st
    • End time: 11:00am

    • Every Tuesday: Baby Lapsit - Meeting Room 9:30 AM
      Ages birth to 18 months with an adult
      Nursery rhymes, movement activities, songs, finger play with Marilyn.

      Learn More

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  2. Dungeons & Dragons (Ages 7-11)
    • Start time: 03:00pm
    • End date: Tuesday, August 21st
    • End time: 04:30pm

    • Ages 7-11 must register. Call 883-4723, opt. 3 or email kids@scarboroughlibrary.org
      Sarah and Dungeon Masters will lead you through magical worlds and mystical challenges.

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  3. French Conversation Group
    • Start time: 06:30pm
    • End date: Tuesday, August 21st
    • End time: 08:00pm

    • Every Third Tuesday of the Month: French Conversation Group
      6:30pm to 8:00pm in the Conference Room

      Our new French Conversation Group will give intermediate to advanced French speakers the chance to do just that, although beginners are welcome to come and absorb as much as they can!

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  4. Sijo Poetry Reading & Workshop
    • Start time: 06:30pm
    • End date: Tuesday, August 21st
    • End time: 08:00pm

    • David McCann returns to the Library for an evening of sijo poetry. David is a retired Harvard Professor of Korean Literature, published poet, and highly recognized expert in Korean sijo – a counterpart to the Japanese poetry form of haiku. David will begin the evening with readings from his recently published collection Lost and Found, then continue with a workshop in writing this unique poetry form. Registration is requested. Email askSPL@scarboroughlibrary.org or call 883-4723 option 4. This event is free to attend and open to the public.

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Thursday, August 23rd

  1. Dungeon & Dragons (ages 12 up)
    • Start time: 04:00pm
    • End date: Thursday, August 23rd
    • End time: 06:00pm

    • For ages 12 & up. Registration requested. Call 883-4723, opt. 3 or email kids@scarboroughlibrary.orgSarah and guest Dungeon Masters will lead you through magical worlds and mystical challenges. The story will continue throughout the summer, but attending every session is not required.

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Saturday, August 25th

  1. Open 10am to 2pm - Summer Hours
  2. Knitting Group
    • Start time: 10:00am
    • End date: Saturday, August 25th
    • End time: 12:00pm

    • LIBRARY KNITTING GROUP
      EVERY SATURDAY FROM 10:00 AM TO NOON
      LOCATION: CONFERENCE ROOM

      Whether you’ve been knitting for decades or days, join the Library's Knitting Group in the Conference Room (located near the public computers). Bring knitting needles, yarn, patterns...whatever you have. FMI call 883-4723 option 4.

      LEARN MORE

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Sunday, August 26th

  1. Closed - Summer Hours
  2. Minecraft Miner Day
    • Start time: 01:00pm
    • End date: Sunday, August 26th
    • End time: 04:00pm

    • New Schedule: Every Fourth Sunday of the month starting January 28, 2018! Explore the Library’s Minecraft world created by our volunteer “tech teens!.” We’ll begin with a session just for beginners at 1:00 PM, then everyone can join in starting at 2:00 PM. If you’ve created your own Minecraft world, bring it along to show others on our big screen! Computers will be available, or you can bring your own laptop. No sign up is needed—just drop in! Please remember that children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.     

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  3. Minecraft Miner Day
    • Start time: 01:00pm
    • End date: Sunday, August 26th
    • End time: 04:00pm

    • New Schedule: Every Fourth Sunday of the month starting January 28, 2018! Explore the Library’s Minecraft world created by our volunteer “tech teens!.” We’ll begin with a session just for beginners at 1:00 PM, then everyone can join in starting at 2:00 PM. If you’ve created your own Minecraft world, bring it along to show others on our big screen! Computers will be available, or you can bring your own laptop. No sign up is needed—just drop in! Please remember that children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.     

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