Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

September 12, 2016

I really enjoyed the nostalgic fun of being  back in the world of Harry Potter where I spent so much time when the books first came out. Reading a play was great too; I enjoyed . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Juvenile Books

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary Schmidt 2015

September 12, 2016

My favorite book of the summer or maybe even the year. A story about a “bad boy” abandoned, abused and a father. At 14 he is in foster care and has a daughter he has . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Juvenile Books

Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar 2016

September 12, 2016

This book didn’t work for me. It was ambitious in scope and included many themes that I found engaging but the characters were simply not convincing enough to make it work. I felt I should . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Juvenile Books

Backlash by Susan Darer Littman 2015, Indigo Books

September 12, 2016

This was a disturbing book. I admit to doing some eye rolling at first but by the end I was thinking that every parent should read it. It may be the  personal story needed to convince . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Juvenile Books

What I Read This Summer

September 9, 2016

Every year, our book club takes a break for the busy summer months and reconvenes in early September. This meeting is dedicated to our dozen or so members’ summer reading lists. As a Readers’ Advisory . . . read more »

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Most popular digital materials

August 24, 2016

We hope you use your library card to access free audiobooks, ebooks and music online. To learn about these services go here for Overdrive digital books and audio, or here for Freegal music downloads. Below . . . read more »

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Maine’s Most Wanted

August 24, 2016

What do Mainer’s want in August (aside from a quiet place away from the crowds to enjoy the fleeting beauty that is summer in Maine?) From libraries they want books and DVDs, music CDs and . . . read more »

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Summer Reading is Here!

June 22, 2016

Is it finally summer? From the looks of the lists I keep coming across it is certainly time to start considering your summer reading line-up. Be it beachy fluff, travel tales or an indepth nonfiction, . . . read more »

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NoveList’s Best of 2015

May 19, 2016

The Library’s new display featuring some of NoveList’s best books of 2015. Titles include: Fantasy: “The Mechanical” “The Watchmaker of Filigree Street” Thriller/Suspense: “Little Black Lies” “The Killing Lessons” Science Fiction: “Futuristic Violence and Fancy . . . read more »

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A few Staff selections for Poetry Month

April 25, 2016

~Kate~ Ladles and Jellyspoons, I come before you, to stand behind you, To tell you something I know nothing about. Next Thursday, which is Good Friday, There will be a mothers’ meeting for fathers only. . . . read more »

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