What’s new at Ogunquit Library?
Many of the books above are on the New York Times Best Sellers list.
Ogunquit Memorial Library presents:
Children’s Story Hour on the Lawn
Featuring guest reader – Julie Woods
Tuesday, September 28, 9:30-10:30am
Ogunquit Memorial Library presents Children’s Story Hour on the Lawn every other Tuesday from 9:30-10:30am. Bring a blanket and join us on the library lawn to hear a story, move your body & do an activity.
This program is appropriate for ages 2 – 6, siblings are always welcome. This event will move inside if the weather is inclement, please bring a mask.
Masks are now required inside the library.
Good news everyone!! The Ogunquit Memorial Library received a share of The FABULOUS FIND’s July profits! The Fabulous Find has presented us with a check for $8391.23!
The FABULOUS FIND is a non-profit resale boutique that benefits the local community. You’ll forget you’re in a resale store as you peruse the designer clothing, jewelry, home accessories, furniture, music and books in their bright and cheery space. Your purchase or donation of gently used items will benefit Piscataqua Region arts, environment, food pantry, fuel assistance, animal shelter and educational organizations that the Fabulous Find’s board selects each month!
The FABULOUS FIND partners with three recipients each month and encourages them to use their contact lists to drive up merchandise donations and sales, as all profits benefit them at the end of their month. Our recipients benefit many facets of our community, including the arts, education, the environment, Womenade groups, children, veterans, animals, food, fuel, physical and mental health, etc, and now the Ogunquit Memorial Library. In the past 11 years The Fabulous Find has given almost $2,000,000 to over 155 area non-profits!
The Fabulous Find’s Hours: Wed-Sat 9:30am to 5:30 pm. Monday – Saturday 9:30 am to 5:50 pm Sunday 11-4
Closed Tuesdays
139 State Rd, Kittery, ME 03904
Phone (207) 439-8669
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Masks are now required inside the library.
Our next Gabby Gathering :
Gabby Gathering – Artist Fran Scully
Thursday, September 23, 2:30-3:30pm in person. Please bring a mask
Fran Scully is a local Ogunquit artist whose work has been featured in the Scully Gallery in both Perkins Cove and 680 Main Street in Ogunquit since 1973 and she has spent summers in Ogunquit since 1951.
Inspiration for paintings comes from her admiration of nature—her love of the rugged coast line and landscapes of Maine, the magical beauty of Ogunquit’s Marginal Way and picturesque Perkins Cove, as well as the countryside settings of Maine and Connecticut. Critics have described her watercolor florals as having fragility combined with a freedom of their own. Her gentle touch with the delicacy and freshness of flowers shown through her watercolor paintings reveals her warm personal feeling for nature in all forms.
Fran studied at the University of Hartford Art School, Bay Path College, Asnuntuck College and with many nationally known artists. She has exhibited widely in regional, national and solo shows and has received numerous awards. For 15 years, she served as President of the Academic Artists Association based in Springfield, Massachusetts. Her work is represented in permanent public and private collections throughout the world.
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We are open Monday – Saturday, 9am-noon and 2-5pm. We are currently requiring masks inside the library. For more information, visit www.ogunquitlibrary.com, email us at info@ogunquitlibrary.com, or call 207 646 9024.
New Nature Adventure Backpacks
Thanks to a grant from the Maine Public Library Fund we have 6 new backpacks with the following themes: Birding, Nature Hikes and Tide pooling/Rocks of the Marginal Way. Each theme has 2 backpacks; one backpack containing contents for adults and one backpack with more child-friendly contents.
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Don’t forget that you can access ebooks and audiobooks from home using the CloudLibrary! Check our Facebook page or give us a call at 207-646-9024 for up-to-date information.
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Gabby Gathering on December 17th on Zoom
Tour of the Historical Society of Wells & Ogunquit.
Thursday, Dec 17, 2020 2:30 PM
Join Administrator & Curator, Bryce Waldrop, as he takes you on a tour of the Historical Society of Wells & Ogunquit. We will enjoy a survey of the iconic 1862 Meetinghouse, a glimpse at the museum collections,and see the extensive research library, famed for its genealogy sources.
Time: Dec 17, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/86798247269
Meeting ID: 867 9824 7269
Gabby Gathering: ‘The Gold Rush at Perkins Cove’
‘The Gold Rush at Perkins Cove’ – local historian Jay Smith will join us on Thursday, November 19, at 2:30 PM to give a presentation about the gold rush that swept through Ogunquit in 1960.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/85677940092
Meeting ID: 856 7794 0092
Generators: when the lights go out.
Gabby Gathering
Thursday, November 12, at 2:30 PM, Chris Woodbury will be offering advice about picking out a generator fit for your needs and good generator maintenance.
Topic: Gabby Gatherings – ‘Generators: when the lights go out’
Time: Nov 12, 2020 02:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/84224620001
Meeting ID: 842 2462 0001
Gabby Gathering about the Old Boston Land, Thursday, October 8th at 2:30.
Preservation of the Old Boston Land.
Join us on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 2:30 PM for a Zoom session about an important conservation effort: preservation of the Old Boston Land.
Ogunquit and the Great Works Regional Land Trust have a one-time opportunity on November 3rd to protect the Old Boston Land on North Village Road. At 157 acres this is the largest remaining undeveloped property in the town with over 2000 feet of frontage on the Ogunquit River. Its woodlands, wetlands, historic foundations and cemetery would provide for outdoor recreation and protect water quality. It connects with 6000 acres of conservation lands stretching to Mt Agamenticus. Tin Smith, Great Works Regional Land Trust Board member, will talk about this exciting project and answer questions.
We hope to see you there on Zoom!
Join Zoom Meeting https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/87010785037
Meeting ID: 870 1078 5037
Maine Online Absentee Ballot Request
To find out more about voting with an absentee ballot click here https://apps.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl this will take you to a secure, online service provided by the Maine Secretary of State.