Winter Hours Coming in October
The library will switch to winter hours on October first. We will be closed on Mondays.
October 1st to May 31st
9am to noon & 12 – 5pm, closed Sunday, Monday & Holidays
A thank you note to the Mullen family.
The Mullen family has donated a stove to the library. This electric fireplace insert will make a cozy addition to the reading area in front of the fireplace. The faux flames can flicker without turning on the heat in the summer. Here are some photos of the new stove.
Internet Safety Policy adopted.
The Internet Safety Policy was adopted by the Board of Ogunquit Memorial Library at a public meeting, following normal public notice, on August 26,2020.
Public Hearing: Internet Safety Policy on August 26 from 5-6 PM. Join us on Zoom.
This public hearing is held to address a proposed technology protection measure (a filter) and our Internet safety policy. If you would like to participate in the hearing, here is the Zoom link information below:
David Weare, the director of the Ogunquit Memorial Library, is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Public Hearing regarding our Internet Safety Policy on August 26 from 5-6 PM
Time: Aug 26, 2020 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) The meeting starts at 5:00. You can login after 4:30 to check your mic and audio, and your video.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/82063701913
Meeting ID: 820 6370 1913
Dial by your location
1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
Meeting ID:820 6370 1913
What’s new at Ogunquit Library?
New Books for May 2022
Many of the books above are on the New York Times Best Sellers list.
New art books continue to arrive from the Cynthia Reid Armbruster and Howard Joseph Reid memorial gift. Click here to see the press release and our new art books.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Funding has been provided by The Maine Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Gabby Gathering – Tech Help
Thursday, May 12th at 2:30pm in-person at the library
We will be hosting a drop-in technology help session covering the following:
• Basic computer skills
• OverDrive/Libby and cloudLibrary eBook collection for free eBooks and Audiobooks
• Email/Internet basics
• Social media
• Office productivity software (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, presentations)
• Usage of patron owned devices such as eReaders, tablets, and smartphones
• Basic computer troubleshooting
• Other computer or technology-related questions
Gabby Gathering – Maine and the Civil War
Tuesday, May 24th at 2:30pm in-person at the library
Join Skip Grabowski and Bryce Waldrop, from the Historical Society of Wells & Ogunquit, in a discussion of York County Maine’s participation in the American Civil War.
Please call the library 207-646-9024 for more information.
______________________________________________
Curbside pick up is still available. Just call us! 646-9024
__________________________________________________
Good news! Each household in the U.S. can now have four free COVID-19 at-home tests shipped directly to their home at no cost! All you need to do is visit COVIDtests.gov and enter your contact information and mailing address.
Order Now
The tests are rapid antigen “at-home” or “self” tests — not PCR tests which require a lab drop-off. The “at-home” or “self” tests can be taken anywhere and give results within 30 minutes.
Guard against scammers trying to steal your personal information. When ordering tests, use the official, secure government website: https://COVIDtests.gov. Watch out for phone scammers, too. If you get a phone call requesting information so that free at-home tests can be mailed to you, hang up — it’s a scam!
Remember: Medicare pays for COVID-19 tests performed by a lab, such as PCR or antigen/rapid tests, at no cost to you when the test is ordered by an authorized health care professional. Those in a Medicare Advantage Plan should check with their plan to see if their plan offers coverage and payment for at-home tests.
_______________________________________________________
Ogunquit Memorial Library presents:
Holiday Story Hour
New Titles for Children
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
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Artistic Bookbinding
Saturdays from 9:30-11:30am here at the library
This is an established group that meets weekly at the library and welcomes interested newbies to come learn about the art of bookbinding.
This event is recommended for age 12 and older. Call the library for more details, 207-646-9024.
_____________________________________________
Thank you Mornings in Paris! Your February fund raising effort was greatly appreciated.
___________________________________________
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.
______________________________________________
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.
Become a patron and borrow library materials Click here.
Visit our YouTube Channel.
“That recipe you mentioned…”. Sounds delicious.