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This month we’re celebrating family with special guest and local children’s book author, Jeanine Deas! “Deas brings unforgettable storytelling magic to the pages of a sing-songy story about one diverse family’s rib-tickling kitchen experience.” –Morning Sentinel Ms. Deas will read from her books We’re All In the Kitchen and Twinkle, Twinkle, Where You Are; and […]
Home-schooled students who are pre-school through elementary grade levels — the Bartlett Room for Teens is available for older siblings — are invited to come to the library for fun and activities! October 5: Library Skills: Tour & Interview October 12: LEGOs October 19: Paper Pumpkin Craft October 26: Halloween Bingo! FMI: Call 872-5433 or […]
Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4pm to make the craft with help from library staff! October 3: Rocket in Space October 10: Paper Squirrel October 17: Autumn Tree Picture October 24: Coffee Filter Bat October 31: Paper Plate Sugar Skull Take […]
Home-schooled students who are pre-school through elementary grade levels — the Bartlett Room for Teens is available for older siblings — are invited to come to the library for fun and activities! October 5: Library Skills: Tour & Interview October 12: LEGOs October 19: Paper Pumpkin Craft October 26: Halloween Bingo! FMI: Call 872-5433 or […]
Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4pm to make the craft with help from library staff! October 3: Rocket in Space October 10: Paper Squirrel October 17: Autumn Tree Picture October 24: Coffee Filter Bat October 31: Paper Plate Sugar Skull Take […]
Homeschooled students from pre-school through the elementary grades* are invited to come to the library for fun and activities! September 14: LEGOs September 21: Making Autumn Fairy Crowns! September 28: Board Games *The Bartlett Room for Teens is available for older siblings! LEARN MORE
Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4pm to make the craft with help from library staff! September 5 : Handprint Sunflowers September 12 : Paper Hedgehog September 19 : Cotton Ball Apple Tree Painting September 26 : Autumn 2-D Paper Doll Due […]
Homeschooled students from pre-school through the elementary grades* are invited to come to the library for fun and activities! September 14: LEGOs September 21: Making Autumn Fairy Crowns! September 28: Board Games *The Bartlett Room for Teens is available for older siblings! LEARN MORE
Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4pm to make the craft with help from library staff! September 5 : Handprint Sunflowers September 12 : Paper Hedgehog September 19 : Cotton Ball Apple Tree Painting September 26 : Autumn 2-D Paper Doll Due […]
Homeschooled students from pre-school through the elementary grades* are invited to come to the library for fun and activities! September 14: LEGOs September 21: Making Autumn Fairy Crowns! September 28: Board Games *The Bartlett Room for Teens is available for older siblings! LEARN MORE
Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4pm to make the craft with help from library staff! September 5 : Handprint Sunflowers September 12 : Paper Hedgehog September 19 : Cotton Ball Apple Tree Painting September 26 : Autumn 2-D Paper Doll Due […]
Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4pm to make the craft with help from library staff! September 5 : Handprint Sunflowers September 12 : Paper Hedgehog September 19 : Cotton Ball Apple Tree Painting September 26 : Autumn 2-D Paper Doll Due […]
Date: Wednesday, August 9 Time: 2–3pm Organization: Waterville Public Library Venue: Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm St, Waterville Join us at the Waterville Public Library on Wednesday, August 9 from 2–3pm! Jump on the Song Toboggan and sing-a-long with Matt Loosigian of Earth Jams. Matt is a Brunswick, ME based folk singer, guitarist, and songwriter specializing in playful, funny songs […]
Jon “Carpenter” Slack has a passion for building and crafting with wood. He will share his passion for carpentry and industrial arts, how he got started, and about his favorite projects. Jon believes that working with your hands is a gift to yourself as well as to your customers. Students will tour the newly renovated […]
February brings a new pilot -- a once-a-month Family Storytime! Saturday, February 11th 1:30-2:15 pm What is Family Storytime? Fun for children and their caregivers with music, movement, and a bit more reading than Rhymetime. The target audience is 5-8 years of age, but ALL are welcome! February's theme is Valentine's Day. Questions? Call 207-872-5433 […]
Amy Calder is an award-winning newspaper reporter and columnist for the Morning Sentinel, where she covers city government and everything from murders and car crashes to fires and drug busts. Calder also writes a weekly human interest column, “Reporting Aside.” Her new book, Comfort is an Old Barn represents a partial collection of those columns, […]
Join longtime Godine author Wesley McNair for a reading from Late Wonders: New and Selected Poems. There will be a reception before the reading and a Q&A after the reading. Copies of Wesley McNair’s books will be for sale throughout the event, and a display of his books will be available for checkout. Refreshments provided […]
April 8’s project: Air Plant & Holder! The kit will include a live air plant and the materials and instructions for making a macrame holder. Air plants are a variety of Epiphytes, meaning they need no soil to develop and receive nutrition within the moisture and dirt fibers drifting in the air. Pick up Grab & […]
The Waterville Public Library offers Grab & Go kits for adults and teens! The kits will be available on every other Friday of the month and distributed while supplies last. Each kit will contain the supplies and instructions for the current craft or activity. January’s projects are January 14, 2022: Mini Canvas Art January 28, […]
Waterville Creates and the Waterville Public Library are offering a special Grab & Go kit for all ages! Through the Winter Solstice on Tuesday, December 21 (or as along as supplies last), pick up a Paper Bag Luminary Kit at the Waterville Public Library. Light up the longest night of the winter with your own […]
The Waterville Public Library offers Grab & Go kits for adults and teens! The kits will be available every other Friday of every month and distributed while supplies last. Each kit will contain the supplies and instructions for the current craft or activity. December’s projects are Hot Chocolate Bombs on December 10 and Paper Bag […]
The Waterville Public Library offers Grab & Go kits for adults and teens! On October 29 we’re handing out baby spider plants, while supplies last. The kit will include a baby plant, a pot, and some materials for some spidery decorating! FMI
The Waterville Public Library offers Grab & Go kits for adults and teens! The kits will be available on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month and distributed while supplies last. Since July is a longer month, we’ll have a bonus kits on the 5th Friday, too! Each kit will contain the supplies and instructions […]
Cancelled due to Coronavirus Our therapy dog friends from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash will be in this afternoon for read-aloud time and visiting! For kids who want to practice their reading skills and for families who want a fun, calming read-aloud opportunity. Spend 15 minutes with a dog who loves to listen. Bring […]
This event is Cancelled! Good dialogue can bring enormous vividness and music to our prose. Good dialogue invites a reader into a room, helps us connect, and lets us hear and see. It can forward plot, illuminate character, reveal theme. But writing dialogue is not always intuitive, in part because dialogue is not merely transcribed […]