November 2016
NEWS
Message from the Director
We are very excited that the restoration of our historical windows has been started by Bagala Windows.
For the next couple of months we will have the shades drawn over the temporary vinyl insulation while we
are awaiting the return of our windows. This project is possible because of your support and a matching
grant from Grants to Green, a partnership between the Maine Development Foundation’s Downtown
Center, Efficiency Maine and the Maine Community Foundation, funded by Kendeda Fund of the
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
November is our annual appeal month. We hope you agree with us that our library has become a
unique community resource and that we can count on your support to maintain and expand upon our
diverse offering of programs and services.
Don’t forget we now have a private study room for our patrons to use.
I wish you a very happy Thanksgiving.
Anna Römer
Free Concert & Informational Talk with
Hospice Choir: SING NOW!
Thursday November 3 at 7 pm
An independent, non-denominational choir
comprised of community members drawn to this
sacred call, Sing Now! sings for individuals at
any point along their end-of-life journey, including
during the actual dying process. Whether living
in a facility or at home, anyone wishing for a visit
from Sing Now! need only pick up the phone.
Compassionate, calmly present, available when
you need them, and always free of charge, Sing
Now! singers bring solace, peace, and soothing
sound to all who listen. We’ll sing some songs,
offer information, answer questions, and chat with
you over refreshments. We’d love to meet you
and we hope to see you there. FMI: Contact Jo
Werther, Director at [email protected] or
207.256.4351.
ALTERNATE CENTER OF GRAVITY:
A potluck of food and song
Thursday, November 10 at 5 PM
This popular community gathering takes
place every second Thursday of the month. Led by
musical friends Greg Huang-Dale and Jed Wilson,
ACG is a chance to join our voices in song just for
the joy of it. Ours is a policy of hospitality—all
ages welcome, all levels of musical experience
honored, all styles of music a possibility. Bring
your voice, your family and friends, perhaps a
song you’d love to sing, and a dish to share. We’ll
see you there.
Library Programs
The Humble Potato
Potato Tasting Workshop
with organic farmer Jen Ward
Thursday Nov. 17, 6:30 to 8 PM
Originally from Peru the potato came back
to the New World through the Irish immigrants.
Potatoes are the fourth largest food crop in the
world with hundreds of varieties in a rainbow of
colors. Join the Wards of Fly Away Farm for an
evening of comparing more than 15 varieties of
tastes, textures and colors. Learn more about this
delicious food staple and go home with some great
recipes.
Gardening Group
Thursday, Nov.17 at 12:00 PM
We will meet for lunch and discuss our various
gardening experiences and answer questions others
may have.
Hobbs Community Garden News
Our Hobbs Community Garden has been put
to rest for the winter. We grew carrots, green beans,
tomatoes, zucchini’s, and much more this year. Like
the last two years we shared our harvest with the
Sweden Food Pantry. We are always looking for
volunteers to help water and weed as well as give
us new ideas and guidance. We hope you join our
garden team next year!
Brown Bag Book Chat
Thursday November 3 at 12 PM
We are enjoying these informal conversations
with our patrons concerning book choices,
personal favorites, and interesting reviews. Bring
your lunch for this monthly meeting about books,
books, books!
Writing Group
Thursday, Nov.10 @ 12:30 PM
This enthusiastic group of writers usually
meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
In November they will only meet once, due to the
Thanksgiving holiday. They meet to share writing
projects, participate in free writing exercises, and
give each other support. New members are always
welcome.
Martha’s Knitting Group
Every Wednesday at 1 PM
It’s time to think of those
hand- made projects that make
the perfect holiday gift. Join this
group of friendly fiber artists
for friendly conversation as you
work on your yarn projects.
CRIBBAGE
Every Wednesday
9 AM - 12 PM
The adult cribbage group the “Skunk Den”
meets every Wednesday in the Tabitha & Stephen
King Community Room at 9 AM. All level players,
including beginners, are welcome. Coffee and home
made treats are available to sustain you.
Indoor Winter Farmer’s Market
Saturday Nov. 12 & 26, 10 - 12 PM
The Ward family from Fly
Away Farm in Stow will sell their
root vegetables, garlic, jams,
honey, eggs, herbal products and
much more from our community
room. Their winter schedule will
be every 2nd and 4th Saturday of
the month.
Library Programs continued..
YOGA @ YOUR LIBRARY
Yin & Restorative Yoga
Mondays 5:30 - 6:45 pm
Blend of Iyengar style and Yin style
Restorative Yoga. Restorative Yoga postures
help to relieve the effects of stress. Through the
use of props such as bolsters, blankets, blocks,
straps, chairs and the wall a completely supportive
environment for total relaxation is created.
Participants will be guided through a progressive
series of supported postures.
Cup of Joe Flow...Mild or Medium Blend
Tuesdays 8-9:15 am
A gentle to moderate vinyasa flow class. This
class will include modifications for you to practice
at your own pace.
Vinyasa Flow Yoga
Saturdays 8-9 am (no class November 26)
A great way to start the weekend! Join Kathleen
for an offering of gentle to moderate vinyasa flow
poses.
Yoga classes at our library are Brookside
Yoga Studio classes doing business at the library.
Kathleen offers her class by a suggested donation in
order for yoga to be affordable for all while being
sustainable for her business.
STORY SWAP led by Jo Radner
Friday, November 18, noon-1:30 pm
The Charlotte Hobbs Story Swap will be
meeting in November on its usual third Friday,
from noon-1:30 pm. All are welcome, either to tell
or to listen! Bring a brown-bag lunch if you wish;
we’ll provide beverages.
This month’s theme is Lost and Found. So
many possibilities there! Lost mittens, car keys,
relatives? Lost hopes, lost inhibitions, lost puppies?
Or things gloriously found – money, friends,
enlightenment, even found poetry? Let your
imagination run wild! Come and put your name in
the hat to share your memory in a 5-minute story.
Adult Book Discussion
Monday, November 14 at 1 PM
This month we will be discussing Herman
Melville’s “Billy Budd.” This book concerns a
handsome young sailor who is unjustly accused of
plotting a mutiny on an eighteenth century British
naval warship, the H.M.S. Bellipotent. It’s a great
short tale of good, evil and injustice on the high
seas.
There will be no book discussion in December.
In January we will begin our yearly Maine
Humanities Council “Let’s Talk About It”series.
This year our topic is BECOMING AMERICAN:
Struggles, Successes, Symbols.
Schedule for the five book series is as follows:
January 9
Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya.
February 13
Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin
March13
An Orphan in History by Paul Cowan
April 10
The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday
May 8
Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
All books can be borrowed from the library free of
charge.
Sweden Food Pantry News
The Sweden Food Pantry is collecting money
to add turkeys to their Thanksgiving Boxes. Ten
dollars will help buy a turkey, however any amount
is greatly appreciated. You can send your donation
to:
Sweden Food Pantry
Sweden Community Church
137 Bridgton Road
Sweden, ME 04040
For more information call Shirley Crowe at 6474429.
Library Programs continued..
Preschool Storytime with Miss Deanna
Mondays 10-11 AM
Our weekly hour long program of funny stories,
silly songs and simple crafts for the preschool set!
A great place to meet new friends.
Mousepaint with Miss Deanna
For grade K,1 & 2
Mondays 2:30-4 PM
We’ll start off with a healthy snack and then
fill the afternoon with silly stories, great games and
a crazy craft project! If you like to be part of this
fun program, please bring a note to school Monday
morning giving you permission to attend. There is
a small bus that at 2:30 PM will take the children
from the school directly to the library where Miss
Deanna will greet them right outside the back
entrance to the meeting room.
If your child does not yet have a library card,
we’ll be able to start the easy process for this free
service when they attend the program.
Youth Book Group
For boys and girls in grades 3,4 & 5
with Mr. Chaz and Ms. Liz
Thurs. November 17, 2:30 - 4 PM
“Instinct told them that the way home lay
to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador
retriever, the roguish bull terrier, and the
indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian
wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died.
But, together, the three house pets faced starvation,
exposure, and wild forest animals to make their
way home to the family they love.” But… but…
but… how do they make it home? Do they miss
many meals? (Mr. Chaz is afraid of missing meals.)
Are there wild llamacorns in Canada? The suspense
is killing me! Join us in reading “The Incredible
Journey” by Sheila Burnford to find out the
answers to these questions - and more! Visit the
library to request your copy today. Free library
card to the first 5 youths to spot a llamacorn.
Seriously.
New Program: Family Game Night
Starting Friday November 4, 5-7 PM
We are bringing back Family Game Night!
For many years this was a very popular event at
our library and a whole new generation of children
and parents would like to start it up again. Starting
November 4 the program will take place every
first and third Friday of the month (except for
December 2nd because of Tree Lighting Party).
Game Night is for game lovers of all ages!
We ask that children under the age of 12 be
accompanied by a parent or guardian. We will
break out our collection of board games, playing
cards, and dominoes and let you and your family,
neighbors and friends have at them. You can also
bring your own game if you think we do not have it.
We promise you do not have to play with your
own children. We will serve free pizza and juice!
We will have a donation jar out for those who
would like to help pay for the refreshments but this
is not required.
If you are planning on coming please let us
know by calling 925-3177 so we can make sure
there is pizza for all!
Annual Tree Lighting
with Santa and Mrs. Claus!
Friday, December 2 at 6:30 PM
Safe this December date now! After we light
the tree we will sing carols, helped by carolers from
the Lovell UCC. If we sing loud enough Santa
and Mrs. Claus might stop by. They usually travel
through Lovell on a big red fire truck. All children
present will have a chance to visit with Santa and
receive a small gift.
Hot chocolate, coffee and desert items will be
served. We need lots of help with baking Holiday
bars and cookies. You can sign up at the library.
Another way to help out is to make a monetary
donation towards the literary gifts that Santa gives
to every child that attends the tree lighting. Come
join your neighbors for some Holiday cheer.
ART UNDERFOOT
Floorcloth Sale
Saturday November 26,
10 - 1 PM
Over the past five years, Paula and Tom Hughes have created, exhibited and sold over
400 of their floorcloths in more than 25 art fairs throughout New England. They have been
exhibitors in our Arts and Artisans Fair every year since 2012.
Paula’s floorcloths are made of canvas and they are painted and finished with industrial
marine grade acrylic. Her floorcloths are beautiful, easy to clean and very durable; they last
for years.
Sadly, the Hughes’ have decided to close their business and spend more of their time
traveling, visiting family and taking a little “time off”.
The good news is that they have decided to exhibit their remaining 18 floorcloths in a
special “Closeout” sale where the balance of their floorcoths will be sold at a 25% discount.
Their “Closeout” sale will be November 26th in the King Community Room of the Library.
We are very grateful the Hughes’ will donate 15% of their receipts to the Library. Several
of their floorcloths will be on display in the Library prior to the sale.
The Hughes are very excited to be offering the balance of their beautiful floorcloths at
a discount in Lovell, a community that has been very supportive of their business over the
past five years.
The floorcloths “Closeout” sales will
take place on Saturday, November 26th,
from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the lower
level of the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial
Library. We encourage you to stop buy
and look over their floorcloths and to wish
the Hughes well with their travel plans.
These unique floorcloths make a great
Christmas present!
Mark Your Calendars for
Friday, December 2 at 6:30 pm
Annual Tree Lighting
with Santa Claus!
Library Hours
Monday: 9 am - 8 pm
Wednesday: 9 am - 4 pm
Thursday: 9 am - 8 pm
Friday: 9 am - 4 pm
Saturday: 9 am - 1 pm
Tuesday & Sunday: closed
2016 Closed Holidays:
New Year’s Day
Independence Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
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