Holiday Hours

The Library will be closed on Saturday Dec 24th, and Monday Dec 26th, and Saturday December 31st as well as Monday January 2nd.  Regular hours will resume on Wednesday January 4th. 

Is there an E-Reader in your future?

E Reader Petting Zoo 

What's an E=reader? 

Which one is the best?

Come see what Nooks, Kindles and Ipads really feel like, look like and how they work.This week on Thursday, Dec 1st - from 5-8 pm we'll be available with live samples to answer your questions and help you decide if these fun devices have a place in your future.We might even have some cider and cookies too!

Book Club chooses a classic

In July, the Book Club will meet on the third Wednesday, July 20th, to discuss a book most of us read when it was originally published in 1960.  Since then, our children, and often our grandchildren have read this in school in conjunction with social studies projects, history, or literature classes.  In addition, many of us have also seen the movie in which Gregory Peck made the book a household word.

We decided it would be interesting to re-read this again to see how it has stood the test of time.  Copies are available at the library.  Stop by, check one out and join us for what promises to be a lively discussion.

June Book Club Selection

The June selection for our book discussion group is

by William Carpenter

Here's a hint of the story:

Lucky Lunt is a third generation lobsterman who works the same Maine waters as his father and grandfather. But the world is changing faster than Lucky can fathom and he is soon embroiled in a turf war that forces him to abandon what he should hold most dear: family, health, solvency and even the rules of the sea. 

We have copies available at the library.  Stop by to pick one up and plan to join us for a lively chat about this close to home story on Wednesday June 15th at noon.  Bring your lunch if you'd like.  We always have drinks available.  See you there!

Save the Date! Flea market's coming July 16th

Coming again by popular demand, 

South Thomaston Public Library

and 

Wessaweskeag Historical Society

will co-sponsor the annual flea market and book sale 

at the Little Red Schoolhouse

8 Dublin Road, 

South Thomaston 

on July 16th

There will be lots going on

 

 

Plenty of good used books will be available on the parking lot side of the building from 8am until 1pm., proceeds  to the Library. Paperbacks, hardbacks, magazines, series, old and new.  Something for everyone.
 

From 8am til 2pm, the Flea Market on the lawn across from the Keag Store will feature antiques, handmade crafts, and various bric-a-brac from private vendors. We haves spaces available at $10 for a table, or $5 for a space. You can pay on the day of the sale. Proceeds will benefit the Historical Society.

On the front steps of the Library, plates and baskets of delicious baked goods will be for sale starting at 8am until they're sold out.  Come early, the goodies go fast!






So mark your calendars - July 16th at 8:am (Rain Date is July 23rd)

• If you'd like to reserve a table please contact Pennie at 594-7416.
• If you can bake something for the bake sale, contact Elsie at 596-6020.
• And finally, if you have free time to spare on Thursday the 16th, Friday the 17th, or the day of the sale and would like to help sorting and toting books, please contact Tina at 593-9312 or Becky at 596-7186.

We can't wait to see you all there!!

Trying to fill Marilyn's shoes

Hello everyone...it's truly an honor to be asked by the Selectmen to serve as the Director of the South Thomaston Public Library.  No one can ever replace Marilyn in our hearts, but you should know that there is a dedicated and talented group of volunteers who are determined to make sure that our town continues to enjoy first class library service.

Since I haven't had the opportunity to meet all of you yet, I'd like to take a moment to introduce myself.  I'm Tina Branco, and I've been the library's 'computer geek' for the past 2 or 3 years. My husband Bob and I moved here in 2003 to get away from the noise, pollution and general hustle bustle of the Washington DC area.  My two adult children, and my only granddaughter, still live in that area.

I have a master's degree in library science from Catholic University (where I concentrated in public library administration), and I worked for over 35 years for a major non-profit, the last 15 years being spent as their director of volunteers.  I also am a book reviewer, reading about 3-5 books a week.  My book reviews are posted on a blog called Tutu's Two Cents.  Many of the free books I get to review end up on the shelves of the South Thomaston Library.  Reading all those books gives me some good ideas for recommendations to all of you who come to the library.

Besides reading, I love doing counted cross-stitch, water aerobics, audio books, cooking, and walking through the beautiful Maine countryside. 

Our group of volunteers, including our now official Children's Librarian Penny Alley, are ready and willing to help you find what you need (and maybe something you don't need but just want) at the library.  If we don't have it at the little red schoolhouse, we can get it free of charge from another Maine library.

Please stop by.. Marilyn would want you to continue to make this the best library in Mid-Coast Maine.

-*-*-*-*-*-*- Remembering Marilyn -*-*-*-*-*-*-

As many of you have heard, our Director 

Marilyn Mercer 

passed away April 12, 2011.  

We are planning an Open House to honor her memory

on April 30th at the Library.

  Please stay tuned for more details.

Library Closure

Due to the anticipated snow storm, the South Thomaston Public Library  will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 2nd. We plan to re-open with normal hours on Saturday, February 5th. We hope you are all safe at home reading a good book.   Don't forget, the Maine Download library is available 24/7 from your home computer.  Pick out a good audio or e-book to enjoy while you're snowed in.

January is Amnesty Month!

Do you have a pile of overdue books that you've been meaning to return but you're worried about the fines?

We have a deal for you.  Overdue books returned during the month of January will have their fines forgiven.

So gather them up and bring them to the library.  Then you can find some new exciting books (we've gotten lots of new ones in lately) to keep you company during these cold winter days.