Adult
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Book Club: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Join us for a book discussion of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Richardson. All are welcome!
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Book Club: That Librarian
Join us for a book discussion of That Librarian by Amanda Jones. All are welcome!
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Evening Book Discussion: Piranesi by Susanna Clark
Please join us for a book discussion of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.
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How to Access Free News! Online and In-Person!
Paying too much for your news? Learn how to access full text articles for FREE from all 5 of Maine’sContinue Reading
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Adult Art Night: Zentangle
Please join us for an evening of Zentangle. All materials provided. All are welcome to join this free program.
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Book Club: One Puzzling Afternoon
Join us for a book discussion of One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily Critchley. All are welcome!
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Author Event: Peter D. Brown
Join us to hear local author Peter D. Brown speak about his recently released book, I am Jayvyn. I amContinue Reading
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Book Club: The Women
Join us for a book discussion of The Women by Kristin Hannah. All are welcome!
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Evening Book Discussion: So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men by Claire Keegan
Please join us for a book discussion of So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men by ClaireContinue Reading
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Adult Art Night!
Please join us for an evening of Zentangle. All materials provided. All are welcome to join this free program.
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Book Club: Becoming Madam Secretary
Join us for a book discussion of Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray. All are welcome!
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Teen Book Club
If you are part of our multigenerational book group and read Impossible Escape join us for our book discussion Thursday AprilContinue Reading
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Book Club: Red Clocks (Location change: Rec Dept)
Join us for a book discussion of Red Clocks by Leni Zumas. All are welcome! Please note that for thisContinue Reading
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Adult Art Night!
Please join us for an evening of Zentangle. All materials provided. All are welcome to join this free program.
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Evening Book Discussion: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Please join us for a book discussion of The Friend by Sigrid Nunez.
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Book Club: The Berry Pickers
Join us for a book discussion of The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. All are welcome!
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Play to Learn Workshop
Baxter Memorial Library is a certified Family Place Library. We host Play to Learn Workshops twice a year. This programContinue Reading
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Play to Learn Workshop
Baxter Memorial Library is a certified Family Place Library. We host Play to Learn Workshops twice a year. This programContinue Reading
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Book Club: How to Read a Book
Join us for a book discussion of How to Read a Book by Monica Wood. All are welcome!
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Play to Learn Workshop
Baxter Memorial Library is a certified Family Place Library. We host Play to Learn Workshops twice a year. This programContinue Reading
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Play to Learn Workshop
Baxter Memorial Library is a certified Family Place Library. We host Play to Learn Workshops twice a year. This programContinue Reading
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Evening Book Club: The Lost Wife by Susanna Moore
Join us for an evening book discussion of The Lost Wife by Susanna Moore. Cookies will be provided, all areContinue Reading
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Mindfulness Practices for Self-care in a Stressful World
Join us for an experiential class on mindfulness. Mindfulness teacher, Heidi Whelan, will guide us through several mindfulness practices suchContinue Reading
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Healthy Living for your Brain and Body
It is never too late or too early to incorporate health habits into your lifestyle. People of all ages canContinue Reading
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Book Club: The Lost Bookshop
Join us for a book discussion of The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods. All are welcome!
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Author Event: Derek Volk
Derek Volk learned many lessons about running his business while coaching girls’ softball. In Go for Third, Derek pitches game-changingContinue Reading
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Adult Art Night
Make a book-themed collage, and turn your collage into a pin-backed button, fridge magnet, or laminated bookmark! All materials areContinue Reading
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Spring Into Summer Reading
Drop in any time between 2-6pm for our annual Spring Into Summer Reading event. Sign up for summer reading, haveContinue Reading
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Book Club: Beautyland
Join us for a book discussion of Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino. All are welcome!
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Rewilding the Presumpscot
In the Spring of 2024, a dam malfunction on the Presumpscot River caused the water in Dundee Pond (Windham) toContinue Reading
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Author Event: Robert W. Spencer
Matty Wheet’s grandmother Abigail knows secrets about the family’s ancestry, but no one else believes her. In 1978 when MattyContinue Reading
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Book Group: Spoon River Anthology
Join us for a discussion of Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters The dead arise from their sleep inContinue Reading
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Author Event: Miriam Rimkunas
Join us for a reading and signing by Gorham’s own Miriam Rimkunas from their new novel, Survivor Concentrate: An ApocalypticContinue Reading
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World of Whales
Whales play a vital role in the ocean ecosystem that helps to support all life on Earth. Join Marine MammalsContinue Reading
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Book Group: The Lies I Tell
Join us for a discussion of The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. DifferentContinue Reading
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Author Event: Nick Fuller Googins
Nick Fuller Googins is the author of the novels The Great Transition and The Frequency of Living Things. His shortContinue Reading
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Author Event: Amie Lynne Martin
Witty, warm, and wicked hot romance awaits! Amie Lynne Martin is a writer, reader, crafter, and full time daydreamer. SheContinue Reading
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Book Group: By Any Other Name
Join us for a discussion of By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult As an undergraduate, Melina Green had oneContinue Reading
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Author Event: Anthony Phillip Blasi
From the bloody King Philip’s War battlefields of Massachusetts to the fight for the wilderness of New Hampshire and Vermont,Continue Reading
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Book Group: Euphoria
Join us for a discussion of Euphoria by Lily King English anthropologist Andrew Bankson has been alone in the fieldContinue Reading
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Meet the Candidates!
Join us for an opportunity to hear a statement from each candidate for School Committee and Town Council, followed byContinue Reading
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Author Event: Dave Patterson with Ruby Couture and Ben Brown
Join us for a special literary evening with Gorham High School English teacher Dave Patterson, and GHS seniors Ruby CoutureContinue Reading
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Book Group: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Join us for a discussion of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Making a Faustian bargain toContinue Reading
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Author Event: Marquee Peters (Paris Heart)
The Company We Keep is a psychological horror novella about Jake Warren, a father who accepts an uncanny job atContinue Reading
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Book Group: By The Fire We Carry
Join us for a discussion of By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle. A powerful work of reportage andContinue Reading
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Sewing Class Adult
This class is currently full. For information on future classes contact Youth Services.
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Writing a “Legacy Letter”: Sharing Your Values with Loved Ones
An interactive workshop led by Jay Sherwin. A legacy letter (also called an “ethical will”) is a written document thatContinue Reading
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Author Event: Sheri Aube
Join us for a reading by local author Sheri Aube from her semi-autobiographical book A Loop of the United StatesContinue Reading
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What Real Planning Looks Like
Too many families feel trapped by emergency care decisions. In this session, Kaitlyn Cunningham Morse, founder of Maine Aging Partners,Continue Reading
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Book Group: The History of Sound
Join us for a discussion of The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck A collection of interconnected stories, set mostly inContinue Reading
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Book Talk & Suicide Prevention Discussion with local author Renee S. DeCamillis and Carrie Swarthout, Director of Crisis Services for Maine’s Mobile Crisis Hotline
Book Talk & Suicide Prevention Discussion with local author Renee S. DeCamillis and Carrie Swarthout, Director of Crisis Services forContinue Reading
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Book Club: The Bandit Queens
Join us for a discussion of The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff In the five years since her husband's disappearance,Continue Reading
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Book Group: The Stationery Shop
Join us for a discussion of The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali A novel set in 1953 Tehran, against theContinue Reading
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Author Event: Julia Spencer-Fleming
Join us for a reading and signing from New York Times bestselling author Julia Spencer-Fleming! In Spencer-Fleming's latest novel, AtContinue Reading
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Book Group: Twist
Join us for a discussion of Twist by Colum McCann Anthony Fennell, an Irish journalist and playwright, is assigned toContinue Reading
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Book Group: Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera
Please join us for a discussion of Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera. Free and open to all.
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Sewing Class Adult
This class is currently full. For information on future classes contact Youth Services.
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Author Event: Kristine Delano
Former Wall Street executive Kristine Delano draws on her high-stakes experience balancing career and family to deliver The Lies WeContinue Reading
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Repair Fair
Bring your broken or damaged items, and learn how to fix them alongside our handy volunteers!Things that you can bringContinue Reading
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Book Group: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Please join us for a discussion of Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver. Free and open to all.
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Hidden Gems of Maine
This is a fun and inspiring talk that highlights beautiful, lesser-known places to visit across Maine during the fall, winter,Continue Reading
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Book Group: Water Moon by Samantha Soto
Please join us for a discussion of Water Moon by Samantha Soto. Free and open to all.
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Sewing Class Adult
This class is currently full. For information on future classes contact Youth Services.
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Book Group: The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce
Please join us for a discussion of The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce. Free and open to all.
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Author Event: Molly Donlan
Transform the mundane tasks of daily life into intentional moments of Magical self-care, with spells, rituals, and exercises that workContinue Reading
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Experience Art
Join us for a unique experiential art program and trip for all ages with Baxter Memorial Library! Presented in collaborationContinue Reading
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Book Group: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Please join us for a discussion of The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult. Free and open to all.
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Sewing Class Adult
This class is currently full. For information on future classes contact Youth Services.
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Suncatcher Art Night
Join us on Thursday April 23rd from 5:30-6:30 for a special art class just for grown-ups! Reserve your spot todayContinue Reading
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Baxter Book Fair
Do you long for the Scholastic Book Fairs and Pizza Hut BOOK IT Reading Program of the 90s? Come joinContinue Reading
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Author Event: Jerry Farnham
Join us for an evening with Gorham’s own Jerry Farnham! His three book (so far!) series begins with Red atContinue Reading
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Poetry Event: Babo Edwards Kamel
As a dual citizen, Babo Kamel resides in Gorham, Maine. and Montreal, Quebec. Kamel’s work appears in the Greensboro Review,Continue Reading
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Author Event: Angelica Eling
When chronic illness forces Boston event planner Gemma Prescott to abandon her career and return to coastal Waverly Cove, Maine,Continue Reading
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Faces & Facets of Jewish Life in Maine
During a six-week, 7,000-mile journey across the state, Israeli photographer Hedva Rokach photographed more than 300 members of Maine’s JewishContinue Reading
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Ram Jam Release Party!
Come to Baxter Memorial Library on Wednesday May 13th to celebrate our Gorham High School students and staff who wereContinue Reading
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Book Group: The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
Please join us for a discussion of The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong. Free and open to all.
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Author Event: Amie Lynne Martin
Beastly Beloved is out April 28! A cursed Lord, a stubborn librarian, and a mating spark tying them together... AContinue Reading
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Book Group: A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst
Please join us for a discussion of A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst. Free and open to all.
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Sewing Class Adult
This class is currently full. For information on future classes contact Youth Services.
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Jessie Dowling, Gaucho Derby Competitor
Jessie Dowling of Iron Ledge Farm in Whitefield returns for a presentation about another epically long and challenging horse race!Continue Reading
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Book Group: Black in Blues by Imani Perry
Please join us for a discussion of Black in Blues by Imani Perry Free and open to all.
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Hidden Gems of Maine
An updated fun and inspiring talk that highlights beautiful, lesser-known places to visit across Maine during the summer and fallContinue Reading
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Two Authors in Conversation: Matt Cost & Jule Selbo
Matt Cost and Jule Selbo will engage in an interactive conversation with each other and the audience about their writingContinue Reading
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Author Event: JC Ward
Join us to meet local author of thrillers and cozy mysteries, JC Ward! Her psychological thriller series is Stalked andContinue Reading
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IT Ask Me Anything!
Having trouble with your laptop, phone or tablet? Programs working slowly or do you think might have malware? Maybe youContinue Reading
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Author Event: Jennifer Dupree and Jennifer Braunfels
Join us for a conversation between two local authors with new books out! Jen Dupree is the award-winning author ofContinue Reading
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IT Ask Me Anything!
Having trouble with your laptop, phone or tablet? Programs working slowly or do you think might have malware? Maybe youContinue Reading
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Book Group: The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill
Please join us for a discussion of The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill. Free and open to all.
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IT Ask Me Anything!
Having trouble with your laptop, phone or tablet? Programs working slowly or do you think might have malware? Maybe youContinue Reading
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IT Ask Me Anything!
Having trouble with your laptop, phone or tablet? Programs working slowly or do you think might have malware? Maybe youContinue Reading
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Author Event: Tess Gerritsen
Internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. While on maternity leave from her workContinue Reading
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IT Ask Me Anything!
Having trouble with your laptop, phone or tablet? Programs working slowly or do you think might have malware? Maybe youContinue Reading
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Book Group: Queen Esther by John Irving
Please join us for a discussion of Queen Esther by John Irving. Free and open to all.
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Boston Bruins Presents: Blades!
Join the Baxter Memorial Library and Gorham Parks and Recreation for an afternoon of games, trivia, crafts, and more! HaveContinue Reading