Events

Events Bowdoinham Public Library offers a wide range of events in the community, from children’s story times to monthly book groups for adults. We support recurring and special events through out the whole year including annual fund raisers and community based programming. See list below to see what is happening. Library events are open to the public and free of charge, sponsored by Friends of the Library and your generous support.

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Teens… help us to Build a Better Library

Posted on 06/18/2013

The Bowdoinham Public Library is currently seeking the thoughts and advice of young people in our community who are interested in teen services at our library. We need your feedback and help to create a more active teen program for the BPL. All Bowdoinham Teens are encouraged to complete a short survey that can be… Continue Reading

Something new at the plant sale this year…Cake!

Posted on 05/08/2013

Cooks of all ages, please enter your cakes! Design theme for cakes: “40 years and still growing strong”. Plant sale gift certificates to first, second and third place winners. Winners chosen by popular vote… Plant sale shoppers will vote for their favorite design during the morning of the sale (9 to 12:30) after which we… Continue Reading

Winter Workshops

Posted on 01/17/2013

The last of this winter’s workshops … Introduction to Genealogy and Family History Research – Saturday, March 2, 12noon-2pm If you are interested in exploring your own family history and don’t know how to get started, then please join Kathy Montejo for an interactive workshop about getting started in genealogy and family research. We will… Continue Reading

Used Book Sale

Posted on 09/26/2012

Saturday, November 10th, 9am-2pm in the Coombs Municipal Building, second floor. All procedes go to support the library. One whole room is dedicated to children’s books. Volunteers needed to help sort, haul and sell books that day. Hard cover books are $1 and paperbacks are .50. Sorry, no early birds. Doors open promptly at 9am. That’s… Continue Reading

Chewonki’s Batmobile Coming to Bowdoinham

Posted on 07/14/2012

Bats are among the most misunderstood mammals on our planet. This hour long program is designed to ease people’s fears of these fragile creatures and to dispel the myths about them. Please come to the library at a special time, Friday, July 20th from 12-1pm to see the Chewonki Foundation staff present this travelling program. … Continue Reading

Author and Illustrator visit the Summer Reading Program

Posted on 07/02/2012

Tuesday, July 3, 10am. Author Lee Francis of Indian Island, Maine will join local Bowdoinham illustrator Susan Drucker to share their new children’s book, Kunu’s Basket. It is the modern story of a Penobscot boy who learns lessons from his grandfather. Lee will share the story, teach us about her people, and show us examples… Continue Reading

Month of May means “Food not Fines”

Posted on 03/13/2012

Once again our library is taking part in a voluntary program which invites libraries to accept donations of food for local food pantries in exchange for overdue fines. “Food Not Fines” is in full swing as patrons bring in food to pay off the library fines they owe – or simply to help support a… Continue Reading

Story Time

Posted on 03/06/2012

Tuesday Story Time! Join us each Tuesday morning at 10am for a preschool story hour. Kate will read a picture book aloud to the children and share a game, a craft or a song to accompany the story. Children of all ages are welcomed, and the average age is 3 or 4. We work together… Continue Reading

Dedication of Children’s Room

Posted on 02/08/2012

Dedication of The Eva Palmer and Ida Fowle Carras Children’s Room On the occasion of the library’s 100th Anniversary, we were pleased to dedicate our children’s room to two of our “library angels”, Eva Palmer and Ida Fowle Carras. Eva Palmer was a librarian here for many years. Both women planned carefully so that the… Continue Reading

2013 Annual Plant Sale! “40 years Along and still Growing Strong!”

Posted on 04/04/2013

Saturday, May 18th, at the Bowdoinham Town Hall, 9:00 to 4:00, Perennials, Herbs, Vegetables and Annual seedlings, trees and shrubs. For more information or to volunteer, call Kate Cutko at the library: 666-8405.… Continue Reading

Used Book Sale

Posted on 09/26/2012

Annual Book Sale

Posted on 03/07/2012

Public is welcomed to our annual sale of used books, to benefit the library. Sale is held on the Saturday after election day in November, from 9-3pm, in the Coombs Municipal building, 13 School Street. Donations of books for the sale are accepted year round. Hardcovers are $1 and paperback books are .50 cents. A… Continue Reading

Treasures From the Library Attic

Posted on 03/05/2012

Each December the library volunteers craft gifts and artwork from discarded and donated books. … Continue Reading

Friends of the Library

Posted on 02/27/2012

The Friends of the Library is a group of townspeople interested in promoting the well being of the library. MEETINGS: the 4th Monday of January April July October 7:00 pm at the Library All interested patrons are very welcome! Dues: $1.00 a year ($5.00 / family) NEXT MEETING: October 25th 7:00 pm at the Library… Continue Reading