Have a Ball! at the library this summer. See 'Children' page for more information about programs.

Liberty Graphics has generously donated T-shirts and books of famous Maine authors and Illustrators for the library to raffle this summer. The first drawing will be on June 28th. You do not need to be present to win. There will be 2 drawings:

1. Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. Available in Adult and Children sizes.

2. Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey. Available in Adult and Children sizes. Choice of either design. (See below.)

Tickets are 1 for $1 or 6 for $5.00. Purchase tickets online or at the Library, Lori's Cafe, or Liberty Graphics Retail Outlet Store.

The SYNC summer program has begun with their free downloads. Audiobook titles are given away in pairs.  A Young Adult title is paired with a related Classic title. Titles are delivered through the OverDrive Media Console. Downloads are in MP3 format and are Mac and Windows compatible and most listening devices are supported. Each SYNC audiobook will be available for download for a period of 7 days (only).

SYNC Titles - Summer 2013

Book Discussion Group

The Maine Readers' Choice Award Book Discussion Group will be meeting four more times, and you can join any time:

July 9th, August 13th, September 10th, and October 8th.
7:00 pm at the library.

It's easy to participate:

• Read the books from the list.
• Discuss the book(s) you read.
• Blog about the books.
• Vote for your favorite book in September. Voting will be online September 1-15th. (The winner will be announced at the Bangor Book Festival on October 4th.)

Pick up a Book Journal at the library to keep track of the books you have read.

The Maine Reader’s Choice Award recognizes the best in adult fiction published in

The new quilts are up for June exhibit.

An exhibit of African Art Quilts are on exhibit during May and June. The quilts were made by Amy Nichols and Alison Olds who have been friends and co-creators for many years. Living next door to each other on a scenic hilltop in Jackson, Maine, they are longtime members of the quilt group Art Quilts Maine and have exhibited and sold their small art quilts in several shows. For the last two-years, they have designed, created, and sold original beaded jewelry under the name Deer Hill Designs. They can found at Lupine Cottage in Belfast. Amy's father lived in Lesotho, and she was the recipient of many pictures and stories about what a wonderful place it was, which inspired many of the art quilt designs. The quilt on the left is entitled "Market Day" and was made by Alison. There will be a new selection of items on exhibit in June so you will want to come during both May and June to see these beautiful, colorful art quilt designs.

We have purchased a disc cleaning machine to clean the library's DVDs and CDs. If you have personal DVDs, CDs, or game discs that need a buffing, bring them to the library and Jen will clean them for you. We ask for you to pay $2.00 per disc to help cover the cost for the cleaning solutions required. Jen is at the library on Wednesday and Friday afternoons or you can leave them at the library for her to clean. Please leave your name and contact information with the disc. We will do our best to improve your discs, but we will not be responsible if the enhancement does not fix the problem or for any damage to the disc.

Sea Dogs free ticket vouchers for children who participate in summer reading are available at the library. Along with the vouchers is a Redemption Form with the dates and additional order information for parents, friends, or relatives who would like to attend a game. General admission tickets cost $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children, 16 an under, or senior citizens, 62 and over. Please keep in mind that the ticket vouchers are not actual tickets. These vouchers must be redeemed at the box office or mailed with the order form for actual tickets. The ticket vouchers may be exchanged for any date that is designated a Sea Dogs Summer Reading Program date, subject to availability. See Game Dates to view or download the schedule. Come by the library to pick up your free voucher, one per child, and an order form. Then enjoy a day at the ballpark!

A StoryWalk featuring the children's book Thanks to the Animals by Passamaquoddy storyteller Alan Sockabasin is mounted on sign posts along the Haystack Mountain Trail in Liberty.

The Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance (SWLA) partnered with Audrey O'Claire, Family Literacy Liason with RSU #3, to set-up the StoryWalk. The signs and story will remain up through the summer. The seventeen wooden sign posts were locally crafted by Jim McDonald.

The Haystack Mountain Trail is one mile and climbs 830 feet above sea level. The trailhead begins behind the Walker School Ball Field. The loop trail takes you to beautiful views surrounded by blueberry barrens at the top.