Liberty Library

Monday 12:00-7:00
Tuesday 10:00-4:00
Wednesday 10:00-4:00.
Thursday 10:00-4:00. 
Friday 10:00-4:00

When RSU #3 schools close for weather, the library closes.

Story Time – Fridays 10:30am

Crafters – Thursdays 10:30am

Tech Help –  No Tech Help in March.

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See the Circulation and Borrowing Policy for membership information.

Zenbooth

Use our privacy booth for a quiet work space, virtual meetings, and phone calls. It is normally on a first-come basis, but if you would like to schedule its use for a meeting or telehealth appointment, call the library ahead of time, and we will reserve it for you. Generally the use time is 1-hour but that is flexible, especially if no one is waiting to use it. You may bring your own device or use the library’s laptop computer.

March Madness Cribbage Tournament has begun!

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Week 1 – March 1-7

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Here is how it works:

• Matches are head-to-head, scheduled at convenience of the players.
• Winner of 2 out of 3 games continues in tournament.
• ACC rules followed.
• Winner’s prize: a 29 Cribbage Board Game.

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Why 29? The highest possible hand at Cribbage is 29 points. It comprises all four 5s and the Jack of nobs. It is extremely rare to score a 29 hand in cribbage.

Sunday, March 22·4:00 – 5:00pm at Lake St.George Brewing Company

In a special event to benefit Waldo County Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Steven Brown will be playing a special concert. Steven’s music touches on the blues, folk, country and progressive rock. “You can even expect an occasional bout of opera,” he said.

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Accompanying himself on guitar and singing with a deep and lyrical voice, Steven will play original material and songs by favorite songwriters in a wide variety of styles. As a singer-songwriter, he has recorded and performed a wide array of original songs and imaginative cover arrangements. He has collaborated with other artists as poet/lyricist, guitarist, and vocalist. Steven’s solo concerts have been billed as “The most eclectic show you will ever know!” A new album of original material is in the works. CDs will be for sale after the concert.

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The Ottawa-born Brown moved to the Midcoast in 2018. He serves as Searsmont’s Library Director where in 2019 he helped establish the Live Outside the Library concert series. He homesteads in Liberty with actress Giz Coughlin, his “significantly better half.”

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This concert is free but will accept free-will donations to benefit Waldo County Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

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During March and April, the Tiny Art Show will be on display. Volunteers of all ages were given a 3×3” canvas from which they  created something beautiful. Come see what they have done! Art will be returned to artists after the art show.

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The Life and Times of Milton Bradley

Sunday, March 29 at 3:00pm

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John Hutchinson from the University of Maine’s Patent & Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) will be presenting The Life and Times of Milton Bradley: A deep (and fun!) dive into the man behind the games, his New England roots, and how he revolutionized the way we play and learn.

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Milton Bradley, born in 1836 in Vienna, Maine, was an American business magnate, game pioneer and publisher, credited by many with launching the board game industry, with his eponymous enterprise, which was purchased by Hasbro in 1984, and folded in 1998.

Wednesday, March 18 at 6:30pm

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Call Me American by Abdi Nor Iftin

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Call Me American is an inspirational memoir that deals with the brutal realities of famine, urban violence, and radicalism that swept across Mogadishu in the early 2000s. At the invitation of a Falmouth, ME family, he begins his life in the United States.

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There are copies available from MILS

There is also a Young Adult version from MILS

Large Print is available from MaineCAT

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This book was chosen for  a community book read for Waldo Reads Together. They will coordinate 2-3 focused discussion groups for the public in April through the Belfast Free Library and Senior College. Abdi Nor Iftin will be at the Belfast Free Library on April 10 at 4pm  to speak about his book and experiences.

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We are sorry but the weather just has not been very cooperative this winter to set up a new StoryWalk®. So we have decided to save Thanks to the Animals for next winter.

We plan to have a new StoryWalk® set up after mud season. Perhaps it will be the 4th book in the Hector Fox series, Map of Mystery by Astrid Sheckels.

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We are very disappointed about the 4 placards that went missing from the last fall’s StoryWalk®. Hopefully, that will not happen again. Several people work hard to bring these stories to you for the enjoyment of many. It is disheartening to have them destroyed.

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Haystack Mountain Trail is behind Walker School. This 1.1-mile footpath loop winds through a mixed northern hardwoods forest with a short spur to the open summit. Take the road on the left of the Walker Health Center and park at the ball field behind it. Address: 43 West Main St. Liberty, ME. (more…)

Cards made from recycled books for sale -$2 for 1 or 3 for $5.

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Lake St. George Photo Cards for sale, 1 for $2 or 10 cards for $20.

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Earrings for $4. 

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Ongoing Book Sale! We have books for sale – $1 for hardcover and trade paperbacks, 25¢ for mass  market paperbacks and children’s books.

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