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Events

  • Merrill Film Society

    We will continue to meet via Zoom and our movies will be:
    7 PM, July 13: Magnolia
    7 PM, July 27: The Talented Mr. Ripley
    Those of you with an encyclopedic memory of cast lists almost certainly have figured out the common thread for our July movies: we are honoring the recently deceased Philip Baker Hall. Over the last 25 years PBH went on what can only be described as one of the greatest supporting actor runs in cinema history. Magnolia and The Talented Mr. Ripley represent just two of the many excellent projects in which he played a part.

    Please watch the films on your own, and join on Zoom for our post-screening discussion at 7PM. Email Mike at mcarnes@yarmouthlibrary.org for an invitation to the meetings.

  • Road Scholars Walking Group

    Do you want to read more? Do you want to walk more? Would you like to do both at the same time? Join us this spring/summer as we walk and listen to some great books using Cloud Library, the library’s free audiobook app.
    We will meet Thursday mornings at 10am in front of the library and walk approximately 2 miles, weather permitting. Listen to whatever you want, but if you would like to listen to free audiobooks with your smartphone, Mike will be available to get you set up with Cloud Library, the library’s FREE audiobook app. For more information contact Mike at mcarnes@yarmouthlibrary.org.

  • Nature Journaling

    Tuesdays:  July 5th, July 19th, August 2, August 16 and August 30 @ 5:30pm in the Library Garden

     

    Looking for a fun way to get back out into nature? Do you enjoy journaling, sketching, and/or painting and can tolerate Maine’s summer bugs? Nature journaling may be just the thing!

    Join us in a small group format, while we explore the practice of nature journaling. Journaling will take place outside of the monthly group meetings. A trail map of local natural areas can be used to explore Yarmouth, or feel free to explore your own backyard. The program goal is to make time for personal reflection and to explore our connection with nature.

    Registration is closed.

    A basic nature journaling kit will be provided by the Library at the June 11th meet up. Copies of the book Keeping a Nature Journal by Clare Walker Leslie (2003 edition) will be made available for use by the group.

     

  • Techspresso Tuesdays!

    And, we’re back. This time with Mike & Elsa.

  • Singalong Story Time

    Fridays 10:15am

    Join Miss Mary for songs and stories every Friday morning at 10:15am in the MML Garden, weather permitting.

  • Readers’ Circle

    Klara and the Sun

Collections

  • Non-fiction (including special sections on Gardening, Interior Design, Home, Cooking, Travel, and recently purchased titles)
  • Fiction (including new best-sellers)
  • Audio Books on CD (fiction and non-fiction)
  • Movies and Television on DVD
  • Large-Print Books
  • Periodicals (over 70 titles ranging from news commentary to popular interest)
  • Newspapers (Portland Press Herald, Boston Globe, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post)

What will you read next?

If you’ve discovered a book that you like and are looking for something similar, try the following web sites for ideas:

  • whatshouldireadnext.com This site lists other titles by the same author as well as books that you may like within the same genre.
  • gnooks.com This site offers an interesting “Map of Literature” as well as suggestions of similar authors.
  • GoodReads This site offers users a bookshelf to organize books they are currently reading as well as books to be read.
  • NextReads This site offers users the chance to sign up for a weekly newsletter of reading suggestions.