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Robert Redford
- July 6: The Sting
- July 13: The Way We Were
- July 20: Three Days of the Condor
- July 27: Sneakers
All films are shown in Room 200 and begin at 7:00 PM
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- Knit Happens: Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11 AM
- Card Games: Tuesdays, 12:15 PM
- Saturday Storytime with Arts & Crafts: Saturdays, 10:00 AM
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Click the images below for a list of the print books, audiobooks, and DVDs that are new or coming soon to the Library!
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40 Days of Summer Going Strong
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In its fifth season, 40 Days has switched its venue to the shady side of the library this year. Among the trees and shade, activities abound! Coming up in July we are proud to present programming including a scavenger hunt, mythology and folklore, beekeeping, rockets and launchers, rock painting and amazing visits from the Thomaston Police, Pope Memorial Animal Shelter and several days of excitement from our friends stationed with the Coast Guard in Rockland. We will be winding up July with Harry Potter-themed events. All children who have finished Kindergarten are welcome to join the fun. We have an activity, eat lunch, play, read and generally enjoy the gorgeous Midcoast summer. 40 Days of Summer is funded through generous grants and donations under the auspices of the Friends of Thomaston Public Library. Children can attend for one day or all 40. Consult our website for specific programming or pick up a brochure and registration form at our Circulation Desk. Don’t let your kids, grandkids, nephews and nieces miss the fun!
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July 9: Family Movie & Pizza Night
Join us at Thomaston Public Library for our monthly Family Movie & Pizza Night on Monday, July 9 at 5 pm! Free and open to all, and pajamas welcome!
This month, we're excited to show Sing! From the creators of Despicable Me, Sing stars Buster Moon (voiced by Matthew McConaughey), a dapper koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal optimist - okay, maybe a bit of a scoundrel - who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now facing the crumbling of his life's ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world's greatest singing competition.
Five lead contestants (voiced by Seth MacFarlane, Tori Kelly, Reese Witherspoon, Taron Egerton, and Scarlett Johansson) emerge: A mouse who croons as smoothly as he cons, a timid teenage elephant with an enormous case of stage fright, an overtaxed mother run ragged tending a litter of 25 piglets, a young gangster gorilla looking to break free of his family's felonies, and a punk-rock porcupine struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo. Each animal arrives under Buster's marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life.
The film will be shown with subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.
July 10: Let's Talk About It Book Club
Funded by a grant from the Maine Humanities Council and facilitated by author and mentor Lee Heffner, the Let's Talk About It book group will meet on Tuesday, July 10 at 11 am. This month is the last month for our series, The Gilded Age and we will be discussing Poland Spring, A Tale of the Gilded Age, 1860-1900. Basically in our backyard we will look into the beginning of entrepreneurial tourism in Maine. As the Ricker family farm becomes a renowned summer community and a magnet for upper-middle-class patrons.
These discussions are always thought-provoking and lively, and we welcome anyone to join for one book or the whole series! Refreshments are served.
Following the culmination of “The Gilded Age” series we are looking to begin one on “Becoming American: Struggles, Successes and Symbols." The first book in this group to be discussed will be Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. Copies will be available at the library. For questions or additional information call us at 354-2453 or check on our social media sites.
July 17: Intergenerational Book Club
On Tuesday, July 17th, at 2:30 PM, the Thomaston Intergenerational Book Club will discuss News of the World by Paulette Jiles.
It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence. In Wichita Falls, he is offered a $50 gold piece to deliver a young orphan to her relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a band of Kiowa raiders killed Johanna's parents and sister; sparing the little girl, they raised her as one of their own. Recently rescued by the U.S. army, the ten-year-old has once again been torn away from the only home she knows. Their 400-mile journey south through unsettled territory and unforgiving terrain proves difficult and at times dangerous. Johanna has forgotten the English language, tries to escape at every opportunity, throws away her shoes, and refuses to act "civilized." Yet as the miles pass, the two lonely survivors tentatively begin to trust each other, forging a bond that marks the difference between life and death in this treacherous land. Arriving in San Antonio, the reunion is neither happy nor welcome. The captain must hand Johanna over to an aunt and uncle she does not remember - strangers who regard her as an unwanted burden. A respectable man, Captain Kidd is faced with a terrible choice: abandon the girl to her fate or become - in the eyes of the law - a kidnapper himself. Exquisitely rendered and morally complex, News of the World is a brilliant work of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.
On the third Tuesday of every month, the Intergenerational Book Club, a group of men and women of all ages, comes together at the library to share their opinions and ideas about the selected book. All are welcome at the Thomaston Library on July 17 at 2:30 p.m. If you live in Thomaston and would like to attend but need a ride, please call the library at 354-2453 a week before the discussion date. The IGBC selection for August is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and is one of the books included in PBS’s The Great American Read. Thomaston Public Library is proud to have chosen to participate in this nationwide undertaking. Copies of these books will be available at the Circulation Desk.
July 20: Communi-TEA!
Please join us for a Lemonade and Tea Social on July 20. Weather permitting we will have refreshments both in our sweet gazebo and in our main room. Sweets and savories are always on the menu and its always a great time to check up on neighbors and friends and generally to see what is happening in the library. Tea is served from 3:00 to 4:30 PM.
We also encourage folks to support the community by bringing a non-perishable food, pet care, or personal care item to donate to our local food pantry. Join us for the fun!
July 27: Info Session from WindowDressers
We are excited to welcome WindowDressers to the Library on July 27 at 5:30 pm for an presentation and Q & A!
WindowDressers brings volunteers together to improve the warmth and comfort of homes, lower heating costs, and reduce CO2 emissions by producing low-cost insulating window inserts that function as interior-mounted storm windows. The WindowDressers staff supplies, trains, and supports teams of community volunteers as they build affordable, insulating window inserts at local workshops.
Each insert is made of a custom-made pine frame wrapped in two layers of tightly-sealed, clear polyolefin film and finished with a compressible foam gasket. The foam allows enough give for the inserts to be easily slid into place in the fall and removed in the spring, while holding firmly enough to provide a tight, friction-based seal that stops drafts and adds two more insulating air spaces between the home and the window. The inserts are installed inside of existing windows held in place by friction. With reasonable care, the inserts can last 5 - 10 years! They also offer affordable re-wrapping of your inserts when they begin to wear. WindowDressers will have examples of these inserts available during the presentation for people to see and examine up close.
August 28: Annual Poetry Reading!
Save the date! Our Annual Poetry Reading, sponsored by Martha Rhodes of Four Way Books, will be Tuesday. August 28 at 7pm. We are thrilled to welcome the following poets for this wonderful event:
- Maeve Kincaid, Harvard-educated writer and 2017's Alan Collins Fellow in Poetry
- Maine author and teacher Suzanne Langlois, whose poems have been featured in Cider Press Review
- Adrian Blevins, Colby College professor and winner of the Wilder Prize with her full-length poetry collection Appalachians Run Amok
- Our local favorite author and poet Christopher Fahy! In addition to his most recent book, Winterhill, he has published eight other novels, as well as a memoir, and several short story and poetry collections.
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Did you know we have free help available for learning to use electronic devices including laptops, smartphones, tablets, e-readers, etc.? We have tech-savvy librarians happy to answer your questions Monday - Saturday during any of our open hours! Feel free to contact us for more information at 354-2453.
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On Display at the Library
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Cookbooks Galore!
July is the perfect time for outdoor cooking and eating, so it comes as no surprise that it is National Grilling Month, National Hot Dog Month, National Baked Bean Month, National Ice Cream Month, AND National Picnic Month! The natural choice for our display table for July, obviously, is to feature some of our great cookbooks. Come check them out!
Showcase Space Available
Speaking of displays, you may have noticed that we have a lovely glass display case in our main reading room, and we would love to feature some of our local patrons' talents and interests. If you would be interested in showcasing your work, please contact us for more information!
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Bookmobile Home Delivery Service
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Some folks may be aware that we offer a Bookmobile Home Delivery Service, but many are not... We have obtained a grant to fund this service for people in Thomaston and some of the surrounding communities who are unable to come to the library due to disability (short- or long-term) or age. We have a new brochure to advertise the Bookmobile available at the library, or we would be happy to email it to anyone who would like a copy. Help us spread the word if you or someone you know is unable to visit us at the library and could benefit from a visit from our Bookmobile!
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New Titles Added
Adult Collection: 97
Children's Collection: 20
DVD Collection: 65
Total: 182
Circulation Statistics
Items Circulated (in and out): 2,301
Average Daily Circulation (29 days open): 79
Interlibrary Loans: 170
Audiobooks: 98
Ebooks: 27
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New Patrons Added
Adults: 13
Children: 4
Total: 17
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