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SUMMARY:On Exhibit: "Through a Prism: Paintings by Evgenii Semenikhin"
DESCRIPTION:The Camden Public Library warmly welcomes internationally known artist Evgenii Semenikhin for an exhibit of his paintings titled “Through a Prism” in the Picker Room Gallery during the month of February*. The public is invited to an opening reception on Tuesday\, February 4\, at 3:00 p.m. Refreshments will be provided! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtist’s Statement\n\n\n\n“My fantasy responds only to what I have seen in life\, to what I have personally experienced.  Studying landscapes\, objects in still life\, or models\, I discover multiple angles\, facets\, and planes that\, when represented simultaneously on a canvas\, provide a springboard to expanded and enriched understanding of the world around us.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe image is thus not the goal but rather a means of revealing meaning.  Canvases live their own lives – they might move in different planes (Winter Landscapes)\, draw you into their depths (Houses)\, or\, on the contrary\, blind you with energy (Still Life with Fish.) I invite all to view the paintings in this exhibit and to join in conversation with them”   \n\n\n\n– Evgenii Semenikhin \n\n\n\nEvgenii Semenikhin is a painter originally from Russia. His works have been exhibited and are collected in China\, Japan\, South Korea\, and Russia. He currently resides in Hope\, Maine. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*The Picker Room hosts meetings and library events and is not always open for viewing. Please call ahead or check our website calendar to see what’s happening daily.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/on-exhibit-through-a-prism-paintings-by-evgenii-semenikhin/
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SUMMARY:Community Visioning Workshop on the Future of Curtis Island Light Station [SESSION 1] — All welcome\, Registration Required
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for a Community Visioning Workshop on the Future of Curtis Island Light Station \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Curtis Island Lighthouse Foundation\, with the support of the Town of Camden\, invites you to participate in a unique opportunity to help shape the future of the Curtis Island Light Station. Participate in a public discussion and hear updates from the all-volunteer Curtis Island Lighthouse Foundation staff. Most importantly\, let us know your thoughts on this important community asset. \n\n\n\nThis workshop takes place in the Picker Room on Sunday\, February 2\, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. There is an additional workshop on February 16. Please register for one of these sessions ahead of time! \n\n\n\nTo secure your spot for a Visioning Session\, click here to register directly at curtisisland.org or send an email with your name and phone number to info@curtisisland.org  \n\n\n\nThis Community Visioning Workshop is designed to gather your valuable ideas on the future use of Curtis Island and its four historic lighthouse buildings: Light Tower\, Light Keeper’s House\, Barn\, and Oil Shed. The workshop is open to the public\, but registration is required.  \n\n\n\nWorkshop Details \n\n\n\nWhen: Sunday\, February 2\, 2025\, and Sunday\, February 16\, 2025Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PMWhere: Camden Public Library\, Picker RoomRegistration: Limited to 36 participants per session. If demand exceeds capacity\, additional sessions will be scheduled in the following weeks.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/community-visioning-workshop-on-the-future-of-curtis-island-light-station-curtis-island-lighthouse-foundation-and-town-of-camden-all-welcome/
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SUMMARY:Camden Garden Club Winter Horticulture Series: "Inside Look at the United States Botanic Garden" with Executive Director Susan Pell\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Camden Garden Club’s 57th Annual Winter Horticulture SeriesJanuary 28 – February 25\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us this winter for another series of fascinating free horticulture talks\, presented by the Camden Garden Club and hosted on Zoom with the Camden Public Library. Programs will be held via Zoom on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM\, January 28 – February 25\, 2025. Click here to view a list of all programs in this year’s series. \n\n\n\nRegister for this program here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uhH317qYTOiSSoIFo8LIxg \n\n\n\nOn Tuesday\, February 4\, at 9:30 a.m.\, the Camden Garden Club welcomes Susan Pell\, Ph.D\, Executive Director of the United States Botanic Garden for an annual Zoom garden tour with a peek at one of our National Treasures in Washington\, D.C. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Camden Garden Club is a the oldest garden club in Maine. The Club was founded in 1915 by a group of like-minded women with the mission to develop and preserve the beauty in and around Camden\, Maine. \n\n\n\nOver a century later\, our mission is to cultivate the art of gardening to its fullest sense\, develop and preserve beauty in and around Camden\, and promotes civic improvements\, education\, and conservation of natural resources.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/camden-garden-club-winter-horticulture-series-inside-look-at-the-united-states-botanic-garden/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for "Through a Prism: Paintings by Evgenii Semenikhin"
DESCRIPTION:The Camden Public Library warmly welcomes internationally known artist Evgenii Semenikhin for an exhibit of his paintings titled “Through a Prism” in the Picker Room Gallery during the month of February*. The public is invited to an opening reception on Tuesday\, February 4\, at 3:00 p.m. Refreshments will be provided! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtist’s Statement\n\n\n\n“My fantasy responds only to what I have seen in life\, to what I have personally experienced.  Studying landscapes\, objects in still life\, or models\, I discover multiple angles\, facets\, and planes that\, when represented simultaneously on a canvas\, provide a springboard to expanded and enriched understanding of the world around us.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe image is thus not the goal but rather a means of revealing meaning.  Canvases live their own lives – they might move in different planes (Winter Landscapes)\, draw you into their depths (Houses)\, or\, on the contrary\, blind you with energy (Still Life with Fish.) I invite all to view the paintings in this exhibit and to join in conversation with them”   \n\n\n\n– Evgenii Semenikhin \n\n\n\nEvgenii Semenikhin is a painter originally from Russia. His works have been exhibited and are collected in China\, Japan\, South Korea\, and Russia. He currently resides in Hope\, Maine. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*The Picker Room hosts meetings and library events and is not always open for viewing. Please call ahead or check our website calendar to see what’s happening daily.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/opening-reception-for-through-a-prism-paintings-by-evgenii-semenikhin/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar
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SUMMARY:RECORDING AVAILABLE Camden Harbor Resilience Planning: See What's Developing & Be Part of the Solution (CamdenCAN)
DESCRIPTION:This program was recorded. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/-vOso_0vu1c \n\n\n\nIf you haven’t filled out the Camden Harbor Resilience Planning Community Survey yet\, you can do so here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X6KZL83 \n\n\n\nView and download the slide deck here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sme0sq2mcydxaep47e6vi/250205_Camden-Harbor-SLR_Final.pdf?rlkey=xsgq5e8zywvrlkywtw88ohc2w&st=bq8td9sk&dl=0 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin CamdenCAN and the town of Camden for our next presentation and discussion focused on harbor flood vulnerabilities and two preliminary draft alternatives to address those threats in Camden Harbor. This event takes place on Wednesday\, February 5\, at 4:30 p.m. in the Picker Room and is intended for all ages! Refreshments and activities for families will be provided. \n\n\n\nCamden was awarded its third Community Resilience Partnership Community Action Grant by the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) over a year ago to help fund resilience planning for Camden’s Inner Harbor as well as a Shore and Harbor Planning Grant from the Maine Coastal Program. \n\n\n\nPrior to this event\, the consultant team has conducted site assessment\, mapped flood vulnerability\, hosted the first community-wide engagement event and organized three stakeholder meetings with CamdenCAN/Municipal Staff/Business Owners. Now we want to welcome everyone to review preliminary resilience strategies and lend your thoughts on the planning progress. \n\n\n\nIn this session Blake Sanborn\, Todd Richardson and Todd Coffin\, from Richardson & Associates/WSP\, will share results of the community survey and two preliminary draft alternatives developed from the input gathered to date. Participants will be asked to comment on the drafts and offer suggestions for improvement that will inform a preferred alternative and final set of recommendations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis evening is being presented by CamdenCAN (ClimateActionNow) a citizen-led organization committed to reducing Camden’s contribution to climate change through local action\, education\, advocacy\, and resources. We help our community take advantage of climate solutions with actionable steps. Read the CamdenCAN newsletter here.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/camden-harbor-resilience-planning-see-whats-developing-be-part-of-the-solution-camdencan/
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SUMMARY:"Democracy and Native America: Indigenous Voices from the Front" with Professor Carter Meyer (Camden Conference Community Event)
DESCRIPTION:The Camden Public Library\, as a part of the Camden Conference Community Events Series\, presents Professor Carter Jones Meyer for her talk\, “Democracy and Native America: Indigenous Voices from the Front”. \n\n\n\nThis event will take place on Sunday\, February 9 at 3:00 PM in-person ONLY at the Camden Public Library\, in anticipation of the 38th Annual Camden Conference “Democracy Under Threat: A Global Perspective.” Refreshments will be provided. \n\n\n\nThe Indians Giving a Talk to Colonel Bouquet… in Oct. 1764. Library of Congress.\n\n\n\nThe theme of the 2025 Camden Conference focuses on threats to democracy around the world. But what about in the U.S.? Can democracy itself become a threat\, especially to the way of life of indigenous peoples? \n\n\n\nSince the nation’s inception\, Native Americans have had their lands\, their cultures\, and their sovereignty threatened by a U.S. Government seeking to impose its own ideas of liberty\, equality\, and justice\, principles that were often already deeply imbedded in Native cultures and governance. The paradoxes that emerged through these encounters are undeniable\, and have not been lost on Natives themselves\, who have continually reminded the Government of that fact. \n\n\n\n“Democracy and Native America: Indigenous Voices from the Front” will explore some of these paradoxes in U.S. history through the voices of Native leaders who have been on the front lines in protecting their way of life from “democratic” incursions. In the process\, they have often drawn from indigenous knowledge to point out the shortcomings of American democratic principles as well as to suggest ways by which a more vital\, inclusive democracy can be realized. \n\n\n\n\nCarter Jones Meyer\, Professor Emerita of History at Ramapo College of New Jersey\, most recently taught Native American history at the University of Southern Maine. Her research and teaching have focused on late nineteenth and early twentieth century American cultural history\, with a specialty in the history of the American West and Native history.  \n\n\n\nHer scholarly papers have been presented before such leading professional organizations as the American Historical Association\, The American Studies Association\, and the Western History Association. Among her publications is the seminal Selling the Indian: Commercializing and Appropriating American Indian Cultures. She holds the B.A. in American Studies from Skidmore College\, and the A.M. and Ph.D. in American Studies from Brown University.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/democracy-and-native-america-indigenous-voices-from-the-front-with-professor-carter-meyer-camden-conference-community-event/
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SUMMARY:Camden Garden Club Winter Horticulture Series: "The Secret Lives of Wild Bees" with Nick Dorian\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Camden Garden Club’s 57th Annual Winter Horticulture SeriesJanuary 28 – February 25\, 2024 \n\n\n\nJoin us this winter for another series of fascinating free horticulture talks\, presented by the Camden Garden Club and hosted on Zoom with the Camden Public Library. Programs will be held via Zoom on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM\, January 28 – February 25\, 2025. Click here to view a list of all programs in this year’s series. \n\n\n\nRegister for this program here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j-cBkyhHQDOuETkiPRUhhw \n\n\n\nOn Tuesday\, February 11\, at 9:30 a.m.\, the Camden Garden Club welcomes Nick Dorian\, Ph.D. ecologist and educator to discuss wild bees.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou’ve probably heard “Save The Bees!” but do you know which bees need saving? Over 4000 species of bees inhabit North America\, and most don’t live in hives or make honey. In fact\, wild bees come in every size\, shape\, and color you can imagine\, and they live all around us\, hiding in plain sight. In this lecture\, Dr. Nick Dorian will introduce you to the wild bees of New England. Together\, we’ll examine their varied lifestyles\, habitat needs\, and intricate relationships they have with native flowering plants and other insects. You’ll come away clear action items for how to notice\, appreciate\, and help these important pollinators in your backyard. \n\n\n\nDr. Nick Dorian is an ecologist\, an educator\, and a naturalist. He received his Ph.D. from Tufts University where he studied the ecology and conservation of wild bees. At Tufts\, Nick also co-founded and ran the Tufts Pollinator Initiative (sites.tufts.edu/pollinators)\, which worked to build capacity for community-based pollinator conservation through habitat creation\, place-based education\, and ecological research. Currently\, Nick is a post-doctoral researcher at the Chicago Botanic Garden where he studies how to optimize pollinator gardens for biodiversity conservation. \n\n\n\n\nLeaf-cutter bees (Megachile spp.) collect pollen in special hairs under their abdomens\n\n\n\nUnequal cellophane bees (Colletes inaequalis) are common in early spring across eastern North America where they build nests underground in sandy soils.\n\n\n\nBicolored striped sweat bees (Agapostemon virescens) can be easily seen on purple coneflowers in backyards and gardens in summer months.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Camden Garden Club is a the oldest garden club in Maine. The Club was founded in 1915 by a group of like-minded women with the mission to develop and preserve the beauty in and around Camden\, Maine. \n\n\n\nOver a century later\, our mission is to cultivate the art of gardening to its fullest sense\, develop and preserve beauty in and around Camden\, and promotes civic improvements\, education\, and conservation of natural resources.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/camden-garden-club-winter-horticulture-series-the-secret-lives-of-wild-bees-with-nick-dorian-ph-d/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar
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SUMMARY:CamdenCAN's "In Transition” Reading/Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Join the movement toward a thriving\, resilient community with CamdenCAN‘s “In Transition” reading/discussion group for winter/spring 2025.  This bi-monthly group will meet on second and fourth Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. in the Picker Room at the Camden Public Library. \n\n\n\nWe’ll begin exploring ideas from The Permaculture City by Toby Hemenway. Together\, we’ll tackle topics like creating home and community gardens\, mastering water wisdom\, finding energy solutions\, fostering local livelihoods and wealth\, embracing bioregionalism\, and rethinking governance. Bring your curiosity\, your ideas\, and your passion for resilience—your voice will help secure our community’s future.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoline Blais will be the discussion leader. Joline researches regenerative design\, teaches permaculture and advises the Terrell House Permaculture Center at UMaine. She is a steering committee member of CamdenCAN\, and board member of PAN (Permaculture Association of the Northeast). Past projects include co-directing LongGreenHouse\, an educational partnership with Wabanaki neighbors\, emphasizing indigenous knowledge and collaboration\, and working as a co-founding member of Belfast Ecovillage. Additionally\, Joline serves as President of the Wild Blueberry Heritage Center. She rows\, skis\, hikes\, swims\, and kayaks mostly in her home state of Maine. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBelow are related links\, including the free copy of The Permaculture City in Internet Archive. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReading Resources: \n\n\n\n\nThe Permaculture City (internet archive—free) by Toby Hemenway\n\n\n\nPermaculture flower—summarizing the chapters below\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTable of Contents: \n\n\n\n\nThe surprisingly green city\n\n\n\nPermaculture design with an urban twist\n\n\n\nDesigning the urban home garden\n\n\n\nTechniques for the urban home garden\n\n\n\nStrategies for gardening in community\n\n\n\nWater wisdom\, metropolitan style\n\n\n\nEnergy solutions for homes and communities\n\n\n\nLivelihood\, real wealth\, and becoming valuable\n\n\n\nPlacemaking and the empowered community\n\n\n\nTools for designing resilient cities.\n\n\n\n\nRelated Resources: \n\n\n\n\n\nTransition Network\n\n\n\nTransition Handbook \n\n\n\nCommunity Heart & Soul— 10k seed grants \n\n\n\nCommunity Wealth Building
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/camdencans-in-transition-reading-discussion-group-2/2025-02-11/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T110000
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SUMMARY:Homeschool Teen Book Group
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the J room of the Camden Library for a Homeschool Teen Book Group hosted by Charlotte Watkins & Friends. Bring a book you have read recently to share and discuss!This book group will rotate between local libraries. Next meeting location to be determined.Hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/homeschool-teen-book-group/
CATEGORIES:Kids' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T153000
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SUMMARY:Camden Philosophical Society: Alternative Societal and Economic Structures with "Braiding Sweetgrass"
DESCRIPTION:The Camden Philosophical Society will continue its exploration of existing and alternative societal and economic structures at its next hybrid gathering on Tuesday\, February 18\, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. EDT in the Picker Room of the Camden Public Library and on Zoom. All are welcome to participate. That goes for visitors\, as well as year-rounders in Maine\, and friends of the society wherever you may be. \n\n\n\nIf you wish to participate via Zoom\, please email sarahmiller@usa.net. You will receive a Zoom invitation on the morning of the meeting. Click on the “Join Zoom Meeting” link in that invitation at the time of the event. \n\n\n\nFor our February topic\, we are moving from the socio-political constructs of Karl Marx and the socio-religious framework of Martin Buber to the “braided” relationship between ourselves and the land\, using the work of contemporary botanist and writer Robin Wall Kimmerer in Braiding Sweetgrass. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will explore themes from Kimmerer’s book that reflect the “gift economy\,” as differentiated from “commodity exchange.”  In this way her writings encourage us to re-examine our idea of a “gift” and our exchanges among each other. How does the spirit in which an object is given to another enhance the richness and worth between the giver and the receiver? \n\n\n\nEssayist and author of The Gift Lewis Hyde writes: “It is the cardinal difference between gift and commodity exchange that a gift establishes a feeling-bond between two people.”  These observations are extended in Kimmerer’s philosophy of the human species in relationship to land — the give and take of that relationship that Kimmerer calls “the equations of reciprocity and responsibility\, the whys and wherefores of building sustainable relationships with ecosystems.” \n\n\n\nThe Society’s meeting will\, as usual\, be a hybrid gathering from 3:30-5:30 pm EDT on the third Tuesday of the month\, in this case Feb. 18. All are welcome to participate\, in-person at the Picker Room of the Camden Public Library or by Zoom. That goes for visitors\, as well as year-rounders in Maine\, and friends of the society wherever you may be. If you wish to participate via Zoom\, please let us know by return email (Reply All). You will receive a Zoom invitation on the day of the meeting. Click on the “Join Zoom Meeting” link in that invitation at the time of the event. \n\n\n\nIn preparation for our February meeting\, please read two chapters from Braiding Sweetgrass: “The Gift of Strawberries” and “Epiphany in the Beans.”  The PDF of the entire book is available for free online here https://pdfhive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Braiding-Sweetgrass-Indigenous-Wisdom-Scientific-Knowledge-and-the-Teachings-of-Plants-PDFhive.com-1.pdf  and here https://www.are.na/block/11475743.  Read more than the assigned chapters if so inspired – easy to do with this beautiful work.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/camden-philosophical-society-alternative-societal-and-economic-structures-with-braiding-sweetgrass/
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER - Coffeehouse Concert: Pete Kilpatrick
DESCRIPTION:The Coffeehouse Concert series in the Picker Room returns on Thursday\, February 13 at 6:00 (SIX O’CLOCK!) p.m. with a solo concert from Pete Kilpatrick! There will be refreshments to accompany this cozy winter evening of indoor music. Free and open to all. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaine based singer/songwriter Pete Kilpatrick grew up with a deep and resounding love of melody. With no formal training in music\, Pete picked up the acoustic guitar at the age of 16 and began teaching himself how to play\, crafting his own songs all while falling deeply in love with the process.  \n\n\n\nAfter completing high school\, Pete took a few years off before attending college to focus his energy on a full-time career as a musician. He wrote and recorded his first album\, Half Way Home\, back in 2003. Between networking and a near constant performing schedule throughout New England he began to develop a loyal following that would continue to grow over the years.  \n\n\n\nPete Kilpatrick has been named Maine’s best act four times in the Portland Best Music Awards and has performed over 1\,600 shows. He has performed alongside Dave Matthews Band\, Ray Lamontagne\, Guster\, Barenaked Ladies\, Jason Mraz and many others.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPete and his band have shared the stage with Dave Matthews Band\, Pearl Jam’s Mike Mccready\, David Gray\, Jason Mraz\, Ray Lamontagne\, Barenaked Ladies\, O.A.R\, Guster\, G Love and Special Sauce\, Marc Cohn\, Matisyahu\, Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora\, Amos Lee\, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals\, Michael Franti and Spearhead\, Brett Dennen\, Tim Reynolds\, Robert Randolph and the Family Band\, Fitz and the Tantrums\, The Wailers\, Yonder Mountain String Band\, DJ Logic\, Blues Traveler\, Spoon\, Against Me!\, Cold War Kids\, Toots and the Maytals\, Rusted Root\, Mutemath\, State Radio\, Dawes\, Warren Haynes\, Eve6\, Eric Hutchinson\, Meiko\, Civil Twlight\, Nuno Bettencourt\, The Record Company and J Cole.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/coffeehouse-concert-pete-kilpatrick/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T160000
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SUMMARY:Community Visioning Workshop on the Future of Curtis Island Light Station [SESSION 2] — All welcome\, Registration Required
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for a Community Visioning Workshop on the Future of Curtis Island Light Station \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Curtis Island Lighthouse Foundation\, with the support of the Town of Camden\, invites you to participate in a unique opportunity to help shape the future of the Curtis Island Light Station. Participate in a public discussion and hear updates from the all-volunteer Curtis Island Lighthouse Foundation staff. Most importantly\, let us know your thoughts on this important community asset. \n\n\n\nThis workshop takes place in the Picker Room on Sunday\, February 2\, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. There is an additional workshop on February 16. Please register for one of these sessions ahead of time! \n\n\n\nTo secure your spot for a Visioning Session\, click here to register directly at curtisisland.org or send an email with your name and phone number to info@curtisisland.org  \n\n\n\nThis Community Visioning Workshop is designed to gather your valuable ideas on the future use of Curtis Island and its four historic lighthouse buildings: Light Tower\, Light Keeper’s House\, Barn\, and Oil Shed. The workshop is open to the public\, but registration is required.  \n\n\n\nWorkshop Details \n\n\n\nWhen: Sunday\, February 2\, 2025\, and Sunday\, February 16\, 2025Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PMWhere: Camden Public Library\, Picker RoomRegistration: Limited to 36 participants per session. If demand exceeds capacity\, additional sessions will be scheduled in the following weeks.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/community-visioning-workshop-on-the-future-of-curtis-island-light-station-session-2-all-welcome/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250217T180000
DTSTAMP:20250212T202329Z
CREATED:20250212T201957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T202329Z
UID:88231-1739786400-1739815200@www.librarycamden.org
SUMMARY:Library closed for Presidents' Day
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URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/library-closed-for-presidents-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar,Kids' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T103000
DTSTAMP:20250115T155953Z
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SUMMARY:Camden Garden Club Winter Horticulture Series: “An Introduction to the Benefits of Nature Experiences for Human Health and Well-Being” with Michael Blacketer\, Mt. Cuba Center
DESCRIPTION:Camden Garden Club’s 57th Annual Winter Horticulture SeriesJanuary 28 – February 25\, 2024 \n\n\n\nJoin us this winter for another series of fascinating free horticulture talks\, presented by the Camden Garden Club and hosted on Zoom with the Camden Public Library. Programs will be held via Zoom on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM\, January 28 – February 25\, 2025. Click here to view a list of all programs in this year’s series. \n\n\n\nRegister for this program here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lf5yj116RWO-qJoLHRbz7w \n\n\n\nOn Tuesday\, February 18\, at 9:30 a.m.\, the Camden Garden Club welcomes Michael Blacketer from the Mt. Cuba Center\, a renowned botanic garden committed to the conservation of native plants. We will learn all about nature for our wellbeing and how and why we all get that zen feeling when we garden. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Camden Garden Club is a the oldest garden club in Maine. The Club was founded in 1915 by a group of like-minded women with the mission to develop and preserve the beauty in and around Camden\, Maine. \n\n\n\nOver a century later\, our mission is to cultivate the art of gardening to its fullest sense\, develop and preserve beauty in and around Camden\, and promotes civic improvements\, education\, and conservation of natural resources.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/camden-garden-club-winter-horticulture-series-nature-experiences-for-human-health-and-well-being-with-mt-cuba-center/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T150000
DTSTAMP:20250131T202453Z
CREATED:20250131T202436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T202453Z
UID:88111-1739883600-1739890800@www.librarycamden.org
SUMMARY:Books to Movies: The Secret of NIMH
DESCRIPTION:Join us for popcorn and a movie during February Vacation Week! \n\n\n\nTuesday: The Secret of NIMHWednesday: Guardians of Ga’HooleThursday: The BFG \n\n\n\nCheck out our display of other books to movies!
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/books-to-movies-the-secret-of-nimh/
CATEGORIES:Kids' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T150000
DTSTAMP:20250131T203717Z
CREATED:20250131T203144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T203717Z
UID:88113-1739970000-1739977200@www.librarycamden.org
SUMMARY:Books to Movies: Guardians of Ga'Hoole
DESCRIPTION:Join us for popcorn and a movie during February Vacation Week! \n\n\n\nTuesday: The Secret of NIMHWednesday: Guardians of Ga’HooleThursday: The BFG \n\n\n\nCheck out our display of other books to movies!
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/books-to-movies-guardians-of-gahoole/
CATEGORIES:Kids' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T150000
DTSTAMP:20250131T203542Z
CREATED:20250131T203355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T203542Z
UID:88117-1740056400-1740063600@www.librarycamden.org
SUMMARY:Books to Movies: The BFG
DESCRIPTION:Join us for popcorn and a movie during February Vacation Week! \n\n\n\nTuesday: The Secret of NIMHWednesday: Guardians of Ga’HooleThursday: The BFG \n\n\n\nCheck out our display of other books to movies!
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/books-to-movies-the-bfg/
CATEGORIES:Kids' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T200000
DTSTAMP:20250203T200205Z
CREATED:20250203T171038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T200205Z
UID:88135-1740076200-1740081600@www.librarycamden.org
SUMMARY:Camden Talks Climate: "Saving Walden's World" with Filmmaker Jim Merkel
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, February 20\, at 6:30 p.m.\, CamdenCAN\, in partnership with the Camden Public Library\, will present Belfast filmmaker Jim Merkel’s Saving Walden’s World as part of its free monthly series “Camden Talks Climate.”  \n\n\n\nThe film will be shown in the Picker Room of the Camden Public Library. The showing will be followed by a Q&A and audience discussion with Merkel and Camden-based permaculture educator Joline Blais. \n\n\n\nThe award-winning film tells a compelling story of how individuals and communities can make a profound impact on the planet. Saving Walden’s World explores the urgent need for ecological balance through inspiring stories of resilience\, sustainability\, and hope in Slovenia\, Cuba\, and Kerala\, India. This thought-provoking film challenges us to rethink our relationship with nature and empowers us to take meaningful action for a healthier\, more harmonious world.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJim Merkel is a filmmaker\, author\, and educator who moved from military weapons development to rural homesteading. His book Radical Simplicity digs into the details of a globally equitable way of life. Jim worked as Dartmouth College’s Sustainability Coordinator and volunteers with the Sierra Club and other community organizations. He and his partner Susan Cutting and their child Walden live off-the-grid\, growing much of their food\, in a home they built with oaks and pines from their land in Belfast\, Maine. \n\n\n\nThis showing of Saving Walden’s World is free and open to all. For more information\, see a trailer\, reserve your seat\, or donate\, visit https://www.savingwaldensworld.org  \n\n\n\nThis evening is being presented by CamdenCAN (ClimateActionNow) a citizen-led organization committed to reducing Camden’s contribution to climate change through local action\, education\, advocacy\, and resources. We help our community take advantage of climate solutions with actionable steps. CamdenCAN’s substack offers more information about events as well as ideas\, inspiration\, and steps to take. Read the CamdenCAN newsletter here.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/camden-talks-climate-saving-waldens-world-with-filmmaker-jim-merkel/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T160000
DTSTAMP:20250205T161012Z
CREATED:20250205T160954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T161012Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Book Sale at the Blue Door Book Shed
DESCRIPTION:The Camden Public Library will host a special Winter Book Sale in the Blue Door Book Shed on Atlantic Avenue on Saturday\, February 22\, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tons of books for everyone at great prices!
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/winter-book-sale-at-the-blue-door-book-shed/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T235959
DTSTAMP:20250212T214033Z
CREATED:20250212T214022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T214033Z
UID:88272-1740355200-1740700799@www.librarycamden.org
SUMMARY:Library closed to the public* while we undergo nonfiction reorganization (Monday Tax Appointments Still Happening!)
DESCRIPTION:Camden Public Library will be closed to the public* from Monday\, February 24\, to Thursday\, February 27 while we undertake a significant reorganization of our nonfiction collection. We are excited to unveil the improved nonfiction section to the community! Thank you for your patience and understanding. We’ll get things up and running again as soon as we can! \n\n\n\n*Tax help appointments on Monday and some regular club meetings will still be taking place in the Picker Room.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/library-closed-feb-2025/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar,Kids' Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T103000
DTSTAMP:20250224T175844Z
CREATED:20241129T171610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T175844Z
UID:86701-1740475800-1740479400@www.librarycamden.org
SUMMARY:Camden Garden Club Winter Horticulture Series: "Time-Saving\, Mighty-Mite Shrubs that Outshine Perennials" with Kerry Ann Mendez
DESCRIPTION:Camden Garden Club’s 57th Annual Winter Horticulture SeriesJanuary 28 – February 25\, 2024 \n\n\n\nJoin us this winter for another series of fascinating free horticulture talks\, presented by the Camden Garden Club and hosted on Zoom with the Camden Public Library. Programs will be held via Zoom on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM\, January 28 – February 25\, 2025. Click here to view a list of all programs in this year’s series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for this program here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MxuO_So8TCuOw4m6vp8iZw \n\n\n\nOn Tuesday\, February 25\, at 9:30 a.m.\, the Camden Garden Club welcomes Kerry Ann Mendez to talk about how her outlook on flower gardening has evolved over the decades. In addition to following the latest earth-friendly practices and incorporating more natives\, she has shifted my focus from perennials to shrubs that provide months of radiant color but are far less maintenance. This eye-opening session features remarkable shrubs for front to mid-border gardens\, as well as their pruning requirements. These stunning beauties also are ideal for over-wintering in containers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Kerry Ann MendezKerry Ann Mendez is an award-winning garden educator\, author\, design consultant and proprietor of Perennially Yours based in southern Maine.  She is dedicated to teaching the art of low-maintenance flower gardening and landscaping – featuring time-saving gardening techniques\, workhorse plants and sustainable practices. As an exceptionally popular educator and communicator\, she has presented hundreds of lectures to thousands of gardeners in 23 states.  In 2014 she received the Gold Medal award from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for “Exceptional teaching and writing that increases public enjoyment and appreciation of horticulture.”  Kerry Ann has written four gardening books\, the most recent being The Budget Wise Gardener and The Right-Size Flower Garden. Her e-newsletters go out to almost 10\,000 subscribers throughout the United States.  In 2016 Kerry Ann started producing international gardening Webinars that have been enjoyed by thousands. To learn more about Kerry Ann\, please visit her web site pyours.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Camden Garden Club is a the oldest garden club in Maine. The Club was founded in 1915 by a group of like-minded women with the mission to develop and preserve the beauty in and around Camden\, Maine. \n\n\n\nOver a century later\, our mission is to cultivate the art of gardening to its fullest sense\, develop and preserve beauty in and around Camden\, and promotes civic improvements\, education\, and conservation of natural resources.
URL:https://www.librarycamden.org/event/camden-garden-club-winter-horticulture-series-mighty-shrubs/
CATEGORIES:Adults' Calendar
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