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Join us at the library for a new monthly program - knitting! This program is for 6th graders through adults, and no experience is needed. You can join us with your own project or learn to knit with us! Needles and yarn provided if you don't have your own.
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The Fitz Roy area of Patagonia, once the far frontier of world alpinism, is now a well-traveled center for climbing and trekking, but the mountains of Patagonia outside of the Fitz Roy group remain those of mystery and adventure. John Bragg has been traveling to this far tip of South America to climb and explore for more than 30 years. His multi-media presentation describes several of those expeditions, from the first ascent of Torre Egger to the second ascent of…
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For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
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For ages 13+, join us for an afternoon of tie dye. Bring your own item to transform or get a shirt from us for $1.
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Join Miss Amy Thursdays at 10:00 for stories geared toward four and five year-old children. Come join the magic and wonder of reading, through books, rhymes, songs, flannel board stories, finger plays, puppets, dramatic play and thematic crafts. June 6th - Keep our oceans clean! June 13th - Bubbles with Miss Loraine June 20th - Refugee stories June 27th - Sunglasses Day!
Find out more »Join Miss Amy for different prompts every week. Supplies provided, bring your own journal!
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Bob Sewall is a long-time organic apple grower and former President of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners. After preparing his fields organically for two years using the Rodale method, he planted 550 trees to create what is now the oldest certified organic orchard in Maine still in operation. Besides farming, consulting and mentoring young farmers, he speaks to groups around the state about his organic apple cider vinegar, which was voted “Best of Maine” (Down East Magazine) in 2008, the…
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Join Miss Amy on Fridays at 10:00 for two-and-three-year-olds. Come join the magic and wonder of reading, through books, rhymes, songs, flannel board stories, finger plays, puppets, dramatic play and thematic crafts. June 7th - Keep our oceans clean! June 14th - Bubbles with Miss Loraine June 21st - Refugee stories June 28th - Sunglasses Day!
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This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
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The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
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Join Miss Loraine every Saturday for an all-ages story time. Discover the magic of read-alouds and enjoy a related craft or activity. June 1st - Bubbles with Miss Amy June 8th - World Ocean Day June 15th - Fantastic Fathers June 22nd - Summer Stories June 29th - Let's go Camping!
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2019 Mid-Coast Maine BestLit Review Writing Workshops Every Sunday 2-4 Literary Event Organizer and Promoter Eva Morris hosts weekly workshops for authors to work on their short story/essay/ play or script excerpt, from construction to self-editing to presentation, throughout the course of the summer. This year there will be a modest fee for authors to be videotaped for their own evaluation and improvement, photographed for a good headshot, and one class will be dedicated to establishing authors online. This is…
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Beyond Acadia is the very first travel guide covering the area of coast roughly between Acadia National Park and Canada. There are countless ways to engage with the natural world in the Bold Coast area, from dozens of hiking trails to myriad paddling options to locally grown, healthy food to arts and music that evoke the landscape in which they are created. All of this in a seldom-visited place virtually on the doorstep of Acadia National Park, which receives upwards…
Find out more »For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
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Join Miss Amy on Fridays at 10:00 for two-and-three-year-olds. Come join the magic and wonder of reading, through books, rhymes, songs, flannel board stories, finger plays, puppets, dramatic play and thematic crafts. July 5th - Celebrate! July 12th - Outer Space! July 19th - Star Wars! July 26th - SHARKS!
Find out more »This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
Find out more »The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
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Join Miss Loraine every Saturday for an all-ages story time. Discover the magic of read-alouds and enjoy a related craft or activity. July 6th - Teddy Bear Picnic July 13th - Art Stories July 20th - Llama Tales! July 27th - Sharks!
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Do you like LEGO building and want to learn more about coding? Join us for this 2-part workshop where we will build and program 2 LEGO Boost robots. Open to students 5th grade and up. Please call or stop by to sign up, space is limited to 8. Any questions? Call Loraine at 236-3440.
Find out more »2019 Mid-Coast Maine BestLit Review Writing Workshops Every Sunday 2-4 Literary Event Organizer and Promoter Eva Morris hosts weekly workshops for authors to work on their short story/essay/ play or script excerpt, from construction to self-editing to presentation, throughout the course of the summer. This year there will be a modest fee for authors to be videotaped for their own evaluation and improvement, photographed for a good headshot, and one class will be dedicated to establishing authors online. This is…
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Join us for our monthly meeting and hear what other 4th - 8th graders have to say about the books they're reading. Books can be from the 2019-2020 MSBA list or off the list! Did you read a book you loved or really didn't like? We want to hear about it! Please let us know if you will be there. 236-3440. Bring a picnic and a friend, if you have one that likes reading too! If the weather is nice,…
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In 1938, Christopher Isherwood, author of The Berlin Stories (the inspiration for the film I Am a Camera and the musical Cabaret), and icon in later years of the gay rights movement, and W.H. Auden, most famous English poet of the "Auden Generation," these two men of the Left who were sometime lovers and lifelong friends, spent four months in China during the Japanese War. In China, they visited the British colony Hong Kong, the Chinese headquarters in Hankow, the Yellow…
Find out more »For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
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This summer we are celebrating a Universe of Stories! Join Miss Amy and Loraine to create own own spaceships. Work in small groups or by yourself. We will design, decorate and display our Apollo 11 inspired spacecrafts. 10:00 am for ages 4 to 7 11:30 am for ages 8 to 12
Find out more »This summer we are celebrating a Universe of Stories! Join Miss Amy and Loraine to create own own spaceships. Work in small groups or by yourself. We will design, decorate and display our Apollo 11 inspired spacecrafts. 10:00 am for ages 4 to 7 11:30 am for ages 8 to 12
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Artists of all ages are invited to decorate their own block of sidewalk in time for the Harbor Arts and Books Fair! Bring your own chalk, or share some of ours.
Find out more »Join Miss Amy on Fridays at 10:00 for two-and-three-year-olds. Come join the magic and wonder of reading, through books, rhymes, songs, flannel board stories, finger plays, puppets, dramatic play and thematic crafts. July 5th - Celebrate! July 12th - Outer Space! July 19th - Star Wars! July 26th - SHARKS!
Find out more »This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
Find out more »The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
Find out more »The Camden Public Library will host more than 90 artists in its annual summer Harbor Arts & Books Fair on July 13 and 14, 2019. The fair will feature items for every taste and prices for every pocketbook! Art patrons will find works in watercolor, oil, acrylics, and pastels, as well as photography, sculpture, and mixed media. Fans of handcrafted wares can shop for pottery, glass, woodcrafts, jewelry, and furniture. Fiber artists will also be represented with a wide selection…
Find out more »Join Miss Loraine every Saturday for an all-ages story time. Discover the magic of read-alouds and enjoy a related craft or activity. July 6th - Teddy Bear Picnic July 13th - Art Stories July 20th - Llama Tales! July 27th - Sharks!
Find out more »The Camden Public Library will host more than 90 artists in its annual summer Harbor Arts & Books Fair on July 13 and 14, 2019. The fair will feature items for every taste and prices for every pocketbook! Art patrons will find works in watercolor, oil, acrylics, and pastels, as well as photography, sculpture, and mixed media. Fans of handcrafted wares can shop for pottery, glass, woodcrafts, jewelry, and furniture. Fiber artists will also be represented with a wide selection…
Find out more »2019 Mid-Coast Maine BestLit Review Writing Workshops Every Sunday 2-4 Literary Event Organizer and Promoter Eva Morris hosts weekly workshops for authors to work on their short story/essay/ play or script excerpt, from construction to self-editing to presentation, throughout the course of the summer. This year there will be a modest fee for authors to be videotaped for their own evaluation and improvement, photographed for a good headshot, and one class will be dedicated to establishing authors online. This is…
Find out more »You have a goal: write. Life gets in the way and somehow it doesn't happen. Perhaps you're waiting for inspiration or the one great topic. Sudden Fiction is designed to prove to you, that you can write without a lightning bolt. Sudden Fiction is the foundation on which to build your writing practice. Limit 10, please sign up by calling 236-3440.
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Bring a blanket or some lawn chairs and join us at dusk (about 8 pm) where we will show the movie Inkheart. (Rated PG, 1 hr. 46 minutes long) This family-friendly film based on Cornelia Funke's book of the same name, is about a teenage girl Meggie, and her father's special ability: When he reads aloud, the characters literally come to life.
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At its regularly scheduled reading and discussion group on the third Tuesday of the month, the Camden Philosophical Society meets to discuss a wide range of topics. Topics and readings will be announced in the weeks leading up to each event. Stay tuned for details, or email Sarah Miller at sarahmiller@usa.net.
Find out more »On Tuesday, July 16 at 6:30 pm, Mick Delap, and Apprenticeshop founder Lance Lee will host a theatrically presented history of the Bantry Bay Gigs of International Atlantic Challenge fame. Mick Delap is an English poet, writer, and historian in his retirement (after a career in journalism at the BBC). He is also an avid sailor. His family vacations on the West Coast of Ireland on Valencia Island and so he is especially knowledgeable about boating events there. He…
Find out more »For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
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This week we will be making puff rockets and launching them in Harbor Park! What will yours look like? How far will it go? Celebrate a Universe of Reading with us, and don't forget your reading logs! 10 am for ages 4 to 7 11:30 am for ages 8 to 12
Find out more »This week we will be making puff rockets and launching them in Harbor Park! What will yours look like? How far will it go? Celebrate a Universe of Reading with us, and don't forget your reading logs! 10 am for ages 4 to 7 11:30 am for ages 8 to 12
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Daymark is an international trio performing traditional Irish music infused with infectious energy, raw power, and Northern swagger. Fusing the talents of Will Woodson (flute, border pipes), Dan Foster (fiddle) and Eric McDonald (guitar, vocals) the group presents a classic blend of wind and string as driving flute meets virtuosic fiddle, underpinned by well-considered and expertly delivered guitar. Hear their sound here. Each member of the trio had carved their individual musical pathways and style from diligent listening and study,…
Find out more »Join Miss Amy on Fridays at 10:00 for two-and-three-year-olds. Come join the magic and wonder of reading, through books, rhymes, songs, flannel board stories, finger plays, puppets, dramatic play and thematic crafts. July 5th - Celebrate! July 12th - Outer Space! July 19th - Star Wars! July 26th - SHARKS!
Find out more »This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
Find out more »The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
Find out more »Join Miss Loraine every Saturday for an all-ages story time. Discover the magic of read-alouds and enjoy a related craft or activity. July 6th - Teddy Bear Picnic July 13th - Art Stories July 20th - Llama Tales! July 27th - Sharks!
Find out more »2019 Mid-Coast Maine BestLit Review Writing Workshops Every Sunday 2-4 Literary Event Organizer and Promoter Eva Morris hosts weekly workshops for authors to work on their short story/essay/ play or script excerpt, from construction to self-editing to presentation, throughout the course of the summer. This year there will be a modest fee for authors to be videotaped for their own evaluation and improvement, photographed for a good headshot, and one class will be dedicated to establishing authors online. This is…
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Celebrate Shark Week with shark-themed events all week! July 23rd - Shark Face painting from 10am to 12pm, and again 2pm to 5pm. July 26th - Shark Story hour for pre-schoolers at 10am. July 26th - Special showing of "Shark Bait" in the Picker Room at 3pm! (animated, Rated G, running time 1 hr. 18 minutes) July 27th - Shark Saturday storytime for all ages at 10am.
Find out more »You have a goal: write. Life gets in the way and somehow it doesn't happen. Perhaps you're waiting for inspiration or the one great topic. Sudden Fiction is designed to prove to you, that you can write without a lightning bolt. Sudden Fiction is the foundation on which to build your writing practice. Limit 10, please sign up by calling 236-3440.
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If you are a young adult, or just love young adult books, please join us for the YA Book Lovers Club! This summer we will be working on the Teen Bingo Challenge. If you haven't picked up your card, please get one from the Main Circulation Desk. This month we will complete one of the squares by reading a book from the past.
Find out more »Free and open to the public. The screening will take place in the Picker Room. "Lobster War" is a must-watch, award-winning feature-length documentary film about a conflict between the United States and Canada over waters that both countries have claimed since the end of the Revolutionary War. The disputed 277 square miles of sea known as the Gray Zone were traditionally fished by US lobstermen. But as the Gulf of Maine has warmed faster than nearly any other body of…
Find out more »For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
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The Camden Shakespeare Festival is a professional, non-profit theatre committed to producing Shakespeare’s plays chiefly in the Camden Amphitheatre. At the core of our mission is a passion to make Shakespeare’s plays accessible to contemporary Maine audiences, especially children. We believe that Shakespeare plays speak to everyone, because of their universal themes, their unforgettable characters and their extraordinary poetry. These plays are produced in association with the Camden Public Library. William Shakespeare Profile William Shakespeare (playwright) A young man from…
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As we continue our journey with a Universe of Stories, we are very lucky to have Northern Stars Traveling Planetarium! YOU MUST SIGN UP! Limited space is available inside the traveling planetarium. Please call 236-3440 or stop by to put your name on the Planetarium list. 10 am for ages 4 to 7. They will enjoy ABC's of the Sky. 11:30 am for ages 8 to 12. They will see The Great Moon Adventure.
Find out more »As we continue our journey with a Universe of Stories, we are very lucky to have Northern Stars Traveling Planetarium! YOU MUST SIGN UP! Limited space is available inside the traveling planetarium. Please call 236-3440 or stop by to put your name on the Planetarium list. 10 am for ages 4 to 7. They will enjoy ABC's of the Sky. 11:30 am for ages 8 to 12. They will see The Great Moon Adventure.
Find out more »The Camden Shakespeare Festival is a professional, non-profit theatre committed to producing Shakespeare’s plays chiefly in the Camden Amphitheatre. At the core of our mission is a passion to make Shakespeare’s plays accessible to contemporary Maine audiences, especially children. We believe that Shakespeare plays speak to everyone, because of their universal themes, their unforgettable characters and their extraordinary poetry. These plays are produced in association with the Camden Public Library. William Shakespeare Profile William Shakespeare (playwright) A young man from…
Find out more »Join Miss Amy on Fridays at 10:00 for two-and-three-year-olds. Come join the magic and wonder of reading, through books, rhymes, songs, flannel board stories, finger plays, puppets, dramatic play and thematic crafts. July 5th - Celebrate! July 12th - Outer Space! July 19th - Star Wars! July 26th - SHARKS!
Find out more »This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
Find out more »The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
Find out more »The Camden Shakespeare Festival is a professional, non-profit theatre committed to producing Shakespeare’s plays chiefly in the Camden Amphitheatre. At the core of our mission is a passion to make Shakespeare’s plays accessible to contemporary Maine audiences, especially children. We believe that Shakespeare plays speak to everyone, because of their universal themes, their unforgettable characters and their extraordinary poetry. These plays are produced in association with the Camden Public Library. William Shakespeare Profile William Shakespeare (playwright) A young man from…
Find out more »Join Miss Loraine every Saturday for an all-ages story time. Discover the magic of read-alouds and enjoy a related craft or activity. July 6th - Teddy Bear Picnic July 13th - Art Stories July 20th - Llama Tales! July 27th - Sharks!
Find out more »Do you like LEGO building and want to learn more about coding? Join us for this 2-part workshop where we will build and program 2 LEGO Boost robots. Open to students 5th grade and up. Please call or stop by to sign up, space is limited to 8. Any questions? Call Loraine at 236-3440.
Find out more »2019 Mid-Coast Maine BestLit Review Writing Workshops Every Sunday 2-4 Literary Event Organizer and Promoter Eva Morris hosts weekly workshops for authors to work on their short story/essay/ play or script excerpt, from construction to self-editing to presentation, throughout the course of the summer. This year there will be a modest fee for authors to be videotaped for their own evaluation and improvement, photographed for a good headshot, and one class will be dedicated to establishing authors online. This is…
Find out more »Steve Brown recently completed a five-year circumnavigation of the America's aboard his aero-rigged schooner, Novara. Along the way he learned a lot about the state of our seas, and especially, the amount of plastic and other garbage floating in them. Steve will give an illustrated talk about the discoveries that he and the other adventurers have made about pollution in our oceans, as well as discuss some of the creative solutions (including his own environmental nonprofit) that sailors have developed to…
Find out more »You have a goal: write. Life gets in the way and somehow it doesn't happen. Perhaps you're waiting for inspiration or the one great topic. Sudden Fiction is designed to prove to you, that you can write without a lightning bolt. Sudden Fiction is the foundation on which to build your writing practice. Limit 10, please sign up by calling 236-3440.
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Work as we know it is changing, and fast: the global, “gig” economy has forever altered our view of what work can and should be. Yet, is it smart to put our faith in the “job creators,” train our children to bridge the “skills gap,” and worship at the altar of entrepreneurship? Should labor “productivity” be the measure by which we gage our own and others’ work? In what ways is automation and globalization transforming work and how best…
Find out more »For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
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Join us on the upper lawn from 2 to 4pm as we celebrate magic! Come dressed in your favorite wizarding world costume and join us for games, activities and crafts! Fun for all ages!
Find out more »Each summer, on a small island just off Maine & New Hampshire's coast, researchers from the Shoals Marine Laboratory work to save and protect threatened and endangered seabirds called terns. Dr. Jennifer Seavey, the John M. Kingsbury Executive Director will discuss that terns experience more of the globe in their lifetimes than most other species — traveling close to 60,000 miles in a year. But each summer, they return to Seavey Island, the largest tern colony in the Gulf of Maine. Working with the…
Find out more »The Camden Shakespeare Festival is a professional, non-profit theatre committed to producing Shakespeare’s plays chiefly in the Camden Amphitheatre. At the core of our mission is a passion to make Shakespeare’s plays accessible to contemporary Maine audiences, especially children. We believe that Shakespeare plays speak to everyone, because of their universal themes, their unforgettable characters and their extraordinary poetry. These plays are produced in association with the Camden Public Library. William Shakespeare Profile William Shakespeare (playwright) A young man from…
Find out more »This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
Find out more »The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
Find out more »The Camden Shakespeare Festival is a professional, non-profit theatre committed to producing Shakespeare’s plays chiefly in the Camden Amphitheatre. At the core of our mission is a passion to make Shakespeare’s plays accessible to contemporary Maine audiences, especially children. We believe that Shakespeare plays speak to everyone, because of their universal themes, their unforgettable characters and their extraordinary poetry. These plays are produced in association with the Camden Public Library. William Shakespeare Profile William Shakespeare (playwright) A young man from…
Find out more »The Camden Shakespeare Festival is a professional, non-profit theatre committed to producing Shakespeare’s plays chiefly in the Camden Amphitheatre. At the core of our mission is a passion to make Shakespeare’s plays accessible to contemporary Maine audiences, especially children. We believe that Shakespeare plays speak to everyone, because of their universal themes, their unforgettable characters and their extraordinary poetry. These plays are produced in association with the Camden Public Library. William Shakespeare Profile William Shakespeare (playwright) A young man from…
Find out more »You have a goal: write. Life gets in the way and somehow it doesn't happen. Perhaps you're waiting for inspiration or the one great topic. Sudden Fiction is designed to prove to you, that you can write without a lightning bolt. Sudden Fiction is the foundation on which to build your writing practice. Limit 10, please sign up by calling 236-3440.
Find out more »For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
Find out more »The Camden Shakespeare Festival is a professional, non-profit theatre committed to producing Shakespeare’s plays chiefly in the Camden Amphitheatre. At the core of our mission is a passion to make Shakespeare’s plays accessible to contemporary Maine audiences, especially children. We believe that Shakespeare plays speak to everyone, because of their universal themes, their unforgettable characters and their extraordinary poetry. These plays are produced in association with the Camden Public Library. William Shakespeare Profile William Shakespeare (playwright) A young man from…
Find out more »This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
Find out more »The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
Find out more »The Camden Shakespeare Festival is a professional, non-profit theatre committed to producing Shakespeare’s plays chiefly in the Camden Amphitheatre. At the core of our mission is a passion to make Shakespeare’s plays accessible to contemporary Maine audiences, especially children. We believe that Shakespeare plays speak to everyone, because of their universal themes, their unforgettable characters and their extraordinary poetry. These plays are produced in association with the Camden Public Library. William Shakespeare Profile William Shakespeare (playwright) A young man from…
Find out more »The Camden Shakespeare Festival is a professional, non-profit theatre committed to producing Shakespeare’s plays chiefly in the Camden Amphitheatre. At the core of our mission is a passion to make Shakespeare’s plays accessible to contemporary Maine audiences, especially children. We believe that Shakespeare plays speak to everyone, because of their universal themes, their unforgettable characters and their extraordinary poetry. These plays are produced in association with the Camden Public Library. William Shakespeare Profile William Shakespeare (playwright) A young man from…
Find out more »The book for this month is We Took to the Woods (NF) by Louise Dickinson Rich - In her early thirties, Louise Dickinson Rich took to the woods of Maine with her husband. They found their livelihood and raised a family in the remote backcountry settlement of Middle Dam, in the Rangeley area. Rich made time after morning chores to write about their lives. We Took to the Woods is an adventure story, written with humor, but it also portrays…
Find out more »Join us for our monthly meeting and hear what other 4th - 8th graders have to say about the books they're reading. Books can be from the 2019-2020 MSBA list or off the list! Did you read a book you loved or really didn't like? We want to hear about it! Please let us know if you will be there. 236-3440. Bring a picnic and a friend, if you have one that likes reading too! If the weather is nice,…
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Blue Fuse plays contemporary and classic Gypsy Swing. Based in Portland, Maine, Blue Fuse is steeped in Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club Jazz of Paris in the 30s and 40s. The sounds are familiar and accessible; you have heard the tunes before but did not know that it was called Gypsy Jazz. Blue Fuse plays the classics of the genre and contemporary adaptations adding in Latin beats and surprises. Accordion, guitars, bass, vocals and lively banter. They can be…
Find out more »For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
Find out more »This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
Find out more »The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
Find out more »At its regularly scheduled reading and discussion group on the third Tuesday of the month, the Camden Philosophical Society meets to discuss a wide range of topics. Topics and readings will be announced in the weeks leading up to each event. Stay tuned for details, or email Sarah Miller at sarahmiller@usa.net.
Find out more »For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
Find out more »This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
Find out more »The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
Find out more »For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
Find out more »This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
Find out more »The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
Find out more »For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
Find out more »This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
Find out more »The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
Find out more »The book for this month is Lowland (F) by Jhumpa Lahiri - Born just 15 months apart in Calcutta, brothers Subhash and Udayan are inseparable, but they are also opposites, with gravely different futures ahead. It is the 1960s, and Udayan—charismatic and impulsive—is drawn to the Naxalite movement, sacrificing everything to rebel against inequity and poverty. Subhash, the dutiful son, has left home to pursue scientific research in a quiet city on the coast of America, but returns to his…
Find out more »For children birth to age 2, every Wednesday morning at 10:00am in the Jean Picker Room. Join Miss Amy for songs, finger plays, read-alouds and more! A great opportunity for babies to interact with other babies of different ages and for caregivers to have some big people time! Always a fun morning with the kids! Older siblings are always welcome. Guests always welcome.
Find out more »This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…
Find out more »The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are pleased to collaborate once again in offering a walking tour of downtown Camden on Friday afternoons at 4:00 pm, starting June 28 and running through September 13. This entertaining and educational walking tour features a handful of historic sites in downtown Camden, including the Camden Public Library grounds and Amphitheatre, which were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Learn about the people, places, and industries that continue to make Camden…
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