WHAT WE DO
We collaborate with library staff to host a series of community events. Planning and hosting the annual BOOKED FOR THE NIGHT party is a big part of what we do and how we raise money for Curtis Library. We encourage participation in and attend the monthly Books & Brews Book Club at Flight Deck Brewing (check out the 2024 book list and meeting dates here); we have a membership program; and we host pop-up events like the (BO)OKtoberfest Garden Party.
We welcome new ideas and perspectives through your participation on the Committee or on a project-by-project basis. Joyce Fehl, Development and Marketing Manager, would love to connect with you, hear your ideas or answer any questions.
WHAT WE SUPPORT
For many years, proceeds from BOOKED FOR THE NIGHT supported presenting exhibits in the COLLABORATORY, the interactive learning lab featuring new educational and cultural themes each month. When the library closed to the public due to COVID-19 safety protocols, we temporarily shifted our support to new and pressing needs determined by library staff, including support for:
- Co-Sponsor of a new Contact-Free Self Check-Out Machine
- Sponsor of a new Smartphone CloudLibrary App for Contact-Free Self-Check-Out
The Curtis Contemporaries Committee hosts this annual 21+ fundraiser that takes place after-hours throughout the library with amazing local bites from farmers/bakers Senza Scarpe; fabulous local brews from Black Pub Brewing, Flight Deck Brewing and Moderation Brewing; wine and mocktail bar; DJ Dr. Fuzz; typewriter poets Bill of Auspicious Citrus and Stevie of Typewriter Chicana, and typewriter bar; hands-on, bookish crafts; Introverts’ Lounge by the fireplace in the 1904 Building; door prizes / raffle and silent auction; Library of Things Petting Zoo; tours of the new Creative Hive and more!
Special thanks to our early sponsors: Goodwin Motor Group | Atlantic Federal Credit Union | Casco Bay Dental.
This year’s event will support the purchase of a new reading nook in the Children’s Library, and the new Contemporaries Coffee Bar in the renovated lobby (project expected to begin by summer 2025.)
This event sells out every year! TICKETS ON SALE HERE!
WHO WE ARE:
In 2014, the Curtis Contemporaries came together working to engage a new generation of library patrons and their peers by getting to know Curtis Memorial Library better through participation and support. Our focus is library stewardship and advocacy. We are active patrons of Curtis Library and we are eager to contribute to this vibrant hub of our community.
2025 Curtis Contemporaries Committee
Emily Brill
Daniel Clark
Caroline Daigle
Jessica DePaiva
Heather Holland
Izzy Janzen
Kamis Ley
Brian McCrone
Lizzy Soucie
Joel Soucie
Judy Strano
Megan Ware
Staff Advisors: Joyce Fehl & Liz Snowdon