Knit a Temperature Scarf in 2025!
We’re knitting through 2025! Come knit with us!
The temperatures are slowly rising, which means more colors on our scarves!
Please join us on Tuesday, August 12 at 12noon to knit together. Let’s catch up on our rows, problem solve, and enjoy each other’s company as we spend an hour knitting […]
Staff Picks 2024
We asked Curtis staff: what are the books you most enjoyed in 2024? What books did you recommend to family and friends? Here are their answers. Click on titles to check availability and request.
Michael, Lending Services and Adult Services:
2025 Adult Winter BINGO
Curtis Memorial Library will be hosting an Adult Winter Reading Bingo Challenge in 2025. The Winter Reading Challenge encourages busy adults to delight in the joy of books during the dark months of winter. Starting on January 6, participants can pick up a BINGO board in person at the second […]
2024-25 Maine Student Book Award Nominees
4th – 8th graders: Are you looking for a good book to kick off the new year? Try a Maine Student Book Award nominee! From fantasy to realistic fiction, there are a lot of choices.
There’s still plenty of time to read three books before voting starts in March.
If you like […]
Curtis Blooms! Tulip and Daffodil Bulb Giveaway
Curtis Blooms! Tulip and Daffodil Bulb Giveaway
Each kit contains materials to force two pots of bulbs – one to enjoy at home and one to bring back to the library in February for the community to enjoy. When everyone brings tulips and daffodils back to the library, we’ll have a […]
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
Dive into these beautiful picture books by indigenous authors!
Bowwow powwow = Bagosenjige-niimi’idim
by Brenda J. Child
When Uncle and Windy Girl attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers and listens to the singers. She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around […]
New Bestseller Express Titles
The Bestseller Express is a collection of popular books, sponsored by the Curtis Friends, and available only to Curtis patrons. They cannot […]
New Large Print
Our large print vendor had a sale, so we just added forty new large print titles to the Curtis Collection! Below are a few of the […]
Monarchs Fly Away!
All of our Monarch butterflies have emerged and been released […]
Curtis Memorial Library Now Has Libby!
The Libby app is the new way to access ebooks and audio books. Download the Libby app onto your devices from the Apple […]
Free Summer Lunches for Kids, Teens & Caregivers
THE VEGGIE VAN IS COMING!
MON-FRIDAY, June 17-Aug 3* at 12:10PM
*(no lunch on July 4)
Stop by to pick up a lunch […]
Interlibrary loan alternatives: how to find your next read
As you may have already heard, borrowing between libraries has been temporarily suspended due to extended contract negotiations at the state level for van delivery service. We expect there will be no ILL delivery through at least mid-August. Over 200 Maine libraries and their patrons are impacted. We know this […]