New Graphic Novels for Kids
Fantasy Adventures
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Introducing the 2023-24 Maine Student Book Award Nominees!
So many choices! Calling all 4th- 8th graders – read three (or more) of these titles and vote for your favorite in the spring of 2024.
Adventure
Fantasy
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New Mysteries
Lots of new mysteries! Click on title to check availability and request.
A Gentle Murderer by Dorothy Salisbury Davis
First published in 1951, this solid if somewhat dated […]
Five CloudLibrary Audio Adventures for Kids
CloudLibrary has lots of fantastic audiobooks for your family to sink its ears into. Here are a few.
The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school […]
Me, Myself, and I: Graphic Memoirs and Autobiographies for Kids
El Deafo
by CeCe Bell
Funny and deeply heartfelt, El Deafo chronicles CeCe Bell’s hearing loss at a young age and her experiences with the Phonic Ear, a powerful and very awkward hearing aid. The Phonic Ear allows her to […]
New Fiction
Here are brand new titles we have added to the Curtis collection. Click on the title to check availability and reserve today!
New Bestseller Express Titles
Are you one of 219 people on hold for Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus? Or waiting for Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (175 holds)? Are you eager […]
In Bloom at the Library!
Just when we need them, tulips and daffodils are blooming at the library. Please come check them out!
Remember back in December when we gave away Tete-a-Tete Daffodil bulbs? We planted our own daffodils […]
Maine Authors
Maine is home to an abundance of great writers. Below are a few authors and a book they are well-known for. Click on titles to check availability and request.
Classic Fiction
Ruth Moore (1903-1989) Spoonhandle (1946)
The four Stilwells, residents of a small Maine […]
Calling 4th – 8th Graders: Vote for your Favorite Book!
Voting is open for the 2022-23 Maine Student Book Awards!
All 4th – 8th graders who have read at least three of the nominees are invited to vote at the library for their […]
Kid Activists – Fictional Stories about Kids Working for Real Change
Thirst by Varsa Bajaj
A heroic girl in Mumbai fights for her belief that water should be for everyone.
Consider the Octopus by Nora Raleigh Baskin
When chance, or fate, throws two twelve-year-olds together on board a scientific research ship at the edge […]
Sledding Birds, Crabs that Wear Hats, and Other Amazing Adaptations
These books may take five minutes to read, but they can introduce a lifetime of wonder.
Who’s Looking? How Animals See the World
by Carol Matas
A young girl and her baby sister explore the land around […]