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Great Reads for Those New to Chapter Books

By Diana McFarland|2023-08-19T10:24:48-04:00August 19th, 2023|Categories: Kids, Recommended Reads for Kids|

Got a reader who’s ready to take on longer books? Try these!

Animal Buddies

Summer Reading Challenge for Adults – August (and final) edition!

By cmladmin|2023-08-14T15:38:32-04:00August 14th, 2023|Categories: Adults, Curtis Library|

Hi all,

This is our final list of summer reading challenges/suggestions for adults. I can’t believe we are already halfway through August.

My first suggestion, is to read a “classic” Maine book. Criteria is pretty loose here, but I would say that a “classic Maine book” is a book that received good […]

Help us spend some genealogy funds!

By cmladmin|2023-08-09T13:19:58-04:00August 9th, 2023|Categories: Genealogy Blog|

Curtis Library recently received a gift specifically to support the community’s genealogists. Before spending those funds we would like your suggestions about resources you would like to see the Library obtain- books, magazines, genealogy databases?

Please email […]

Summer Reading Challenge (For Adults): July Edition

By Pamela Bobker|2023-07-14T14:29:18-04:00July 14th, 2023|Categories: Adults|

Although Adult Services is not doing a summer reading challenge with game board, we would like to challenge you to read outside your comfort zone and perhaps discover some new books.

So, here are your three reading challenges for July:

Read a work of fiction […]

Summer Reading Challenge for Kids Starts June 20!

By Diana McFarland|2023-06-15T11:44:55-04:00June 15th, 2023|Categories: Kids|

Read, create, play, have fun!

Beginning on Tuesday, June 20, pick up a Summer Reading packet and get started to win fun prizes!

Available for all ages through grade 5 – readers and pre-readers.

Also, starting June 20, […]

Summer Reading Challenge (for Adults) – June Edition

By cmladmin|2023-06-12T19:43:34-04:00June 15th, 2023|Categories: Adults, Curtis Library|

Summer is nearly here and although Adult Services won’t be doing a challenge with a game board and prizes this year, we still want to offer you some reading challenges. We will post monthly with ideas on how you […]

Read ME Summer Selections

By Pamela Bobker|2023-06-06T09:28:07-04:00June 5th, 2023|Categories: Adults|

We’re happy to announce that Curtis Library is a Read ME 2023 participating library! This summer’s featured books are Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty and Lungfish by Meghan Gilliss.

Read ME is the […]