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 […]
Wild Seed Check In
In January we gave away native Maine seeds, which need a long winter to germinate. The seeds need to be exposed to the elements, yet protected, so starting the seeds in pots is a good way to ensure successful germination. We gave away […]
2024-25 Maine Student Book Award Nominees
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 […]
Genealogy help this spring and summer
Our fantastic genealogy volunteer Lynne will contine to offer assistance here at the Library on the following Sundays, from 12:30 – 3:30:
March 24, April 7, April 21, and April 28.
May – August she will not be able to be here at the library. However, if you have a genealogy question […]