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Welcome to Carver Memorial Library
Serving the town of Searsport, Maine since 1910.

Upcoming Events and Activities


Closed for Memorial Day weekend, Saturday to Monday, May 27 to 29.
Closed for Juneteenth, Monday June 19.

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Sugar Maple Tree Silent Auction

Wednesday May 24 to Wednesday May 31 at 4:45pm.
A generous donor has offered a young sugar maple tree for us to auction. This is a limited time opportunity because this tree needs to be planted in a good home! Sugar maples are a classic New England tree and can grow to a height of 60 feet tall with a 50-foot spread. They turn beautiful colors in the fall. When it is older you could tap it and make maple syrup!


This tree is from Plants Unlimited. It is in a 15-gallon pot and is currently approximately 13 feet tall. The tree must be picked up and planted as soon as possible after the auction so that it has the best start in life. It will need a hole that is about 3 feet wide and 3 feet deep. For more information about sugar maple trees and planting instructions, go to http://plants.plants-unlimited.com/12120038/Plant/22/Sugar_Maple

Those interested can bid during library hours in person or by phone at 548-2303, or email staff@carverlibrary.org and tell us your bid amount. Bidding starts at $50 and proceeds will benefit the library. Thank you for your support!

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Lego Club!

Mondays at 3pm on June 5, July 10, August 7,
All ages 5 and up.

Build unique LEGO projects and follow your imagination. We supply the legos and you bring the creativity. Come join the fun and bring a friend too!


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Summer Solstice Traditions and Crafting Party for Families, May 31

Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) and Carver Memorial Library will host a free summer solstice-
themed after school program for children on Wednesday, May 31, from 4:00pm - 5:30pm at the
Carver Memorial Library in Searsport. Attendees will learn about the science behind solstices as
well as traditions observed around the world to mark these seasonal shifts. Carver Outreach
Librarian Ronda Nichols will read a story about solstice celebrations throughout history. FOSI’s
Outreach Coordinator, Ashley Megquier, will share about the organization’s upcoming Solstice
by the Sea Celebration on June 21, and invite families to help prepare for a parade on Sears
Island to welcome summer by painting summer-themed banners and crafting colorful streamer
wands, noisemakers, and sun masks to wave and wear during the event. All participants will be
able to take home one craft they make that day. Extra items created will be taken to the solstice
celebration on Sears Island and handed out to anyone who would like to march in the sun
parade. This is a great opportunity to learn about the significance of the upcoming summer
solstice and prepare to celebrate the longest day of the year in a few short weeks!
This program is intended for kids ages 6-12 and an accompanying adult. Pre-registration is
required as space is limited. Sign-up by emailing outreach@friendsofsearsisland.org.

Registration is complete upon receiving a confirmation email.
This event is part of Friends of Sears Island’s “Science Squad,” a place-based after-school
program involving children as scientists, explorers, and stewards of their environment. Science
Squad is sponsored by First National Bank and First National Wealth Management.


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Your Local Library + Museum:
Sailors’ Knots & Life at Sea (Teens)

Tuesday, June 6th, 3pm at Carver Memorial Library 
Make a monkey’s fist keychain or Turk’s head bracelet! Led by Penobscot Marine Museum education director Jeana Ganskop, learn how to make a fancy sailors’ knot. After the craft, we will walk over to the Museum to explore the Crew’s Life exhibit and find out more about the lives of 19th-century sailors! Materials are provided. This free program is intended for teens.

The Penobscot Marine Museum is a jewel in our own backyard. The Your Local Library + Museum series is designed to showcase some of the exciting things you can see or do at the museum. Come on this short visit, then return with your family or summer visitors!


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Your Local Library + Museum:
Fine Art

Wednesday, June 7th, 3pm at Carver Library

Did you know Penobscot Marine Museum has a world-class marine art collection including pieces by renowned painters such as the Buttersworths, Robert Salmon, and Fitz Henry Lane. Meet at Carver Memorial Library for an informal talk on some of the artists in the Penobscot Marine Museum collection. After this 20-minute presentation, walk over to the museum for a private tour featuring notable works of art.
This free program is intended for adults.


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Good Day Music and Memory Café

Wednesday June 14, 9-10am
The Memory Café is a FREE, fun, friendly, and relaxed environment for people with dementia (or any memory concerns), together with their care partners, friends, and family.
Come socialize with others in similar situations and enjoy a program of activities just for you.
June theme: Travel


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Summer Reading: All Together Now

Summer Reading begins June 15
Reading, activities, events, and more for all ages! Summer Reading is for everyone—kids, adults, teens, and families. Reading incentive bags for the first 50 kids.
We encourage you to read widely and explore the library and the world around you. This summer’s theme is “All Together Now,” celebrating kindness, cooperation, unity, and diversity. Earn your Kindness patch and catch up on Oceans, Fairytales, Animals, Searsport, and Maine History patches.

All the details on our Summer Reading page.


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Storywalk on Sears Island:
Wonder Walkers

June 15 to July 20.
On the Homestead Trail, Sears Island
Directions to the start of the story can be found by the kiosk just beyond the island gate. From start to finish, the story will cover approximately a half mile of the trail.


As families walk along the woods path, they will find posts with laminated pages of the book Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer
This book is written to appeal to kids ages 3-7, but will be enjoyed by all ages, particularly for its beautiful illustrations and thought provoking questions like “Is the sun the earth’s light bulb?” While reading this story along the trail, families will have ample opportunity to explore a variety of habitats and the wonders that can be found all around by taking a closer look with a curious mind.

This project is a collaboration with Friends of Sears Island. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg Hubbard Library.

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Kindness Rock Painting

Tuesday, June 20th 3pm
Decorate stones into beautiful artworks. Make some to share or hide for others to find.
Age 11 and up.


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Your Local Library + Museum:
Searsport Women at Home and at Sea

Wednesday, June 21st, 3pm at Carver Library
We often hear stories about the Searsport captains who went to sea. But what about the women who joined their husbands on long voyages or spent months or years at home in Searsport, alone? Meet at Carver Memorial Library for an informal talk sharing some stories about local women and their connections with the sea. After this 20-minute presentation, walk over to the museum for a private tour featuring objects and stories from the woman’s perspective.
This free program is intended for adults.

The Penobscot Marine Museum is a jewel in our own backyard. The Your Local Library + Museum series is designed to showcase some of the exciting things you can see or do at the museum. Come on this short visit, then return with your family or summer visitors!


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Solstice By the Sea with Friends of Sears Island

Wednesday, June 21, 5pm-8pm on Sears Island

Celebrating with Friends of Sears Island! Visit our Book Wagon, Rest & Read corner, and Storywalk.


Recurring and Ongoing Events:


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Tai Chi/Qigong Five Animals

Ongoing Mondays beginning May 8, 4pm
No class 5/29 for Memorial Day.

On the library lawn.
If raining, upstairs at the Town Office, 1 Union St.

All ages welcome, children to seniors.
Donations are appreciated but the library encourages everyone to come who would like to attend.
A fun and friendly introduction to Turtle, Snake, Crane, Tiger, and Dragon, led by Dean Anderson.
Qigong offers gentle movement, stress relief, and a bit of social contact while out in the fresh air.
Sponsors wanted! If you are able, become a sponsor for a regular donation each month. Your contribution makes this program available to everyone regardless of financial status.

The Five Animal Qigong Form is a traditional Qigong form used throughout China with regional variations; this is the Wudang Mountain form. The animals come from Chinese legends and observations of animals in the wild, Turtle, Crane, Snake, Tiger, and Dragon. Dean learned the form from Master Zhong Xue Chao when he visited our area in the last five years. Most of the time Dean Anderson practices the Yang Family Style Taiji forms taught by his teacher, Mike Shunney, who practices and teaches out of his studio in Rockland. Dean has been practicing Taiji and Qigong for 14 years and hopes to continue for the rest of his life. They have a weekly drop-in class on Saturday in Belfast and Dean co-teaches a class on Tuesday and Friday mornings in Stockton Springs.

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Book Club:
Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves

Second Tuesday of the month, 1pm.
Tuesday, June 13, 1pm
Location: Library Reading Room.
Come talk about this month's book club pick.

All welcome! Discuss or just listen in.

Upcoming titles:
July: Sarah Orne Jewett - Country of the Pointed Firs
August: Julia Spencer-Fleming – In the Bleak Midwinter
September: Robert Morgan – Gap Creek
October: Elly Griffiths – The Postscript Murders
November: Larry Colton - Counting Coup A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn
December: The Reading List - Sara Nisha Adams
 
2024
January: Craig Johnson – Cold Dish
February: Richard Osman – Thursday Murder Club
March: Lisa Wingate – Before We Were Yours
April: Robert B. Parker – Appaloosa
May: Shelby Van Pelt - Remarkably Bright Creatures
June: Jacqueline Winspear - Maisie Dobbs
July: Kenneth Roberts – Arundel


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Crafternoon and DIY Kits

May: Flapping Clothespin Butterfly
Next kit: June 15
for Summer Reading!
DIY Kits available on the first Friday of the month.
Try a new craft or project. Discover your new favorite thing! These are kits for fun projects you can do at home, and they include instructions and supplies. 


Crafternoon in person and online
Thursdays 3:30 to 4:30pm in the Reading Room
Simultaneous in-person and Zoom options
Zoom: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/221116293
Crafts and socializing. Break out your knitting, craft projects, or mending and join us for conversation, questions, and new friends. Drop in any week.


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Spice Club: Caraway

New kits available on third Fridays.
Friday, May 19: Marjoram
Try new flavors, explore new recipes, or just get out of a cooking rut. Each kit is a packet that comes with the spice of the month, history/cultural background, and recipes highlighting the featured spice. Enjoy at your own pace. No need to register, just come in and pick up a kit.

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Storytime

Friday mornings from 10:30-11:30
Downstairs in the Children's Room.
Music, movement, stories, and more, for children  and their caregivers. Families are welcome to join in!
  • May 26 - Michelle's storytime
  • June 2 Giraffes
  • June 9 Bicycles
  • June 16 All Together Now!
  • June 23 Friends
  • June 30 Parades

Weather cancellations will be posted on our Facebook page.

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100 Hours Outdoors

January 10 to June 10
Spend more time outside this year!
Make a daily connection to the natural world.
Spending time in nature improves physical and mental well-being.
Borrow our State Park Pass, a nature guidebook, or one of our backpacks like Sears Island Exploration, Seashore, or Birding to spark curiosity and inspiration.
Come to the library to pick up a log.
Earn a raffle ticket for every 10 hours for a chance in our prize drawing, one night's stay generously donated by Searsport Shores Oceanfront Camping!
(Campground policies apply, please call or email for an advanced reservation.)

Carver Memorial Library
12 Union Street / P.O. Box 439
Searsport, ME 04974
M. 10-5, T. 10-6,  W.-F. 10-5, Sat 10-1
(207) 548-2303
staff@carverlibrary.org
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