Botanical Gardens Family Pass Fundraising Drive

Botanical Gardens Troll

The Weld Free Public Library would like to purchase a 2025 pass to the Botanical  Gardens in Boothbay for the benefit of our patrons.

From May 1st to October 10, 2025, an individual, couple, or family can request a date to visit the Gardens for free. Just sign up at the library! Restrictions apply. Please help us support the drive for this valuable asset for our town! The amount we are trying to raise for this fabulous resource is only $150. 

You can donate in person at the library Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-1 and 3-6 pm or online. Thank you!

Penelope’s Peace Place

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Penelope’s Peace Place by Lolisa Monroe is now at the Weld Public Library. A finalist for a Next Generation Indie Book Award, and another excellent children’s book available by her at the library. A delightful children’s book that describes the story of Penelope, an inquisitive Prairie Dog. Penelope embarks on a journey to find her “peace place” and learns a special lesson along the way.

Lolisa Monroe is an award-winning author who shares her love for children and animals in delightful and timeless books for children. Her tales entertain while fostering acceptance and inclusion in the most curious places. Her dream is to put little books in little hands. Her other children’s titles include Diego the Donkey and The Kitten That Could Not Meow.

Formerly a Weld resident and key person for promoting children’s activities at the library, she now lives in Melbourne, Florida with her husband, Scott. You can find her behind her camera lens, writing new children’s tales, or in the kitchen preparing meals for her husband and her upcoming cookbook.

Penelopes Peace Place

Vintage Photographs from Glass Plates of the Weld Area

Vintage Webb Lake from Glass Plate

The following high resolution images scanned from vintage glass plate negatives are available for download with a suggested donation of $5.00 each.

These are from the Vintage Glass Photographic Plates featured at the Weld Public Library during the Summer of 2023. Click on image to see full size, then right click and save image. Full resolution is approximately 2560 x 2011.

Vintage Webb Lake from Glass Plate
Vintage Person Fishing from Glass Plate
Vintage Couple by Well from Glass Plate

Grand Finale Summer Kids Reading Program

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On Thursday, August 8th at 10:00 am at the Mt. Blue State Park Nature Center, 187 Webb Beach Rd, Weld, ME 04285, The Weld Free Public Library will be holding the Grand Finale to the Wild Adventures Summer Reading Program!

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Free admission to the park, dress for outdoor play and hiking. There will be a fun scavenger hunt in the park!

Mt Blue State Park Nature Center
Weld Free Public Library
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