On Thursday, July 11th, at 10:00 am visit the Weld Public Library for this fun event!
July Wild Adventures Bees Program for Kids
June Wild Adventure Bear Kids Program
On Thursday, June 20th, starting at 10:00 am at the Weld Public Library, the first Summer Reading Adventure will be all about Bears! Starting with a reading by Bri Macdonald from Finding Winnie, The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear. A #1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal about the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh!
Crafts will include FREE string bags for all participants to fill with bear in winter crafts, temporary tattoos, work books, word games, mazes, and more! Have fun with bear track stencils and experiment with making molds of bear paws. See the mold of an actual adult bear courtesy of Mt. Blue State Park and Ranger Jamie Cantin!
Activities will include Bear Paw Hop Scotch and going on a Bear Hunt! Kids of all ages are welcome!
Printable Flyer Here:
Barbara Paiton Awarded Boston Post Cane
Former Weld Public Library Board President Barbara Paiton was awarded the Boston Post Cane by the Town of Minot. At 95, she is the oldest resident of Minot. According to Barbara, she walks 25 minutes a day.
Read more about it here in the Sun Journal.
According to bostonpostcane.org The Boston Post Cane tradition started in 1909 by Edwin Grozier, publisher of the Boston Post newspaper.
Barbara Paiton was instrumental in securing the future of the Weld Free Public Library.
Read ME 2024 Participating Library
In partnership with the Maine State Library and Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, The Weld Public Library is a participating Read ME Library.
“Hosted by public libraries all across the state, Read ME connects Maine’s adult reading community through shared experiences, supports Maine libraries in their work to provide quality adult summer reading initiatives, and elevates the work of upcoming Maine authors.”
This summer’s featured books are Moon in Full by Marpheen Chann and The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring.
Summer Reading Program Wild Adventures 2024
This year the Weld Library Summer Reading Program will be about Bears, Bees and Beavers! Fun craft activities!
The 2024 Summer Reading Dates at the Weld Public Library will be: June 20th, July 11th, and August 1st, from 10:00 am to Noon at the Library.
This year there will be a Grand Finale event at the Nature Center at Mt. Blue State Park on Webb Lake on August 8th at 10:00 am! Printable flyer and Map below.
Upcoming Book Club Author Chats
Thursday, June 27th at 6:00pm:
Revisiting Malaga. Our March Book Club Choice was This Other Eden by Paul Harding. Our guest speaker will be Maine State Archivist Kate McBrien with more factual information on what really happened on Malaga Island, Maine.
Kate McBrien currently serves as Maine State Archivist, overseeing Maine State Government’s archives and records management programs. As curator of the award winning exhibition “Malaga Island, Fragmented Lives”, Kate is also an historian for the Malaga Island community. She previously held positions as Chief Curator and Director of Public Engagement at the Maine Historical Society and as the Curator of Historic Collections for The Maine State Museum.
Thursday May 30th at 6:00pm:
Wilton Author Patricia O’Donnell will join us as we discuss her book The Vigilance of Stars.
“The Vigilance of Stars, a novel set in Portland and on a lake in central Maine, was chosen by Lily King to be one of two books read by participants in the Maine Humanities Council’s “Read ME” summer program.”
“A literary treat” that will “resonate with readers long after the telling.” (Maine Sunday Telegram)
Patricia will also be promoting her new book A Symmetry Of Husbands, nominated for the Maya Angelou Book Award!
“A Symmetry of Husbands probes the jealousy and betrayal that hide in a life-long friendship. The novel takes its title from a poem read by Douglas Adams at the funeral of his wife Megan, who has died from complications of MS. He also reads, “Grief wrongs us so. I stand, and wait, and cry for the absurd forgiveness, not knowing why.” Abigail, Megan’s friend and caretaker on Boston’s North Shore, has an idea why Douglas might ask for Megan’s forgiveness. It’s the reason Abigail herself might also ask forgiveness of both Megan and of Abigail’s husband, James; neither Megan nor James knew about the affair between Douglas and Abigail. In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, as Abigail grieves for her friend and worries about the dangers of a Trump presidency, she becomes suspicious of the circumstances of her friend’s death. Perhaps Douglas—and Abigail herself—need forgiveness for more than she previously knew.”
For more information about the author or to order books, please visit https://www.patriciaodonnell.org/
Book Club Author chat with Saskia Reinholt
The Book Club will meet Thursday April 25th at the Weld Free Public Library at 6:00 PM.
Saskia Reinholt, Executive Director of the High Peaks Creative Council, will discuss her book Legacy: The Barn Quilt Trail in Maine’s High Peaks.
Featured in The Daily Bulldog, this wonderful book features the design and history of barn quilts in Franklin and Somerset Counties, with excellent photos by Cynthia and John Orcutt, a forward by Governor Janet Mills, and an introduction by Maine Poet Laureate Julia Bouwsma.
The book will be available for purchase at the Library.
The Library will be upgraded with a Barn Quilt. We are now accepting donations for this project. Online: Via PayPal, Check or Cash. If donating online or by check, please indicate in the notes section that your donation is for the Barn Quilt Project.
At the May 4th Barn Quilt session at the Weld Town Hall, There will be an area for the Library Barn Quilt to be Worked on. This is a Community Project, so even if you aren’t making a barn quilt of your own, please feel free to stop in and work on a section. Anyone already signed up for the session is welcome to work on the quilt.
The pattern is to be determined. We are in the idea process for the design, and open to suggestions. The size will be 3’x3′ or a 4’x4′ and hang on the left side of the library (new parking lot side).
Coffee and Computers with Paul
On April 25th from 11:00 to Noon, Board VP Paul Haberstroh will be talking about Google Apps and staying safe online. Coffee will be provided.
Scavenger Book Hunt
On Thursday, March 28th, from 11:30 to 12:30, and 4:30 to 5:30pm. The Weld Public Library will host a scavenger book hunt for kids. Search for the books with special bookmarks and turn them in for rewards!
For more information call the Library at 585-2439 or
email: [email protected]
Solar Eclipse Viewing
You are cordially invited to join in on viewing the Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8th at 3:00pm. You will be able to grab a pair of viewing glasses courtesy of the Weld Free Public Library, and watch it with us at the top of Center Hill near the Yurt at Mt. Blue State Park. Refreshments will be available.
A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon’s ascending node between 3:24 to 3: 38pm, lasting approximately 2 minutes and 24 seconds in Maine, specifically Weld.
For more information: call the Weld Free Public Library at 585-2439 during open hours.
Printable Flyer Below:
