This past week, I rolled up my shirtsleeves and decluttered my house. From the tip-top of the roof to the dark corners of my basement. (Well, that one corner of… Read more »
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Posts By: Emma
It’s Banned Book Week!!
We get pretty excited about Banned Book Week here at the Topsham Public Library (Emma is absolutely giddy!) Every year during the last week of September the American Library Association (ALA) sponsors… Read more »
It’s the Beatles for Helen
The following is the second in the series in which I conduct flash interviews with members of the Topsham Public Library staff. When I was a teenager, I often heard… Read more »
I Do Not Have a Green Thumb
This past Friday, in the drizzling morning rain, I found myself cleaning out my garden. I am the first one to admit that I am terrible at keeping any plant alive,… Read more »
The Book Sale is Coming! The Book Sale is Coming!
Do you like music? Do you know every year, the Topsham Public Library hosts Music in March – a series of FREE concerts that range from a capella, to bluegrass,… Read more »
Joy of the Pen
There once was a writer from Nantucket who ran around town with a bucket, and when asked, “why do you carry that thing?” she just shook her head and said,… Read more »
Pop Quiz!
The countdown is on – only five more days until school begins on August 31! The first day of school is always a bitter-sweet moment for us at the Topsham… Read more »
God Save the Queen!
Don’t worry! Don’t worry! We have not been invaded! Periodically throughout the next couple of months, I am going to highlight a member of the Topsham Public Library staff. We… Read more »
You’re letting the flies eat the trees? On Purpose!?
That’s right! We’re just letting them…but for a very good reason. Last week, one of our garden fairies (volunteers) pointed out that we have dogwood sawflies munching on the dogwoods… Read more »
What to Read Next?
Do you ever find yourself in need of a book suggestion? Of course you do, we all do. Sometimes it’s hard knowing what book to try next. I find it… Read more »