My father loved to fish. He would get up early in the morning, and by the time I woke up fish would be frying on the stove. I remember two times Dad took me fishing. My earliest memory was picnicking on the bank of the Little Black River. After a little lunch, my dad taught… Read more »
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Odd Items at Topsham Public Library
Naturally, Maine is the place to be in the summer time, and already Topsham Public Library is noticing an influx of people “from away.” One such visitor was pleasantly surprised to discover we have telescopes that can be checked out by our patrons. This led to a further discussion about the binoculars and fishing poles… Read more »
The Great American Read Book List Released
PBS is hosting a national contest, The Great American Read, to engage people in choosing America’s favorite book. On April 20 a list of 100 books was released, and on May 22 at 8pm PBS will air a launch special “kicking off a summer of reading and voting.” Then, we have all summer to read what… Read more »
The Great American Read Presented by PBS
Have you heard about The Great American Read? PBS is hosting a national contest to engage people in choosing America’s favorite book. On April 20 a list of 100 books will be released, and on May 22 at 8pm PBS will air a launch special “kicking off a summer of reading and voting.” We have… Read more »
Author Bruce Coffin Visits Topsham Public Library During National Library Week
National Library Week is April 8-14 and in celebration, Topsham Public Library welcomes author Bruce Coffin on Thursday, April 12 at 6pm. Coffin is the bestselling author of the Detective Byron mystery series and a former detective sergeant with more than twenty-seven years in law enforcement. At the time of his retirement, from the Portland,… Read more »
Music In March
Music in March concert series at Topsham Public Library is fast approaching! Our ever-popular Music in March concert series returns to Topsham Public Library this spring. The first four Saturdays in March at 1pm there will be a concert that is free and open to all ages. On March 3, we welcome Martin Gibson who… Read more »
May the Force Be With You
It’s back! This Friday, February 23 from 1pm-2:30pm at Topsham Public Library is the 3rd annual Friday of the Force. This event is open to all ages and is one of the favorites here. Dress up as your favorite Star Wars character and play Star Wars themed games, enjoy Star Wars themed snacks and join… Read more »
Santa Claus is Coming to Town!
If you have a little one who gets excited by the thought of Santa Claus, you don’t want to miss these opportunities at Topsham Public Library! On Wednesday, December 13 at 10am we are hosting a special storytime with Miss Mariah. Children will meet Santa and have a tasty holiday treat! Don’t forget to bring… Read more »
Happy Thanksgiving!
Topsham Public Library wishes you all a Happy Thanksgiving! We truly are a part of a great community, and we are so thankful for all of your support. In observance of Thanksgiving, we will be closed Thursday, November 23, 2017, but we will re-open Friday, November 24, 2017 at 9am, and that same day… Read more »
Author to Visit Topsham Public Library
We have a variety of book discussion groups here at Topsham Public Library, and one of them is Mens’ Book Club. This month they are reading Remarkable Americans: the Washburn Family by Kerck Kelsey, and they invite you to join them when the author visits on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 6pm and learn about one… Read more »