Topsham is home to a few gems, and the Topsham Fair is one of them. Entering its 162nd year, festivities begin Sunday and Monday with free harness-racing at 5pm, and then the full fair schedule unfolds on Tuesday with special events and entertainment all week long. Some of the highlights: Tuesday at 2pm, the Coastal… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Something to do
Wednesdays Are Back Happy Hour!
Remember our burst pipes and how we had to cancel the happy hour scheduled to celebrate that Topsham Public Library is open again on Wednesday evenings? Well, we have rescheduled! Please join us, Wednesday, August 3, 2016 (next Wednesday) at 5pm for mocktails in the gallery. These are special mocktails made with Tang – the… Read more »
We’re Back!!
Topsham Public Library cordially invites you to join us Wednesday, July 6, 2016 as we re-institute our Wednesday evening hours! Please join us at 5pm for mocktails in the gallery. Then, Zany Majestic Bard will be performing at 6pm in celebration of 400 years of Shakespeare. This performance-lecture by David Greenham is provided by the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine State… Read more »
My Favorite Place
Saturday was the Summer Reading kick-off and many of you came by and picked up your packet. We are so excited to get this year’s program underway! Everyone left Topsham Public Library with piles of books and movies and audiobooks to get them started on their bookmarks. I love leaving Topsham Public Library with books… Read more »
Summer Reading Starts Saturday!! Yipppeeeeeeee!!
The air is a little bit sweeter. The skin tingles with excitement. You can sense it’s quick approach. SUMMER READING IS ALMOST HERE!! The youngsters have already been asking about it, and the staff have already been preparing for it. (If you were at Topsham Public Library last Saturday morning you saw Dave and I… Read more »
Fishing Rally Time!
It’s that time of year again! On June 4, 2016, at the ponds behind Topsham’s Solid Waste Facility you can fish, without a license, from 8am-11am! (Please note the change: usually, it is Father’s Day weekend, but it has been switched up this year.) This fun, outdoor opportunity is offered to you through a partnership… Read more »
Author to Visit May 24!
Topsham Public Library’s Mystery Reader’s Roundtable (MRR) cordially invites you to their May 24 meeting at 3pm as they welcome special guest Charlene D’Avanzo, author of Cold Blood, Hot Sea. Author talks are always interesting and engaging, but what makes this particularly fun is that Ms. D’Avanzo contacted MRR and asked if she could visit them! Ms. D’Avanzo is from… Read more »
Series Premier: 60 Checkouts
The following is the next installment of a series in which I interview staff members of Topsham Public Library. Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick “The Fifth Annual Poetry Festival Saturday, April 30” Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick “Lawyers in Libraries, May 6” Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick “Sharon Ross,… Read more »
School Vacation Week Activities and Events – April Edition
It’s school vacation week and Topsham Public Library has some great events lined up for you! On Thursday, April 21 from 1-3pm our STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) event is taking place. Tables will be set up with various activities. This event is open to all ages. If you need more information call us at 725-1727… Read more »
April is National Poetry Month
Not a favorite subject in schools, students might roll the eyes and argue strong, but Angelou and Frost are tools, that give to us life with a song. Writing a poem is not easy, nor are they always meant to be cheesy, unless its a limerick you look… Read more »