- September 15, 2026
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Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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Preschool Art
Designed for 3-5 year olds, we will learn about different kinds of art and try out different art styles and supplies. Caregivers are requested to stay nearby, in case your preschooler needs assistance.
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Kids Art Club (ages 7 - 12)
Calling young art lovers! This club is designed for 7-12year olds and will allow young artists to experiment and learn about different art styles and try out new forms of arts and crafts. Weekly from 4-5 on Tuesdays.
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- September 16, 2026
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CANCELLED: Preschool Storytime
At preschool storytime, we sing songs and do action rhymes, read up to four stories, and play percussion instruments. Storytime is 30 - 45 minutes long and is designed for ages 3 and up.
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Kids Drop-In Activities
Various activities will be set up in the children’s section – activities may include art projects, sensory activities, experiments, building activities, and more! Designed for ages 3 and up, but open to everyone with adult supervision.
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The Topsham Sharing Table
FREE PRODUCE from local farms for anyone who needs it. Help yourself to what you need and leave the rest for others. Organized by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, a project of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. First come, first served, while supplies last.
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Write! A Roundtable Writers’ Group for Teens
Anyone can write, but are you a writer? or want to be one? Come explore the craft of creative writing. Expand your skills at building characters, worlds, plots, and twists. Develop your ability to give and take feedback. Learn what makes stories sell. And have fun!
Drop in and see if this is for you. No experience necessary. Open to all interested teens.
Sessions will be facilitated by M E Williams. Margaret has been writing all her life—from school assignments, to business memos, to website content, marketing brochures, and most recently to Middle Grade fiction. She taught college marketing and writing-for-business courses, before working a few years at a startup multimedia company. Her first story, a holiday chapter book, received honorable mention in an unpublished manuscript competition. She is now seeking representation to sell her debut Middle Grade fantasy novel, while working on her next book. She says, “I can’t make you a writer—that’s something you have to do yourself. But writers help writers, and I can help you on your journey.”
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Teen Crafternoon: DIY Beaded Keychains
Bring your Bestie and join us for keychain making and snacks. All supplies provided.
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Library Board of Trustees Meeting
All Trustees meetings are open to the public.
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- September 17, 2026
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CANCELLED: Baby & Me
Baby & Me gives your child the opportunity to hear lots of language while you spend time bonding together! Program lasts about 15-20 minutes, and is designed for babies ages birth up to 23 months.
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CANCELLED: Music & Rhyme Time
At each Music & Rhyme Time we sing songs, dance and play instruments to a guitar accompaniment, participate in action rhymes, and read one short story. Each lively and fun session lasts about 20-40 minutes and is designed for two-year-olds and their grownup!
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Toddler Craft
The two-year-olds are in charge at this art and craft time designed to let their imaginations run wild. Some sessions will consist of different art supplies to try in free-form play, while some sessions will have a more structured activity. This program starts right after Music & Rhyme time each week.
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Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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Drop-In Legos
Come build a brick masterpiece with our Lego collection! Ages 4 and up with a grownup!
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Drop-in Legos
Come build a brick masterpiece with our Lego collection! Ages 4 and up with a grownup!
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Rare Reads Book Discussion
Rare Reads book group meets every third Thursday at 6pm. This month, we are discussing what we read over the summer. If you would like to join, please email emma@topshamlibrary.org.
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- September 18, 2026
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Library Closing at Noon
We will close to prepare for the book sale, and reopen on Monday, September 21, at 9am.
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Friends of TPL Book Sale: Member Appreciation Night
Memberships available at the door.
$13 – Senior (60+)
$16 - Individual
$30 – Family
$75 - Business, level I
$125 - Business, level IClassic. Popular. Mystery. Non-Fiction. Children’s. Young Adult. Nature. Crafts. You name it, we’ve got it and you can get them all at can’t-be-beat prices!
The Friends’ annual book sale is highly anticipated and is the single most important fundraiser for our organization. Proceeds from the book sale go directly toward library programming.
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- September 19, 2026
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Friends of TPL Book Sale
Classic. Popular. Mystery. Non-Fiction. Children’s. Young Adult. Nature. Crafts. You name it, we’ve got it and you can get them all at can’t-be-beat prices!
The Friends’ annual book sale is highly anticipated and is the single most important fundraiser for our organization. Proceeds from the book sale go directly toward library programming.
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Library Closed Except for book Sale
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- September 20, 2026
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Friends of TPL Book Sale: $5 Brown Bag Sale
fill up a bag and only pay $5!
Classic. Popular. Mystery. Non-Fiction. Children’s. Young Adult. Nature. Crafts. You name it, we’ve got it and you can get them all at can’t-be-beat prices!
The Friends’ annual book sale is highly anticipated and is the single most important fundraiser for our organization. Proceeds from the book sale go directly toward library programming.
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Library Closed Except for Book Sale
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- September 21, 2026
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Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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Teen Art Hangout: Sketch and Snack
Calling all teen artists, doodlers, comic book lovers, and manga fans! Join us for a creative hangout where you can draw, design, and share your art in a fun, relaxed space. We’ll have supplies, snacks, and good vibes, plus a mini gallery to display your work in our teen room! Whether you're into sketching superheroes, crafting kawaii characters, or just love to doodle, this is your space to create and connect.
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- September 22, 2026
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Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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Preschool Art
Designed for 3-5 year olds, we will learn about different kinds of art and try out different art styles and supplies. Caregivers are requested to stay nearby, in case your preschooler needs assistance.
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Kids Art Club (ages 7 - 12)
Calling young art lovers! This club is designed for 7-12year olds and will allow young artists to experiment and learn about different art styles and try out new forms of arts and crafts. Weekly from 4-5 on Tuesdays.
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Super Teen Movie & Craft Night
Join us in the Highlands Community Room to make paper star wish jars, eat out of the world snacks, and watch a star filled movie.
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- September 23, 2026
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Preschool Storytime
At preschool storytime, we sing songs and do action rhymes, read up to four stories, and play percussion instruments. Storytime is 30 - 45 minutes long and is designed for ages 3 and up.
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The Topsham Sharing Table
FREE PRODUCE from local farms for anyone who needs it. Help yourself to what you need and leave the rest for others. Organized by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, a project of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. First come, first served, while supplies last.
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- September 24, 2026
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Baby & Me
Baby & Me gives your child the opportunity to hear lots of language while you spend time bonding together! Program lasts about 15-20 minutes, and is designed for babies ages birth up to 23 months.
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Music & Rhyme Time
At each Music & Rhyme Time we sing songs, dance and play instruments to a guitar accompaniment, participate in action rhymes, and read one short story. Each lively and fun session lasts about 20-40 minutes and is designed for two-year-olds and their grownup!
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Toddler Craft
The two-year-olds are in charge at this art and craft time designed to let their imaginations run wild. Some sessions will consist of different art supplies to try in free-form play, while some sessions will have a more structured activity. This program starts right after Music & Rhyme time each week.
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Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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Drop-In Legos
Come build a brick masterpiece with our Lego collection! Ages 4 and up with a grownup!
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Drop-in Legos
Come build a brick masterpiece with our Lego collection! Ages 4 and up with a grownup!
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Community Conversations: Healthcare Forum
We are a group of folks from Sagadahoc County who have been organizing an ongoing series of “Community Conversations” to talk about how issues frequently making the national news are impacting us here in our local communities in Maine. These conversations gather people in the know about the chosen issue with people from the community adding their own questions, concerns, and experiences.
We are excited to have a great group of panelists lined up:
• Trish Riley (National Academy for State Health Policy),
• Garrett Martin (Maine Center for Economic Policy),
• Ann Woloson (Consumers for Affordable Healthcare), and
• Dr. Henk Goorhuis (Maine All Care).Each panelist will offer brief comments about the state of health care in Maine, addressing a series of questions from our moderator. Following this, forum attendees will ask questions and offer their experiences to continue the conversation.
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- September 25, 2026
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Family Dance Party
Wear whatever makes you feel like dancing (costume, fancy outfit, whatever!) and come have a dance party! Dance party is 30 minutes long, and is designed for families of all ages.
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Nintendo Switch Club
Nintendo Switch Club, Fridays, 1:30 –5:45 p.m.: Calling all teen gamers! Join us for an afternoon of fun, friends, and Nintendo Switch action. Whether you’re racing in Mario Kart, smashing it up in Super Smash Bros., or teaming up in Splatoon, we’ve got three in-house Switch consoles and plenty of games to go around. Drop in anytime, no experience needed. Just bring your game face and get ready to level up your Friday!
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- September 26, 2026
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Saturday Morning VolunTeens
Teens ages 14 and up are invited to join our Saturday Morning VolunTeen Program! Work together with other teens to design and run awesome community events like mini golf in the library, cookie decorating, Movie Saturdays, and more… all through the Teen Room. You’ll also help with cool projects and essential library tasks like shelving, shelf-reading, book displays, and even help with collection development. Earn volunteer hours, build leadership skills, and make the library a better place… all while having fun!
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Saturday Storytime
Lots of music and rhymes, and one or two short stories. Designed for toddlers and preschoolers, but all are welcome!
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Kids Drop-In Activities
Various activities will be set up in the children’s section – activities may include art projects, sensory activities, experiments, building activities, and more! Designed for ages 4 and up, but open to everyone with adult supervision.
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Stitching Together
Join this knitting and crocheting group that meets monthly. Come and work on your latest project, share patterns, check out the library's knitting and crocheting resources. All abilities welcome!
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- September 28, 2026
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Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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- September 29, 2026
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Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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Preschool Art
Designed for 3-5 year olds, we will learn about different kinds of art and try out different art styles and supplies. Caregivers are requested to stay nearby, in case your preschooler needs assistance.
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Kids Art Club (ages 7 - 12)
Calling young art lovers! This club is designed for 7-12year olds and will allow young artists to experiment and learn about different art styles and try out new forms of arts and crafts. Weekly from 4-5 on Tuesdays.
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Merrymeeting Audubon Society: Grassland Birds
Join us for this first program in our partnership with the Merrymeeting Audubon Society. They will be presenting programs on the last Tuesday of each month.
Bobolinks and meadowlarks are two of the most charismatic and iconic species of our grasslands. They, along with other grassland species, have suffered the steepest losses of North American birds in recent decades, facing threats on several fronts simultaneously. Join us as we learn about the birds of our grasslands, the challenges they face, and how we as landowners can help conserve these wonderful species.
Laura Suomi-Leckeris director of the Ag Allies statewide grassland bird program and technical director at Somerset County Soil and Water Conservation District and Manager.
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- September 30, 2026
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CANCELLED: Preschool Storytime
At preschool storytime, we sing songs and do action rhymes, read up to four stories, and play percussion instruments. Storytime is 30 - 45 minutes long and is designed for ages 3 and up.
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Kids Drop-In Activities
Various activities will be set up in the children’s section – activities may include art projects, sensory activities, experiments, building activities, and more! Designed for ages 3 and up, but open to everyone with adult supervision.
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The Topsham Sharing Table
FREE PRODUCE from local farms for anyone who needs it. Help yourself to what you need and leave the rest for others. Organized by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, a project of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. First come, first served, while supplies last.
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- October 1, 2026
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CANCELLED: Baby & Me
Baby & Me gives your child the opportunity to hear lots of language while you spend time bonding together! Program lasts about 15-20 minutes, and is designed for babies ages birth up to 23 months.
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Baby & Me Craft
Caregivers can help baby make seasonally-appropriate art. All supplies provided, just bring your baby! Designed for babies from birth to 23 months and their caregivers. Offered the first Thursday of each month at 10:30.Please arrive by 10:30 to participate in this activity.
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CANCELLED: Music & Rhyme Time
At each Music & Rhyme Time we sing songs, dance and play instruments to a guitar accompaniment, participate in action rhymes, and read one short story. Each lively and fun session lasts about 20-40 minutes and is designed for two-year-olds and their grownup!
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Toddler Craft
The two-year-olds are in charge at this art and craft time designed to let their imaginations run wild. Some sessions will consist of different art supplies to try in free-form play, while some sessions will have a more structured activity. This program starts right after Music & Rhyme time each week.
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Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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Drop-In Legos
Come build a brick masterpiece with our Lego collection! Ages 4 and up with a grownup!
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Friends of the Topsham Public Library Meeting
Started in 1998, The Friends of the Topsham Public Library is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to supporting the Topsham Public Library. The Friends value the Topsham Public Library as a cultural, educational and recreational center and contribute time, effort, and resources to further develop the library’s potential as a dynamic force in our community. The Friends augment the library budget through fundraising to finance virtually all library programs and events. Annual membership, donations, and patronage of the annual book sale strengthens the Topsham Public Library and ensures the continued growth of Library services. All meetings are open to the public. New members are always welcome.
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- October 2, 2026
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Nintendo Switch Club
Nintendo Switch Club, Fridays, 1:30 –5:45 p.m.: Calling all teen gamers! Join us for an afternoon of fun, friends, and Nintendo Switch action. Whether you’re racing in Mario Kart, smashing it up in Super Smash Bros., or teaming up in Splatoon, we’ve got three in-house Switch consoles and plenty of games to go around. Drop in anytime, no experience needed. Just bring your game face and get ready to level up your Friday!
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Romantasy Book Club
Join us for our Romantasy Book Club! Part fantasy, part romance, a LOT of fun – this after hours book club is intended for adults aged 18 or older. Meets monthly on the first Friday at 5:45. No registration required, come as you are and see if this is the book group for you. This month' we will discuss God of the Gumiho bySophie Kim
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- October 3, 2026
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Saturday Morning VolunTeens
Teens ages 14 and up are invited to join our Saturday Morning VolunTeen Program! Work together with other teens to design and run awesome community events like mini golf in the library, cookie decorating, Movie Saturdays, and more… all through the Teen Room. You’ll also help with cool projects and essential library tasks like shelving, shelf-reading, book displays, and even help with collection development. Earn volunteer hours, build leadership skills, and make the library a better place… all while having fun!
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Empty Place at the Table
Hosted by New Hope for Women*, this exhibit in honor of the victims of domestic violence will be on display for today, in the central section of the library stacks. "There are real items at the table that the victim's families have donated," Jesse Lucas of New Hope for Women said. "It represents an empty place at the table that will never be filled again because these people have been taken away by their loved ones."
The settings are representative of the number of homicides that have taken place. From the year 1990 to the year 2017 there have been 287 victims of domestic homicide in Maine. 21.6% of those victims were male.
* New Hope Midcoast believes that a life free from abuse isa fundamental human right and works to build a culture that will not toleratedomestic abuse. We support people as they create pathways to safety. Byeducating and empowering our communities, we support a more just and effectiveresponse to domestic violence and abuse.
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Joy of the Pen Closes for Submissions
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- October 5, 2026
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Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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- October 6, 2026
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Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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Preschool Art
Designed for 3-5 year olds, we will learn about different kinds of art and try out different art styles and supplies. Caregivers are requested to stay nearby, in case your preschooler needs assistance.
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Kids Art Club (ages 7 - 12)
Calling young art lovers! This club is designed for 7-12year olds and will allow young artists to experiment and learn about different art styles and try out new forms of arts and crafts. Weekly from 4-5 on Tuesdays.
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- October 7, 2026
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Preschool Storytime
At preschool storytime, we sing songs and do action rhymes, read up to four stories, and play percussion instruments. Storytime is 30 - 45 minutes long and is designed for ages 3 and up.
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The Topsham Sharing Table
FREE PRODUCE from local farms for anyone who needs it. Help yourself to what you need and leave the rest for others. Organized by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, a project of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. First come, first served, while supplies last.
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Write! A Roundtable Writers’ Group for Teens
Anyone can write, but are you a writer? or want to be one? Come explore the craft of creative writing. Expand your skills at building characters, worlds, plots, and twists. Develop your ability to give and take feedback. Learn what makes stories sell. And have fun!
Drop in and see if this is for you. No experience necessary. Open to all interested teens.
Sessions will be facilitated by M E Williams. Margaret has been writing all her life—from school assignments, to business memos, to website content, marketing brochures, and most recently to Middle Grade fiction. She taught college marketing and writing-for-business courses, before working a few years at a startup multimedia company. Her first story, a holiday chapter book, received honorable mention in an unpublished manuscript competition. She is now seeking representation to sell her debut Middle Grade fantasy novel, while working on her next book. She says, “I can’t make you a writer—that’s something you have to do yourself. But writers help writers, and I can help you on your journey.”
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- October 8, 2026
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Baby & Me
Baby & Me gives your child the opportunity to hear lots of language while you spend time bonding together! Program lasts about 15-20 minutes, and is designed for babies ages birth up to 23 months.
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Music & Rhyme Time
At each Music & Rhyme Time we sing songs, dance and play instruments to a guitar accompaniment, participate in action rhymes, and read one short story. Each lively and fun session lasts about 20-40 minutes and is designed for two-year-olds and their grownup!
-
Toddler Craft
The two-year-olds are in charge at this art and craft time designed to let their imaginations run wild. Some sessions will consist of different art supplies to try in free-form play, while some sessions will have a more structured activity. This program starts right after Music & Rhyme time each week.
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Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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Drop-In Legos
Come build a brick masterpiece with our Lego collection! Ages 4 and up with a grownup!
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- October 9, 2026
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Movement Morning
Crawling, jumping, balancing, riding trikes, and more! Join us for some active play in the big meeting room! Ages 2-3 with a grownup.
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Family Movie: Moana (Live Action)
In Disney’s live-action reimagining of the beloved animated adventure, Moana answers the Ocean’s call and voyages beyond her island’s reef with the infamous demigod Maui on a journey to restore prosperity to her people. Running Time: 2 Hours. Rated PG for action/peril, some scary images, rude humor and brief thematic elements. Popcorn will be served, bring pillows and blankets for extra coziness!
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Nintendo Switch Club
Nintendo Switch Club, Fridays, 1:30 –5:45 p.m.: Calling all teen gamers! Join us for an afternoon of fun, friends, and Nintendo Switch action. Whether you’re racing in Mario Kart, smashing it up in Super Smash Bros., or teaming up in Splatoon, we’ve got three in-house Switch consoles and plenty of games to go around. Drop in anytime, no experience needed. Just bring your game face and get ready to level up your Friday!
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The Haunted Book Club
TPL's very own Horror book group! This month we are discussing Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark.
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- October 10, 2026
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Saturday Morning VolunTeens
Teens ages 14 and up are invited to join our Saturday Morning VolunTeen Program! Work together with other teens to design and run awesome community events like mini golf in the library, cookie decorating, Movie Saturdays, and more… all through the Teen Room. You’ll also help with cool projects and essential library tasks like shelving, shelf-reading, book displays, and even help with collection development. Earn volunteer hours, build leadership skills, and make the library a better place… all while having fun!
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Great Books Discussion
Great Books meets once a month on the second Saturday. We are ALWAYS looking for new members! For more information email emma@topshamlibrary.org.
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Peter Hanrahan author talk: Dead Man's Ridge
Peter Hanrahan will share about his book, Dead Man’s Ridge: The Bravery of American Paratroopers at the Battle of the Bulge. This account of the experiences of men in WWII includes the personal experiences of Peter's uncle, Niilo Liimatainen, and many other first-person accounts that illustrate the bravery, resolve and patriotism of young American men confronting a seasoned and determined enemy.
“What makes Dead Man's Ridge not just a great read, but a great book are Peter M. Hanrahan's portraits of soldiers, from the generals to the privates, from Americans to Brits, to Germans. Hanrahan has a gift for revealing character through action and dialogue. Also, kudos to his re-search, reader-friendly prose, and novel-like narrative, which kept me buzzed all night, because I could not stop reading until the end at 3:55 A.M. Dead Man’s Ridge is better than all the movies you've seen about The Battle of the Bulge.”
Ernest Hebert, Author/Professor of English, Emeritus, Dartmouth College
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- October 12, 2026
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Closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day
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- October 13, 2026
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CANCELLED Tech Help
Need help setting up email or cloudLibrary? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Dale will be available to help you navigate your devices.
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Mystery Readers Roundtable
Join us for murder and mayhem.We usually meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month to discuss ourfavorite mysteries and authors. For more information email tplinfo@topshamlibrary.org.
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Preschool Art
Designed for 3-5 year olds, we will learn about different kinds of art and try out different art styles and supplies. Caregivers are requested to stay nearby, in case your preschooler needs assistance.
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Kids Art Club (ages 7 - 12)
Calling young art lovers! This club is designed for 7-12year olds and will allow young artists to experiment and learn about different art styles and try out new forms of arts and crafts. Weekly from 4-5 on Tuesdays.
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Young Critics
Young Critics is a book discussion group for 4th and 5th grade students, and is the perfect combination of eating pizza and talking about books! We supply books and pizza, you supply your opinions! Sign up required. This meeting we will be discussing what we are reading currently/what we read over the summer.
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BTLT/CREA Program
Join Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust on the fourth Tuesday of every month for the CREA Speaker Series, highlighting environmental topics connecting people to nature. For more information visit www.btlt.org/events .
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- October 14, 2026
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Preschool Storytime
At preschool storytime, we sing songs and do action rhymes, read up to four stories, and play percussion instruments. Storytime is 30 - 45 minutes long and is designed for ages 3 and up.
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The Topsham Sharing Table
FREE PRODUCE from local farms for anyone who needs it. Help yourself to what you need and leave the rest for others. Organized by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, a project of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. First come, first served, while supplies last.
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Spooky Crafting for Kids
Various spooky crafts for every skill level! Designed for kids ages 6 and up, but all are welcome with an adult helper.
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The Library closes at 12pm noon on Friday, September 18 and will only be open for the Friends of TPL Book Sale on Saturday, September 19.