Library Events

May 17, 2025
  • May 17, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm • May 17, 2025

    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!

May 19, 2025
  • May 19, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm • May 19, 2025

    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.

May 20, 2025
  • May 20, 20251:00 pm - 3:00 pm • May 20, 2025

    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.

  • May 20, 20255:00 pm - 6:30 pm • May 20, 2025

    Young Critics

    Young Critics is an ongoing book discussion group for kids in grades 4 and 5. We meet every month from October to May at the library for great books, great conversation and a pizza dinner! Must be registered to attend!

May 21, 2025
  • May 21, 202510:30 am - 11:15 am • May 21, 2025

    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.

  • May 21, 202512:30 pm - 2:30 pm • May 21, 2025

    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. 

  • May 21, 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm • May 21, 2025

    Trustees Meeting

    All Trustees meetings are open to the public.

May 22, 2025
  • May 22, 202510:30 am - 11:00 am • May 22, 2025

    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! 

  • May 22, 202510:00 am - 10:20 am • May 22, 2025

    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.

  • May 22, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm • May 22, 2025

    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.

May 23, 2025
  • May 23, 20254:30 pm - 5:30 pm • May 23, 2025

    Art Reception: Topsham Elementary Schools

    We're celebrating the artists from Topsham Elementary Schools who are featured in our latest exhibit.

May 24, 2025
  • May 24, 20259:30 am - 11:00 am • May 24, 2025

    Teen Saturday Morning

    Join VolunTeens and Teen Advisory Board Members to assist with Teen Room projects.

  • May 24, 20251:00 pm - 2:00 pm • May 24, 2025

    Unveiling Topsham’s Updated Climate Action Plan: What’s New, What’s Next

    Join Topsham's Energy Committee to dive into Topsham’s newly updated Climate Action Plan. This plan is more than just a document—it's a community-driven blueprint for addressing climate change impacts in a way that aligns with Topsham’s values and priorities. For the plan to guide future town initiatives, it must be approved at the Annual Town Meeting on Wednesday, May 28 at 7PM at Mt. Ararat High School. Learn more, get engaged, and make your vote count—let’s build a stronger, more resilient Topsham together!

     

    Light snacks andrefreshments will be served. To learn more about the plan please visit: https://www.topshammaine.com/energy

May 26, 2025
  • May 26, 202512:00 am - 11:59 pm • May 26, 2025

    Closed Memorial Day

May 27, 2025
  • May 27, 20251:00 pm - 3:00 pm • May 27, 2025

    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.

  • May 27, 20256:00 pm - 7:00 pm • May 27, 2025

    Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust: CREA Speaker Series

    Join us as we conclude the speaker series "Voices Fromand For the Land" with a presentation by Mihku Paul and James McCarthy.Both speakers will share stories about their relationship to the watershedswhere they live: for Mihku Paul, the Presumpscot River and Casco Bay; for JamesMcCarthy, it's Merrymeeting Bay and three of its rivers, the Androscoggin,Kennebec and Cathance.

    The slideshow presentation will feature photographs from James McCarthy'songoing project of using ancestral Wabanaki place names to deepen hisunderstanding of places he chooses to photograph. Paul will offer herperspectives on those places based on her experiences as a Wolastoqey(Maliseet) artist, poet, and activist working to educate non-Native peopleabout the condition of Waponahki people in the Northeast.

    Mihku Paul is a Maliseet poet, writer, artist, and activist, and a member ofKingsclear First Nation, N.B., Canada.

    James McCarthy is a retired journalist whose career includes a 10-year stintas managing editor of The Times Record.

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    This talk is part of the 2025 Spring Speaker Series:“Voices From and For the Land,” meant to engage and educate the community aboutthe natural world where we live! These talks encourage participants to betterunderstand our connection to the land and the place we call home. CathanceRiver Education Alliance, a program of Brunswick Topsham Land Trust, is excitedto host these talks in collaboration with the Topsham Public Library. To viewthe full line-up of events, please visit https://www.btlt.org/speaker_series_2025/

May 28, 2025
  • May 28, 202510:30 am - 11:15 am • May 28, 2025

    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.

  • May 28, 202512:30 pm - 2:30 pm • May 28, 2025

    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. 

  • May 28, 20253:30 pm - 5:30 pm • May 28, 2025

    Teens Elder Wand or Dragon Egg Making

    Join teens for wizard month where you can make dragon eggs and elder wands. This two-hour session allows time for sculpting a life-sized wizard wand or dragon egg, and drying time for embellishments and spray paint.  Grades 6-12

May 29, 2025
  • May 29, 202510:30 am - 11:00 am • May 29, 2025

    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! 

  • May 29, 202510:00 am - 10:20 am • May 29, 2025

    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.

  • May 29, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm • May 29, 2025

    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.

  • May 29, 20256:00 pm - 7:00 pm • May 29, 2025

    Rare Reads Book Discussion

    Rare Reads book group usually meets every third Thursday at 6pm. This month's book is Tinkers by Paul Harding. If you would like to join, please email emma@topshamlibrary.org.

May 31, 2025
  • May 31, 20258:00 am - 11:00 am • May 31, 2025

    Fishing Rally at Solid Waste Facility

    All ages welcome! Please join us at “the Ponds” behind the Solid Waste Facility. We have poles and bait for those who need them. Please bring your own coffee and/or water. There will be prizes! Hosted by the library, the Topsham Recreation Department, and the Topsham Solid Waste Facility. No license needed. This a free fishing weekend in Maine. For more info call 725-1727.

  • May 31, 20251:15 pm - 3:15 pm • May 31, 2025

    Popcorn Palooza Showtime: Captain America - Brave New World

    Flicks, friends and free popcorn. Each month, teens select films to be shown on TPL’s big screen. Today's movie is Captain America: Brave New World (PG-13) Popcorn will be served. presentedby the TPL Teen Advisory Board

June 2, 2025
  • June 2, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm • June 2, 2025

    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.

  • June 2, 20253:30 pm - 4:00 pm • June 2, 2025

    TPL Top Teen Advisory Board

    Help Lindsey, the Teen Services Librarian, with collection development, Displays, Clubs, Programming, Make & Takes, and more. Snacks will be provided. First Monday of the month. Also, drop in times are an option if you can’t make the date. Arrange a time that works for you with Lindsey

  • June 2, 20254:00 pm - 5:00 pm • June 2, 2025

    Topsham Library Film Society Meeting

    Join Dale, Emily, and Lynne the first Monday of the month to share and enjoy all things film! On June2nd, we will be discussing the films Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Citizen Kane (1941). All ages are welcome to join us in the Highlands Community Room in analyzing and sharing our thoughts on these two blockbusters from the‘40s!

  • June 2, 20255:00 pm - 5:45 pm • June 2, 2025

    Teen Manga Chat

    Bring your current manga read to share with the group and create a manga inspired craft. What we're making will be announced. This group will meet on the first Monday of the month , grades 6-12 (middle/high schoolers). All snacks and crafting supplies will be provided.

June 3, 2025
  • June 3, 20251:00 pm - 3:00 pm • June 3, 2025

    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.

June 4, 2025
  • June 4, 202510:30 am - 11:15 am • June 4, 2025

    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.

  • June 4, 202512:30 pm - 2:30 pm • June 4, 2025

    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. 

June 5, 2025
  • June 5, 202510:30 am - 11:00 am • June 5, 2025

    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! 

  • June 5, 202510:00 am - 10:20 am • June 5, 2025

    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.

  • June 5, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm • June 5, 2025

    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.

  • June 5, 20256:30 pm - 8:30 pm • June 5, 2025

    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.

June 6, 2025
  • June 6, 20259:30 am - 10:30 am • June 6, 2025

    Coffee Klatsch with Katherine

    Join our director for a cup of joe on the first Friday of every month in our Crooker Gallery space. There is no set topic or subject, just general conversation over a warm beverage. Connect with fellow community members and socialize in a relaxed atmosphere. 

    Free coffee and  tea provided!

June 9, 2025
  • June 9, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm • June 9, 2025

    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.

June 10, 2025
  • June 10, 20251:00 pm - 3:00 pm • June 10, 2025

    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.

June 11, 2025
  • June 11, 202510:30 am - 11:15 am • June 11, 2025

    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.

  • June 11, 202512:30 pm - 2:30 pm • June 11, 2025

    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. 

  • June 11, 20254:00 pm - 5:00 pm • June 11, 2025

    Topsham History Discussion Group

    Do you want to learn more about the history of your community and our part of Maine? All are welcome to join this discussion group and explore the background of Topsham. Participants are invited to bring questions, observations, and curiosity for group sharing with Dana Cary. Meetings are on the second Wednesday of every month.

June 12, 2025
  • June 12, 202510:30 am - 11:00 am • June 12, 2025

    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! 

  • June 12, 202510:00 am - 10:20 am • June 12, 2025

    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.

  • June 12, 202510:00 am - 12:00 pm • June 12, 2025

    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.

June 14, 2025
  • June 14, 202511:00 am - 1:00 pm • June 14, 2025

    Within the Whale

    Experience the thrill of stepping inside a life-size, inflatable humpback whale named “Chunk” and embark on an immersive educational journey like no other! Tours through the whale will be given throughout this time – waiting may be required. All ages, must be old enough to follow directions and be gentle with the whale.

  • June 14, 202510:00 am - 2:00 pm • June 14, 2025

    TPL Mini Golf

    Come to the library and get in a round of mini golf on our course. Weather permitting. Brought to you by TPL VolunTeens.

  • June 14, 202512:00 am - 11:59 pm • June 14, 2025

    Summer Reading Programs begin for all ages.

    Once again, Topsham Public Library is offeringsummer reading programs for children, teens, and adults. There will be prizesfor reading, listening, and attending fun programs. This year we will end onAugust 23. Come in and pick up your packets today! For more details visit our website.