- October 4, 2023
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Preschool Storytime
Atpreschool storytime we sing songs and do action rhymes, read up to fourstories, 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.
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- October 5, 2023
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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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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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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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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 6, 2023
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Medicare Made Simple
Renata Lahner, from the Lahner Group, will be here to talk about Medicare options and enrollment, and to answer your questions.
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Teen Anime/Manga Program
Read the Manga, then come and watch the Anime! Brief discussion will follow. No registration required, ages 11-18 only. Snacks provided.
Spy X Family, Season 1, episodes 1-4."Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn't know is that the wife he's chosen is an assassin and the child he's adopted is a telepath!"
Friday, November 10th, 2pm-4:30pm --Silent Voice
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- October 7, 2023
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Death Cafe: Eat Cake, Talk Death, Live Better
Join hosts Martha Hill and friends for a Death Cafe. At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is to increase awareness of death with a view of helping people make the most of their finite lives. This is a small group discussion with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief or counseling session. The cafe is an accessible, respectful and confidential space. We hope you will join us!
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Joy of the Pen Application Closes
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- October 9, 2023
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Library Closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day
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- October 10, 2023
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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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Mystery Readers Roundtable
Join us for some mystery and mayhem as we gather to discuss fictional crime novels, with an occasional true crime thrown in. If you would like to join, call 725-1727 or email tplinfo@topshamlibrary.org.
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Young Critics Book Discussion
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!
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- October 11, 2023
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Preschool Storytime
Atpreschool storytime we sing songs and do action rhymes, read up to fourstories, 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.
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- October 12, 2023
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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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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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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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Shrink Your Energy Bills with Sam Saltonstall
A lively slide presentation on the Inflation Reduction Act's tax credits and Efficiency Maine rebates by Sam Saltonstall.
Sam is a retired school teacher who worked with the Island Institute on Peaks Island as an energy efficiency volunteer, get over 100 homes weatherized, form heat pump purchase groups, and build insulating window inserts. He now makes his home in Brunswick, where he is a Citizens’ Climate Lobby Chapter Leader. Sam was winner of the 2021 Natural Resources Council of Maine's People's Choice Award and is currently WindowDressers’ Local Coordinator for the Brunswick Community Build.
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- October 13, 2023
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Kids Art Club
We will try out different techniques and projects, and explore our creativity! For ages 7-12. Sign up required on a monthly basis.
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- October 14, 2023
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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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- October 17, 2023
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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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Spooky Family Movie: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
In GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, siblings Trevor and Phoebe move to a small Oklahoma town with their mom, Callie, to take over their late grandfather's crumbling farm. When unusual activity starts happening around town, Phoebe's science teacher, Mr. Grooberson, tells her how current events seem to relate to the paranormal events of New York City in the 1980s. When a supernatural presence tries to communicate with Phoebe, she starts to understand her family's mysterious past. Rated PG-13 for supernatural action and some suggestive references. Running Time: 2 hours and 4 minutes. Recommended ages 10 and up, but all are welcome! Bring pillows and blankets for extra coziness – popcorn and treats will be served!
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- October 18, 2023
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Preschool Storytime
Atpreschool storytime we sing songs and do action rhymes, read up to fourstories, 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.
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Trustees Meeting
All Trustees meetings are open to the public.
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- October 19, 2023
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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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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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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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Rare Reads Book Discussion
Rare Reads book group will be meeting every third Thursday at 6pm. This month's book is What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. If you would like to join, please email emma@topshamlibrary.org.
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- October 20, 2023
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Lego Club
Build something to fit our theme, or create your own ideas! For ages 7-12.
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- October 21, 2023
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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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- October 24, 2023
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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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Spooky Family Movie: Toy Story of Terror
What starts out as an exciting road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse following a detour to a roadside motel. After Mr. Potato Head suddenly disappears, his friends find themselves caught up in a hilarious mystery that must be solved before they suffer the same fate in this thrilling Toy Story of Terror! Rated G. Running Time: 22 minutes. Recommended Ages 6 and up, but all are welcome! Bring pillows and blankets for extra coziness– popcorn and treats will be served!
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- October 25, 2023
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Preschool Storytime
Atpreschool storytime we sing songs and do action rhymes, read up to fourstories, 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.
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- October 26, 2023
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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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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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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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Environment Discussion Group with Dana Cary
“The accumulation of changes…it’s the end of the world as we know it. The accumulation of changes…means profound disruption of places, cultures, economies, humans, animals, trees.”
From “Changes, Fast and Slow” by Kathryn Olsen
How do we cope? Shouldn’t we be talking more about issues, developments, changes, plans, fears, and empathy? Join this open discussion group, which will utilize selected recent publications to enhance discussion of our environmental concerns. Every 4th Thursday of the month.
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Death Cafe: Eat Cake, Talk Death, Live Better
Join hosts Martha Hill and Ruth Ann Specht for a Death Cafe. At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is to increase awareness of death with a view of helping people make the most of their finite lives. This is a small group discussion with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief or counseling session. The cafe is an accessible, respectful and confidential space. We hope you will join us!
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- October 27, 2023
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Costume Dance Party for Families
Wear a costume and dance to some favorite Halloween tunes! Dance party is 30 minutes long, and is designed for families of all ages.
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- October 31, 2023
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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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- November 1, 2023
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Preschool Storytime
Atpreschool storytime we sing songs and do action rhymes, read up to fourstories, 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.
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- November 2, 2023
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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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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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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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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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