- July 16, 2019
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Legos Challenge at the Library
Come build with our extensive Lego collection! Take one of our design challenges, get some inspiration from one of our cool Lego books, or go wild with your own creativity! Open to ages 6 and up!
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4-H Summer of Science
You are a pirate seeking hidden treasure—use the Engineer Design Process and learn about the science of ocean waters to confront real-world challenges to navigate your pirate ship! Ages 7-12, sign up required for the entire series.
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Family Movie Night: Flight of the Navigator
David Freeman is an ordinary boy destined for a most extraordinary adventure — aboard a spectacular, futuristic spacecraft. After a mystifying disappearance, David returns, possessing vast, undiscovered knowledge about the farthest reaches of the universe. With these sudden navigational powers, David is able to take the fantastic flying machine anywhere he desires, accompanied by both its wisecracking robotic commander, Max, and an assortment of bizarre extraterrestrial creatures! Embark on a fun-filled, fast-paced journey of fantasy and adventure as David takes off on the flight of a lifetime! Popcorn will be served – bring pillows and blankets for extra coziness! Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes. Rated PG. Recommended ages 10 and up, but all are welcome!
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- July 17, 2019
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Family Concert with Matt Loosigian
Matt is a folk singer/guitarist specializing in playful, funny songs about ecology and being green. Join him as he works his musical magic in this interactive and fun music show. Inspired by Matt’s incredibly dynamic voice and charismatic performance style, participants will sing, play, and dance along as this musical wizard pulls giggles out of his guitar. Designed for children, but all ages welcome. Limit first 100 people.
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Drop-In Tech Support
Need help setting up email? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Our tech guy, Dale, will be available to help you navigate your laptop or tablet.
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Trustees Meeting
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- July 18, 2019
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Baby & Me
Baby & Me gives your child the opportunity to hear lots of language and music while you spend time bonding together! We sing songs, participate in action rhymes, and share a board book! Program lasts about 15 -20 minutes, and is for babies ages birth up to 23 months.
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Music & Rhyme Time for Twos
At each Music & Rhyme Time for Twos, 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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Genealogy Drop In - Cancelled
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Make Space in Your Home with Mainely Organized
Join Erin Scott of Mainely Organized for this program designed to help you make space in your home. She started Mainely Organized because she has a passion for organizing. She enjoys helping people create systems in their homes to not only deal with the clutter they have but help prevent future clutter. She has helped clients organize their homes, garages, barns, paperwork and keepsakes. She has also helped multiple people prepare to move and downsize their homes.
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- July 19, 2019
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Chewonki presents: Mammals of Maine
This exciting and interactive program introduces participants to our native warm-blooded vertebrates: Maine mammals. We will study a mounted animal and observe its characteristics, such as teeth, feet, and fur. We use these observations as clues to understanding each mammal’s adaptations, niche, and habitat. A collection of skulls, study skins, and other specimens complements a discussion of adaptations and the role each animal plays in the food web. This program also provides a living example of a non-releasable wild mammal. Designed for ages 8 and up, but open to anyone who can sit quietly through a presentation. Limit first 100 people.
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- July 20, 2019
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Sip-N-Stitch
Join this knitting and crocheting group, All abilities welcome! Come and work on your latest project, share patterns, check out the library's knitting and crocheting resources, and relax with a cup of coffee or tea. Would you like to learn to knit or crochet? Come along and we can help you with that too.
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Galaxy Spray Painting
Make your own universe! This project will take place outdoors, be sure to dress for mess!! (rain date 7/27) To register for this program call 725-1727 or email cyndi@topshamlibrary.org. Ages 11 & up. Teens-create and earn 3 tickets toward this year's summer reading raffle.
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- July 23, 2019
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4-H Summer of Science
You are a pirate seeking hidden treasure—use the Engineer Design Process and learn about the science of ocean waters to confront real-world challenges to navigate your pirate ship! Ages 7-12, sign up required for the entire series.
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Board Game Night
Various family-friendly games will be available for drop-in play. Bring some friends and family and have some fun! Ages 4 and up!
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- July 24, 2019
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Preschool Storytime
At each themed Storytime we sing songs, dance, and play instruments to a guitar accompaniment, participate in action rhymes, and of course, read stories! Storytime lasts approximately 45 - 60 minutes and is for preschool children ages 3-5. Often followed by an art project!
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Drop-In Tech Support
Need help setting up email? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Our tech guy, Dale, will be available to help you navigate your laptop or tablet.
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James R. Nelon Author Event
Can you imagine how humanity could live without smartphones? Without technology? Beyond electricity? An inquiring James Nelon wanted to know. He roamed Southeast Asia for a year in quest of just such a people, seeking examples of society very different from his Midwest upbringing. Join him as he talks about his book: Pursuing A Dream: A Wandering Executive's Journeys into The Philippines. Find out more here: https://jamesrnelon.com/. Books will be available for sale and signing.
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- July 25, 2019
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Baby & Me
Baby & Me gives your child the opportunity to hear lots of language and music while you spend time bonding together! We sing songs, participate in action rhymes, and share a board book! Program lasts about 15 -20 minutes, and is for babies ages birth up to 23 months.
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Music & Rhyme Time for Twos
At each Music & Rhyme Time for Twos, 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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Genealogy Drop In - Cancelled
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Movie Screening: Blade Runner: the Final Cut
In this sci-fi cult classic, Rick Deckard prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st Century Los Angeles, stalking genetically made criminal replicants. Popcorn will be served. Rated R
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- July 26, 2019
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Messy Art
We will experiment with different tools and techniques to create process-over-product art! Wear clothes that can get stained and painty! Designed for ages 4 and up, but all children are welcome with grownup help! Registration required.
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- July 27, 2019
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Kids Drop-In Activities: Space
Marshmallow constellations, moon rocks, moon painting, straw rockets & more! Designed for ages 4 and up, but open to all children with adult supervision.
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Family Movie Matinee: Treasure Planet
Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island gets a futuristic twist in this amazing tale of a brave young man’s thrilling journey to new frontiers aboard a flying ship. Popcorn will be served – bring pillows and blankets for extra coziness! Run time: 1 hour 35 minutes. Rated PG for adventure action and peril. Recommended ages 9 and up, but all are welcome!
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Legos at the Library
Come build with our Lego collection! We have giant bins full of Legos for older kids, and Duplos available for younger kids upon request!
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- July 30, 2019
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4-H Summer of Science
You are a pirate seeking hidden treasure—use the Engineer Design Process and learn about the science of ocean waters to confront real-world challenges to navigate your pirate ship! Ages 7-12, sign up required for the entire series.
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Movie screening: Cowboy Bebop
An explosion releases a virus that is killing the citizens of a Martian city, and a team of intergalactic bounty hunters arrive to solve the mystery in this anime favorite. Popcorn will be served. Rated R.
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- July 31, 2019
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Preschool Storytime
At each themed Storytime we sing songs, dance, and play instruments to a guitar accompaniment, participate in action rhymes, and of course, read stories! Storytime lasts approximately 45 - 60 minutes and is for preschool children ages 3-5. Often followed by an art project!
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Drop-In Tech Support
Need help setting up email? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Our tech guy, Dale, will be available to help you navigate your laptop or tablet.
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- August 1, 2019
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Genealogy Drop In
Interested in Genealogy? Join our Genealogy volunteer, Karen, to help you get started. She’ll help you use our resources such as Ancestry to find out more about your family tree. Bring along a notebook and a USB flash drive (if you have one).
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Friends of the Topsham Public Library Meeting
The Friends of the Topsham Public Library is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to supporting TPL financially and helping to further develop the library’s potential as a dynamic force in our community. Meetings are open to the public and new members are always welcome. FMI visit our website: friendstopshamlibrary.org
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- August 2, 2019
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Messy Art
We will experiment with different tools and techniques to create process-over-product art! Wear clothes that can get stained and painty! Designed for ages 4 and up, but all children are welcome with grown-up help! Registration required.
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- August 3, 2019
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Sip n' Stitch
Join this knitting and crocheting group that meets on the first and third Saturdays of the month. All abilities welcome! Come and work on your latest project, share patterns, check out the library's knitting and crocheting resources, and relax with a cup of coffee or tea. Would you like to learn to knit or crochet? Come along and we can help you with that too.
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Family Movie Matinee: Muppets From Space
Gonzo is contacted by his alien family through his breakfast cereal. But when the men in black kidnap him, it’s up to Kermit and the gang to rescue Gonzo and help him reunite with his long-lost family. Popcorn will be served – bring pillows and blankets for extra coziness! Run time: 1 hour 27 minutes. Rated G. Recommended ages 5 and up, but all are welcome!
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- August 6, 2019
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Teens: Make a Galaxy Jar
Join us in the teen room and create your own Star Jar! Registration required. Create and earn 3 tickets toward this year's summer reading raffle.
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4-H Summer of Science
You are a pirate seeking hidden treasure—use the Engineer Design Process and learn about the science of ocean waters to confront real-world challenges to navigate your pirate ship! Ages 7-12, sign up required for the entire series.
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- August 7, 2019
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Drop-In Tech Support
Need help setting up email? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Our tech guy, Dale, will be available to help you navigate your laptop or tablet.
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- August 8, 2019
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Genealogy Drop In
Interested in Genealogy? Join our Genealogy volunteer, Karen, to help you get started. She’ll help you use our resources such as Ancestry to find out more about your family tree. Bring along a notebook and a USB flash drive (if you have one).
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Nature Speaks Book Discussion
"How sad to think that nature speaks and mankind doesn't listen."- Victor Hugo, 1840. Dana Cary leads this discussion group that focuses on environmental issues and what can be done on a local level. We are reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. This month we will read the section, Picking Sweetgrass.
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Movie Screening: The Matrix
Keanu Reeves stars in an explosive sci-fi adventure about a man who comes to believe that his everyday world is the product of a computer-driven digital matrix that feeds on humans. Rated R
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- August 9, 2019
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Lindsay & her Puppet Pals
Year round, Lindsay brings her Puppet Pals, lovingly crafted, giant hand puppets and marionettes, to child and family audiences across New England. Filled with silliness, crowd participation, and unique, memorable characters, this series of charming and positive short stories will delight the young and the young at heart! Designed for ages 3—8, limit first 100 people.
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- August 10, 2019
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Great Books
Great Books meets once a month on the second Saturday. We are ALWAYS looking for new members! We're discussing Great Conversations 5 from The Great Books Foundation. Email emma@topshamlibrary.org to find out what piece we are discussing this month!
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Kids Galaxy Crafts
Make a galaxy jar, galaxy bauble, and galaxy slime! Designed for ages 8 and up, open to all ages (younger must have adult assistance). While supplies last!
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Teen and Adult Galaxy Crafts
Create your own galaxy notebook and more! Registration is required. Earn 3 tickets for the Summer Reading raffle.
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- August 13, 2019
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Rockets
Design and launch rockets with local scientist David Harmon! This is a 2 hour program. Ages 8-12, registration required.
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Mystery Movie: Midsomer Murders, The Incident at Cooper Hill
In this humorous and gentle BBC Mystery series offering, mysterious lights are seen in the sky over famous UFO hot-spot Cooper Hill. When a local forest-ranger suffers a strange death, the visiting UFO spotters are convinced aliens are responsible. Will DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson find out the truth? Have aliens landed in Midsomer?
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- August 14, 2019
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Drop-In Tech Support
Need help setting up email? How about printing from your laptop? Do you know how to download apps? Our tech guy, Dale, will be available to help you navigate your laptop or tablet.
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- August 15, 2019
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Stay & Play
We fill our big meeting room with toys—kids can play and their grownups can play AND catch up with other grownups! Ages birth to 5, registration required (must have at least 6 signups to run)
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Genealogy Drop In
Interested in Genealogy? Join our Genealogy volunteer, Karen, to help you get started. She’ll help you use our resources such as Ancestry to find out more about your family tree. Bring along a notebook and a USB flash drive (if you have one).
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Movie Screening: Arrival
When mysterious spacecraft land across the globe, expert translator Louise Banks is sent to decipher their intent. She puts her life on the line to find out, but can she accomplish her mission before time runs out?. Rated PG-13.
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