French Sspeaking Opportunities!
Come meet Annick from Savoie France and practice your French skills with her! Any level welcome! Wed May 28 at 3:30 and Sat May 31 at 10:30. At the library!
Free passes to the Maine Coastal Botanical Gardens in Boothbay and also to the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath–for our patrons. The Maine Maritime Museum is open all year. Tickets to the Botanical Gardens go through Mid Oct. We can only give out one pass to each location each day, so when asking for tickets, please have an alternate date in mind.
Author talk by Amy Wight Chapman
Monday, April 14, 4:30 2025 at the Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon
Amy writes fiction and non-fiction, and also contributes weekly columns
to her local newspaper. She has been acclaimed by Maine writers Bill
Roorbach, Monica Wood, & Richard Blanco. Her new biography, Just
Like Glass, is a remarkable creative journey into a year of her mother’s,
her siblings (including Leslie!), and her own life after the loss of their
husband & father, set mostly in Western Maine. Join us!
Leslie, is Leslie Grenier, our Mt Vernon friend and former longtime Rescue Worker!
Our Knitting and Crocheting group continues! The group meets at the library from 1-3PM, on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Bring the project you are working on, or come learn from one of the group. They will have some knitting needles and crochet hooks available. Or you can bring a different craft with you and join the group! Contact Amy for more information: 685-0012.
Adult Game Day also meets on Wednesdays at the library, from 3-5 on the 2nd and 4th Wed of the month. This group meets in the fall and winter, generally Oct -May. Please call to see if the group is meeting as we approach fall and spring.
Library Hours: Mon: 3-6, Wed: 9-12, 3-7, Sat: 10-3—-July and August: Mon 2-6, Wed 9-1, & 3-7, Sat 9-3. –Email: librarian@drshawlibrary.org
Phone: 293-2565——Follow us on FaceBook or visit our Web Page: drshawlibrary.org
From our annual Stories From the Metroplex evening:
Dr. Shaw Memorial Library 