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2015
Friends of Norway Winter
258 Main Street
Norway, Maine
Memorial Library
04268
(207) 743-5309
Newsletter
www.norway.lib.me.us
Save the Date for the
Inside this issue:
Delightful Dessert Extravaganza
Adult Program News
pages 1 & 2
February 14, 2:00-4:00 pm
The Friends of the Norway Memorial Library announce the
Delightful Dessert Extravaganza to be held this year on Valentine’s
Day. The Friends are offering this new event as a fund raiser for the
library’s audio and video collections. This will be a ―drop-in‖ event at
the library. The library will close for normal business at 1:00 pm and
reopen for this event at 2:00 pm.
A large selection of chocolate and non-chocolate desserts,
including pies, cakes, cookies, and bars will be available to sample or
take home. Samples will cost $5.00 for 5 pieces or $10.00 for 12
pieces. Boxes will be provided for takeout. Coffee and tea will be
provided for those who wish to sit at tables and enjoy their samples.
Live music will be provided by OHUG, Oxford Hills Ukulele Group, from
2:30 to 3:00 pm.
The Friends welcome contributions of homemade pies, cakes,
cookies, bars, and other desserts for this occasion. Prizes will be
awarded for the tastiest items! Please contact the library for more
information or to sign up to provide a dessert at 743-5309 ext. 1.
Children’s and Teen News
page 3
Last Word Program Series
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Tax Preparation:
AARP volunteers will be in
the library again this tax
season to assist with free tax
preparation.
Fridays 10-5
Saturdays 10-3
To make an appointment for
tax assistance call 333-6448.
Morning Book Club Continues
Sign up to receive NML’s monthly
events calendar by email at the
library’s circulation desk.
NML’s ongoing book discussion
group meets monthly on Tuesday
mornings at 9:00 am. A morning
snack is provided and attendees
may bring their own coffee or tea.
The discussion lasts one hour and
is hosted by Beth Kane. Attendees
suggest and select titles to discuss.
Upcoming discussions:
February 17:
Under the Wide and Starry Sky
by Nancy Horan
The story chronicles the love
affair of Robert Louis Stevenson and
Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne. They
meet in rural France in 1875, where
Fanny takes refuge with her children
to escape her husband. Stevenson,
too, is escaping from his life, running
from family pressure to become a
lawyer.
March 17:
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
In 1944, the U.S. Air Force
bombed the Nazi-occupied French
town of St. Malo. The story starts
just before the bombing, then goes
back to 1934 to describe two
childhoods. Werner is a German
orphan whose math skills earn him
a place in an elite Nazi training
school—saving him from a life in
the mines, but forcing him to
continually choose between
opportunity and morality. MarieLaure is blind and grows up in
Paris, where her father is a
locksmith for the Museum of
Natural History until the
fall of Paris forces them to
St. Malo.
Did you know…
NML recently began partnering
with SeniorsPlus and their new
Books on Wheels program to
deliver books as a complement
to the Meals on Wheels service.
The program is funded by a
grant made to SeniorsPlus
servicing Oxford and
Androscoggin counties.
This is What Happened
Friday, February 20, 7:30 pm
doors open at 7:00
Eight local talents will share honest slices of their own lives
that will surprise and entertain in five-minute-long prepared stories.
The program, created by Sally Jones, showcases Scott Vlaun,
Carol Jones, Katherine Greenleaf, Cynthia Riley, Mike Porter, Donna
Chickering, Andy Turner, and Leah Haney.
This program is free and open to the public, but those
attending are encouraged to bring a donation of canned goods for the
local food pantry.
Teachers Lounge Mafia Improv Comedy Night
This spring Norway Memorial
Library will host the Teachers
Lounge Mafia, an improv
comedy troupe, for an evening of
laughter. Performing in the style
of ―Who’s Line is it Anyway?‖
they have been bringing hilarity
to western Maine and beyond
since 2008. ―Built from audience
provided suggestions, Teachers
Lounge Mafia delivers
improvisational games and
sketches designed to yank people
right out of mud season and on
Portland Museum of
Art Did you know that
the Friends of Norway
Memorial Library
purchase a community
pass for the Portland
Museum of Art? NML
cardholders may check it
out on a first-come, firstserved basis. It allows 2
adults and up to 6 children
free entry. Stop by or call
the library’s Information
Desk to reserve a date.
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to higher ground.‖
The group consists of Natalie
Simmons, Kyla Wheeler, Jeff
Bailey, and Dan Ryder. Inspired
by Upright Citizens Brigade,
Saturday Night Live, The State,
Kids in the Hall and the works of
Noel Paul Stookey and Ted
Turner, Teachers Lounge Mafia
strives to bring something
different to the foothills of western
Maine and still be allowed to live
here. Free tickets will be required
to attend this event. Date TBA
Current & upcoming
exhibits:
Through Feb. 8, 2015:
Aaron T Stephan: To
Borrow, Cut, Copy, and Steal
January 30, 2015, to April 26,
2015: The Coast & the Sea:
Marine and Maritime Art in
America
Visit the museum’s website at
www.portlandmuseum.org to see
what upcoming gallery talks,
movies, or other events you
might like to attend.
The museum is located at 7
Congress Square in Portland.
―Art enables us to find
ourselves and lose ourselves
at the same time.”
― Thomas Merton
February Discussion:
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
Thursday, February 26
6:30 pm
It’s got everything:
fencing, fighting,
torture, revenge, giants,
monsters, chases,
escapes, true love,
miracles…
To request a copy call 743-5309 ext. 1.
Maine Civil War Photography
On Tuesday, April 21, at 6:30 pm
Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Maine
State Historian, will present his
program Maine Civil War
Photography at the library. The
presentation is a photographic look
at how Maine was impacted by the
Civil War.
Maine Civil War Facts:*
Approximately 73,000 Mainers
served in the Union Army
and Navy during the war
Dorothea Dix of Hampden
served as superintendent
of nurses during the war
Maine women kept homes and
farms running, took "men's"
jobs or stayed home to
nurse the returning
wounded
*https://www.mainememory.net/sitebuilder/site/903/
page/1314/
Winter 2015
Children’s Department
Read, Learn, Create, Imagine, Dream, and Play
Regular Weekly Programs 10:30 am
Tuesday: Stay & Play, Wednesday: Story Time, Friday: Music & Movement
Join us for these monthly event highlights for school aged children.
February 16-20 is
public school vacation.
Visit the children’s
room to make crafts
related to special days
celebrated that
week:
President’s
Day, Mardi
Gras, and
Chinese New Year.
Thursday, March 12,
and Friday, March 13.
S.A.D. 17 will have an
early release day and a
staff development day.
The Children’s
Department will have
St. Patrick’s Day
activities.
Public school
vacation week,
April 20-24,
similar to the events
during February
vacation, there will be
activities related to
Patriots’ Day, Earth Day
and Arbor Day.
During May: Adopt-A-Book for the Children’s Collection
Adopt-A-Book offers an opportunity to honor a child, friend, or loved
one by adding to the children’s book collection in their name. Each book
purchased will be identified with a
book plate. Books awaiting adoption
will be displayed in the library.
May 4-10 is Children’s
Book Week. In the past
the children’s and teen
departments have
focused on celebrating
fictional characters and
stories from favorite
children’s books.
This year they are
highlighting some of the
exceptional non-fiction
books in science,
history, animals, health,
and biographies.
Stop by Tuesday–
Thursday May 5, 6, and
7 to join in the fun!
Teen News
We received a treasure box of electronic
supplies from Google!
Come to the NML Teen Room to
Make and Create during Teen Tech Week!
March 10-12, from 2:00-5:00 pm
The Teen Room is open every Tues., Wed.,
and Thurs., from 2:00-5:00 pm
for students in grade 7-12.
In the NML Teen Room you can… connect with friends... hang out…
relax... game, craft, study, talk, listen to music, read, research, and play!
Check Norway Library’s Teen Page on Facebook for special events.
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The Last Word
An end of life book discussion and program series to consider and discuss topics and
issues related to life’s end through music, fiction, poetry, essays, and memoir.
Thursdays, 6:30-8:00 pm
March 5: Sing Now! Volunteer hospice choir for the Lakes Region of Western Maine sings
songs of peace and comfort to people and their loved ones at life’s end. This free performance
and Q & A will kickoff the series.
March 12: Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
March 26: Without: Poems by Donald Hall
Special guest: Chuck Lakin from Last Things: Alternatives at the End of Life
April 16: Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan
Special guest Kathy Flynn, Hospice Director for Androscoggin Home Health Care
May 7: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Copies of these titles are available at the library or by request using your library card and the
online Minerva catalog.
The Library’s website address is: www.norway.lib.me.us
Norway, Maine 04268
258 Main Street
Friends of Norway Memorial Library