RANGELEY — O.W.L Club will start next week at Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, with some exciting changes. The Saw-whets, a club for students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade, will be held on Wednesdays beginning Sept. 17 from 2:30 – 4 p.m. This year, the program is expanding with a new club, The Hawks, […]
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Rangeley library seeks community input for strategic planning
Rangeley Public Library board of directors announced the launch of a strategic planning campaign during the library’s Summer Celebration Thursday, Aug. 14. “We’re excited to share that we have taken the first steps to develop a strategic plan to ensure that we are meeting or exceeding the needs of the Rangeley region far into the […]
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Rangeley library celebrates $25,000 gift, honors Kathy McDavitt
The Rangeley Public Library recognized the generous gift during its Summer Celebration gala event.
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Rangeley library to host author of “The Story of Neeps and Tattie”
Author Diane Madden will be at the Rangeley Public Library on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m. to discuss the book, “The Story of Neeps and Tattie”, which she co-authored with Amy Johnson. Kirkus Reviews listed “The Story of Neeps and Tattie” as one of the 100 best Indie books of 2024, one of only […]
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Maine author Amy Wight Chapman to speak at Rangeley library
Amy Wight Chapman, author of “Just Like Glass”, will speak at the Rangeley Public Library on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 6 p.m. “Just like Glass” is the story of one transformative year in the life of the author’s four older siblings and their mother, Ruth. In 1958, just as the school year is ending, Ruth’s […]
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Youth programs to benefit from Rangeley library Summer Celebration
The Rangeley Public Library Summer Celebration, on Thursday, Aug. 14, is the 20th year of this wonderful fundraising event. Begun in 2005 to fund a remodel of the Children’s Rooms this event has been a major funding source for the library ever since. The first celebration was spearheaded by Board President Linda Caspar and Co-chaired […]
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Rangeley library to host a musical history of the Holocaust
Russell Kaback will present his solo musical performance “25044”, a Jewish grandson’s musical history of the Holocaust on Aug. 6.
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Rangeley library to host book talk with author Michael Burke
RANGELEY —Author Michael Burke will be at the Rangeley Public Library on Wednesday, July 30, at 6 p.m. to share from his most recent book, “The Art of the Myth”, a book which answers questions about life in Maine. A collection of essays on topics from sea kayaking to maple sugaring, from rural auctioneering to […]
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Rangeley library program explores immigration and fiddling connection
On Wednesday, July 23, Rangeley Public Library will present “The Connections Between the Fiddling Traditions of Ireland, Scotland an Appalachia”, an immigration story by Andrew Finn Magill.
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Rangeley library to host ‘The Secret Lives of White-Tailed Deer’
RANGELEY — Author Ed Robinson will be at the Rangeley Public Library on Wednesday, July 16, at 6 p.m. to do a one-hour presentation on the graceful white-tailed deer. While we see these lovely creatures in our yards or neighboring forests and fields, most of us know little about them. Writer and photographer Ed Robinson […]