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Hello, friends! A quick update on our teen room. Work continues on this transition. We have moved two of the current teen shelf units from below the staircase to their new home in the computer…

Hello, friends! In 2025, Skidompha Public Library will celebrate our 120th anniversary! In 1905, the Skidompha Library Association was incorporated and its collection of 1476 books was given to Damariscotta, Newcastle, and Nobleboro as the start…

Hello, friends! I wanted to take a moment to remind you that our award-winning Book Shop will be participating in the Early Bird Saturday Sale on November 2nd, but instead of ending at 9am our…

Hello, friends! Such a fabulous weekend! Sunny, dry, and warm for late October in Maine. It seemed almost criminally illegal to spend the day inside so I took the opportunity to catch up on some…

Hello, friends! Chloe here, filling in for Matthew this week! Now that we’ve caught our breath after a very busy summer and whirlwind Pumpkinfest weekend, it’s a great time to stress once again how grateful…

Dear Friends, Just a quick note with some Pumpkinfest news. We will be open during our normal hours on Saturday, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, and we will have some fun activities available for those…

Dear Friends, I think it’s an appropriate time for our quarterly bee update. Fall is here and the bees are busy as you would expect, and taking advantage of any nice weather that comes their…

Dear Friends, Skidompha recognizes the importance of our local history and our innate curiosity regarding our heritage. In response, I am happy to report we have renewed our Ancestry.com license, and added the Fold3 database…

Dear Friends, Libraries are in some ways a contradiction to themselves. Libraries will always be a place of egalitarian access to the facility, and anonymous and equitable access to information. But Libraries are also dynamic…

Dear Friends, Last week I talked a little about our librarians, and this week I want to talk a little about Skidompha and the Skidompha Book Shop. The genesis of the Skidompha Library can reliably…