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Hello Friends, Time for a bee update! The hive has been growing and the bees have been busy! You may have noticed the bee population explosion that happened last month. The total population had dwindled…

Hello friends, Another note of updates today. The ILL appeal hearing has been completed, and officially the appeal has been denied. As of July 2, 2024, we have received word that the appeal of the…

Hello friends, A quick update on the interlibrary loan situation. The appeals hearing was held back on June 12th and final written arguments by attorneys were due on June 14th. Per Main State Library, “From…

Hello Friends, I’m away from the library for a few days this week as family visits, but Skidompha drives forward with all sorts of great things going on. For this missive, I’ll focus on this…

Dear Friends, Some great news! Our newest edition of our EPOCH Magazine just dropped and it looks so-so good! For those of you unfamiliar, EPOCH is our now annual magazine of teen literary, photographic, and artistic content. The EPOCH project is…

Dear Friends, Kristi Favaloro, children’s librarian, here today! I have the privilege of writing to you all because I will actually be away for a bit. My husband, Mike, has been working out of state…

Hello Friends, I have some unfortunate and frustrating news to share with you. As of June 4, 2024, all libraries within the state of Maine will be experiencing a temporary statewide interruption to our interlibrary…

Hello friends, I don’t talk enough about our genealogy and local history volunteers or our impressive collection of resources on the second floor, but this past week reminded me of just how vibrant that resource…

Dear Friends, A quick note about Hoopla this week. We are always excited to knock down barriers to reading and encourage readers of all stripes by offering as wide an array of formats as possible. Hoopla…

Dear Friends, Our queen bee has made her official Spring debut! We hadn’t seen her all year and I confess I was worried that the Skidompha hive was now queenless and that we would need to…