Library Closed
Skidompha will be closed on January 20, 2020 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in…
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Book Club: Resilient Girls (Grades 6, 7, and 8)
Carpenter Room 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesResilient Girls Grown-ups and Girls Book Discussion Group Skidompha Library is pleased to partner with Karen Mook on our third year of the Resilient Girls Book Club. This special book group for grown-ups and girls…
Free
LCN Digital Archive Tutorial
Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesPlease email us to make an appointment to participate in a small-group LCN Digital Archive tutorial with Kathy, Skidompha’s staff genealogist. Free and open to the public.
Free
Stories to Screen: The Two Towers (2002)
Lincoln Theater 2 Theater Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesIn partnership with the Lincoln Theater, we’re bringing the world of J.R.R. Tolkien to the big screen! Come to the Lincoln Theater on January 24th at 3:30 pm for a free screening of The Lord…
Free
Homeschooler Cultural Day
Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesVisit with local homeschooled children for a cultural extravaganza! They will offer presentations about some of the world’s finest foods, native dances and dress, dangerous animals, and religions. Visit, ask questions, and offer some of…
Free
LCN Digital Archive Tutorial
Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesPlease email us to make an appointment to participate in a small-group LCN Digital Archive tutorial with Kathy, Skidompha’s staff genealogist. Free and open to the public.
Free
Stories to Screen: The Return of the King (2003)
Lincoln Theater 2 Theater Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesIn partnership with the Lincoln Theater, we’re bringing the world of J. R. R. Tolkien to the big screen! Come to the Lincoln Theater on January 31th at 3:30 pm for a free screening of…
Free
Chat with Nick Mills: A Brief History of Broadcasting in America
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesOn Tuesday, February 4 at 10 a.m., Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions program will welcome Professor Nick Mills to give a talk entitled “A Brief History of Broadcasting in America.” His lecture provides background for…
Free
Book Club: Resilient Girls (Grades 2 + 3)
Carpenter Room 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesResilient Girls Grown-up and Girls Book Discussion Group (Led by Carrie Branson) Skidompha Library is pleased to partner with Karen Mook on our third year of the Resilient Girls Book Club. The 2nd and 3rd…
Free
NO STORY TIME
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesThere will be no story time offered on February 12, 2020. Story times are typically offered on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in the Children’s room. Story Circle for a storytime filled with movement,…
Free
Library Closed
Skidompha Library will be closed on Monday, February 17th in observance of Presidents’ Day. “My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.” ― Abraham Lincoln
Junior Journalists
Junior Journalists February 18 to 21Grades 5 + 6 11 am to 1 pm Calling all newsy 5th and 6th graders! Learn reporting basics in this FREE hands-on workshop over February vacation led by the…
Free
STEAM-uary for Kids
Join us for Skidompha’s first ever STEAM-uary! Over three sessions, we’ll explore and demonstrate some vigorous chemical reactions, tackle engineering and construction, and drop raw eggs into the library atrium. What could possibly go wrong?…
Free
Write On: Teen Writing Workshop
This four-day energetic writing workshop series led by teaching artists from The Telling Room will explore a number of creative paths into the writing process. We’ll bring characters on quests, write mini fiction pieces, different…
Free
Book Club: Resilient Girls (Grades 6, 7, and 8)
Carpenter Room 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesResilient Girls Grown-ups and Girls Book Discussion Group Skidompha Library is pleased to partner with Karen Mook on our third year of the Resilient Girls Book Club. This special book group for grown-ups and girls…
Free
AARP Free Tax Preparation
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesUPDATE AS OF MARCH 13, 2020 at 5 p.m.: We are working with AARP to continue this program at Skidompha Library with additional COVID-19 precautions in place. Please check back or call the library if…
Free
Junior Journalists
Junior Journalists February 18 to 21Grades 5 + 6 11 am to 1 pm Calling all newsy 5th and 6th graders! Learn reporting basics in this FREE hands-on workshop over February vacation led by the…
Free
STEAM-uary for Kids
Join us for Skidompha’s first ever STEAM-uary! Over three sessions, we’ll explore and demonstrate some vigorous chemical reactions, tackle engineering and construction, and drop raw eggs into the library atrium. What could possibly go wrong?…
Free
Write On: Teen Writing Workshop
This four-day energetic writing workshop series led by teaching artists from The Telling Room will explore a number of creative paths into the writing process. We’ll bring characters on quests, write mini fiction pieces, different…
Free
Junior Journalists
Junior Journalists February 18 to 21Grades 5 + 6 11 am to 1 pm Calling all newsy 5th and 6th graders! Learn reporting basics in this FREE hands-on workshop over February vacation led by the…
Free
STEAM-uary for Kids
Join us for Skidompha’s first ever STEAM-uary! Over three sessions, we’ll explore and demonstrate some vigorous chemical reactions, tackle engineering and construction, and drop raw eggs into the library atrium. What could possibly go wrong?…
Free
Write On: Teen Writing Workshop
This four-day energetic writing workshop series led by teaching artists from The Telling Room will explore a number of creative paths into the writing process. We’ll bring characters on quests, write mini fiction pieces, different…
Free
Junior Journalists
Junior Journalists February 18 to 21Grades 5 + 6 11 am to 1 pm Calling all newsy 5th and 6th graders! Learn reporting basics in this FREE hands-on workshop over February vacation led by the…
Free
Write On: Teen Writing Workshop
This four-day energetic writing workshop series led by teaching artists from The Telling Room will explore a number of creative paths into the writing process. We’ll bring characters on quests, write mini fiction pieces, different…
Free
CANCELLED: Kids Story Time
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesJoin us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Loosely designed for children…
Free
Black History Month TED Talks
Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesJoin us in the Atrium every day from Tuesday, February 25 through Friday, February 28, from 12-1 to watch to a series of TED talks celebrating Black History Month. Bring your lunch, or just stop by to enjoy fresh perspectives. Free…
Free
AARP Free Tax Preparation
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesUPDATE AS OF MARCH 13, 2020 at 5 p.m.: We are working with AARP to continue this program at Skidompha Library with additional COVID-19 precautions in place. Please check back or call the library if…
Free
Black History Month TED Talks
Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesJoin us in the Atrium every day from Tuesday, February 25 through Friday, February 28, from 12-1 to watch to a series of TED talks celebrating Black History Month. Bring your lunch, or just stop by to enjoy fresh perspectives. Free…
Free
Black History Month TED Talks
Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesJoin us in the Atrium every day from Tuesday, February 25 through Friday, February 28, from 12-1 to watch to a series of TED talks celebrating Black History Month. Bring your lunch, or just stop by to enjoy fresh perspectives. Free…
Free
Teen Council Meeting
Library – Teens Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesAre you interested in having a say in teen programming at Skidompha? Join Sophie and our Teen Council at our first meeting to eat some pizza and talk through teen-related library policies, brainstorm programming ideas,…
Free
Black History Month TED Talks
Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesJoin us in the Atrium every day from Tuesday, February 25 through Friday, February 28, from 12-1 to watch to a series of TED talks celebrating Black History Month. Bring your lunch, or just stop by to enjoy fresh perspectives. Free…
Free
Super Tuesday!
External Library EventIf you are a registered voter who is enrolled in either the Democratic or Republican parties, you can cast your vote for your favorite presidential candidate on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. If you are not…
CANCELLED: Kids Story Time
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesJoin us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Loosely designed for children…
Free
AARP Free Tax Preparation
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesUPDATE AS OF MARCH 13, 2020 at 5 p.m.: We are working with AARP to continue this program at Skidompha Library with additional COVID-19 precautions in place. Please check back or call the library if…
Free
River Co Auditions
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesRiver Company’s first production of 2020 is “Homer Bound” by Karmo Sanders and directed by Eleanor Cade Busby. Sanders is well known to Mainers as Birdie Googins from the Marden’s commercials, otherwise known as the…
Free
River Co Auditions
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesRiver Company’s first production of 2020 is “Homer Bound” by Karmo Sanders and directed by Eleanor Cade Busby. Sanders is well known to Mainers as Birdie Googins from the Marden’s commercials, otherwise known as the…
Free
Daylight Savings Time Begins
Don’t forget to set your clocks one hour ahead on March 8th: Daylight Savings begins!
Free
No Kids Story Time
We will not have Story Time at Skidompha on March 10th or March 11th. We look forward to seeing you next week!
Chat with Sarah Fisher: Head of Painting Conservation at the National Gallery of Art
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesFine Art Conservation with Sarah Fisher, former Head of Painting Conservation at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Sarah Fisher will be the next guest speaker at Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions program on Tuesday,…
Free
Book Club: Resilient Girls (Grades 2 + 3)
Carpenter Room 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesResilient Girls Grown-up and Girls Book Discussion Group (Led by Carrie Branson) Skidompha Library is pleased to partner with Karen Mook on our third year of the Resilient Girls Book Club. The 2nd and 3rd…
Free