Visit 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…
Please 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.
In 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…
On 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…
Resilient 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…
There 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,…
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 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…
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?…
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…
Resilient 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…
UPDATE 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…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
Join 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…
Join 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…
UPDATE 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…
Join 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…
Join 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…
Are 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,…
Join 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…
If 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…
Join 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…
UPDATE 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…
River 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…
River 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…
Don’t forget to set your clocks one hour ahead on March 8th: Daylight Savings begins!
We will not have Story Time at Skidompha on March 10th or March 11th. We look forward to seeing you next week!
Fine 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,…
Resilient 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…
UPDATE 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…
We will not have Story Time at Skidompha on March 10th or March 11th. We look forward to seeing you next week!
Join Miss Vanessa from Music Together of Bath/Brunswick for an hour of music, rhythm, and movement. Free and open to the public. Geared towards kids and babies 8 and under.
After careful deliberation, Skidompha has decided to close from March 16 through March 31. We are tentatively scheduled to reopen on April 1, and are actively monitoring the news and are following the best recommendations from…