ON BREAK – No Book Babies this week
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 0 – 3, and their caregivers.
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Genealogy Event: Genealogy across Generations
Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesIntergenerational Project Designed for an adult (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc) with one or two children aged 6-10, this introduction to family history includes two simple crafts and encouragement for the whole family to enjoy…
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Gizmo Garden : RoboPots!
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesBack by popular demand, RoboPots makes its triumphant return to Skidompha Library for the upcoming February school break for 5th through 8th-graders. Come create artistic flower pots that electronically water themselves every twenty-four hours in this…
Genealogy Event: My DNA Results Arrived…Now What?
Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesBasic techniques for using your DNA results in family history research. Examples will be from ancestry.com tests, but theory and skills can be applied to other testing companies, too. 2nd floor Genealogy section.
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Film: Dazed and Confused
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars: Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey Like George Lucas’ American Graffiti, Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused is an affectionate look at the youth culture of a bygone era. While Lucas took aim at the…
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Skidompha Ukulele Group
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesAll experience levels welcome! Call the library for more info: 563-5513
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Family Film: Moana
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesThree thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no one knows exactly…
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SUPPER CLUB Book Club
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesEach month we will pick a book to read and inspire a pot-luck feast based on themes or recipes in our selection. February book selection TBD! Please email development@skidompha.org to sign up!
Free
Cancelled today: Toddler Time
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 2 – 5, and their caregivers.
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Skidompha Game Night
Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesAll Ages. All Games. Bring your favorite game to share, or play one of ours! Bring your parents, grandparents, and kids!
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Book Babies
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 0 – 3, and their caregivers.
Free
Genealogy Event: Research in the Eastern Townships of Quebec
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesAre your ancestors from the south-eastern part of Quebec? This region was predominately settled by Irish, Scottish, Loyalist, and American immigrants and the architecture, language, and surnames reflect that history. Learn about resources for researching…
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Film: A Hard Day’s Night
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr A Hard Day’s Night is a British musical comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring the Beatles during the height of Beatlemania. The film portrays…
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Skidompha Ukulele Group
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesAll experience levels welcome! Call the library for more info: 563-5513
Free
Toddler Time
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 2 – 5, and their caregivers.
Free
À la carte – Book Babies
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesMark is at a conference today. Please come help yourself to story-time books for this “À la carte” Book Babies.
Free
POSTPONED! Film: Strictly Ballroom
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesPostponed due to inclement weather. We will reschedule in early April. Stars: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter Written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, Strictly Ballroom tells the story of an Australian ballroom dancer, Scott…
Free
Skidompha Ukulele Group
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesAll experience levels welcome! Call the library for more info: 563-5513
Free
Family Film: Princess Mononoke
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesCome see the next in our Miyazaki film series, “Princess Mononoke.” Inflicted with a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka sets out for the forests of the west in search of the cure that…
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Resilient Girls Book Club
Carpenter Room 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesA Book Club for 4th and 5th grade girls and their parents. Girls face many challenges that can thwart their ability to develop a strong, honest voice expressing who they are. Girls Leadership (see girlsleadership.org)…
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Cancelled: Toddler Time
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 2 – 5, and their caregivers.
Free
Cancelled: Book Babies
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 0 – 3, and their caregivers.
Free
Film: Hero
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars: Jet Li, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Maggie Cheung In ancient China during the Warring States period, Nameless, a Qin prefect, arrives at the Qin capital city to meet the king of Qin, who had survived…
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Skidompha Ukulele Group
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesAll experience levels welcome! Call the library for more info: 563-5513
Free
“A Wrinkle in Time” Extravaganza!
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesMark your calendars! Saturday March 17th from 10am to 12pm is our “A Wrinkle in Time” Extravaganza with science, technology and art activities for the whole family. Ever wanted to build a nebula in a…
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“A Wrinkle in Time” Movie Field Trip
External Library EventSkidompha has chartered a shuttle mission to bring students to the matinee showing of “A Wrinkle in Time” at the Thomaston Cinema, and safely back to Earth again. Students under 11 must be accompanied by…
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Sweet Reads Book Club
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesLike to read? Love to bake? This book club will meet monthly, and will involve a short piece of fiction and bring-along baking. March book selection TBD. Please email development@skidompha.org to sign up!
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Toddler Time
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 2 – 5, and their caregivers.
Free
Self Serve – Book Babies
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 0 – 3, and their caregivers. Mr. Mark is at a conference this week. Check back next week for our regular program!
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Film: Mama Mia!
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA. On the Greek island of Kalokairi, 20-year-old…
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Skidompha Ukulele Group
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesAll experience levels welcome! Call the library for more info: 563-5513
Free
Family Film: Matilda
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson Based on the book by Roald Dahl, this film is about a young genius named Matilda, who uses telekinesis to deal with her parents, who do not value…
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Toddler Time
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 2 – 5, and their caregivers.
Free
Book Babies
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 0 – 3, and their caregivers.
Free
Drop in Paper Marbling with Erica Qualey
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesJoin local artist Erica Qualey, and Children’s Librarian Mark Ferrero for an afternoon of paper marbling. Using a variety of techniques and colors we will show you to transform paper into incredibly vibrant marbleized works…
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Film: Rushmore
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams Directed by Wes Anderson, this film centers around an eccentric teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman in his film debut), his friendship with rich industrialist Herman Blume (Bill…
Free
Skidompha Ukulele Group
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesAll experience levels welcome! Call the library for more info: 563-5513
Free
Toddler Time
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 2 to 5, and their caregivers. Sponsored by Riverside Butcher
Free
Book Babies
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStories, songs, and movements for children ages 0 to 3, and their caregivers.
Free
Genealogy: Gleaning from Census Records: US, CAN, UK, & IRE
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesThis session presented by Kathleen Maclachlan will emphasize the detailed information that careful research can uncover in census documents. Discussion will include alternatives to casually importing “hints” to your family tree, techniques for finding missing…
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