Lincoln Academy Film Screening: Selma

Lincoln Academy 81 Academy Hill Rd, Newcastle, ME, United States

Please join the Lincoln Academy community for a free screening of the 2014 film Selma on January 26 at 6:00 PM at the Poe Theater, followed by a facilitated conversation led by Megan Taft of…

Free

Family Film: The Secret World of Arrietty

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

(2010) 1hr. 34 min. The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family’s residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their daughter, Arrietty, is discovered.

Free

SUPPER CLUB Book Club

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Each month we will pick a book to read and inspire a pot-luck feast based on themes or recipes in our selection. In January we will read “The Last Days of Café Leila” by Donia Bijan. Please…

Toddler Time

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stories, songs, and movements for children ages 2 – 5, and their caregivers.

Free

Book Babies

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stories, songs, and movements for children ages 0 – 3, and their caregivers.

Free

Film: Bridget Jones’s Diary

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her many imperfections. As a New Year’s Resolution,…

Free

CANCELLED: Skidompha Ukulele Group

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

All experience levels welcome! Call the library for more info: 563-5513

Free

Toddler Time

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stories, songs, and movements for children ages 2 – 5, and their caregivers.

Free

CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW – Book Babies

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stories, songs, and movements for children ages 0 – 3, and their caregivers.

Free

Film: Manhattan

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway Woody Allen combines witty dialogue, the music of George Gershwin, and atmospheric location shooting in one of his best romantic comedies. Isaac, a neurotic writer in his forties,…

Free

Skidompha Ukulele Group

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

All experience levels welcome! Call the library for more info: 563-5513

Free

Family Film: Castle in the Sky

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Directed By: Hayao Miyazaki A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle. (1989)

Free

Resilient Girls Book Club

Carpenter Room 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

A 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)…

Free

Toddler Time

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stories, songs, and movements for children ages 2 – 5, and their caregivers.

Book Babies

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stories, songs, and movements for children ages 0 – 3, and their caregivers.

Free

Film: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou and his crew–Team Zissou–set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly non-existent Jaguar Shark that killed Zissou’s partner during…

Free

Skidompha Ukulele Group

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

All experience levels welcome! Call the library for more info: 563-5513

Free

Sweet Reads Book Club

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Like to read? Love to bake?  This book club will meet monthly, and will involve a short piece of fiction and bring-along baking. February book selection TBD.  Please email development@skidompha.org to sign up!

Free

ON BREAK – No Toddler Time this week

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stories, songs, and movements for children ages 2 – 5, and their caregivers.

Free

WRITE-ON: The Skidompha Teen Writing Workshop

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

In partnership with the Portland-based group ‘Telling Room.’ Tuesday, February 20th through Friday, February 23rd at Skidompha Library. “If you’re alive, you’re a creative person.”  Elizabeth Gilbert Unleash your creativity and tell your story! In this…

Free

Gizmo Garden : RoboPots!

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Back 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…

Free

ON BREAK – No Book Babies this week

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stories, songs, and movements for children ages 0 – 3, and their caregivers.

Free

Genealogy Event: Genealogy across Generations

Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Intergenerational 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…

Free

Gizmo Garden : RoboPots!

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Back 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 States

Basic 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.

Free

Film: Dazed and Confused

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: 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…

Free

Skidompha Ukulele Group

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

All experience levels welcome! Call the library for more info: 563-5513

Free

Family Film: Moana

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Three 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…

Free

SUPPER CLUB Book Club

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Each 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 States

Stories, songs, and movements for children ages 2 – 5, and their caregivers.

Free

Skidompha Game Night

Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

All Ages. All Games. Bring your favorite game to share, or play one of ours! Bring your parents, grandparents, and kids!

Free

Book Babies

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stories, 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 States

Are 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…

Free

Film: A Hard Day’s Night

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: 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…

Free

Skidompha Ukulele Group

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

All experience levels welcome! Call the library for more info: 563-5513

Free

Toddler Time

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stories, 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 States

Mark is at a conference today. Please come help yourself to story-time books for this “À la carte” Book Babies. 

Free