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History Month at the Camden Public Library
During the month of October, the Camden Public Library is celebrating “History Month.” In addition to numerous online programs and special features on social media, the library has curated a virtual exhibit of vintage photographs and images from the library’s Walsh History Center including this image of the view from the Summit House on Mt. […]
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Historian to focus on Maine’s Midcoast mills
CAMDEN — Historian Donovan Bowley will deliver an online presentation about the history of mills on the Medomak, St. George and Megunticook rivers and their tributary streams at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, hosted by the Camden Public Library. The program is part of the library’s month-long “Discover History” series and will be held via […]
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Photographer, journalist to present program ‘Remembering the War Through Memoir Writing’
CAMDEN — Photographer and journalist David H. Lyman will give an online presentation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, presented by the Camden Public Library. Lyman will describe how he came to write a memoir about his time in Vietnam, and provide strategies to help people unwrap their own stories. The program will be hosted […]
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Author to talk about ‘Be Strong, Be Wise’ safety education program
CAMDEN — Author Amy Carpenter will give an online presentation about the Be Strong, Be Wise program related to her bestselling book by the same name at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, hosted by the Camden Public Library. The talk will be held via the Zoom platform. Email [email protected] to request a link to attend. […]
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Historian to give virtual presentation, ‘The Curtis Connection: Camden to Philadelphia’
CAMDEN — The Curtis family name is well known in midcoast Maine for the significant contributions they made to the Camden area. Historian Thomas J. Wieckowski will give an online presentation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, presented by Camden Public Library, that will provide a broader look at the famous family and focus on […]
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Maine approves adult-use cannabis stores in South Portland, Northport
The approvals were among 6 recreational cannabis licenses the state awarded Tuesday for retailers, growers and testing labs, but consumer sales won’t begin until Oct. 9.
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Midcoast Maine Book Arts to present virtual exhibit and event
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library will host the Midcoast Maine Book Arts Group for an exhibition, “Structure & Narrative,” during September. The show will be an online “virtual exhibit” of book arts featuring invited artists, who have strong connections to the midcoast region. The exhibit will be accompanied by a special online event at 6 […]
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Virtual presentation to focus on SeedTree Program in Nepal
Learn About the SeedTree Program in Rural Nepal
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Celebrated Nixon-era women’s rights leader to give talk
The Honorable Barbara Hackman Franklin, the 29th US Secretary of Commerce, will give an online presentation at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, hosted by the Camden Public Library. Franklin will be discussing the book, “A Matter of Simple Justice” by Les Strout, in a program hosted on Zoom. The book, originally released in 2012, […]