BUILD A STORY!
2026-01-07 12:15 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Build a Story!
Wednesday, January 7, from 12:15-1 PM
Join us for our first program featuring Maine Author Chris Van Dusen’s book, “If I Built a House!” After hearing the story, we will all build our dream house using a variety of materials. What can you build using Legos, clay, Magna tiles, graham crackers & more? Let’s get creative.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

SNOWMAN CRAFT
2026-01-14 15:15 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Snowman Craft
Wednesday, January 14, from 3:15-4 PM
Make a snowman to take home, and make one to decorate the library! Kids of all ages! All supplies will be provided; registration is required.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

FURRY TALES STORYTIME
2026-01-23 10:00 - 10:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Furry Tales Storytime
We are so excited to partner with the Animal Welfare Society of Kennebunk for a very special storytime. Preschoolers and their families explore the exciting world of animals with stories, playtime, crafts, songs, movement, and plenty of animal time. Each visit is a new adventure!

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE
2026-02-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
MSK Interact Club’s — Spread the Warmth Clothing Drive
The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is pleased to be a collection location for the MSK Interact Club’s Spread the Warmth Clothing Drive. We are accepting clean items in good condition, any size or style, until February 28th.
Please bring clean gently used items including winter coats, snow pants, hats, mittens, gloves, winter boots, and warm winter clothing to the Children’s Department.
Donations will go to Kennebunk Cares Closet and Maine Needs.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

VALENTINE MAKING STATION
2026-02-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Valentine Card Station
Make a card to go with Community Gourmet Senior Packages and make some to go home, too! For all ages, supplies will be provided. February 2 – 14, 10 AM – 4 PM.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Children’s Department or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

TAKE YOUR CHILD TO THE LIBRARY DAY
2026-02-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Saturday, February 7 from 10:00-12:00, National Take Your Child to the Library Day! Come color a crown to wear home, try the February scavenger hunt, and more!

The Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport for more information, please call 967-2778.

PLAYDATE WITH A BOOK FOR CHILDREN
2026-02-11 15:15 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Playdate with a Book!
Have fun with your friends at this surprise theme reading event. Wednesday, February 11, 3:15 – 4 PM. What book will you get? This program is for elementary students, and registration is encouraged.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Children’s Department or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

FURRY TALES STORYTIME
2026-02-20 10:00 - 10:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Furry Tales Storytime
We are so excited to have our special guest, Shelby. Preschoolers and their families explore the exciting world of animals with stories, playtime, crafts, songs, movement, and plenty of animal time. Each visit is a new adventure!

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

MARCH FOOD DONATIONS FOR COMMUNITY GOURMET CARE PACKAGES
2026-03-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Sharing for Shamrocks March 2 – 31
Join us in the spirit of giving as we partner again with Community Gourmet to provide much-needed care packages for local seniors. Bring food items and help us fill up the pot of gold! For every item donated, we will add a shamrock to the windows. Let’s make the library green! You can also make a handmade card to include in the care packages. *This event will run through 3/31. Needed food items: Hormel meals, flip-top soups, Carnation Instant Breakfast, Lorna Doones, Tuna fish/chicken packets, Nutri-Grain bars, macaroni and cheese cups, and fruit cups.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

TROLLEY MUSEUM
2026-03-12 11:00 - 12:00 | ME
Storytime with Miss Terri at the Seashore Trolley Museum Model Railroad on Thursday, March 12, at 11 AM
All aboard for stories, songs, craft & model train adventure! Adults are $5, with free admission for anyone 5 years old and younger. Miss Terri from the Graves Library will be the guest reader at the Trolley Museum, sharing her favorite train stories. Following storytime, we will all check out the fantastic model trains! This model layout is the largest HO-scale layout in the state of Maine. The Seashore Trolley Museum is located at 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport. Please call 207-967-2800 for more information and to register.

TELLING ROOM
2026-03-12 15:30 - 16:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
The Telling Room – Thursday, March 12, 3:30-4:30 PM
Do you want to write and publish your own book? The Telling Room’s Young Emerging Authors program is a free, paid, 15 month-long writing and publishing program. Every spring, we select four Maine teenagers in grades 8 -12 to write, edit, and publish their own books. Join Devin Gifford, a junior at Dartmouth College, YEA alum and author of “The Unraveling” to hear about the program. She will discuss the process of writing a book, as well as help get your own writing going with games and prompts. This program is for students in grades 7-12, and pre-registration is encouraged. Light refreshments will be provided.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

FURRY TALES STORYTIME
2026-03-20 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-04-24 10:00 - 10:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Furry Tales Storytime
We are so excited to have our special guest, Shelby. Preschoolers and their families explore the exciting world of animals with stories, playtime, crafts, songs, movement, and plenty of animal time. Each visit is a new adventure!

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

PAINT BY NUMBERS CLUB
2026-04-01 12:15 - 13:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Paint by Numbers Club
Wednesday, from 12:15-1:30 PM
Join Ms. Terri and work on your own paint-by-number. Meet some new friends, too!

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

BUNNY HOP STORY TIME ~ APRIL 3 AT 10:00 AM
2026-04-03 10:00 - 10:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Friday, April 3 at 10 AM. Bunny Hop Story Time is in the community room Friday at 10 AM, and everyone is welcome to Stay & Play at 10:45 AM. This program includes funny bunny stories, finger plays, and songs. After story time, be sure to stop at our hands-on stations that are always open: Puzzle Cubes, View-Master, Coloring Crafts, Legos, I Spy Terrarium, and more! Try out our themed Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win a prize!

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

TROLLEY MUSEUM
2026-04-23 11:00 - 12:00 | ME
Storytime with Miss Terri at the Seashore Trolley Museum Model Railroad on Thursday, April 23, at 11 AM
All aboard for stories, songs, craft & model train adventure! Adults are $5, with free admission for anyone 5 years old and younger. Miss Terri from the Graves Library will be the guest reader at the Trolley Museum, sharing her favorite train stories. Following storytime, we will all check out the fantastic model trains! This model layout is the largest HO-scale layout in the state of Maine. The Seashore Trolley Museum is located at 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport. Please call 207-967-2800 for more information and to register.

FIDGET TOY DRIVE
2026-05-01 09:30 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
MSK Interact Club
Fidget Toy Drive
May 1-30 | 10:00-4:00

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is pleased to be a collection location for the MSK Interact Club’s Fidget Toy Drive. Please bring new fidget toys in any style for any age to the Children’s Department. Donations will go to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Children’s Department or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

MOTHER'S DAY STORYTIME
2026-05-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Mother’s Day Storytime
Friday, May 8, 10 AM

Stories, songs, movement, and a special craft for mom! A MOM-entous good time to make something special! After storytime, be sure to stop at our hands-on stations that are always open: Puzzle Cubes, View-Master, Coloring Crafts, Legos, I Spy Terrarium, and more! Try out our themed Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win a prize! The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

CALLING ALL CHILD ARTISTS!
2026-06-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Calling All Child Artists!
Monday, June 1 – June 15, from 9:30 – 5:00 PM
Would you like to be in our Children’s Art Show on Monday, June 22? We welcome crayon creations, painted masterpieces, and silly sculptures. If you would like to participate, please drop off a piece of art with your name on it by Monday, June 15.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

MAKE COMICS COOL!
2026-06-03 15:30 - 16:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Professor Andrews Make Comics Cool!

Learn to draw cool comics. Ages 7-11 on Wednesdays, June 3 – 24, 3:30 – 4:30 PM.
Pre-registration is required to attend this event. To register, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.
The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport.
For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

STORYTIME - FRIDAYS 10 AM
2026-06-05 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-06-12 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-06-19 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-06-26 10:00 - 10:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Fabulous Friday Family Storytime with Miss Terri and Miss Allison is in the community room every Friday at 10 AM, and everyone is welcome to Stay & Play at 10:45 AM. This program features stories, fingerplays, and songs. After storytime, be sure to stop at our hands-on stations that are always open: Puzzle Cubes, View-Master, Coloring Crafts, Legos, I Spy Terrarium, and more! Try out our themed Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win a prize!

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM BEGINS
2026-06-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Summer Reading Program
Join us for our Summer Reading Program on Monday, June 22, from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Pick up the summer program brochure, and sign up for special events.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

CHILDREN'S ART SHOW
2026-06-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Children’s Art Show on Monday, June 22 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Come see all our little Picassos at a Children’s Art Show. Lots of different mediums, styles, and talent! Light refreshments will be served.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

KINDKIDS CONCERT ~ JUNE 24, 10:30 AM
2026-06-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
KindKids Concert with Rob Duquette and Amanda Panda
Wednesday, June 24, 10 AM.
KindKids Music is a dynamic duo with original music, puppets, and a highly interactive performance for all ages. Rob Duquette and Amanda Panda share tools for emotional resilience, foster kindness, and encourage wellness, all while making music and having FUN!

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

PATRIOTIC ROCKS
2026-06-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
We will be painting rocks and writing positive messages for folks to find around town. You may help brighten someone’s day by sharing your special note with a total stranger! This is a fun, creative, and inspirational project suitable for all talent levels. Materials will be provided. Let’s spread some kindness around!

Pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 207-967-2778.

CHILDREN'S WOODEN FLOWER PAINTING
2026-07-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Children’s Wooden Flower Painting
Wednesday, July 1, 1-2 PM
Paint a wooden flower that will never fade! A crafty program for children of all ages.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, and to register, please call 207-967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

STORYTIME AT FRINKLEPOD FARM
2026-07-02 10:30 - 11:30 | ME
Storytime and Craft at Frinklepod Farm
Thursday, July 2, 10:30-11:30 AM
Join Miss Terri at Frinklepod Farm for a farming storytime and a craft. At Frinklepod Farm, 254 Log Cabin Road, Arundel, Maine.
