Louis T Graves Memorial Public Library

STAY & PLAY
2024-08-30 10:45 - 11:30, 2024-08-23 10:45 - 11:30, 2024-08-16 10:45 - 11:30, 2024-08-09 10:45 - 11:30, 2024-08-02 10:45 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Looking for a fun and educational activity for your kids? A one-hour playtime for children and caregivers to engage in educational toys, promoting socialization and engagement. Try our Puzzle Cubes, View-Master, Coloring Crafts, Photo Booth, I Spy Terrarium, and more! Every Friday from 10:45-11:45.

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.

EVENING BOOK GROUP
2024-08-29 17:00 - 18:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Evening Book Group
Join us on Thursday, August 29th, for this month’s book group. All are welcome to attend. For August, the group is reading Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane.

Please give us a call at 967-2778 for more information on this event and other upcoming reads.

SAVE OUR SHOREBIRDS - AUGUST 28 @ 9:30 AM
2024-08-28 09:30 - 11:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
We invite you to join us here at Graves Library on Wednesday, August 28th at 9:30 AM for an informative presentation about the shorebirds at Goose Rocks Beach. Emily McCormick, Shorebird Volunteer Coordinator through the Town of Kennebunkport will be here to discuss how we can all help this migratory shorebird species.

This one-hour session will highlight the endangered piping plovers and least terns, their habitats, and the challenges they encounter. Ms. McCormick will discuss the vital conservation efforts in place to protect these birds and learn how we can all help in their preservation. Whether you are a bird lover or simply interested in local wildlife, this presentation is set to offer valuable insights and encourage community participation in the protection of our shorebirds.
For more information about this presentation (and the project in general), please email Emily McCormick at eomcco17@gmail.com or Mary-Lou Boucouvalas at mlbgraves@gmail.com
Light refreshments will be served. Parking available at Consolidated School or the North Street Fire Station. Please call 967-2778 for more information.

MORNING YOGA WITH KRIYA YOGI, VIRGINIA WILLIAMSON
2024-08-24 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-08-23 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-08-22 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-08-21 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-08-19 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-08-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-08-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-08-15 09:00 - 10:00 and 2 more dates | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
MORNING YOGA WITH KRIYA YOGI VIRGINIA WILLIAMSON
Yogi Virginia Williamson is returning this summer for morning yoga at the Graves! Please call us to sign up for a session. Classes will also be available via Zoom so friends far and wide can join.
Virginia Williamson (Ginny) is a Kriya Yogi, in the lineage of Paramahansa Yogananda, initiated by Roy Eugene Davis. She has been practicing Yoga for 33 years; teaching in Southwest Florida for 24 years. She teaches traditional, ‘old-school’, Classical Yoga, with emphasis on meditative movements coordinated with the breath. Her instruction accentuates moving from one posture to another in a progressive manner that supports the nervous system while developing strength and relaxation in the rest of the body and calmness in the mind. Ginny is committed to providing an environment wherein the students may learn from an internal perspective. Students are encouraged to practice according to their own physical, mental, and emotional contexts, not by trying to replicate what works for someone else. She holds multiple teaching certifications and has had more than 2200 hours of training, study, and practice.
Call us at 967-2778 or www.graveslibrary.org for more details. If joining virtually, please give us your email so we can provide you with the Zoom link 24 hours prior to the class.
A $15 donation is suggested for morning yoga with Kriya Yogi Virginia Williamson and can be paid to the instructor on the day of the class. www.virginiawillaimson.com

BEAU DALLEO CONCERT - AUGUST 21 @ 6:00 PM
2024-08-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Beau Dalleo Concert
Join us for some good vibes and live music in the garden at Graves Library Summer Music Series on Wednesday, August 21, at 6 PM. Bring your friends, bring your chair, sit back, tap your feet, and listen to some local beat. Beau Dalleo is a professional guitarist playing songs you know and love! Let’s celebrate summer, our community, and our fondness for talented artists right in our own backyard! A suggested donation of $10 per person would be appreciated.

This event will be held in the community room if it rains. Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library,18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. Parking is available on Maine Street or at Consolidated School. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

JIMMY MAC CONCERT - AUGUST 15 @ 6:00 PM
2024-08-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Jimmy Mac on Thursday, August 15 at 6 PM
Join us for some good vibes and live music in the garden at Graves Library. Bring your friends, bring your chair, sit back, tap your feet, and listen to some local beat. Let’s celebrate summer, our community, and our fondness for talented artists right in our own backyard! Jimmy Mac is a classic singer-songwriter of Americana and folk music with acoustic guitar.

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.

CAR WASH STORY TIME - AUGUST 14 @ 10:00 AM
2024-08-14 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
Car Wash Story Time
We are so excited to partner with the Maine Classic Car Museum again this summer for a very special story time on Wednesday, August 14 at 10 AM.
Music, stories, songs, buckets & sponges! Be prepared to get wet! What car will the Maine Classic Car Museum bring? For toddlers to preschoolers.

Pre-registration is required. Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778.

STUFFIE SLEEPOVER - AUGUST 13
2024-08-13 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
Stuffie Sleepover
On Tuesday, August 13 @ 1:00 PM. Is your stuffed animal looking for an adventure? Come to our stuffie story time, then leave it at the library for a sleepover. When you pick up your stuffie, you can hear about its adventure! For ages 4 to 10 ; limit of 14.
For further information, please call 967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room.

Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport www.graveslibrary.org

MAINE AUTHOR - CHRIS VAN DUSEN AT THE MAINE CLASSIC CAR MUSEUM - SOLD OUT
2024-08-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Maine Classsic Car Museum, 2564 Portland Road, Arundel
THIS EVENT IS FULL

We are so excited to join forces with the Maine Classic Car Museum to invite Maine Author/Illustrator Chris Van Dusen back to visit with us at the Museum on Saturday, August 10. Chris will be hanging out among the cool cars at the Museum from 10:00 to 12:00 and to read from one of his many books. There is no charge for children. Adult admission is $12 per person. Registration is required. Please call the Library (967-2778) to add your name to the list.
The Maine Classic Car Museum is located at 2564 Portland Road, Arundel. Copies of Van Dusen’s books will be available for sale in the Museum store. This program includes a craft to go and treat!

More About Chris Van Dusen:
Chris lives in a little town on the Coast of Maine with his wife Lori and a dog named Opal. As a child, he spent hours drawing pictures. Dr. Seuss and Robert McCloskey were his heroes. After high school, he studied fine art at The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and graduated with a BFA. For more than ten years he worked as a freelance illustrator specializing in art for kids. His first book, Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee was published in 2000.
Since then, Chris has written several books including The Circus Ship, If I Built a House, Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee, Big Truck, Little Island, and so many more! He also illustrated the Mercy Watson series written by Kate DiCamillo.
More About the Car Museum:
The Maine Classic Car Museum is New England’s friendliest visitor destination, with dozens of classic cars on display and an array of vintage automobilia and cultural curiosities. Come take a tour of the 2024 exhibits. Explore the Museum store with unique gifts for that car person in your life. Every car has a story, and they can’t wait to share them with you!

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT - OPENING AUGUST 9 @ 5:30 PM
2024-08-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
SEEKING THE MAGIC LIGHT – PORTLAND CAMERA CLUB CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY
We are thrilled to host the Portland Camera Club here at Graves Library during the month of August, 2024. Please stop by and take some time with the exhibit located in the Business Center. The Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport.

A bit of background:
One of the earliest camera clubs in the country, men as well as women were encouraged to join. Club members contributed to a lantern slide exchange program and held an Annual Exhibition each spring. Francis O. Libby joined as a young man and eventually became President of the Club. Other prominent past members whose images will be displayed include Leyland Whipple, Ethel Wight, Horace Latimer, Joseph Kahill, Eddie Richardson and David Kirkwood. In addition to the historical images, there will be prints by several current members, including Kevin Schochat, Susan Partridge, Mary Powers, and Linda and Mike Cullivan.
The show runs from August 5-31 with an opening reception on Friday, August 9 from 5:30-7:00 pm at the Library. PCC President Richard Sawyer will give a short presentation in the Library Community Room with stories about the early photographers. Highlights from the book written by the late David Kirkwood, Seeking the Magic Light—A Chronicle of the First 100 Years of the Portland Maine Camera Club, will also be included in the presentation. The exhibit is dedicated to Kirkwood.
About The Portland Camera Club
Founded in May 24, 1899 the Portland Camera Club is one of the oldest camera clubs in the United States. The club welcomes anyone interested in photography, regardless of experience. Programs include education through classes, workshops, photo outings and guest speakers as well as competitions. PCC is a charter member of the Photographic Society of America and the New England Camera Club Council. Find out more about meetings and programs on our website PortlandCameraClub.org or on Facebook (PortlandCameraClubMaine).

Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport (207) 967-2778.

Photo Credit: Curving Way – F.O. Libby

AUTHOR CHERYL FARRINGTON - FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 AT 10:00 AM
2024-08-09 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
Author Cheryl Farrington on Friday, August 9 at 10:00 AM
Artist, photographer, and now children’s book author Cheryl Farrington will join us to read from her debut book “A Moose is Loose in Southern Maine”. A moose who is wandering through backyards in a residential neighborhood in southern Maine is spotted at different times by a mom, her son, and her son’s friend while it appears to be having some fun. The moose’s adventure turns out to be an exciting day for everyone involved! Moose craft for kids. Pre-registration is encouraged. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.

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.

AN EVENING WITH AUTHOR (AND PROFESSOR) PETER ORNER - AUGUST 8 @ 6:00 PM
2024-08-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 S Main St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, United States
It is a great honor to welcome Vermont-Based Author (and Dartmouth Professor) Peter Orner to the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library on Thursday August 8 at 6:00 pm.
Mr. Orner will be here for a special tribute to help us honor and celebrate our dear friend – Thomas Staley, who died in 2022. Dr. Staley, the Director of the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas, was well known for acquiring the papers of a host of literary lions (James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald), and of Woodward and Bernstein to boot. A special reception with light refreshments will follow the discussion.

Chicago-born Peter Orner is the author of two novels published by Little, Brown: The second coming of Mavala Shikongo and Love and Shame and Love, and three story collections: Esther Stories, Last car over the Sagamore Bridge, and Maggie Brown & Others. Peter’s essay collection/memoir, Am I alone here?: Notes on Reading to Live and Living to Read was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Peter’s fiction and non-fiction has appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic Monthly, Granta, The Paris Review, The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, The Southern Review, Ploughshares and many other publications. Stories have been anthologized in Best American Stories and twice received a Pushcart Prize. Peter has been awarded the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy in Rome, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a two-year Lannan Foundation Literary Fellowship.
He’s a graduate of the University of Michigan, Northeastern University School of Law, and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Peter is also a former member of the Bolinas, California Volunteer Fire Department in Bolinas, California and current member of the Norwich Fire Department, Norwich, Vermont. Peter holds the Professorship of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College, and lives with his family in Norwich.
Copies of the book, Am I alone here? will be for sale and signing after the event.
We want to thank the family of Paul Mahoney for sponsoring this very special tribute to Dr. Tom Staley. For more information, please call 967-2778. The Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, Maine. Parking is available at Consolidated School, 25 School Street, Maine Street, or the Village Fire Station Lot, North Street.

AUTHOR VISIT WITH MAUREEN LEE AND JENNIFER COOLEY
2024-08-08 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 are very excited to host local authors Maureen Lee and Jennifer Cooley, to read from their latest children’s book in their A Puppy in Maine series, on Thursday, August 8 @ 1:00 in the Community Room. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing. Please call 967-2778 to register for this program.
Maureen Lee is a primary care physician who first fell in love with Maine while attending medical school in Biddeford, Maine, at the University of New England. She enjoys reading and traveling in her home state, as well as making time for bird-watching, hiking, photography, and painting.
Jennifer Cooley is a teacher in Kennebunk, Maine. Raised in Maine, she received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education from Cedarville University in Ohio. Jenny loves to read, paint, travel, and go on adventures with Summer.
Summer is a fun-loving Golden Retriever pup who loves living in Maine and spending most of her time at outside. Some of her favorite hobbies include jumping in the waves at the ocean, spying on the neighbors, and stealing socks.

LISA MILLS, JIM O'NEIL, and BYON YEATTS CONCERT
2024-08-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Lisa Mills, Jim O’Neil, and Byon Yeatts Concert on Wednesday, August 7 at 6 PM.
Join us for some good vibes and live music in the garden at Graves Library Music Series. Bring your friends, bring your chair, sit back, tap your feet, and listen to some local beat. Lisa Mills, Jim O’Neil, and Byon Yeatts sing 3-part harmonies of hits from the ‘60s through the turn of the century, plus a few 21st-century songs now qualifying as oldies. You’ll enjoy bluesy originals to cookin’ covers from Sinatra to Sting, Jobin to Adele, and Muddy to Drake. Let’s celebrate our community and our fondness for talented artists right in our own backyard! A suggested donation of $10 per person would be appreciated. This event will be held in the community room if it rains. Parking is available on Maine Street or at Consolidated School.

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.

MAINE AUTHOR MATT COST - AUGUST 1 @ 5:30 PM
2024-08-01 17:30 - 18:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
BOOK LAUNCH OF CITY GONE ASKEW – AUGUST 1st @ 5:30 PM

We hope you will join us for the launch of Maine Author Matt Cost’s newest book here at the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport on Thursday, August 1 at 5:30 pm. Cost’s talk will feature his latest release in the Brooklyn 8 Ballo PI Series City Gone Askew. Cost is the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of the Mainely Mystery series. The first book in that series, Mainely Power, was selected as the Maine Humanities Council Read ME Fiction Book of 2020. I Am Cuba: Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution was his first traditionally published novel.

Matt Cost was a history major at Trinity College. He owned a mystery bookstore, a video store, and a gym, before serving a ten-year sentence as a junior high school teacher. In 2014 he was released and began writing. And that’s what he does. He writes histories and mysteries. Cost now lives in Brunswick, Maine, with his wife, Harper. There are four grown children: Brittany, Pearson, Miranda, and Ryan. A chocolate Lab and a basset hound round out the mix. He now spends his days at the computer, writing.

Copies of the book will be for sale and signing after the discussion. For more information, please give us a call at 967-2778.

AUTHOR BEN BARROWMAN ~ PARMESAN PIG
2024-08-01 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
Author Ben Barrowman on Thursday, August 1 at 10:30 AM.
Parmesan Pig is back! Listen to the latest story in the series. Young readers will learn how to distinguish facts from opinions in enjoyable ways. Copies of the books will be available for sale and signing.

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.

NATIVE SEED POPS
2024-07-30 14:00 - 15:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Create seed pops with Native Maine Wildflowers. When conditions are right, seed pops break down and sprout into plants. Fun for all ages. For further information, please call 967-2778 and ask for the Junior Room.

Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library,18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport www.graveslibrary.org
