MORNING YOGA WITH KRIYA YOGI, VIRGINIA WILLIAMSON
2025-07-24 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-25 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-26 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-28 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-30 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-31 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-08-01 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-08-02 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
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 207-967-2778 or www.graveslibrary.org for more details.
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

BANJO JIMMY - JULY 24 & 31
2025-07-24 10:30 - 11:00
Banjo Jimmy
Events for our summer reading program continue on July 24 & 31, at 10:30 AM. Join us to sing along with Banjo Jimmy as he performs family favorites! All ages are welcome to this rain-or-shine event. Pre-registration is required.

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

BANJO JIMMY - JULY 31
2025-07-31 10:30 - 11:00

EVENING BOOK GROUP - JULY 31 AT 5:00 PM
2025-07-31 17:00 - 18:00
Evening Book Group
Join us on Thursday, July 31, at 5:00 p.m. for this month’s book group. The book this month is Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama. All are welcome to attend.

Please give us a call at 207-967-2778 for more information on this event and other upcoming reads.

ON THE NIGHTSTAND - BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
2025-08-02 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-09-06 09:30 - 10:30
Please join us for some coffee and conversation. This group will meet in the Dow Room.
Bring a book that is currently being read on your nightstand. During the hour, we will share what we are reading and create a list for others to explore. We hope to see you here.

Please call the Library with any questions at 207-967-2778.

VERY FAIRY TEA PARTY - WAIT-LIST ONLY
2025-08-06 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us for our Very Fairy Tea Party on Wednesday, August 6, at 1:00 p.m. Stories, games, crafts, fairy wings, and songs…Everything Fairy! This event is for ages 4 to 8, and fairy attire is encouraged. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Sign up for the wait-list at the Library or call 207-967-2778. Help us celebrate summer reading with your fairy wings!

2024 PHOTOS OF THE YEAR - PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
2025-08-07 17:00 - 18:30
Opening Reception for PPH 2024 Photos of the Year
Our opening reception with photographers from the Portland Press Herald is always an amazing event. The photographers will answer your questions and share their fascinating “creation stories,” when some combination of timing, persistence, inspiration, fast action, and sheer luck put them in the right place at the right moment to capture these memorable pictures. Light refreshments will be served. You won’t want to miss it! “Portland Press Herald photographers uncover unexpected moments every day and show us the profound beauty of connection. It is a great privilege to photograph the people of Maine and share their stories.” This exhibit shares some of the best photos from 2024 and will be on display until August 30.

Join us for an opening reception with light refreshments on Thursday, August 7, 5:00-6:30 PM
The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 or visit www.graveslibrary.org.

LINDSAY AND HER PUPPET PALS
2025-08-13 14:00 - 15:00
Lindsay & Her Puppet Pals
Join us on Wednesday, August 13, at 2 PM. As part of our summer reading program, Lindsay brings her larger-than-life Puppet Pals to delight child and family audiences. Funny, fast-paced, and interactive, this variety show delights the young and the young at heart! With positive messaging and professionalism, this program is a favorite among libraries. Pre-registration is required. For further information, please call 207-967-2778.

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

MORNING BOOK GROUP
2025-08-14 09:45 - 11:00
Morning Book Group
The group will be discussing The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis. This group meets on the second Thursday of every month at 9:45 in the Dow Room. For further information, please call 967-2778.

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

STUFFY SLEEPOVER - WAIT-LIST ONLY
2025-08-14 15:00 - 16:00
Stuffy Sleepover
On Wednesday, August 14, at 3 PM. Is your stuffed animal looking for an adventure? This event is wait-list only, but you are always welcome to bring a stuffy to listen at Story Time – Every Friday at 10:00 a.m.
For further information, please call 207-967-2778.

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

BEAU DALLEO CONCERT - AUGUST 14 AT 6 PM
2025-08-14 18:00 - 19:00
Beau Dalleo Concert
Join us for some good vibes and live music in the garden at Graves Library Summer Music Series on Thursday, August 14, 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.

NEW ENGLAND AUTHOR - MEGHAN PERRY - AUGUST 15, 2 PM
2025-08-15 14:00 - 15:30
We are pleased to welcome New England author Meghan Perry to the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library on Friday, August 15, at 2:00 p.m. Ms. Perry will read from her debut novel, Water Finds a Way and talk about her writing process.
Meghan Perry is a New England author whose debut novel, Water Finds a Way, was published by Delphinium Books & Random House Audio. The novel has received numerous accolades, including a starred Kirkus Review, and an IPPY Awards silver medal. It was also featured in Newsday and Conde Nast Traveler as one of the top reads for fall. Learn more at meghanperry.com
Recently released from prison, reclusive Blake Alvares returns to the only place she ever felt safe, the now derelict Maine fishing town in which she harbored as a teen. Determined to conceal her secrets and losses, she soon finds herself dragged into others’ lives when she rents a room from an ailing widow and takes a job on a boat owned by a notorious young lobsterman named Leland.
Leland Savard is nearly broke, trying to support himself and 9-year-old Quinnie as he wrestles with a dangerous family legacy. Despite all odds, he and Blake forge a successful working partnership, and as she establishes a timid friendship with widowed Nora, Blake glimpses what it might mean to truly belong. But when Leland’s rash actions place her and Quinnie in peril, Blake feels forced to run again. On her quest for home, she must confront a daunting question: can she ever again trust in human connection?
Winner: 2025 IPPY Silver Medal, Honorable Mention: Eric Hoffer Book Award, Finalist: Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Award, Finalist: Next Generation Indie Book Award, Finalist: National Indie Excellence Award
Copies of the book will be for sale and signed after the program. Graves Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, Maine. Please call the library at 207-967-2778 with any questions. Additional parking is available at the Fire Department Parking Lot (North Street).
We hope you will join us and welcome Ms. Perry to Kennebunkport.

PORT KNITTERS
2025-08-20 23:00
Port Knitters meet on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 3:00 to sit and knit. Members are encouraged to bring any current projects and supplies. This is not a learn-to-knit class.

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.

WRITE ON
2025-08-21 15:00 - 16:00
Write about the place where you grew up. The sights, the smells, the sounds. In a short memoir. In a poem or a song.
Write about today. Your worst fear or your greatest hope for the future.
Or… share what you are working on now.
The muse hasn’t visited in a while? Participate by simply listening and sharing your thoughts.
It’s Summer! Let us move forward and WRITE ON!
THURSDAY 3 PM Enjoy putting pen to paper with your thoughts and stories. Join us for a different kind of writing group. We will discuss our findings, share our writing, and learn about our unique inner talents when we meet! Creative writing prompts will be given at the end of each meeting.

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.

DECOUPAGE SEASHELLS - AUGUST 21, 5:30 PM
2025-08-21 17:30 - 19:00
We hope you will join us for a fabulous evening of “Decoupaging Seashells” with resident artist Rayanne Coombs, Thursday, August 21, 5:30 PM.
The art of decoupage is decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects. For this program, you will get to pick two shells, pick the designs, and complete the project from start to finish. All adult skill levels welcome, all supplies provided, registration required. Please call to register at 207-967-2778. 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 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

STORYTIME - FRIDAYS 10 AM
2025-08-22 10:00 - 11:00
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.

THE BOOK CELLAR - USED BOOK STORE - Open Library Hours Monday - Saturday
2025-08-25 09:30 - 17:00
Visit the Book Cellar! There are thousands of books to choose from during Library hours. We also have notecards, special books, ball caps, special gift books, coffee mugs, bookmarks, and more. Cookbooks, sports, religion, fiction, biography, history, children’s, classics, health, and more! Looking for the perfect gift idea? Purchase a gift certificate for the book sale! Open during library hours Monday-Friday 9:30-5:00; Saturdays, 9:30-12:30.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, and is open Monday-Friday 9:30-5:00; Saturdays, 9:30-12:30. For further information, please call 207-967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN THE BOOK CELLAR
2025-08-25 09:30 - 17:00
Did you know there is a wonderful selection of books for children of all ages in the Book Cellar?
The Book Cellar is open during library hours:
Monday – Friday 9:30 – 5:00
Saturday 9:30-12:30

DANA PEARSON CONCERT - AUGUST 28 AT 6 PM
2025-08-28 18:00 - 19:00
Dana Pearson Concert
Join us on Thursday, August 28, at 6 PM. Join us for some good vibes and live music in the garden at Graves Library Summer Music Series. Bring your friends, bring your chair, sit back, tap your feet, and listen to some local beat. Dana is a guitarist and plays a little bit of everything. 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. Parking is available on Maine Street or at Consolidated School. For further information, please call 967-2778.

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

SEPTEMBER IS LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH
2025-09-02 10:00 - 17:00
September is Library Card Sign-up Month!
Sign up for a new card, refer a friend or update the information on your current card all month long to be entered in a raffle for prizes!

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

PORTLAND CAMERA CLUB PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT OPENS SEPTEMBER 4
2025-09-04 10:00 - 17:00
PORTLAND CAMERA CLUB PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT SEPTEMBER 4 – 30
We are thrilled to host the Portland Camera Club here at Graves Library during the month of September. Please stop by and take some time with the exhibit located in the Business Center. The Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport.

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 their website PortlandCameraClub.org or on Facebook (PortlandCameraClubMaine).

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

Photo Credit: Sandra Wescott

COFFEE AND CONVERSATION WITH LORETTA
2025-09-10 09:30 - 10:30
Coffee and Conversation with Loretta, Wednesday, September 10, at 9:30 AM
Meet our new Library Director, Loretta Swift. She would love to chat with you. Coffee, tea, and pastries 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 or visit www.graveslibrary.org.
