Author events in Kennebunkport

As part of the Patsy Bray Mahoney Lecture Series, we are pleased to welcome Maine author Randall Liberty to the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library on Friday, October 7, at 7 PM for this free program. Combining biography and a call to justice, Randall Liberty wrote “Liberty’s Prison: The Inmate’s Son Who Radically Reformed an American Prison”, which follows Liberty’s journey from maximum-security prison warden to Maine’s Commissioner of Corrections. When Liberty was seven years old, he traveled to the Maine State Prison to visit his incarcerated father. Forty years later, he returned to the prison as its warden. A trailblazer in the field of corrections, Liberty introduced innovative programs and dramatically reduced the use of restrictive housing. To reserve seats for this special author event visit Eventbrite or graveslibrary.org. Space is limited, tickets are available on Eventbrite or at graveslibrary.org. Parking is available at the library, on the street with overflow at Village Fire Station (North Street). Light refreshments will be served. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing after the program.

Space is limited, reserve seats here.

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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.

“New York Times” bestselling author and former “Sports Illustrated” journalist Lars Anderson will discuss his recently published biography of football phenomenon Tom Brady—“Brady: An American Story and the Price of Greatness”—with “Portland Press Herald” sportswriter Travis Lazarczyk on Friday, October 2, at 6 PM at the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library. The event is part of the Patsy Bray Mahoney Lecture Series and is free and open to the public. Anderson’s “Brady” book will be sold at the event, and the author will be available for book signing after his presentation. From more than 350 original interviews with people who know the quarterback on and off the field, Anderson paints a detailed psychological portrait of Tom Brady, the most accomplished player in NFL history. Brady is a self-described loner whose life is defined by discipline, resilience, fascination with preparation, an intolerance for wasted time, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. What Anderson discovers is a man riddled with contradiction, defined by both a prolific career of unmatched success on the field and the agonizing cost of greatness in his personal life. Lars Anderson is a “New York Times” bestselling author of twelve books, including “The Storm and the Tide” and “The Mannings”. Light refreshments will be served. To reserve seats for this special author event visit Eventbrite or graveslibrary.org. Seating capacity is limited, so early registration is recommended. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing after the program. Parking is available at the library, on the street with overflow at Village Fire Station (North Street).

Reserve seats here. 

Seating capacity is limited, so early registration is recommended.

Tickets

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.

As part of the Patsy Bray Mahoney Lecture Series, we are pleased to welcome author Emily Franklin back to the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library on Friday, October 2, at 12 PM. Emily Franklin is the bestselling author of twenty-five books, including “The Lioness of Boston” based on the life of trailblazer Isabella Stewart Gardner, now in its eleventh printing. Her newest novel, “Love & Other Monsters” about Mary Shelley’s forgotten stepsister, was published in April 2026. Franklin’s work has been published in “The New York Times”, “The Boston Globe”, and “The Kenyon Review”. To reserve seats for this special free author event visit Eventbrite or graveslibrary.org. Parking is available at the library, on the street with overflow at Village Fire Station (North Street). Light refreshments will be served. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing after the program.

Space is limited, reserve seats here. 

Tickets

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.

New England Author Kristin Bair

As part of the Patsy Bray Mahoney Lecture Series, we are pleased to welcome author Kristin Bair to the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library on Friday, February 13, at 2:30 p.m. Ms. Bair will read from her new book and discuss the writing process. Kristin Bair writes fiercely—and humorously—about women navigating (peri)menopause, marriage, motherhood, the mental load, and identity. Her fourth novel, “Clementine Crane Prefers Not To”, tells the story of a woman radicalized against the patriarchy by her very first hot flash. She also wrote “Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything” (a People magazine Best New Book), “The Art of Floating”, and “Thirsty”. Kristin teaches in the MA in Writing Program at Johns Hopkins University and at the Yale Writers’ Workshop, and is a fiction editor at Pangyrus, a literary magazine. A native Pittsburgher, she now lives north of Boston with her husband and two kids. To learn more, visit her website at kristinbair.com.

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.