COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 @ 9:00 AM

We invite you to join us on Wednesday, October 9th at 9:00 am for our inaugural “Community Connections” session. This hour will feature coffee and conversation with Town Clerk Tracey O’Roak at Graves Library. Tracey will discuss the upcoming election in an informal setting. Come meet Kennebunkport’s Town Clerk and gain insight into the voting process. Light refreshments will be provided!

Following this event, each month will bring a new member of our Town’s government to share updates and essential information. For further details about Community Connections, please contact the Library at 967-2778. The Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport.

CHANGES IN MEDICARE: AN INFORMATIONAL SESSION – SEPTEMBER 26 @ 9:00 AM

Please join us and Karen Vachon on Thursday, September 26 @ 9:00 am in the Community Room to learn about all of the new regulations and changes in Medicare for 2025. The Annual Notice of Change will be hitting your mailbox soon. Come find out what would work best for your budget. Light refreshments will be served. The Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. No registration necessary!

Since 2009, Karen Vachon, licensed health insurance agent, in southern Maine has Been helping people who are perplexed, bewildered, dazed, and confused about Medicare. She is bracing for the upcoming Medicare season. The Inflation Reduction Act, coupled with announced big price increases for Medicare Supplement plans, will be delivering negative news to 90% of Medicare beneficiaries this September, when people receive their plan carrier Annual Notice of Change (ANOC’s) in their mailbox. “This is not the year to ignore your ANOC”, says Karen, “it may be dry reading, but it is very important”. Karen will be speaking to communities around Southern Maine in September and early October. Her informational sessions are informal, allowing people to learn and ask questions. “Changes in Medicare are always concerning, but learning and preparing will make the changes easier.” Her sessions are informational only. Medicare beneficiaries will not be marketed to. No registration or RSVP is necessary. Karen will provide information, tips, and resources to help anyone on Medicare get ready for the Annual Enrollment Period, which runs October 15 through December 7, 2024.

SAVE OUR SHOREBIRDS – AUGUST 28 @ 9:30 AM

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.

PORTLAND CAMERA CLUB : SEEKING THE MAGIC LIGHT @ GRAVES LIBRARY – AUGUST, 2024

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, 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).

Media Contact: Mary-Lou Boucouvalas, Library Director, Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport (207) 967-2778.

Photo Credit: Curving Way – F.O. Libby

MOVIE NIGHT AT GRAVES LIBRARY – SEPTEMBER 26 AT 6:45 PM

Monthly Movie Night! Join us for a great night of theater, snacks, and friends in the Community Room.

One night a month, the Library’s Community Room will transform into a movie theater. Meet up with your friends, and snack on some popcorn!

EVENING BOOK GROUP – SEPTEMBER 26 @ 5:00 PM

Evening Book Group

Join us on Thursday, September 26th, for this month’s book group. All are welcome to attend. For September, the group is reading The Measure by Nikki Erlick.

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

RICHARD RUSSO AND TOM PERROTTA @ VINEGAR HILL – OCTOBER 16 @ 5 PM

RICHARD RUSSO AND TOM PERROTTA

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024

Vinegar Hill Music Theater, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel

Reserved seat admission ticket is $50-$60

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A (cash bar) cocktail hour and book sales will start at 5 PM followed by an intimate conversation with award-winning authors at 6:30 pm.

Graves Library is thrilled to welcome acclaimed author Richard Russo back to the Vinegar Hill stage. He will be joined by bestselling author Tom Perrotta for an evening of lively conversation on October 16 at 5:00 PM. Reserved seating tickets are on sale now at vinhillmusic.com for $50-$60.

Join us for food and drinks before the show in the outdoor garden prior to the event.

The night’s food truck is Vintage Dogs – featuring a spread of specialty hot dogs (including vegan ones!), sandwiches, and fries!

Print: A Bookstore will be selling a variety of the authors’ works during the first hour of the event.

Book signing with authors following the event.

Tom Perrotta is the bestselling author of ten works of fiction, including “Election” and “Little Children”, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films, and “The Leftovers” and “Mrs. Fletcher”, which were adapted into critically acclaimed HBO series. His other books include “Bad Haircut”, “The Wishbones”, “Joe College”, “The Abstinence Teacher”, “Nine Inches”, and his newest, “Tracy Flick Can’t Win”. Perrotta lives outside Boston.

Richard Russo is the author of ten acclaimed novels, including “Everybody’s Fool” and “That Old Cape Magic”; two collections of stories; and the memoir “Elsewhere”. In 2002, he received the Pulitzer Prize for “Empire Falls”, which, like “Nobody’s Fool”, was adapted into a multiple-award-winning miniseries; in 2017, he received France’s Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine. His novel, “Somebody’s Fool” was released in July 2023.

Graves Memorial Library thanks Vinegar Hill Music Theatre for their continued generosity in sponsoring this event.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is located at: 53 Old Post Road, Arundel, Maine 04046, Tel: 207-985-5552. The proceeds of all tickets sold benefit the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library.

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SUMMER CONCERTS

Summer Music Series concert! 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!

A suggested donation of $10 pp would be appreciated. This event will be held indoors in our Community Room in the event of inclement weather (if this is the case, no need to bring your own chair!). Any questions, please call the Library (967-2778). The Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. Parking is available on Maine Street or at Consolidated School.

EVENING BOOK GROUP

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.

CAR WASH STORY TIME – AUGUST 14 @ 10:00 AM

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.

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