Please join Miss Terri for story time on Friday, October 4 at 10:00 a.m. Guest reader Firefighter Joe has a special story for you! Join us to celebrate Fire Safety Week at Graves Library.
Stories, songs, and fun activities. All ages are welcome.
For more information, please call the Library at 967-2778.
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
Join us on Thursday, October 31st, for this month’s book group. All are welcome to attend. For October, the group is reading Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.
Please give us a call at 967-2778 for more information on this event and other upcoming reads.
Go Batty Craft Time!
Wednesday, October 9 from 3:15-4 PM.
A fun craft time creating suncatcher bats that you can hang in your windows for the holidays. All supplies provided.
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.
Please join us for our Death Café – Community, Conversation, and Coffee. We will be meeting in the Community Room on Thursday, September 19 from 9:00 to 10:30 am.
What is a Death Café? A Death Café is a safe and relaxed space to gather with people to discuss topics related to death and dying. The objective is to engage in interesting, thought-provoking, and life-affirming conversations. Please join us for this community conversation. Registration is required.
Facilitated by: Marilyn R. Gugliucci, MA, Ph.D., AGHEF, GSAF, AGSF, NAOMEF, Professor and Director of Geriatric Education and Research at the University of New England.
Hosted by: Kennebunkport Public Health Department and Graves Library. Please call (207) 967-2778 to register. Space is limited.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
