DEATH CAFE – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 @ 9:30 AM

Please join us for our Death Café – Community, Conversation, and Coffee. We will be meeting in the Community Room from 9:30 to 11:10 a.m.

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.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 @ 9:00 AM

We invite you to join us on Thursday, November 7th, at 9:00 a.m. for our “Community Connections” session. This hour will feature coffee and conversation with the Kennebunkport Communications Department at Graves Library. They will discuss the new website in an informal setting. 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.

BOB DENNIS & TOM BRADBURY – DECEMBER 3 @ 4:00 PM

REFLECTIONS AT THE LIBRARY – BOOK SIGNING AND HOMEMADE CLAM CHOWDER

We hope to see you here at the Graves Library for a special Prelude book signing on Tuesday, December 3 at 4:00 pm in the Community Room. Local favorites, Bob Dennis and Tom Bradbury will discuss and sign copies of their new book Reflections: Four Seasons of Beauty in Kennebunkport, Volume II. The book features 200 photos of Kennebunkport by award-winning photographer Bob Dennis. The photographs are accompanied by thought-provoking quotations selected by Tom Bradbury. Light refreshments will be served. Parking is available along Maine Street, the Fire Station Parking Lot (North Street), and Consolidated School (Route 9).

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.

TRICK OR TREAT AT THE GRAVES

Trick or Treat at the Graves!

Thursday, October 31, from 3 to 5 PM

A friendly witch, a Sumo Wrestler, and more characters will be giving out treats.

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 our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

SPECIAL STORY TIME – JOE THE FIREFIGHTER

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.

MOVIE NIGHT AT GRAVES LIBRARY – OCTOBER 31 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 – October 31

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.

DEATH CAFE – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 @ 9:00 AM

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.

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.

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