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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 [email protected] or Mary-Lou Boucouvalas at [email protected]

Light refreshments will be served.  Parking available at Consolidated School or the North Street Fire Station.  Please call 967-2778 for more information.

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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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.

 

EVENING BOOK GROUP

Evening Book Group

Join us on Thursday, July 25th, for this month’s book group. All are welcome to attend. For July, the group is reading The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen.

 

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

 

 

 

EVENING BOOK GROUP

Evening Book Group

Join us on Thursday, June 27th, for this month’s book group. All are welcome to attend. For June, the group is reading Women in White Coats.

 

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

 

 

 

BUTTERFLY TOTE

Butterfly Tote Bag

Tuesday, June 18, 1 PM

Local artist Marguerite Genest will teach children how to paint a butterfly on a tote bag. This program is for ages eight and up. Pre-registration is required. All supplies provided.

 

The Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

LEGO CLUB

Lego Madness will take place on Tuesday, June 11 at 3:15 PM

Bring your imagination for an hour of fun. Imagine, Build, Create! Unstructured build time will be followed by a group-building challenge and game.

This program is for elementary-aged students. Please give us a call to register at 967-2778.

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