Storytimes near Skidompha Library

Toddler Time. Thursdays, 9:30am – 11:00am Skidompha Public Library | Children’s Room | Infants, Toddlers, and their Grownups With the goals of playing and connecting, we invite you to stop by during this time with your little ones. There will be plenty of developmentally appropriate toys and activities for infants and toddlers to enjoy, and a relaxed environment for adults to chat and connect.

Little Painters: En Plein Feet!  Thursday, July 9 | 10am – 12pm | Courtyard  Ages 0+  Let’s paint outside…with our feet! Acrylic paint, canvas, and kiddie pool for easy clean up provided. Wear messy clothes! Register at the children’s desk or email Children’s Librarian Becky at bcooper@skidompha.org. Rain date July 10.

Genealogy Help Thursdays | 1:00pm – 3:00pm  Skidompha Library | Genealogy Room Need assistance with your genealogical research? Skidompha’s genealogy volunteers are ready to help you dive deeper into your work.

The Skidompha Strummers meet every Thursday afternoon in Porter Hall to practice the ukulele

Silent Book Club Second Thursday of the Month | 6:00pm – 7:30pm BYOBook and settle in for a quiet evening of reading with friends, neighbors, and fellow readers! This peaceful hour is a great way to refresh and recharge your reading focus; at the end of the hour, attendees can socialize and discuss what they’ve been reading to their comfort level.

Storytime 10:30am-11:00am | Children’s Room Ages 0-5 Story Time is a wonderful resource for supporting early literacy skills, but it’s also lots of fun! Join us as we read books, sing songs, move our bodies, and learn together. All are welcome, but our story time tends to appeal most to children ages 5 and under.

A Night at the Library with: Night at the Museum (PG) July 12th at Skidompha Library Movie 7:00 PM Costumes of museum characters encouraged!

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Every Tuesday 10:00 – 11:00 AM, via Zoom. Mindfulness meditation can offer the body and mind a chance to settle. Through our practice together we begin to create the conditions for ease, resilience, and compassion to grow in our lives. We practice with mindfulness of the breath and body, mindfulness of thoughts and emotions, and opening the heart practices. Whether you are a long-time practitioner, or want to try meditation for the first time, please join Jeannette for a weekly guided meditation. Email Jeannette for the link.

Story Time. Tuesdays, 10:00am – 10:30am Skidompha Public Library | Children’s Room Join us for this weekly gathering! Best for children ages 6 and younger and their grownups, we will read, sing, learn, and move our bodies.

Carpenter Room, 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, 04543, United States

Skidompha Fiber Arts Club Starts November 22 Tuesdays | 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Skidompha Public Library | Carpenter Room The library will host a Fiber Arts Club every Tuesday from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. in the Carpenter Room! This casual drop-in group is for anyone with a fiber arts project—be it knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, felting, or any other fiber-based medium—and is open to people of all skill levels. Please note that these gatherings are not workshops, so neither instruction nor materials will be provided. Participants must bring their own supplies.

Read to Lucas the Therapy Dog  Tuesday, July 28 | 4:00pm | Children’s Room  Ages 0+  Everyone’s favorite therapy dog (and his human, Kim) will be returning to Skidompha! Lucas, a dog trained to listen, wants to hear your stories. 15-minute time slots are available. Register at the children’s desk or email Children’s Librarian Becky at bcooper@skidompha.org.

Big Screen Gaming  Wednesdays | 4:30pm – 5:30pm Skidompha Library | Porter Hall Bring your friends and have fun with our Nintendo Switch! Choose from a variety of multiplayer games and enjoy some snacks.

Toddler Time. Thursdays, 9:30am – 11:00am Skidompha Public Library | Children’s Room | Infants, Toddlers, and their Grownups With the goals of playing and connecting, we invite you to stop by during this time with your little ones. There will be plenty of developmentally appropriate toys and activities for infants and toddlers to enjoy, and a relaxed environment for adults to chat and connect.

Genealogy Help Thursdays | 1:00pm – 3:00pm  Skidompha Library | Genealogy Room Need assistance with your genealogical research? Skidompha’s genealogy volunteers are ready to help you dive deeper into your work.

The Skidompha Strummers meet every Thursday afternoon in Porter Hall to practice the ukulele

Skidompha Crafternoon: Geode Skulls  Thursday, July 16 | 4PM-5:30PM  Skidompha Library Registration Required  Have some fun created a (faux)archeological wonder! We’ll provide plastic skulls, crushed glass, florist foam, and glue- all you need to do is come with a vision for a sparkly new friend. Participation is limited, so please email Chloe (cdeblois@skidompha.org) or stop by to sign up.

Intergenerational Book Club: Dinotopia  Friday, July 17 | 10:00am-11:30am | Porter Hall  All Ages  We are delighted to offer our popular Intergenerational Book Clubs once again this summer. People of all ages are encouraged to sign up, and we have a limited number of free copies of the book available at the main circulation desk.   When James Gurney’s Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time first appeared in 1992, it was immediately hailed as a fully imagined world of the caliber of J. R. R. Tolkien’s. Gurney’s premise — of an undiscovered island where a race of mystical humans co-exists in harmony with intelligent dinosaurs — has been since reiterated over and over in numerous films and by scores of other writers.  tale of high adventure and discovery told as entries and sketches in journal form, Dinotopia presents a shipwrecked visitor’s glimpse into an imagined social order, a culture, and even a cooperative interspecies technology that will satisfy lovers of fantasy and science fiction of all persuasions.

Storytime 10:30am-11:00am | Children’s Room Ages 0-5 Story Time is a wonderful resource for supporting early literacy skills, but it’s also lots of fun! Join us as we read books, sing songs, move our bodies, and learn together. All are welcome, but our story time tends to appeal most to children ages 5 and under.

Family Feud  Saturday, July 18 | 2PM-4PM  Skidompha Library | Porter Hall  Registration Required  Join us for an in-person version of this classic game show! Participating teams will compete to guess the results of audience survey questions. Registration is required; if you don’t have a full team of 5, don’t worry! We’ll do our best to match you with another partial team. Audience attendance is encouraged, as well, and prizes will be offered!

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Every Tuesday 10:00 – 11:00 AM, via Zoom. Mindfulness meditation can offer the body and mind a chance to settle. Through our practice together we begin to create the conditions for ease, resilience, and compassion to grow in our lives. We practice with mindfulness of the breath and body, mindfulness of thoughts and emotions, and opening the heart practices. Whether you are a long-time practitioner, or want to try meditation for the first time, please join Jeannette for a weekly guided meditation. Email Jeannette for the link.

Story Time. Tuesdays, 10:00am – 10:30am Skidompha Public Library | Children’s Room Join us for this weekly gathering! Best for children ages 6 and younger and their grownups, we will read, sing, learn, and move our bodies.

Carpenter Room, 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, 04543, United States

Skidompha Fiber Arts Club Starts November 22 Tuesdays | 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Skidompha Public Library | Carpenter Room The library will host a Fiber Arts Club every Tuesday from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. in the Carpenter Room! This casual drop-in group is for anyone with a fiber arts project—be it knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, felting, or any other fiber-based medium—and is open to people of all skill levels. Please note that these gatherings are not workshops, so neither instruction nor materials will be provided. Participants must bring their own supplies.

Big Screen Gaming  Wednesdays | 4:30pm – 5:30pm Skidompha Library | Porter Hall Bring your friends and have fun with our Nintendo Switch! Choose from a variety of multiplayer games and enjoy some snacks.

Adult Book Club | The Doomsday Book  Wednesday, July 22 | 6:00-7:30PM  Skidompha Library | Porter Hall  Join Skidompha librarians for a relaxed conversation about each month’s themed title. A limited number of free copies of each title will be available at Skidompha on a first-come, first-served basis.

Toddler Time. Thursdays, 9:30am – 11:00am Skidompha Public Library | Children’s Room | Infants, Toddlers, and their Grownups With the goals of playing and connecting, we invite you to stop by during this time with your little ones. There will be plenty of developmentally appropriate toys and activities for infants and toddlers to enjoy, and a relaxed environment for adults to chat and connect.