Storytimes near Rangeley Public Library

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Come to Rangeley Public Library’s annual Book & Bake Sale! Always  the second Saturday in July, this is our biggest book sale of the year with a parking lot full of great used books at bargain prices. We also have a huge bake sale inside the library with delicious homemade pies and other tempting goodies. All proceeds benefit the Rangeley Public Library.

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

The Consciousness Book Group meets the second Tuesday of each month. They welcome new members to discuss the current topics dealing with consciousness.

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Rangeley Readers meets the third Wednesday of each month at 3:00 PM to discuss popular fiction books. Stop by the library to find out the current book and join the discussion.

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Join author Amy Safford on Wednesday, July 15th at the Rangeley Public Library as she shares from her book, Good Vibrations of the Dead River Valley. In this second book of the Goode Vibrations series, Penelope Goode tries to make sense of her ability to see into the past. She travels to the mountains of northwestern Maine to visit a relative threatened with losing his property. She finds herself immersed in a community of hunters, loggers, and fishermen. Her visions take her back in time to the days before Flagstaff and Dead River were flooded by the Power Company. Sinking even deeper into the past, she dreams of Benedict Arnold’s epoch expedition through the untamed wilderness of the valley. Pennie discovers injustices of the past and the freedom America fought for 250 years ago.

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

In 19th-century Maine, death was ever present. To grapple with loss, Victorian Mainers could turn to art and craft to mourn and remember their loved ones. Their material-of-choice was human hair. Mary Baker made a good living crafting flowers, wreaths, and jewelry from human hair. Her Portland home-based business tapped into a national craze for Victorian hair jewelry which not only memorialized the dead, but also connected the living. From snips of a loved one’s hair in a locket, to braided hair friendship rings exchanged between schoolgirls, to a large-scale wreath of flowers containing the hair of an entire family, Mainers embraced hair art as a symbol of mourning the dead and celebrating the living. On Wednesday, July 22nd, at 6:00 PM, Dr. Elizabeth DeWolfe will be speaking at the Rangeley Public Library. Elizabeth DeWolfe is Professor of History at the University of New England where she teaches courses in women’s history, archival research, and American culture. Dr. DeWolfe is a historical detective: she hunts archives for the traces of ordinary women, piecing together their all-but-forgotten lives from faint clues. Dr. DeWolfe’s latest work, Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy, reveals the tale of a Maine stenographer turned undercover detective. Her previous work includes the award-winning book The Murder of Mary Bean which illustrates the great opportunities as well as the dangers for young women working in the textile mills of the 1830s and 1840s. DeWolfe has also written about the Shakers, Victorian hair jewelry makers, and a Maine woman’s battle with bullfrogs in the Great Depression. This program is offered free of charge, but we request that you sign up so that we may know how many people are coming. Please stop by the library, call (207)864-5529, or RSVP on our website www.rangeleylibrary.org .

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Adventure Book Group meets the last Wednesday of each month to discuss (mostly) nonfiction books. Anyone is welcome to join the discussion.

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Please join us at the Rangeley Public Library on Wednesday, July 29th at 6:00 PM for a presentation by University of Maine History Librarian, John Hutchinson. Explore the amazing stories behind the most influential inventions in American history, from telegraphs and sewing machines to airplanes and motion pictures — and meet the inventors who helped shape that legacy. This engaging talk blends national history with individual genius, revealing how patents protected ideas, fueled innovation, and sometimes sparked controversy. John Hutchinson is the History Librarian at the University of Maine and the Representative at Maine’s only Patent & Trademark Resource Center. He grew up in Bridgton, ME, and currently lives in Bangor. To sign up for this free program, please stop by the Rangeley Public Library at 7 Lake Street or call (207)864-5529.

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Join with other poetry lovers to remember poet Hugh Ogden and to celebrate featured poet, Betsy Sholl. The event will kick off with the Ogden family sharing poems of their father, the late Hugh Ogden, followed by a community open-poetry reading. This year’s program will feature poet Betsy Sholl, former Poet Laureate of Maine from 2006 to 2011, who hails from Portland. The poems in her tenth collection of poetry, As If a Song Could Save You, echo themes of family, music, joy, grief, and the natural world.

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

What are critical and rare earth minerals? Where can they be found around the globe, and what are the political implications of their prime locations, such as Greenland and China? Why are these minerals so important for our lives today and for our low-carbon future? What is the nature of Maine’s deposits of these minerals, and what are the controversies that surround their potential for mining? Geologist John Slack will discuss these contemporary, vital issues and more. John Slack is a retired geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, where he worked for 40 years in Reston, Virginia, and two years in Menlo Park, California. He holds a Ph.D. in Economic Geology from Stanford University (1976) and serves on the editorial boards of three scientific journals. He has over 400 publications on mineral deposits and mineral resources, based on his field work in many parts of the US (New England, Alaska, Rocky Mountains), Canada, Norway, Australia, and other countries. Over the past decade, John’s research has focused on critical and rare earth minerals, especially in Maine. He lives in Farmington and Rangeley.

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

The Consciousness Book Group meets the second Tuesday of each month. They welcome new members to discuss the current topics dealing with consciousness.

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Maine author Karen Wilson will present a story hour for children. She will be reading from her children’s book Saddleback Molly, the Skiing Moose.

Rangeley Public Library, 7 Lake Street, Rangeley, Maine, 04970, United States

Do you collect cool rocks on your walks? Do you daydream about ancient ruins and lost civilizations? Do dinosaurs decorate most of your clothes? Do you like to get your hands dirty? Are you ready to discover all the wonders buried in the earth? Come explore with us! This summer we are exploring all the amazing things to be found with just a little bit of digging. From creepy crawlies, to dino bones, to the secrets of ancient peoples long before- we’re exploring it all! Open to ages 6-7: Wednesdays, July 8- Aug 12 Open to ages 8-10: Thursdays, July 9- Aug 13 Open to ages 3-5: Fridays, July 10 – 14 (we ask all preschoolers come with adult supervision.) Please sign up ahead of time at The Rangeley Public Library. Children may sign up for one, several, or all sessions available to their age group.  Sessions include a story time, a snack, and an activity. We will often be playing in the dirt, and it can get messy! Please dress appropriately!

Mountain Star Estate, 2057 Main St, Rangeley, ME, 04970, United States

Save the date of Thursday, August 13th, for Rangeley Public Library’s Summer Celebration, our annual gala event in support of the library. This year’s event will take place at the beautiful Mountain Star Estate (Farmhouse Barn) on outer Main Street. As always, there will be fabulous food, magnificent auction items, and a chance to socialize with friends. All proceeds benefit the Rangeley Public Library. More details including information on purchasing tickets are coming soon.