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This Thursday at 6 PM, Bates College Professor of Politics Dr. Senem Aslan will explore how Erdoğan’s use of populist discourse and style have contributed to the rise of an authoritarian regime sustained by popular support.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This Thursday at 6 PM, Bates College Professor of Politics Dr. Senem Aslan will explore how Erdoğan’s use of populist discourse and style have contributed to the rise of an authoritarian regime sustained by popular support.
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/1HVPjN...
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/1HVPjN...
Please note: The Library will be closing at 1:00 PM today, Wednesday, November 26. We will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving, and will reopen as scheduled on Saturday at 10:00 AM.
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Please note: The Library will be closing at 1:00 PM today, Wednesday, November 26. We will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving, and will reopen as scheduled on Saturday at 10:00 AM.
This Thursday at 6 PM! Join us by the fireside in the Reading Room as local poets featured in the Midcoast Poetry Journal celebrate publication of the new volume and read selections from both journal volumes.
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This Thursday at 6 PM! Join us by the fireside in the Reading Room as local poets featured in the Midcoast Poetry Journal celebrate publication of the new volume and read selections from both journal volumes.
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
The Victorians had an autumn & winter tradition of telling and listening to stories of fright and fantasy. Experience the atmosphere of a flickering oil lamp, a roaring fire, and a vivid imagination as 3 eerie 19th century tales are brought to life. Suitable for all ages.
FMI: tinyurl.com/22872c43
FMI: tinyurl.com/22872c43
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Victorians had an autumn & winter tradition of telling and listening to stories of fright and fantasy. Experience the atmosphere of a flickering oil lamp, a roaring fire, and a vivid imagination as 3 eerie 19th century tales are brought to life. Suitable for all ages.
FMI: tinyurl.com/22872c43
FMI: tinyurl.com/22872c43
Thursday, 11/6 at 6:00: join us for our first Camden Conference Event of the season!
Perennial favorite speaker Bill Hall, a retired Air Force intelligence officer who served in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, will explore Turkey’s complex geopolitical role.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4db5n9fu
Perennial favorite speaker Bill Hall, a retired Air Force intelligence officer who served in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, will explore Turkey’s complex geopolitical role.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4db5n9fu
Turkey: A View from the Middle - A Camden Conference Community Event with Bill Hall
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November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Thursday, 11/6 at 6:00: join us for our first Camden Conference Event of the season!
Perennial favorite speaker Bill Hall, a retired Air Force intelligence officer who served in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, will explore Turkey’s complex geopolitical role.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4db5n9fu
Perennial favorite speaker Bill Hall, a retired Air Force intelligence officer who served in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, will explore Turkey’s complex geopolitical role.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4db5n9fu
Thursday 10/30 at 6 PM: join us for a spooooky screening of the 1925 silent horror film "Phantom of the Opera."
Whether you're a fan or a hater of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical, you'll find a lot to enjoy in this 100-year-old classic!
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dkdcbftk
Whether you're a fan or a hater of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical, you'll find a lot to enjoy in this 100-year-old classic!
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dkdcbftk
October 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Thursday 10/30 at 6 PM: join us for a spooooky screening of the 1925 silent horror film "Phantom of the Opera."
Whether you're a fan or a hater of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical, you'll find a lot to enjoy in this 100-year-old classic!
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dkdcbftk
Whether you're a fan or a hater of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical, you'll find a lot to enjoy in this 100-year-old classic!
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dkdcbftk
Join Don Reimer, author of the book “Seen Anything Good?”, for a presentation on the wildlife and history of the lower St. George River on Thursday, 10/23 at 6:30, co-sponsored with the Georges River Land Trust!
See more info and RSVP for event reminders at georgesriver.org.
See more info and RSVP for event reminders at georgesriver.org.
October 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Join Don Reimer, author of the book “Seen Anything Good?”, for a presentation on the wildlife and history of the lower St. George River on Thursday, 10/23 at 6:30, co-sponsored with the Georges River Land Trust!
See more info and RSVP for event reminders at georgesriver.org.
See more info and RSVP for event reminders at georgesriver.org.
Monday at 6 PM in the Board Room: It’s like a book club but with movies! Watch the selected film on your own and then join the group for a lively discussion each month. This month: Sullivan's Travels (1941).
FMI: tinyurl.com/f3xd6ntz
FMI: tinyurl.com/f3xd6ntz
October 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Monday at 6 PM in the Board Room: It’s like a book club but with movies! Watch the selected film on your own and then join the group for a lively discussion each month. This month: Sullivan's Travels (1941).
FMI: tinyurl.com/f3xd6ntz
FMI: tinyurl.com/f3xd6ntz
We're celebrating Halloween all month long with two spooky screenings in October! First up on Thursday, 10/16 at 6 PM is 1959's House on Haunted Hill, starring Vincent Price.
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
October 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We're celebrating Halloween all month long with two spooky screenings in October! First up on Thursday, 10/16 at 6 PM is 1959's House on Haunted Hill, starring Vincent Price.
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
Thurs. 10/9 at 6 PM! Join us for a discussion with local authors Maureen Anne Jennings and Laura Bonazzoli titled “What Did She Know and When Did She Know It: Revealing Secrets in Fiction.” How do writers share their stories’ secrets, and how can readers discover them?
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October 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Thurs. 10/9 at 6 PM! Join us for a discussion with local authors Maureen Anne Jennings and Laura Bonazzoli titled “What Did She Know and When Did She Know It: Revealing Secrets in Fiction.” How do writers share their stories’ secrets, and how can readers discover them?
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tinyurl.com/xaxkev2p
Thursday 10/2 @2 PM! We'll be joined by Jennifer Lunden, author of the 2025 Read ME Nonfiction Pick "American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body’s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life."
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
Jennifer Lunden on "American Breakdown"
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September 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Thursday 10/2 @2 PM! We'll be joined by Jennifer Lunden, author of the 2025 Read ME Nonfiction Pick "American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body’s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life."
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/Calendar.asp...
We're very excited about cohosting this event with the Jane Austen Society of North America, Maine chapter on 9/13 from 1:00-3:00 PM!
Merry Post will offer a talk discussing the many fascinating foods featured in the works of Jane Austen.
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/events/11028...
Merry Post will offer a talk discussing the many fascinating foods featured in the works of Jane Austen.
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/events/11028...
September 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We're very excited about cohosting this event with the Jane Austen Society of North America, Maine chapter on 9/13 from 1:00-3:00 PM!
Merry Post will offer a talk discussing the many fascinating foods featured in the works of Jane Austen.
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/events/11028...
Merry Post will offer a talk discussing the many fascinating foods featured in the works of Jane Austen.
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/events/11028...
Please note that Em, our notary on staff, will be away from the library from Fri 9/5 - Sat 9/13.
For those of you thinking, "Wait, the library offers notary services?" - yes, we do! The cost is $5 per document, and we require a photo ID. Please do stop by for all of your notary needs starting 9/15!
For those of you thinking, "Wait, the library offers notary services?" - yes, we do! The cost is $5 per document, and we require a photo ID. Please do stop by for all of your notary needs starting 9/15!
September 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Please note that Em, our notary on staff, will be away from the library from Fri 9/5 - Sat 9/13.
For those of you thinking, "Wait, the library offers notary services?" - yes, we do! The cost is $5 per document, and we require a photo ID. Please do stop by for all of your notary needs starting 9/15!
For those of you thinking, "Wait, the library offers notary services?" - yes, we do! The cost is $5 per document, and we require a photo ID. Please do stop by for all of your notary needs starting 9/15!
9/4 @ 6 PM, cosponsored w/ The Lady Knox Chapter, D.A.R. Mary Kelly will offer a history talk based on the chapter's nonfiction book, which recounts Midcoast Maine history told through the lives of real people interred in Tolman Cemetery in Rockland.
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/1BaPG9...
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/1BaPG9...
September 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
9/4 @ 6 PM, cosponsored w/ The Lady Knox Chapter, D.A.R. Mary Kelly will offer a history talk based on the chapter's nonfiction book, which recounts Midcoast Maine history told through the lives of real people interred in Tolman Cemetery in Rockland.
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/1BaPG9...
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/1BaPG9...
The Knox County Gleaners have dropped off some delish & nutrish tomatoes, green bell peppers, zucchini, Swiss chard, lettuce, & more! Many thanks to them for all of the work they do.
Stop by the White St entrance with a bag to pick up some of these lovely veggies! Please take only what you need.
Stop by the White St entrance with a bag to pick up some of these lovely veggies! Please take only what you need.
August 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The Knox County Gleaners have dropped off some delish & nutrish tomatoes, green bell peppers, zucchini, Swiss chard, lettuce, & more! Many thanks to them for all of the work they do.
Stop by the White St entrance with a bag to pick up some of these lovely veggies! Please take only what you need.
Stop by the White St entrance with a bag to pick up some of these lovely veggies! Please take only what you need.
Thursday at 6:30! Join Matt Blazek, Director of Educational Operations with Maine's First Ship, for a history talk about the 1607 pinnace Virginia, the history of the Popham Colony, & the nonprofit’s reconstruction of the ship as an educational & community project.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/mr3ytex7
Learn more: tinyurl.com/mr3ytex7
August 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Thursday at 6:30! Join Matt Blazek, Director of Educational Operations with Maine's First Ship, for a history talk about the 1607 pinnace Virginia, the history of the Popham Colony, & the nonprofit’s reconstruction of the ship as an educational & community project.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/mr3ytex7
Learn more: tinyurl.com/mr3ytex7
This Thursday evening at 6:00: Patricia Hubbard will share the story of Ruth Robertson, who was a photojournalist and explorer. She led a successful expedition in 1949 through the jungles of Venezuela to Angel Falls, the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4pf9w6c2
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4pf9w6c2
August 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This Thursday evening at 6:00: Patricia Hubbard will share the story of Ruth Robertson, who was a photojournalist and explorer. She led a successful expedition in 1949 through the jungles of Venezuela to Angel Falls, the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4pf9w6c2
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4pf9w6c2
We're looking forward to the event this Thursday with UMaine Professor Emeritus Ivan Fernandez!
This presentation will focus on our changing climate and implications for Rockland's forests both as treasured natural resources and climate solutions.
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/1CTrXV...
This presentation will focus on our changing climate and implications for Rockland's forests both as treasured natural resources and climate solutions.
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/1CTrXV...
August 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We're looking forward to the event this Thursday with UMaine Professor Emeritus Ivan Fernandez!
This presentation will focus on our changing climate and implications for Rockland's forests both as treasured natural resources and climate solutions.
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/1CTrXV...
This presentation will focus on our changing climate and implications for Rockland's forests both as treasured natural resources and climate solutions.
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/1CTrXV...
We're looking forward to Thursday's concert with the Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra! They play modern to traditional jazz, including Latin, swing, blues, and funk, and they encourage audiences to sing, clap, and dance along to their tunes.
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/18wg95...
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/18wg95...
August 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We're looking forward to Thursday's concert with the Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra! They play modern to traditional jazz, including Latin, swing, blues, and funk, and they encourage audiences to sing, clap, and dance along to their tunes.
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/18wg95...
Learn more: www.facebook.com/share/18wg95...
Reminder: The Library will be closed all day this Saturday, August 2, for the Lobster Festival Parade.
July 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Reminder: The Library will be closed all day this Saturday, August 2, for the Lobster Festival Parade.
We're really looking forward to Thursday's Maine history talk by Dr. Carol Gardner! She will be contrasting two families in Portland in the turbulent 1800s, exploring what it meant to live in a free state during the age of slavery.
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/1B7U7c...
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/1B7U7c...
July 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We're really looking forward to Thursday's Maine history talk by Dr. Carol Gardner! She will be contrasting two families in Portland in the turbulent 1800s, exploring what it meant to live in a free state during the age of slavery.
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/1B7U7c...
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/1B7U7c...
Feeling the Monday blues this morning? Come dance with us tonight on the front lawn at a free concert by the Watts Hall Band! Their dynamic blend of rock, blues, & R&B classics is designed to keep folks dancing all night long.
All ages are welcome. Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/1HT4eN...
All ages are welcome. Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/1HT4eN...
July 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Feeling the Monday blues this morning? Come dance with us tonight on the front lawn at a free concert by the Watts Hall Band! Their dynamic blend of rock, blues, & R&B classics is designed to keep folks dancing all night long.
All ages are welcome. Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/1HT4eN...
All ages are welcome. Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/1HT4eN...
Tonight at 6:30! Discuss experiential education with Muriel Curtis, the director of Station Maine in Rockland, which teaches traditional skills of the sea to Midcoast youth.
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/events/the-h...
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/events/the-h...
July 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Tonight at 6:30! Discuss experiential education with Muriel Curtis, the director of Station Maine in Rockland, which teaches traditional skills of the sea to Midcoast youth.
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/events/the-h...
Learn more here: rocklandmaine.gov/events/the-h...
The Knox County Gleaners have delivered some delicious free veggies this morning. Stop by the White St entrance of the library for carrots, cabbages, lettuce galore, and more! Please take only what you need.
(If it gets too steamy out, we'll move them into the entryway.)
Thank you to the Gleaners!
(If it gets too steamy out, we'll move them into the entryway.)
Thank you to the Gleaners!
July 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Knox County Gleaners have delivered some delicious free veggies this morning. Stop by the White St entrance of the library for carrots, cabbages, lettuce galore, and more! Please take only what you need.
(If it gets too steamy out, we'll move them into the entryway.)
Thank you to the Gleaners!
(If it gets too steamy out, we'll move them into the entryway.)
Thank you to the Gleaners!
We're looking forward to Thursday's poetry reading in the Reading Room! Local poets who contributed to volume 1 of the Midcoast Poetry Journal will read their wonderful work for the public. Copies of the journal will be available for purchase.
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/14DSYi...
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/14DSYi...
July 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We're looking forward to Thursday's poetry reading in the Reading Room! Local poets who contributed to volume 1 of the Midcoast Poetry Journal will read their wonderful work for the public. Copies of the journal will be available for purchase.
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/14DSYi...
Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/14DSYi...