Baby Singalong Suggested Age: Birth to age 3 Thursdays at 4:00 pm; Fridays & Saturdays at 10:00 am Join us in singing nursery rhymes, children’s songs and fingerplays. Puppets, storybooks and lots of bubbles add to the fun and are an excellent way to strengthen early literacy skills! Sing-Alongs last for roughly 25 minutes. Friday sing-alongs are followed with an open play hour for children and parents/ guardians to meet and play with other local families.

Toddler Storytime Suggested Age: 1-3 years Mondays at 10:00 am These storytimes focus on our younger readers and include simple storybooks mixed with songs and rhymes, encouraging early development of both literacy and many other skills while being a wonderful activity for the family to enjoy together!

Baby Doll Storytime Suggested Age: 2-5 years Wednesdays at 11:15 Please join us for songs, stories, and games we can share with our baby dolls (or stuffies). Bring a doll or borrow one of ours!

Pre-School Storytimes Suggested Age: 3-5 years Mondays at 10:30 am and Thursdays at 10:00 am These storytimes are focused towards a slightly more advanced age than our Toddler Story Time. These sessions will include more complex stories and stimulate core literacy skills through direct experience with books and storytellers. The stories chosen are developmentally appropriate for preschool children and very entertaining and enjoyable at the same time.

Early Literacy Programs

Falmouth Memorial Library 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, Maine 04105 www.falmouthmemoriallibrary.org (207) 781-2351

Falmouth Memorial Library Newsletter

Summer 2018 | Volume 7 Number 6

Library Director Andi Jackson-Darling

Front Desk (207) 781-2351

Library Hours as of 6/2/18 Monday 9:30-5:00 Tuesday 9:30-5:00 Wednesday 9:30-8:00 Thursday 9:30-5:00 Friday 9:30-5:00 Saturday 9:30-12:00 Closed Sundays & Holidays

Please note: we will close earlier on Saturdays and will only be open late ONE evening per week.

Closures Wednesday, July 4

Contacts Interlibrary Loan fmlill@falmouth.lib.me.us

General Library fmllibrary@falmouth.lib.me.us

General Staff fmlstaff@falmouth.lib.me.us

Reference & Technology

Mike Carnes mcarnes@falmouth.lib.me.us

Youth Services

Will Brown wbrown@falmouth.lib.me.us

Gift-A-Book to Support Summer Reading Program In June our Gift-A-Book fundraiser continues here at the library! We have a selection of great children’s books available for purchase as a donation to the library. Each

book costs $15, a personalized book plate will go inside your purchased title and you will be given the option of being the very first person to check out the book. Every purchase goes to fund our children’s Summer Reading Program and provides more wonderful titles for kids to explore! Thank you, everyone, for your support and generosity in helping us to keep kids reading all summer long.

Our fiscal year closes on June 30 and we need your help to meet our goal. Please make your Annual Fund donations now if you have not yet done so.

Every year, the Library holds our Annual Fund Appeal to raise money needed to close the gap between our operating budget and the funds

supplied by the Town of Falmouth.

Annual Fund gifts are solicited and are needed every year to help fund our operations. The Annual Fund drive is separate from the Capital Campaign funds, which, thanks to you, were successfully raised to support our upcoming expansion and renovation project.

Lecture: How the Early Music Movement changed classical music August 28 at 6:30 pm at Lunt Auditorium at OceanView In 1829, Felix Mendelssohn organized and conducted a performance of selections from a forgotten masterpiece, J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion. The concert was a seminal event for what we now call the early music movement, which aimed to revive the music and performance practices of past centuries.

Over time, early music repertoire joined the mainstream. A byproduct of that evolution was that composers and performers began to adopt early music methodologies (and instrumentation) to later repertoires. Colby College’s Timothy Burris will provide an overview of that evolution, from Roger Norrington's recordings of the Beethoven symphonies to Jonathan Dove's L'altra Euridice, an opera in one act for baritone and (predominantly) baroque instruments.

The Flukes Perform to Benefit Children’s Summer Reading Program Tuesday, July 24 at 6:30 pm at Lunt Auditorium at OceanView

Join the Falmouth Memorial Library and the Flukes for a night of musical entertainment! It’s a night of fun and ukulele music for the whole family. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged, and all of the proceeds will go to benefit our Children’s Summer

Reading Program, helping our youngest readers to thrive and succeed! Bring the whole family to enjoy a fun concert unlike any other, and to show your support for Falmouth’s Younger Readers!

We will also be offering a ukulele “petting zoo” at the concert, and give anyone interested the chance to get hands on with one of these delightfully fun instruments! Additionally, raffle tickets will be sold for your chance to win a ukulele signed by Jake Shimabukuro. Raffle tickets will sell for $5 each or 3 tickets for $10.

Falmouth Memorial Library

Ukulele Society

Libraries Rock: 2018 Children’s Summer Reading Program Finale Tuesday, August 7 at 6:00 pm Join us to Celebrate all the effort of you young reader with a grand finale of the Children’s

Summer Reading Program presented by Mad Science of Maine. It’ll be a science and action-packed show to reward the kids of Falmouth for a summer full of reading. Admission is free. Just bring your reading log which is your ticket for admission to this popular show. We can’t wait to see you there!

Children’s Summer Reading Program June 22-August 11 This year’s Summer Reading theme is: Libraries Rock! ..And we’d love to show you all the ways how! We’re getting together lots of new books and prizes for this year’s summer

reading, and we want to make it one of the most fun summers yet to celebrate the last summer of reading in our current space! Registration for summer reading begins on June 22nd. Kids will get a free ticket to a Sea Dogs game for signing up, prizes every week for showing off their reading, chances to open the library Puzzle Box for more prizes, and we’ll finish it off with a Grand Finale show with Mad Science of Maine on August 7! We have tons of fun planned for our readers this summer, and we hope you’ll join in! https://www.falmouthmemoriallibrary.org/youth/summer-reading

Geology is a Piece of Cake presented by Katie Coppens Wednesday, July 18 at 1:00 pm Geology made yummy! Katie Coppens' presentation on her book Geology is a Piece of Cake includes a hands-on lesson that is

both educational and delicious. Come learn about rocks, minerals, and fossils through the analogy of cake and cake recipes. Katie Coppens is a middle school English and science teacher in Falmouth. Please register online.

A Common Yarn Thursdays from 1:00 to 3:00 pm A textile craftsmanship group that meets weekly to work on and share their own projects. Participants are encouraged to bring along their unfinished projects for a little inspiration and guidance.

Please check out our link on the library’s web page, and make sure to ‘like’ us on Facebook. FMI: contact director Nina Allen Miller at ukuleles4me@aol.com.

Falmouth Memorial Library

Ukulele Society

Second Wednesday Book Group Now accepting new members. Wednesday, June 13 at 1:00 pm Book for discussion: Elephant Company by Vicki Croke. Wednesday, July 11 at 1:00 pm Book for discussion: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. There will be no meeting in August.

Writing Group Thursdays at 1:00pm New writers welcome. The group reads and discusses each other’s works, as well as writing, publishing and marketing topics.

Reading, Writing and Research

Programs

FMI about any of these programs, please contact Mike at 781-2351 or mcarnes@falmouth.lib.me.us.

The Arts

Technology Programs FMI about any of these programs, please contact Mike at 781-2351 or mcarnes@falmouth.lib.me.us.

Walk-In Wednesday Technology Help Wednesdays from 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Excluding 6/20, 7/18, 8/15) All tech questions are welcome.

Mac User Group Tuesday, June 12 from 3:00-4:00 pm Topic: PDFs—Pretty Darn Fun? Tuesday, July 10 from 3:00-4:00 pm Topic: Summer Blockbusters on Your Mac Tuesday, August 14 from 3:00-4:00 pm Topic: Ancestry on the Mac

Falmouth Library iPad Users Group -- The FliPads Wednesday, June 20 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm Topic: Save Money with iPad Wednesday, July 18 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm Topic: Summer Blockbusters on Your iPad Wednesday, August 15 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm Topic: Make “Memories” with an iPad.

We anticipate that we will close the library on August 20 so that we may pack and prepare to move the collection to our temporary location at Mason-Motz on September 5, 6, 7. We anticipate opening in our temporary Mason-Motz location on September 17.

Volunteers Needed: As we look ahead to packing up our collection of nearly 50,000 items, we see that we could use some help. So, we are seeking volunteers to assist with a variety of tasks: the assembly of moving boxes; the organization of books and library materials into boxes; and dismantling of library fixtures. If you are interested in helping out, please complete a “Packing & Moving Volunteer” form which indicates the specific dates and times for each task. These forms are available at the circulation desk or can be requested by contacting Jeannie at jmadden@falmouthmemoriallibrary.org.

The Next Chapter: Next Steps

Adult Summer Reading Program June 22-August 11 Summer reading is for everybody. This year, Falmouth Memorial Library and Falmouth300 invite you to participate in our Summer Reading Bingo Extravaganza. This year’s reading lists and activities are based on the national theme of Libraries Rock while at the same time promoting our Tercentennial programs. Fill in your Bingo Card as indicated by the squares with your readings and activities between Saturday, June 22 and Saturday, August 11. Then, drop your completed card off by closing time on August 11 for your chance to win prizes.

A Tisket… A Tasket Returns This summer, the Library will be collecting donated baskets of items to be auctioned off during the month of August. We are looking for baskets full of goodies on any theme and will display them for a few weeks of silent bidding, after which each basket will be awarded to the highest bidder.

Some themed-basket suggestions include: spa basket, movie night basket, golf-lovers basket… use your imagination. We ask that each basket be valued at a suggested minimum of $50, with opening bids starting at $25. Bid early and often for your favorite.

Basket Drop-Off: Donated baskets may be dropped off at the library beginning on Monday, July 30.

Bidding: Bidding will begin at 9:30 am on Wednesday, August 1 and will close at a date and time to be determined.

More Information: Pleasecontact Jeannie at jmadden@falmouth.lib.me.us.

Teen Summer Reading June 22-August 11 This summer Teen Summer Reading is perfect for busy Falmouth Teens. Just grab one of our Teen Summer Reading Bingo cards. Get a row of 5 crossed off and hand it in as an entry into a raffle for books, gift cards, and other great prizes! Enter as many times as you like! Our Teen Summer Reading starts June 22nd, and keeps going throughout the summer to August 11th. Check our webpage or talk to a librarian for more information. https://www.falmouthmemoriallibrary.org/youth/teen-summer-reading

Falmouth300: Community Picnic & Street Dance Wednesday, August 8 from 5:30-9:30 pm Village Park, Hat Trick Drive Old fashioned games, good conversation with friends, a summer evening outdoors—what could be better! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic dinners and join your neighbors for an old fashioned community picnic at Village Park. Top the evening off with dancing in the street. A great night of simple pleasures to mark Falmouth’s 300th anniversary as a community. Presented by Back Cove Financial.