BRUNSWICK
The following is a schedule of library-sponsored events for March at Curtis Memorial Library, located at 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. All of the programs listed are free and open to the public.
Ongoing or Weekly Events
• Collaboratory Interactive Displays: Garden Sanctuary: An Early Glimpse of Green
Spring officially arrives March 20, but March can be a gray month in Maine. Stop by and smell the flowers in the library flower show.
• Craft Meetup
Mondays 4:30-6:30 p.m.
All skill levels welcome.
• Gather Round for Stories
Tuesdays 10:30-11 a.m.
Join one of the library’s volunteers for stories old and new.
• Fandom Club at BHS
Tuesdays 2:15-3:15 p.m.
Geek out with games, books, maker materials, movies. Homeschoolers are welcome. At Brunswick High School.
• Story Time
Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Stories, songs and activities for preschoolers.
• BJHS 7th & 8th Grade Book Club
Wednesdays 2:45-3:30 p.m.
Open to any 7th or 8th grade Brunswick Junior High School or homeschooled student. At Brunswick Junior High School.
• Tech Wizards are In
Thursdays 10 a.m. to noon
Drop in technology help. Meet at the reference desk on the second floor.
• Current Events Forum
Thursdays noon to 1 p.m.
Discussion of current events held in the Morrell Meeting Room.
• BJHS 6th Grade Book Club
Thursdays 2:45-3:30 p.m.
Open to any 6th grade Brunswick Junior High School or homeschooled student. At Brunswick Junior High School.
• Fireside Writers Group
Fridays 10-11:30 a.m.
Writing group led by Molly McGrath, All ages and abilities welcome.
• Google Earth Wizard Hours
Fridays 10 a.m. to noon
Local expert Craig Snapp will answer your Google Earth questions.
• Music Fun with Miss Teresa
Fridays 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Lively songs, rhythms and movement with Teresa Gillis, followed by playtime. For babies and toddlers and their caregivers.
Monthly or Special Events
• Intro to the Cloud Library
March 1, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
An overview and discussion of MaineInfonet’s new Cloud Library for downloading ebooks and audio books.
• Eat Our Yards: Guidance on Town Zoning for Animals and Pest-Free Yards
March 1, 6:30-8 p.m.
Speakers will be Heidi Nelson of Brunswick Animal Control and Mary Ann Nahf of Harpswell Conservation Commission.
• Eat Our Yards: Vegetable Gardening in Maine
March 3, noon to 1:30 p.m.
Speaker will be Dave Elliott Master Gardener and Instructor for Landscape for Life.
• Tech Meetup
March 3, noon to 1p.m.
Learn how to use Maine- Infonet’s new Cloud Library for downloading ebooks and audio books.
• Lego Club
March 4, 10:30 a.m. to noon
We have thousands of LEGO bricks to share! All ages welcome.
• Monday Afternoon Book Group
March 6, 1-2 p.m.
Monthly book group. Discuss “The Aviator’s Wife” by Melanie Benjamin.
• Just Desserts Mystery Discussion Group
March 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Monthly mystery discussion group. Discuss “A Test of Wills” by Charles Todd.
• Eat our Yards: Citrus Trees and Indoor Food Gardening
March 8, noon to 1:30 p.m.
This session’s speaker will be Joanne Suley from Skillins Greenhouse.
• Another Time, Another Place Science Fiction Book Group
March 9, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Monthly science fiction book discussion group. Discussing “The Forever War” by Joe Haldeman.
• Eat our Yards: Homescale Dairy and Chickens
March 13, noon to 1:30 p.m.
Speaker will be Laura Grady from Two Coves Farm.
• I’ll Read Anything Book Group
March 15, 1-2 p.m.
Monthly book group led by director Liz Doucett. Discussing “The Buried Giant” by Kazuo Ishiguro.
• Sunflower Craft
March 16, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Make a cheerful sunflower using a paper plate and sunflower seeds.
• Contemporaries Film Series: “A Climate of Change”
March 16, 6-9 p.m.
Screening of four short films on warming waters, ocean acidification, fishing industry collapse and aquaculture, followed by panel discussion.
• Eat our Yards: A Medicinal Garden in Your Yard
March 21, 6:30-8 p.m.
This session’s speaker will be Katie Munn of Anchor Rose Apothecary.
• Early Release Day Event for Teens: Teen Advisory Board and Movie
March 22, 1:30-4 p.m.
The inaugural meeting of the Teen Advisory Board.
• Sustainable ME: Read and Do Group
March 22, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
This month, we read and discuss “No Impact Man” by Colin Beavan.
• Tiny Greenhouse Craft
March 23, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Create a miniature greenhouse that you can display in a window.
• Eat our Yards: Perennial Vegetables in Maine
March 23, 6:30–8 p.m.
The speaker for this session will be Aaron Parker of Edgewood Nurseries.
• Eat our Yards: Backyard Bees
March 29, noon to 1:30 p.m.
The speaker for this session will be Mike McNally of the Cumberland and Sagadahoc Counties Beekeepers Association.
• Eat our Yards: Planning a Garden for Preserving
March 29, 6:30-8 p.m.
The speaker for this session will be Kate McCarty of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
• Self-Watering Planter Craft
March 30, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Using a plastic 2 liter bottle, plant some seeds and watch them grow without having to water often. For young children and a caregiver.
• Eat our Yards: Grow Your Own Mushrooms
March 30, 6:30-8 p.m.
The speaker for this session will be Ben Whatley of Whatley Farms.
• Eat our Yards: Edible Ornaments
March 31, noon to 1:30 p.m.
The speaker for this session will be Lisa Fernandez of the Resilience Hub.
For more information on these and other events at the Curtis Memorial Library, call (207) 725-5242. Dates and times subject to change, so visit website at curtislibrary.com to confirm.
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