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New Mini Grants | Spring 2018
Apr 13, 2018
$500 for “Beholdings: Making Connections with Collections” – Mount Desert Island Historical Society, Mount Desert Through an assortment of objects representing different eras, events, and personae in the island’s history, Mount Desert Island Historical Society will engage the public in an exploration of cultural history extending from southern New England to the... read more
Poetry Express
Apr 12, 2018
What is it? The Maine Poetry Express, originally designed by poet Wesley McNair during his time as the Maine State Poet Laureate, connects libraries and local poets in sharing Maine’s poetry with their community. The landscape of Maine’s voices is varied and valuable, addressing so many aspects of what it can... read more
Midcoast Veterans Book Group
Apr 9, 2018
Preceding the presentation by the author, all Veterans are invited to join a free, facilitated book discussion of Fearful Odds: A Memoir of Vietnam and its Aftermath by Charles W. Newhall. Copies of the book and supper will be available at each discussion. Discussion dates: May 16 and May 23, 5:30 PM... read more
Voices outside the mainstream share their stories at Portland poetry reading
Mar 26, 2018
Originally published on March 25, 2018 by Portland Press Herald By Bob Keyes, Staff Writer “Gary Lawless, a poet, owner of Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick and hero of the humanities, will host the event with poets whose work he has featured in “Notes from an Open Book,” a monthly... read more
