Library closed for July 4th Weekend

Library Closed

Friday, July 3rd
- and -
Saturday, July 4th

The Thomaston Library will be closed Friday, July 3rd and Saturday, July 4th in observation of Independence Day. We hope to see you at Thomaston's Fourth of July Parade and at our free book give-away in the Academy Building parking lot.

Any items listed as due on either of those dates will be due Monday, July 6th. Regular hours will resume on Monday, July 6th. Have a safe and happy holiday.

Summer Reading Program: Thomaston Reads Together!

Thomaston Public Library's Summer Reading Program
"Thomaston Reads Together!"
is officially underway!

Rules:

1) Readers of all ages should sign up - this program isn't just for kids
2) Readers under the age of 18 will recieve a FREE library card for participating in the Summer Reading Program. Under 18 readers will also get a FREE voucher to see the Portland Sea Dogs play this summer.
3) Read! Read! Read! You can gain points in one of three ways: by reading to yourself (1 point) by reading aloud to someone else (5 points) or by reading aloud to a group of people (10 points!). Need someone to read to? Come to the library and read to Bluto, the Library Bear.
4) Keep track of your reading on blue bookmarks - when you read to someone else, have them sign it, and when someone reads to you, sign theirs.
5) Turn in your filled out bookmarks and pick up blanks - when you attend a library Summer Reading Event, Story Time or Read Aloud event, you can earn bonus points. And of course, the people with the most points win
6) PRIZES! Join us Saturday, August 15th for the distribution of prizes to our winners. Our generous co-sponsors have donated dozens of prizes to be handed out, including:

-Gift Baskets of adult and children's books from Down East Magazine
- Free books from the 211 Book Shop
- Gift Certificates to Athen's Mediterranean Pizza, Dorman's Dairy Dream, and Wasses Hotdogs
- Free day passes to the Farnsworth, General Henry Knox and Maine Lighthouse Museums
- A one year-subscription to either Down East Magazine, Fly Rod & Reel, or Shooting Sportsman
- A family season pass to the Owls Head Transportation Museum
- Puffin Cruise for the whole family, courtesy of the Monhegan Boat Line


And lets not forget our biggest prize - the Library Lobster.

This literary lobster measures in at 36 inches from tail to antenna, and he is looking for a good home. Will you be the one to take him home?

There is no charge for participating in the Thomaston Reads Together! program, and it is open to all persons, regardless of age or location. For more information, contact Children's Librarian Rosemary Herbert at (207) 354-2453

Film Series Announcement

Announcement
Friday Night Film Series - On Hold for July 2009

The Friends of the Thomaston Library's Friday Night Film Series, featuring classic films each Friday evening in the Thomaston Academy Building, will take a break during the month of July, 2009. There will be no film showings during July. Regular film showings will resume in August. We hope to see you then!

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library Present:

A Star Is Born
Friday, June 26th
6:30 p.m.
Thomaston Academy Building, Room 208

In "A Star is Born", Judy Garland plays Esther Blodgett, a small town girl with talent coming out her ears. Discovered by famous actor Norman Maine (James Mason), Blodgett rises to the top while he drinks himself to the bottom. The songs in this version (A Star Is Born was filmed before in 1937 and again in 1976) leap off the screen, especially "The Man That Got Away."

Doors and Bookshop open at 6. Admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call the Thomaston Public Library at (207) 354-2453.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library present:

Easter Parade
Friday, June 19th
6:30 p.m.
Thomaston Academy Building, room 208

Judy Garland and Fred Astaire sing and trip the light fantastic to 17 Irving Berlin tunes in this romantic holiday classic. Berlin's songs add sparkle to the simple plot of a hoofer (Astaire) who teams with an inexperienced chorus girl (Garland) in order to show up his former dance partner, Nadine (Ann Miller). Peter Lawford also stars. Extras include commentary by Astaire's daughter and Judy Garland biographer John Fricke, and a trailer gallery.

Doors and Bookstore open at 6:00 p.m. Donations gratefully accepted but admission is free. For more information call the Thomaston Library at (207) 354-2453.

Thomaston Annual Reports are In

The 2008 - 2009 Annual Report for the Town of Thomaston is in and available at the Library! Pick up your copy at Town Office on Main Street in downtown Thomaston or at the Library at 60 Main Street in the old Academy Building. For more information about the town reports, call Thomaston Town Office at (207) 354-6107.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library Present:

Babes on Broadway

Friday, June 12th

6:30 p.m.

Thomaston Academy Building room 208

Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland reunite in this vibrant musical directed by Busby Berkeley.  Thwarted in their attempts to break into the big time, showbiz wannabes Tommy Williams (Rooney) and Penny Morris (Garland) decide to stage their own Broadway production.  Songs include "(I Like New York in June) How About You: and a selection of send-ups of performances by musical sensations -- including Rooney's hilarious Carmen Miranda imitation.

Doors and bookstore open at 6:00.  Admission as always is free and donations are gratefully accepted.  For more information call the Thomaston Library at 354-2453.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library present:

The Wizard of Oz
Friday, June 5th
Thomaston Academy Building, Room 208
6:30 pm

There's no place like home for young Dorothy (Judy Garland), who's been swept away from her farm in Kansas to a wonderland of munchkins, flying monkeys and different-colored horses. She must follow the Yellow Brick Road to the all-knowing Wizard of Oz to find her way home. Along the way, she meets the Scarcrow (Ray Bolger), the Tin Man (Jack Haley) and the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), who help her fend off the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton).

Doors and Bookstore open at 6:00. Admission is free and donations are gratefully accepted. For more information, call the library at (207) 354-2453.