Library closed Thursday, August 27th

The Thomaston Public Library will be closed on Thursday, August 27th, and may be closed on Friday, August 28th, for building repair. A water main in the building will be repaired, and during this time the water in the sprinkler system and domestic water lines will be deactivated. We hope to reopen on Saturday, August 29th.

The Thomaston Public Library apologizes for any inconvenience.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library presents:

The Lavender Hill Mob

Friday, August 28th

6:30 p.m.

Room 208, Thomaston Academy Building

Mr. Holland (Alec Guinness) has supervised his bank's bullion run for years. He's fussy and unnecessarily overprotective, but everyone knows he's absolutely trustworthy. And so, on the day the bullion truck is robbed, he's the last person to be suspected. But there's another side to Mr. Holland -- he's also "Dutch," the leader of the titular mob. Ealing Studios writer T.E.B. Clarke won an Oscar for Best Screenplay. Stanley Holloway co-stars. The Lavender Hill Mob was produced in 1961 and runs 81 minutes.

Admission as always is free and refreshments will be provided. Doors open at 6:15, but the bookstore is currently closed. For more information, please call the library at 354-2453.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library present:
Murder at the Gallop
Friday, August 22nd
6:30 p.m.
Room 208, Thomaston Academy Building

One of literature's most popular sleuths returns in this faithful adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic mystery. When an antisocial villager unexpectedly drops dead, most assume he suffered a heart attack -- everyone, that is, except Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford). By scrutinizing each of the people who could have benefited from the victim's passing, she follows her instincts to reopen what seemed to be an open-and-shut case.

MURDER AT THE GALLUP was produced in 1983 and runs 81 minutes. The film, with refreshments provided, is free to the public but donations to the Friends of the Library will be appreciated.

The Academy Building is handicap accessible by the elevator in the parking lot. Call the library at 354- 2453 for further information.

Artists Among Us: Robert Hamilton

Nancy Hamilton
presenting on the late Robert Hamilton
Wednesday, July 19th
6:30 p.m.
Thomaston Academy Building, room 208

Nancy Hamilton, the wife of the artist Robert Hamilton, will be presenting a program about her late husband at the Thomaston Public Library on Wednesday July 19 at 6:30 PM. The presentation will take place in Room 208 of the Academy building at 60 Main Street. The program is part of the third Friends of the Library series, Artists Among Us.

Robert Hamilton was born in Seneca, New York in 1916 and attended the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a bachelor of fine arts degree. He also studied at the Art Students League in New York in 1940. After the war, Hamilton taught painting and drawing at RISD for 34 years, moving to Maine permanently on his retirement. In 1974 he was painter in residence at the American Academy in Rome. His work has been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions and is included in many private and public collections throughout the country.

Following the presentation there will be a catered reception by the Thomaston Cafe for all in attendance.

The Series, Artists Among Us, is free to the public but donations to the library will be greatly appreciated. For further information, please contact the library
at 354-2453.

Children's Library Renovations

Thomaston Public Library Phase II Renovations, Children’s Library, to Begin

The Thomaston Public Library is delighted to announce that Phase II of their planned renovations, the Children’s Library, will begin the week of August 16^th. Phase II includes creating a children’s library in the Office Suite on the first floor of the Thomaston Academy Building. The expansion and renovation will not only allow the children to have their own space but will also enable the library to move more of the permanent adult collection to the main floor of the library.

The new area will provide a needed space for story hours and children’s programming that is within view of parents but in a separate space. Windows and an additional door will open the space up, visually and physically. Built in shelving will house the children’s collection.

The books from Room 211, the used book shop run by the Friends of the Thomaston Public Library, will be relocated to the first floor, on shelving that will line the main corridor.

Funding for this project is courtesy of a grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation. The Children’s Library is slated to be open by the end of October.

For further information or to get involved in this exciting new project, please contact the Thomaston Public Library at 354-2453 or Library Board of Trustees ChairwomanJanet Bosworth at 354-0392.

Library Open

The Library has re-opened ahead of schedule. We will be open today, Thursday, August 13th, for the duration of our normal operating hours.

Library Closed for Building Maintenance

The Thomaston Public Library will be closed on Wednesday, August 12th and Thursday, August 13th for building maintenance. We hope to re-open on Friday, August 14th. Please call 354-2453 or visit www.thomaston.lib.me.us for more information.

The Thomaston Library apologizes for any inconvenience.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library present:
The Horses Mouth
Friday, August 14th
Thomaston Academy Building room 208
6:30 p.m.

One of Alec Guinness's strangest British comedies, this Oscar-nominated film is well worth your time. An eccentric artist, just released from jail, somehow convinces rich "clients" to pay him for artwork they didn't order. A curious mixture of the usual British brand of subtle comedy with a pinch of black comedy thrown in, the Horse's Mouth will tickle your funny bone with its clever writing.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and admission, as always, is free. For more information call the library at (207) 354-2453.

Yard Sale and Book Giveaway

Yard Sale and Book Giveaway

Saturday, August 8th

Thomaston Academy Building Lawn

On Saturday, August 8th, the MidCoast Christian Academy, which rents space with the library in the Thomaston Academy Building, will be holding a massive yard sale fundraiser. The Library will have a presence at the sale with tables full of FREE used and donated books. These are books that were generously given to the library but which we unfortunately do not have the space to keep. So we are giving back to the community that has given so much to us.

All proceeds from purchases from the Yard Sale will go toward the MidCoast Christian Academy, a bible-based high school for grades 9 - 12. Donations will be accepted by the Library for the free books, and will go to the Friends of the Library.

Summer Reading Program Awards Ceremony and Book Sale

Thomaston Reads Together!

Awards Ceremony and Book Sale

Saturday, August 15th

1:00 p.m. Awards ceremony for Thomaston Reads Together! summer reading program

11:30 to 2:30 - Book sale

Join us at the Thomaston Public Library on August 15th to celebrate the end of our summer reading program. More than 100 people have signed up to compete for the prizes being offered to those who read to each other most.

Bookmarks listing points for reading must be received by the Library by 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12th, to be considered for prize eligability.

The Friends of the Library will also be sponsoring a book sale, and at one p.m. we'll announce the winners and distribute the prizes. We hope to see you there!