Staff Changes at the Library

Please Join us on Friday, March 2nd to welcome our new Assistant Librarian, Joanna Hynd, and bid a fond farewell to our outgoing Head Librarian, Brian Sylvester. The party will begin at 4:00 PM in the Hallway Bookshop and will feature light refreshments and desserts.


Joanna Hynd is a Thomaston native and recent graduate of the University of Maine at Orono. She will be working in the Children's Library and managing children's programming. Brian Sylvester was raised in Rockland and educated at Rutgers University. He was hired at the Thomaston Library in 2008 and is leaving to accept a position in Rochester, NH.


Please bring a dessert with you and celebrate the library's future with us Friday from 4 to 6!

Friday Night Film Series

Gilda

Friday, November 18

6:30

Curvy bombshell Rita Hayworth "Puts the Blame on Mame" in this South American thriller that became her biggest hit and forever linked the stunning actress to the specter of her most popular character. Hayworth, Glenn Ford and George Macready comprise the three sides of a steamy love triangle that threatens to destroy Macready's thriving casino and wreck all their lives. Hayworth's sinuous vamp of the aforementioned tune is a classic moment.

Fall Festival: October 28th

Fall Festival
Friday, Oct. 28th
4 - 6 PM
Children's Library and Gym

Join us from 4 to 6 on Friday, October 28th for a fun filled afternoon of arts and crafts, games, snacks and stories. Admission is free for all ages and there will be pumpkins to decorate, arts and crafts in the children's library, and story-time with Miss Kay. The Hallway Bookstore will offer HALF OFF on all items for the whole day!

For more information call the library at 345-2453.

Library Announcement

The Friday Night Film Series is on hold for the month of October.

Film showings will resume in November.

Charcoal Grill Raffle - $100 value!

The Friends of the Thomaston Library
and
Lowes of Thomaston

are partnering in a summer fundraiser for the Thomaston Library. From now until August 10th, you can buy a ticket to enter our raffle - the winner will receive this Char-Broil Grill, a $100 value. Each raffle ticket costs $5.

The winner will be announced during the August 10th Authors and Artists Among Us lecture. To enter the raffle, purchase a raffle ticket at the library or from a member of the Friends of the Library. Tickets will be on sale at the Library's 4th of July book sale and during each lecture in the Authors and Artists Among Us series (beginning July 6th).

This raffle is made possible by a generous donation from Lowes of Thomaston. For more information, call the library at 354-2453.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library present:

Suddenly, Last Summer

Friday, June 17th

7:00 PM

Room 208, Thomaston Academy Building

In Tennessee Williams's tale of sexual repression set in 1937 New Orleans, rich widow Mrs. Venable (Katharine Hepburn) is distraught over the death of her son Sebastian during his vacation to Europe, where the two had traveled together every summer. This time, Sebastian had taken his cousin Catherine (Elizabeth Taylor), who appeared to go mad the day sebastian died. Dr. Cukrowicz (Montgomery Clift) is called in to assess her mental state, and at Mrs. Venable's urging, perform a lobotomy on Catherine . . .

Friday Night Films are presented free of charge but donations are gratefully accepted. The library and bookstore will be open prior to the screening of the film. The Thomaston Academy building is handicapped accessable from the parking lot entrance. For more information, call the library at 354-2453.

Library Closing Early: June 9th

The Thomaston Public Library will be closing at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, June 9th, for a special event at Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum.

The staff and trustees will be attending the dedication of the Elias Adams and Lougee Family Library, at 4 PM in the Cole House next door to the museum. The museum is also unveiling the new Henry Knox Papers Database, a new research tool for historians of Gen. Knox and the history of Thomaston.

For more information on this event, call the Museum's Center for the Study of Early American History Education Coordinator at 354-0858

Friday night film series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library present:

Monsieur Ibrahim
Friday, May 6th
6:30 PM
Room 208, Thomaston Academy

1960s Paris is the backdrop for Francois Dupeyron's heartwarming drama about Momo (Pierre Boulanger) , a teenage boy who lives in a working-class neighborhood and has very few friends--save for the kindly local prostitutes who adore him. Eventually, Momo finds a father figure in the older and wiser shopkeeper, Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), who takes him on a journey of self-discovery that will change both of their lives. A beautiful testament to the power of love.

Admission is free. Donations gratefully accepted. The Library and the Book Store will be open prior to the start of the movie. Light refreshments will be served.

The Thomaston Academy building is handicapped-accessible from the parking lot entrance.

For more information call the Library at 354-2453.

Friday night film series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library present:

Without Love
Friday, April 29th
6:30 PM
Room 208, Thomaston Academy

Convinced that two people can have a meaningful partnership without the trappings of romance, pragmatic widow Jamie Rowan (Katharine Hepburn) asks scientist Pat Jamieson (Spencer Tracy) to marry her on condition that the relationship remain platonic. But Jamie's plan falls apart when love enters the scene. Lucille Ball and Keenan Wynn also star.

Admission is free. Donations gratefully accepted. The Library and the Book Store will be open prior to the start of the movie. Light refreshments will be served.

The Thomaston Academy building is handicapped-accessible from the parking lot entrance.

For more information call the Library at 354-2453.

National Library Week: Luthera Dawson Archive

In celebration of National Library Week, the Thomaston library is pleased to announce the donation of Luthera Dawson's archives. Luthera Dawson, a long-time library volunteer and former trustee, has written three books and has long studied Thomaston's rich history. Please join us on Friday, April 15th, for an overview of this donation and the plans for its display in the library. The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library will be serving tea and refreshments. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at 354-2453.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library present:

Holiday

Friday, April 15th

6:30 PM

Room 208, Thomaston Academy

Engaged to wealthy Julia Seton (Doris Nolan), free-thinker Johnny Case (Cary Grant) discovers that her family wants to remake him into their idea of the perfect son-in-law - and he's beginning to consider compromising his values. But as he gets to know Julia's headstrong sister (Katharine Hepburn), he realizes she is the one for him. George Cukor directs this 1938 comedy.

Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Donations are gratefully accepted. The Thomaston Academy building is handicapped accessable from the parking lot entrance. For more information call the library at 354-2453.

Friday night film series

the Friends of the Thomaston Library present:

Enchanted April
Friday, April 8th
6:30 PM
Room 208, Thomaston Academy

Stifled British wives Lottie (Josie Lawrence) and Rose (Miranda Richardson) rent an Italian villa for a husband-less vacation. Sharing the retreat are acerbic widow Mrs. Fisher (Oscar nominee Joan Plowright) and socialite Caroline (Polly Walker). The four spend a month savoring new-found freedom and the opportunity for self-discovery. Alfred Molina co-stars in this tale of 1920s English manners.

Friday night films are presented free of charge but donations are gratefully accepted. The Library and Hallway bookstore will be open before the film. The Thomaston Academy Building is handicapped accessible from the parking lot entrance. For more information, call the library at 354-2453.

Friday night film series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library Present:

Love Among the Ruins
Friday, April 1st
6:30 PM
Thomaston Academy, Room 208

An aging actress (Katherine Hepburn) is being sued for breach of promise, and so she hires as her lawyer her former lover. He is still in love with her, yet she is unaware of it. The only option she has to save her assets is to ruin her reputation and have this man do it for her. Katherine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier shine in this George Cukor classic.

Friday night films are presented free of charge, but donations are gratefully accepted. The Thomaston Academy is handicapped accessable by the parking lot entrance and light refreshments will be served. For more information, call the library 354-2453.

Thomaston Library Hours Change

The hours of operation at the Thomaston Public library are changing! We are swapping our Wednesday and Friday hours, to accomodate the Friends of the Library's popular Friday Night Film Series - starting in April, guests at the film series will also be able to use the library and visit the Hallway Bookstore.

NEW HOURS EFFECTIVE APRIL 4th

Monday - 11 AM to 7 PM

Tuesday - 11 AM to 5 PM

Wednesday - 11 AM to 5 PM

Thursday - 11 AM to 5 PM

Friday - 11 AM to 7 PM

Saturday - 11 AM to 3 PM

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston public Library present:

The King of Masks
Friday, March 25th
6:30 PM
Room 208, Thomaston Academy Building


Nearing the end of his life, Wang --a locally renowned street performer and wizard of the venerable art of mask magic -- yearns to pass on his technique. But custom decrees that he can only hand down his craft to a male successor. Anxious to preserve his unique art, the heirless Wang buys an impoverished 8-year-old on the black market. But when the child divulges a dreaded secret, Wang faces a choice between filial love and societal tradition.

Friday Night Films are presented free of charge but donations are accepted. Light refreshments will be served. The Thomaston Academy Building is handicapped accessable from the parking lot entrance. For more information call the library at 354-2453.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library present:

Moving the Mountain

Friday, March 18th

6:30 PM

Room 208, Thomaston Academy Building

"Moving the mountain" chronicles the demonstrations of students in Tianamen Square on the fourth of June, 1989. The demonstration was crushed by the military and resulted in many deaths. The documentary is told from the point of view of the students, as seen through a forum held in the United States in 1995.

"Moving the Mountain" was filmed in 1994 and is not rated. Run time is 83 minutes. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is fre and donations are gratefully accepted. For more information call the library at 354-2453.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library Present:

From Mao to Mozart
Friday, March 11th
6:30 PM
Room 208, Thomaston Academy Building


In 1979, internationally acclaimed classical violinist Isaac Stern was invited to perform concerts in China and gave a series of master classes to talented Chinese musicians at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music - - an extraordinary cultural exchange chronicled in this classic documentary.

"From Mao to Mozart" was filmed in 1979 and is not rated. It runs 83 minutes. The Thomaston Academy Building, on Main Street / Route One in Thomaston, is handicapped accessable from the parking lot entrance. For more information about the film series, call the library at 354-2453.

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library present:

The Good Earth

Friday, March 4th
6:30 PM
Room 208, Thomaston Academy Building

Luise Rainer took home her second consecutive Best Actress Oscar for her heartfelt portrayal of O-Lan, the long-suffering spouse of Chinese dirt farmer Wang Lung (Paul Muni) in this film based on Pearl S. Buck's epic tome. The lyrical tale chronicles the couple's changing fortunes as they survive famine and revolution, only to be tested again by avarice, lust, and Mother Nature. Karl Freunk picked up an Academy Award for his cinematography.

Admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted. The Thomaston Academy building is handicapped accessable from the parking lot entrance. Doors and Hallway Bookstore will be open at 6:00 PM, with all proceeds going to support the Thomaston Public Library. For more information, call the library at 354-2453.

Library Closed: Feb. 25th

Due to inclement weather and low staffing levels, the Thomaston Library is closed today, Friday, February 25th.

Regular hours will resume on Saturday, Feb. 26th. No items are due while the library is closed.

Alert: False emails from TPL

It has come to the staff's attention that a computer virus or spamming agent has found a way to send email using the library's email address. These emails do not originate from the library staff or any library users - they are the result of a computer outside of the library's control.

This type of email scam is called "email spoofing".

If you have recieved an email from the address 'TPL(at)thomaston.lib.me.us' with an unusual subject line (previous examples follow the pattern of "i hope to get to know u") or an email asking you to click on a link, delete it immediately and DO NOT open the link.

There is very little that can be done to prevent these phony emails, as the computer that is sending them is not part of the library's computer network. Please be aware of the risk and make sure to use up to date antivirus and antimalware software on your home computers.

-Brian Sylvester, Head Librarian