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Welcome to Cary Memorial Library
Library Hours
| Day | Open | Close |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 | 1:00 |
| Tuesday | 3:00 | 5:00 |
| Wednesday | 1:00 | 7:00 |
| Thursday | 3:00 | 5:00 |
| Friday | CLOSED | |
| Saturday | 9:00 | 3:00 |
| Sunday | CLOSED | |
Digital Services
For more information on how to access these services, please see our Digital Services page.
Upcoming Events and Activities
The
Gathering Place
Jim Perkings and Theresa Kerchner
In memory of their daughter, Emily
October 9, 2024
The final elements of the Cary Library Gathering Place were completed last month including the addition of beautiful wooden benches.
The Gathering Place, a gift from the friends and family of Emily
Perkins Harrison, was artfully constructed with eastern hemlock, saved white pine and granite stone and is framed by the Library gardens, Androscoggin Lake, and the southwestern sky.
Emily was an avid reader and writer and had a deep appreciation for the natural world and her hometown – her connections to the land and community were the inspiration for the Gathering Place.
The Library is looking forward to hosting children’s activities and many other outdoor events in the Gathering Place.
Everyone is welcome – for meetings, conversations with friends over a cup of hot tea, quiet moments of reflection, reading or writing,
or to share a kind word, music, poetry or lively news of the day with a neighbor.
Thank you to everyone who contributed so generously!
Theresa Kerchner and Jim Perkins and the Cary Library Board of Trustees
October 21, 2024
1:15 pm
Book Group
Monthly Event
A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years
If you are interested in attending via Zoom, please contact Janet Adelberg at 685-3612.
October 26, 2024
10:00 am to Noon
FOL
Soup Sale
Friends of the Library Soup-To-Go Sale: until sold out.
Some of the best cooks in town will be cooking 10 kinds of lovely soups, sold in two sizecd containers. Home-made rolls included.
See you at the Williams House.
We’ll share more details about what’s on the menu the week of the sale.
October 28, 2024
6:30 pm
Library
Annual Meeting
All dues-paying members of the Wayne Library Association are invited to our Annual Meeting.
Come hear updates and annual wrap-ups of all the library’s happenings over the past year. We’ll share financial reports and much to celebrate as we look to the future.
The Wayne Libary Association has been going strong since approximately the 1890s.
We remain grateful for your support and hope to see you on Oct 28
Don Welsh, President, Waynhe Library Assoicatrion Turstee
please contact Janet Adelberg at 685-3612 for more infomation.
November 2, 2024
9:00 am to NOON
1st Saturdays at the
Williams House
There’s a chill in the air but inside the Williams House will be warm and ready for your visit. The coffee will be hot and there will be pastries and quiche to go with it.
The boutique is stocked with many fun, interesting and useful items and the shelves are loaded with books; all sales benefit the Cary Memorial Library.
Among the things in the boutique you will find holiday items, several pairs of ice skates and an ice auger.
Do come by and check it out.
For visits to the Alice in Wonderland room other than on First Saturday or to set up a time to drop off donations, please call the library 207 685-3612.
2024
Winter Readers’ Blog
Wayne Readers’ Recommendations
Find interesting reviews of books our community friends have enjoyed and want to recommend. Newest Blog-February 2024
If you’d like to send in a review for the next reader’s Blog, simply email it to jadelbergcml@gmail.com
Friends of the Library
Quilt Raffle
Our 2024 Offering
Maisy Daisy
New Sandwich Quilters of Wayne have completed their latest quilt, Maisy Daisy.
Friends of the Library offer this quilt to support the library. Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.
The 2024 Friends of the Library Raffle Quilt is the 34th benefit quilt that the New Sandwich Quilters have made for Wayne’s Cary Memorial Library. It is machine pieced and quilted, and measures 88″ x 90″ (generous queen). The pattern is called Maisy Daisy. It is a string quilt, made with 1.5″ pieces of fabric from the members of the group. These fabrics, from group members past and present, mean that many memories are stitched into the quilt.
The Friends of the Library will be selling raffle tickets ($2.00/each or 3/$5.00) up until the Holiday Stroll on December. 7, 2024. Purchase some tickets and support the work of these talented ladies as well as the Cary Memorial Library. And cross your fingers that you’ll be the lucky winner of Maisy Daisy.
Tower Garden
Our 2024 Williams House
Community Offering
The Tower Garden offerings have ended for the this season. It was a pleasure to make this greenery available to all visitors. See you next summer.
The Tower Garden was donated by Sara Morton in memory of her grandmother Priscilla Stevenson.
September
2024
A Lovely Gift
to the Williams House Lawn
This summer a new garden volunteer, Marianne Butak, stepped up to help Jamie Ault with the Williams House Gardens. As Marianne spent time in the gardens she could see what amazing and expert work Jamie has done to design, install and maintain the plantings over the years. Jamie mentioned a bench that was once there. That inspired Marianne to be the high bidder on a lovely stone bench in the library auction, which she has bestowed in
honor of Jamie. A plaque will be added. We thank both Jamie and Marianne for their energy and generosity!
Alice Room
2024
Various Times
A town treasure. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Room project is now complete. There are 17 art panels that have been refreshed, restored, and protected. You are invited to come for a visit.
- 1st Saturdays 9:00-Noon
- By Appointment
FOL
Open to anyone
Who loves Cary Memorial Join this remarkable group
Join us for a lively feel good time.
Helping hands always welcome. The lastest quilt, Maisy Daisy is now on display for the 2024 Raffle Quilt.
Occasional Dates
6:00 to 7:00 pm
Lego
Night
Calling all kids who enjoy creative projects.
Kids who love to build with Legos are welcome to come build with their friends. Join us for a story and snack, and then some creative fun. Great for ages 4-gr. 5, more or less. We provide all the Legos.
See postings for next meeting
Pruning Pole
Now is the time to check your trees and bushes
Before the trees leaf out this Spring, just a reminder that the library has a pruning pole that can be borrowed.
The pole has clippers, not a blade (for safety reasons).
Selected Photos of Cary Library, Williams House, & Special Events
Library
Williams House
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