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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

Access the Cary Memorial Library online.
Access the Cloud Library.
Access the Digital Maine Library.
Access Hoopla.
Access the Maine InfoNet.
Access the Maine State Library.

Upcoming Events and Activities

The
Gathering Place

In memory of their daughter, Emily
Jim Perkins and Theresa Kerchner

The Gathering Place, a permanent outdoor structure to replace the temporary tents.

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 14, 2024
Closed

Indigenous Peoples’
Day

Indigenous People's Day Banner

The Library will be closed on Monday, October 14 in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

We will reopen for all activities on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. 

And don’t forget the Fall Book Sale will be open on Monday in the Williams House. See you there for some wonderful bargins.

October 12, 2024
October 16, 2024

Annual Fall
Book Sale

Fall Book Sale.
  • Saturday October 12 from 9 to 3 books 50¢ to $1 each
  • Sunday October 13 from 10 to noon all books $2 a bag
  • Monday October 14 from 10 to noon all books $2 a bag
  • Wednesday October 16 from 3 to 5 all books $2 a bag

A great selection of gently used fiction and nonfiction, as well as DVDS and audio books . Books priced at 50¢ and $1.00 each all day on Saturday. Throughout the entire sale, DVDS and audio books are $2 each. On October 13, 14 and 16 all books are $2.00/bag.
We hope you will come and shop for books over the holiday weekend, or stop by on Wednesday
October 16th. Proceeds from the sale fund our Cary Library scholarships for Maranacook
graduates.
Books needed for Library Book Sale in October
Your donations of gently used books, audio books and DVDS support ourscholarship fund. Feel free to bring a bag or 2 to the library during open hours. If you have more than 2 bags, please call ahead (685 3612). If you have questions about donations, or need help with them, please call or email the library and leave
a message for Jane or Lee, or you can call Lee directly at 248-2854.

please contact Janet Adelberg at 685-3612.

October 21, 2024
1:15 pm

Book Group
Monthly Event

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.

 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.

November 2, 2024
9:00 am to NOON

1st Saturdays at the
Williams House

1st Saturdays at the Williams House.

 Visitors stop by for coffee and bakery goodies (baked by faithful volunteers),  boutique shopping, book browsing and visiting the Alice in Wonderland room.  There are numerous places to sit and join in friendly conversation perhaps enjoying your coffee with a goodie.    Generous folks continue to give us slightly used and new items and many books.  The donations are much appreciated and benefit the Cary Memorial Library.

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.

October 26, 2024
10:00 am to Noon

FOL
Soup Sale

Friends of the Library Souper Bowls 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

Annual meeting of the Wayne Library Association.

 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.

2024
Winter Readers’ Blog

Wayne Readers’ Recommendations

Cary Library Book Blog.

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

Maisy Daisy quilt.

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

Tower Garden to support the Williams House.

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

Williams House bench surrounded by trees.

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

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Room.

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
Girl and Dad having tea in the Alice Room.

FOL
Open to anyone

Who loves Cary Memorial Join this remarkable group

Friends of the Library logo.

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

Lego night at Cary Memorial Library.

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

Pruning Pole.

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

WH Front 2015

Events

Cary Memorial Library News

Hoopla Binge Pass.

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