Thompson Free Library news
By Kim Brawn
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The month of May finds the Thompson Free Library participating in community events and hosting interesting programs.
On Saturday, May 7, Thompson Free Library will have a table at Healthy Kids Day at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Our monthly Brown Bag Lunch Series continues at the library on Thursday, May 12 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. with a PowerPoint presentation “The Ever Changing World of Financial Services.” Diane Parola and Shelley Blockler from Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union will give us the inside scoop on mobile and Internet banking and bill pay. Learn how to use technology to manage your finances more conveniently while keeping your personal information safe and secure.
Attention amateur astronomers and stargazers. Librarian Michelle Fagan will host (along with Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance) a “Star Party” at Peaks-Kenny State Park at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 27. We will have two telescopes available but feel free to bring your own. This event is open to the public.
Besides its special programs, Thompson Free Library, according to Library Director Helen Fogler, has “an extensive and diverse collection of 35,000 printed materials,”including 11,000 in children and young adult genres. You will find almost every fiction book on the New York Times bestseller list and an impressive array of non-fiction bestsellers too. Movie fans will enjoy choosing from a selection of almost 2,000 films. Books (including almost 700 audio) circulate for two weeks while DVDs go out for one week. New books and movies are constantly being added. We frequently list new releases on our Facebook page.
Dover-Foxcroft residents can become patrons for free and non-residents pay an annual fee of $20 to access the many library resources, including Maine InfoNet — a downloadable library with almost 10,000 ebooks and 5,000 audio books.
Even if you’re not a patron, you can still access our free Wi-Fi on your own laptop or mobile device, borrow one of ours or get online via one of the library’s three desktop computers.
Whether you need to do important research or just want to read David Baldacci’s latest book — whatever your pursuits or interests — the library is an accessible, fun and practical resource. For more information, call 564-3350 and follow us on Facebook.