Fierce Little Thing by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore – Book Group Meeting
Denmark Public Library 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, United StatesFierce Little Thing THE EXCITING NEWS IS THAT THE AUTHOR, MIRANDA BEVERLY-WHITTEMORE, IS PLANNING TO JOIN US VIA ZOOM! PLEASE BE SURE TO BRING YOUR QUESTIONS! We will be talking about her newest novel: Fierce Little Thing which is set here in Denmark! You can read reviews, including one in the New York Times, […]
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich – Book Group Meeting
Denmark Public Library 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, United StatesThe Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C., this powerful novel explores themes of love and death with lightness and gravity […]
When Justice Sleeps by Stacy Abrams – Book Group Meeting
Denmark Public Library 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, United StatesWhen Justice Sleeps by Stacy Abrams A gripping, complexly plotted thriller set within the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court. It is a cunningly crafted, sophisticated novel, layered with myriad twists and a vibrant cast of characters. Drawing on her astute inside knowledge of the court and political landscape, Stacey Abrams shows herself to be […]
Scavenger Hunt
Denmark Library Scavenger Hunt THIS WEEK!! To celebrate National Library Week - April 3 -9 - we are exploring libraries in the area. Denmark Library, along with the other local libraries, is taking part in the “Connect With Your Library” scavenger hunt. The Libraries in Denmark, Bridgton, Fryeburg, and Charlotte Hobbs in Lovell have joined in creating […]
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
“In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter. His mother is long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett’s intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother […]
Shredathon -Shredding Fundraiser for Local Libraries to Be Held on May 7
First Congregational Church 35 South High St., Brighton, United StatesGot documents to shred? Here is your chance. Donations for the shredding with benefit local libraries. All paper will be recycled. Six libraries in the lakes region of Maine have joined together to sponsor a community shredding event on May 7 from 8a.m. to 12 noon at the First Congregational Church in Bridgton (33 […]
Book Group – The Age of Innocence or The House of Mirth, By Edith Wharton
Either or Both - We wanted to delve into something written 100 years ago. “Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people “dreaded scandal more than disease.” From Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53835.The_Age_of_Innocence?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ZixUPJmsvJ&rank=1 “First […]
Plant Sale
Spring is here and time to make those gardens grow!!! Come to our 30th Annual Plant Sale and find some new goodies for your garden. Some great raffle items this year!
Book Group – The Field House: A Writer’s Life Lost and Found on an Island in Maine by Robin Clifford Wood
"Born of illustrious New England stock, Rachel Field was a National Book Award–winning novelist, a Newbery Medal–winning children’s writer, a poet, playwright, and rising Hollywood success in the early twentieth century. Her light was abruptly extinguished at the age of forty-seven, when she died at the pinnacle of her personal happiness and professional acclaim. Fifty years […]
Book Group – The Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan
"A historical novel inspired by one family’s incredible story of daring, survival, and triumph. In late March 1944, as Stalin’s forces push into Ukraine, young Emil and Adeline Martel must make a terrible decision: Do they wait for the Soviet bear’s intrusion and risk being sent to Siberia? Or do they reluctantly follow the wolves—murderous […]
