Programs & Events
Upcoming Events:
Community Event: NG Library 4H Club - First Meeting!
Tuesday, November 18 at 5:30pm
 | Grow skills. Grow confidence. Grow with 4H. Hands-on learning for curious minds ages 5-18. For more information, contact Jen Doane at (207) 956-2203 or jdoaneluna@gmail.com. Join the fun--make friends, try new things, and discover what you love! |
New Gloucester Author Visit: Mara Casey Tieken
Tuesday, November 18 at 6:00pm
Mara Casey Tieken is a professor of education at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Mara is the 2024 recipient of the Bates’s Kroepsch Award, which acknowledges excellence in teaching, and the 2016 recipient of the Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty. She serves as an associate editor of the Journal of Research in Rural Education, and she designed and maintains a web-based toolkit for rural communities fighting school closure. In 2011, Mara received her Doctorate of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Before beginning her graduate work, she taught third grade and adult education in rural Tennessee. She is a resident of New Gloucester, Maine. |  |
 | Mara is the author of Educated Out: The Uneven Geography of College Opportunity (University of Chicago Press, 2025); through the stories of nine rural first-generation students attending an elite liberal arts college, it shows that geography shapes college opportunity, from admission to post-graduation options. Her previous book, Why Rural Schools Matter (University of North Carolina Press, 2014), is an ethnographic study examining how rural schools define and sustain their surrounding communities. (Author photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen) |
Community Event: Tiny Timber Tree Lighting
Sunday, November 30 at 4:30pm at the New Gloucester Town Hall
 | Join the New Gloucester Historical Society and the New Gloucester Public Library for the 2025 annual lighting of TINY TIMBER!
Warm Hearts Warm Hands will be collecting new mittens, gloves and other winter items for local families! |
Weekly Events:
Storytime with Ms. Emily
Wednesdays and Sundays at 11:00am
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Join Ms. Emily as she reads stories and sings song. All ages welcome! |
Mahjong Monday Nights
Mondays, 5:00 to 7:00pm
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Are you interested in learning or playing mahjong? Beginners, intermediate and expert levels welcome. RSVP or just drop in! |
Bi-Weekly Events:
NatureScape Felting
Tuesdays, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
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Attention fiber artists! All skill levels welcome--even if you have no skills (yet!). Join us bi-weekly for felting classes and learn techniques in wool felting. Please be on the look out for promotion of what is happening monthly and RSVP so we have a spot for you. Call: 207-926-4840 or email: nglibrary@newgloucester.com |
Monthly Events:
Early Release Crafternoons (K-4 grade)
One Wedneday per month, 1:30pm to 3:00pm
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Check your school calendars for the early release schedule and plan to come play, have a snack, and create a craft with friends after school. Questions? Call: 207-926-4840 or email: nglibrary@newgloucester.com |
Book Groups
Please call 207-926-4840 to RSVP, as space is limited.
NEW Sunday Afternoon Book Club - First Sunday of Every Month
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Evening Book Club - Third Monday of Every Month
5:00pm to 6:00pm
No Name Book Club - Third Thursday of Every Month
10:00am to 12:00pm