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In this high-energy show, kids will explore the 3 states of matter and learn about the amazing properties of fire and combustion.
After some sizzling chemical reactions heat things up, we’ll cool off with demonstrations involving dry ice and explore the “Big Burp” and the “Mad Science Shower.”
Suggested ages 5-11.
Please call to register; space is limited.
Location: Morrell Meeting Room
Contact: Youth Services 725-5242 x225 | kids@curtislibrary.com
Join us for open board gaming each Wednesday, 2:30-5:30 pm.
Games include D&D, Magic the Gathering, Qwirkle, Ticket to Ride, Tsuro, Settlers of Catan, and many more.
Tables also reserved for BYOG (Bring Your Own Game).
Bring your favorite strategy and family board games or try something new and fun from our collection.
This program is intended for teens and adults. No registration required.
Location: Seminar Room
Contact: Sarah Brown, CML 725-5242 | sbrown @ curtislibrary.com
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Join poets Gary Lawless and Paul Dostie, accompanied by jazz guitarist Neil Lamb for this lunchtime brown bag event.
Event: Poetry & Jazz at the Library
When: Thursday, April 18, 1:00 pm
The new Curtis News for April and May is available online. Look for details on a great lineup of programs and features.
Sign up for email notice of each new newsletter as it comes out.
Look for puzzle answers and past newsletters on the Newsletter page.
Musical Story Time with Jud Caswell
Brunswick musician Jud Caswell will rock this story time with sound effects and song!
Date and Time: Thursday, April 11, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Morrell Meeting Room
Contact: Youth Services 725-5242 x225 kids@curtislibrary.com
Are you a knowledgeable knitter, breezy beader, warmhearted weaver, quixotic quilter, rascally rug hooker, spacial scrapbooker or charismatic crafter of any kind?
If so, come check out our weekly Monday night Craft Meet-Up.
If you like to get together to craft, get inspired, and learn from others with a DIY aesthetic, then this group is for you.
All skill levels are most welcome and beginners will usually be able to get advice from members with more experience — the only requirement is your enthusiasm!
Bring a project you’re working on and get ready to share, learn, and have fun!
Our next colloquial crafters convergence is Monday, April 8th at 5:30pm.
We cordially convene in the comfy, cozy (but capacious) crafting corner, located on the second floor of the Curtis Memorial Library o’er looking the garden.
Contact: Sarah Brown – 725-5242 ext. 229 – sbrown@curtislibrary.com
Creativity takes courage.
― Henri Matisse
Please join us on Thursday, April 4th at 12 noon in the Library's Morrell Meeting Room for the Current Events Forum.
This event is co-sponsored by the Curtis Memorial Library and the Midcoast Senior College.
A moderator begins the session by briefly describing an event happening in the week's news and then poses a question to the audience to start the discussion.
The goal is to provide a civil, calm environment where people of differing opinions can meet and talk rationally with the ultimate goal of expanding everyone’s worldview.
This program is free and open to all. For more information contact Elisabeth Doucett at Curtis Memorial Library at 725-5242, ext. 211 or edoucett@curtislibrary.com
Saint John School Student Art Exhibit for April 1-26, 2013
The exhibit is open to the public when the Morrell Meeting Room is not being used for another event or activity.
Location: MMR Exhibit Area
Contact: Rose Minugh 725-5507 (school) rose.minugh@portlanddiocese.org
Today is April 1st and the Library is out of whack today!
You’re invited to find 30 foolish or “off” things in the library today.
Scavenger hunt recording sheets will be available at all service desks as will silly prizes for those who complete the hunt.
Mix a little foolishness with your prudence: It’s good to be silly at the right moment.
- Horace
The Curtis Friends Annual Book Sale to support Curtis Memorial Library will be held on June 28, 29, and 30 at the Brunswick Junior High School. At the conclusion of the sale on Sunday, June 30, Curtis Friends will be giving non-profit and educational groups the opportunity to come and pick up boxes of leftover books at no cost. The books will be sorted, boxed, and labeled, but organizations will need to supply their own labor for moving and loading.
All organizations must be pre-approved. Please contact Carrie Strasburger at cstras@gmail.com or call 798-7985 for more information.
“Remember, remember, the fifth of November!”
Revolutions and rebellions, terrorism and torture, and one person’s struggle to make sense of it all.
This month’s book club pick is the thought-provoking V for Vendetta by Alan Moore.
This club meets at the Brunswick High School Library one Thursday a month.
The students will choose what we read and also help plan special events.
Talk, fill up on provided snacks and drinks, and just relax and have fun.
Date and time: Thursday, March 28, 2:15 – 3:30 PM
Location: Brunswick High School Library
Contact: Melissa Orth 725-5242 x227 morth@curtislibrary.com
Please join us on Thursday, March 28th at 12 noon in the Library's Morrell Meeting Room for the Current Events Forum.
This event is co-sponsored by the Curtis Memorial Library and the Midcoast Senior College.
A moderator begins the session by briefly describing an event happening in the week's news and then poses a question to the audience to start the discussion.
The goal is to provide a civil, calm environment where people of differing opinions can meet and talk rationally with the ultimate goal of expanding everyone’s worldview.
This program is free and open to all. For more information contact Elisabeth Doucett at Curtis Memorial Library at 725-5242, ext. 211 or edoucett@curtislibrary.com
Join us this Friday, March 29th at 7pm for the fourth and final film in our March Foreign Film series which reveals both the beauties and the harsh realities of modern African life.
International cinema enthusiast and Curtis Librarian Carol Lord will briefly introduce this work which is lilting and profound, precise and sinuous.
Drink hot cider, munch popcorn and enjoy the company of your fellow foreign film fans at this free event Sponsored by the Curtis Friends.
Time and Date: Friday, March 29, 7:00pm
Location: Library’s Morrell Meeting Room.
Contact: Carol Lord – clord@curtislibrary.com
It is a splendid achievement for the nascent African film industry. And it is also a fascinating film, notable for its empathetic heart as well as its political guts.
- Shirley Sealy, Film Journal International
Genealogy Get-togethers are returning to Curtis this spring.
The library is partnering with the Pejepscot Genealogical Society (PGS) to provide the intermediate classes which will be taught by Brian Bouchard, President of PGS.
The classes will be held at Curtis for five Tuesdays from March 26, through April 23 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in either the Seminar Room or the Morrell Meeting Room (MMR).
Come to one or all of the sessions – no registration required and the sessions are free and open to all.
The topics will be:
3/26 The Organized Genealogist (Seminar Room)
4/2 Maximizing Your Census Research (MMR)
4/9 Maximize Your Newspaper Research (MMR)
4/16 Tips for a Successful Genealogy Research Trip (MMR)
4/23 Google Your Family Tree (Seminar Room)
Curtis Memorial Library is spearheading a spring project to build a number of Little Free Libraries (LFL) throughout the Greater Brunswick community.
Little Free Libraries are small, custom-made boxes placed in public locations and neighborhoods – intended for passersby to “take a book/return a book.”
The first LFL box will be placed at the Brunswick Station Visitor Center.
Curtis Library is working with the building trades students at Maine Region 10 Technical High School, who are building a LFL – a replica of Curtis Library – to be placed at the Visitor’s Center.
Stay tuned for more information about a Little Free Library Community Build at Curtis this spring – where your family/neighborhood/scout troup/club, etc. can build a LFL of your own!
