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The brown bag lunch Tech Meetup series meets every other Friday at noon. Each program will start with an introduction and demo, and end with a time for attendees to share how they use, or could use, these tools. All skill levels are welcome. If you have a laptop and want to try things out during the presentation you are welcome to bring it.

This session is free and does not require registration.

For more information: Marian Dalton 725-5242 x232 | mdalton@curtislibrary.com

Date and Time:: Friday, March 15, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Location: Morrell Meeting Room

Bring a bag lunch or just stop by for a few tunes as Brunswick musician Jud Caswell entertains in the library’s atrium.

Lively Irish songs accompanied by guitar, banjo, and drum!

Free and open to the public, sponsored by the Curtis Friends.

Date and Time: Thursday, March 14, 11:45am – 1pm

Location: Library Atrium

Homemade bookmarks are not only fun to use but they make inexpensive gifts and gift toppers as well.

Join us as Stampin’ Up demonstrator Karen Leveille shows us how to make beautiful and functional bookmarks using rubber stamps, cardstock, ink and embellishments.

Time and Date: Monday, March 11, 5:30 PM

Location: 2nd floor Crafts area

Cost: Free

Contact: Sarah Brown – 725-5242 ext. 229 – sbrown@curtislibrary.com

Please join us on Thursday, March 7^th 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

Bookmark Make & Take: Monday, March 11, 5:30 PM

Make beautiful and functional bookmarks using rubber stamps, card stock, ink and embellishments.

Quilted Potholder Make & Take: Monday, April 22, 5:30 PM

While making a quilted potholder, quilt artist Stephanie Levy introduces participants to quilting tools, materials, and techniques.

Craft Help and Ideas Online: Monday, May 13, 5:30 PM

Pinterest for crafters. Plus tips on finding full text craft magazines, books and videos online using the Crafts & Hobbies Database.

Tibetan Prayer Flags Make & Take: Monday, June 10, 5:30 PM

Gratitude, happiness, get well, haiku, and family flags are just a few of the prayer flag possibilities; flags can represent anything you like!

Cost: Free.

Contact: Sarah Brown – 725-5242 ext. 229 – sbrown@curtislibrary.com

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
― Scott Adams

Join us Friday, March 8^th at 7pm for the second film in our March Foreign Film series.

Directed by Masayuki Suo, this winning, classic feel-good film (in Japanese with English subtitles) won 14 Japanese Academy awards including best actor, best actress, best director and best film.

Shall we Dance was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1998.

International cinema enthusiast and Curtis Librarian Carol Lord will briefly introduce this absolute charmer of a film with trivia and historical tidbits.

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 8, 7:00pm

Location: Library’s Morrell Meeting Room.

Contact: Carol Lord – clord@curtislibrary.com

Wonderful movie with gifted actors. It is subtitled but it will still put warm socks on your heart.

It’s an all ages gaming day featuring video games on the Wii, X-Box 360 with Kinect, or PS3, card games like Pokemon, Magic the Gathering or Hearts, role-playing such as D & D, board games (marathon Star Wars Monopoly anyone?) and puzzles.

Come for an hour or stay for the day. Drop by to play. Bring your own food and drink.

All the gaming will take place in the Morrell Meeting Room

Date and Time: Saturday, March 9, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Contact: Melissa Orth 725-5242 x227 morth@curtislibrary.com

Contact: Sarah Brown 725-5242 x229 sbrown@curtislibrary.com

On Monday, March 4th, the Curtis Memorial Library Monday Afternoon Book Group will meet to discuss “The Poacher’s Son” by the bestselling and award winning author Paul Doiron.

Everyone who has read this explosive tale of an estranged son thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive—his own father is invited to join us.

Moderator: Paula Tefft

Date: Monday, March 4th

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Location: 2nd Floor Seminar Room

“You never really know someone until your relationship with them is over.”

Andrew Barton, from the Biology Department at the University of Maine at Farmington will give a presentation on the ecology of the ever-changing Maine forest.

This program will be both a fascinating introduction to the forests of Maine and a detailed but accessible narrative of the dynamism of these ecosystems.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

This event is free with no registration required.

Sponsored by the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, Cornerstones of Science and The Nature Conservancy.

Date and time: Thursday, March 7, 6:30 p.m.

Location: The library’s Morrell Meeting Room.

Join us Friday, March 1^st at 7pm for the first film in our March Foreign Film series.

This Iranian “cross-cultural masterpiece” (in Persian with English subtitles) was written and directed by the internationally and critically acclaimed Majid Majidi.

It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1998.

International cinema enthusiast and Curtis Librarian CaroL Lord will briefly introduce this winsome, poignant, life-affirming production with trivia and historical tidbits.

Drink hot cider, munch popcorn and enjoy the company of your fellow foreign film fans at this free event to be held in the Library’s Morrell Meeting Room.

Excellent subtitled Iranian coming-of-age story.
— Brian Costello, Common Sense Media

On Tuesday, March 5^th, the Just Desserts Mystery Discussion Group will convene to discuss the Joanna Brady series and the JP Beaumont series by J.A. Jance.

All of you mystery aficionados and sweet course enthusiasts are cordially invited to attend!

Desserts are potluck-style so you are welcome to bring something to share.

This month’s theme: The Joanna Brady series and JP Beaumont series by J.A. Jance.

Date and time: Tuesday, March 5^th, from 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM

Location: 2nd Floor Seminar Room

Contact:
Contact: Sarah Brown – 725-5242 ext. 229 – sbrown@curtislibrary.com

Schedule and reading list: Just Desserts Discussion Group

Google Earth is a free, powerful, friendly, and fun mapping program that enables any adventurous user to explore satellite photos of the Earth, the Moon, Mars, and even the Stars beyond from the comfort of home, library or People Plus. All that’s needed is a capable PC or Mac computer, preferably a two-button scroll-wheel mouse and high-speed Internet access.

In an introductory presentation on March 4th from 10:00 -11:30 AM at Curtis Memorial Library, Instructor Craig Snapp will demonstrate some of the powerful capabilities of Google Earth including worldwide searching, Street View, 3D Buildings, Earth Gallery, historical satellite imagery, touring of scenic and important world sites, access to public map databases and the ability to create custom maps that can be shared with friends and family.

The introductory lecture will be followed with hands on instruction workshops in the People Plus computer lab on March 11 & 18 from 9:30-11:30 AM. People Plus can accommodate 12 attendees without computers and the class can host an additional 3 attendees with laptops. There will be a 15 person maximum placed on these workshops.

To register for the workshops, please contact People Plus at 729-0757. There is no registration required for the introductory lecture at the library.

Please join us on Thursday, February 28^th 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

The library will be closed today, Tuesday, March 19th due to weather.

On Friday nights at 7 pm in March, Curtis Memorial Library hosts a series of foreign films.

The movies are a mix of Asian, Middle Eastern and African films that have received high accolades and have won international awards.

No matter what language is being spoken, the films all have English subtitles and highlight the distinct cultures and people of the countries in which they were made.

This after-hours film series takes place in the Morrell Meeting Room – enter from Middle Street. All films and treats are free, sponsored by the Curtis Friends.

March 1: Children of Heaven (Iran)
March 8: Shall We Dance (Japan)
March 22: Namastey London (India)
March 29: Abouna (Chad)