Life in South Berwick, Maine
The children's book collection is expanding through a donation from the Friends of the Library
New Books!
The Library continues to add new books to its collection to appeal to a wide range of readers. New adult fiction includes Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol,” “An Echo in the Bone” by Diana Gabaldon, “Hothouse Orchid” by Stuart [...]
[ October 20, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] The Friends of the South Berwick Library invite everyone to a Public Forum on Tuesday, October 20, at 6:30 pm in Town Hall Auditorium. Bring your ideas, dreams, desires, questions, concerns. As design development for a new library begins, it is important to know what townspeople think. Please join the Friends and JCJ Architects for [...]
[ October 24, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Blow Out Book Sale
The book sale on the porch of the Library is having its end-of-season “Buck A Bag” closeout on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9-1 at the Library, 37 Portland St. Come early to get some great selections and fill up your bags. Lots of books will be brought up from the [...]
[ October 4, 2009; 3:00 pm; ] Want to see the future home of the South Berwick Library and get to meet some of your South Berwick neighbors at the same time? Here’s your chance:
An old-fashioned community pot luck supper will be held in the future home of the South Berwick Public Library on Sunday, Oct. 4, as part of an Open [...]
[ July 16, 2009; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
Friends of South Berwick Library
Open House
All are invited to Imagine! the new home of the
South Berwick Public Library
Thursday, July 16, 2009, 4-7 PM
Young Street (former St. Michael’s)
For more information: friendsofsouthberwicklibrary.org
News from your Library for the week of June 15, 2009, brought to you by Friends of the South Berwick Public Library.
Knit-erature Book Group will meet Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. Knitters, stitchers and crafters of all interests are invited to come and work on their projects and discuss their current reads. [...]
News from your Library for the week of May 7, 2009, brought to you by Friends of the South Berwick Public Library
New Library at St. Michael’s
The Friends of the Library encourage townspeople to attend a public meeting about a new library being hosted by the South Berwick Town Council on Wednesday, May 13, at 7 [...]
Households in South Berwick are receiving the Friends of the South Berwick Library Annual Fund letter this week.
In recognition that these are tough times for families, and that in tough times libraries are more important than ever, the Friends are asking every household in South Berwick to donate $5 to the Annual Fund Drive and [...]
[ May 9, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] The Friends of the Library are holding their Annual Book Sale Saturday, May 9, from 9-1 (rain date May 16) and volunteers are needed to help out with this major fundraiser. Book donations have been coming in all winter so there are a lot of books to sort prior to the sale, and posters and [...]
News from your Library for the week of April 13, 2009, brought to you by Friends of the South Berwick Public Library
Volunteer Appreciation
April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week, and the Friends of the Library salute the wonderful volunteers who contribute a combined 20 hours every week to cheerfully staff the circulation desk, shelve books, and [...]
News from your Library for the week of April 6, 2009, brought to you by Friends of the South Berwick Public Library
Spring Cleaning
April is National Library Month, time to spruce up our little library! Please pitch in and “adopt a window” this month. Cleaning materials will be provided for volunteers to banish the winter grime [...]
News from your Library for the week of March 30, 2009, brought to you by Friends of the South Berwick Public Library
Children’s Museum Pass
Local families wishing to borrow the Library’s pass for the new Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover are encouraged to make their reservation in advance, particularly for the busy April vacation [...]
South Berwick Public Library is holding a Book Discussion Group Reunion to celebrate the approaching 200th meeting of the group.
All current and former members of the South Berwick Public Library’s Book Discussion Group are invited to a reunion to both reminisce and plan for the future on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at 7 PM at [...]
South Berwick residents can now borrow an electricity usage monitor from the South Berwick Public Library to determine their electricity usage and identify how much individual home appliances, such as computers, stoves, water heaters, etc., cost to run or just have plugged in.
The Friends of the South Berwick Public Library have donated two “Kill-A-Watt” electricity [...]
Monday, August 25
Public Hearing
Town Council Meeting
6:30 PM – Council Chambers
Agenda
Public Hearing – Zoning Ordinance
Town Council to follow hearing
Unfinished Business
1. Set date & time for public hearing for Cable TV franchise.
New Business
1. Confirm special meeting date of September 10th @ 6:30pm.*
2. Discuss DOT plans for Great Works Bridge.
3. Discuss/take action on Grant Procurement Policy.
Tuesday, August 26
Building [...]
Searching for your roots this summer? The South Berwick Public Library now offers the Library Edition of Ancestry, a Web-based tool that allows you to search millions of ancestral records online for FREE!. You can look at military, census, birth and death records, marriage records, past addresses, and immigration information, some going back [...]
Monday, May 19
Town Council Workshop: Library
6:00 PM – St. Michael’s Parish Hall
Tuesday, May 20
Town Council & Solid Waste Committee Workshop
6:00 PM – Auditorium Hall
Planning Board Meeting
7:00 PM – Council Chambers
Friends of the South Berwick Library Annual Meeting
Wednesday, May 21, 7 PM in the Town Hall auditorium
Speaker: William Bushnell, book critic
friendsofsouthberwicklibrary.org/
Speaker, William Bushnell of Harpswell, Maine. Mr. Bushnell has been a professional book reviewer and freelance writer for thirteen years. He is professionally affiliated with the National Book Critics Circle and [...]
Here’s the skinny on the 4/14/2008 Town Council meeting:
Councilor Comments:
All of the council members spoke of their sadness at the loss of Dennis Smith, who passed away on April 10. They spoke of his selfless dedication to his family and to the town. They described him as a friend, a mentor, a source [...]
Meet Mary Margaret Anthoine Ney, who goes by Mamie, the new Director of South Berwick Library. A Kennebunk resident, Mamie comes to us after working for the last year and a half as the Assistant Director of the Kennebunk Library. Mamie’s path to becoming a librarian is not the usual one, and as a [...]
There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.
— Andrew Carnegie
A group of longtime library devotees gathered at the South Berwick Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 21, to honor and say goodbye to [...]
Today South Berwick Town Manager Jeff Grossman gave the236diner.com an update on the progress of the St. Michael’s Parish purchase. The 90 day option to buy is due to expire on April 6, 2008. Mr. Grossman reports that the process is moving forward on time and gave a summary of the [...]
Ray Oldenburg, an urban sociologist writes about the importance of “third places” for healthy functioning of communities. He describes third places as
“informal public gathering places. The phrase “third places” derives from considering our homes to be the “first” places in our lives, and our work places the “second.”
Americans long enjoyed third places in [...]
The town council held a special meeting on January 7, 2008 for voting whether to appropriate $20,000 from the Library Reserve Fund for an option payment for the purchase of the St. Michael’s Parish complex at 29 Young St.
The turnout was high with well over 100 in attendance. Town Councilors first presented [...]
