Jackson Memorial Library

05/11/2026

Join us Friday, May 15th for a Book Binding Workshop, Poetry Reading and Open Mic!

From 3:00 to 5:00pm, we'll host a free Book Binding Workshop with Len Germinara of the Midcoast Poetry Journal. You'll learn a simple DIY process to create handmade, “perfect bound” paperback books. To register, call (207) 372-8961 during library open hours, or stop by to sign up in person.

Then from 6:00 to 8:00pm Friday, we'll host a poetry reading in celebration of the Midcoast Poetry Journal’s publication of its third volume. Contributors will share their poems, followed by an open mic open to all. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is not required for the poetry reading and open mic.

Join us for one or both of these events, in celebration of books, poetry, and community.

05/07/2026

Join us Friday, May 15th from 3:00 to 5:00pm to learn a simple DIY process to create handmade, “perfect bound” paperback books, with Len Germinara of the Midcoast Poetry Calendar and "Midcoast Poetry Journal."

This workshop is free of charge. Call the library to register: (207) 372-8961.

05/07/2026

CANCELED! Due to unforeseen challenges with our plant suppliers, this year's Plant Sale has been canceled. We'll see you next year!

It's time for our Annual Plant Sale!

Join us Saturday, May 23rd, from 9:00am to 12:00pm to shop annuals, perennials, flowers, veggies, herbs, pots, gardening tools, and more!

Do you have plants or gently used garden tools to share for the sale? Bring your donations the day before the sale, Friday, May 22nd, during open hours, 12:30-5pm.

05/06/2026

Join us Friday 5:00-6:30pm for the opening of Tenants Harbor artist JM Connors' show "Color My World," featuring her vibrant landscapes of "the split second where the light is so intense it feels as though the landscape itself is breathing.”

Light refreshments will be served.

Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/events/1331808755483032

05/04/2026

Art opening at the library this Friday!

Join us Friday 5:00-6:30pm for the opening of JM Connors' show "Color My World," featuring her vibrant landscapes of "the split second where the light is so intense it feels as though the landscape itself is breathing.”

Light refreshments will be served.

Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/events/1331808755483032

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04/29/2026

Join us this Saturday, May 2nd from 10:00am-11:30am for a Fairy House Workshop at the library. We'll learn all about fairies and make fairy houses with local children's book author Liza Gardner Walsh!

If it's a nice day, we'll make fairy houses in the library's forest. If it's raining, we'll build them indoors, and everyone will have a fairy house to take home with them.

$10 fee sliding scale (pay what you can). We still have spots available! Sign up: (207) 372-8961.

This workshop is aimed at children but open to adults too. Children under 4th grade should have a parent or guardian with them.

04/25/2026

Join us this coming Thursday, April 30th for a talk with two Maine authors on secret-keeping in fiction. This talk is perfect for mystery writers and readers alike!

Laura Bonazzoli and Maureen Anne Jennings will discuss the particular challenges of writing fiction with a mystery or secret, the use of devices to conceal and reveal, and the essential role of point of view.

Light refreshments will be served. This event is free of charge.

Join us at 5:00pm next Thursday, April 30th for a talk with two Maine authors on secret-keeping in fiction.

This talk is perfect for mystery writers and readers alike.

Laura Bonazzoli and Maureen Anne Jennings will discuss the particular challenges of writing fiction with a mystery or secret, the use of devices to conceal and reveal, and the essential role of point of view.

Light refreshments will be served. This event is free of charge.

04/21/2026

Join us at 5:00pm next Thursday, April 30th for a talk with two Maine authors on secret-keeping in fiction.

This talk is perfect for mystery writers and readers alike.

Laura Bonazzoli and Maureen Anne Jennings will discuss the particular challenges of writing fiction with a mystery or secret, the use of devices to conceal and reveal, and the essential role of point of view.

Light refreshments will be served. This event is free of charge.