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2024.01.11 Winter Bees
Hello Friends, I took a brief bee break on Tuesday and was reminded I missed my winter bee update for 2023. Apologies for that. I’m pleased to report that our hive is doing well. We…
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2024.01.04 Exploration Art Studio and More
Hello Friends, A note on just some of the neat happenings at Skidompha this month: We have a new Art Alcove coming! Starting this Saturday, January 6, we will open our Exploration Art Studio (EAS), situated in a…
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2023.12.21 A Heartfelt Thank You
Hello, all! I hope you’re enjoying a lovely holiday season. I wanted to take the opportunity in this week’s newsletter to thank everyone who has contributed to our fall appeal. This community is truly remarkable…
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2023.12.14 Self-Care Second
Dear Friends, I want to bring to your attention a unique and possibly critical program we have coming up at Skidompha: Self-Care Second. Are the holidays finally getting to you? Not overjoyed and ecstatic to…
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2023.12.07 Municipal Petitions
Dear Friends, A quick note to let you know about a couple of petitions we have going here at both our Children’s and Main circulation desks. If you are a voter and resident in Damariscotta…
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2013.11.22 GivingTuesday
Hello friends – Meghan here this week, taking my turn to write to you all. Mostly I am just marveling at the fact that – somehow – it is already creeping towards December! There’s a…
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2023.11.16 Connection at the Library
Dear Friends, Kristi Favaloro, children’s librarian, here. It is my absolute delight to fill in and write this week’s letter to you all. As I write, families are trickling in through the back door of…
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2023.11.09 A Busy Season
Hello, everyone! We’re all hoping that Matthew is having a great vacation, and in the meantime you get some substitute newsletter authors! I always associate this time of year with an uptick in activity, be…
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2023.11.02 Vacation
Dear Friends, I will be away for a bit in November. I will be heading off to Timor-Leste to (hopefully) swim with some of the very-very large local fauna. Considering the high chance I will…
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2023.10.27 Our Fall Appeal
Dear Friends, This week I’m briefly taking over for Matthew! Earlier this year, after a couple of really lovely interactions with patrons at Skidompha, I started making notes in my planner about particularly interesting, funny,…