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Upcoming Events
Director's Note
As It Is In Heaven
January 27, 28, February 3, 4 - evenings 7:30 p.m.
January 29 matinee 3:00 p.m.
Just a note to let you know there's another wonderful Heartwood Theater production taking place in Skidompha's atrium! An all-female cast is performing Arlene Hutton's exciting drama, As It Is In Heaven, set in a Kentucky Shaker Community around 1838.
News & Happenings @Skidompha
Skidompha Book Shop Re-Opens Feb. 1
Special 25th Anniversary Offer
The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in Damariscotta opens for the new season on Wednesday, February 1, with a special offer celebrating the completion of its first 25 years in operation.
Any customer who spends $25 or more in one visit during February will receive a 25th Anniversary Coupon good for $5 toward a future purchase in 2012.
During the shop’s annual January break, according to co-manager Rosie Bensen, the staff has created some new sections: new 25-cent offerings in the Art and Small Books categories; a “How to Do Stuff” shelf; and “Watch Your Language,” which includes books about English words and usage as well as grammar books and literature in a number of foreign languages.
The shop offers more than 13,000 books, in hardcover and paperback, in dozens of categories, for children and adults, as well as audio books, music, and movies.
The Secondhand Book Shop, which was founded in 1986, is a major fund-raiser for Skidompha Public Library. Its motto is “selling good books for a great cause.” It is run entirely by volunteers, and all books are donated.
The shop is located in the Red Barn, 115 Elm Street, Damariscotta, just up the hill from the library’s back door. Shop hours are Monday through Friday 10 to 4; Saturday 10 to 1. Donations are accepted whenever the shop is open. For more information, phone the book shop at 563-7807.
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“By Popular Demand” Film Series
Monday February 6 6:30p.m. :West Side Story (1961, 152 min.)
Set in New York City in the mid-1950's, this musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of the Sharks from Puerto Rico are taunted by the Jets, a white working-class group. The young protagonist, Tony, one of the Jets, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernando, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theater. Starring Natalie Wood, George Chakaris,Richard Beyme.
“By Popular Demand” is our newest film program scheduled for two Mondays each month, showing films that have been requested by, well, by popular demand from our film-loving patrons who just can't get enough Hollywood! All screenings begin at 6:30 p.m. We're sure there'll be a regular crowd coming out for these wonderful film classics. Have dinner before or after the show at one of Damariscotta's great establishments and make it a great night out!
Monday, February 20 6:30 p.m. :Love Story (1970, 99 min)
Harvard law student Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O'Neal) and music teacher Jennifer Cavilleri (Ali McGraw) share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail. Oliver and Jenny continue to build their life together. Relying only on each other, they believe love can fix anything. But fate has other plans.
Check our online calendar to discover when additional "By Popular Demand" films will be shown.
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Chats with Champions Feb. 7:
Writer-Editor Martha White
Skidompha Public Library's acclaimed "Chats with Champions" series continues. The next Chats welcomes writer and editor Martha White, who is E.B. White’s granddaughter and literary executor. The program will take place on Tuesday, February 7, 10:00am, in the Porter Meeting Hall, 184 Main St., Damariscotta. Snow date is Thursday, February 9, at 10:00am. Co-sponsor Maine Coast Bookshop will offer Ms. White’s new book, In the Words of E. B. White, for purchase and autographing in the library's lobby.E. B. White (1899-1985), beloved author of Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, Trumpet of the Swan, and One Man's Meat, coauthor of The Elements of Style, and columnist for The New Yorker for almost half a century, was an American literary icon. Over the course of his long career, White inspired generations of writers and readers with his essays (serious and humorous), children's literature, and stylistic guidance.
Granddaughter Martha White is a writer and editor who lives on the coast of Maine. She was educated at Northfield Mount Herman School and Mount Holyoke College. A long time contributing editor to Yankee publishing and The Old Farmer’s Almanac, she also compiled two weekly columns for the United Feature Syndicate for many years.
Her articles, book reviews, stories, and essays have appeared in The New York Times; Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Early American Life, Country Journal, Down East, Maine Boats Homes and Harbors, and many other national magazines. Her previous books included Traditional Home Remedies and The Letters of E. B. White.
Rin-Tin-Tin Wags For Brown Bag Books Collaboration12 Noon, Feb.10
Skidompha and The Maine Coast Bookshop are supporting the Lincoln Theater in their newest program, Brown Bag Books!
Brown Bag Books is a lunchtime conversation with a major contemporary author. Captured live in HD from Montgomery Auditorium in The Free Library of Philadelphia in Center City, Philadelphia, Brown Bag Books typically run 60 minutes in length. The first part is comprised of the talk given by the author. This is followed by a question and answer session with the audience in Philadelphia.
The first Brown Bag Lunch features Susan Orlean, author of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. A staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992, Susan Orlean won widespread fame for her 1998 New York Times bestseller, The Orchid Thief, about a real-life renegade plant dealer in the swamps of South Florida. The book was the inspiration for the Academy Award-winning movie Adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze. Orlean is the author of seven other books, including Animalish and Saturday Night. In Rin Tin Tin, Orlean reconstructs Corporal Lee Duncan's serendipitous 1918 rescue of the German Shepherd who would become his beloved companion and an enduring American icon. Bestselling author Rebecca Skloot calls the book, "an incredible story about America, the human-animal bond, and the countless ways we would be lost without dogs by our side, on our screens, and in our books." The program is followed by the 65 minute feature The Return of Rin Tin Tin (1947) starring Robert Blake. Attendees are invited to stay and enjoy the film.
The Brown Bag Lunch starts at noon on Friday February 10th. Tickets are $10 (Lincoln Theater members $8) and are available at Lincoln Theater, Maine Coast Book Shop and Skidompha Library. For additional information, please call the theater at 563-3424. Feel free to bring your lunch to feed your body while you feed your mind. We hope to see you there!
How to Download e-Books and Audio Books
e-Book How-To
Here's the official step-by-step how-to guide to downloading e-books and audio books from the Maine InfoNet Download Library.Director's Note
What is Skidompha Worth To You?
We all know that libraries provides invaluable services to the community. But have you ever wondered just what the Library is worth to your family? Try the Library Use Calculator provided by the Maine State Library and find out what all the Library services you use would cost if you had to pay for them directly. You might be surprised.