Kieve Climbing Wall

Library – Parking Lot 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

All ages and drop-ins welcome. Join us in the back parking lot of Skidompha Library to climb the Camp Kieve portable climbing wall. This 30’ tall structure features a variety of challenges for the beginner…

Free

OWL CINEMA FAMILY FOODIE FILM: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know, that…

Free

4H Presents: Minerals and Gems!

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Calling all 4th through 6th graders to dive into the world of minerals and gems! Drop-ins welcome.

Free

Coyote and Boy Ben Marionette Show

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Join us for this interpretation of a Native Peoples tale by Song Dog Puppeteers. Marionettes and stage created by Melissa Glendinning, original music composed by Elizabeth Starr, and performed by our own Maine musicians. This…

Free

Novel Jazz

Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

2018 ELLINGTON AND STRAYHORN CONCERT SERIES– The Novel Jazz Septet will be in concert at Skidompha Public Library on Fri 10 August, 7PM, featuring music of the iconic Duke Ellington and his equally iconic musical collaborator,…

$7 – $15

Family Film: Shrek (2001)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz. After his swamp is filled with magical creatures, Shrek agrees to rescue Princess Fiona for a villainous lord in order to get his land back.

Free

Family Film: Finding Nemo (2003)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould. After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

Free

Family Film: Babe

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh   Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.

Free

Family Film: ParaNorman (2012)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse. This film is FREE and open to the public. It will be shown in Skidompha’s Porter Hall.

Free

Family Film: Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars:Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg   Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count’s teenaged daughter.   This…

Free

150 Years of Little Women – The Alcotts and the Marches: Fact and Fiction

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Join Jayne Gordon, former Director of the Orchard House, where “Little Women” was written, and Joan Spinazola, an expert in 19th Century American Literature, as they discuss and explore Louisa May Alcott’s family and that…

Free

150 Years of Little Women: PBS Miniseries

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Episodes 1 and 2 of PBS 2018 miniseries “Little Women” Join us for this very special showing of the 2018 PBS miniseries “Little Women,” with the exciing conclusion and Louisa May Alcott quiz on Saturday…

Free

Novel Jazz

NOVEL JAZZ RETURNS TO SKIDOMPHA-   Novel Jazz Septet will be performing classic jazz out of the Great American Songbook at Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main St., Damariscotta, ME, on Friday, 9 November, 2018, 7PM to 9:30PM.  The…

150 Years of Little Women: Tea with Louisa May Alcott

You are cordially invited to a very special tea party with Miss Alcott herself. Do you love the book “Little Women”? Does this book mean something special to you or others in your family? Come…

Free

Book Club: Resilient Girls (Grades 4 + 5)

Carpenter Room 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Girls face many challenges that can thwart their ability to develop a strong, honest voice expressing who they are. Girls Leadership (see girlsleadership.org) is an exciting program dedicated to teaching girls skills to exercise the…

Free

James and the Giant Peach (1996)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite An orphan, who lives with his two cruel aunts, befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.

Free

Villages of Light: Muppets Christmas Carol

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Help us celebrate the Villages of Light at Skidompha! We’ll be showing a Muppets Christmas Carol beginning at 10 am.

Free

Villages of Light: Christmas Cartoons + Crafting

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Help us celebrate the Villages of Light at Skidompha! We’ll be showing Christmas cartoons and doing crafts. Bring the whole family to this fun and free event.

FILM: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to…

Free

Midcoast Music Together!

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

We’re welcoming Midcoast Music Together to Skidompha library for a music program. All are welcome – this program is for all ages, FREE, and open to the public. Celebrate your child’s innate ability to sing,…

Free

READ: An Evening with Coach Mike McGraw

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Porter Hall @ Skidompha Library $20 admission; $5 for age 18 and under We are pleased to welcome Coach Mike McGraw to speak on March 29, 2019 at 5 p.m. as a part of our…

$20

Music Time with Derek DeGeer

Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Dance and sing with Derek DeGeer (also known as “the farmers market pied piper”). He’s bringing his guitar to share music together in the library. Free and open to the public – all ages welcomed.

Free
Event Series Children’s Theater Workshop

Children’s Theater Workshop

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Skidompha Library, in partnership with River Company and The Waldo Theater, is offering a FREE Children’s Theater Workshop over April school vacation this year. The workshop will take place on three days: Monday, April 15…

Free