Pam Gormley’s Retirement High Tea

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

Celebrate Pam Gormley’s leadership as Library Director for nearly 20 years. Open house from 3 – 5 pm with light snacks and tea. Free and open to the community.

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a storytime filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Loosely designed for children ages…

Free
Event Series Girls Who Code Club

Girls Who Code Club

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

Girls Who Code is a club for girls in 6th through 8th grades. This is the local chapter of a national program. For more information about the national program visit https://girlswhocode.com/about-us/. For info about this local…

Free

U.S. Special Census Non-Population Schedules Workshop

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

Flesh out the story of your ancestors’ lives by gleaning information from other census data collected in some decades – agricultural, manufacturing/industrial, enumerating people who were deaf/mute, mortality, plus the 1880 census of the dependent,…

Free
Event Series Beginning Genealogy Series

Beginning Genealogy Series

Designed for REAL beginners, this 4-session course will help participants know the basics of best practices for genealogy, giving a solid foundation for future research. Staff genealogist Kathleen Maclachlan will also recommend books and other…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a storytime filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Loosely designed for children ages…

Free
Event Series Girls Who Code Club

Girls Who Code Club

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

Girls Who Code is a club for girls in 6th through 8th grades. This is the local chapter of a national program. For more information about the national program visit https://girlswhocode.com/about-us/. For info about this local…

Free

Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a storytime filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Loosely designed for children ages…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a storytime filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Loosely designed for children ages…

Free

CHAT with Alex Meyers – America’s First Female Soldier

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

Alex Meyers presents – Revolutionary: America’s First Female Soldier, Deborah Sampson Gannett Author of book about America’s revolutionary first female soldier is June 13 Chats guest On Thursday, June 13 at 10 a.m., Skidompha Library…

Free

No Toddler Time this week!

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

There will be no Toddler Time this week. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Free

No Book Babies this week!

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

There will be no Book Babies storytime this week. We apologize for the inconvenience, and look forward to seeing you next week!

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a storytime filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Loosely designed for children ages…

Free

Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free

Garden Story Time Craft

Library – Courtyard 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME

Join Jessie in Skidompha’s courtyard to learn about gardening and plant seeds. Designed for children 5 and under and their families. No sign up needed.

Free

Teen Gardening

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

Kick off your summer by planting herbs and flowers in Skidompha’s outside planter (made by teens in 2017!) For ages 12-18; no sign up needed. Drop-ins welcomed.

Free
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a story time filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Story time is loosely…

Free

CHAT with James R. Nelon – Pursuing a Dream

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

Join us for a chat with James R. Nelon, regarding his book “Pursuing a Dream: A Wandering Executive’s Journey into the Philippines”. Can you imagine how humanity could live without smartphones? Without technology? Beyond electricity?…

Free

Richard Blanco at the Lincoln Theater

Lincoln Theater 2 Theater Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Please join us for a special presentation by Richard Blanco at the Lincoln Theater. Blanco will be selling and signing copies of his new book of poetry, How to Love a Country, following the presentation….

$20
Event Series Kids Story Time

Kids Story Time

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

Join us in the Story Circle for a storytime filled with movement, song, and some great stories read aloud. Stay afterwards to socialize and play with friends new and old. Loosely designed for children ages…

Free
Event Series 4H Summer Of Science

4H Summer Of Science

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

This free science-learning program is brought to you by 4H and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and is designed for students ages 7 to 12. Sign up for sessions individually at Skidompha’s Children’s desk…

Free
Event Series Genealogy Round Table Discussions

Genealogy Round Table Discussions

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

Genealogy Round Table discussions are informal opportunities to share and collaborate with researchers on the same topics. No sign-up needed for this free time of sharing experiences and resources. July 10: Reading Old Writing- Bring…

Free

CHAT with Arlie Russell Hochschild: Strangers in Their Own Land

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

Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions will feature Arlie Russell Hochschild on Thursday, July 11 at 10 a.m. in the library’s Porter Meeting Hall. Please allow time for parking. Hochschild is a renowned professor emerita of…

Free
Event Series Paws to Read

Paws to Read

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

Chance the dog is a great listener! Entertain him and practice your reading. Reserve your twenty minute spot by emailing children@skidompha.org, visiting the Children’s Circulation Desk, or calling the library at 207-563-5513. For ages 6…

Free