Bremen Library Newsletter
October 2024
Dear Bremen Library Patrons,
Although our late summer weather seems to be continuing, the changing leaves tell us it won’t be for long. We have a number of new books, a beautiful art show and a program to lure you out of your house and into the library in October.
If you have any new books that you are looking forward to reading please let me know - we like suggestions!
Best,
Ellen Dickens, Interim Director
(207) 529-5572
bremenmainelibrary@gmail.com
Books received in late September
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
The Life Impossible, by Matt Haig
Burn, by Peter Heller
Fire and Bones, by Kathy Reichs
All the Colors of the Dark, by Chris Whitaker
Passions in Death, by J.D.Robb
Here One Moment, by Liane Moriarty
A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva
October books - Fiction
Colored Television by Danzy Senna
A funny and piercing satirical novel with sensational reviews
The Drowned by John Banville
A richly atmospheric new mystery about a woman’s sudden disappearance in a small coastal town in Ireland, where nothing is as it seems.
Lies He Told Me by James Patterson/David Ellis
The latest roller coaster ride novel from James Patterson
Tell Me Everything by Elisabeth Strout
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout returns to her familiar cast of Maine characters
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
An enchanting new tale about three characters living along two great rivers, all connected by a single drop of water.
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
The first in a new mystery series by the author of the Thursday Murder Club
October books - Non-fiction
Challenger by Adam Higginbotham
A minute by minute history of the Challenger disaster that reads like a thriller.
Slippery Beast by Ellen Ruppel Shell
“A true crime natural history, with eels” by part-time Bremen resident Ellen Shell
More new books coming later in October including the new Michael Connelly
OCTOBER PROGRAMS
Art Show: Marc Poirier In the meeting room through October
The Bremen library is pleased to host the work of Marc Poirier throughout October.
Portofino by Marc Poirier
About his oil paintings Poirier says, "My goal as an artist is to help people realize the everyday beauty that surrounds them and is here for them to enjoy and celebrate if they can just see it." The subjects he enjoys painting are the ones that people hurry to drive by on their way to work. “I'm attracted to old homes worn rough with time and neglect with a gnarly centuries old oak tree in the yard. Curved country roads with crooked archaic telephone poles strung with a tangle of power lines that carve up the sky.” .
Trompe L'Oeil painting with Mary Sue Weeks, Thursday, October 24, 4-6pm
Trompe L’Oeil artist Mary Sue Weeks will present a slide program about Trompe L’Oeil painting - including how to pronounce it!
Trompe L’Oeil is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface. Mary Sue will cover the definition of trompe l’oeil and what makes it unique, as well as a little bit of history starting with frescoes in Pompei, through works of the Renaissance and into modern paintings. She has pictures of paintings in buildings across the U.S. and Maine, including her own work (below). *Refreshments will be served*
Bremen Book Club - Thursday, October 10 at 3 pm
Since we were unable to get enough copies of the originally chosen book the meeting will be a roundtable of recommended books. Members will share books they’ve enjoyed recently including Spying on the South by Tony Horwitz.
Next month’s book is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Knit ‘n Stitch Circle Tuesdays, 1-2:30pm A great opportunity to meet folks with similar interests while working on your own particular projects, Knit ‘n Stitch Circle incorporates crafts like knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, stitchery, and quilting.
Library Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday 10-5
Friday 10-3
Saturday 9-noon.