Bremen Library Newsletter

MARCH 2023

Dear Bremen Library Patrons,

Welcome, March, and all of its snow, slush, mud, winds, and small signs of spring! Lots to read this month, with a beautiful watercolor show by local artist Betsy Palmer hanging for the next four weeks in the gallery. We have an author visit on March 16 at 4pm - the info and Zoom link are below. The book is available in the library and very compelling - hope to see some of you on the Zoom screen! And, finally, a huge Thank You to Bangor Savings Bank for granting Bremen Library $2500 to purchase an AED for our building. An official check-giving presentation is scheduled for March 2 at 2pm, and I am beyond grateful to have the funds to acquire this very necessary piece of equipment for our community! Life is good.

Best,

Kristen Budlong, Director

(207)529-5572

bremenmainelibrary@gmail.com

Visit the website at https://bremenmainelibrary.org/

New Fiction Titles for March

A Harmless Lie, by Sara Blaedel

Hell and Back, by Craig Johnson

The Hollywood Spy, by Susan Ella MacNeal

Madwoman, by Louisa Treger

Marple, By Agatha Christie et al.

One Last Chance, by Kat Martin

The Porcelain Moon, by Janie Chang

Storm Watch, by C.J. Box

The Thread Collectors, by Shauna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman

The War Librarian, by Addison Armstrong

The Whittiers, by Danielle Steele

New Children’s Titles for March

Over and Under the Rainforest, by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal

New Non Fiction Titles for March

A Few Days Full of Trouble: A Memoir of the Lynching of Emmett Till, by Wheeler Parker, Jr. and Christopher Benson

The Invisible Kingdom, by Meghan O’Rourke

The Mosquito Bowl, by Buzz Bissinger

Prisoners of the Castle, by Ben MacIntyre

Regeneration, by Paul Hawken

Salt and Roses, by May Davidson

Vacationland: A History of the Maine Tourism Industry, by Peter Dow Bachelder

A World on the Wing, by S. Weidensaul

*And Many Thanks To…*

Katherine Dunn, local author/artist and owner of Apifera Farm, who generously donated an entire collection of her inspiring and lovely books! They are on display and ready for check-out!

She will be here with her llama on April 1!

Don’t forget we have an extensive magazine collection to suit all kinds of interests

Bremen Library offers free passes to the following Maine attractions:

-Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine

-Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

-Farnsworth Art Museum

-Maine Maritime Museum

-Portland Museum of Art

MARCH PROGRAMS

Bridge Club Tuesdays, 10:15am-1pm

Book Club March 2 @ 2:30 (The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules, by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg)

Homework Club Wednesdays, 3-5pm

Story Time Thursdays @ 10:30am *3/16 is Music/Dance Hour with Miss Tish!*

Tech Time w/Caleb P. Saturday, March 11 and 25, 10am-12 noon

Art Opening Thursday, March 2, 4-6pm Betsy Palmer showcases her watercolors

Adult Programming Thursday, March 16 Author Talk via ZOOM - Please join Roseanne Montillo as she presents her new book, Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire’s Wife, and the Murder of the Century Here is the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9746427309?pwd=aTNmTjF0RXo1M1V1UGMycXJKeG5pUT09

(Book is available at Bremen Library)

Other Information and Links of Interest

Click HERE for a Tax-Aide Flyer from the State of Maine

Our subscription to Consumer Reports gives us access to Consumer Reports online! Click HERE and use this login: bremenmainelibrary@gmail.com / 1ReadBooks!

Great news for you! As a Mainer you are able to have a library card at Bangor Public Library for free! BPL offers many digital services that smaller rural libraries cannot due to their much smaller budgets.

-To apply for a card click HERE.

-To see what you can access, click HERE.

The Digital Maine Library is an amazing and FREE resource available through the Maine State Library to all Maine Residents. You can find information on all kinds of topics among the more-than-70 available databases! No sign-in is required - the app geo-authenticates so you have instant access. Click HERE to check it out!

** New Feature to Our Monthly Newsletter**

DATABASES of the MONTH

It is my hope that by showcasing the different resources available through the Digital Maine Library, patrons will find something new to use and enjoy. The databases offer something for everyone. Let’s begin with…

Value Line “This financial newsletter monitors information important to analysts and investors on hundreds of stocks over dozens of industries, and is an invaluable resource for understanding the fluctuations of the stock market. Video tutorial from Niche Academy.” (quoted from Digital Maine Library)

Wall Street Journal (Online) Enjoy access to the daily paper, as well as its archives, for free, everyday!

*Databases are listed in alphabetical order, so these 2 choices are toward the end.

~The library is a symbol of freedom. -Sara Sheridan, author~

Think Spring!