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This Week @ the Library

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Parents! We Have the Most Important School Supply in Stock!

Back-packs, pencils, notebooks, calculators, textbooks… they’re all important “back to school” supplies. But there’s one important learning tool you can’t buy at any store. And even better… it’s FREE. What is this must-have item? A Scarborough Public Library card!

September is Library Card Sign-up Month. Follow the advice of this year’s spokesperson Dwayne Wade, NBA Champion and Olympic Gold Medallist, and make sure your child has the smartest card in his or her wallet, a Scarborough Public Library card!

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Library to Close for One Week During Parking Lot Repair
Monday, September 20, 2010 through Sunday, September 26, 2010

There will be no access to the library property (building or parking lot) during this time, therefore no borrowed materials will be due or accepted during that week, and no fines will be accrued. The bookdrop will not be available for returns. Inter-library loans through the Library’s online Minerva catalog will also be suspended for that week.

The construction project is scheduled to begin Tuesday, September 7, 2010 and is anticipated to stretch through October. We hope that the Library will not have to suspend services beyond the scheduled closure planned for September 20th through the 26th.

The safety of our visitors is our priority, and we feel it is in the public’s best interest to close for one week while work is being completed on the entrance to the Library. As with any project of this scope and complexity, we may encounter unexpected disruptions to Library services. If you are planning a visit, we suggest you call the Library closure line at 883-4723 ext. 433 ahead of your visit for recorded messages on any unforeseen closures.

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We’ve Gone to Pot!

Hardy volunteers overcame extreme heat to dig and pot perennials and shrubs in the Library gardens to prepare for the parking lot construction. We have transplanted the perennials into holding pots so that they can be re-planted following the renovation.

The expanded parking lot will offer additional spaces for both general and handicapped use. Improved safety features will include crosswalks, a drop off zone, additional sidewalks, and unobstructed sight lines.

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Monday Movie Matinee
September 13
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
Starring Abigail Breslin, Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric.
1:30 pm in the Library meeting room

The Library's Monday Movie Matinee features contemporary movies as well as selections from the American Film Institute’s list of 10 greatest films in 10 classic film genres. Join us the first Monday of each month at 1:30 pm for the best movies in animation, courtroom drama, epic, fantasy, gangster, mystery, romantic comedy, sci-fi, sports, and westerns. Light refreshments will be served.

A former defense attorney finds herself back in the courtroom when she and her husband get sued for emancipation by their teenage daughter, Anna. The subsequent trial exposes a shocking family secret that tests the limits of parental love -- and the boundaries of ethics. Based on Jodi Picoult's novel. Color; 109 min; Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, language and brief teen drinking.

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Let’s Talk America
Thursday September 2 ~ 6:30 pm
Location: Library Meeting Room
Topic: "What should be the USA's response to the illegal immigration issue?"

Please note: August forum has been cancelled.

The Scarborough Public Library wants you to start talking! The Library hosts a monthly “Let’s Talk America” forum facilitated by local resident, Sam Kelley.   

“Let’s Talk America” is a nationally recognized program that encourages meaningful, civil conversation among local citizens on current local, state, national, and world topics. Through small, moderated groups, participants are encouraged to share opposing views on pre-selected topics in hopes of bridging differences and building understanding. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sam Kelley at 883-5181 or cell 650-1814.

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Library Book Discussion Group
First Tuesday of the month 10am
Location: Conference Room

Tuesday, September 7:
In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming

It's a cold, snowy December in the upstate New York town of Millers Kill. When a newborn baby is abandoned and a young mother is brutally murdered, newly-ordained Clare Fergusson has to pick her way through the secrets and silence that shadow the town like the ever-present Adirondack mountains.

In the Bleak Midwinter, the award-winning debut novel by acclaimed Maine mystery writer Julia Spencer-Fleming, is the selected title for the September Book Discussion Group. This “open attendance” group meets the first Tuesday of each month. Call or visit the Reference Desk for more information.

CLOSING ALERT: Summer hours begin Saturday, July 3. The Library will observe Labor Day on Monday, September 6. Weekend hours resume on Saturday, September 11.

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Programs for children and families, including storytimes special events, and special services such as museum and park passes, can be found on our Youth Services pages.

Information about student After School Use of the Library for parents and guardians can be found by following this link.

To e-mail the Youth Services Staff or to register for programs email kids@scarborough.lib.me.us or phone 883-4723 extension 235.

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LIBRARY HOURS
Closed Weekends in July and August
Closed on Legal Holidays

Monday and Friday
10:00am-5:00pm

Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday
10:00am-8pm

Saturday 10:00am-5pm
Sunday 1-5pm

Phone 883-4723 x433 for other closings