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Ever wondered why contestants on competition shows panic when they come down to the end of their time limit? Well, the designers from our Youth Theater Class: Set Design Studio found out! Turns out our imaginations had ideas that couldn't be accomplished in just an hour! After discussing the basics of scenic design, we read A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano and divided into teams to design model boxes as if we were putting it on as a play. Thank you to everyone who spent time during their April Break with us - we love seeing so many faces!
Apr 29
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The library will open at 11AM on Friday, May 1st due to our monthly staff meeting. Please note that our Knitting Group will meet from 11AM - 1PM this day.
Apr 28
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National Library Week is coming to a close, and we have one more way for you to celebrate with us. Right now, the City is making important decisions about the annual budget - and McArthur Public Library needs your voice. If the library has made a difference in your life, we invite you to share your story and show just how important it is to our community. You can email City Councilors at: contactallcouncilors@biddefordmaine.org A few sentences can go a long way in helping to support the services you love.
Apr 25
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Congratulations to all the proud new owners of their new stuffie friends! Thank you for joining us for Stuffie Adoption Day.
Apr 23
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Itโs National Library Week! That means the return of our ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐! Stop by the library to pick up a blank bookmark and let your creativity shine - color it, paint it, decoupage itโฆ whatever you want! When youโre done, just add your name and age group on the back and drop it in the box. Weโll choose one winner from each age group (children, teens, and adults), and the winning designs will be reproduced for our patrons to enjoy all year. We can't wait to see what you create!
Apr 22
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๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐! ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ฆ๐ต: 50 ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต by Paul Greenberg is an accessible guide offering practical, actionable steps to reduce personal carbon emissions. ๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ต ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐๐ข๐ท๐ฆ by Tatiana Schlossberg explores the hidden environmental costs of everyday activities, focusing on the internet, food, fashion, and fuel. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆt by Michael E. Mann argues that fossil fuel companies have waged a decades-long campaign to deflect blame for climate change, shifting focus from corporate responsibility to individual actions like recycling. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐น๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐น๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ฏ ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ is a 2014 nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that argues Earth is experiencing a human-caused mass extinction event, the first in history to be driven by a single species. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ by Lily Brooks-Dalton is a dystopian, climate fiction novel about a young woman named Wanda, born in a near-future Florida ravaged by climate change, rising sea levels, and increasingly severe hurricanes.
Apr 22
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