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| Tuesday, June 27, 2017 |
| 10:30 AM | Tales with Tails! Cocheco Valley Humane Society |
 | Location: Taylor Building Contact: Jenny Description:  Join us for a sweet, cuddly story time! The Cocheco Valley Humane Society joins us to talk about resonsible pet ownership, and the animals they rescue! |
| 6:30 PM | Board Meeting |
 | Location: Contact: Description: The Board of Directors meets the fourth Tuesday of every month in the lower level of the Rice building. All meetings are open to the public.
For minutes of previous meetings, click here. |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2017 |
| 6:00 PM | Magic Show ! The Conjuring Carroll |  |
 | Location: Rice Building ~ Lawn if Weather is Good! Contact: Jenny Description:  Free Magic Show with "The Conjuring Carroll"! Join us for this fun, magic-filled evening. We will be on the lawn, if the weather is great, so bring a blanket or chair to sit on. (If the weather is inclement we will be inside.) |
| Thursday, June 29, 2017 |
| 6:30 PM | Essential Oils 101 | |
| Location: Contact: Description:  What are Essential Oils? Where do they come from? How can they benefit your health? Kerri Mahan is a wellness educator who will give a presentation on the use and health benefits of essential oils. Learn about this natural, centuries-old practice and see how it can change your body, mind, and home. Please register.
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| Saturday, July 1, 2017 |
| 5:30 AM - none | Threads of Our Lives: Maine Fiber Folk Art |
| Location: Contact: Description: 
This traveling exhibit from the Maine Folk Life Center at the University of Maine will be on display in the Rice building for the month of July. Four panels highlight the diversity and history of fiber arts statewide, particularly the textile traditions of Maine's Anglo, Indigenous, Finnish and Franco communities. |
| Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
| 4:00 PM | Lego Club Afternoon! |
 | Location: Taylor Building Contact: Jenny Description:  |
| Thursday, July 6, 2017 |
| 5:30 PM | Showing Up for Racial Justice Film Series | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Please join us for a community film series and discussion on systemic racism in America, sponsored by SURJ Southern Maine.
Tonight's screening will be of The Way Home: Women Talk About Race in America. Over the course of eight months, sixty-four women representing a cross-section of cultues came otgether to share their expericne of racism in America. Wit uncommon courage, the omwen speak their hearts and minds about resistance, lvoe, assimilation standards of beatuy, power, school experiences, and more. For more information on SURJ, visit http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/
Please register for this event. |
| Wednesday, July 12, 2017 |
| 6:00 PM | How to Write and Illustrate Books with JoAnn Adinolfi | |
 | Location: Rice Public Library Contact: Jenny Description:  |
| Thursday, July 13, 2017 |
| 6:00 PM | Author Visit: Diane B. Saxton | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Award-winning journalist and author Diane B. Saxton will be at the library with her first novel, Peregrine Island. The book "explores the psychological mystery behind an heirloom painting and what it reveals about the contradictory relationships within a troubled family" (from author's website).
Peregrine Island is already the winner of the following awards:
 Please register.
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| Saturday, July 15, 2017 |
| 11:00 AM | Living History with Andy Volpe ~Roman Legionary | |
| Location: Rice Building Contact: Jenny Description: Join us at RPL for Living History with Andy Volpe -
Roman Legionary!  This program focuses on the Roman soldier during the first Century, roughly 60-120 AD/CE at the height of Roman Legion prowess. He will explain the origins of the Legionary, his arms, armor, and equipment (and bring demonstrations). Andy discusses the everyday life of a Legionary, what was expected of him, as well as discussing the Fighting Tactics and strategy of the Romans--and will demonstrate combat techniques with audience participation! Andy has presented at the (former) Higgins Armory and Museum of Science in Boston. |
| Wednesday, July 19, 2017 |
| 4:00 PM | Crafternoon: Make Slime @ the Library! | |
| Location: Rice Building Contact: Jenny Description:  |
| Tuesday, July 25, 2017 |
| 6:30 PM | Board Meeting |
| Location: Contact: Description: The Board of Directors meets the fourth Tuesday of every month in the lower level of the Rice building. All meetings are open to the public.
For minutes of previous meetings, click here. |
| Wednesday, July 26, 2017 |
| 5:30 PM | Movie Night ~ "Beauty and the Beast" | |
 | Location: Rice Building Contact: Description: Join us for pizza and the 2017, live-action -- "Beauty and the Beast", rated PG, with a running time of 2 hours and 10 minutes. Free for everyone!  |
| Thursday, July 27, 2017 |
| 6:00 PM | Mad Science at Rice Public Library! | |
 | Location: Rice Public Library Contact: Jenny Description:  |
| Wednesday, August 9, 2017 |
| 6:00 PM | Family Movie & Pizza Night: "Boss Baby" | |
| Location: Rice Building Contact: Jenny Description:  |
| Thursday, August 17, 2017 |
| 5:30 PM | Showing Up for Racial Justice Film Series | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Please join us for a community film series and discussion on systemic racism.
We will be showing White Like Me: Race, Racism, and White Privilege in America. "This film explores race and racism in the U.S. through the lens of whiteness and white privilege. Tim Wise offers a fascinating look back at the race-based white entitlement programs that built the American middle class, and argues that our fialure as a society to come to terms with this legacy of privilege continues to perpetuate racial inequality and race-driven political resentments today." For more information about SURJ, visit http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/ |
| Friday, August 25, 2017 |
| 7:00 PM | "Moana" Luau at Fort Foster! | |
 | Location: Contact: Jenny Description: SAVE THE DATE! We will watch "Moana" under the stars at Fort Foster, while enjoying Kona Shaved Ice (the event is free with the exception of Kona Ice, please plan accordingly). Come get your leis, bring blankets or chairs to sit on, and let's celebrate the end of summer together!
More information to come!  |
| Tuesday, August 29, 2017 |
| 6:30 PM | Board Meeting |
| Location: Contact: Description: The Board of Directors meets the fourth Tuesday of every month in the lower level of the Rice building. All meetings are open to the public.
For minutes of previous meetings, click here. |
| Tuesday, September 26, 2017 |
| 6:30 PM | Board Meeting |
| Location: Contact: Description: The Board of Directors meets the fourth Tuesday of every month in the lower level of the Rice building. All meetings are open to the public.
For minutes of previous meetings, click here. |
| Thursday, October 12, 2017 |
| 6:00 PM | Author Visit: Brunonia Barry, author of "The Lace Reader" |
| Location: Rice Building ~ Upstairs Contact: Description: Visit Rice Public Library for a special author visit: Brunonia Barry ("The Lace Reader", "The Fifth Petal", "The Map of True Places"). Books will be available for puchase and signing. Information on Brunonia Barry can be found here. Space will be very limited, stay tuned for more information!  |
| Friday, October 13, 2017 |
| 6:30 PM | AudioBody! | |
| Location: Traip Academy, 12 Williams Ave, Kittery Contact: Jenny Description: Rice Public Library Presents
AudioBody “The show was something not seen before...lights, techno-music, dance, acrobatics, juggling, comedy, robotics. But what was most exciting was the audience. Dozens of kids showed up for a show bristling with energy. Lighting effects dazzled, music was electric--the audience followed every move." (Johnson Hall)  |
| Tuesday, October 24, 2017 |
| 6:30 PM | Board Meeting |
| Location: Contact: Description: The Board of Directors meets the fourthTuesday of every month in the lower level of the Rice building. All meetings are open to the public.
For minutes of previous meetings, click here. |
| Tuesday, November 21, 2017 |
| 6:30 PM | Board Meeting |
| Location: Contact: Description: The Board of Directors meets the fourth Tuesday of every month in the lower level of the Rice building. All meetings are open to the public.
For minutes of previous meetings, click here. |