Rice Pudding Poetry
Thursday, March 20 at 6 p.m.
Maine's Poet Laureate from 2006-2011, Betsy Sholl is the author of ten collections of poetry, most recently As If A Song Could Save You. She is a founding member of Alice James Books and the recipient of the 2020 Maine Literary Award for Distinguished Achievement. Published in many journals and anthologies, Betsy has taught for thirty years at the University of Southern Maine and was awarded a degree of Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 2022.
The evening will include an interview with Sholl, hosted by poet Rebecca Hennessy. The jazz duo Graf & Green will perform. A book sale and signing will follow the reading.
This event is part of Rice Pudding Poetry's 10th Anniversary Year. All are welcome to this special evening of poetry, music and conversation!
The Lobster Lady book reading!
Wednesday, March 26 at 6 p.m.
Author Alexandra S. D. Hinrichs and illustrator Jamie Hogan will be at the library to read their book The Lobster Lady. This intriguing picture-book biography tells the true story of Virginia Oliver—the Lobster Lady—who at 102 years old is the oldest person lobstering in Maine.
The Lobster Lady chronicles a day in Virginia's life while illuminating all that she remembers from growing up and starting a family on the mainland in Maine and on her family’s island, called the Neck. Readers get a sense of Virginia’s life and an idea of all that goes into lobster harvesting.
Copies of the book will be for sale courtesy of G. Willikers Books and Toys.
This event is free and open to all. Please register!
Star Island
Thursday, March 27 at 6 p.m.
Joe Watts, CEO of Star Island Corporation, will give a dynamic presentation on the history and future of the Isles of Shoals’ crown jewel.
A Kittery resident. Joe will take you through 6,000 years of human history on the ancestral waterways of the Abenaki and Penacook nations, its past as a commercial fishing port and resort destination, through to its present as a retreat center for all ages, and a future focusing on sustainability and meeting the needs of a changing climate and coast.
This event is free and open to all. Please click the button to register.