July 8 Frottages and Live Pond animals  Frottage is the process of making art from a rubbing a crayon or pencil over a textured surface. If you have done a leaf rubbing, you have done a frottage! We will create unique patterns and textures similar to the bumps on a frog’s skin, as we explore…

June 24 Celebrate Cats! Celebrate June and Adopt-a-Cat Month with the Waterville Area Humane Society, the Waterville Public Library and Waterville Creates. We will create vibrant cat portraits inspired by works by Laurel Burch using tempera sticks, markers, and more. We will also make ball toys to donate to the cats at the Waterville Area…

Grab & Go Kits for May 2021

The Waterville Public Library offers Grab & Go kits for adults and teens! The kits will be available on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month and distributed while supplies last. Each kit will contain the supplies and instructions for the current craft or activity! Instruction videos for the kits will also be uploaded to…

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Grab & Go Kits for May 2021

The Waterville Public Library offers Grab & Go kits for adults and teens! The kits will be available on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month and distributed while supplies last. Each kit will contain the supplies and instructions for the current craft or activity! Instruction videos for the kits will also be uploaded to…

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Crafternoons for May

Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Join Mrs. Liz at 3PM on the Waterville Public Library’s Facebook page for instructions and a video demonstration. The kits for each craft will be available through Library to go the Monday* before the event. 5/4: Mother’s Day Paper Ribbon 5/11: Paint Your Pet Rock…

Virtual Homeschool Hub: Transplanting Seedlings

Virtual Homeschool Hub (via Zoom) returns on Thursday, May 20, 2021, from 12:30 to 1:30PM! “Transplanting Seedlings” is presented in cooperation with Mid-Maine Permaculture Group. Join the Mid Maine Permaculture Group to learn how to transplant and care for seedlings! Registration for the event is required! The Zoom link will be provided after we receive your registration.…

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Book Bites logo

Enjoy tasty tidbits of our new children’s collection. Each week on Thursdays from 7 to 7:30PM, Mrs. Liz will read an excerpt from a book off one of the New Books shelves. You may discover your family’s new favorite book! See the video on https://www.facebook.com/watervillelibrary/ FMI: Call 207-872-5433, email [email protected], or go to http://www.watervillelibrary.org

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Rhymetime, Every Friday @ 10:30AM

Fridays just aren’t the same without Rhymetime. So, to stay engaged with our baby, toddler, and preschool families, Mrs. Liz live streams with all the music and early literacy read-a-louds on our Facebook page.  The themes for April are: 5/6: Mother’s Day 5/14: My Pet Dog 5/21: My Pet Cat 5/28: Feelings If you don’t have…

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Will Bonsall, director of the Scatterseed Project

Waterville Seed Library presents the next in a three-part live virtual lecture series with Will Bonsall, director of the Scatterseed Project. Join us in Waterville Public Library’s Zoom via the links below! Pollination Control: When Purity Matters https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/89520982023 Meeting ID: 895 2098 2023 SIP: [email protected] About the Presenter: Will Bonsall, director of the Scatterseed Project (https://www.scatterseedproject.org/), is best known…

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Will Bonsall, director of the Scatterseed Project

Waterville Seed Library presents the next in a three-part live virtual lecture series with Will Bonsall, director of the Scatterseed Project.   Join us in Waterville Public Library’s Zoom via the links below! Biennials: What to do When One Year Just Isn’t Enough Time Click to Join: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/83710200978 Meeting ID: 837 1020 0978 SIP: [email protected] About the Presenter:…

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Will Bonsall, director of the Scatterseed Project

Waterville Seed Library presents the first in a three-part live virtual lecture series with Will Bonsall, director of the Scatterseed Project.   Join us in Waterville Public Library’s Zoom via the links below! Introduction to Seed Saving https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/84617296149 Meeting ID: 846 1729 6149 SIP: [email protected] About the Presenter: Will Bonsall, director of the Scatterseed Project (https://www.scatterseedproject.org/), is best known…

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April Grab & Go Kits

The Waterville Public Library now offers Grab & Go kits for adults and teens! The kits will be available on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month and distributed while supplies last. Each kit will contain the supplies and instructions for the current craft or activity! Instruction videos for the kits will also be uploaded…