Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

December is Universal

Human Rights Month

1

Reading and Discussion via Zoom

with author Robert W. Spencer on

Prospects: Mining Maine for Riches

6:30-7:30 pm-A

2

Seth Wheeler

patented the toilet paper roll. (1891)

3

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5

International Ninja Day

7

8

National Brownie Day

National Christmas Tree Day

Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day

9 10 Hanukkah Begins

Happy Hanukkah!

Birthday of Melvin

Dewey (1851) and Dewey

Decimal System Day

11 12

Poinsettia Day

14 15 Morning Book Club 9:00 am via Zoom:

Wishin’ and Hopin’ by Wally Lamb-A

Immigration in the 21st Century with

Dr. Robert Glover via Zoom

6:00 pm-7:00 pm-A

16

17 18

Hanukkah Ends

19

Charles Dickens published

A Christmas Carol (1843)

Birthday of children’s

author Eve Bunting (1928)

21

Winter Begins at 8:30 am

22

National Cookie Exchange Day

Be a Lover of Silence Day

23 24 Christmas Eve

25 Library Closed 26 Library Closed

28

William F. Semple patented chewing

gum. (1869)

29

Birthday of children’s

author Phil Bildner (1979)

FMI www.philbildner.com

30

Edwin Hubble announces the

existence of other galactic systems (1924). The Hubble

telescope was later named for

him.

31 New Year’s Eve 1 New Year’s Day

Library Closed

2

Library Closed

“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and

achieves the impossible.”

-Helen Keller

December 2020 www.norway.lib.me.us

Norway Memorial Library 258 Main Street, Norway ME 04268

Phone: 743-5309

Library Hours

Monday, Tuesday & Friday 10 am-5 pm

Wednesday 10 am-7 pm

Thursday 12 noon-5 pm

Saturday 10 am-3 pm

“Snow flurries began to fall and they

swirled around people’s legs like house

cats. It was magical, this snow

globe world.”

Sarah Addison Allen, The Sugar

Norway Memorial Library

December 2020 The library is closed Friday, December 25, and Saturday, December 26, for Christmas.

The library is closed Friday, January 1, and Saturday, January 2, for New Year’s Day.

World in Your Library Immigration in the 21st Century

Tuesday, December 15, 6:00-7:00 pm Norway Memorial Library, in partnership with Norway Historical Society, has been awarded a World in Your Library event from the Maine Humanities Council. World in Your Library programs bring highly qualified, Maine-based speakers to present on local and international current events and relevant issues. Dr. Robert Glover will present Immigration in the 21st Century: How Immigration is Changing the American and the Global Political Landscape. Topics include the changing political demographics in the United States, the role immigrants play in the global economy, the role that migrants can play in shaping the political trajectories of their home countries from aboard. Dr. Glover is an Assistant Professor of Honors and Political Science, at the University of Maine. This is a virtual program via Zoom. For information on how to connect and register, call the library at 743-5309. ext.1.

A Reading and Discussion via Zoom with

Author Robert W. Spencer Prospects: Mining Maine for Riches Tuesday, December 1, 6:30-7:30 pm

Join Waterford author Robert W. Spencer as he discusses his novel, Prospects: Mining Maine for the Riches, commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of the finding of Maine’s first native tourmaline at Mount Mica in Paris. Prospects is based on the life of Canadian Clarence Potter who moved from northern Ontario to Maine in 1897 to work the Oxford County pegmatite mines. The story takes place with a backdrop of the Maine mining scene at the turn of the twentieth century. Borrow a copy from the library or purchase locally at The Tribune on Main Street in Norway.

To join the Zoom meeting go to: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/89331246244

For information visit the library’s website at www.norway.lib.me.us, stop by the library’s

information desk, or call 743-5309 ext. 1. Tune into WMTW Channel 8

for library closings due to inclement weather.

Morning Book Club Tuesdays at 9:00 am via Zoom

December 15: Wishin’ and Hopin’ by Wally Lamb

This book discussion group is open to anyone who likes to talk about books with others. To attend, go to:

https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/89446779785 or use the link found on the library’s home page.

January’s selection is A Burning by Megha Mejumdar. That discussion will take place on January 19, 2021.

A Helpful Addition Coming Soon...

At their October board meeting, the board members of the Friends of Norway Memorial Library voted to purchase a library return box for the side entrance of the library. That means we will soon have two outside return boxes available during the winter months when the parking lot return box is inaccessible. Thank you to all members of the Friends of NML. Their contributions make this purchase possible. It is one of the ways that the Friends of NML fulfill their mission to enhance library services to all users.

Jigsaw Puzzles

Need a fun inside activity that is both good for the mind and relaxing? Pick out a jigsaw puzzle from the library’s collection. We now have a selection of 500-, 750– and 1000-piece puzzles that to borrow.

Story Time on YouTube Please visit the NML YouTube page or NML Children’s Room Facebook page to

watch Annika read stories anytime. New episodes are posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Subscribe to the Norway Memorial Library YouTube channel for more videos.

http://umaine.edu/polisci/faculty-and-staff/robert-glover/

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