The library is a quaint and quiet space that provides free literature for pleasure reading and academic learning. Its staff is knowledgeable about the materials housed within the catalog and the town in which the library resides.
Stop in to check out the space, the staff, the collection, and all that our library offers for services on June 7th. Light refreshments will be served as well as a book raffle drawing.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call or email the library.
Anyone interested in learning more about becoming a bee keeper? Those who already have their hives ready to go will be meeting outside the library once the weather warms up.
For more information, call or email the library.
We meet monthly on the 2nd Tuesday at 4:30pm in the Conference Room. All are welcome to join! If needing the current or upcoming reading selection, please contact the library to inquire about the availability. For more information on what we've read and what we're going to read...
Berenice Abbott Photography Exhibit
We host an exhibit of scientific prints of the photographer Berenice Abbott in our Children's Room. Abbott spent her later years in Blanchard Township and Monson, after a career in NYC and Paris that brought her world-wide acclaim. She created these photos to capture scientific processes for textbooks in collaboration with MIT. We also have a special collections of rare books dedicated to her life and information about her work held at the library.
Between Wilderness and Civilization: Monson, Maine
An exhibit featuring innovative projects form the Harvard University Graduate School of Design Seminar led by Toshiko Mori.
Twelve students researched and analyzed Maine's potential to pave a path into the future. This analysis sought to balance the current climate crisis and sustainable ecology with Mainer's traditional ethos of self-reliance and living in balance with nature.