It’s that time of year again. The winds will howl, the snow will fall and the roads will become treacherous.

The Library closes during extended and/or extreme weather events so make sure we are open before you come. Library closures will  be posted to the public at the following places:

Facebook

WCSH Channel 6

WGME Channel 8 and

WMTW Channel 13

To the Wiscasset Public Library community,

Following public health guidelines, we are closing the Library until further notice. The current threat from the pandemic is too severe to be ignored.

We will continue to watch as events unfold and make decisions on reopening when it is safe to do so. We are intent on doing what is best and safest for our patrons and staff.

• If you have items checked out, please, keep them until we reopen. We do not charge late fees and all libraries understand that there is no way to return their items at this time.
• There will be no interlibrary loans processed until the Library can reopen.
• We will be monitoring the email and telephone messages. Leave a message and a librarian will get back to you as soon as possible.
• The Library will not be accepting any donations until after the pandemic has run its full course and public safety is no longer at risk.
• We will keep you updated via social media, our website and news articles. Programs and services will be rescheduled to the best of our ability.
• Take advantage of the Digital Maine Library for your information needs.
• Use the Maine Downloadable Cloud Library for free e-books and audio books.

See the following sites for reliable information:

• Maine Division of Disease Surveillance
• World Health Organization – Situation Reports
• Recommendations for international travel
• Canadian Government Resources
• Centers for Disease Control
• Food and Drug Administration
• John’s Hopkins Interactive Covid-19 Map

Elevation by Stephen King

The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland’s Buried Past and Our Perilous Future by Jon Gertner

Insurrection at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by Rob Tenery

Overstory by Richard Powers

Panchinko by Min Jin Lee

Station Eleven by Emily ST. John Mandel

2020 Wiscasset Board of Trustees

Front row: Betsy Kyle, Linda Belmont and Tracy Joyce. Back row: Greg Uthoff (Secretary), Sherri Dunbar, Richard Litz (President), Sally Gemmill (Vice President), Sandra Crehore, Linda Bleile, Cheryl Rust and Tom Boudin (Treasurer).

The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library Book Discussion group has made a change for the 2020 season. We will be meeting on each third Thursday of the month at 10:15 in the Fiction Room. We meet in the Fiction Room at the library every month.

 On Thursday, January 16 we will be discussing One Goal by Amy Bass. This book is a non-fiction story of how the Lewiston High School overcame all odds to win the state soccer championship.

 Please consider joining us this year. If anyone wants to be on the Book Discussion Email List, please let me know at janetcmorgan@gmail.com.

At their December book share the Friends of WPL recommened :

Dasher by Matt Tavares
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Victory: an Island Tale by Joseph Conrad

It is always fun to see what others are reading. Thank you to the Friends for telling us about these interesting titles.

Friends of Wiscasset Public Library Recommend

At the November book share meeting, the Friends recommended several titles.

John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Barry Lopez’s Arctic Dream

Heather Morris’s Cilka’s Journey

Mary Alice Monroe’s The Butterfly’s Daughter

Jojo Moyes’ The Giver of Stars

Ivan Turgenev’s Father & Sons

This group meets at the Library on the third Friday of each month at 10:15 a.m. Why not stop in and share some of your favorite book titles with everyone? The next meeting is on 20. Look forward to seeing you there.