The Library will be closed Wednesday, November 27 and Thursday, November 28

Holiday Tea Thursday, December 19, 11 - 3

Join us for our annual festive holiday tea. Have a cuppa tea or some hot chocolate with cookies and join your fellow community members and friends for some holiday cheer.

If you'd like to bring some cookies to share, there's a sign up at the front desk.

Annual Appeal
It's that time of year when we reach out to the members of our community for our annual appeal. While the City of Sanford kindly funds us at 48%, we have been flat-funded for the last eight years. This makes your donations essential to the Library to do things like pay our staff, buy new books, provide van service, have wonderful children's programs, and so much more. Every dollar helps us meet our mission and commitment to you.
This year, annual appeal donations will be twice as impactful, because an anonymous donor has pledged to match every contribution to the annual appeal with an equal donation to our endowment fund.

Thank you for considering supporting us. If you'd like to make a donation you can click here, or stop by the Library to use one of our Annual Appeal envelopes.

Make It, Take It Craft Wednesday, December 11 from 2-5

Join Ms. Sheila on Wednesday, December 11 for her fun Christmas tree craft. Painting fun with Ms. Sheila! All materials will be provided. Suggested for ages 5-12.

Microsoft Word Class January 13, 14 & 15 from 2:00-3:00 pm

The Springvale Library, will be hosting the National Digital Equity Center's instructors to provide a three-part class on Microsoft Word. This is great for beginners or for some that would like to learn a bit more of the basics. Registration for this class is required. Please click here to go to NDEC's website to register.

Sam's Book Club Wednesday, December 4th @ 5:30

Sam’s Book Club meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 5:30 in the community room. On December 4th we will be discussing No Two Persons by Erin Bauermeister.

Alice has always wanted to be a writer. Her talent is innate, but her stories remain safe and detached, until a devastating event breaks her heart open, and she creates a stunning debut novel. Her words, in turn, find their way to readers, from a teenager hiding her homelessness, to a free diver pushing himself beyond endurance, an artist furious at the world around her, a bookseller in search of love, a widower rent by grief. Each one is drawn into Alice’s novel; each one discovers something different that alters their perspective, and presents new pathways forward for their lives.

Cribbage Every Tuesday 1-3

We have a newly formed group that is ready to play! Every Tuesday from 1-3 in the Community Room you can watch, play or learn the game of cribbage. If you have a board or cards, feel free to bring them along!

We are so happy to have passes to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and the Children's Museum + Theatre of Maine. Thank you to Town Square Realty for sponsoring them!

Call or visit the Library to book your pass.

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Knit Lits Tuesdays 3:00 - 4:30

Join Dawn for this fun fiber arts group. Bring your knitting, crocheting or any other fiber art.

Cook the Book is Back November 12th (Program full - call to join waitlist)

Join Dawn and our amazing group of participants for the Cook the Book program. Come in and choose a recipe from this month's cookbook and make it to bring to the gathering. You bring your own flatware, plate, glass, etc.

It's super fun. Come sign up for your recipe today!

For those not already enrolled, please call the Library to be put on the waitlist.

Our Spice Library is Famous!

Have you heard about our spice library? We have 33 spices that you can "check out"! If you'd like to try a spice before you buy, come on in and get a tablespoon or what you need. We'll put the spice in a plastic cup with a lid and you can take it home to try something new. We also have a few recipes here that you can try or check out one of our 641.5 cookbooks. Click here to see list of spices in our Spice Library

Homebound? We Deliver!

Did you know that if you are homebound we deliver we are happy to deliver books, movies, or audiobooks to you? We can pick out some books or you can let us know what you'd like to read. Delivery is usually the same day and we can pick up your returns when we stop by.

If you have any questions at all, please call the Library at 207-324-4624.

Need Tech Help?

Call to schedule a technology help session with Lesley. If you're having trouble with Zoom, email, or anything else, we're happy to help. Should you require a little guided help, with your permission, I can log into your computer after I walk you through a short setup.

Don't let Zoom-intimidation keep you from connecting with your loved ones!

Discover Something New to Read

Not sure what to read next? Try some of these tools and search by author, title, series, or just browse around.

Novelist: https://library.digitalmaine.org/ will give you read-a-likes and ideas. When you get to Digital Maine Library from this link just scroll down to Novelist

Fantastic Fiction - Find what the next book is in a series and follow your favorite authors! (This one is a staff favorite!)

Goodreads - Meet Your Next Favorite book

Literature Map - Have an author you like, Literature Map gives you a literature cloud based on the similarity of the author you like.

What Should I Read Next - Click to find a new adventure

BookBrowse - Great discoverability tools!

StoryGraph- StoryGraph helps readers find their next read based on their mood, interests, and more!