Denmark Authors Series 2023 -
2023-09-24 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main St, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
Jennifer Lunden, author of American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body’s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life. Jennifer was named Maine’s Social Worker of the Year in 2012.
A series of lively conversations with authors
Sunday afternoons at 5:00 at the Denmark Arts Center.
For more information and registration go to denmarkarts.org/events

Book Group - In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume
2023-10-10 15:30 - 18:00
The October 10 book group will be the book In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume. Amy will be hosting a gathering at her house for the event this month. She invites you all from 3:30 – 6:00, but the book discussion is still scheduled from 4-5.

According to Good Reads:
In her highly anticipated new novel, Judy Blume, the New York Times # 1 best-selling author of Summer Sisters and of young adult classics such as Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, creates a richly textured and moving story of three generations of families, friends and strangers, whose lives are profoundly changed by unexpected events.
In 1987, Miri Ammerman returns to her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, to attend a commemoration of the worst year of her life.
Thirty-five years earlier, when Miri was fifteen, and in love for the first time, a succession of airplanes fell from the sky, leaving a community reeling. Against this backdrop of actual events that Blume experienced in the early 1950s, when airline travel was new and exciting and everyone dreamed of going somewhere, Judy Blume imagines and weaves together a haunting story of three generations of families, friends, and strangers, whose lives are profoundly changed by these disasters. She paints a vivid portrait of a particular time and place — Nat King Cole singing “Unforgettable,” Elizabeth Taylor haircuts, young (and not-so-young) love, explosive friendships, A-bomb hysteria, rumors of Communist threat. And a young journalist who makes his name reporting tragedy. Through it all, one generation reminds another that life goes on.

Book Group - Postcard From Italy by Angela Petch.
2023-10-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
Oct 10 at 4:00 Postcard From Italy by Angela Petch.

From Goodreads:
Italy, 1945. ‘Where am I?’ The young man wakes, bewildered. He sees olive trees against a bright blue sky. A soft voice soothes him. ‘We saw you fall from your plane. The parachute saved you.’ He remembers nothing of his life, or the war that has torn the world apart… but where does he belong?
England, present day. Antiques-shop owner Susannah feels adrift. Her beloved father has died, and her grandmother Elsie’s memories are disappearing. But everything changes when she stumbles across a yellowed postcard bearing a picture of a beautiful Italian stone farmhouse, tucked away in Elsie’s dressing table. A message dated from the Second World War speaks of a secret love. Could her grandmother, who never talked about the past, have fallen for someone in Italy all those years ago?
With Elsie confused and distressed by her questions, heartbroken Susannah tracks down the house on the postcard. Arriving at what is now a crumbling hotel by the sparkling Italian sea, she feels strangely at home. And after an unexpected encounter with handsome wine waiter Giacomo, she can’t tell if it’s his dark eyes or his offer to help solve her mystery that makes her heart race.
Together they find a dusty chest tucked in a forgotten corner of the building. The white silk of a World War II parachute spills out. And the British pilot’s identity tag nestled in the folds bears a familiar name…
As a story of lost memories, terrible betrayal and impossible choices unfolds, Susannah comes closer to a devastating wartime secret at the heart of her own family. Did she ever really know her grandmother? And when she finally learns the truth, will it help heal her pain – or tear her apart for good?
An absolutely stunning page-turner that will sweep you away to the olive groves and majestic views of the Italian coast. Perfect for fans of Kathryn Hughes, Fiona Valpy and Victoria Hislop.

Childrens' Story Time
2023-11-01 09:30 - 22:30, 2023-11-08 09:30 - 10:30 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
Wednesday’s 9:30
Songs, Stories, and Art Projects
New theme each week, always fun

Coffee Cafe
2023-11-03 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-01 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-05 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-02-02 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-03-01 08:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
Join others in relaxing conversation and light refreshments on the first Friday of the month 9-11.

Book Group - West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
2023-11-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
This month’s Book Group will look at West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge on November 14.

According to GoodReads:
An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America.
“Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…”
Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.
It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.
Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it’s too late.

Children's Story Time
2023-11-15 08:00 - 10:30, 2023-11-22 09:30 - 10:30, 2023-11-29 09:30 - 10:30, 2023-12-06 09:30 - 10:30 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States

Mahjong Start up group @ 3 pm
2023-11-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
Interested in Mahjong please come to our very first meeting to figure out the details

Book Group - Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
2023-12-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
The December 14th Book Group will be discussing Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
According to GoodReads:
The latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China—perfect for fans of See’s classic Snowflower and the Secret Fan and The Island of Sea Women.
According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness—is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations—looking, listening, touching, and asking—something a man can never do with a female patient.
From a young age, Yunxian learns about women’s illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose—despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it—and they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other’s joys and struggles. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom.
But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping the women and girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wife—embroider bound-foot slippers, pluck instruments, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights.
How might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions, go on to treat women and girls from every level of society, and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? How might the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts? Lady Tan’s Circle of Women is a captivating story of women helping other women. It is also a triumphant reimagining of the life of a woman who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today.

Children's Story Time
2023-12-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
Wednesday’s 10:00
Songs, Stories, and Art Projects
New theme each week, always fun

Book Group - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
2024-01-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
On January 9th the Book Group will discuss Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan.
According to GoodReads:
A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past, and what we choose to leave behind.
Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father’s beekeeping business.
Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start.
And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can’t help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can she trust him completely . . .
Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn’t acknowledge the flashes of his father’s temper in him, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he’s hidden more than he’s shared with her.
Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.

Create a Vision Board
2024-02-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
We are having a Vision Board activity on Feb 2 at 10:00 am.
This creative, fun activity is to help you manifest hopes and dreams in the near future or upcoming year.
What are your values, priorities, your pie in the sky so to speak.
express it in a collage form with a small group of folks interested in the law of attraction.
Please pre-register so we have enough materials.
Call 452-2200 and talk to the librarian or leave a message.

Knitting Group every Saturday, at 10.
2024-03-30 10:00 - 23:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
All crafters are welcome!

Mahjong Group every Tuesday at 3
2024-04-02 15:00 - 16:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
Everyone Welcome!

Knitting Group every Saturday at 10
2024-04-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
All crafters are welcome

Solar Eclipse Discover Event
2024-04-06 10:00 - 23:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
Solar Eclipse Discovery Event at the Denmark Library April 6 at 10 am!
Have you heard? A partial eclipse will be on view April 8 in Maine!
Join us at the Denmark Library, Saturday, April 6 at 10:00 to learn all about it.
Deb Johnson, the Education Outreach Coordinator for The Maine Mineral & Gem Museum will read a fun
science picture book and lead some solar eclipse activities geared especially for ages 4 through
8. Everyone is welcome! Learn how shadows create eclipses, how to view the eclipse safely in
Maine and even what a chicken does during an eclipse!
Denmark Library, 121 E Main St, Denmark 207-452-2200. denmarkmainelibrary@gmail.com

Mahjong Group every Tuesday at 3
2024-04-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
Everyone Welcome

Book Group :A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812. by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
2024-04-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
On April 9, the book group will dicuss A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812. by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.

From GoodReads:
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, “A truly talented historian unravels the fascinating life of a community that is so foreign, and yet so similar to our own” ( The New York Times Book Review).
Between 1785 and 1812 a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in 27 years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in Hallowell, Maine. On the basis of that diary, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich gives us an intimate and densely imagined portrait, not only of the industrious and reticent Martha Ballard but of her society. At once lively and impeccably scholarly, A Midwife’s Tale is a triumph of history on a human scale.

Knitting Group every Saturday at10
2024-04-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Denmark Public Library, 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME, 04022, United States
