Caribou Public Library will be closed
​December 25th for Christmas and January 1st for New Year's.
*NO Children's Programs the week of Christmas or New Year's*
**WE DID IT!!!**
We reached our goal of $6,000 for the year!
THANK YOU to all of you who helped with donations and purchasing flowers or books at our sales! Your support means so much to all of us and to everyone else in your community who will benefit from your generosity!
​We so appreciate YOU!
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*DECEMBER PROGRAMS*
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                                           (All events listed under the EVENT tab under HOME.)
  • Weekly storytimes Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday for 0-2, 2-5 and older - for times see event page under "Home". 
  • Breathe - Writer's Group - Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm - Do you enjoying writing stories, poems or prose? Want to learn to be better? Come share what you are working on with writer Wendy Koenig and other writers. All ages welcome!
  • ​Hand Crafts Club @ The Library with Vicky Larabee 5:30-7pm, December 6th & 20th - Knitting, crochet, tatting, etc. Bring your handcrafts and enjoy some time with like-minded crafters. If you want to learn - come! You don't need anything, Vicky has the hooks, needles and yarn to get you started.
  • Rinehart Book Club December 12th 3-4pm – This book club meets once a month and is open to new members. The December book is “Stranger In The Woods” by Michael Finkel.
  • Elf Pal Academy - December 15th, 10:30am-12:30pm - How do elves become elves? They go to elf school, of course! Come join us for two hours of holiday fun, learn to be one of Santa’s helpers, play games and enjoy goodies from Mrs. Claus’ kitchen! This event is FREE and open to children ages Pre K-5th grade. Please R.S.V.P. by December 12th.
  • George & Friends Christmas Concert - December 20th, 5:30-6:30pm – Enjoy 6+ stringed instruments for an evening of traditional Christmas music, including Arcangelo Corelli’s “Christmas Concerto”!
  • Classics Only Book Club - December 21st @ 5:30pm - This month's selections are "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens and "Right Ho, Jeeves" by P.G. Wodehouse. The library has copies available for check out and both books are FREE on Amazon Kindle and can be read on your Kindle, smart phone, iPad or computer.
  • POP Pilates on Saturdays has been postponed until January. It will be back to support you in your New Year's Resolutions!
  • Middle School Book Club - NO CLUB IN DECEMBER - January's book is "Holes" by Louis Sachar. The library will have copies by the end of the month for children to check out.
We envision our library as a place where we can learn, share knowledge, collaborate, and enrich lives.
Our mission is to welcome, promote, and encourage our community to grow through learning and be empowered through knowledge. We strive to provide the necessary resources to strengthen and support education and lifelong learning opportunities. We believe it is important to uphold the public's right to know by providing equal access to information which reflects all points of view. Lastly, we will work hard to provide a safe and welcoming atmosphere to individuals and families.

Library Staff

A. Hope Shafer, Director
​librarydirector@cariboumaine.org

​Erin Albers, Children's Librarian
LIza Guerrette, Library Assistant & Inter-Library Loans
Mary Anderson, Library Assistant & Accounts Payable
Kim Ezzy, Library Assistant & Cataloger
M. Pat Karpen, Library Assistant, Cataloger & Displays

Library Archivist: Wendy Bossie
ACGS Genealogist/Archivist, Brenda Bourgoine

Location

Caribou Public Library • 30 High Street • Caribou, Maine 04736
Tel. 207-493-4214  •  librarydirector@cariboumaine.org

Library Hours

Summer hours start on Memorial Day weekend
Mon-Tue-Wed-Thur 10-7  |  Friday 10-6 | Closed Sat. & Sun.

Winter hours start on the first Saturday after Labor Day
Mon-Tue-Wed-Thur  10-7
Friday 10-6 |  Saturday 10-2 | Closed Sunday

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