Curbside Service
Available upon request
Monday: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 2:00pm
Library Happenings
Wicked Strange New England with Jeff Belanger (at Goodall Library)
October 6 @ 5:00 (REGISTRATION REQUIRED - click here)
Thanks to a grant from the Nasson Alumni Association, Goodall and Springvale Libraries are collaborating on yet another program - Jeff Belanger's Wicked Strange New England. He’s been featured on hundreds of television & radio programs, including the History Channel, the Travel Channel, PBS, NPR, & the BBC.
New England is a strange place full of ghosts, monsters, aliens, weird history, and roadside oddities that make this region like no other. Drawing from hundreds of strange tales Belanger has chronicled over the years, this program offers a different set of stories every time it’s offered. This is sure to be a night you won’t forget!
Book Sale
September 11 & 12 from 9-2
Our ever-popular book sale is back this fall, the weekend after labor day. It's one of our fun and rewarding fundraisers. We have thousands of books to choose from so come and shop!
It's a ton of work and we would love it if you could volunteer. Everything from moving boxes of books, unpacking them, to helping on the day of event, there's something for everyone. Please click here to sign up.
We will be acknowledging 9/11 with a moment of silence and the ringing of the bell on the patio. Please join us.
3-Part Caring for Your Senior and Family's Legal Needs
Wednesday, Sept 16, Tuesday, September 22, Wednesday, September 30 @ 5:30 pm
Dirigo Law will be presenting a three-part series on taking care of the legal needs of your senior and your family. Some of the several topics to be covered include revocable living trusts and trusts designed to retain assets when nursing home costs are incurred and MaineCare might be involved, financial power of attorney, transfer on death deeds, health care directives, care giver agreements, asset protection through Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts (The five year rule) which allows converting assets to an income stream as a valuable resource. The third class covers unfamiliar benefits such as for Veterans and their spouses, aid and attendance, guardianships and conservatorships and preservation of assets and income for a healthy spouse when their spouse is institutionalized. You do not need to attend all classes. Click here for program descriptions.
Make It/ Take It Special Program : Kite Building with Three Rivers Land Trust
Wednesday, September 16th @ 2:00 - 5:00
Come in anytime between 2 and 5 to make these wonderful kites sponsored by the Three Rivers Land Trust. They'll have the kits and it is sure to be a fun and interesting program.
Suggested ages 5-12. Younger participants may need parental help.
All materials provided.
Children's Fall Program Calendar
Begins September 3 - December 10
Join Miss Sheila in the kids room for some amazing programs including our regularly scheduled Baby Rhyme Time, Legos, Sensory Story Time. We also have some special programs for you including a kite making workshop with 3 Rivers Land Trust and a spooky ooey gooey Sensory Haunted House.
For dates, times and descriptions, click here to go to the full calendar.
Sam's Book Group
Wednesday, October 7th @ 5:30
The Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian
Sam's book group meets the first Wednesday of each month. All readers welcome
Boston, 1662. Mary Deerfield is twenty-four-years-old. As the second wife of Thomas Deerfield, a man as cruel he is powerful, she's subject to his drunken rages and violence. In a world where every neighbor is watching for signs of the devil, a woman like Mary soon finds herself the object of suspicion and rumor. She must fight to save herself from her husband and the gallows.
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September Recipe of the Month
Chicken Apple Sausage
Our spice of the month is fennel seeds! Part of the carrot and parsley family, fennel boasts a licorice-like taste. In ancient China, they were considered to be a remedy for snake bits. During the Middle Ages, the plant was hung over doorways to ward off evil. In Germany, the seeds are approved for short-term treatment of flatulence and upper respiratory infections.
In this delicious dish, it brings warmth, flavor, and kicks up chicken sausage patties to the next level. Click here to see the recipe.
Stop by the library to pick up some fennel seeds from our Spice Library!
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Writers Group
2nd & 4th Thursday of the Month @ 11:00 am
Join our newly formed writers group for an hour of writing, peer input, and writing prompts if needed to start, encourage, or grow your writing. This is a great group for new and experienced writers. Our current group leaders have lots of experience conducting writers groups so it's a really great program. Bring something that you've written!
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Springvale Dulcimers
Tuesday Evenings @ 5:30
Are you a dulcimer player or just interested? Beginning August 25th the group will be back and welcoming new players and singers. They play and sing traditional folksongs and hymns on Mountain Dulcimers in a simple style.
If you've never played, come down to a meet-up and listen to see if it's something that would interest you!
Give us a call at 324-4624 or email lunger@springvalelibrary.org to let us know that you're coming!
Knit Lits
Tuesdays from 3:00-4:30pm
Join Dawn for this fun fiber arts group in the Williams Reading Room (aka The Front Room). Bring your knitting, crocheting or any other fiber art.
Cribbage
Tuesdays from 1:00-3:00pm
We have a newly formed group that is ready to play! Every Tuesday from 1-3 in the Williams Reading Room (aka The Front Room) you can watch, play, or learn the game of cribbage. If you have a board or cards, feel free to bring them along! No worries if you don't, the library has some for you to use.
Cook the Book
(Program is currently FULL! Call us to join the 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!
For those not already enrolled, please call the Library to be put on the waitlist.
Museum Passes
We are so happy to offer free passes to Strawbery Bank Museum, The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, and the Children's Museum + Theatre of Maine. Thank you Town Square Realty for sponsoring them!
Call or visit the Library to book your pass.
Our Spice Library is Famous!
Have you heard about our spice library? We have over 60 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. Sam also publishes a recipe with a featured spice each month so keep an eye out for those. You can also 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 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.
This service is for the Sanford and Springvale area only.
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 the 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!