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Calendar

Let's Talk About It

September 7, 2010

A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow

Series: Refreshing the Whodunit
Location and Time: Oakland Public Library, Oakland, 6:30 p.m. (the program is free, pre-registration required)

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Let's Talk About It

September 7, 2010

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

Series: Liberating Imaginations: Readings in Modern Irish Fiction
Location and Time: Belfast Free Library, Belfast (the program is free, pre-registration required)

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Teacher Programs

September 9, 2010

Born To Read

Peaceable Stories training

Location and Time: Penquis RDC, Bangor, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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Let's Talk About It

September 16, 2010

The Contemporary Middle East edited by Karl Yambert

Series: Behind the Headlines: An Introduction to the Middle East
Location and Time: Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth, 6:30 p.m. (the program is free, pre-registration required)

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Teacher Programs

September 16, 2010

Born To Read

Peaceable Stories training

Location and Time: Penquis RDC, Bangor, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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Let's Talk About It

September 21, 2010

The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien

Series: Liberating Imaginations: Readings in Modern Irish Fiction
Location and Time: Belfast Free Library, Belfast (the program is free, pre-registration required)

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Grant Funded Program

September 22, 2010

Lecture Series: New and True: The Modern Woman in Maine, 1800-1940

"Life with the Libby Women" by Arlene Palmer Schwind, Curator, Victoria Mansion
Location and Time: Victoria Mansion, Portland, noon

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Let's Talk About It

September 23, 2010

The Contemporary Middle East edited by Karl Yambert

Series: Behind the Headlines: An Introduction to the Middle East
Location and Time: Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth, 6:30 p.m. (the program is free, pre-registration required)

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Teacher Programs

September 27, 2010

Born To Read

Peaceable Stories Training

Location and Time: Bucksport, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

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Let's Talk About It

September 28, 2010

As the Earth Turns by Gladys Hasty

Series: Modern Time in Maine & America 1800 - 1930
Location and Time: Victoria Mansion Carriage House, Portland 6:00 p.m. (the program is free, pre-registration required)

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Let's Talk About It

September 30, 2010

The Contemporary Middle East edited by Karl Yambert

Series: Behind the Headlines: An Introduction to the Middle East
Location and Time: Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth, 6:30 p.m. (the program is free, pre-registration required)

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Let's Talk About It

October 5, 2010

Murder at the Nightwood Bar by Katherine Forrest

Series: Refreshing the Whodunit
Location and Time: Winslow Public Library, Winslow, 6:30 p.m. (the program is free, pre-registration required)

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Let's Talk About It

October 5, 2010

The Collected Stories by John McGahern

Series: Liberating Imaginations: Readings in Modern Irish Fiction
Location and Time: Belfast Free Library, Belfast (the program is free, pre-registration required)

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Teacher Programs

October 6, 2010

Born To Read

Peaceable Stories Trainings

Location and Time: PenBay Medical Center Creative Learning & Childcare Center, Rockport, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

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Teacher Programs

October 13, 2010

Born To Read

Peaceable Stories Trainings

Location and Time: PenBay Medical Center Creative Learning & Childcare Center, Rockport, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

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Let's Talk About It

October 19, 2010

Antarctica by Claire Keegan

Series: Liberating Imaginations: Readings in Modern Irish Fiction
Location and Time: Belfast Free Library, Belfast (the program is free, pre-registration required)

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October 21, 2010

Teacher Programs

Born To Read

Many Eyes, Many Voices Training

Location and Time: Calais, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

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Board Meeting

October 21 & 22, 2010

Location: Margaret Chase Smith Library, Skowhegan

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Teacher Programs

October 25, 2010

Born To Read

Peaceable Stories Training

Location and Time: Bucksport, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

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Teacher Programs

October 28, 2010

Born To Read

Many Eyes, Many Voices Training

Location and Time: Calais, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

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Let's Talk About It

November 9, 2010

A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle

Series: Liberating Imaginations: Readings in Modern Irish Fiction
Location and Time: Belfast Free Library, Belfast (the program is free, pre-registration required)

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Board Meeting

January 27 & 28, 2011

Location: Portland Public Library, Portland

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