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The finalists hail from every corner of the state, including Bangor, Belfast, Bethel, Brunswick, Camden, Deer Isle, Georgetown, Norridgewock, Portland, Stockton Springs, Unity, and York. Youth finalists come from communities such as Farmington, New Gloucester, Scarborough, and West Bath.The winners of the awards will be revealed live at a ceremony on Thursday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m. at the Glickman Library on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus. The event is free to MWPA members with a suggested $10 donation for nonmembers.
It is too good of a deal to pass up if your handle Child Protective cases! There are even overnight accommadations funds available for those traveling various distances. Please register as soon as possible since space is limited and being offered on first come, first serve basis. Additionally this CLE is approved for credit towards MCILS annual CLE requirements and the Child Protective Specialized Panel requirements. Please find the agenda and registration materials attached below.
Book Proposal Boot Camp is a three-hour seminar that focuses on strategies to help writers develop effective nonfiction book proposals. Instructor Mark Chimsky is a distinguished editor with over twenty-five years experience in corporate and independent publishing. In addition, during his eight years as an editorial consultant, he helped authors to create marketable and salable proposals for such books as the bestselling Working with You Is Killing Me by Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster.
A violin concert and two book discussion groups are the first programs planned for Lithgow Public Library’s A Capital Read, a month-long series of events held in March and April revolving around the best-selling novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Author Jamie Ford’s appearance at Lithgow Library on Wednesday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. marks the return of the very popular community-wide reading program.
Our shelves are too full, so we are having a sale! The community has been so generous, that we have many new titles that simply will not fit on the [...]
This richly illustrated lecture takes a look inside The Rare Books Collection at the Library of Congress, the largest collection of rare books in the Western hemisphere. The lecture will be given by Mark Dimunation, Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.
The Hubbard Free Library in Hallowell is hosting an exhibition of Altered books March 8-29, 2012. The exhibition will end with a reception for the artists on Thursday, March 29th from 4 to 5 pm, which the public is invited to attend. The Hubbard Free Library is located at 115 Second Street in Hallowell, and their hours are Mon & Wed 10am – 5:30pm, Tue & Thur 2-8pm, Fri 2-5:30pm.
This 4-part lecture series is presented in conjunction with The Art of the Book exhibition on view in the Farnsworth’s Craig Gallery January 14 through April 1, 2012, which is an exploration of the museum’s eclectic collection of primarily nineteenth and twentieth century rare, first edition, and out-of-print books ranging from the earliest purchases by Robert Bellows in the 1940s to important donations made throughout the museum’s history. This lecture series will expound upon this theme to highlight different aspects of book arts, including illustrated books, book binding, rare book conservation, and artists’ books. (photo courtesy of Alison Kuller)
Happening at the Cary Memorial Library in Wayne . “Defining Wilderness: Defining Maine” Book Discussion Series begins February 13th at the Cary Memorial Library. The Cary Memorial Library in Wayne has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Lets Talk About It”, a free reading and discussion program: “Defining Wilderness: Defining Maine”.
This 4-part lecture series is presented in conjunction with The Art of the Book exhibition on view in the Farnsworth’s Craig Gallery January 14 through April 1, 2012, which is an exploration of the museum’s eclectic collection of primarily nineteenth and twentieth century rare, first edition, and out-of-print books ranging from the earliest purchases by Robert Bellows in the 1940s to important donations made throughout the museum’s history.
From the perspective of a book conservator, this lecture will explore how a book ages and the various considerations for its care. From the choice of materials used in the production of the book, to the successive care of its owners, the choices made by a book’s handlers will have enormous impact on its lifespan. In addition, this lecture will consider how the electronic age has affected the value of the tangible, printed book. While the idea of a book as a work-of-art is not new, nor is the idea of a single book having enormous value; what is new, is that in an electronic age where fewer books are printed, their value may increase simply because of their scarcity.
This 4-part lecture series is presented in conjunction with The Art of the Book exhibition on view in the Farnsworth’s Craig Gallery January 14 through April 1, 2012, which is an exploration of the museum’s eclectic collection of primarily nineteenth and twentieth century rare, first edition, and out-of-print books ranging from the earliest purchases by Robert Bellows in the 1940s to important donations made throughout the museum’s history.
As an experiment, the MPWA is also offering three new categories this year alongside their traditional Fiction and Nonfiction categories. Books may now be entered in Crime Fiction, Speculative Fiction, and Memoir. Crime Fiction is an umbrella category for books that fall into one of the following general categories: crime, noir, thriller, suspense, mystery, police procedurals, and cozys. Speculative Fiction is an umbrella category for books that fall into one of the following general categories: science fiction, fantasy, dystopian, horror, and supernatural.
So… is it organic? Nope. And that’s a complete shame. It turns out what you think about organic food is mostly wrong.The global organic industrial-complex promises everything and delivers nothing. But don’t blame organic farmers! They’re victims, along with millions of consumers.
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