Ongoing and upcoming events at the library
YORK VILLAGE - Events in May and June will offer something for everyone at the York Public Library.
WRITERS' NIGHT
On Friday, June 1, at 7 p.m., the York Public Library will host noted author Ann Beattie and Maine's Poet Laureate, Betsy Sholl, who will read from their works and discuss their writing. Ann Beattie, short story writer and novelist, has received critical acclaim for her depiction of the generation of Americans who grew up in the 1960s. Betsy Sholl has published six collections of poetry, most recently "Late Psalm," from the University of Wisconsin Press, 2004.
ARTIST RECEPTION
On Thursday, June 7, at 5 p.m., the library will hold a reception for artist Richard Brown Lethem, whose works will be on exhibit in the library during June and July. An active painter and draughtsman over the past forty years, Lethem has exhibited nationally in numerous museum and galleries. The subject matter of his oil paintings is abstracted from nature and the human figure.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
On Thursday, June 7, for a third year in a row, you can stop for an ice cream cone, grab a sandwich or dine elegantly at local eateries. Participating restaurants will donate a portion of their proceeds that day to the library. For the most up-to-date list of restaurants, please visit http://www.york.lib.me.us/.
BABIES, BOPPIES AND BOOKS
On Thursday, June 14 from 10:15 to 11 a.m., join this book group for mothers with babies under a year old, which meets on the second Thursday of each month, to discuss books members have selected and enjoyed. Come as you are, meet other moms with babies and talk about a good book. The group is open to new members on a continuing basis. The book for June is "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert. The book is about a recently divorced woman's travels, experiences and healing.
CUBA THROUGH ITS LITERATURE: A BOOK DISCUSSION SERIES
"So Near and So Far: Cuba through its Literature," is funded by a grant from the Maine Humanities Council. This "Let's Talk About It" book discussion series begins on Thursday, June 28, at 1 p.m. Cuba is intriguing, it's mysterious, it's rich in cultural tradition and it's just 90 miles off the tip of Florida. Historian Jeffrey Aronson will facilitate the book discussions, which explore the history, culture political turmoil and romantic spirit of Cuba. The series continues on the following Thursdays, July 12 and 26 and August 9 and 23. Space is limited. Please call 363-2818 to reserve a place and a copy of the first book in the series. Books in the series are listed at http://mainehumanities.org/programs/talk-cuba-literature.html.
ART AT THE LIBRARY
Todd Bezold and Michael Walek, both of York, are celebrating the arrival of spring with a joint exhibition of paintings at the York Public Library through May 31. Both artists draw inspiration from the natural world, preferring to paint from life whenever and wherever possible.
York Art Association member Louise M. Whelton exhibits her watercolors of barns and birds in the Kennebunk Room for the month of May.
IN THE CHILDREN'S ROOM
Weekly programs for children at the York Public Library include Miss Kate's Infant Lap, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., with the last program until the autumn on May 29; Preschool Story Time, Thursdays at 10:30 a.m., with the last program until the autumn on May 31, and Toddler Story Time, Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Monthly programs for children and parents that are held October through May include Making Music Monthly, the first Wednesday of each month from 10:15 to10:45 a.m.; Tactile Toddler Time, the second Tuesday of each month from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; Babies, Boppies and Books, the second Thursday of each month from 10:15 to 11 a.m., and Art by the Pond, the third Tuesday of each month, from 10:15 to 11 a.m.
