Tuesday, April 28, 2015-- In this issue:

•  Events this week... 
•  Are you streaming yet?
•  Book Sale Saturday
•  Exhibit: Beyond the Page
•  Exhibit: Sports Memorabilia
•  Book Making for Families
•  More from the April Student Art Show.. Just 1 Day Left!

• Join us THIS SATURDAY! May 2 from 2:00 to 4:30 PM for a reception for the May art show: "Kintsugi: the Beauty of Imperfection," featuring 12 local artists and curated by Frederica Marshall. Kintsugi is the Japanese concept that something that has been broken and mended has increased value and beauty.
   
• A Blue Hill Village Mittens knitting session is scheduled for THIS THURSDAY! April 30, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM.

• The May Friends of the Library Book Sale will be this Saturday, May 2, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. More info below. 

A big thank you to patrons who attended the Surry Town Meeting and approved the library's budget request. We are grateful for the support.

Did you know that our Freegal subscription has been expanded? You can now download and keep 5 free songs per week and you can also stream music of your choice for 3 hours per day on your computer, laptop, phone, ipod or other device. Use this link to get started.

The Friends of the Library are here to help you get in shape for summer!!  HALF PRICE on all Health, Diet, Fitness and Well Being books.  Special Features include children's classics, $.50 craft & needlework booklets.  Magazine Specials are Parabola a journal of myth and tradition for $.25/issue and $1 bundles of Gourmet, Saveur and other cooking magazines.  Now all we need is sun!

Brooklin artist, and bookmaker Katherine Greene, will show her artwork in an exhibit in the Library's Howard room cases from May 1 through July 31. Beyond the Page is an exhibit of artist's books, journals and guest books. The public is invited to an opening reception for the show on Friday, May 8 in the Howard Room at the Library from 4:00 to 6:00 PM.

Greene began making books through classes at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts offered by Rebecca Goodale.  Speaking with passion about her love of bookmaking, Greene writes: "All aspects of book arts enthrall me, from designing the book and the style of construction to choosing the right materials. In all of my work, the natural world and, specifically, the Maine coastal landscape, are my inspiration."

About her artist's books, Greene says:   "Creating one-of-a-kind artist's books allows me to combine, in one art form, many of the things that I enjoy most: drawing and painting; writing poetry; conceiving constructs and working with papers, fabrics, beads and threads."

Greene is the art teacher at George Stevens Academy and has been teaching for 40 years.  In 2007, she was the recipient of a Maine Educators Fellowship, and in 2010, she nominated the Blue Hill peninsula as an "Imagination Intensive Community," which won the area recognition of its promotion of the arts with young people. A champion of the arts in education, she underscores the value and the significance of the many forms of artistic expression, stating, "Through art, we each make meaning of our lives and experiences."

For more information, call the Library at 374-5515, or visit the artist's web sites at www.katherinegreenarts.com, www.100handboundjournals.com.

10 year old Orland resident Azaiah Nanson will exhibit his sports memorabilia collection in the Library's Larchwood Children's Room during the months of May and June. Azaiah has been collecting sports-related items for about  3 years. Although born in Baltimore and a fan of both the Ravens and the Orioles, Azaiah has lived in Maine "pretty much his whole life."

Much of his collection consists of baseball and football cards, but his very favorite item is a football autographed by Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. Azaiah got the autograph himself, at an open practice in 2013, the same year, he says, that the Ravens went on to win the superbowl and Flacco won the MVP award. He also has a baseball bat that is autographed by all of the players of the 1996 Major League Baseball all star game.

The exhibit will be available for viewing during Library hours until the end of June. For more information call the Library at 374-5515.

In celebration of Children's Book Week, the Library will be offering a book making workshop for families on Saturday, May 9 from 10:00 AM to noon. Kids and their parents are invited to drop-in and create books of their own. Supplies and guidance will be provided. Participants need only bring their imaginations! For more information, call Pat at 374-5515.

Every year the April Student Art Show is spectacular! And this year is no exception. Please stop by and see the wonderful artwork that young people in our area are doing.   The show is coming down THIS THURSDAY! So, if you haven't seen it, come by before then-- we promise you'll be inspired!
 

Painting by Caitlyn Morey, George Stevens Academy

Aztec Sun by Katie Curtis, kindergarten, Penobscot School

 

Pablo Picasso by Audrey Whitmore, 8th grade, Surry School.

Common Murre Portrait by Griffin Werner, grade 5, Blue Hill.

Egyptian Repousse by Evelyn Dagan, grade 5, Adams School

Don't hesitate to call us for more information at 207-374-5515.