Indulge your creative spirit with our Nature Wall Hangings workshop! Join us in crafting delightful and colorful wall decor using an assortment of natural materials such as sticks, yarn, string, and embroidery hoops. Plus, we’ll be upcycling donated art supplies to add an extra touch of eco-friendliness to our creations. Read aloud book: If You…

Examples of Grab & Go crafts

Pick up Grab & Go kits for adults and teens at Waterville Public Library anytime after 2pm every other Friday, for so long as supplies last. Each kit will contain the supplies and instructions for the current craft or activity. May’s kits will be Assorted Projects on both May 10 and May 24! On May…

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Celebrate Pride on First Friday! At the Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm Street: 3-4:30pm Button Making at the Waterville Public Library—Fireplace Room (First Floor) Visit the library and design your own pinback button! There will be a selection of Pride flag and pronoun pin designs, as well as an exciting miscellany of other materials. At…

Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4pm to make the craft with help from library staff! May 7: 3-D Flower Collage May 14: Bee-utiful Picture May 21: Butterfly Puppet May 28: Air Dry Clay Mosaic Facebook: facebook.com/watervillelibrary Take pictures of the results…

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HOMESCHOOL HUB Every Thursday, 1–2pm Homeschool students who are pre-school through elementary grade levels* are invited to come to the library for fun and activities! May 2: Game Day May 9: LEGO with Friends May 16: Crepe Paper Flowers May 23: Sing-Alongs (Last HSH until September) *The Bartlett Room for Teens is available for older…

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Waterville Creates and Ticonic Gallery are currently seeking vendor applications for the ninth annual Holiday Bazaar, which will be held from October 4, 2024–January 27, 2025 in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main Street in Waterville, Maine. The Ticonic Gallery is transformed into a marketplace filled with unique and distinctive gifts created…

Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4om to make the craft with help from library staff! April 23: Dragonfly Collage April 30: Paper Lizard Facebook: facebook.com/watervillelibrary Take pictures of the results and share them in the comments of the post, or on…

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At the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St: 5-7pm Spring art activities in the Creative Carts! Make your own spring card for a loved one. 7:30pm Performance- Head Over Heels- A hilarious, exuberant musical about the celebration of love, Head Over Heels follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to…

Join author/illustrator Charlotte Agell for an hour of ART centered on the human face and what it tells us. Learn to draw different expressions, to draw with your eyes closed, to invent characters and more. Seats are limited, registration required. To register, fill out this form: https://form.jotform.com/watervillepubliclibrary/fun-with-faces, call 207-872-5433, or ask at any of the…

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HOMESCHOOL HUB Every Thursday, 1-2pm Homeschool students who are pre-school through elementary grade levels* are invited to come to the library for fun and activities! 4/11: LEGO with Friends 4/18: No Homeschool Hub, School Break Movie Matinee 4/25: Let’s Talk About Books: Your Top 3 Favorite Books What are they and why? *The Bartlett Room…

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FACES TELL STORIES “Fiction is Truth’s elder sister. No one in the world knew what truth was till someone told a story.” (Rudyard Kipling) In this hour-long writing workshop for teens and adults, we will get at the truth by making things up. Come prepared to write, write, write! (And possibly draw) There will be…

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Join us for the opening reception of At Play: Works by Tom Jessen Friday, May 24 from 4-7pm. Step into the creative world of artist Tom Jessen as he brings his piece Atsuko to life right before your eyes at Ticonic Gallery. Following the construction of Atsuko, visitors will be invited to become a part of the…