Skidompha Library

Skidompha Library Skidompha is a national award winning library serving Damariscotta, Newcastle, Nobleboro. There is a small parking lot behind the library on Elm Street.

Visit our website for more information about services and hours: www.skidompha.org Skidompha is located opposite the corner of Main and Water streets in downtown Damariscotta, Maine.

TITLE REVEAL!!Monthly Book ClubsThird Wednesday of the Month | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PMZoom | Registration RequiredWe have anno...
09/17/2025

TITLE REVEAL!!

Monthly Book Clubs
Third Wednesday of the Month | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Zoom | Registration Required

We have announced the titles for our upcoming Book Clubs! We are excited to invite you to join us for conversations about this engaging lineup. All discussions occur over Zoom, so please email [email protected] to register.

October 15 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
November 19 - Meet Me by the Fountain by Alexandra Lange
December 17 - The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
January 21 - How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
February 18 - Open Throat by Henry Hoke
March 18 - An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
April 15 - There is No Antimemetic Division by qntm
May 20 - Airplane Mode by Shahnaz Habib

Coming up!Special Spooky Book Club: The Buffalo Hunter HunterWednesday, October 22 | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PMZoom | Registratio...
09/17/2025

Coming up!

Special Spooky Book Club: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
Wednesday, October 22 | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Zoom | Registration Required

Join us for an extra book club to mark the month of October! We will be reading and discussing an amazing and poignant new historical horror novel: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones*. Email [email protected] to register.

*A word of caution: this book contains some graphic depictions of violence, and the book club is recommended for mature readers.

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An instant New York Times bestseller, a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits.

Coming up!Monthly Book Club: The Vaster WildsWednesday, October 15 | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PMZoom | Registration RequiredJoin S...
09/17/2025

Coming up!

Monthly Book Club: The Vaster Wilds
Wednesday, October 15 | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Zoom | Registration Required

Join Skidompha librarians for a relaxed conversation about our monthly book selection! For October, we will be reading Lauren Groff's The Vaster Wilds. All discussions occur over Zoom, so please email [email protected] to register.

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A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of god that burns hot within her. What she finds in this terra incognita is beyond the limits of her imagination and will bend her belief in everything that her own civilization has taught her.

Lauren Groff’s new novel is at once a thrilling adventure story and a penetrating fable about trying to find a new way of living in a world succumbing to the churn of colonialism. The Vaster Wilds is a work of raw and prophetic power that tells the story of America in miniature, through one girl at a hinge point in history, to ask how—and if—we can adapt quickly enough to save ourselves.

This program is also full! We love our local theater kids!Student-Created Theatre Performance ⁠Wednesdays 3:15-4:15 | Se...
09/16/2025

This program is also full! We love our local theater kids!

Student-Created Theatre Performance ⁠
Wednesdays 3:15-4:15 | September 17-December 17 ⁠
(no class October 1, October 8) ⁠
Ages 11-15 | Registration Required ⁠
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Back by popular demand! If your child loves theatre and is interested in a performance class, we are thrilled to provide another free session this fall with Teralyn Reiter. Space is limited: please email [email protected] with your child’s name, age, and a good phone number to reach you.

Program is full! Thanks for your enthusiasm!Theatre Exploration ⁠Tuesdays 3:15 – 4:15 | September 16-December 16 ⁠(no cl...
09/16/2025

Program is full! Thanks for your enthusiasm!

Theatre Exploration ⁠
Tuesdays 3:15 – 4:15 | September 16-December 16 ⁠
(no class September 30, October 7)⁠
Ages 6-10 | Registration Required ⁠
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We are thrilled to offer our very popular Theatre at the Library program to younger children this fall! Join instructor Teralyn Reiter to explore, act, and have fun! Space is limited: please email [email protected] with your child’s name, age, and a good phone number to reach you.

Tomorrow!National Voter Registration Day⁠For Adults 18 and up⁠Tuesday, September 16 | All Day⁠⁠Skidompha is proud to be ...
09/15/2025

Tomorrow!

National Voter Registration Day⁠
For Adults 18 and up⁠
Tuesday, September 16 | All Day⁠
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Skidompha is proud to be a Community Partner for National Voter Registration Day! Stop by the Library to register, and to help celebrate this civic holiday!

Next week!Fun with Mehndi Saturday September 20 | 11:00-12:00 Ages 6-11 | Registration Required Join us for this fun and...
09/13/2025

Next week!

Fun with Mehndi
Saturday September 20 | 11:00-12:00
Ages 6-11 | Registration Required

Join us for this fun and creative program! Participants will learn where mehndi comes from along with its cultural significance. Each child will be able to choose a design that will be drawn on by a staff member. Participants will go home with an instructional book and a henna cone of their own. NOTE: Henna is a plant dye that is applied to the skin and lasts approximately 1-3 weeks. Space is limited: please email [email protected] with your child’s name, age, and a good phone number to reach you at.

Here are some great reasons to join a Book Club!Book clubs...- Bring people together for positive reasons- Encourage int...
09/11/2025

Here are some great reasons to join a Book Club!

Book clubs...
- Bring people together for positive reasons
- Encourage introverts and extroverts to share discussion space
- Create empathy by exploring a range of experiences
- Are a low-cost travel opportunity (armchair vacations!)
- Provide a great excuse to see and make friends
- Expand our horizons
- Connect us with authors on and off the page
- Can be both escapist and educational
- Get us into multigenerational spaces
- Build community

We would love to see you at ours! Sign up by sending us an email ([email protected]) or stop by the front desk!

Tomorrow!Silent Book Club⁠For Adults and Teens (16 years and older)⁠Thursday, September 11 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm⁠Skidompha A...
09/10/2025

Tomorrow!

Silent Book Club⁠
For Adults and Teens (16 years and older)⁠
Thursday, September 11 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm⁠
Skidompha Atrium⁠
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BYOBook and settle in for a quiet evening of reading with friends, neighbors, and fellow readers! This peaceful hour is a great way to refresh and recharge your reading focus; at the end of the hour, attendees can socialize and discuss what they’ve been reading to their comfort level.

There's a tempting array of goods on our Little Free Pantry!
09/10/2025

There's a tempting array of goods on our Little Free Pantry!

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! To celebrate, Maine State Library and Maine State Parks and Historic S...
09/10/2025

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! To celebrate, Maine State Library and Maine State Parks and Historic Sites are partnering up with a fun offer for Maine residents!

On Saturday, September 20, show your Maine library card at the gate for free admission to any participating state park or historic site! Visit https://tinyurl.com/ME-state-park-lib-free-day for more detail

Next week!National Voter Registration DayFor Adults 18 and upTuesday, September 16 | All DaySkidompha is proud to be a C...
09/09/2025

Next week!

National Voter Registration Day
For Adults 18 and up
Tuesday, September 16 | All Day

Skidompha is proud to be a Community Partner for National Voter Registration Day! Stop by the Library to register, and to help celebrate this civic holiday!

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184 Main Street
Damariscotta, ME
04543

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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