• Lego and Rubik’s Cube Club
    Friday, February 21 at 3 p.m.

    Let the brain games begin! Participants are invited to build master creations with Legos provided by the library.  We will also have Rubik’s cubes on hand with instructions on how to solve the Cube.  All ages welcome.  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wells Public Library.  For more information, please contact Allison Herman at aherman@wellstown.org or call the library at 207-646-8181.
     
  • Mother Goose Storytime
    Monday, February 24 at 10:30 a.m.

    Join us for Mother Goose Mondays! Children ages 0-24 months and their caregivers are invited to engage in lap activities, rhymes, songs, and fingerplays.  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wells Public Library.  For more information, please contact Allison Herman at aherman@wellstown.org or by calling the library at 207-646-8181.

     
  • Meditation Group
    Monday, February 24 at 12 p.m.

    If meditation is something you are curious or passionate about, this program is for you!  Learn how to consistently incorporate mediation into your life in order to increase health, wellbeing and inner peace.  Wellness Coach Cindy Simon will lead us in a meditation session on the fourth Monday of each month.  All skill levels are welcome.  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wells Public Library.  For more information, please contact Andrea Kazilionis at akazilionis@wellstown.org or call the library at 207-646-8181.
     
  • ​AARP Tax Preparation Services
    Tuesday, February 25 from 1-6 p.m.

    Trained AARP Tax Aide volunteers will be at the library each Tuesday this tax season to answer questions and help with electronically filing taxes. For more information or to find out what to bring, please contact Andrea Kazilionis at akazilionis@wellstown.org or call the library at 207-646-8181.
                  
     
  • Toddler Storytime
    Wednesday, February 26 at 10:30 a.m.

    Ages 2-5 years old and their caregivers are invited to meet us for stories, songs, and movement, all followed by a craft.  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wells Public Library.  For more information, please contact Allison Herman at aherman@wellstown.org or call the library at 207-646-8181.
     
  • Teen Game Tournament
    Wednesday, February 26 at 1:30 p.m.

    Teens and tweens are invited to participate in our ongoing gaming tournament. Each month, we will have new competitive games for you to try your hand at - from retro board games to DS marathons to our Nintendo Switch!  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wells Public Library. For more information, please contact Jade Austin at jaustin@wellstown.org or by calling the library at 207-646-8181.

     
  • Conversational French Language Group
    Thursday, February 27 at 6:30 p.m.

    Join us for an informal approach to practicing or re-learning French!  This group will meet weekly on Thursdays to speak French.  We will offer some activities, questions, and other approaches to practicing the language, but mostly it will be up to the group to determine what the format will be.  We welcome anyone with a French Language interest to participate.  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wells Public Library.  For more information, please contact Andrea Kazilionis at akazilionis@wellstown.org or call the library at 207-646-8181.
  • Fiber Arts Group
    Friday, February 28 at 10:30 a.m.

     
    All are welcome to join our Fiber Arts Group.  
    If you embroider, cross-stitch, sew, weave, quilt, whatever you do - if it’s done with fiber and it’s portable, we welcome you. 

    We meet on Friday from 10:30-12, as long as the library is open. All ages & levels of ability are encouraged to join us for ideas, inspiration and lively conversation.  For more information, please contact Anne Mosey at amosey@wellstown.org or by calling the library at 207-646-8181. 
     
  • Toddler Storytime
    Friday, February 28 at 1 p.m.

    Ages 2-5 years old and their caregivers are invited to meet us on Fridays for stories, songs, and movement, all followed by a craft.  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wells Public Library.  For more information, please contact Allison Herman at aherman@wellstown.org or call the library at 207-646-8181.
     
  • ​Iron Jawed Angels
    Tuesday, March 3 at 6 p.m.

    In celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and honoring Women’s History Month, the library will be screening the film Iron Jawed Angels. The historical drama about the women's suffrage movement in the early 1900s stars Hilary Swank and Frances O'Connor. This free event is sponsored by the Maine Public Library Fund. For more information, please contact Andrea Kazilionis at akazilionis@wellstown.org or call the library at 207-646-8181.
     
  • Random Fandom: Duct Tape
    Wednesday, March 4 at 1:15 p.m.

    It’s tough, it’s colorful, and you can make almost anything with it! We’ll be crafting multi-use duct tape pouches to celebrate this household staple.  For kids in grades 5 and up, with high schoolers welcome!  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wells Public Library.  For more information, please contact Jade Austin at jaustin@wellstown.org or call the library at 207-646-8181.
     
  • Non-Fiction Book Club
    Wednesday, March 4 at 4:30 p.m.

    Is nonfiction your passion?  Love history, biographies, science?  Come join us for our nonfiction book group!  This month's book is Doing Justice by Preet Bharara.  Join us for discussion and debate.  For more information, please contact Cindy Appleby at cappleby@wellstown.org or call the library at 207-646-8181.
     
  • Teen Craft: Yarn Birds
    Wednesday, March 11 at 1:15 p.m.

    We will continue with our fowl theme as we make colorful songbirds all out of yarn.  Stop by the library to try out this new craft!  We provide the supplies, you bring the creativity!  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wells Public Library. For more information, please contact Jade Austin at jaustin@wellstown.org or by calling the library at 207-646-8181.
     


Support the Friends of the Library!

Buy a reusable bag at Hannaford this February and support programming at the Wells Public Library!  The Friends of the Wells Public Library have been selected as February’s recipient of the Wells Plaza Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag program.  For each Community or Fight Hunger bag sold at Hannaford Wells Plaza store during the month of February, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Friends.  Thank you and thank you Hannaford!
 
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