Norway Memorial Library

April School Vacation Fun
2025-04-23 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-04-22 13:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, 97 Main Street, South Paris, ME, 04281, United States
April School Vacation Fun
Tuesday, April 22, Earth Day
1:30-3:30 pm
Making Rain Sticks from Upcycled Materials
Tina Thurston will work with kids ages 8-18 on a recycled art project. Part 1 of 2. Come back on Thursday to decorate your rain stick.
Wednesday, April 23, 10:30 am
Special Story Time and Craft
Deb Johnson from the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum will read How the Meteorite Got to the Museum. Ages 2-12.
Thursday, April 24, 1:30-3:30 pm
Special Craft
Tina Thurston returns to finish this recycled art project. Part 2 of 2. Decorate the rain stick you made on Tuesday.
Friday, April 25, 3:30 pm
Scratch Coding with 4-H
Second of four monthly scratch coding programs. For kids ages 8-12. Limited to 10. Equipment for use in the library is provided.

Toybox Tuesday
2025-04-22 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-15 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-08 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-01 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-03-25 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-03-18 10:30 - 12:00 | Norway Memorial Library
Every Tuesday starting at 10:30 am
Play time for children (birth-age four) and their caregivers.

Knitting and Crochet Group Winter 2025 Schedule
2025-04-20 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-04-05 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-16 11:00 - 13:00 | McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, 97 Main Street, South Paris, ME, 04281, United States
Make this winter cozy!
Join the Knitting and Crochet Group at the library from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm on the first and third Saturdays of the month this winter!
Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main Street, (207) 743-5309 ext. 1 or www.norwaymemoriallibrary.org

Knitting and Crochet Group
2025-04-19 11:00 - 13:00 | Norway Memorial Library
Knitting and Crochet Group
Bring your own project!
First and third Saturdays from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

This group is open to the public. Other needlework projects welcome! Newbies are welcome.
For more information, call the library’s information desk, (207) 743-5309 ext. 1.

Music & Movement
2025-04-18 10:30 - 23:30, 2025-04-11 10:30 - 23:30, 2025-04-04 10:30 - 23:30, 2025-03-28 10:30 - 23:30, 2025-03-21 10:30 - 23:30 | Norway Memorial Library
Every Friday at 10:30 am
Join us as we play and sing in a casual and fun atmosphere.

Storytime
2025-04-16 10:30 - 23:30, 2025-04-09 10:30 - 23:30, 2025-04-02 10:30 - 23:30, 2025-03-26 10:30 - 23:30, 2025-03-19 10:30 - 23:30 | Norway Memorial Library
Storytime, Every Wednesday at 10:30 am
Come explore the wonderful world of picture books with Ms. Annika.
Please enjoy this video link of Annika reading “Whoosh!”

LEGO Club for homeschoolers ages 6-12
2025-04-15 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-01 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-03-18 14:00 - 15:00 | McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, 97 Main Street, South Paris, ME, 04281, United States
First and third Tuesdays 2:00 – 3:00 pm.

Build for an hour and then have your caretaker take a photo of your creation to share on the Children’s Room Facebook page before you dismantle it. LEGOs will be provided by the library.

Winter 2025 Morning Book Club
2025-04-15 09:00 - 22:00, 2025-03-18 09:00 - 22:00 | McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, 97 Main Street, South Paris, ME, 04281, United States
Morning Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 9:00 am. It is open to anyone who likes to read and discuss books with others.
The book selections for the winter of 2025 are:
January 21: Flags on the Bayou, by James Lee Burke. Zoom link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82364744682?pwd=[REDACTED]

February 18: The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters. Zoom link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87284169577?pwd=[REDACTED]

March 18: The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, by Hendrik Groen. Zoom link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81110652765?pwd=[REDACTED]

April 15: All’s Well, by Mona Awad. Zoom link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83082683491?pwd=[REDACTED]

Attend in-person or remotely using zoom links above.

Norway Library After School Monthly Mineral Madness
2025-04-09 15:30 - 16:30 | McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, 97 Main Street, South Paris, ME, 04281, United States
Come and enjoy fun Science books, STE(A)M activities, and be a geologist investigating cool rocks.
In collaboration with Maine Mineral and Gem Museum’s Education Outreach Coordinator Deb Johnson
Second Wednesday of each month November – April
NOVEMBER: The Big Bang Wednesday, November 13, 2024 3:30-4:30
Starting at the beginning with a read aloud about space dust and then marvel at Hubble space
telescope images that are truly out of this world! You will use your creativity and even “sparkly
dust” for a take home STEAM (A =Art) project.
DECEMBER: Crashing Plates Wednesday, December 11, 2024 3:30-4:30
Bringing things back to earth with a focus on Earth’s hot, hot, hot inner core and moving
continents. Read aloud is a “Hands On Science” Geology book to learn about the formation of
different types of rocks and finishing with a quick squishy demonstration of mountain formation.
Will there be coal in your stocking?
JANUARY: DINO Bones are Missing Wednesday January 8, 2025 3:30-4:30
In this session you will meet the woman who identified the first pterodactyl but
wait….did someone steal all of Maine’s dinosaur fossils? Make your own “fossil”
to bring home and discover Pertica, the Maine State fossil. Who is Hairy-It?!
FEBRUARY: Granite & Building Bridges Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:30-4:30
Can you identify granite? Learn about why famous Maine Quarries are now swimming holes
and discover who is buried in Grant’s tomb. Your engineering skills will be challenged with some
sweet building blocks that may (or may not) form an arch.
MARCH: Shimmer and Shine Wednesday March 12, 2025 3:30-4:30
We will read about a young “rockhound” discovering amazing crystals that can be found in your
own backyard. What is the Maine State gem? Let’s examine some of Maine’s precious stones
and we will experiment with making crystals to take home.
APRIL: Make a Wish Wednesday April 9, 2025 3:30-4:30
The Lyrids Meteor Shower will be here soon. Look towards the night sky and learn the
difference between a meteor and a meteorite. There will be cool facts, word puzzles, and videos
of fireballs over Western Maine. Today you can even hold a real piece of space.

Knitting and Crochet Group
2025-04-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Norway Memorial Library
Knitting and Crochet Group
Bring your own project!
First and third Saturdays from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

This group is open to the public. Other needlework projects welcome!
For more information, call the library’s information desk, (207) 743-5309 ext. 1.

Scratch Coding Club
2025-03-28 15:30 - 16:30 | McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, 97 Main Street, South Paris, ME, 04281, United States
Come Code with Us!
A coding club is forming at the library for children ages 8-12. Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children. It’s a coding language with a visual interface that allows you to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization. It will meet once a month on the fourth Friday, 3:30-4:30 pm. The dates are February 28, March 28, April 25, and May 23. No experience is needed. Equipment for use in the library will be provided.
