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Curtis Memorial Library

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A Society, Culture, Kids, Family and Pets podcast
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Our Technical Services Manager Carol Lord interviews Curt Dale Clark, Artistic Director of Maine State Music Theater.
Joyce speaks with senior staff members Wynter, Sarah, and Melissa about upgrades and changes around the building that we have been working on, while the building has been closed due to COVID. We are so excited for you to see what we've been up
Librarian Pamela and Library Assistant Jamie discuss what historical fiction is (it's fiction), what to consider when reading the genre, and recommending some of their favorites. Tech Guru Bryan tells you why it's a good idea to buy your own in
Curtis Director Liz Doucett interviews the Executive Director of the Pejepscot History Center, Larissa Vigue Picard. Larissa describes some fascinating items from the center's collections, explains the center's recent name change (formerly the
Pamela and Wynter ask ten Curtis staff members to list their favorite books published in 2020 and discuss their own favorites as well.
This virtual author event was hosted by Adult Services Librarian Pamela Bobker, and was held on Zoom and Facebook Live on September 29, 2020 Edwin Hill is the Edgar- and Agatha-award nominated author of Little Comfort, The Missing Ones, and Wat
Bryan offers up his technology gift buying advice - he'll tell you what is worth buying this season, and where to get the best deals. Pamela talks with some special guests about the meaningful memories and connections created by holiday books a
Bryan offers up his technology gift buying advice - he'll tell you what is worth buying this season, and where to get the best deals.  Pamela talks with some special guests about the meaningful memories and connections created by holiday books
Pamela and Jamie from Adult Services discuss their picks from different fantasy genres, and Teen Librarian Melissa explains the five traits that define the family of fantasy genres, and makes some recommendations of her own.  
Just in time for Halloween, Manager of Materials Management Carol Lord speaks with her cousin, John Lestock - a Lutheran Pastor, who shares some spooky stories from his time spent in Owatonna, MN.  Stay tuned until the end, where Teen Librarian
Joyce talks with Dr. Nirav Shah - a household name in Maine, as he is the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control.  However, the "C-word" (COVID-19) is not discussed in this interview, as the topic of their conversation is Quincy, Dr.
This virtual author event was hosted by Adult Services Librarian Pamela Bobker, and was held on Zoom and Facebook Live on September 15, 2020 In this program, Carolyn discussed her most recent novel Death at a Séance and played several jazz song
Library Director Liz Doucett talks about how libraries are adapting to meet the needs of our communities during the COVID pandemic, how our focus on sustainability has helped us in this effort, and how this adaptation will likely continue after
Wynter talks indie publishers, why their books aren't always found in the library, and getting books of poetry in the mail through a subscription to Ugly Duckling Presse. Links to publishers and other things in this episode can be found in thi
Adult Services Librarian Pamela talks with patron Jeanne Baker Stinson about romance novels.  We give a variety of suggestions for fans of romance and for people interested in trying one for the first time. Bryan's Tech Tip segment talks about
Teen Librarian Melissa interviews Micah Pietraho, a rising Brunswick High School Senior. They discuss the challenges and opportunities of distance learning and socializing during the COVID pandemic, and the potential historical significance of
Adult Services Librarian Pamela and Reference Assistant Jamie talk about what to read next if you enjoyed The Martian by Andy Weir, and Tech Guru Bryan recommends a few tech blogs that he reads to keep up-to-date. 
Director Liz Doucett talks with the director of the Topsham (Maine) Public Library, Susan Preece, and the director of Merrill Memorial Library (Yarmouth, Maine), Heidi Grimm. They discuss what it's like to be a public library director in Maine,
In the first segment, Wynter recommends reading you can't find at Curtis- the magazine Lapham's Quarterly. In the second segment, Bryan discusses the importance of passwords, and how to more easily and effectively manage them. 
Joyce interviews Brunswick author and editor Kate Egan, and her family dog, Tony. They talk about how Tony came to join the family, and about Kate's editing work on the newest Hunger Games book, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Co
In which eight members of the Curtis Library staff introduce ourselves, and our new podcast experiment. 
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