SPECIAL EVENTS 2025

April 8-12

Peeps in the Library

Stop by the library and vote for your favorite peep diorama!

April 12

Tell Your Story, Write Your Story, Share Your Story Writing Workshop

Location: Buck Memorial Library

Time: 1 - 2:30 PM

Let's make a written time capsule of our community.  Join us in conversation as we craft our stories. Journals and pens provided, and if you contribute you will receive the book that we publish.

April 22

Earth Day Reading Challenge

Bingo cards are due today! The Earth Day reading challenge ends today, make sure to drop off your bingo card to receive a prize from Loud Dog Farm.

April 26

Larry Dyhrberg - Author Talk

Location: Buck Memorial Library

Time: 1 - 2:30 PM

Larry Dyhrberg taught history from 1964 through 2012, thirty-three years of which were at Westbrook High School in southern Maine. He lives on the family farm in Falmouth as un homme au foyer with his wife, Michelle, and Chaussette, le chien.

Sutton Tales traces the paths of Hélène Honoré Levesque and Gilbert Jenkins, two young Maine Milltowners, across the arc of the Twentieth Century. Hélène and Gilbert grow through the challenges and successes of life in their close-knit town on the banks of the Nine Falls River, even as the world into which they know changes on the rapids of modern American life. Family, friends and their own unique selves serve as the foundations of those journeys.

June 7

Summer Reading Program Begins

Location: Buck Memorial Library

Time: 10-11:30 

Kick off our summer reading program by reading with the Goats of Loud Dog Farm from 10:00-11:30 at the Library!

June 11

Jarrett Melendez - Author Talk

Location: Alamo Theatre, 85 Main Street, Bucksport, ME

Time: 6 PM (doors open at 5:30)

Join us in welcoming local author and food journalist Jarrett Melendez who grew up in Bucksport, Maine! Jarrett has written countless articles and developed hundreds of original recipes that have appeared on Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Saveur and Food52. He’s written a total of seven cookbooks to date, including My Pokémon Baking Book, RuneScape: The Official Cookbook, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Official Cookbook, The Official Wednesday Cookbook, The Official Borderlands Cookbook, and two completed but unannounced cookbooks slated for release in 2025. 

June 14

Blooms for Books:

A Garden Tour Fundraiser hosted by Letha Woods & Claire Guse

Location: 580 Castine Road, and the 254 Gilpin Road, Orland, ME

Time: 10 AM - 2 PM

Cost: $20 per person (adults only, includes tours of both gardens)

Stroll through two beautiful flower filled landscapes while sipping a refreshing beverage and enjoying a sweet dessert! This event will be held with rain or sunshine.

Tour #1: 254 Gilpin Road, Orland

• Walk the beautiful gardens

• Beekeeping demonstration (Q&A ongoing 10 AM-2 PM) presented by Beth and John from Bridge Road Apiary

• Assortment of related garden items for sale

• No bathroom available

Tour #2: 580 Castine Road, Orland

• Walk the beautiful gardens

• Owl box demonstration (1 - 1:30 PM) presented by Josh Smith

• Many unique items related to flowers and gardens for sale

• An assortment of great raffle items, including amazing handcrafted art (some items will be on display at the library and pictures of items will be on our website)

• Bathroom available

PLEASE NOTE: This event is for adults only.

June 19

Bucksport Farmers' Market Story Time

Location: Bucksport Farmers' Market, 31 Elm Street (Elm Street Congregational Church Parking lot)

Time: 1 PM

Buck Memorial Library Story Time hits the road! Join us at the Bucksport Bay Farmers Market at 1:00 for a special Story Time and craft.

July 12

Gillian French - Author Talk & Book Signing

Location: Buck Memorial Library

Time: 1 - 2: 30 PM

Join us in welcoming Gillian French as she discusses and signs copies of her debut adult novel, Shaw Connelly Lives to Tell.  Gillian is a Maine author best known for your award winning young adult novels, Grit, Sugaring Off, The Door to January, The Missing Season, and The Lies They Tell. She has received both a 2018 Lupine Award from the Maine Library Association and a 2018 Maine Literary Award from the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, as well as numerous others.

July 17

Bucksport Farmers' Market Story Time

Location: Bucksport Farmers' Market, 31 Elm Street (Elm Street Congregational Church Parking lot)

Time: 1 PM

Buck Memorial Library Story Time hits the road! Join us at the Bucksport Bay Farmers Market at 1:00 for a special Story Time and craft.

August 2

Shark Day

Location: Buck Memorial Library

Time: 10 AM -1 PM

It's the end of summer reading, so mark your calendars for Shark Day! Check back for details!

August 9

Wizarding Weekend

Location: Buck Memorial Library

Time: 10 AM -1 PM

Join us as the Bucksport community celebrates Wizarding Weekend. Check back for details.

August 21

Bucksport Farmers' Market Story Time

Location: Bucksport Farmers' Market, 31 Elm Street (Elm Street Congregational Church Parking lot)

Time: 1 PM

Buck Memorial Library Story Time hits the road! Join us at the Bucksport Bay Farmers Market at 1:00 for a special Story Time and craft.

September 15

Wednesday on Main presents Mike Robertson "The Show Must Go On": A benefit event for Buck Memorial Library sponsored by Mike Robertson fans.

Location: Alamo Theatre, 85 Main Street, Bucksport

Time: 7 - 8:30 PM (doors open at 6:30)

Suggested Donation: $10 per person

Learn about historic theaters in Texas and his journey to discover their history. A benefit event for Buck Memorial Library sponsored by Mike Robertson fans.