Library Hours
Monday: 9:00 - 5:00
Tuesday: 9:00 - 8:30
Wednesday: 9:00 - 5:00
Thursday: 9:00 - 8:30
Friday: 9:00 - 5:00
Saturday: 9:00 - 5:00
(Saturday in summer:
9:00 - 1:00)
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New Catherine Coulter, Janet Evanovich, Robert Parker, and more
The newest update of forthcoming fiction by popular authors features twelve new titles that will be available in March, May, June, and August of 2010. You may reserve these books now by going to our Forthcoming Popular Fiction page.
New Reading Program Rewards Kids with Free Skating Passes
The Thomas Memorial Library is participating in an ongoing reading program offered by Rye Airfield Skatepark in Rye, NH. The program, called Read to Ride, allows kids to earn a free day pass to Rye Airfield Skatepark (value of $33.00) for reading books. Read more.
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Acrylic Collages by Mary Levine Acryclic collages by Mary Levine will be on display in the library's gallery space through February 28. The library's monthly art exhibits are curated by the Cape Elizabeth Arts Commission (CEAC.) See our FAQ page for information on exhibiting. Click here to download an informational flyer about the CEAC. |
Library Offers New Museum and Attraction Passes
For several years, through the generosity of the Cape Elizabeth Arts Commission (CEAC,) the library has lent out passes to the Portland Museum Art, which may be used by one family per day (two adults and up to 6 children from the same family.). This year, CEAC has provided funding for two new museum passes. A pass to Victoria Mansion in Portland is good for free admission for two adults on a single day. A pass to the Maine Historical Society Museum and Longfellow House allows free entry for two adults and up to four children (ages 17 and under) per day. In addition, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay has donated free passes to Maine public libraries for use by library patrons. The library has two passes to the Botanical Gardens, each allowing for free admission for one person. All of these passes may be signed out at the Main Library reference desk.
Library Receives Gift from Partners in Special Education
A group that was formed last year to encourage partnership of parents and Instructional Support School Departments has donated twenty-two books and one DVD dealing with special needs parenting and education to the Thomas Memorial Library. Read more.
Borrow a Kill a Watt® Energy Detector!
Sure to be one of the most requested and popular “whodunits” at public libraries around Maine is the Kill A Watt®.
No, it's not the latest mystery novel on the bestseller list, but rather an electricity usage monitor and educational tool kit available for free checkout from the library. The monitors will help Mainers detect the “energy thieves” in their homes, and the tool kit will help them put the lid on power consumption by appliances and electronics in their homes and businesses. Simply plug an electrical device into the monitor, and plug the monitor into an outlet in your home. The monitor will let you know exactly how much energy your appliances, chargers, and other electical devices use, and how much money you could save by keeping them unplugged. Read more.
Have You Tried Playaway?
The library has a new collection of Playaways—pre-loaded MP-3 players, designed to carry just one complete book in a portable, small, high-tech package. Read more about it!
When you find a book of interest in the library's catalog, you can click on the "More About This Item" button to read a summary, published reviews, or sometimes even a sample chapter or excerpt. (Older titles may not have any additional information available.)
Note: You must have your brower's pop-up blocker turned off in order for this feature to work!
If you are interested in finding, for example, only the movie version of a Harry Potter title, you can use the Limit/Sort Search button to limit your search to a particular "material type"-- in this case "DVD." If you are only interested in an audiobook on CD, you can select "spoken CD" as a material type.
Click here for a step-by-step tutorial on limiting your searches.
If you want to browse the catalog and reserve a number of items, you can avoid having to type in your name and barcode number each time you want to place a hold by logging into your patron record first. Once you are logged in, all you have to do to request an item is click on the Request button!
For instructions on logging into your patron record, click here.
We create catalog records for many our popular fiction titles for adults and children well in advance of their publication date. You can reserve these titles just like you would any other item in our collection.
Click here to go to the New and Forthcoming Books page.
Click here for information on how to place a reserve.
Get a reminder notice from us before your books are due!
If we have your correct email address in your library record, you will automatically receive an email reminder notice from us three days before your items are due. If you have borrowed books from other libraries through interlibrary loan, you will receive a reminder email notification from the libraries that own the materials you borrowed. Not sure if we have your email address on file? Give us a call at 799-1720.