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In addition to our collection of books, magazines, newspapers, DVDs & videos, audiobooks on cassette & CD, the library offers:

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We now have a Book Discussion Group, which meets monthly! Click here for more information.

  • Reference Services
  • Large Print Collection
  • Interlibrary Loan
  • Public Computers
  • Wireless Internet Access
  • Book Discussion Group
  • Knitting Group
  • Delivery to the Homebound
  • Museum Passes
  • Tax forms
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Reference Services

The library has a comprehensive collection of print reference materials, as well as access to online databases. Our librarians are happy to assist you in locating the information you need, whether it's a phone number, literary reference, used car prices, or anything else you need. Did you know you can access Marvel!, a wide-ranging collection of subscription databases, from home? Click here for more information.

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Large Print Materials

The Large Print Collection is located in the Main Library, adjacent to the audiobook and video section at the top of the stairs. Click here for more information.

Thomas Memorial Library Book Group

The library offers a monthly book discussion group led by two of our librarians. The group meets the second Wednesday of the month from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

If you are interested in joining the club, please contact either Joyce Lourie or Susan Samberg.

Upcoming meetings

 

September 8 , 9:30 a.m.: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Steig Larsson

The disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden, gnaws at her octogenarian uncle, Henrik Vanger. He is determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder. He hires crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist, recently at the wrong end of a libel case, to get to the bottom of Harriet's disappearance. Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old, pierced, tattooed genius hacker, possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age--and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness--assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, an astonishing corruption at the highest echelon of Swedish industrialism--and a surprising connection between themselves.

Book Group Guides

Below are links to Book Group Guides for previous books discussed by our book group.

American Pastoral, by Philip Roth
The Bookseller of Kabul, by Åsne Seierstad
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories, by Sarah Orne Jewett
Dreaming of the Bones, by Deborah Crombie
Five Quarters of the Orange, by Joanne Harris
Founding Mothers, by Cokie Roberts
The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years, by Sarah and A. Elizabeth Delany, with Amy Hill Hearth
Here If You Need Me, by Kate Braestrup
The History of Love, by Nicole Krauss
How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life, by Mameve Medwed
The Law of Similars, by Chris Bohjalian
Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder
Paul Revere's Ride, by David Hackett Fischer
Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson

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Knitting Group

The group is currently on hiatus, but will be meeting again in September on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from 6:30 - 8:30 in the library's Community Room. Participants bring their own supplies and work on their own projects, sharing ideas and tips with each other. Registration is not required.

Upcoming Meetings:

Thursday, April 22, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 13, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 27, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 10, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Interlibrary Loan

The library's participation in the Minerva consortium makes Interlibrary Loan quick and easy. However, if there are items you would like that are not owned by any Minerva or MaineCat libraries, we may still be able to borrow them from another library in Maine or across the country. Please ask a librarian if you need assistance in locating or requesting an item.

Public Computers

The Main Library has 4 computers available for general use, and two public computers that are limited to searching the library catalog only. All of our public computers are MacIntosh desktop computers. One public computer in the Main Library runs in the Windows environment for those library users who prefer to work in Windows. All the computers run Microsoft Office applications, as well as Safari, Camino, and Internet Explorer. You may sign up to use any of the public computers for one 30 minute block of time. If no one else is waiting, you may continue to work in 30 minute increments.

Wireless Internet Access

The library offers free wireless internet access in the Main wing of the library, both upstairs and downstairs. Your computer or other wireless device should automatically detect our network, which is called TML Wireless Network.

Delivery to the homebound

If you are unable to travel to the library, you may sign up to have books and other library items delivered to your home. Please contact Joyce Lourie to arrange for this service.

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Museum Passes

The library offers the following museum passes, made possible through the generosity of the Cape Elizabeth Arts Commission:

Portland Museum of Art: The pass may be used by one family per day (two adults and up to 6 children from the same family.)

Victoria Mansion: The pass provides free admission for two adults per visit.

Maine Historical Society Museum & Longfellow House: This pass allows free entry for two adults and up to four children (ages 17 and under) per day to the MHS Museum and to the Longfellow House at Maine Historical Society. It may be used for families and individuals.

Passes must be signed out at the Main Library reference desk. For more information, to check on availability or to reserve a pass in advance, please call the library at 799-1720.

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Tax Forms

The library provides free income tax forms for both Federal and State returns. The tax forms are located in the Main Library below the window on the north side of the building. Many tax forms are also available for free download online:

Federal Income Tax Forms
Maine State Income Tax Forms

Click here for links to more online tax resources.

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