In: Community

Join in the conversation about how Mainers think about climate change and other major social changes. Every perspective and every level of knowledge is welcome and helpful!

Researchers from the University of Maine at Augusta are partnering with libraries across the state to conduct a project called “Change: Exploring Mental Models of Climate and Social Changes.”

The purpose of the project is to gather information about how regular people think about climate change and other social changes. The project will use focus groups and photography to explore the many ways Mainers view current issues, and will create community events and publications aimed to increase dialogue.

The researchers will conduct two focus groups at the Thompson Free Library on Tuesday, Oct 15 and Tuesday, Oct 22 from 5-7 pm. Participants will take photographs between the two focus groups, which will be used for a community showcase event and free community publications about the project findings.

For more information please contact Dr. Kati Corlew at 207-262-7752 or kate.corlew@maine.edu. To join the project, visit https://bit.ly/2kxJo6Y

 

In: Community, Events, Outdoors

The Maine Bird Atlas is a statewide citizen science project that everyone can help with! To contribute, you don’t need birding experience; all you need is a desire to get outside and make some observations.

Join project coordinator Glen Mittelhause, director of the Maine Natural History Observatory, at the Thompson Free Library on Thursday, August 22 at 5:30 pm to learn about how you can get started contributing bird observations to the Maine Bird Atlas!

To learn more about this important conservation project, visit: https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/maine-bird-atlas/index.html

In: Children, Community, Events

Want to know what it’s like to be a firefighter, police officer, ambulance worker, weather forecaster or game warden? Join Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency at the Thompson Free Library on Friday, August 23 at 10 am for a free presentation from local organizations talking about how you can make a difference in your community.

Kids will get a chance to tour the Emergency Operations Trailer and meet guest speakers from local organizations including Mayo Regional Hospital, Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Forest Service, and US National Weather Service Caribou ME. Hope to see you there!

In: Book Group, Caregiving, Community, Events

There’s a New Book Club in Town! Pine Tree Hospice’s Caregiving and Bereavement Book Club is all new, with great readings that will have you looking forward to each meeting with your questions and comments. This book club begins with The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. This poignant and compelling love story is about loss and discovery, grief, and caring. It tells the story of a man who lives for his wife and journeys with her as she loses herself to Alzheimer’s Disease. The Notebook is set in the post-war rural south, a spectacular location where this wonderful story unfolds and takes you into a beautiful life.

Our first meeting will be on September 19, at The Thompson Free Library, from 3:30 – 5:00 pm. The reading materials will be available to borrow at the Thompson Free Library after August 20th. Anyone is welcome to join; we are looking forward to an interesting group with plenty to say and talk about – and you don’t need to attend each meeting to be part of this club. The other meetings will be October 17 and November 19. Please call Pine Tree Hospice at 564-4346 for more information or stop at the Thompson Free Library to sign up.