In: 101 Series, Community, Events, News, Outdoors

Join us OUTDOORS on *Wednesday, August 19 at 1:30 p.m.* as certified tai chi instructor Lilian Mahan guides us through breathing exercises & meditation, gentle warm up & cool down exercises along with basic Sun & Yang style tai chi forms.

Tai chi has been shown to be effective in promoting health, fitness, and relaxation. (And, it’s fun & can be practiced almost anywhere!)

Participants in this class should be independently mobile, consult their doctor beforehand if concerned, & will be asked to sign a liability form. Please bring a mask since tai chi involves stepping & movement & distance between participants may vary.

Join us Wednesday, August 12 at 1:30 pm for Tai Chi 101

Prior to becoming certified through Dr. Paul Lam’s Tai Chi Institute for Health, Lilian was a teacher, respiratory therapist, and medical department manager at EMMC. She holds a Master of Public Health from Loma Linda University.

In: Book Group, Community, Events, Maine History, News, Online Program, Poetry
From DC to Dover-Foxcroft: The Long Road to Women’s Suffrage, a Maine Humanities Council Discussion Project

Join Thompson Free Library, Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society, and facilitator Cindy Freeman Cyr as we examine the Woman’s Suffrage Movement nationally, in Maine, and here in Dover-Foxcroft. Readings and film clips will explore important but lesser known chapters in the history of suffrage, addressing issues of power, inequality, and resilience.

This program is free; all readings provided. Discussions will be held online via Zoom on Tuesdays *August 25, September 8, and September 22* from 5:30-7:00. (Please note, the original dates have changed.)

To register, please contact Thompson Free Library at 207-564-3350 or thompsonfreelibrary@gmail.com.

The Discussion Project is a new, flexible text-based discussion program that meets the needs of Maine communities, whether working independently or as part of an organization. Working closely with Maine Humanities Council staff, communities bring their Discussion Project to life, using an MHC-prepared plan or creating their own.

In: Community, Events, News, Online Program

Join the Voices from HOME Oral History Project for a live storytelling event on the theme “Free” live via Zoom on Friday, July 24 at 6 pm.

Look back over the chapters of your life and ask yourself: What does the word “free” conjure up? Do you have a tale to tell about being independent, off duty, or on the loose? Have you ever received something valuable for nothing, or helped someone else in a pay-it-forward gesture? Was there a time in your life when you needed to break free from a burdensome situation or liberate yourself from certain thoughts, habits, or routines?

Whatever memory or story “free” brings to mind, we invite you to share it with us in a 4-8 minute TRUE story on story slam night!

Photo courtesy of the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society

Join online at: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/87272594793 or dial in by phone: 1-646-876-9923. (Zoom Meeting ID: 872 7259 4793)

In: Community, News

Thompson Free Library will reopen to the public with extra safety precautions beginning on Tuesday, July 14. Library hours will be Tuesdays through Fridays from 9 am until 5 pm.

You can read our full COVID-19 Policy here. Thank you for helping to keep our library and community safe. We look forward to seeing you!

We encourage patrons to continue using our curbside pickup service, and ask all library visitors to follow these guidelines:

Do not enter the library building if you feel sick, have any symptoms of COVID-19, or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19.

Wear a face covering over your nose and mouth when inside the library building. The library will provide a face covering if requested.

Maintain physical distance of at least six feet from others.

Limit your time in the library to 30 minutes per visit, computer use included.

Sanitize hands before touching any library materials.  Hand sanitizer is provided in multiple locations around the library.

Children under age 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Only 10 visitors are allowed in the building at any given time. You may have to wait to enter the building so that we can maintain this threshold.

Continue to return library materials to the outside book drop. Please note that we are accepting library materials only and cannot accept donations at this time.