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Auburn Public Library
49 Spring Street
Auburn, ME 04210
2021 SPRING NEWSLETTER
It is with both happiness and sadness we announce Deb Cleveland, head of the APL Children’s
Department, will retire this June, after 20 years. “I started working at the Auburn Public
Library in June of 2001. Before working here I was a library regular and I brought my 2 boys
here weekly. We loved coming to the library. We made friends here at preschool story time
that remain friends today. Working here has been such a gift to me. APL has been my home
away from home for the past 20 years. I love the library and what it represents to the
community. It has been such a pleasure to see the families and children come into the library
and a privilege to share my love of books and reading with them. Watching them grow into
readers is so satisfying. Auburn was a wonderful place to raise my family and I am so grateful
for the opportunity I have had to help the parents who come to the library to help their
children become lifelong readers. I have so many fond memories of my time here. One of the best parts of my time
here has been all of the story times I have presented. I love reading and sharing books with children.”
“Deb Cleveland has been the rock of the Children’s Room and she will be missed. Deb
has always set high standards for herself and her staff. That has meant that we have an
excellent collection and top-notch programming. Deb is often out in the community
which not only gives the Library more exposure; it also means that we keep current
with our neighbors’ needs and wants. She is a great co-worker and we’ve shared many
a laugh over our experiences growing up in the shadow of St. Patrick’s School and our
own foibles as librarians. Her good work will have a lasting impression on APL’s
future.” - Mamie Anthoine Ney, Library Director
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BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
Hello Library Patrons,
Maine has come alive again after a very long and isolating
winter for many of us. Things are looking better though with
more light, spring flowers, warmer temps, and Covid
Patricia Gautier vaccinations. APL’s staff has maintained a professional
President response to the pandemic and has worked diligently to serve our community
under difficult circumstances. For the second spring in a row I speak for the
Board of Trustees to sing the praises of APL director Mamie Ney and the whole
Liza Dimitri staff for their willingness to embrace change and create a safe environment for
Secretary our patrons during the Covid-19 pandemic. And to our patrons, the Board thanks
you for your cooperation, your thoughtful support, and your willingness to make
the best of a curtailed library presence during these challenging times.
Susan Weiss
This spring the Board of Trustees has launched a new fundraiser called “Book
Treasurer Around Town.” We are selling 100 APL swag bags full of coupons and items from
local businesses. The bags allow an avenue for advertising for our supporting
Katie Boss businesses and provide needed funding for library programs and materials. We
have had a very positive response from the local business community and are
City of looking forward to a very successful fundraiser. Please watch for forthcoming
Auburn Representative details and think about supporting the library by purchasing a bag.
Nicole Rancourt Thank you all for your continued support of the Auburn Public Library.
Minot Pat Gautier
Selectmen’s Appointee APL Board of Trustees
Heidi McCurdy
Auburn School Department
Superintendent’s Appointee
Doris Bonneau
Lisa Cesare
Alfreda Fournier
Daniel Hargreaves
Michael S. Malloy
Lisa Trafton
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As I write this, I am full of optimism that the Library and our
I read…
community are taking a big step toward normalcy. Yes! We
are ready to welcome back more people into the Library! But, Mill Town, Reckoning
we will continue to follow Maine and national CDC guidelines, with What Remains
doing our best to keep or customer and staff safe. We ask for
your patience as we adapt to another “new normal.” By Kerri Arsenault
During the last year we realized how much “community” means to all the staff
and customers. It is very important to us that we remain a focal point for the
community in good times and bad. We need to maintain that sense of
purpose. In doing so, the staff has been wonderful. We would talk about our
situation in general and they worked out the details…reconfiguring our public
computer setup, what foot traffic patterns should be, setting up sanitizing
stations, and so much more. (A special thanks to Rick Duchesneau for building all
of our Plexiglas shields.) This has been a really great example of “though we are
many, we are one.”
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Our customers have been just as wonderful! You have all lived up to the
responsibility of caring for our library community by wearing masks, social Writers & Lovers
distancing, being patient while books have been in quarantine, and more. And,
part of “the more” has been showering us with flowers and fudge! Thank you so By Lily King
much.
Thank you also to the City Council and City Manager Phil Crowell for continued
strong financial support for the Library. Thanks to our taxpayers and donors we
are one of the finest and most well-respected libraries in Maine.
I’ve mentioned before that I always tell people that I work in a beautiful library,
with a wonderful staff, an engaged board, and absolutely fabulous support from
our Auburn and Minot communities. Never has that been truer than now.
Mamie
APL Hires New Director of Engagement
On February 1st, APL staff member Haley Warden, was promoted to the role of Director of
Engagement. Haley relocated to Maine from Los Angeles in 2018 and has spent time working for both
APL and the Auburn Recreation Department. She is thrilled to make the transition to a full time staff
member and looks forward to getting to know the community. Haley is co-chair of the Auburn Art in
the Park Committee, a member of the Auburn Parks & Rec Advisory Board, a L/A Arts board member,
and enjoys coaching softball and T-Ball for Auburn Suburban. Her favorite book is “The Starless Sea”
by Erin Morgenstern.
H0urs & Location
APL Goes Fine Free
With the support of the APL Board of Trustees, beginning on July 1st, 2021 APL will eliminate all late fees and any
outstanding fees will be forgiven. The library is a place which is open and welcome to everyone and our hope is that
the fine elimination will encourage patrons to return, as well as attract new users. Patrons are asked to continue to
return items within the set borrow timeframe so that others may enjoy the collection. APL will continue to charge
for items that are not returned after one month and this may interfere with your ability to use online services, and
to borrow new items.
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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR AMAZING DONORS
Financial giving is a vital part of APL’s ability to offer free services to our community. While 2020 had it’s
challenges, we are extremely grateful to those who continued to support us in these uncertain times. Your
generous donations allowed APL to continue to offer our patrons innovative services. Thank you.
January - December 2020 Donors
BUSINESSES Ms. Marlene Cato Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnson
Ms. Lisa Cesare Mr. Tyler Johnson
3 Spicy Boys Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Chadwick Ms. Edith Jordan
Art Play, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Ned Claxton Mr. John L. Kelley
Auburn Savings Bank Mrs. Debora R. Cleveland Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lachapelle
Baxter Brewing Company Mr. and Mrs. Peter Clifford Ms. Nancy Laun
Bert’s Awesome Stuff Ms. Whitney B. Condit Mr. James Leary
Brunswick Steel Ms. Susan Cooper and Mr. Fred Gleeson Mr. and Mrs. Justin Leary
Duplissis Studios Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cormier Mr. Gregory LeClerc
Island Sea Glass Company Mrs. Majorie Creaser Mr. and Mrs. Regis Lepage
JM Dulac Contracting, LLC Ms. Eleanor Cummings Ms. Linda Leshock
John Marchesseault, LLC Mr. and Mrs. William Cummings, Jr. Mrs. Joan Levenson
Just Beachy Bags Mr. Jared Currier Mr. Edward Lewis
L.A. Metro Magazine Mr. and Mrs. John D'Amour Mr. William Lewis
Maine Community Bank Mr. David Das and Ms. Jane Costlow Dr. and Mrs. Dana Little
The Malloy Firm Mrs. Ruth DeCoster Mr. and Mrs. Richard Loranger
Minot County Store Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Defilipp Mr. and Mrs. William Low
Pepsi Mr. and Mrs. Normand Demers Ms. Linda Macari
Pow’r Point, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Vinay Desai Mr. Bruce Maccomber, Sr.
Sam’s Italian Foods Ms. Linda DeSantis Ms. Susan B. Martin
Sarah Frye Home Mr. and Mrs. Brian Dimitri Ms. Susan Masse
Sullco, Inc. Mr. Rick Dodge Ms. Jeri Maurer
Tabers, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard DuBois Ms. Elaine McCarty
Wei-Li Restaurant Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Dwyer Jr. Ms. Heidi McCarthy
Mr. Kirk Egge Ms. Sharon McGilvery
INDIVIDUALS Dr. and Mrs. Peter Elias Mr. John Marczak
Ms. Dorothy R. Aalto Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Faiman Mrs. Virginia Marczak
Mrs. Judith Abromson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ferguson Mrs. Elizabeth B. McCall
Ms. Jane Agran Mr. and Mrs. David F. Field Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLeod
Ms. Anne Allen Ms. Suzanne Finn Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Meader
Ms. Valerie Austin Mr. Ralph Fletcher Mr. Roland Metayer and Ms. Claire
Mrs. Shirley Babb Mrs. William A. Flynt Breton
Mrs. Margaret Bartlett Ms. Alfreda Fournier Mr. Seth Meyer
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Bedette Mr. Dana J. French Mr. and Mrs. James D. Millhime
Ms. Anne S. Behnke Mr. Jonathan Frieze Ms. Sharon Moore
Mrs. Jean Bennett Mr. Brion Gallagher and Ms. Maureen Ms. Marissa Moreau
Mrs. Sharon P. Bergeron O’Brien Mrs. Cynthia Morgan
Mr. Christopher Berry, Esq. Mrs. Patricia Gautier Ms. Rachel Morin
Mrs. Elaine Blackwood Ms. Susan Geismar Ms. Joanne Morse
Mr. John Blanchette Ms. Violet Gerber Ms. Peggy Mower
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Blais Ms. Angela Gillespie Mr. and Mrs. John Mullen
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Bonneau Mr. K.C. Geiger Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Mundy
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Bonney Stuart and Nancy Greene Mr. David Murphy and Ms. Lisbeth
Ms. Martha Booth Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Griffin Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowyer Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Haggerty Ms. Joan Murphy
Mr. David Brewster Mr. Frederick A. Hall, Sr. Ms. Joan B. Neal
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brodsky Mr. James Handy Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ness
Mr. RR Broyer Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Harder Mrs. Mary-Margaret Ney
Mr. Ian Buenaventura Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hargreaves Ms. Dorothy Crowley Noel
Ms. Leslie Brace Buot Mr. and Mrs. John Haynes Mr. John O'Donnell
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Burroughs Mr. and Mrs. William F. Higgins, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Oldfield
Mr. Richard G. Byard and Ms. Luci Mr. John Hocking Ms. Pam Riley Osborn
Merin Ms. Christine Holden Mr. and Mrs. Richard Osgood
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cain Lydia and Eric Howes Mrs. Suzanne O'Sullivan
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Mr. and Mrs. Maurice A. Ouellette
Ms. Charlene Ouellette
Ms. Camille Parrish and Mr. Kirk D.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pelliccia Children’s Fiction Books
Ms. Beverly Peterson
Ms. Cynthia J. Peters Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm W. Philbrook
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Phillips Jump at the Sun by Alicia Williams & Jacqueline Alcantara
Ms. Jananne Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Plavin Zonia’s Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal
Mr. Ronald A. Poirier
Ms. Christine Popovich
Ms. Cynthia Poulin Children’s Nonfiction Books
Ms. Nicole Rancourt
Ms. Gwen Ricci Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter by Shani King
Mr. Brian Richardson
Ms. Taina Rodriguez-Encarnaction Race Against Time: The Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the
Mr. and Mrs. Andre Roussel Battle to Save Twelve Innocent Men by Sandra Neil Wallace
Ms. Karen Ross
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Salberg & Rich Wallace
Mr. James R. Saunders
Ms. Denise Scammon Game, Set, Sisters! The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
Ms. Mary Seaboldt by Leslie Jay
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shapiro
Mrs. Marlene Shields Young Adult Fiction
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Shields
Mr. and Mrs. John Sims One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite
Ms. Egidia Sonagere
Ms. Sandra Spiller The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe
Ms. Celeste Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strong The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold
Ms. Mary Sylvester
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Tardif
Ms. Stephanie Tassinari Young Adult Nonfiction
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Hall Thompson The Beautiful Struggle: A Memoir by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Mrs. Maureen M. Tibbetts
Mrs. Barbara M. Trafton
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Hip-Hop Story by Jeff Chang
Ms. LeeAnne Tully
Mr. Ralph Tuttle & Dave Cook
Stephanie and Lee Upton
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Vallee Girlhood: Teens Around the World in Their Own Voices
Mr. and Mrs. James Viola by Ahuja Masuma
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. William Waite
Ms. Sarah Wakefield Adult Fiction
Mr. and Mrs. William Walker
Mrs. Haley Warden Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Mrs. Norma Warden
Mr. Daniel Watson The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Weiss
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Whalen The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard
Mr. and Mrs. Michael John Wilson
Ms. Constance Whitmore
Jonathan and Sheryl Whitmore
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Whiting Adult Non-Fiction
Mr. Amos Woodward and Ms. Faith A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
Barker
*We have checked our list carefully. Kindly let Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by
us know if there is an error. Elizabeth Kolbert
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Need help picking a new book
to read? Tune in every Friday
Our Teen Tails & Tales Summer Reading Program for honest book
kicks off June 14th! Those that register will recommendations from your teen librarian!
receive a goodie bag when they pick up their
activity sheet. Complete and submit activity
sheets to be entered to win prizes! Registration is
required. register! June 25th @ 3:30 PM
Dolittle (PG)
Join our summer book club! We will be reading
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger.
The book will be available June 14th and is yours
to keep!
Please contact Kayla at 207-333-6640 ext. 4 or July 30th @ 3:30 PM
kchase@auburnpubliclibrary.org to register!
Finding Nemo (PG)
For the months of June, July, and August, on the
second and fourth Monday of each month we will
be offering take home craft kits to give you some- August 27th @ 3:30 PM
thing fun to do at home during your summer We Bought a Zoo (PG)
break! Registration for these kits is required.
kchase@auburnpubliclibrary.org Check out our
Auburn Public Library Teen Space Facebook and
“What’s Cookin?” Virtual Recipe
Exchange & “Craft n’ Creations”
Tuesday, June 8th
Caption Tuesday,
4:00 to 5:00 PM Tuesday, July 13th
describing August 10th
(virtual) 12:30 to 1:30 PM
picture or
6:30 to 7:30
Fascinating Things I PM (virtual)
graphic. All About Service Dogs
Have Seen: Insights on
My Best
Nature with author Bernd Heinrich Wednesday, July 14th Moments with
Tuesday, June 15th 4:00 to 4:30 to 5:30 PM (virtual) Sherman: An
5:00 PM (virtual) Evening with author
Meditating on Nature’s Wisdom
Christopher McDougall
Let’s Talk Birds!
Tuesday, July 27th
Tuesday, August 24th
Wednesday, June 23rd 3:00 to 4:00 PM
3:00 to 4:00 PM (virtual)
4:00 to 5:00 PM Living & Working with
(virtual) Maine Wildlife with Misfits
Border Collies
Rehab: Stay Safe, Keep Them
Hobbyist Beekeeping for Food and Flowers Safe
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WEEKLY PROGRAMS
Join us on Facebook every Tuesday at 4 PM
for a Maine Student Book Award Chat. We will
talk about some of our favorite books from the 2021-2022
MSBA list. We are excited to read these books and share
them with you.
We are very excited to welcome back Michael
Fralich and his therapy dog, Mocha, for Read
to a Dog. Each Thursday afternoon at 2
pm Michael and Mocha will be here for kids to
read to. Registration is required as space is limited. Please
call the library at 333-6640 ext.3 to register for a time slot
to read with Mocha. We have missed them!
Join us each Wednesday at 10 AM on
Facebook for our virtual preschool story time.
We will have a new project each week on Mondays.
Monday, July 12th 2:00 PM
Virtual Concert with Judy Tuesday, August 2rd 2:00 PM
Pancoast: Facebook Storyteller Antonio Rocha
In keeping with our Summer Reading theme “Tails and We are delighted to have world
Tales,” Judy’s lively musical presentation will include famous storyteller, Antonio Rocha
original songs about creatures of land and sea, including perform for us at the library this
“Nothin’ Like a Dog,” “Monkey Girl,” “The Big Five” and summer. Please join us for this very
“Sharks.” Children should be prepared to dance and sing special program.
along!
Friday, July 30th 11:00 AM In
Person Swallowtail
Butterflies with the Butterfly
Guy, Jerry Schneider
Learn all about butterflies through
beautiful pictures and stories. Create
your own butterfly t-shirt. Bring your own 100% cotton shirt
or buy one from Jerry. Jerry is a former teacher and
children’s librarian, inventor of the award-winning Butterfly
Game and member of the Vermont Butterfly Atlas Project, a
five-year study of butterfly populations in Vermont.
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