Carrabassett Valley Public Library

09/02/2026

Every September we observe Library Card Sign-Up Month, a way to celebrate the doors opened by simply having a card at any of our Maine libraries. To share the power of Maine libraries, the Maine Library Association and Maine State Library are holding a Library Passport Contest statewide starting September 1st and continuing through the end of the year.
Get full contest details and download a library passport brochure at mainelibraries.org/passport. You can also get a passport by visiting a local participating library and asking for one. Then contestants can visit at least one library in each of the sixteen counties in the state and collect either stamps or signatures to verify their visit. Completed entries can either be mailed to the Maine Library Association at P.O. Box 1993, Portland, ME 04104 or photos of the completed signatures can be emailed to [email protected].
Share your journey using to post photos of your experience on social media. We hope to see you out there, enjoying everything our state (and its libraries) has to offer!

09/01/2026

08/31/2026

Collecting feedback on the best Cellular phone plan for our area… Please feel free to share. Thank you!😊

08/27/2026

TINY ART SHOW Ends September 4
SILENT AUCTION BIDS ON SELECTED 3" x 3" TINY ART (see photos) BENEFITS THE CV LIBRARY Art Fund
Make your final bids by 3:00 Friday, 9/4/26!
Contact Andie at 237-3535 or [email protected] for more information

08/15/2026

Photography Exhibition by Alana Ranney September & October 2026!

Email from Carrabassett Valley Public Library September & October 2026! Proudly Hosted by the Carrabassett Valley Public Library & Community Center Alana Ranney Photographer www.afinephoto.com ART

08/14/2026

Summer Reading Program
Memories!

08/12/2026

Sign up for your August TECH HELP slot soon!

08/11/2026

Tech help Wed, 8/12, 12:30-2:30 with Luke Woods.
Sign up for your 30 minute slot!

Send a message to learn more

08/06/2026

SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2026 EXHIBITION
Photographer: Alana Ranney!

While Alana occasionally revisits the state's iconic landmarks, her true passion lies in uncovering the unique angles, back roads, and little-known vistas that define the landscape. For over 35 years, her camera has been a tool for capturing the delicate interplay of light and composition, turning diverse subjects into striking visual statements. To step into her work is to experience an intentional way of seeing—one that uncovers extraordinary depth in the quiet spaces around us.

Alana seeks out new and traditional epic vistas with her camera, and focuses on capturing the fleeting moments where light, weather, and terrain align to reveal the deeper, often overlooked narrative of nature. Seeing the ordinary and transforming it into an extraordinary work of art using form, pattern, texture, color, and light. I am drawn to the abstract language embedded in the natural world: the rhythm of moving water, the geometric symmetry of forest canopies, and the striking contrast of natural textures. Her creative process relies on intentional composition and framing to isolate these hidden artistic arrangements.

By stripping away the visual noise of everyday life, her photographs offer a fresh perspective on the landscape, encouraging viewers to look at the familiar with entirely new eyes. She invites viewers to step out of the daily rush, slow down, and reconstruct their own connection with the living world.