04/13/2026
BOOKS in BLOOM
presented by members of individual garden clubs within the
STROUDWATER DISTRICT GARDEN CLUBS
DATES: April 21-April 26, 2026
Listed here are libraries hosting exhibits, and the books selected to be interpreted with floral design
Cundy’s Harbor Library, 935 Cundy’s Harbor Road, Harpswell
Frog and Toad, by Arnold Lobel
The Book of Flower Arranging, by Mary Forsell
Orr’s Island Library, 1699 Harpswell Islands Road, Harpswell
Raising Hare, by Chloe Dalton
The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt
Little Blue Truck, by Alice Schertle
Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main Street, Yarmouth
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon, by Melissa Sevigny
Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main Street, Cumberland
Small Wonder, by Barbara Kingsolver
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth
The Story of Barbar the Little Elephant, by Jean de Brunhoff
Burt Dow: Deep-Water Man, by Robert McCloskey
Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland
The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter
Who Made Me a Princess, Vol.7, by Plutus
The Book of Goose, by Yiyun Li
Sleep, by Honor Jones
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
Maine Historical Society’s Library, 489 Congress Street, Portland
The Song of Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Bright Barnyard & Lost and Found, both by Dahlov Ipcar
South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland
Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey
Curious George in the Snow, by Margaret Rey
American Spirit, by David McCollough
Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, Scarborough
The Dutch Wife, by Ellen Keith
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes