Rangeley Public Library

09/04/2026

Make sure you stop into the library this holiday weekend to teach your younger family members about all of the hard workers in our community that make it so great!

Have a great Labor Day everyone!

09/03/2026

Are you visiting us from another town? Someone who often travels around Maine? We have something for you!

The Libraries of Maine are participating in a “library passport.” Anyone with a stamp or signature from every county in the state can submit thier passport into a raffle for prizes!

Come get your passport at our circulation desk today!

09/03/2026

Thanks Maine Humanities Council and Dr. Dan Sandweiss from University of Maine.

09/01/2026

08/29/2026

We had the feeling you might be looking for certain stories after the events of the last week. 🪦💐

We don’t have a lot, but it next to impossible to be a library without SOMETHING by these Master Storytellers. 📖 🤩

If you are looking for something we don’t have, PLEASE ask us about borrowing from another library. We would be happy to help you find your favorites to share with family and friends. 🙏 📚 🎥 ❤️

08/28/2026

This Friday, 8/28/26 the Friday Story Hour talked about Summer!

As the season of Summer is coming to a close, Ms. W. felt it was a good time to talk about what we do in summer and prep for the coming Fall. ☀️ 🍁

She read “Summer’s Vacation” by one of our favorite authors, Lynn Plourde - a story showing “Summer” as a little girl who tends to play instead of doing her chores! Eventually she was convinced to do her watering and painting, and left the paints out for her Sister Autumn! ☀️ 🌲 🐚 🌊 🌧️ 🎨 🍁

We moved to activity time, where our young learners played a sorting game to help them identify seasonal activities- “Summer/Not Summer.” ☀️ ✅❌

We hope you join us on Fridays this school year for our Storytime at 12pm! 📚

For any young vistors looking for fun activities, we still have our Dino coloring pages out, along with our dino books and collection of shells for the summer! Stay tuned for our swap over to Fall activities! 🐚 🦖 🖍️ 🍁

08/28/2026

Last Friday, 8/21/26 the Friday Story Hour discussed going back to school!

Ms. W. read “Maple and Willow Apart,” where we talked about what it can be like when one sibling is ready for school, while one is still at home. 👧🏻❤️👧🏼
We sang one of our favorite songs- “It’s You I Like” by Mr. Rodgers- an important thing to remember in any new environment. 🎶 ❤️
She then read “We Don’t Eat Our Classmates”, in which Penelope Rex learns one of the most important of classroom manners- no biting! 🦖 👧🏻👦🏽🧒🏼🧑🏻‍🏫

We moved to activity time, where our young learners played a couple sorting games to help them prep for school- “Good Friend/Bad Friend” and “Good manners/bad manners.” 👦🏽✅❌

We hope you join us on Fridays this school year for our Storytime at 12pm! 📚

For any young vistors looking for fun activities, we still have our Dino coloring pages out, along with our dino books and collection of shells for the summer! Stay tuned for our swap over to Fall activities! 🐚 🦖 🖍️ 🍁

08/27/2026

It's that time again! Calling all elementary age kiddos: Are you ready to have an adventure? Come join us at the Rangeley Public Library for Our Weekly Library (O.W.L.) Club. This year we are taking a terrific trip through Time! So many amazing, wonderful, crazy things have happened throughout history, and books teach us the skills we need to learn from anything or anyone we might encounter.
• How did they tell stories before books?
• Where do you find the biggest pyramid?
• Why is it called a velociraptor?
• What is the best way to disarm an angry musketeer?
• When is it time for snack?

All these and more answered at Our Weekly Library Club!

OWL Club each week includes a snack, an energetic activity, and a new skill to learn.

Will you join us on our adventures? The O.W. L. Club meets at The Rangeley Public Library every Wednesday and Thursday 2:45- 4 pm, following the school schedule, Saw-whets (gr k-2) meet Wed, Hawks (gr 3-5) meet Thurs. Children can take the bus from school to the Rangeley Public Library. We begin on September 16th. Sign up sheets at the front desk!

08/25/2026

Thank you Rangeley!