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Wednesday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 12pm Saturday 10am - 2pm

South China Public Library

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The South China Public Library, established in 1830, is the oldest continuously operating library in the State of Maine.

11/04/2026

New books are in! Open today from 10am-4pm. 📚

10/31/2026

Don't forget to make the library one of your trick-or-treat stops! Open from 10-2 🍬🍭🍫

10/11/2026

The South China Library belongs to all of us. We're inviting community members to share their thoughts on our programs, events, and meeting spaces through our 2026 Library Survey. Your feedback directly shapes how we serve you, whether you have suggestions for children's programs, ideas for adult workshops, or ways to improve our meeting rooms.

The survey takes just a few minutes and all fields are optional. Your voice matters in helping us strengthen our community's connections. Take the survey at https://www.southchinalibrary.org/survey

10/09/2026

Happy Banned Books Week! Some of the world's most beloved stories have been challenged, removed, or banned from shelves. Come explore our display to learn about the process behind book challenges, the most common reasons books are restricted, surprising titles that have been banned, and what you can do to protect intellectual freedom. Many of these books might shock you—classics, bestsellers, and childhood favorites among them. Stop by, pick one up, and celebrate your right to read.

10/05/2026

Amazing Trees and a Field trip to the Forest!

On Sunday 10/27, Susan Cottle, Maine Master Naturalist, came to the South China Public Library to speak about trees. Yesterday, she followed up with a ‘field trip’ to the China (Schools) Forest trails, for a delightful and educational walk in the woods with some tree identification.

Our group learned many things! Did you know: There are paper birches and also gray birches, and the gray birches have ‘mustaches’ on their bark? That Balsam fir, not white pine, is the most prevalent tree in Maine? That Larch is the only evergreen that sheds its needle-like leaves in winter, has cute little bumps on its branches, and is also called tamarack and hackmatack? That red pine can live 300-500 years, has needle bunches of two, and that its bark changes from flaky when young to scaly plates when old?
OR, that our amazing little town’s China Community Forest is a most wondrous place this time of year (as well as all the seasons), to just be present in nature?

Stay tuned for more ‘field trip’ walks with Susan sponsored by the South China Public Library. We are loving the idea of mushroom walks, fern walks, possibly bird walks. Thank you to Susan for your fun talks and for expanding learning to beyond our bookshelved walls!

09/02/2026

Everyone should have a library card — that's been the tune since 1987! 🎼 Make September the month your family signs up. Free, easy, and opens a world of learning.

08/28/2026

NEW BOOK ALERT!

We just stocked an ENTIRE shelf with fresh reads—and there's something for everyone!

Tag someone who needs a book recommendation! 👇

Address

South China, ME
04358

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 12pm
Saturday	10am - 2pm

Telephone

+1 207-445-3094

Website

http://www.southchinalibrary.org/

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