Like the daffodils and tulips, the first Friends of the Rockport Public Library Book Sale of the year is a beloved harbinger of spring. This year’s event will be held in the Rockport Library’s lower level on Friday and Saturday, Mar. 27 and 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. As always, tables will be filled with extraordinary deals on thousands of books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles, and audiobooks. Planning to buy a lot? Join the Friends of the Rockport Public Library for $20 and receive a purple tote to fill up with books at no additional charge. Refill the tote at book sales in June and September for only $10. If you already bought your tote in December, don’t forget to bring it back for your $10 refill. The Friends will have an especially large selection of puzzles, DVDs, and audiobooks at this sale, thanks to generous donations. Spring is also a great time to stock up on gardening books and crafting books (graduation and wedding season is just around the corner — time to make something special).  All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Rockport Public Library. Only cash and checks are able to be accepted. Those interested...

The Rockport Public Library will host its second annual SEED FEST on Saturday, April 11. This free, family-friendly event will take place on the upper and lower levels of the library. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., visitors can browse educational exhibits and activities covering seed-starting, pollinators, soil health, composting, native plants, heirloom vegetables, growing rice and grains in Maine, Wabanaki food sovereignty, and much more! At 12:30 p.m., Petra Page-Mann of Fruition Seeds will deliver an interactive keynote presentation. Page-Mann and her nonprofit seed company are strong advocates of “gift culture,” which involves giving away seeds to promote food cultivation and community building. This ethos aligns perfectly with the theme of SEED FEST. The event is generously sponsored by the Rockport Library Foundation and is organized in partnership with several organizations, listed alphabetically: Herbal Hummingbird Hub, Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers, Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District, Maine Grains and Maine Grain Alliance, Maine Heirloom Seed Network, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, Maine Rice Project at Ararat Farms, Merryspring Nature Center, Niweskok: From the Stars to Seeds, Roots n Shoots, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Wild Seed Project. The exhibiting partners will provide valuable information, hands-on activities, items...

The ROCKPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY will be the site for Town of Rockport residents to vote on Tuesday, June 9, from 8 AM to 8PM. Voting will take place in the lower level of the library, and the main level of the library will be CLOSED. For more information about voting in Rockport, including items on the ballot, CLICK HERE.

The Friends of Rockport Public Library (FRPL) will hold their second big book sale of the year on Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Located in the lower level of the Rockport Public Library, the sale will run in tandem with the Town of Rockport’s Fourth Annual Donut Festival. Tables will be filled with thousands of books, spanning a wide variety of genres — fiction, mystery, history, biography, cookbooks, gardening, art, Maine, children, young adult, and a large selection of “specials.” DVDs, CDs, puzzles, and more will also be available, with most items priced between $.50 and $5. Selections will be refreshed often. “In the past year, some of FRPL’s book sale revenue helped fund the building and installation of Little Free Libraries at Penobscot Bay YMCA, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Beebe Health Center, and at Mid-Coast Recreation Center,” said Ben Blackmon, Director of the Rockport Public Library. “The outreach project was in partnership with students at the Mid-Coast School of Technology and offers the public access to free books in community hubs outside of the library.” FRPL is also sponsoring the Rockport Library Donut Dash 5K on June 13, at 8:00 a.m....

The Rockport Public Library will be CLOSED on JUNE 19 for Juneteenth. To learn more about the holiday, we encourage you to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-juneteenth We will reopen for regular operating hours and programs on Saturday, June 20.

The Rockport Public Library will be CLOSING EARLY at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 14, so that our staff can attend the annual Town of Rockport Staff Appreciation BBQ. We will reopen for regular operating hours on Saturday, August 15.

The Rockport Public Library will be CLOSED for Labor Day.