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  • four children in halloween costumes—mandalorian, black cat, mary poppins, and darth vader—stand together on grass, smiling, with a halloween costume parade title and spider webs on a gray background.

    Halloween Costume Parade

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    Families are invited to dress up and join Youth Librarian Stephanie in Memorial Park (across from the Rockport Library) for a Halloween parade through Rockport Village. After, there will be cider, chocolate milk, and treats from LAUGH loud SMILE big! P.A.W.S. will be joining the festivities, bringing adorable costumed shelter dogs to walk along with us in our parade!

  • A scattered pile of playing cards featuring various suits and face cards, including kings, queens, eights, and sevens, overlapping each other on a white background.

    Bridge

    Bridge

    Stop by to play this fun and challenging classic card game. Players of all levels are welcome. This group meets on Thursdays, at 1:00 PM.

  • the words tech help appear next to a stack of electronic devices, including a tablet, smartphone, laptop, and a wireless computer mouse.

    Tech Help Hour

    Tech Help Hour
    Marine Room

    Just drop in during our Tech Help Hour, and a staff member will assist you with whatever your tech needs are. We can help with anything from basic computer questions to using your IPad with the Maine Download Library. This free service is offered every Thursday at 4:00 PM.

  • Close-up of people playing mahjong, with hands arranging white and green mahjong tiles on a wooden rack and game table. Some tiles have Chinese characters and symbols.

    Mahjong

    Mahjong
    Rockport Room (Lower Level)

    Mahjong or mah-jongg (English pronunciation: mah-JONG) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations). This group meets on Fridays, at 10:00 AM for approximately 90-120 minutes.

  • The Eiffel Tower in Paris is centered in a photo overlaid with the colors of the French flag: blue on the left, white in the middle, and red on the right.

    French Conversation Group

    French Conversation Group
    Marine Room

    Parlez-vous français? Practice your French with friends and neighbors who are also fluent speakers. This group meets every Monday and Friday at 1:30 PM for approximately 60 min.

  • The Eiffel Tower in Paris is centered in a photo overlaid with the colors of the French flag: blue on the left, white in the middle, and red on the right.

    French Conversation Group

    French Conversation Group
    Marine Room

    Parlez-vous français? Practice your French with friends and neighbors who are also fluent speakers. This group meets every Monday and Friday at 1:30 PM for approximately 60 min.

  • a red closed sign hangs on the left, while a round red, white, and blue badge with stars and the word vote is on the right, separated by a black vertical line.

    CLOSED FOR VOTING

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    The ROCKPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY will be the site for Town of Rockport residents to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 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.

  • author event promotional image featuring barbara kent lawrence and the cover of her book both sides of the pond: my family’s war: 1933 1946, which shows a nurse and a soldier in black and white.

    Author Event with Barbara Kent Lawrence for “Both Sides of the Pond”

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    On Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m., the Rockport Public Library will host Maine author Barbara Kent Lawrence for an event introducing her new book, Both Sides of the Pond — My Family’s War: 1933 - 1946. The presentation will incorporate artifacts and highlight the author’s “Ah-ha” moments while conducting background research. The book tells the story of Lawrence’s mother Barbara Greene, a young British actress who met Joe Kennedy, Jr. (son of the American Ambassador) in January of 1939. Their relationship would lead to her emigrating to the United States and learning to pilot a plane. The book also cover the experiences of Lawrence’s uncle Kent (Barbara Green’s brother), his bitter retreat from Dunkirk when he left England in January 1940 to fight in France, and his subsequent service on the frontlines in Cornwall, North Africa, Sicily, and Burma. Evan Thomas, author of two New York Times best-selling books, including Road to Surrender states, “Barbara Lawrence has given us an intimate, harrowing, and vivid portrait of two young people engulfed by a world war . . . For anyone who wants to know what it is really like to have your world turned upside down, read this book and be shocked, thrilled, and...

  • A scattered pile of playing cards featuring various suits and face cards, including kings, queens, eights, and sevens, overlapping each other on a white background.

    Bridge

    Bridge

    Stop by to play this fun and challenging classic card game. Players of all levels are welcome. This group meets on Thursdays, at 1:00 PM.

  • the words tech help appear next to a stack of electronic devices, including a tablet, smartphone, laptop, and a wireless computer mouse.

    Tech Help Hour

    Tech Help Hour
    Marine Room

    Just drop in during our Tech Help Hour, and a staff member will assist you with whatever your tech needs are. We can help with anything from basic computer questions to using your IPad with the Maine Download Library. This free service is offered every Thursday at 4:00 PM.

  • Six smiling adults, four men and two women, sit around a wooden table in a bright room with large windows. Papers, books, and a hat are on the table; a model sailboat is visible on the right.

    Poets’ Corner

    Poets’ Corner
    Marine Room

    The Rockport Public Library Poets' Corner is a welcoming group of local poets of all ages and backgrounds. Email Bill Eberle at [email protected] for more information. This group meets on 1st and 3rd Thursdays, at 4:00 PM for approximately 60-90 minutes. Learn more about other poetry events in the area on the Midcoast Poetry Calendar: midcoastpoetrycalendar.com

  • Close-up of people playing mahjong, with hands arranging white and green mahjong tiles on a wooden rack and game table. Some tiles have Chinese characters and symbols.

    Mahjong

    Mahjong
    Rockport Room (Lower Level)

    Mahjong or mah-jongg (English pronunciation: mah-JONG) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations). This group meets on Fridays, at 10:00 AM for approximately 90-120 minutes.