BRUNSWICK

The following is a schedule of library-sponsored events for March at Curtis Memorial Library, located at 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. All of the programs listed are free and open to the public.

Ongoing or Weekly Events

• Collaboratory Interactive Displays: Garden Sanctuary: An Early Glimpse of Green

Spring officially arrives March 20, but March can be a gray month in Maine. Stop by and smell the flowers in the library flower show.

• Craft Meetup

Mondays 4:30-6:30 p.m.

All skill levels welcome.

• Gather Round for Stories

Tuesdays 10:30-11 a.m.

Join one of the library’s volunteers for stories old and new.

• Fandom Club at BHS

Tuesdays 2:15-3:15 p.m.

Geek out with games, books, maker materials, movies. Homeschoolers are welcome. At Brunswick High School.

• Story Time

Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Stories, songs and activities for preschoolers.

• BJHS 7th & 8th Grade Book Club

Wednesdays 2:45-3:30 p.m.

Open to any 7th or 8th grade Brunswick Junior High School or homeschooled student. At Brunswick Junior High School.

• Tech Wizards are In

Thursdays 10 a.m. to noon

Drop in technology help. Meet at the reference desk on the second floor.

• Current Events Forum

Thursdays noon to 1 p.m.

Discussion of current events held in the Morrell Meeting Room.

• BJHS 6th Grade Book Club

Thursdays 2:45-3:30 p.m.

Open to any 6th grade Brunswick Junior High School or homeschooled student. At Brunswick Junior High School.

• Fireside Writers Group

Fridays 10-11:30 a.m.

Writing group led by Molly McGrath, All ages and abilities welcome.

• Google Earth Wizard Hours

Fridays 10 a.m. to noon

Local expert Craig Snapp will answer your Google Earth questions.

• Music Fun with Miss Teresa

Fridays 10:30-11:15 a.m.

Lively songs, rhythms and movement with Teresa Gillis, followed by playtime. For babies and toddlers and their caregivers.

Monthly or Special Events

• Intro to the Cloud Library

March 1, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

An overview and discussion of MaineInfonet’s new Cloud Library for downloading ebooks and audio books.

• Eat Our Yards: Guidance on Town Zoning for Animals and Pest-Free Yards

March 1, 6:30-8 p.m.

Speakers will be Heidi Nelson of Brunswick Animal Control and Mary Ann Nahf of Harpswell Conservation Commission.

• Eat Our Yards: Vegetable Gardening in Maine

March 3, noon to 1:30 p.m.

Speaker will be Dave Elliott Master Gardener and Instructor for Landscape for Life.

• Tech Meetup

March 3, noon to 1p.m.

Learn how to use Maine- Infonet’s new Cloud Library for downloading ebooks and audio books.

• Lego Club

March 4, 10:30 a.m. to noon

We have thousands of LEGO bricks to share! All ages welcome.

• Monday Afternoon Book Group

March 6, 1-2 p.m.

Monthly book group. Discuss “The Aviator’s Wife” by Melanie Benjamin.

• Just Desserts Mystery Discussion Group

March 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Monthly mystery discussion group. Discuss “A Test of Wills” by Charles Todd.

• Eat our Yards: Citrus Trees and Indoor Food Gardening

March 8, noon to 1:30 p.m.

This session’s speaker will be Joanne Suley from Skillins Greenhouse.

• Another Time, Another Place Science Fiction Book Group

March 9, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Monthly science fiction book discussion group. Discussing “The Forever War” by Joe Haldeman.

• Eat our Yards: Homescale Dairy and Chickens

March 13, noon to 1:30 p.m.

Speaker will be Laura Grady from Two Coves Farm.

• I’ll Read Anything Book Group

March 15, 1-2 p.m.

Monthly book group led by director Liz Doucett. Discussing “The Buried Giant” by Kazuo Ishiguro.

• Sunflower Craft

March 16, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Make a cheerful sunflower using a paper plate and sunflower seeds.

• Contemporaries Film Series: “A Climate of Change”

March 16, 6-9 p.m.

Screening of four short films on warming waters, ocean acidification, fishing industry collapse and aquaculture, followed by panel discussion.

• Eat our Yards: A Medicinal Garden in Your Yard

March 21, 6:30-8 p.m.

This session’s speaker will be Katie Munn of Anchor Rose Apothecary.

• Early Release Day Event for Teens: Teen Advisory Board and Movie

March 22, 1:30-4 p.m.

The inaugural meeting of the Teen Advisory Board.

• Sustainable ME: Read and Do Group

March 22, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

This month, we read and discuss “No Impact Man” by Colin Beavan.

• Tiny Greenhouse Craft

March 23, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Create a miniature greenhouse that you can display in a window.

• Eat our Yards: Perennial Vegetables in Maine

March 23, 6:30–8 p.m.

The speaker for this session will be Aaron Parker of Edgewood Nurseries.

• Eat our Yards: Backyard Bees

March 29, noon to 1:30 p.m.

The speaker for this session will be Mike McNally of the Cumberland and Sagadahoc Counties Beekeepers Association.

• Eat our Yards: Planning a Garden for Preserving

March 29, 6:30-8 p.m.

The speaker for this session will be Kate McCarty of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

• Self-Watering Planter Craft

March 30, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Using a plastic 2 liter bottle, plant some seeds and watch them grow without having to water often. For young children and a caregiver.

• Eat our Yards: Grow Your Own Mushrooms

March 30, 6:30-8 p.m.

The speaker for this session will be Ben Whatley of Whatley Farms.

• Eat our Yards: Edible Ornaments

March 31, noon to 1:30 p.m.

The speaker for this session will be Lisa Fernandez of the Resilience Hub.

For more information on these and other events at the Curtis Memorial Library, call (207) 725-5242. Dates and times subject to change, so visit website at curtislibrary.com to confirm.