Martin Irons author of “Phalanx Against the Divine Wind”. Twelve crew members died including Hobart MacLaughlan Seaman First Class of Machias. Reading & Book signing. Meet the author.
A workshop for kids on visualizing sound. What does sound look like? We will explore different ways of looking at sound and experiencing how we hear.
Book Delivery Service Call 255-3933
Snack & Stories from EFNEP (Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program) w/Rita Stephenson & Sandy Parsons, Community Education Assistant, UMaine Cooperative Extension. Ages 4-8.
Our 2nd Annual Porter Memorial Library Easter Egg Hunt inside the library. Ages 3-9. Hunters will go in two groups, 3-6 get a 10 minute head start before being joined by older children. Donations of candy & eggs are welcome for this, just drop off at the library front desk.
Porter Hosts Mountain Man John Colter LIVE!
On Saturday, April 20 at 1 p.m., Porter Memorial Library will host a talk by mountain man John Colter, as portrayed by historian Charles Parker. John Colter was recruited by Meriwether Lewis in 1803 as a member of what became the Corps of Discovery under Captains Lewis and Clark. Parker’s live presentation at the library on April 20 is one of several special events for youth and families scheduled for school vacation week.
Parker will be dressed as Colter, in deerskin, with implements of the fur trade by his side; and will speak in the first person, as if he really is Colter. This style of presentation is sometimes called living history, or Chautauqua format. When you meet Mountain Man Colter at Porter Memorial Library, imagine that the year is 1810, and Colter has just arrived in St. Louis by canoe.
At Machias Veterans Home