Adult Summer Reading Program
2024 Adult Summer Reading Program
2024 Adult Summer Reading Challenge
Complete all five tasks on the “Read, Renew, Repeat” Adult Summer Reading Challenge, and turn it into the Help Desk for a chance to win a randomly selected gift certificate from Ice Cream Dugout, Pat’s Pizza, or Sherman’s Bookstore! Registration begins June 17th.
Completed sheets must be turned in by Friday, August 30th!
You can sign up and pick up a paper copy of the Adult Summer Reading Challenge at the Help Desk or register online and print a copy from below.
Events
**Event will be held with your choice of attending in-person or on Zoom. Email Ray for the Zoom links.
Chelsea Diehl-- Just Up the Road**
Wednesday, July 17th, 6-7pm
Chelsea’s talk will feature beautiful photos from her book, Just Up the Road, along with selected readings of her journey throughout Maine in which she travelled near and far to discover what she wants to do with the rest of her life!
Nina Interlandi Bell-- Foraging in Maine**
Wednesday, July 31st, 6-7pm
Nina Interlandi Bell is the author of the book, Foraging for the Rest of Us. In her talk—which will include a cooking demonstration—she will show us how to make wild food foraged in Maine part of our lives.
Monica Wood-- How to Read a Book: A Novel
Wednesday, August 7th, 6-7pm
How to Read a Book is an unsparingly honest and profoundly hopeful story about letting go of guilt, seizing second chances, and the power of books to change our lives. Monica’s talk will center around her latest novel and the unusually delightful research it required.
Bill Berlinghoff-- Folk Music Concert**
Wednesday, August 16th, 6-7pm
Bill Berlinghoff is a folksinger with more than half a century of performing experience. Bill will perform a wide range of songs-- spanning the traditional mountain music of Tennessee, popular folk music of the '60s, and rowdy singalongs.
Art House Film: Fed Up
Wednesday, July 10th, 5-7pm
The film blows the lid off everything that was known about food and exercise, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public. Exposing the hidden truths contributing to one of the largest health epidemics in history.
Bill Berlinghoff-- Folk Music Concert**
Wednesday, August 16th, 6-7pm
Bill Berlinghoff is a folksinger with more than half a century of performing experience. Bill will perform a wide range of songs-- spanning the traditional mountain music of Tennessee, popular folk music of the '60s, and rowdy singalongs.
Movie Time
Find Your Voice with these movie selections! Movie Time is on Thursdays starting at 1 pm. Closed captions are displayed.
June Movies:
Space Oddity (PG-13)
Wild (R)
Joan Baez: I am a Noise (NR)
Guarding Tess (PG-13)
July Movies:
Gorillas in the Mist (PG-13)
Bank of Dave (PG-13)
March of Penguins (G)
August Movies:
Jerry & Margo Go Large (PG-13)
Never Cry Wolf (PG)
Jules (PG-13)
Driving Madeleine (NR)
That Thing You Do (PG)
Please call or email Ray for more information or with any questions at 207-892-1908 ext. 5 or rmarcotte@windhammaine.us.