Dorcas Library brings people, information & ideas together to enrich lives, build community, and inspire the joy of lifelong learning.
Our building across the street is now called Dorcas+ (Plus)
We have just mailed out our annual Friends’ Letter to all our patrons and members of the Gouldsboro community. If you didn’t receive one, you can stop by the library and get one and ask to be put on our mailing list. You can also read a copy below. We thank you for your support of the library so we can continue to offer programs and resources to the community and beyond.
December is Gift-Giving month at Dorcas. All non-perishable items dropped off at the library during our open hours will be picked up weekly and given to the Schoodic Community Food Pantry. For a list of high need items, stop by the library or visit our Facebook page.
Upcoming events at Dorcas. For more info please check our Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/dorcaslibrary
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-We now offer interlibrary loan service via the USPS. If we or a neighbor library (Winter Harbor or Frenchman’s Bay) don’t have an item, we will request it through Bangor Public Library. When they’ve located it, they will mail it to us. We will return it via the post.
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Please do not leave boxes with books by the front door – we have not space for them! Thank you.
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Please use Dorcas_guest to connect to our wifi, no password needed.
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Qigong at Dorcas+ building will continue in January, every Monday from 9-10 AM (even when the library is closed). They will not meet in December.
Thursday Story Hour with Liz at the library will be back in January:
Dates tba 10:15 AM. Story hour includes an interactive hour with a craft, music, and a snack. No drop-off, an adult needs to be present with the child.
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Knitting/crocheting and other needlework with Cyndi at the library:
Thursday 12/19 at 2 PM.
Bring your project and sit with us for an inspiring afternoon. Our expert Cyndi is on hand if you need help with a project. Some of us are currently working on mittens and hats for the annual mitten tree at Peninsula School.
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Quilting & Sewing Group at the Dorcas+ building: no meeting in December, meetings resume 2nd Wed. of the month, starting January 8.
Bring your project, sewing machine, and lunch.
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Returning in 2025: Dates tba
1:00PM Writers Group meet-up with Merry Post at the library.
Bring your writing and share with other fellow writers.
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Please understand that we cannot check out items if you have overdue items that are not returned. Other patrons are waiting – thank you!
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Reading makes hungry, so we now offer snacks at Dorcas:
Thank you for your donations – we couldn’t do it without you! Would you like to donate to Dorcas Library and join the list? https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/home/we-need-your-help/annual-campaigns-friends-community-business-partners/
New books coming in October 2024:
| Author | Title |
| Freida McFadden | The Boyfriend |
| Patricia Cornwall | Identity unknown |
| James Patterson | Murder Island |
| Lee Child | In too Deep |
| Michael Connelly | The Waiting |
| Louise Penny | The Grey Wolf |
| Louise Erdrich | The Mighty Red |
| Paula Hawkins | The blue Hour |
| Alexander Smith-McCall | The Great Hippopotamus Hotel |
| Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Message |
| Ian Rankin | Midnight and Blue |
| Jean Hanff Korelitz | The Sequel |
| Lynda Cohen Loigman | The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern |
| Ina Garten | Be Ready when the Luck happens |
| Betsy Lerner | Shred Sisters |
| Jami Attenberg | A Reason to see you again |
| Kids’ books | |
| Author | Title |
| Rebecca Elliott | Eva for President |
| Rebecca Elliott | The Owlympic Games |
| M.N. Martin | Baby-sitters Little Sister 9: Karen’s Grandmothers |
New DVDs available now:
The Holdovers
John Wick 4
Oppenheimer
Dorcas Hoodies are here, sizes S-XL. Get yours for $35.
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We offer used books for sale inside the library (hardcovers $1, paperbacks $0.50).
We are collecting food donations for the Food Pantry year-round. Drop them off anytime – Thank you!
December 2, 2024
Dear Friend,
As an integral part of the working waterfront Town of Gouldsboro, Dorcas Library is proud to bring people, information and ideas together to enrich lives and provide opportunities for lifelong learning. With the support of our friends, we can continue our work.
We have accomplished a great deal at Dorcas Library this year. The first floor of the Dorcas + building is now in regular use for community programs. Qigong is offered every Monday morning on the lawn, weather permitting, or at the + building. The quilting and sewing groups meet at the + building the second Wednesday of each month, with additional sessions as needed.
The writers and poets meet monthly at the library, and knitting, crocheting, and other needlework happens twice a month. Computer and technology support is offered to those who need assistance with one-on-one attention available to help users learn and resolve any issues.
Dorcas Library played host to many little ghosts, goblins, princesses, and a few dinosaurs this year at our annual Halloween party. The children received treats, played games, listened to a dramatic storyteller, and each received a book to take home.
Like many members of our community, Dorcas Library was affected by the terrible storms this winter. We lost a large portion of soil and shrubbery along 180 feet of our shoreline. With a grant from the Island Institute, this spring, we will be planting native species along the shore to make our property more resilient.
We have continued to grow our collections of books, magazines, DVDs, and audio and e-books. We hold children’s story hours several times per month. Author Cynthia Thayer gave an author talk that was very well attended. Siri Temple’s presentation on plants and herbs was very well received.
Our gratitude goes out to the volunteers who make all the library’s work possible, and, most important, we are grateful to you, our dear friends, who give generously to allow us to continue to make the Dorcas Library an integral part of this community.
Thank you,
The Board of Directors
Dorcas Library Association
Dorcas Library
28 Main Street
PO BOX 167
Prospect Harbor, Maine 04669
(207) 963-4027
dorcaslibrary1@gmail.com
Dorcas Library Association is a 501c(3) organization.
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HOURS
Dorcas Library is open:
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-4 PM.
Saturdays: 10-1 PM.
You can return items in our dropbox and access our free WiFi 24/7.
Please return your items in a timely manner, there are fellow patrons waiting – thank you.
Books and Audio books can be checked out for 3 weeks. DVDs and magazines are checked out for 1 week.
We have a lot of puzzles that can be checked out and we are always looking for fun new puzzles for our collection.
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Please note that we no longer accept (big) book donations as we will no longer have annual book sales. We still happily take new(er) fiction for our ongoing book sale throughout the year at the library.
We cannot issue library cards to one-time visitors. There is a limit of 4 DVDs per check-out for new patrons. We do however have a big selection of DVDs for sale, $1 only!
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We are collecting food donations for the Food Pantry year-round. Drop them off anytime – Thank you!
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Dorcas Library & Dorcas + (Plus)
28 Main Street
PO BOX 167
Prospect Harbor, ME 04669
(207) 963-4027
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