Witherle Memorial Library

At long last, the book drop will reopen on Wednesday, June 3 at 10 am. Beginning June 8, the library will offer curbside service.

For now, only materials from the library’s collection will circulate. There is no interlibrary loan at this time. In addition to books, music CDs, great courses CDs and DVDs, books on CD, and magazines are available. Anne and Irene continue to add new titles to the collection. As always, if you have a book to recommend please be in touch.

The building will remain closed to the public until we can safely reopen.

Thank You, Annie Gardner!

For many years, Annie Gardner served the library in two important functions: she assisted with the Friday “delivery”, the arrival of the inter-library loan materials. For this, Annie opened, sorted, and made ready the items for Kathryn and Anne to process for patrons. Also, Annie was our regular cleaner. She adopted the building with dedication and care. In order to best serve her family, Annie has decided to relinquish her responsibilities at the library. We will miss her energy and passionate attachment. She remains a patron, and we hope to see her regularly once the building reopens. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for her outstanding service. Thank you, Annie.

eBooks Made Easy

Downloading the cloudLibrary eBook app has never been easier thanks to this step-by-step video featuring our very own Rich Hewitt. Click here to watch. The video features a musical introduction performed by Silas Yates. If you’re interested in learning more about how to access free eBooks this video is for you.

Other free eBook resources include:

Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.

Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

Introducing Curbside Service: Selecting Materials

To get started, you will need to select materials. To use the library’s online catalog you first go to Minerva Maine by clicking here or at the catalog button at the top of each web page. For now, you will need to limit your search to only those materials available at our library. You can also narrow your search by keyword, title or author.

Here’s how to do this: How to choose Witherle Memorial Library in Minerva.

The easiest and best way to order materials is to use this handy Curbside Service Order Form. You can be general or specific, and select how you want to receive them. Also, you can place holds through the Minerva system. If you would prefer not to order online then please call the library during regular business hours after June 1.

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Thank You, Annie Gardner!

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