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1 Limerock Street
P.O. Box 8
Rockport, ME 04856
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Mon – Sat: 9:30 to 5:30
Except Wed: 11:00 to 8:00
Sun: CLOSED
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NEWS
Things are getting “seedy.”
The Rockport Library will host its 2nd Annual SEED FEST on Saturday, Apr. 11. This free, family-friendly event will take place on the upper and lower levels of the library. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., visitors can browse educational exhibits and activities covering seed-starting, pollinators, soil health, composting, native plants, heirloom vegetables, growing rice and grains in Maine, Wabanaki food sovereignty, and much more! CLICK HERE for all of the details.
Upcoming Events
ADULT PROGRAM
Pllinator-Friendly Vs. Ornamental Flowers
April 11, at 1:00 p.m.
Many people fill their gardens with over-hybridized plant varieties that have been bred for their ornamental value. Double blooms, exotic species, and other engineered qualities — while pretty — create plants that are difficult for all pollinators and can be detrimental to local habitats when cultivated in large numbers.
Maine Master Gardener Volunteer John Fromer will discuss varieties of flowering plants that are both beautiful and valuable to our local pollinators, give examples of non-pollinator friendly flowers.
This talk is part of the Rockport Library’s Spring Horticulture Series in partnership with Merryspring Nature Center.
FAMILY PROGRAM
Children’s Room Haiku Contest
April 1 through April 30
April is National Poetry Month!
Children in grades K-6 are welcome to submit one haiku poem to Stephanie between April 1st and April 30th.
Pick up your Haiku submission sheet in the Children’s Room at any time starting April 1.
Three poems will be chosen, and prizes will be awarded! All poems will be displayed in the Children’s Room for the entire month!
On Exhibit
Jean Kigel’s show is a collection of eleven timely paintings that will be traveling to various venues throughout the state of Maine in 2026. The portraits are accompanied by researched commentaries about immigration.
The portraits give a humanizing face to displacement — revealing anguish, determination, despair, and hope. Displaced by war, famine, persecution, pandemic, climate change, corrupt regimes, and economic collapse, millions of immigrants have left their home countries to come to the United States. Kigel reminds those viewing her art that immigrants “have always made up a valuable part of our country’s labor force and intellectual leadership.”
Jean Kigel is an artist who lives in Waldoboro. She is a member of the Union of Maine Visual Artists and the Sumi-e Society of America. Her work has been shown in midcoast Maine, Manhattan, Newburyport, and the American Embassies in Amman, Jordan, and Paris, France. Learn more at: jeankigel.com
Popular Digital Resources
Ancestry
Start searching billions of records and discover your family’s story. CLICK HERE for access.
CloudLibrary
Your Rockport Library card grants you access to a vast online library of ebooks and audiobooks to enjoy on the web, a tablet, or your mobile device. CLICK HERE to learn more.
Digital Maine Library
Explore a hub of online resources that includes databases and full text articles from magazines, newspapers, journals and reference. CLICK HERE to dive in.
Kanopy
Your Rockport Library card also grants you access to thousands of critically acclaimed and award-winning films, socumentaries, and TV series on the Kanopy streaming platform. Families can also enjoy unlimited content on Kanopy Kids. CLICK HERE to get started.
Rockport Library Foundation
The Foundation is an IRS 501.c3 not-for-profit organization formed in 2018 by a small group of dedicated Rockport residents to raise the required funding for the new Rockport Public Library. While we successfully raised the initial funding for the building and furnishings, we’ve now set our sights on developing a world-class speaker series. CLICK HERE to learn more.
Rockport Library Foundation Speakers
Yashica Dutt
March 2025
Rachel Slade
May 2025
Sebastian Junger
September 2025
Friends of the Rockport Library
The Friends of the Rockport Public Library introduces library lovers to each other while building connections throughout our community. Hosting meetings, events, and book sales, the organization supports the library on several levels. In past years, we have helped purchase library materials; supported the annual butterfly gardens; provided new book stacks and exterior railings; and funded programs that serve everyone using the library. Read More.
