Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Library

"… growing collection of contemporary and classic fiction and non-fiction, VHS and DVD movies, audio books, and a distinguished collection of books…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott and Fewacres, Farmington, 1903

"He wrote fictional books for children, most of them in series, and is credited with writing some of the earliest American juvenile literature…"

Ellsworth Public Library

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Farmington Public Library

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Cary Memorial Library

"… over 12,000 items, including current and classic fiction, a Maine Collection, a children's collection, non-fiction, a teen collection, large print…"

Waterville Public Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… of his “Rollo Books” while in Roxbury, which were fictional children’s books, designed for an educational purpose."

Fryeburg Public Library

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"She has written seven novels and four non-fiction books so far. A Piece Of The World, Orphan Train, Orphan Train Girl, Bird In Hand, The Way Life…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… wrote several books, including books of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Modern William S. Cohen School X William S."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… from back then." Excerpts from the journal of fictional character Betsy Mire Year of 1875 A wonderful man swept into the town tonight."

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… war protests (The Desert is a Bitch), and science fiction fantasy (Seaquimp, Okto). Our love of 1960s jazz music led to several improvisational…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… children’s and young adults’ areas and the non-fiction stacks, and also created a new climate-controlled History Room, the current home of Bath…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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