Free Wi-Fi is available inside and outside the library. The PASSWORD can be obtained in the library.
Welcome to Cary Memorial Library
Library Hours
| Day | Open | Close |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 | 1:00 |
| Tuesday | 3:00 | 5:00 |
| Wednesday | 1:00 | 7:00 |
| Thursday | 3:00 | 5:00 |
| Friday | CLOSED | |
| Saturday | 9:00 | 3:00 |
| Sunday | CLOSED | |
Digital Services
For more information on how to access these services, please see our Digital Services page.
Upcoming Events and Activities
September 15, 2025
1:15 pm to 2:15 pm
Wayne Library
Monthly Book Club
September
National Bestseller * From the award-winning author of The One-in-a-Million Boy comes a heartfelt, uplifting novel about a chance encounter at a bookstore, exploring redemption, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing power of sharing stories.
Come share an hour with your fellow readers. We are looking forward to spending time in Monica Wood’s world.
Copies are available to borrow
September 16, 2025
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Make and Take
Make a Paper Bowl
Folded Mini-Paper-Napkin-Bowls
Join Jo Moore to learn how to make clever paper napkin bowls. All supplies furnished. These were the talk of the auction’s Opening Party. Come see why!
September 20, 2025
9:00 am to closing
Maine State
Parks
Free Day at Maine State Parks with Your Library Card!
Stop by Cary Memorial Library to get a photocopy of your library card with your current number.
September is Maine Library Card Sign-Up Month, and we’re celebrating. On Saturday, September 20, show your library card at the entrance of any participating Maine State Park or Historic Site and enjoy free admission from 9 AM to closing.
It’s the perfect day to bring a good book, find a shady spot, and relax surrounded by Maine’s natural beauty. Don’t have a library card yet? Stop by your local library — it’s free, and now’s the perfect time to get one!
Free admission does not apply to Acadia National Park, Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Baxter State Park, Maine Wildlife Park, Peacock Beach, Scarborough Beach, Swan Island, the Penobscot River Corridor, or the Penobscot Narrows Observatory. Admission to Fort Knox State Historic Site is included.
To find your nearest Maine State Park, go to
https://apps.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/index.pl
October4, 2025
9:00 am to Noon
First Saturday
At the Williams House
October
Here’s one way to spend your Saturday morning: Come to the Williams House. Get a cup of coffee or tea and a scone, a piece of quiche or other goodie. Sit and visit with old and new friends at a table in the dining room or living room. Weather permitting sit at a table outside. Browse the many shelves of books and tables of gently used and new boutique items. You might find a great buy!
The Alice in Wonderland Room will be open. To visit the room at other times call 207 685-9550.
See you at the Williams House Saturday morning.
October 25-29, 2025
hours listed below
Fall Book Sale
At the Williams House
October
Please stop in, buy a book and support our scholarship fund. Generous donations of books keep coming, so you will find new arrivals on all the shelves. The boutique will be open on all four days too.
- Saturday, October 25th – 9:30 to 12:30
- Sunday, October 26th – 10:30 to 12:30
- Monday, October 27th – 10 to 12
- Wednesday, October 29th – 2 to 4
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Mondays, 2025-when open
10:30 to 11:30
Monday Morning
Story & Craft Time
Come join the fun, this week-COWS
Ann Thompson presents a short story and accompanying craft each week for our youngest visitors.
Please come for this short activity. This program is offered on each Monday, following the Wayne Elementary School schedule.
Quilt
Raffle
String Happy
New Sandwich Quilters
The 35th Annual quilt made for the Cary Memorial Library by the New Sandwich Quilters.
This hefty beauty is a generous queen size and on display in the library.
Tickets are $2. each or 3 of $5.00.
The drawing will occur during the Wayne Stroll on December 6th.
2024
Winter Readers’ Blog
Wayne Readers’ Recommendations
Find interesting reviews of books our community friends have enjoyed and want to recommend. Newest Blog-February 2024
If you’d like to send in a review for the next reader’s Blog, simply email it to jadelbergcml@gmail.com
Tower Garden
Our 2025 Williams House
Community Offering
The Tower Garden offerings are again available. It is a pleasure to make this greenery available to all visitors. Stop by and help yourself to some fresh lettuces.
The Tower Garden was donated by Sara Morton in memory of her grandmother Priscilla Stevenson.
September
2024
A Lovely Gift
to the Williams House Lawn
This summer a new garden volunteer, Marianne Butak, stepped up to help Jamie Ault with the Williams House Gardens. As Marianne spent time in the gardens she could see what amazing and expert work Jamie has done to design, install and maintain the plantings over the years. Jamie mentioned a bench that was once there. That inspired Marianne to be the high bidder on a lovely stone bench in the library auction, which she has bestowed in
honor of Jamie. A plaque will be added. We thank both Jamie and Marianne for their energy and generosity!
Alice Room
2025
Various Times
A town treasure. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Room project is now complete. There are 17 art panels that have been refreshed, restored, and protected. You are invited to come for a visit.
- 1st Saturdays 9:00-Noon
- By Appointment
FOL
Open to anyone
Who loves Cary Memorial Join this remarkable group
Join us for a lively feel good time.
Helping hands always welcome. The lastest quilt, String Happy is now on display for the 2025 Raffle Quilt.
Pruning Pole
Now is the time to check your trees and bushes
Before the trees leaf out this Spring, just a reminder that the library has a pruning pole that can be borrowed.
The pole has clippers, not a blade (for safety reasons).
Views from Library
Perfect Peony Moments
Photo by Cynthia Pelliccia, Spring 2025
Selected Photos of Cary Library, Williams House, & Special Events
Library
Williams House
Events
Cary Memorial Library News
NEW Hoopla SeasonPass
PBS shows now available with BingePass
In addition to the four SeasonPasses already available, we’ve added more bingeable PBS content that your patrons will love! A collection of Ken Burns documentaries, four seasons of The French Chef, and content from PBS Kids, including Dinosaur Train, Pinkalicious, and Nature Cat, are each available to patrons for seven days with a single borrow.
Ready, Set, Binge! The new SeasonPass on @hoopladigital lets you watch an entire TV season with a single borrow. New series or old favorites, the choice is yours—no waiting required! https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/seasonpass/91678