Welcome to The Cary Memorial Library!

Wayne is a town of 1180 people in central Maine.
It offers lakes, hills, and a peaceful small-town life to residents and visitors.

 

About Wayne

Historical Society

Historical and Genealogical Page

Hands-On History

Wayne Elementary and Maranacook Community School

Things to Do

The Androscoggin Yacht Club

LIbrary
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 17 Old Winthrop Road, Wayne, Maine

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 127, Wayne, ME 04284

207-685-3612   Librarian: Janet Adelberg
Library E-mail jadelberg@cary-memorial.lib.me.us


Construction Progress.  Click on a photo
Or for a description of the project: Click here
The main floor reopened on June 8th, with access via the gravel ramp and newly poured base for the porch.













Regular Hours (9/1-5/31)
Monday 9 - 1 and 3 - 7
Tuesday 3 - 7
Wednesday 2 - 7
Thursday 3 - 7
Friday - closed
Saturday 9 - 3
Sunday - closed

Summer Hours (6/1-8/31)
 
***During renovations***
 
Monday -  Thursday: 4 - 7 p.m.
(No Monday morning hours)
 
Friday - closed
Saturday 9 - 3
Sunday - closed

                                                                        

UPCOMING EVENTS !!!

FIRST SATURDAYS
at the
WILLIAMS PROPERTY

Please stop by the Williams property on the first Saturday of each month, through September, anytime between 9 and noon for a morning break and another chance to shop at the ongoing book sale and the spring boutique. Coffee, tea and breakfast breads will be for sale. All proceeds will benefit the Williams Property. We will have the Saturday papers for you to read, including the New York Times and the Boston Globe. The Wayne Conservation Commission will be there to talk to you about the natural history of Wayne and the "Wayne Naturally" map display currently on exhibit. Bring your laptop - we have library WiFi from across the street.

For further information or to help out, phone Jane Andrews at 685-3754.
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Friends of the Cary Memorial Library (FOL)

The 2013 quilt, Mabel's Block, queen size 90" x 98," the 22nd generously crafted by the New Sandwich Quilters, has been received and is on display at the Williams House while the Library is under construction.  You can see the quilt during "First Saturdays" (coffee, tea, breakfast breads, ongoing book sale, etc.); June 1, July 6, Aug 3, Sept 7 and during events at the Williams House, including when someone from the Conservation Commission is there on Wednesdays 6 to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 to 11 a.m.  The quilt will also be displayed at various events. The quilt raffle is a wonderful fundraiser for the Friends and the Library. Tickets are still $1.00 each, or 6 for $5.00.
Click on the thumbnail at the left for a larger image of the quilt
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Thurs., June 20, 7 pm
at the Williams House

HELPING HANDS Medical Mission to Escuintla, Guatemala --  My First Experience.
Wayne resident Alberta Messer, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, who will speak about the medical mission she took to Guatemala this last spring. 
Please join us for an informational program and slideshow at the Williams House, across from the library.  All are cordially invited to attend.  For more information: click here
Friday, June 28, 6 - 8 pm
at the Williams House

CARY LIBRARY BOOK SALE & GALA.  Please join us at the Williams House (across the street) for a festive evening and be among the first to shop at our book sale, featuring gently used books at great prices. Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine, elegant hors d'oeuvres and home made desserts.  A limited number of tickets are available at the library: $10.00 per person in advance, $12.00 per person on the day of the event.
Saturday, June 29, 8 - 3
and throughout the week
THE BOOK SALE CONTINUES (no admission charge) at the Williams House on Saturday, June 29 from 8am to 3pm, and throughout the week ~ open hours will be posted at the Library and the Williams House. On Saturday July 6: Books are $1/BAG from 9am to noon. For more information, please call Jane at 685-3754 or the library at 685-3612.
Mon. July 22, 6:45pm

Library - Lower Level
Chewonki: Bears of North America: Beauty or Beast? (1 hour, Grade 2 thru Adult) 
     Both respected and feared by humans, bears are some of the largest land mammal predators in the world. References to bears are found in mythology, Native American legends, children's stories, and cartoons. Unfortunately, bears are commonly portrayed as snarling beasts and villains in these various tales.

     This program features slides and activities that help students understand more about the three bear species found in North America: Black, Grizzly (or Brown), and Polar Bears. Participants also help assemble a real Black Bear skeleton, and as they examine these bones, they compare them with their own skeletons. Join us in the library's Library' newly renovated Lower Level. 
     The program is sponsored by the Cary Memorial Library's Friends of the Library.

Saturday, July 27
2013 Silent Auction opens at the Williams HouseClick here for more details!
Sat., Aug. 3, 9am
Wayne Elem. Sch.
2nd Annual Cary Memorial Library 5K Run/Walk and Kid's Scramble.
Click here for more details!
    Click here for entry form      Click here for Liability Release
 
Saturday, Sept. 14th, 2013, 10AM - 4PM

Homes of Wayne Tour, Charm, Farm and Whimsey.
 
Click here for more information

For more information click here to go to our 2013 Event Calendar



Summer Children's Library Programs

 Reading Incentive: Kids are invited to sign up for the Summer Reading Program. Little ones read 10 books (or listen to 15)  to earn a free ice cream. Older kids can set  a reading goal that works for them. Reading logs can be picked up at the library. Intended for kids pre-K thru grade 8. Free Sea Dog Game vouchers for every child who signs up for the Summer reading Club. Stop in! 

Summer Children's Story/Craft Summer Series:


July 1, 10AM  Mo Willems Storyfest/Favorites from the much-loved author of We Are in a Book!,Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, A Big Guy Took My Ball, and lots more (CML)

 

July 8, 10AM Come to the Ladybug's Picnic / Story and Craft with Jo Moore (CML) 

 

July 106:30 PM Loons with Linda McKee: Come learn about these remarkable creatures and hear some loon tales as well. (WP) 


July 15,  10AM: Favorite Maine Children's Authors: Librarian Janet Adelberg will show and share some of the best-loved children's books from our own state of Maine. (CML)


 July 22, 10AM: Diona Lovejoy Presents Painting with Plants  (WP) 


July 22, 6:45 PM: Chewonki Natural History Program: Bears of North America:  Beauty or Beast?  (Ages gr.2-Adult) (WP)  

 

July 29, 10AM: Children's Author/Artist Cathryn Falwell: Meet and do an art activity with this talented author of Scoot!, Turtle Splash! and other vibrant books for young readers. (CML) This program is funded by the Friends of the Library 


Aug. 5, 10AM:   Fairy Houses and Gnome Homes; Come Build Your Own!  (CML)


Aug. 12, 10AM:  Fun Story and Craft TBA

 

 

Special Wayne cards and calendars FOR SALE

  Homes of Wayne Book & Notecards, from the 2011 Homes of Wayne Tour
Click here for details

Wayne in Focus
In conjunction with Cary Memorial Library Arts.
Click logo for more information.

 

Use our new online catalog!

Click image at right

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 HELP US REACH OUR GOAL FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

 

Who We Are

The Cary Memorial Library, serving the public free of charge, is operated by the Wayne Library Association, a private 501(C)3 incorporated association.  Anyone wishing to become a voting member of the library has the option of paying $5.00 annual dues.  The library is staffed by a professional librarian, assisted by many volunteers.  It is open 27 hrs a week in the winter and 31 hrs in the summer. Approximately 2,000 people are regular patrons, and the library averages 10,000 items in circulation each year.


The library is a very important public space in our, small rural town.  In addition to books and other lending materials, the library offers free public access to two computers and the use of a printer and a copy machine.  The library provides high-speed wireless internet in an area where many have no other access to it. Due to the strength of the wireless signal, when the library is closed, many people park outside   to access the Internet.  The library hosts a weekly children's story hour, a summer children's reading program, art and historical exhibits, poetry readings and author events.  Small organizations and book groups hold meetings here.


Librarian:  Janet Adelberg


Board of Trustees: Judy Danielson - Chair,  Jane Davis - Vice Chair,  David Moreau - Secretary,  Leslie Burhoe,  Ken Bate,  Jan Folk,  Linda Kindig,  Lincoln Ladd,  Lynette Stinneford.  Trustee Emeritus:  Peter Ault


Treasurer: Dawn & Kevin Brooks


Friends of the Library: Cynthia Pelliccia & Don Welsh, Co-Chairs, Holly Stevenson, Treasurer 
Click here for more info on the Friends of the Library


Capital Campaign Committee: Lincoln Ladd, Linda McKee Honorary Co-Chairs,  George Dragonetti, Jan Folk, Bob McKee



BUILDING PROJECT FUNDRAISING UPDATE

Thanks to WAYNE BUSINESSES who have donated to the Cary building project!

Our Wayne Area Business Directory is completed. 
Click here, to see an online version of the directory.
Copies are also available at the library.

This is an ongoing project, and we'd love to hear from you!   

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ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT and CAPITAL CAMPAIGN  

 

The long awaited renovation project is underway. The well was dug several weeks ago. After 75 years of pumping lake water through the neighbor's lawn, we finally have a reliable, safe source of water. As you might remember, one whole summer we had to rely on an outside 'porta-potty', while we repaired the pump in the lake and fixed a leak in the pipe.

 

Dallas Folk and Mike Hricko from HP Cummings, our construction managers, received and selected all the final contractor bids, and presented them to the building committee. The Board of Trustees had previously voted to authorize up to $402,000. toward the construction phase of the project. The price of the project came in at $395,000.00. which gave us the option to allocate money to replace and lengthen the basement windows.  This will allow additional light and lake views, and make the basement much more comfortable for projects and patron use.

 

Thankfully we have the William's house across the street as all the bookshelves and the books from the basement are now carefully boxed up and stored in the barn. An office trailer, tool storage trailer, and a demolition container are at the library and across the street, and an outside porta-potty for the workers.  Library patrons will have access to the bathroom across the street. Demolition included removing the current two bathrooms, which will be replaced with a new handicapped-accessible bathroom. The area where the elevator will be installed is encased on the main floor so that workers can confine their work debris, and most of the main floor will continue to function normally, except when the front entry is being worked on. The library will be closed during that period, and we will keep you posted as to that time line. The entire electrical system will be updated and new outlets and lighting installed.  Much of the work will happen in the basement as the elevator shaft is constructed, as well as the new bathroom and machine room for the elevator.

 

Our oil furnace and oil tank have been replaced by a new highly energy efficient gas furnace. This will also include air conditioning, and separate heating and cooling zones for the two floors - a tremendous improvement!  We are also building a wall of cabinets with a work surface to help process books, and are able to include an additional sink.

 

Outside a new wheelchair ramp will be built and include a handicapped parking space. The front entry will be redesigned to accommodate ADA approved accessibility.  Several Board members have carefully designed a new, much more functional circulation desk, and Lincoln Ladd stepped-up to pay for that.  This will help accommodate our new automated Library World check out system, which will come on line shortly.  A team of 10 volunteers have been working for the past year to enter each of our 12,000 volumes into this system, and it will provide expanded options to our librarian and all patrons.

 

Help us celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Cary Memorial Library, as we work to update and preserve the building to serve the community for the next 75 years!  The Capital Campaign Committee has resumed, and we welcome any donations, addressed to the library, P.O. Box 127, Wayne, ME 04284.

 

We continue to be grateful to our many donors to the building fund, and are so excited that the past year of planning has finally led us to this point!  Board member and retired engineer, Ken Bate, is our point man and has already put in many hours coordinating and communicating with the well drillers, town officials, HP Cummings construction team, and many others.  Check back to this page for periodic progress reports and photographs.


DONATE TO OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

 

If you would like to make a donation or a pledge, just stop by the library and pick up a brochure and an envelope. Payment can be made by cash, check or credit card  You may  email the library at jadelberg@cary-memorial.lib.me.us

 

Collection

The Cary Memorial Library has a cataloged collection of over 12,000 items, including current and classic fiction, a Maine Collection, a children's collection, non-fiction, a teen collection, large print books, audiobooks on CD, DVDs, magazines and local history materials. The Librarian welcomes suggestions about new titles you would like to see us acquire.
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Click on the Library World logo to access the library's catalog.  Our Library World OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) will open in a new tab.
You may access this catalog from any computer via our website, using the above logo, which which will open our account.
Or you may go directly to Library World  (http://www.libraryworld.com) and log-in using CaryMemorial (no space). There is no password.
Search the by author, title, subject, and keyword.  (If a search result seems odd, check how you spelled your search term.) 

Library Catalog and Circulation Now Online as of June 2013

Thanks to the energetic barcode team's hard work, our Library World system is  up and running. The following folks put in many hours of barcoding and we gratefully acknowledge their tireless efforts: Bill Chellis, MaryJean Cowing, Jane Davis, Sandra Fowler, Linda Kindig, Hildie Lipson, Jessica McNear, Jo Moore, and Tracy Stevenson. 
We are excited to adopt this handy modern tool to better serve our readers--as we update the building in general--while keeping all the charm and character that we love about the Cary.

 

Marvel Databases: Maine's Virtual Library

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The library computer is bookmarked with Maine's Virtual Library, an enormous database of  periodicals, newspapers accessible from any computer. 

Maine's InfoNet Download Library

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    Explore the growing collection of downloadable Audiobooks and eBooks!  Use your library card number to download titles to your personal computer, transfer them to a portable device, or burn selected Audiobooks onto a CD for listening on the go.

Internet Access

The library has two computers available for public Internet access.
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Inter-Library Loan

The library is a member of the Central Maine Library District and is able to borrow books from other larger collections.  Please request assistance at the desk.

Genealogy Research

The Wayne Historical Society and the Town Archival Board maintain the library's Historical Archives.  A complete index of our historical records as well as a collection of local histories of Wayne and surrounding towns are also available for use in the library.  Visitors who have limited time and specific needs are encouraged to phone or e-mail ahead so we can assist you most efficiently. 

Local History Books For Sale

The Jack Perkins Illustrated History of Wayne featuring old photographs, anecdotes and local history from 1898 through the 1970s. Hardcover copies are available at the library for $15.00.  (Phone if mail ordering from out of town.) Thank-you to the Perkins family for assigning all profits to the library. The library owns a lending copy as well.

Local historian Ed Kallop has written three Wayne history books: Johnson's Kingdom (2000), The History of the North Wayne Tool Company (2003), and Golden Summertime: A Portrait of Vacation Life in Wayne Maine 1890-1960 (2005). Check at the library for availability as they are out of print, but occasionally one becomes available.  Lending copies are available.

Used Book Sales

The library holds used book sales in February and in July or August.  Contact us for the date of the next sale.  We welcome donations of books in good condition. Children's books are especially welcome.   We cannot accept old textbooks, Reader's  Digest Condensed, or books in poor condition. 

Stories for Pre-Schoolers

On most Monday mornings during the school year there is a story-time for preschool aged children.  Story-time begins at 10:30.

Author Programs

The Cary Library hosts Maine authors once or twice a year.  Our Meet-A-Maine-Author programs occur in Spring and occasionally in summer.  Contact the library for information on up-coming events.

Friends of the Library

An active Friends of the Library group holds quilt raffles, an Easter Candy and Bake Sale and hosts other events to raise money for special library needs. Ask at the desk about joining this group.  Each summer they display a Raffle Quilt made by the New Sandwich Quilters of Wayne, hand-made to benefit the library.  A Friends of the Library Cookbook is for sale at $10.00 per copy to benefit their programs. 

Cary Memorial Library's History

The library's roots extend back to the 1880's, when a group of Wayne citizens decided to form a small lending library.  Dues were collected to help buy books.  Over the years the collection grew and the library was housed in various town locations. 

 

In the 1920s library users began raising money for a permanent home.   It took years of fund-raising teas and card parties hosted by local residents as well as the summer community to reach their financial goal.  When the library was built in 1938 it was named in honor of Annie Louise Cary, whose family made a sizable bequest to the building fund, and this gift enabled the plans for the present building to become a reality.  Annie Louise Cary was born in Wayne in 1841 and was America's first operatic prima donna.  Stop in to the library to learn more about this interesting Wayne native.

 



  17 Old Winthrop Road           Wayne, Maine 04284
Phone:  (207)685-3612   Library E-mail: jadelberg@cary-memorial.lib.me.us