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.

LIbrary building

17 Old Winthrop Road, Wayne, Maine

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

207-685-3612 Library E-mail jadelberg@cary-memorial.lib.me.us

Librarian:Janet Adelberg

UPCOMING EVENTS !!!

May 20, Sun, 6:00 PM

Light dinner and refreshments at 5pm

Spring Concert at the Ladd Center - triple treat
Envok (UMA vocal group), Mad Anthony's Pan Handlers (steel drum band) and The Camp Band (Chris Cushman, Pam Green and friends) Benefits the Library click here

For more information click here to go to our 2012 Event Calendar

Special Wayne cards and calendars FOR SALE

2012 Calendar, with photos of Wayne in 1900-1920
Click here for order form and sample photos

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

BUILDING PROJECT FUNDRAISING UPDATE

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

We hope you'll consider supporting these local businesses:

Johnny's Auto	Jon Capozza, Builder
C. H. Stevenson, Inc.	Stevenson Strawberry Farm
Fred Duplisea, Contractor	Susan Coady Yoga
Ryerson Building Construction	Camp Androscoggin
Wayne General Store / Just Because Gift Shop

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

Regular Hours (9/1-5/31)
Monday 9 - 1 and 3:00 - 7
Tuesday 3:00 - 7
Wednesday 2 - 7
Thursday 3:00 - 7
Friday - closed
Saturday 9 - 3
Sunday - closed

Summer Hours (6/1-8/31)
Monday 9 - 1 and 3 - 8
Tuesday 3 - 8
Wednesday 1 - 8
Thursday 3 - 8
Friday - closed
Saturday 9 - 3
Sunday - closed

Cary Friends of the Library (FOL) - click here

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 25 1/2 hours a week in the winter and in the summer. Approximately 2000 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, Kim King, Lincoln Ladd, Ralph Record, Lynette Stinneford. Trustee Emeritus: Peter Ault

Treasurer: Doug Stevenson

Friends of the Library: Louise Sidelinger and Cynthia Pelliccia, Co-Chairs Click here for more info on the Friends of the Library

Capital Campaign Committee: Lincoln Ladd, Linda McKee Honorary Co-Chairs, Jane Andrews, Chair, George Dragonetti, Jan Folk, Bob McKee, Holly Stevenson

ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

We have embarked on a plan to renovate and expand our beloved 1938 two-story brick community library to make it accessible to everyone.

It is difficult or impossible for some to negotiate the steps to the front door. The project includes construction of a handicapped accessible entrance with automatic doors.

Non-fiction books, DVDs and videos are shelved on the lower floor of the library, and periodic exhibits, silent auctions and book sales are held here. Important community, town and historical documents are stored in the archival vault on this floor; members of the Wayne Historical Society work here regularly. The steep narrow staircase makes this floor inaccessible to many. We plan to install an elevator. This is required by the ADA and Maine law.

Neither of our two bathrooms is big enough for a wheelchair, so we plan to install a handicapped accessible bathroom. The library has never had a well, and the project includes a drilled well. The septic system has always been fragile and when it showed signs of failure last fall, a new tank and leach field were installed by CH Stevenson, Inc. Potable water, a new septic system and a handicapped accessible bathroom are all necessary for the safety and welfare of the library patrons.

The library currently shelves more than 12,000 books, CDs and DVDs and we are running out of room. Additional space is also needed to accommodate our many events, and to provide more room for computer use. Existing space will be reconfigured and additional new space will be designed to provide for new books, technology needs, community meetings and events, and children's programs.

Our plans include a parking space dedicated to handicapped use. The renovation will require updating existing electrical, heating and plumbing systems to conform to current Building and Safety Code requirements.

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 or call Jane Andrews, Capital Campaign Chair, at 207 685 3754.

Collection

The Cary Memorial Library has a collection of over 12,000 cataloged volumes including popular fiction, classics, a Maine Collection, non-fiction, children's books and current best-sellers. Books-on-Tape and CD, videos, circulating magazines, large-print titles and a small Teen Section are also available. Please ask for help in locating materials--our space in limited and some items are hard to find.

Marvel Databases: Maine's Virtual Library

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

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.

Search using Google.

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.

Illustrated History of Wayne For Sale

The Jack Perkins Illustrated History of Wayne featuring old photographs, anecdotes and local history from 1898 through the 1970's is a hardcover book found in homes and camps all over Wayne. Hardcover copies are available at the library for $15.00. Thank-you to the Perkins family for assigning all profits to the library.

Locally Written Historical Books For Sale

Other books relating to the history of Wayne are also available for purchase at the library. Two titles by Wayne's Edward Kallop, Johnson's Kingdom (2000) and The History of the North Wayne Tool Company (2003) are in stock. The "new" Bicentennial History of Wayne is for sale as well. Of course any of these can be borrowed from our circulating collection.

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