Rockland Public Library

This week: St. George Grange

“Scenes of September in Maine”

Catinka Knoth will teach drawing “Scenes of September in Maine”, with a focus on buildings. Led by Knoth, participants will make their own drawings in color, using colored pencils and crayons. Knoth offers the adult workshops free and with materials supplied.

Knoth will lead students in drawing several scenes of iconic local Maine buildings. Students may experience simple aspects of perspective theory. They will also practice the technique of coloring in without using outlines. Familiar buildings from St. George and South Thomaston along the St. George peninsula and Rte 131 will serve as subjects for the classes. Each week is a different building – a one room schoolhouse or church, a barn, and a grange.

Knoth paints watercolors of Maine, and whimsical animal scenes, which she offers as cards and prints. She also teaches a free weekly children’s drawing class at Rockland Public Library, sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin. Friends of Rockland Library host the workshops, which are open to the public.

Instructor Patti Luchetti

Led by Patti Luchetti, this class will begin with balance exercises, include a full body stretch and end with relaxation. We’ll be using a carpeted space and make full use of chairs. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing or gym wear.

This class is a 5 week series, no sign-up necessary; all levels welcome.  FREE & OPEN to the public. Those who are new to a movement program or those who seek to regain past abilities are especially encouraged to attend.

Patti Luchetti has studied Modern and ethnic dance forms for 25+ years and is currently a student of yoga and enjoys the practice of Tai Chi. She is director of Shalimar’s Studio of Oriental Dance in Rockland.

 Join Miss Katie for stories, songs, and dances for children of all ages. Each week we will have a new theme and new ways to wiggle our sillies out.

Make sure your vote counts! Don’t let your part in the democratic process be sacrificed because you “forgot to register”. Volunteers from the Local League of Women Voters and staff of Rockland Public Library will be on hand all day to get you registered in time to get voting! 

Visits to the apple orchard and apple picking.

“Let’s Draw September Harvests”

Children, and those young at heart, will explore farming, harvest, and seasonal themes in this September’s ongoing drawing classes led by Catinka Knoth The “Let’s Draw Together!” sessions, geared for ages six and up, also welcome adults. The library requests that children age ten and under have an adult accompany them.

September subjects include butterflies and Monarch butterfly migration; farm scenes of haying and the fall harvest; farm animals such as cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, roosters, geese, and ducks; visits to the apple orchard and apple picking; and September gardens. Each week is a different subject.

Sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin, the workshops, for age 6 and up,are free and open to the public, with all materials provided. Knoth expects participants to be able to work independently for the most part. Children age 10 and under should be accompanied by an adult. Ongoing workshops meet every Tuesday, 4-5 pm, Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., hosted by Friends of Rockland Library. FMI – Jean Young, children’s librarian, 594-0310.

Even if we think we know a lot about good and healthy food—even if we buy organic, believe in slow food, and read Eater—we probably don’t know much about how food gets to the table. What happens between the farm and the kitchen? Why are all avocados from Mexico? Why does a restaurant in Maine order lamb from New Zealand? In Food Routes, Robyn Metcalfe explores an often-overlooked aspect of the global food system: how food moves from producer to consumer. She finds that the food supply chain is adapting to our increasingly complex demands for both personalization and convenience—but, she says, it won’t be an easy ride.Networked, digital tools will improve the food system but will also challenge our relationship to food in anxiety-provoking ways. It might not be easy to transfer our affections from verdant fields of organic tomatoes to high-rise greenhouses tended by robots. And yet, argues Metcalfe—a cautious technology optimist—technological advances offer
opportunities for innovations that can get better food to more people in an increasingly urbanized world.
Metcalfe follows a slice of New York pizza and a club sandwich through the food supply chain; considers local foods, global foods, and food deserts; investigates the processing, packaging, and storage of food; explores
the transportation networks that connect farm to plate; and explains how food can be tracked using sensors and the Internet of Things. Future food may be engineered, networked, and nearly independent of crops
grown in fields. New technologies can make the food system more efficient—but at what cost to our traditionally close relationship with food?

Robyn Metcalfe is a food historian and food futurist, and Lecturer and Research Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin as well as Director of Food+City.

Hear volunteer storyteller Ms. Judy read from a variety of picture books then color or work on a craft together.

Let’s take a walk!

Walkers of all ages and abilities are invited to meet at the Library every Wednesday morning to go on a 30 to 45 minute walk around town. Walks will be led by librarians and no walker will be left behind. Join us for some exercise and conversation. In case of inclement weather, we will walk indoors in the library. Bring a friend or make some new ones! The walking club is intended for adults; children and teens are welcome if accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Participants of this program will be asked to sign a waiver of liability.

A eight week series, co-sponsored with Journey to Health. Many older adults experience a fear of falling. People who develop this fear often limit their activities, which can result in physical weakness, making the risk of falling even greater. A Matter of Balance is a program designed for community dwelling adults age 60 and older to increase activity levels and reduce the fear of falling. If you are concerned about falls, have sustained falls in the past, or are interested in improving your flexibility, balance and strength, this class is for you. Registration is required. To register, please call 301-3950 or visit journeytohealth.coursestorm.com.

Test the limits of your aeronautical skills with Miss Katie and Ms. Jessie! This month we will be making slingshot straw rockets. We’ll help you build your own then head to the library lawn to fly them!

Sing, sway, and clap with your little one at our story time focused on singing together. A great introduction for your baby to words, sounds, and new friends. Perfect for birth to age two, and welcome to any child who enjoys music.

Local artist Jill Langdon

An eight week series. Jill Langdon offers a workshop on art journaling where no experience is required – in either art or journaling. Art journaling is a combination of writing down your thoughts on a particular subject and then creatively embellishing it with art in your own way and style. Classes run every Thursday morning from 11am to noon through October 31st. The only items participants need to bring is their own journal and their imagination! Jill Langdon is an award winning, local, fine artist who has been painting and journaling for almost 40 years.

Big Ben & Stanley

Ben Perry makes punny novelties that date back to 1973, when he first came up with “IT” in a nutshell, followed by the “Stool Sample” some years later. He has put together well over forty humorous novelties which are now mostly displayed in the recent publication, Lime City Humor.

Ben Perry was born and raised in Rockland, Maine. After graduating from Rockland High School in 1954 he entered the US Navy and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. After selling automobiles and managing a car dealership parts department, he worked for Fisher Engineering as the Personnel Manager and Safety Director. Upon retiring in 1990 his next career was with Camden National Bank, retiring from there in 2006. He and Stanley have performed at the Strand Theater, Watts Hall, the Rockland Historical Society,and several other local establishments.

Stanley is a true ventriloquist since his mouth never moves. Stanley and Ben look forward to meeting you, telling funny stories, and then selling and signing books.

(2018, 1 hr 27 min, directed by Assia Boundaoui)
A collaboration with “POV,” PBS’ award-winning nonfiction film series. In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where director Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counterterrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code-named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community fell under blanket government surveillance. The film follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

Give blood in September! This fall’s drive will take place in the Community Room from 10 AM – 3 PM. Donors can sign up in advance by going to redcross.org.

Instructor Patti Luchetti

Led by Patti Luchetti, this class will begin with balance exercises, include a full body stretch and end with relaxation. We’ll be using a carpeted space and make full use of chairs. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing or gym wear.

This class is a 5 week series, no sign-up necessary; all levels welcome.  FREE & OPEN to the public. Those who are new to a movement program or those who seek to regain past abilities are especially encouraged to attend.

Patti Luchetti has studied Modern and ethnic dance forms for 25+ years and is currently a student of yoga and enjoys the practice of Tai Chi. She is director of Shalimar’s Studio of Oriental Dance in Rockland.

Join the book discussion, led by staffer, Mary Ann Giasson. This month we are reading William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying.

Coming up:

October 28th, Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

November 25th, Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote

December 30th, Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Come relax and chat! New members are always welcome.