9358-R3_LGP_MechanicFalls_2024AnnualReport

Public Service

Public Library Manager

Our Mission is to Provide Lifelong Enjoyment of Learning, Exploring, and Reading!

The Mechanic Falls Public Library is located in the Mechanic Falls Town Osice Building, on the third floor. The Mechanic Falls Public Library has been in this location for 14 years, and there has been a Public Library in the town of Mechanic Falls since 1899! Free library cards are available to all Mechanic Falls residents. Proof of address is all that is required to sign up! We continue to participate in the Maine State Library’s reciprocal borrowing system. This program allows any current library cardholder to request items from any participating library within the state of Maine, and they are delivered directly to our library weekly for pickup. Many patrons are taking advantage of the Cloud Library, which is another free service that your library card will give you access to. The Cloud Library gives access to thousands of free E-Book and Audiobook titles! This year, with the help of a grant from the Natural Resources Council of Maine, the library added a new Library of Things program. We now have many items available to our patrons for checkout including: canning equipment, a food dehydrator, outdoor party games, puzzles, tools, sports equipment, board games, children’s learning games and many more items along with our expanded Little Free Seed Library!

Janice Ferri

Patti Dyer

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Nancy Petersons