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Chebeague Island Library

846-4351 phone • 846-4358 fax cheblib@hotmail.com http://chebeague.chebeague.lib.me.us/ winnebago/search/search.asp

Did you know? • You can renew by phone or email. As long as no one has reserved that material, we are happy to renew! • If you forget your phone or computer plug, we may have one for you to check out and use. • If you don’t want to buy a whole box of printer paper, we sell individual reams for $7.00.

The garden in front of the library seems to have weathered our drought fairly well. Let’s hope we have overnight rains for a thorough soaking! Please use the walkways when coming to the building. Thank you! Scholarship information night with Caroline Moore from the Island Institute will be held Tuesday October 4 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Poet Sheila Jordan’s new collection of poetry “Blue Ceiling” is for sale. All proceeds to benefit the Library. Volume 10 of the Island Reader , sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission, is available, and the publishers are looking for submissions of poetry and stories for their next volume.

Winter hours take effect after Labor Day!

NEW BOOKS Black Widow ~ by Daniel Silva Enter Helen: The Invention of Helen Gurley Brown ~ by Brooke Hauser Night of the Animals ~ by Bill Broun The Trouble with Goats and Sheep ~ by Joanna Cannon

Sun & Mon

Closed

Tuesday

4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Wednesday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Friday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

One Man’s Island by Bob Libby

October is the perfect time to explore Chebeague. Summer is over, and the falling leaves create romantic vistas down every meandering path; the autumn slants of sunlight enriched by ripening scents of wildflowers invigorate our spirits. Standing by our mailbox on the Roy Hill Road at the highest point in Casco Bay, looking to the eastern bay arched over by bright yellow coronas of trees never fails to thrill. Bright rugosa hips and tiny blooms of wild asters by the roads make us smile. All over the island autumn winds drop acorns and unharvested apples in many yards and paths. Now, between the September 11 call for a national day of service and Thanksgiving, October seems the perfect moment to reflect on the members of our community who selflessly act every day to improve our lives—the cooks who provide Wednesday coffees and luncheons at the Hall, the crew responsible

for the annual Harvest Dinner at the Commons, volunteers who spend hours in the school, and of course, the emergency first responders who get our family members to care when it is urgently needed. Just step up and say thank you to your neighbors when you notice conspicuous acts of kindness. Here’s a simple game to try. Take a hike or a ride around the island; touch each of the bronze plaques honoring many benefactors of the past who devoted their time to making Chebeague a better place. I count Lewis Ross, Betsy McColl, Bob Jones, and Mabel and Sanford Doughty as mentors and examples of those who knew how to benefit community. Here’s a hint: three of the plaques are on the Great Chebeague Golf Course. Check out the names from World War I in front of the Grange Hall or the names on the Toll of the Sea plaque at Chandler’s Cove. How many do you know?

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OCTOBER 2016 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR