Category: Maine Community Foundation

Stockton Springs Community Library Has Hired Sally Stanton as Library Director

Since its founding in 2001, Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) has been an all-volunteer organization. For years, the board of directors has had a goal of hiring a part-time Director to work in support of the large number of volunteers. That goal prompted SSCL to start an endowment fund at the Maine Community Foundation. After dedicating proceeds from annual appeal campaigns and many fundraising events to the endowment fund, the income from the fund was enough to begin the search process for a Director. SSCL has now hired Sally Stanton to be the library’s Director.

Sally Stanton is an artist, writer, and librarian with twenty years of experience working in RSU#20 libraries. She holds a B.F.A. from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the Solstice Program at Lasell University. Her paintings have been exhibited in group and solo shows around New England including the Portland Museum of Art and Waterfall Arts in Belfast. She is a member of the Association of Rural and Small Libraries, The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Union of Maine Visual Artists. She lives in Northport, Maine. 

Carol Fuller, SSCL Board Chair, stated:

“We are delighted to have Sally join us as our new director. She brings with her many skills and talents and has a depth of experience in the library field having worked in RSU 20 for many years. Sally is also creative both as an artist and a writer. Her genuine passion for libraries is very evident. We knew right away that Sally would be a great fit for us. We are so pleased to welcome her to our library and to the community of Stockton Springs.”

11th Annual Pie & Art Festival at Stockton Springs Community Library August 17th

The Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host its 11th Annual Pie & Art Festival on Saturday, August 17thfrom 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. This popular fundraising event provides an opportunity to bring home delicious homemade pies, sweet or savory, and to purchase quality contemporary art created by outstanding local artists. 

Participating artists are Judy Belasco, Mary Brann, Sarah Faragher, Cher Jones, Dawn Staples-Knox, Sharon Kosinski, Allegra Kuhn, Bill Landmesser, Scott Moore, Mark Quigley, Mary Pauline Reynolds, Betty Schopmeyer, Harriet Seekins, Martha Shaw, Jo Swift, Peter Walls, and Anne Marie Welsh.

Proceeds from the pie sales will benefit the library.  A portion of the proceeds from the sale of art will benefit the SSCL Endowment Fund, which is held by the Maine Community Foundation.

SSCL is an all-volunteer community library. For more information visit www.stocktonspringslibrary.org or phone 207-567-4147.

10th Annual Pie & Art Festival at Stockton Springs Community Library August 19th

The Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host its 10th Annual Pie & Art Festival on Saturday, August 19th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. This popular fundraising event provides an opportunity to bring home delicious homemade pies and to purchase quality contemporary art created by outstanding local artists.

Participating artists are Judy Belasco, Deborah Bergman, Sarah Faragher, Scott Moore, Donna Newall, Mark Quigley, Betty Schopmeyer, Harriet Seekins, Martha Shaw, Dawn Staples-Knox, Jo Swift, Peter Walls, Jacob Walls, and Anne Marie Welsh.

On that day at 2:00 pm a raffle winner will be drawn for a $100 gift certificate for Sweet Cheeks Bakery of Verona Island. Raffle tickets may be purchased at the library during open hours and at the event.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of art will benefit the SSCL Endowment Fund, which is held by the Maine Community Foundation.

SSCL is an all-volunteer community library. For more information visit www.stocktonspringslibrary.org or phone 207-567-4147.

Stockton Springs Community Library to offer “Art in the Stacks” September 8 through October 31

REVISED: Date extended to October 31 due to popularity. As art is sold the artists are providing additional new works to take their place. Come visit often!

Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) is pleased to offer “Art in the Stacks” at the library from September 8 through October 31, 2020. The art show and sale will feature multiple works by local artists Judy Belasco, Sarah Faragher, Scott Moore, Betty Schopmeyer, Anne Spencer and Peter Walls.

All of the artwork, displayed among the book stacks, will be available for purchase from the artists. The library will earn a gallery commission for each piece sold, which will go into the SSCL Library Endowment Fund. The library would prefer checks only, payable to SSCL (Stockton Springs Community Library). The endowment fund, which is managed by the Maine Community Foundation since 2015, was established in 2013 to ensure that a free community library will remain open in Stockton Springs for future generations to enjoy.

Those who have attended the past six SSCL Pie and Art Festivals will already know these artists and their work. For those who don’t, or want a refresh, SSCL will feature one artist each day on its blog and Facebook page leading up to the opening.

“Art in the Stacks” will be available to the public during the library’s open hours: Monday and Wednesday 3-5; Tuesday 4-7; Thursday 9-12 and 6:30-8:30; and Saturday 9-3 from September 3 through October 31.

Stockton Springs Community Library is an all volunteer 501(c)3 library located in Stockton Springs, Maine. Membership is free to anyone from any community. Call us at 207-567-4147 if you have any questions.

Library donates pet oxygen masks to ambulance service

Meg Haskell, left, a volunteer with the Stockton Springs Community Library, and Charles “Chas” Hare, director of ambulance services for Stockton Springs and Prospect, demonstrate how to fit Ellie, a Labrador Retriever, with a special oxygen mask in cases of smoke inhalation or other toxic exposures. The library recently donated a set of three masks to the ambulance service in appreciation of the crew’s participation in health literacy programing.

Stockton Springs and Prospect –First responders in these small Waldo County towns have a new set of life-saving oxygen masks especially for pets and other small domestic animals. The masks, which can be used for creatures suffering from smoke inhalation and other toxic exposures, were donated to the Stockton Springs ambulance service on Thursday, May 16, by the Stockton Springs Community Library in recognition of the crew’s participation in three recent blood pressure and blood sugar screenings. 

The free screenings were part of the library’s “Access Wellness” health literacy programming, aimed at promoting public access to reliable, non-commercial health information and services. The programming, which also included slide presentations, healthy snacks, library displays and more, was made possible by community volunteers with funding from Healthy Acadia and the National Library of Medicine. 

“With the growing use of alternative fuels, the risk of structure fires is ever increasing,” said Charles “Chas” Hare, director of ambulance services for Stockton Springs and Prospect. “And just about everyone these days has a pet. So these masks are a very important addition to our equipment.”

The set of three differently sized oxygen masks will fit anything from a gerbil to a goat, Hare said, and comes complete with tubing and other accessories for use with standard oxygen tanks aboard the two ambulance trucks. One truck is already outfitted with a set of masks for animals, he said, so the second set ensures that both trucks are now prepared to treat pets, small livestock and other creatures in the event of a fire or other emergency.