Camden Public Library Events

Saturday, November 2

Simply Books Club is the Camden Public Library’s adult book group, 2:00 pm, all are welcome. There’s no set reading list, simply bring along whatever book you’re currently reading and share it with the group.

Tuesday, November 5

The Hatchery Entrepreneurial Series continues, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. In this session we will look at where to get the financing to get started, and what form that support can take. Free; participants may attend the whole series or sit in on individual workshops. Sponsored by the Bangor Savings Bank.

Michael Lund presents “100 Years of Grand Opera” at the Camden Public Library at 7:00 pm. The talk is dedicated to Maine’s legendary soprano, Lillian Nordica (1857-1914) from Farmington. Lund has planned a fascinating evening of recorded music from the world of opera and classical song, featuring the music of Mozart, Thomas, Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Offenbach, Debussy, and Bizet, as well as vintage recordings of Nordica.

Wednesday, November 6

Stroke Support Group, 10:00 am, Camden Public Library. For more information call 273-2090.

Thursday, November 7

Camden Library Coffeehouse performance by the trio Wildage: Will Brown, George Fowler, and Baron Collins-Hill, 7:00 pm. Admission is $8, and $7 for seniors & students. The evening will feature a varied mix of songs and tunes, some up tempo, some waltzes, and airs that are all new repertoire, and also some dance tunes, some with a country twist, some downright Appalachian with a contemporary twist.

Tuesday, November 12

Meeting of the Tuesday Book Club, 1:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. All are welcome, call 470-7473 for more information.

Camden Philosophical Society Reading Group, 4:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. Everyone with an interest in reading and discussion is welcome.

Songwriters Session, 6:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, an informal group of songwriters meet to review their work in a supportive setting. All are welcome. For more information call Ken Gross at the library at 236-3440.

The Camden Conference presents Graham Shimmield on “Challenging Times & Changing Oceans,” 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, free and open to all. During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65 billion to over 7 billion – where will all the food protein and drinking water come from in the future?

Thursday, November 14

The world’s leading expert on The Wizard of Oz, John Fricke, author of “The Wonderful World of Oz: An Illustrated History of an American Classic,” will hold forth at the Camden Public Library, 7:00 pm. The library is participating in a nationwide celebration of the 75th anniversary of The Wizard Oz movie. Books will made be available at the talk by Owl & Turtle Bookstore.