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Closing at 3 p.m.

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Rice Public Library

The library will close at 3 p.m. today. Normal hours resume Saturday.

Closing
Branches:
Rice Public Library
Description:

The library will close at 3 p.m. today. Normal hours resume Saturday.

CLOSED: Christmas

All Day
Rice Public Library

Normal hours resume Saturday at 10 a.m.

Closing
Branches:
Rice Public Library
Description:

Normal hours resume Saturday at 10 a.m.

CLOSED: Christmas

All Day
Rice Public Library

Normal hours resume Saturday at 10 a.m.

Closing
Branches:
Rice Public Library
Description:

Normal hours resume Saturday at 10 a.m.

Closing at 3 p.m.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Rice Public Library

The library will close at 3 p.m. today. Normal hours resume Friday at 10 a.m.

Closing
Branches:
Rice Public Library
Description:

The library will close at 3 p.m. today. Normal hours resume Friday at 10 a.m.

CLOSED: New Year's

All Day
Rice Public Library

Normal hours resume Friday at 10 a.m.

Closing
Branches:
Rice Public Library
Description:

Normal hours resume Friday at 10 a.m.

Composite image of the logo for Blue Ocean Society next to an aerial photo of a large whale swimming near a pod of dolphins in front of its nose.

Blue Ocean Society: Gulf of Maine Whales & Human Impacts

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room + Makerspace at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Speaker
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Meet one of our marine educators and dive deep into the life of the whales that call the Gulf of Maine Home. In this presentation, you will learn about interesting adaptations, whale research, and how to help whales.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room + Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Speaker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meet one of our marine educators and dive deep into the life of the whales that call the Gulf of Maine Home. In this presentation, you will learn about interesting adaptations, whale research, and how to help whales.

Cover of the book From the Holocaust to Maine with a newspaper headline that reads Germans Surrender behind a photo of a smiling woman in black and white.

From the Holocaust to Maine: Testimonies of the Survivors

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room + Makerspace at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Speaker
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

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Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room + Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Speaker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Published in August, 2025, Jack Montgomery's book, '

Five volunteers in warm clothing work on picking up trash and debris along a beach under thinly cloudy blue skies.

Blue Ocean Society: Marine Debris Art Program - Turning Trash into Treasure

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room + Makerspace at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Speaker
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Join us for a hands-on, creative program that blends art, science, and environmental stewardship!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room + Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Speaker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a hands-on, creative program that blends art, science, and environmental stewardship!

Five volunteers in warm clothing work on picking up trash and debris along a beach under thinly cloudy blue skies.

Blue Ocean Society: Travels of Ocean Trash

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room + Makerspace at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Speaker
Age Group:
Children, Everyone

Join one of our marine educators will to learn about how marine debris travels through an ecosystem and why we must keep our beaches clean.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room + Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Speaker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join one of our marine educators will to learn about how marine debris travels through an ecosystem and why we must keep our beaches clean.