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Wonka movie poster. Willy Wonka holds a magical cocoa bean against an orange background.

Family Movie & Pizza Night: Wonka

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room + Makerspace at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Movie Night
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

**Please note the earlier start time!**   Join us for pizza and a movie! We will be showing Wonka (PG, 2hr runtime.) Please feel free to bring blankets/cushions to re...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room + Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Movie Night
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 73
Event Details:

**Please note the earlier start time!**

 

Join us for pizza and a movie! We will be showing Wonka (PG, 2hr runtime.)

Library Advisory Board

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace at Rice Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

LAB meeting

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Purpose of Meeting

LAB meeting

A wide frame, color portrait of Ryan and Brennish Thomson, aka "The Fiddling Thomsons," in which they smile at the camera and sit holding their instruments. Their names are in the lower left corner of the image in light grey text.

Fiddling Thomsons in Concert

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Musician
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

The Fiddling Thomsons are a father and son duo from Lee, New Hampshire, who have performed together for over 20 years. They play a large repertoire of lively traditional dance musi...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Musician
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:

The Fiddling Thomsons are a father and son duo from Lee, New Hampshire, who have performed together for over 20 years.

Dungeons and Dragons illustration

Middle School Dungeons & Dragons Club

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Children's Room at Rice Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

Introducing D&D for grades 4-8!   No experience necessary! We have supplies and will help you create a character and teach you all about the game! Please register...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Event Details:

Introducing D&D for grades 4-8!

 

No experience necessary! We have supplies and will help you create a character and teach you all about the game!

Please register, as space is limited.

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Story Time!

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft!   Please note that Tuesday and Friday story times feature the same stories and activities.   Story Time is ...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft!

 

Please note that Tuesday and Friday story times feature the same stories and activities.

 

A movie poster for the film 'Monsters Inc.' showing Sully and Mike standing near an open door in the warehouse where they work, each giving a thumbs-up and facing the camera.

Friday Matinee: 'Monsters Inc.'

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Children's Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Movie Night
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Join us this afternoon for a matinee of 'Monsters Inc.'! "In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Movie Night
Event Details:

Join us this afternoon for a matinee of 'Monsters Inc.'!

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Story Time!

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft in the children's room with Miss Sarah!   Story Time is open to all children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.  &n...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft in the children's room with Miss Sarah!

 

Story Time is open to all children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

"Let's Play!" is written across a graphic including a die and two board-game playing pieces.

"Board Game Babes" - For Women Over 50

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Business Center at Rice Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Board Game Babes is a new program to gather women over the age of 50 to make friends and play board games together! Please bring your favorite game to share!

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Business Center
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Board Game Babes is a new program to gather women over the age of 50 to make friends and play board games together! Please bring your favorite game to share!

Cover of the book Chasing Shadows, with a great white shark underwater.

Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Author Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Award-winning Maine author Ret Talbot will read from and discuss his book Chasing Shadows: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Great White Shark. Written with shark biologist Greg...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 47
Event Details:

Award-winning Maine author Ret Talbot will read from and discuss his book Chasing Shadows: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Great White Shark.

Photo of a large black oil tanker with a white bridge structure, in relatively still water, possibly at anchor near a bay. The words "Oil And Water" in capital letters and bold white text are above the ship in the photo.

"Oil & Water": A Staged Screenplay Reading

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room + Makerspace at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Special Presentation
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

The library will present a staged reading of Alfred Thomas Catalfo & Morgan Webster Dudley's award-winning feature screenplay, Oil and Water, based on the true story of th...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room + Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 67
Event Details:

The library will present a staged reading of Alfred Thomas Catalfo & Morgan Webster Dudley's award-winning feature screenplay, Oil and Water, based on the true story of the three women who led the challenge and ultimate t

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Story Time!

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft!   Please note that Tuesday and Friday story times feature the same stories and activities.   Story Time is ...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft!

 

Please note that Tuesday and Friday story times feature the same stories and activities.

 

Photo of men playing guitars and banjos.

Bluegrass Jam Band

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
Roberts Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Musician, Other
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Bluegrass and country musicians get together on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month to jam! These sessions are open to the public - bring your instrument and start pickin...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Roberts Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Musician, Other
Event Details:

Bluegrass and country musicians get together on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month to jam! These sessions are open to the public - bring your instrument and start picking!

 

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Story Time!

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft in the children's room with Miss Sarah!   Story Time is open to all children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.  &n...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft in the children's room with Miss Sarah!

 

Story Time is open to all children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

A composite of the logos for Kittery Climate Action Now (KCAN), Kittery Land Trust (KLT), Save Kittery Waters (SKW), and the Town of Kittery seal.

Town of Kittery Environmental Open House: KCAN, KLT, & SKW

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room + Makerspace at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Speaker, Special Presentation
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Do you want to learn more about the state of Kittery's environment, as well as its future? Join us this evening to learn more from Town Hall, KCAN, KLT, & SKW and how each i...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room + Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Speaker, Special Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Event Details:

Do you want to learn more about the state of Kittery's environment, as well as its future?

Dungeons and Dragons illustration

Middle School Dungeons & Dragons Club

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Roberts Room at Rice Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

Introducing D&D for grades 4-8!   No experience necessary! We have supplies and will help you create a character and teach you all about the game!  

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Roberts Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Event Details:

Introducing D&D for grades 4-8!

 

No experience necessary! We have supplies and will help you create a character and teach you all about the game!

 

A composite of a photo of Stuart Kestenbaum's headshot, looking at the camera and smiling, the Rice Pudding Poetry logo in the middle, and Justin Carloni sitting and playing a guitar, looking to the right.

Rice Pudding Poetry: Feat. Stuart Kestenbaum & Justin Carloni

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room + Makerspace at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Rice Pudding Poetry
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

The Rice Pudding Poetry Series welcomes former Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum and singer-songwriter Justin Carloni, together with Community Readers. Hosted by CTrees science...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room + Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Rice Pudding Poetry
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 85
Event Details:

The Rice Pudding Poetry Series welcomes former Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum

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Story Time!

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft!   Please note that Tuesday and Friday story times feature the same stories and activities.   Story Time is ...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft!

 

Please note that Tuesday and Friday story times feature the same stories and activities.

 

A red-backgrounded banner graphic with the left half displaying a red, yellow, and black graphic with a 6-sided die, two playing pawns, and text reading "Let's Play!" above white text on black which reads "Hip Hip Hooray for the Board Game Babes!"; on the right half is a light green block of text that reads "Board Game Babes" over a long horizontal line and yellow text that says "We are a new community for women over 50 in Kittery, Maine!"

"Board Game Babes" - For Women Over 50

Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room + Makerspace at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Board Game Babes is a new program to gather women over the age of 50 to make friends and play board games together! Please bring your favorite game to share!

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room + Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Event Details:

Board Game Babes is a new program to gather women over the age of 50 to make friends and play board games together! Please bring your favorite game to share!

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Story Time!

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft in the children's room with Miss Sarah!   Story Time is open to all children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.  &n...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft in the children's room with Miss Sarah!

 

Story Time is open to all children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Story Time!

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft!   Please note that Tuesday and Friday story times feature the same stories and activities.   Story Time is ...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft!

 

Please note that Tuesday and Friday story times feature the same stories and activities.

 

Photo of men playing guitars and banjos.

Bluegrass Jam Band

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
Roberts Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Musician, Other
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Bluegrass and country musicians get together on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month to jam! These sessions are open to the public - bring your instrument and start pickin...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Roberts Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Musician, Other
Event Details:

Bluegrass and country musicians get together on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month to jam! These sessions are open to the public - bring your instrument and start picking!

 

StoryTime logo

Story Time!

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft in the children's room with Miss Sarah!   Story Time is open to all children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.  &n...

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Sing songs, read stories, and do a fun craft in the children's room with Miss Sarah!

 

Story Time is open to all children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Kittery DEI Committee

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Makerspace at Rice Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

The Kittery Town Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee meets the second Tuesday of every month at 5:00 PM at the Rice Public Library.   For more information about ...

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Purpose of Meeting

The Kittery Town Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee meets the second Tuesday of every month at 5:00 PM at the Rice Public Library.

 

Multicolored legos frame the red LEGO logo, with CLUB spelled out in multicolored Legos beneath

Lego Club

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Room at Rice Public Library
Program Type:
Lego Club
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

LEGO lovers of all ages are welcome for drop-in building and play. We have the LEGOs!

Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Lego Club
Event Details:

LEGO lovers of all ages are welcome for drop-in building and play. We have the LEGOs!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.