Garden Approval Timeline

August 7, 2024

  Below are important dates in the development of the Library’s Botanical Garden. February 19, 2025 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Board Members and Municipal . . . read more »

Plant List

August 6, 2024

  Shade Trees Burr oak Quercus macrocarpa Black gum Nyssa sylvatica Sweetbirch Betula lenta Chestnut or swamp white oak Quercus Small Flowering Trees Redbud Cercis . . . read more »

Family Read Aloud

July 23, 2024

by Debra Orado We are in the midst of a Maine summer when the days are long and the fun in the sun seems endless.  . . . read more »

WML Awarded Assessment of Historical Items Grant

May 24, 2024

The Maine Historical Records Advisory Board and the National Historic Publications and Records Commission have awarded a $600 grant to the Witherle Memorial Library that . . . read more »

Books are Like Old Friends

May 24, 2024

By Debra Orado As I shelved books I rediscovered so many of my old favorites in our picture book section. Even though there are loads . . . read more »

Summer Reading Prizes

May 21, 2024

Every year, we congratulate our readers with prizes. Every child who reads the number of books assigned to their age group will receive a paperback . . . read more »

Adventure Begins at Your Library

May 11, 2024

The 2024 Summer Reading Program will run from July 1 to August 1.  Summer Reading events which require registration are now open.  Check them out . . . read more »

Harbingers of Spring

April 20, 2024

What harbingers of spring do you look forward to?  For me it is the sound of the peepers when I go out at night.  That . . . read more »

Craft Project: Salamanders and Wood Frogs

April 20, 2024

Create Some Big Night Creatures! After you have hiked and read about some of the vernal pool creatures, why not try to create some of . . . read more »

Books on Vernal Pools

April 20, 2024

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