Tag Archives: Portland Public Library

Maine Librarians Can!

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Brenda Buchanan

This will go down in history as the summer of can’t. Can’t experience the anticipatory happiness of hearing musicians tuning up to play a concerto. Can’t applaud as the Pride or Independence Day parade marches by. Can’t take in a … Continue reading →

Writers–Did You Know Your Library Can Do All This?

Posted on April 16, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

Our guest blogger today, in honor of National Library Week, is—you guessed it—a librarian! To all the writers out there: I wanted to remind you of a few of the wonderful resources that libraries offer and most are free. Local … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged Lisa Joyce, National Library Week, Portland Public Library, South Portland Library | 28 Comments

Support Your Local Library

Posted on April 13, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

In honor of National Library Week, here’s a post we did as a group way back when MCW was young. The sentiment still holds–writers love libraries. We love our local libraries, we love the libraries we visit, and we love … Continue reading →

Tagged Al Lamanda, Ann Collette, Barbara Kelly, Barbara Ross, Brooklin Maine, Camden Public Library, Chris Holm, Eastport Maine, Friendship Memorial Library, Gayle Lynds, Gerry Boyle, Group Post, Hartland Library, James Hayman, John Clark, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lea Wait, Maine Crime Wave, Maine Crime Writers, Maine libraries, Paul Doiron, Peavey Library, Portland Public Library, Salmon Falls Library, Sarah Graves, Skidompha Library, The Mystery of Hilliard's Castle, Vose Library, Wilton Free Public Library, Winslow Public Library, Wiscasset Library | 21 Comments

Weekend Update: March 28-29, 2015

Posted on March 28, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Vicki Doudera (Monday), special guest Karla Whitney (Tuesday), John Clark (Wednesday), Sarah Graves (Thursday), and on Friday the mini-blog tour of this year’s Agatha Award short story finalists (Kathy … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Barbara Ross, Brown Bag Lecture Series, Chats with Champions, Dorothy Cannell, Kate Flora, Lea Wait, Maine Crime Wave, Maine Crime Writers news, National Library Week, Portland Public Library, Skidompha Library, Two Minutes in the Slammer | 2 Comments

Weekend Update: July 12-13, 2014

Posted on July 12, 2014 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by James Hayman (Monday), Jayne Hitchcock (Tuesday), Dorothy Cannell (Wednesday), Barbara Ross (Thursday), and John Clark (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Barbara Ross, Dorothy Cannell, Girls' Night Out, James Hayman, Jayne Hitchcock, John Clark, Kate Flora, Maine Crime Writers news, Portland Public Library, Shebooks, Sniper, Vaughn Hardaker | Leave a comment

Feed Your Head: Use Your Library

Posted on April 12, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Gerry Boyle here, and I was just thinking about my formative years, when maybe I should have been writing stories, penning plays, scribbling poems, like kids are supposed to do if they want to be writers. But I wasn’t writing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Albert Church Brown Memorial Library, Brandon Blake, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow, Maine Crime Writers, Maine Library Association, North Gorham Public Library, Port City Black and White, Port City Shakedown, Portland Public Library, South Portland Public Library, Stockton Springs Community Library, Tenants Harbor Public Library, Wiliam Hall Library | 7 Comments

The Libraries of Our Lives

Posted on April 9, 2012 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— This is National Library Week and a fitting moment to honor our endangered community treasures. Like most people who become authors, I spent a great deal of my childhood in libraries. For great swatches of my life, … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged Bailey Public Library, Maine libraries, National Library Week, Paul Doiron, Portland Public Library, Rockport Public Library, Scarborough Public Library, South Portland Library, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale | 9 Comments

Cooks For Books

Posted on March 13, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Jim Hayman: I don’t know whether it’s something in the air or in the water or whether, as is more likely, it grows out of the general culture of the place. But, for a state with just over a million … Continue reading →