Book Signing at the Library

Author Visit at the Turner Library
December 15th and 16th
1-2 pm











Ron Laing, Photographer and Author of An African Adventure:
The Story of a Photographer's Visit to Kenya's Maasai Mara

December 15th and 16th 1-2 pm

Come meet Ron Laing and see his beautiful book and learn about An African Adventure: The Story of a Photographer's Visit to Kenya's Maasai Mara.

Ron will be selling autographed copies of his book ($19.95) and notecards ($9.95). All funds raised will be used to purchase school uniforms for the Maasai children in Kenya's bushland.

Magazines

In the Howard & Espa Michaud Reading Room you'll find a great selection of magazines and newspapers. All of our magazines can be checked out for 7 days (even the current issue). Just think of the money you'll save by reading library magazines. If you went to the store and purchased three magazines it might cost you anywhere between $9-$15. So why limit yourself to just three magazines when you can read all the magazines in the library for free. The money you'll save over an entire year will surprise you.

A partial list of magazine titles:
Echoes
People
Forbes
Time
Cooking Light
Harper's Magazine
Atlantic
Gourmet
O The Oprah Magazine

National Geographic
Sports Illustrated
Harvard Business Review
Smithsonian
Popular Mechanics
Consumer Reports
Good Housekeeping
Christianity Today


The December '07 issue of O has a story about the Camel Library, a camel bookmobile where traveling librarians deliver books to people in remote areas of Kenya via camel. Masha Hamilton's novel, the Camel Bookmobile, is a fictional account based on the actual camel bookmobile.

You can read the book (we have it at the library) and visit the website to learn more or make a donation.

Story behind the book

Masha Hamilton bio

Moving to Maine

Maine the Way Life Should Be

If you recently moved to northern Maine or are considering relocating to Maine, contact the library and we can help provide you with information you need about the area such as information on daycare, jobs, apartments, maps, housing, cultural and outdoor activities.

From local newspaper the Aroostook Pioneer
8/2/1860

Visitors: Quite a number of strangers have visited this place within a few weeks past, some of them merely to satisfy a curiosity that has been awakened in their minds in regard to Aroostook, and others to look out good locations, intending another season to come as permanent settlers.

Presque Isle Chamber of Commerce

Community Links

City of Presque Isle, Maine

Moving To Maine

Maine Facts & History

Maine Maps

VisitMaine

Travel to Maine

Maine Outdoor Travel

Baxter State Park

Acadia National Park

Moose Photos by Mike Cyr

Around the Area of Presque Isle Photos

Aroostook State Park

Visit Aroostook County Maine

Visit Maine Aroostook

From the Aroostook Pioneer
September 11, 1860

Immigration lately seems to have taken quite a start. A large number of people have lately come here with their families, for the purpose of settling permanently. Immigrants do not usually come in large numbers in the fall of the year, but this season everything seems to indicate that quite a number of settlers will be in here from other parts of the State. There is yet plenty of country to fill up, and no doubt in a few years it will be filled up with an honest, hard working people, those kind of people who can found societies on a proper basis, and work not only for the benefit of themselves but of their children. Probably another year the rush to Aroostook will be greater than on any previous year, judging from all we can learn. It will take but a very short time to more than double our present population at the rate which settlers are coming in.

History of Presque Isle, Maine

Six large banners on loan from the Presque Isle Historical Society are on display in the library. The banners contain photos and text which depict the history of Presque Isle.

There are also old photographs of Presque Isle and books from our Maine Collection on display.
Stop in and learn more about the history of your city.

Books to Recommend

The Road Washes Out in Spring: A Poet's Memoir of Living off the Grid
In this beautiful memoir, Baron Wormser (Poet Laureate of Maine from 2000 to 2005) writes about his life in Maine and the "back to the land" movement: living without electricity, running water, and many of the things most of us consider necessities.

Vegetable Soups from Deborah Madison's Kitchen

It's cold outside and there's snow on the ground--and nothing is better than homemade soup. The recipes in this book and the accompanying photos will make your mouth water.

A few examples:

Bean and Pasta Soup
Rustic Lentil Soup with Spinach
Spicy Chickpea and Tomato Soup
Roasted Squash, Pear, and Ginger Soup
Cream of Barley Soup with Leeks and Mushrooms

The River Queen by Mary Morris

After the death of her father, the author decides to pilot a houseboat and travel the Mississippi River. In this life-altering river trip, she was able to travel a route that was filled with stories her father had told her about his life on the river--a midlife adventure many can relate to.

On The Road

Published on September 5, 1957, this year marks the 50th anniversary of Jack Kerouac's On the Road. Gilbert Millstein reviewed the book in the New York Times on that day and wrote the following:

"But the fact is that, On the Road is the most beautifully executed, the clearest and the most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as "beat," and whose prinicipal avatar he is."

University of Virginia Library Sixties Exhibit

The Beats New York

American Museum of Beat Art

National Public Radio

Happy Thanksgiving

The library is closed today, November 22nd for Thanksgiving and will reopen on Friday, November 23rd at 9 am.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade begins at 9 am in New York. See photos and history below:

Macy's Official Parade Site

Gothamist Blog

Macy's Parade History


Being Thankful

Science of Gratitude


Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Robert A. Emmons (read review).