Ricker Memorial Library & Community House

Everyone’s dying to know? Send me your opinion on a book or audiobook that you have recently checked out, and I’ll post it for others to enjoy.  A good recommendation is always welcome. 😉

*Kellie

We now have ebooks! Visit this website and log-in using your library card number:
http://download.maineinfonet.org

Don’t worry, if what you’re looking for is not available, you can place a hold on it for future check-out.

Friend’s of Ricker Memorial Library is a small group of local volunteers who work hard to come up with ideas and exciting programs for the library. The Friend’s are in desperate need of volunteers to continue to support and provide programming for the community. If you have some time and would like to help out please send an email to http://www.rickerfriends.org.

“The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern

This displayed the aughor’s imaginations as she wove chapter after chapter of fanciful, magical events utilizing characters that could have graduated from hogwarts.  However, therein lays the problem: it was chapter after chapter after chapter, seemingly without end and without connecting the dots creating a interesting story, or even a plot.  It began with promise, much like “Stardust” by Neil Gaiman, but fizzled with never ending repetition.  I enjoyed the lengthy tomes by J.K. Rowling because each of the Potter stories kept you on the edge of your seat and the magic had purpose, and the characters had depth.  Sadly, I got as far as page 204 out of the 387, and I left the story wothout wondering what happened because I simply didn’t care.

*Fred

As much as we all appreciate receiving your wonderful donations, Please, Please do not leave them outside for us when the library is closed. Thanks!   🙄

“Start Shooting”, by Charlie Newton

This is his second novel, set in the gritty underbelly of Chicago’s ghetto where the not-s0-nice police are both under gunned and over manned by the twenty characters that are both diverse and believable, and has enough excitement and twists to keep any readers interest.  The writing is tight, the scenes gripping, and the plot is simple but powerful.  This book is comfortably above the standard run-of-the-mill mystery that seems to dominate the market these days.  It’s a winner!

*Fred

Dear  Poland Resident; 

  The Library Board of Trustees is asking for your help regarding the Long-Range Plan and in our urgent search for a list of possible Trustees.

  As stated in our Poland Progressive article, your input is extremely valuable to us and will help mold what the future will look like for your Library.

  Please reply by writing in your answers to the following and reply to me by email or drop a hard copy off at the Library:

There is additional room at the bottom of this letter.

  1.  Are you happy with our Library exactly as it is? 

  2.  If not, please write in your wishes for change here (it can be anything that will help make the Library what you want it to be for you and the community (i.e. improvements in the building itself, collections, programming, staffing, hours and anything else. 

3.  If needed, would you attend a public forum some weekend or weekday evening? 

4.  If yes, please let me know your preferred day and time here.

The more input we have, the better our plan will be.  Thank you so much for participating.

“White Heat” by M.J. McGrath

This is an enjoyable mystery set in an avenue few of can imagine, Ellesmere Island, just a bit west of Greenland, home to the inuit people who eke out a living in this barren, inhospitable land three thousand kilometers north of Hudson Bay.  Edie Kiglatuk is the best local guide, who often refuses to do what is politically correct, instead of trying to do the right thing even if she pays the price for it.  When those around her are dying suspicious deaths that the elders are deeming accidents, she takes matters in her own hands, to the dismay of the local constabularies, and the elders.  The plot is interesting, there are unanticipated surprises, and the opportunity to learn intimate details about another, largely unknown culture, make this an enjoyable read.

*Fred

“Adrenaline” by Jeff Abbot

This was a really terrific book!  Very well written, Abbott can turn a neat phrase and make a sentence interesting.  The plot is clever and the finale is not readily visible when reading the book.  It is action-packed, and will hold the reader’s attention throughout.

*Fred