Love to play board games but don’t have anyone to play with? Want to try some new games? Join us for a family-friendly day of board games! Come for an hour or stay all day. Bring a friend or come alone!

All ages welcome!

Join us to view the art work of the Art & Politics class: Everyone welcome!

Join us for Storytime every Monday unless there’s a holiday or snow day. Featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts or other extension activities. Recommended for children aged 5 and under and their grown-up.

Storytime can be an integral part of early literacy education, introducing young children to books, rhymes, music and other literacy-based activities.

All patrons and friends of the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library are welcome to join Page Turners, the Library’s book discussion group.  This month we will be discussing Dorothy West’s The Wedding (1995), a novel set on Martha’s Vineyard and focusing on race, family, and social class in the island’s African-American community during the 1950s.  For August, we look back at a famous train crash by way of Emma Donohue’s page-turner novel, The Paris Express (2025).  Our July meeting will be hybrid if circumstances permit; in August we will definitely meet both in the Library’s Community Room and on Zoom.

Page Turners welcomes new members maintains a discussion list through which members receive background information and discussion questions for each book selection. Please contact Sue Lanser (925-6244 or lanser@brandeis.edu) if you would like to learn more about the group or wish to join our mailing list.  With occasional exceptions, we meet on the second Monday of each month.

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

Every Wednesday morning, library volunteers can help with your basic questions: “How do I use Zoom?” or “How do I log on to my library account on the library website?” or “How do I forward photos from my phone?” 9-10:30am or by appointment. Please call 925-3177 FMI or to schedule an appointment.

Come join us as we move together, linking breath with movement to cultivate strength, flexibility, and balance. While often flow-inspired, classes may vary in style and pace. Modifications are provided, and all levels are welcome. Suggested donation: $5–$25 (pay what you can or pay it forward).

Join this group of friendly fiber artists as they work on their projects, help others, and visit on a weekly basis. It is a great place to get help, begin a new craft and get ideas for new projects. Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Study Room.

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

Have an interest in learning to play Mahjong? Join us for a multi-generational group of people aged 10 to infinity. Interested in learning to play? Join us! Already know how but want a group to play with? Join us! Open to the first three people to sign up and if there is more interest, the next group of four to sign up. Observers who just want to check it out are also welcome!

To sign up call Joe at 207-925-2848 or email jferigno3@gmail.com

Septic Systems in the Shoreland Zone

A Proposal to Protect Kezar Lake — Public Meeting Invitation

The Kezar Lake Watershed Association, together with FB Environmental Associates and soil scientist David Rocque, invites all Lovell residents to a public meeting to discuss a proposed Shoreland Septic Ordinance designed to protect one of our town's greatest treasures: Kezar Lake and its upstream ponds.

Kezar Lake's exceptional water quality is the foundation of our community. It supports the recreation our families enjoy, sustains local businesses, and underpins shoreline property values that generate roughly 70% of Lovell's tax revenue. Protecting that water quality protects all of us — on the lake and off.

The proposed ordinance is a common-sense, preventive measure. Septic systems have a typical lifespan of 20 to 40 years, and when older systems quietly fail, phosphorus and other contaminants can reach the lake — feeding the kind of algae and cyanobacteria blooms that have harmed lakes elsewhere in New England. The ordinance ensures that the roughly 600 properties within 250 feet of the lake and its ponds have septic systems that are working properly and well maintained, through periodic visual assessments, pumping every five years, and inspections for older systems.

The approach is straightforward and affordable. Costs are covered by user fees rather than town taxes, compliance costs for homeowners are modest, and the program rolls out gradually over four years. Many lake communities across Maine, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania have had to adopt proposals like this to protect their lakes. 

This is your opportunity to learn about the proposal, ask questions, give input, and share your perspective. Whether you live on the lake, nearby, or elsewhere in town, your voice matters. Please join us — together we can keep Kezar Lake clean, healthy, and thriving for generations to come.

Join us for Storytime every Monday unless there’s a holiday or snow day. Featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts or other extension activities. Recommended for children aged 5 and under and their grown-up.

Storytime can be an integral part of early literacy education, introducing young children to books, rhymes, music and other literacy-based activities.

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

Every Wednesday morning, library volunteers can help with your basic questions: “How do I use Zoom?” or “How do I log on to my library account on the library website?” or “How do I forward photos from my phone?” 9-10:30am or by appointment. Please call 925-3177 FMI or to schedule an appointment.

Come join us as we move together, linking breath with movement to cultivate strength, flexibility, and balance. While often flow-inspired, classes may vary in style and pace. Modifications are provided, and all levels are welcome. Suggested donation: $5–$25 (pay what you can or pay it forward).

Join this group of friendly fiber artists as they work on their projects, help others, and visit on a weekly basis. It is a great place to get help, begin a new craft and get ideas for new projects. Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Study Room.

Animal lover Mabel uses clever new technology designed to "hop" human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals to communicate with beavers, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.

Rated: PG

Runing Time: 105 minutes

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am.

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

The CHML Writing Group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 1 to 2:30pm. It is a friendly group for all styles and types of writing. Some write poetry, some short stories, others memoirs, diaries, novels or plays. Each week a different member leads the group. We begin with a writing quote to get us going, then share what we each are working on. The leader chooses the focus of the day, be it setting, point of view, idioms, etc. We often follow a writing prompt then spend time free writing. Those who wish may share a piece of writing. We inspire and learn from each other as we read what we are working on. Feel free to join this fun and welcoming group in the community room downstairs in the library.

If you would like to attend by Zoom, please email thedesk@hobbslibrary.org in advance so that the Zoom meeting may be launched.

Writing Group members’ blogs:

Tips, Tantrums and Tea- humorous stories, real solutions and moments of joy as I learn about the challenges of dementia (written by Susan Clout)

Robert W Spencer- a writer wandering in time (written by Robert Spencer)

Have an interest in learning to play Mahjong? Join us for a multi-generational group of people aged 10 to infinity. Interested in learning to play? Join us! Already know how but want a group to play with? Join us! Open to the first three people to sign up and if there is more interest, the next group of four to sign up. Observers who just want to check it out are also welcome!

To sign up call Joe at 207-925-2848 or email jferigno3@gmail.com

Welcome to an afternoon of interactive gameplay hosted by Maine writer and award-winning filmmaker, Kate Kaminski. The afternoon will feature a variety of fast, fun literary games to stimulate your creative side and challenge your imagination. Team play will introduce you to other book and game lovers in your community and maybe even grow your TBR list. Join us for an afternoon of lighthearted bookish fun!

Best for ages 12+
Registration required.

Join us for Storytime every Monday unless there’s a holiday or snow day. Featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts or other extension activities. Recommended for children aged 5 and under and their grown-up.

Storytime can be an integral part of early literacy education, introducing young children to books, rhymes, music and other literacy-based activities.

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am.

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

Every Wednesday morning, library volunteers can help with your basic questions: “How do I use Zoom?” or “How do I log on to my library account on the library website?” or “How do I forward photos from my phone?” 9-10:30am or by appointment. Please call 925-3177 FMI or to schedule an appointment.

Come join us as we move together, linking breath with movement to cultivate strength, flexibility, and balance. While often flow-inspired, classes may vary in style and pace. Modifications are provided, and all levels are welcome. Suggested donation: $5–$25 (pay what you can or pay it forward).

Join this group of friendly fiber artists as they work on their projects, help others, and visit on a weekly basis. It is a great place to get help, begin a new craft and get ideas for new projects. Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Study Room.

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am.

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

Have an interest in learning to play Mahjong? Join us for a multi-generational group of people aged 10 to infinity. Interested in learning to play? Join us! Already know how but want a group to play with? Join us! Open to the first three people to sign up and if there is more interest, the next group of four to sign up. Observers who just want to check it out are also welcome!

To sign up call Joe at 207-925-2848 or email jferigno3@gmail.com

Moira Yip will talk about her recent visit to Mongolia, searching for snow leopards and throat singers in a country in the midst of change from a herding nomadic lifestyle to life in cities and an economy based on mining. The talk will be illustrated by her photos.

Join us for a reading, conversation, and discussion.

Set in rural Maine, Grafting unfolds through dual perspectives in a lyrical narrative that mirrors the delicate art of joining two trees to create something stronger.

As Eben and Chris work to understand how they came to be parted, they discover that healing requires more than forgiveness—it demands the courage to cultivate love in hostile ground.

12+ recommended for this event

Mature teen-adult recommended for the book

Join us for Storytime every Monday unless there’s a holiday or snow day. Featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts or other extension activities. Recommended for children aged 5 and under and their grown-up.

Storytime can be an integral part of early literacy education, introducing young children to books, rhymes, music and other literacy-based activities.

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

This short story club meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month (usually) from 7-8pm via zoom. Each month, we'll read all read a short story or essay and then come together to discuss it. This group is perfect for those of us who don't have time to read novels or those who imply love short forms!

Every Wednesday morning, library volunteers can help with your basic questions: “How do I use Zoom?” or “How do I log on to my library account on the library website?” or “How do I forward photos from my phone?” 9-10:30am or by appointment. Please call 925-3177 FMI or to schedule an appointment.

Come join us as we move together, linking breath with movement to cultivate strength, flexibility, and balance. While often flow-inspired, classes may vary in style and pace. Modifications are provided, and all levels are welcome. Suggested donation: $5–$25 (pay what you can or pay it forward).

Join this group of friendly fiber artists as they work on their projects, help others, and visit on a weekly basis. It is a great place to get help, begin a new craft and get ideas for new projects. Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Study Room.

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am, 10am, and 11am

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

Like to chat about books? Want to learn about favorites? Want to share your love of reading with others who love books?

Bring your lunch and join Rosie and Jen for a book chat!

Occurs every first Thursday of the month.

Serious Play for Grown Ups - Come together for a fun filled evening of improv games with Echo Lowell. Echo is a local therapist of 15 years with a background in group therapy. For the last 7 years, she's studied the life changing magic of improv and would love to try her hand at offering some groups just for fun. If you're interested in learning some basics of improv, but mainly just showing up with a willingness to be silly, this is your chance! No experience necessary!
Best for ages 16+
Space is limited and registration is required.

In the near future, astronaut Ryland Grace wakes from a coma afflicted with amnesia. He gradually remembers that he was sent to the Tau Ceti solar system, 12 light-years from Earth, to find a means of reversing a solar dimming event that could cause the extinction of humanity.

Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hrs 26 min

Join us for Storytime every Monday unless there’s a holiday or snow day. Featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts or other extension activities. Recommended for children aged 5 and under and their grown-up.

Storytime can be an integral part of early literacy education, introducing young children to books, rhymes, music and other literacy-based activities.

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

The Maine Council for Elder Abuse Prevention (MCEAP) has developed a presentation titled Elder Abuse: A Community Problem with Community Solutions to raise awareness of the serious problem of elder abuse. MCEAP’s goal for this presentation is to provide an overview of the issue of elder abuse including statistics, general information about the different types of elder abuse, and where to go for help. Although the presentation includes information about the many valuable resources that are available in Maine to help those who are affected by elder abuse, it does not provide profession-specific content or information about legal reporting mandates.

Every Wednesday morning, library volunteers can help with your basic questions: “How do I use Zoom?” or “How do I log on to my library account on the library website?” or “How do I forward photos from my phone?” 9-10:30am or by appointment. Please call 925-3177 FMI or to schedule an appointment.

Come join us as we move together, linking breath with movement to cultivate strength, flexibility, and balance. While often flow-inspired, classes may vary in style and pace. Modifications are provided, and all levels are welcome. Suggested donation: $5–$25 (pay what you can or pay it forward).

Join this group of friendly fiber artists as they work on their projects, help others, and visit on a weekly basis. It is a great place to get help, begin a new craft and get ideas for new projects. Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Study Room.

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am.

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

The CHML Writing Group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 1 to 2:30pm. It is a friendly group for all styles and types of writing. Some write poetry, some short stories, others memoirs, diaries, novels or plays. Each week a different member leads the group. We begin with a writing quote to get us going, then share what we each are working on. The leader chooses the focus of the day, be it setting, point of view, idioms, etc. We often follow a writing prompt then spend time free writing. Those who wish may share a piece of writing. We inspire and learn from each other as we read what we are working on. Feel free to join this fun and welcoming group in the community room downstairs in the library.

If you would like to attend by Zoom, please email thedesk@hobbslibrary.org in advance so that the Zoom meeting may be launched.

Writing Group members’ blogs:

Tips, Tantrums and Tea- humorous stories, real solutions and moments of joy as I learn about the challenges of dementia (written by Susan Clout)

Robert W Spencer- a writer wandering in time (written by Robert Spencer)

Have an interest in learning to play Mahjong? Join us for a multi-generational group of people aged 10 to infinity. Interested in learning to play? Join us! Already know how but want a group to play with? Join us! Open to the first three people to sign up and if there is more interest, the next group of four to sign up. Observers who just want to check it out are also welcome!

To sign up call Joe at 207-925-2848 or email jferigno3@gmail.com

Septic Systems in the Shoreland Zone

A Proposal to Protect Kezar Lake — Public Meeting Invitation

The Kezar Lake Watershed Association, together with FB Environmental Associates and soil scientist David Rocque, invites all Lovell residents to a public meeting to discuss a proposed Shoreland Septic Ordinance designed to protect one of our town's greatest treasures: Kezar Lake and its upstream ponds.

Kezar Lake's exceptional water quality is the foundation of our community. It supports the recreation our families enjoy, sustains local businesses, and underpins shoreline property values that generate roughly 70% of Lovell's tax revenue. Protecting that water quality protects all of us — on the lake and off.

The proposed ordinance is a common-sense, preventive measure. Septic systems have a typical lifespan of 20 to 40 years, and when older systems quietly fail, phosphorus and other contaminants can reach the lake — feeding the kind of algae and cyanobacteria blooms that have harmed lakes elsewhere in New England. The ordinance ensures that the roughly 600 properties within 250 feet of the lake and its ponds have septic systems that are working properly and well maintained, through periodic visual assessments, pumping every five years, and inspections for older systems.

The approach is straightforward and affordable. Costs are covered by user fees rather than town taxes, compliance costs for homeowners are modest, and the program rolls out gradually over four years. Many lake communities across Maine, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania have had to adopt proposals like this to protect their lakes. 

This is your opportunity to learn about the proposal, ask questions, give input, and share your perspective. Whether you live on the lake, nearby, or elsewhere in town, your voice matters. Please join us — together we can keep Kezar Lake clean, healthy, and thriving for generations to come.

Join us for the 51st Arts & Artisans Fair, held at New Suncook School.

https://www.hobbslibrary.org/arts-artisans-1

Join us for Storytime every Monday unless there’s a holiday or snow day. Featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts or other extension activities. Recommended for children aged 5 and under and their grown-up.

Storytime can be an integral part of early literacy education, introducing young children to books, rhymes, music and other literacy-based activities.

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

Every Wednesday morning, library volunteers can help with your basic questions: “How do I use Zoom?” or “How do I log on to my library account on the library website?” or “How do I forward photos from my phone?” 9-10:30am or by appointment. Please call 925-3177 FMI or to schedule an appointment.

Join this group of friendly fiber artists as they work on their projects, help others, and visit on a weekly basis. It is a great place to get help, begin a new craft and get ideas for new projects. Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Study Room.

Have an interest in learning to play Mahjong? Join us for a multi-generational group of people aged 10 to infinity. Interested in learning to play? Join us! Already know how but want a group to play with? Join us! Open to the first three people to sign up and if there is more interest, the next group of four to sign up. Observers who just want to check it out are also welcome!

To sign up call Joe at 207-925-2848 or email jferigno3@gmail.com

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am.

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

The CHML Writing Group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 1 to 2:30pm. It is a friendly group for all styles and types of writing. Some write poetry, some short stories, others memoirs, diaries, novels or plays. Each week a different member leads the group. We begin with a writing quote to get us going, then share what we each are working on. The leader chooses the focus of the day, be it setting, point of view, idioms, etc. We often follow a writing prompt then spend time free writing. Those who wish may share a piece of writing. We inspire and learn from each other as we read what we are working on. Feel free to join this fun and welcoming group in the community room downstairs in the library.

If you would like to attend by Zoom, please email thedesk@hobbslibrary.org in advance so that the Zoom meeting may be launched.

Writing Group members’ blogs:

Tips, Tantrums and Tea- humorous stories, real solutions and moments of joy as I learn about the challenges of dementia (written by Susan Clout)

Robert W Spencer- a writer wandering in time (written by Robert Spencer)

Have an interest in learning to play Mahjong? Join us for a multi-generational group of people aged 10 to infinity. Interested in learning to play? Join us! Already know how but want a group to play with? Join us! Open to the first three people to sign up and if there is more interest, the next group of four to sign up. Observers who just want to check it out are also welcome!

To sign up call Joe at 207-925-2848 or email jferigno3@gmail.com

Serious Play for Grown Ups - Come together for a fun filled evening of improv games with Echo Lowell. Echo is a local therapist of 15 years with a background in group therapy. For the last 7 years, she's studied the life changing magic of improv and would love to try her hand at offering some groups just for fun. If you're interested in learning some basics of improv, but mainly just showing up with a willingness to be silly, this is your chance! No experience necessary!
Best for ages 16+
Space is limited and registration is required.

Join us for Storytime every Monday unless there’s a holiday or snow day. Featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts or other extension activities. Recommended for children aged 5 and under and their grown-up.

Storytime can be an integral part of early literacy education, introducing young children to books, rhymes, music and other literacy-based activities.

Say goodbye to summer with an ice cream and paint party!

All ages welcome!

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

Every Wednesday morning, library volunteers can help with your basic questions: “How do I use Zoom?” or “How do I log on to my library account on the library website?” or “How do I forward photos from my phone?” 9-10:30am or by appointment. Please call 925-3177 FMI or to schedule an appointment.

Join this group of friendly fiber artists as they work on their projects, help others, and visit on a weekly basis. It is a great place to get help, begin a new craft and get ideas for new projects. Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Study Room.

Cost :

$150 for a month's worth of sessions. Each sessions is 45-50 minutes each

When?

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Sessions begin at 9am and 10am

Ages:

30-70 years old

Description:

Learn how to exercise properly for weight loss, muscle toning, increased energy and stamina. Weight loss can be difficult to navigate, mainly due to conflicting voices, methods, and opinions in the health industry. In this exercise class, you will learn which exercises to do, to maximize your results while minimizing the risk of injury. 1:1 private training can be expensive, while large classes can be difficult for people to learn. Small group personal training is the best of both worlds, as its less expensive than 1:1 training, while still maintaining the boutique feeling of personal training sessions. Come ready to exercise!

How to sign up:

Call Dan at 781-258-4647

Or email Dan at craftedfitnessandart@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Dan Lyons, and I'm a career personal trainer and exercise physiologist. I've been the owner of a personal training business in Boston for the past 15 years, specializing in weight loss and muscle toning. I recently moved to Maine, and am looking to connect with the community and teach people the easiest and best way to lose weight, tone up and improve their energy. I've helped 3000+ clients of all ages to see results and reach their goals, and I am excited to connect with new people in Maine. My youngest client is 7 years old, and my oldest client is 97 years old. No matter what your age is, I can help you with your goals! I specialize in metabolism, energy pathways, and balancing hormones through exercise to reach optimal health and fitness no matter what your age is.

Have an interest in learning to play Mahjong? Join us for a multi-generational group of people aged 10 to infinity. Interested in learning to play? Join us! Already know how but want a group to play with? Join us! Open to the first three people to sign up and if there is more interest, the next group of four to sign up. Observers who just want to check it out are also welcome!

To sign up call Joe at 207-925-2848 or email jferigno3@gmail.com

Fundraising Event!

Thirty-five years after the infamous Fall River ax murders, a 61-year-old Irish woman, working in her kitchen in Anaconda, Montana, opens a newspaper to read about the death of the alleged murderer, Lizzie Borden. The woman is Bridget Sullivan, the Borden’s former maid.

As she reads the article, Bridget shares with the audience her rage toward her former employer’s daughter, whom she believes attempted to frame her for the murders. She has been haunted by a recurring, mysterious dream that begins with lace curtains and believes she was a witness, but that she has blocked the memory.

Drinking heavily, she shares with us what she remembers of that fateful day: how, in spite of being sick with food poisoning on the hottest day of the year, Mrs. Borden had still ordered her to wash all the windows in the house.

As she speaks, Bridget is stretching lace curtains on blocking frames. The frames have small pins around the edges for attaching the lace, and Bridget, in her anger, keeps pricking her fingers and staining the margins with blood.

After the trial, Lizzie sent Bridget a substantial amount of money, with the condition that she leave the US and return permanently to Ireland. Bridget believes Lizzie must have seen her face at the window, and that the offer was an attempt to buy her silence. Bridget brags about returning under another name to Anaconda, Montana, a prosperous mining town run by Irish immigrants.

Declaring that Lizzie was a “tommy” (a lesbian), Bridget accuses her of courting her with kindness, in an attempt to set her up for the murders. Bridget’s childhood with fourteen siblings was a harsh one, and, wanting to escape her mother’s fate, she has emigrated with a dream of having an independent life.

Holding up a frame of lace, she is surprised by the sudden retrieval of a memory from the day of the murders. Approaching the parlor window, she did not witness the murder, but saw instead the reflection of her own face, resembling the face of her mother. This memory triggers a string of other memories that contradict her version of events for that day. Increasingly confused, Bridget begins to realize the true identity of the murderer and understand that the woman she has demonized for thirty-five years nearly sacrificed her life in order to save Bridget.

Join us for Storytime every Monday unless there’s a holiday or snow day. Featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts or other extension activities. Recommended for children aged 5 and under and their grown-up.

Storytime can be an integral part of early literacy education, introducing young children to books, rhymes, music and other literacy-based activities.

Come join us as we move together, linking breath with movement to cultivate strength, flexibility, and balance. While often flow-inspired, classes may vary in style and pace. Modifications are provided, and all levels are welcome. Suggested donation: $5–$25 (pay what you can or pay it forward).