Curtis Casts

Our Technical Services Manager Carol Lord interviews Curt Dale Clark, Artistic Director of Maine State Music Theater.

Joyce speaks with senior staff members Wynter, Sarah, and Melissa about upgrades and changes around the building that we have been working on, while the building has been closed due to COVID. We are so excited for you to see what we've been up to!

Librarian Pamela and Library Assistant Jamie discuss what historical fiction is (it's fiction), what to consider when reading the genre, and recommending some of their favorites.

Tech Guru Bryan tells you why it's a good idea to buy your own internet modem and router instead of renting one from your internet service provider (ISP) and makes recommendations on what to buy, how to set it up, and how to keep it secure. 

Curtis Director Liz Doucett interviews the Executive Director of the Pejepscot History Center, Larissa Vigue Picard. Larissa describes some fascinating items from the center's collections, explains the center's recent name change (formerly the Pejepscot Historical Society), discusses the efforts of history centers and museums to decolonize their collections, and explains what criteria the center uses in acquiring items for their collections. 

Pamela and Wynter ask ten Curtis staff members to list their favorite books published in 2020 and discuss their own favorites as well.

This virtual author event was hosted by Adult Services Librarian Pamela Bobker, and was held on Zoom and Facebook Live on September 29, 2020

Edwin Hill is the Edgar- and Agatha-award nominated author of Little Comfort, The Missing Ones, and Watch Her.

He was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and spent most of his childhood obsessing over The Famous Five, Agatha Christie, and somehow finding a way into C.S. Lewis's wardrobe. His parents were fond of taking his sister and him on month-long family camping trips across the U.S. and Canada, and one of his best memories is of finishing a copy of The Seven Dials Mystery while the rest of the family visited Mount Rushmore. Growing up when VHS tapes were new meant that watching Alien, Jaws, The Shining, or Halloween whenever he wanted seemed luxurious, and still does today. Like Hester Thursby, he watched these movies – and others like them – a lot.  

After attending Wesleyan University and graduating with a B.A. in American Studies, he headed west to San Francisco for the dotcom boom. Later, he returned to Boston, earned an MFA from Emerson College, and switched gears to work in educational publishing. He served as the vice president and editorial director for Bedford/St. Martin's, a division of Macmillan Learning for many years before turning to writing full time.

He lives in Roslindale, Massachusetts with his partner Michael and his favorite reviewer, their lab Edith Ann, who likes his first drafts enough to eat them. 

A lot of people helped him create this series, and he is a big believer in paying forward. Don't be a stranger. 

Bryan offers up his technology gift buying advice - he'll tell you what is worth buying this season, and where to get the best deals.

Pamela talks with some special guests about the meaningful memories and connections created by holiday books and stories.

Pamela and Jamie from Adult Services discuss their picks from different fantasy genres, and Teen Librarian Melissa explains the five traits that define the family of fantasy genres, and makes some recommendations of her own.  

Just in time for Halloween, Manager of Materials Management Carol Lord speaks with her cousin, John Lestock - a Lutheran Pastor, who shares some spooky stories from his time spent in Owatonna, MN. 

Stay tuned until the end, where Teen Librarian and Podcast Editor Melissa Orth talks about some Halloween-y foreign movies on Kanopy, and our newest digital offering, Mango Languages.