🌱 When can you slip into Ellsworth Public Library for quiet reading?

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In today's newsletter:

• When can you slip into Ellsworth Public Library for quiet reading?

Also on today's calendar: Historic Preservation Commission.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds giving way to some sun, temps: high: 76, low: 56.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a stray t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Going offline: A good book can be a great summer companion (ellsworthamerican.com) — If you’re looking to unplug this summer, the Ellsworth Public Library on State Street offers generous weekday and Saturday hours plus plenty of quiet corners to read. It’s one of many Downeast libraries listed here with up-to-date hours, locations, and contacts, making it easy to find a nearby spot to grab books, magazines, or just some peaceful time offline.
   

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📸 Around Ellsworth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ellsworth

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★ Featured events ★

Monday June 15

• History Lecture: Ellsworth's Great Fire of 1933 →
  The Barn at Woodlawn, 21 Black House Dr, Ellsworth
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday June 17

• Historic Preservation Commission →
  Ellsworth City Hall, 1 City Hall Plaza, Ellsworth
  4:30 pm

Thursday June 25

• Ellsworth Business After Hours →
  Franklin Savings Bank, 181 State St, Ellsworth
  5:00 pm

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📣 Ellsworth Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday June 13

• Exhibit: “Observations & Studies: Watercolors, Gouaches, & Oils” by Rick Landesberg - Reception — THE RISING TIDE | News for the Blue Hill Peninsula →
  Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill
  3:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Spring Bizarre Bazaar + 2-Year Anniversary Party — THE RISING TIDE | News for the Blue Hill Peninsula →
  Working Loose, 49 Main St, Blue Hill
  11:00 am
• Andy Revkin - Album Release "Tour" →
  The Crumpet, 81 Main St, Bucksport
  2:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Music and Movement Storytime — THE RISING TIDE | News for the Blue Hill Peninsula →
  Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill
  10:30 am
• Policy Committee Meeting
  Rsu 24 RSU 24 DSF, Sullivan, ME 04664, USA
  5:30 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Personnel Committee Meeting
  Rsu 24 CMSLC
  5:30 pm
• RSU 24 Board of Directors Meeting
  Rsu 24 CMSLC
  6:30 pm

Wednesday June 17

• Storytime and Open Gym at the Blue Hill YMCA — THE RISING TIDE | News for the Blue Hill Peninsula →
  Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill
  10:30 am

Thursday June 18

• Knitting Group — THE RISING TIDE | News for the Blue Hill Peninsula →
  Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill
  5:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Ellsworth, Maine in Ellsworth. Apply here.
• Equity LifeStyle Properties posted a job opening for 2026 Seasonal Team Members Bar Harbor Camping Resorts in Ellsworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ellsworth here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hancock

• VIDEO SHOWCASE: Hancock Lumber's revamped Brunswick site (hbsdealer.com)
• Antarctica, the Great Pyramid and the Mystery of a Lost Civilization That Could Rewrite History (mycharisma.com)
• New! Downtown Lewiston Food Co-op (mainepublic.org)

Blue Hill

• Blue Hill Public Library news (week of June 11, 2026) (penobscotbaypress.com)
• Blue Hill student organizes campaign to help polar bears (penobscotbaypress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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