Plans are under way for the annual Friends of Bangor Public Library Book Sale from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 8, at the library, 145 Harlow St.
Friends president Ginger Graham wrote that in order for this sale to be a success, donations of books are needed and volunteers are needed to sort them and help during the sale.
Book donations can be made from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, at the library.
If you cannot bring the books to the library and need them to be picked up, or if you have questions about the sale, call the library at 947-8336.
Donors are reminded not to bring textbooks, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, “old encyclopedias, old magazines or anything that has mold or mildew,” Graham wrote.
She also suggests that “if there is a particularly good read you are donating, why not slip a short review in the book for someone to discover?”
Graham wants potential volunteers to know that the book sale set-up begins Tuesday, May 4, and volunteers are asked to call the library at the number above, call Graham at 945-6883 or e-mail grahams33@myfairpoint.net.
When you call or e-mail, you are asked to leave your name and telephone number.
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Robin Long of Caring Connections, a cooperative program of the Bangor Y and Eastern Maine Medical Center, reports the next meeting of its bone health information and discussion group is 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22, at the Isaac Farrar Mansion on the Bangor Y campus, 17 Second St.
The guest speaker will be Elizabeth Duke of the Maine Rehabilitation Center at EMMC, who will discuss osteoporosis and its risk factors.
Space is limited, so call 941-2808, ext. 338, to reserve your spot.
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The Rev. Deanna Partridge of the Temple of the Feminine Divine invites the public to join its Earth Day celebration 4-7 p.m. Thursday, April 22, in the upstairs suites 203-205 at 31 Central St., Bangor.
Family-friendly public activities, nature-centered coloring pages, green cleaning tips and materials, earth-friendly door prizes and light refreshments will be offered.
For more information, call the temple at 941-0261.
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Jim & Fergus, featuring Jim Payne of Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, and Ireland native Fergus O’Byrne, also of Canada, who were featured artists at the 2008 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, will appear in concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22, at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts.
Tickets at the door are $10. They also can be purchased by calling 948-7469 or at www.unitymaine.org.
A pre-jam session will be at 6:30 p.m. and audience members are encouraged to bring their instruments.
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Sandi Duchesne, secretary of the Penobscot Valley Chapter of Maine Audubon, reminds interested individuals that complete details about its “series of popular May morning bird walks” is posted at www.pvcaudubon.org.
Duchesne wrote that “because of the very early spring, we have also received requests from members to start the walks in April this year, and we are happy to oblige.”
The public can join PVC board member Gordon Russell from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 23, “for a walk through varied habitats at the Fields Pond Audubon Center sanctuary,” Duchesne wrote.
The walk is free and open to the public and “beginning birders are welcome.” Participants are to meet in the main Fields Pond Audubon Center parking lot on Fields Pond Road, close to the Holden-Orrington town line.
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Janelle Wuoristo of Families and Children Together in Bangor has announced F.A.C.T. is offering training for people to become court volunteers through its Maine Kids-Kin program, which assists extended family members caring for relatives’ children.
Training begins Thursday, April 29, in Bangor, and interested individuals are asked to call Anna Libby at 866-298-0896 or e-mail alibby@mainekids-kin.org for complete details about becoming a court volunteer for Maine Kids-Kin.
Through this training, Wuoristo wrote, potential volunteers will be able to “enhance your knowledge of the legal system while helping other families as they work to provide safe and stable homes for the children in their care.”
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Members of Bucksport High School Class of 1960 are planning their 50th Class Reunion and need your help.
Planners are seeking addresses for Carol Miller Ireland, Molly St. Lawrence Parker III and Frances Locke Rankin.
If you can help, call 469-3808.
Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; javerill@bangordailynews.com; 990-8288.