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Tuesday: 10 - 5
Wednesday: 12 - 7
Thursday: 10 - 7
Friday: 10 - 5
Saturday: 10 - 1
Contact Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 454
Wilton, ME 04294
Street Address:
6 Goodspeed Street
Wilton, ME 04294
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Phone:
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By Jennifer Scott, on November 19th, 2015%
The Wilton Free Public Library’s fundraiser featuring the Teachers Lounge Mafia and a Silent Auction was a great success! Thank you to everyone who came, laughed and supported the library. Thank you to the Teachers Lounge Mafia for a fantastic performance and for their strong support of libraries. The Silent Auction has become a . . . → Read More: A Special Thanks!
By Jennifer Scott, on April 10th, 2014%
The Spring, 2014 issue of the library newsletter will be out April 15. Thank you to Michael Höhne, our Board secretary and co-owner of Höhne-Werner Designs, for laying out the issue; also thank you to those who contributed articles and photos.
. . . → Read More: Newsletter coming out April 15
By Jennifer Scott, on March 25th, 2014%
At the March 24 meeting of the Wilton Finance Committee, the committee members voted unanimously to accept our next fiscal year’s budget request of $105,395. Thanks to library board members Chris Bennett and Nancy Allen and selectman Tiffany Maiuri for their support. The next budget review meeting is the April 1 meeting of the . . . → Read More: Budget Meeting News
By Jennifer Scott, on June 11th, 2013%
More than 100 people stayed through a long Town Meeting to support the vote on library funding. We wish to thank all the prople who so eloquently spoke in our favor, and all who stayed long into the night for the final vote. The community clearly sent a message that the Library is a vital and important resource for Wilton. For our part, we will continue to keep costs down to a minimum, consistent with providing quality library services to our community. David Olson, Director . . . → Read More: Many turn out in support of the Library at Town Meeting
By Jennifer Scott, on May 31st, 2013%
By Jennifer Scott, on March 26th, 2013%
Cory Doctorow discusses the challenges facing authors and cultural heritage institutions with the increasing use of electronic texts. Speaker Biography: Cory Doctorow is a science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist. He is the co-editor of the popular weblog Boing Boing and a contributor to The Guardian, the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Wired and many other newspapers, magazines and websites. He has won the Locus and Sunburst Awards, and been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and British Science Fiction Awards. . . . → Read More: A Digital Shift: Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond
By Jennifer Scott, on September 12th, 2012%
A study published in the Morning Sentinel, Sunday, Sept. 9 compares charitable giving in Maine cities and towns. Wilton, much to the surprise of the article’s author came out on the high end of generosity, it appears. See the article here: Study says Wilton very charitable | The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME.
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In brief … The Wilton Free Public Library is located in the foothills of western Maine, alongside Wilson Stream in downtown Wilton. The Library, which serves the communities and citizens of the Wilton, Dryden, East Wilton, and East Dixfield was incorporated in 1901 as The Wilton Free Public Library Association. Although it is significantly subsidized by the Town of Wilton, the Library remains a private, non-profit corporation. We are proud to be a Family Place Library, emphasizing services and collections for young parents and their children.
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