Groups, events, and special occasions happening at Gibbs!
D&D Group (mostly teens & juniors): Every Monday, 4-6pm, maximum six participants.
Children’s Story Time: Every Tuesday 10-11am
Gibbs Writing Group: Join local writers as they discuss their work, create new work through generative activity, and share a safe and encouraging environment for creative writing. All genres (fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction–memoir/essay) welcome. Every 1st and 3rd Thursday from 10-11:30am, monthly.
Art Exhibit / Featured Artists: Gibbs Library is proud to present our winter art exhibit: The World as I See It, photography by Finlay Donaghy. These stunning and evocative pieces will be featured in our gallery November through December. A reception will be held Sunday, December 7th, from 2-4pm. Light refreshments will be provided.
The Gibbs Writing Group is up to more stellar creative activity! Join them this November as they share their stories, essays, and poems on the theme of food and the harvest. An open mic will follow. Sunday, November 16th, 2-4pm. Contact Jean at empowermepeople@gmail.com for more information.
We are excited about this FREE collage and card-making workshop with celebrated artist and award-winning teacher Argy Nestor. The workshop, Discover Your Superpower: Hand-made Cards, will be held in the Bryant Room on Thursday, December 11th, from 6-8pm. Registration is required. Email Delphine at runedoggy@gmail.com to register. Open to adults & teens.
In this collage-art workshop, participants will use images and text from magazines, pages from discarded books, and even bits of junk mail to create cards that will delight family and friends. No experience is necessary! These make wonderful gifts! Though not a requirement, if you have photographs, magazines, or other papers you’d like to incorporate, bring them to class to use in your artistic creations.
Class size is limited. This is a FREE workshop, but registration is required (to prepare materials and provide snacks). This class will fill up quickly! Be sure to email runedoggy@gmail.com to register!
Argy Nestor has lived in Union since 1980. She taught middle school art in RSU #40 until 2006, then served at the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Arts Commission, supporting Maine’s 1,200 visual and performing arts educators. In 2019, she returned to the classroom to teach art and direct Sweetland Middle School in Hope. During her career Argy has been presented with many awards for her commitment to education. In 1995, she was named Maine Teacher of the Year. At the heart of her work in education and in the community is collaboration. She enjoys teaching and exhibiting her artwork.
Gibbs Gingerbread Festival takes place on December 6th from 10am to 12pm in the Bryant Room. Come frost (and eat!) gingerbread cookies, listen to stories from a special holiday visitor, and choose a new book as a free gift from Gibbs! (A free book for every family.) Join in the fun and get into the festive winter spirit at Gibbs!
