Wednesday, August 5 at 6 p.m.
Brian Lies is a Caldecott Honor-winning author and illustrator. He has been writing and illustrating children’s books since 1989, and is best known for his picture book The Rough Patch, and the New York Times-bestselling bats series, including Bats at the Library.
A book sale and signing will follow the event with books from G. Willikers! Books & Toys of Portsmouth.
Thursday, August 6 at 6 p.m.
Educators from Center for Wildlife, a rescue and rehabilitation center in Cape Neddick, will bring their ambassador animals for a program highlighting owls’ amazing nocturnal adaptations.
Learn about the variety of New England species, their habitats, diets, calls, and tips on how to spot them in the wild. Educators will also focus on their importance in balancing prey populations, current challenges, and how to help. Using our amazing non-releasable animal ambassadors and interactive displays, the phenomenal adaptations of owls will be explored and discovered.
Tuesday, August 11 1-3 p.m.
Come and meet Ladder, a fin whale who lied for over 20 years off the coast of Maine! We will have ‘tours’ INSIDE [an inflatable replica of] Ladder every 20 minutes, and other activities in the garden with Blue Ocean Society of Maine.