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      <image:caption>Kim served as an intern in 2015 before earning her B.S. in Information and Library Services from the University of Maine at Augusta. She joined the staff in 2019. She worked at Canaan Public Library and Skowhegan Free Public Library. She was an educator at Corbin Academy and Mr. Paperback before earning her degree. Kim is also a board member of the Brown Girl Brown Boy Literacy Foundation. Her email address is kimn@mcslibrary.org.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Worlds collided when the 2021 second place NHD national winner Maya Faulstich was one of the United States Senate Youth Leadership Program students.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>John Taylor and Nicole Rancourt giving instruction to judges at the 2023 NHD in ME State Contest.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A sampling of medalists at the NHD in ME 2023 State Contest</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Margaret Chase Smith Bingo is a big hit with our field trip students.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nicole Rancourt and John Taylor visiting with educational leaders in Presque Isle to begin NHD planning.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This year’s finalist for the United States Senate Youth Leadership Program.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>John Taylor working hard at the annual Maine Archives and Museum’s annual conference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This year’s book donation to the Skowhegan Free Public Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Library staff participating in the Skowhegan trunk or treat event in 2021. We hope to take part in the event once again in 2024!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Organized by the Skowhegan Bankery staff, we were happy to be one of the sponsors for this year’s trunk or treat.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Storage space is getting harder to come by as more and more of the collection is moved to make way for assembly of the new shelving units.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nicole Potter stands with the final black metal cabinet to be taken out of the storage area.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Senator Smith’s Pocket Copy of the Constitution</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>David Gilbert from Greely Middle school shaking hands with NHD Executive Director Cathy Gorn.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cora Berry and Clara McDuffie pictured with their teacher Katie Cassesse from Greely Middle School.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Professor James Melcher Addresses the Maine Town Meeting</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Junior Group Website First Place winners at the National History Day in Maine state contest. From Greely Middle School, Claire Larson and Sarah Weisz.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It was a packed house as we handed out awards in Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Maine guide Carroll Ware telling tales about his time in the wilderness.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lots of creative treats were served at the Carroll Ware book talk!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Margaret Chase Smith School, Skowhegan, 25th Anniversary, May 17, 1988</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We had an attentive and thoughtful group of judges participate in the Lewiston Regional Contest. Here they are receiving final instructions during their morning orientation on contest day.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The core staff of NHD in Maine taking care of the final details moments before everyone arrived on contest day in Lewiston. (L-R) John Taylor, Nicole Rancourt, Nicole Potter, and Amanda Taylor.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our exhibit hall was buzzing with excitement as judges interviewed students and assessed their projects.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The last time we hosted the Northern Stars Planetarium with John Meader, July 30, 2019</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Student performances were part of the National History Day in Maine contest on March 3.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The life of Margaret Chase Smith will be one of many things highlighted as we celebrate Skowhegan’s rich 200 year history.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The temporary Eisenhower Exhibit is now open!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Upcoming Leeke-Shaw speaker, Mehr Sher</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Teachers researching and designing exhibits at a recent NHD in Maine workshop held earlier this month.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Washington State Coordinator Hanna Tofte and John Taylor presenting at the NHD State Coordinator Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>John Bapst Memorial High School teacher Ben Hale constructing his exhibit on Senator Smith’s presidential campaign during our recent teacher workshop.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>John Taylor could not contain his excitement to attend the recent State Coordinator Conference in Minnesota.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A sampling of the staff’s donation.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Recognition of the staff’s contribution to the Skowhegan Free Public Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nicole Potter taking inventory of the Eisenhower Exhibit.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>John Taylor and Nicole Potter attended the Maine Archives and Museums Conference at the University of Southern Maine in early October.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The temporary Eisenhower Exhibit is now open!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Evalyn Bowman at Margaret Chase Smith Day.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Margaret Chase Smith Library Dedication Plaque.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Former Library employees Joan Brown (far left) and Angela Stockwell (middle) at Margaret Chase Smith Day.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Taken at the last in-person NHD in Maine Teacher workshop at the Osher Library in November, 2019. We hope to build upon what we learned at the time to create an all immersive experience for teachers at our upcoming workshop this year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our new fashionable exhibit case!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Taken during our last in-person NHD state contest award ceremony in 2019! We all hope to make similar memories again in 2023.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We had fun hosting a slime party and we value our partnership with the Skowhegan Free Public Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dolphin glitter still being found!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The MCS Library’s 40th Anniversary!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Picture with the informational form patrons filled out during Community Scan Day.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>MCS and Bill Lewis in Margaret’s living room, 1975.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Richards introduced students in the REACH Afterschool Program at the school in Skowhegan named after Margaret Chase Smith to the teenage version of her.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Simon Hall, a senior at Edward Little High School in Auburn, Maine, won first place in the 2022 Margaret Chase Smith Essay Contest.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Eager students from Windsor Elementary School were one of the groups to visit the Library this spring.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The contest might have been virtual this year, but that didn’t stop some judges from meeting in person. Pictured here are Southern Regional judges Amanda Taylor and Joe Schmidt looking over websites, performances, and documentaries.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The MCSL staff wanted to make this year’s award ceremony a little more interesting and fun. They took time to take a selfie while filming in the atrium of the Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Button trading among affiliates at the national contest is a BIG DEAL. Along with medals, all the winners of the state contest received vintage buttons collected by State Coordinator John Taylor from different states throughout his years of attending the national contest at the University of Maryland.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Harley Rogers and her Collaborative Recipe Poster at the 2019 Maine Town Meeting, Centennial of the Suffrage Movement, Legacy of Votes for Women.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Recently a student recreated the New Hampshire map used by Senator Smith during her campaign for the presidency in 1964.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Warren Shay attends memorial service for Margaret Chase Smith in May 1995.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Shirley Whittemore admires a weathervane presented by sculptor Barry Norling during Margaret Chase Smith Appreciation Day in October 1988.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Katie Ouilette presides over the refreshment table during the Skowhegan Heritage Council’s “Last Rose of Summer” tribute to Margaret Chase Smith in September 2016.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Positively impact a Maine student’s education and love of history. We want you to be a judge!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our emergency kits and carts have been packed with essential supplies and placed throughout the facility.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Speaking of Friendship published in 1974 by Hallmark has a quote by Margaret Chase Smith “Friendship is measured in terms of silent acts than in terms of effusive words…in understanding of differences… and in times of difficulties.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This book, Gems of Prayer, from 1922 seems to be given to Carrie M. Chase from her daughter, Margaret.</image:caption>
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