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This sweet banner, reminds Biddeford kids that "Your Teachers Miss You, Be Well" with tiger paws (Tiger Pride!). It hangs on the fence at St. Louis Baseball fields, near the corner of West and Hill Streets.

Part of Bangor Public Library's Covid Stories From Our Patrons.

Feeling really grateful for the privilege to work from home. And would you look at that CAT? Grateful for the most adorable office view. PRFC has some exciting content to share this week, so stay tuned. In the meantime, we're remembering the simple…

Part of Bangor Public Library's Covid Stories From Our Patrons.

Jill Piekut Roy shows how public librarians and lone archivists can create a low-effort digital preservation strategy using freely-available technology as part of Maine Contemporary Archives' skillshare series.

My husband and I have a small homestead in Belfast. We've lived here for 10 years, and one of our favorite things is to walk around observing all the pollinators - especially the native bees and honeybees. In years past we have been able to stand by…

Window decoration honoring those on the frontlines.

It's a picture of the local Little Free Library operating one block away from my apartment. The author of this note was more prepared than the entire federal government.

Poster for the University of Maine Office for Diversity and Inclusion's UMaine Pride 2021 events.

Photograph of the University of Maine bilingual sign for Bike Path/áwətəssis translated from Penobscot into English as "little path".

This video is of the culvert at the end of our driveway, during torrential rains (2" plus?) on July 9, 2021. We've never seen water spurting like this before - it was due to the high volume and hydraulic pressure buildup with the water level being…

This item was submitted to the How's Your Week Going? COVID-19 Story Archive by web form.

Maine Contemporary Archives invites individuals, community groups, and organizations to participate in Then and Now, a collaborative online exhibit. This exhibit showcases communities and collections in Maine by pairing historical items with related…