Bowdoinham Library Hosts Holiday Wreath Workshop, Community Fundraiser
Bowdoinham Public Library staged a drop in Make Your Own Wreath Workshop on Saturday December 6 at Merrymeeting Arts Studio, offering hands on holiday crafting and local fundraising. The event underscored the library role as a community hub, providing accessible programming, volunteer support, and a modest revenue stream that helps sustain local services.
On Saturday December 6 Bowdoinham Public Library held a drop in Make Your Own Wreath Workshop at Merrymeeting Arts Studio, 9 Main Street in Bowdoinham. The event ran from 9 00 a m to 3 00 p m and invited residents to craft wreaths for family and friends while contributing to library fundraising and community arts activity.
Participants could choose from three wreath sizes priced at twenty dollars for small, twenty five dollars for medium, and thirty dollars for large. For those who preferred not to craft their own, library volunteers offered to assemble wreaths for an additional ten dollars. The workshop format emphasized accessibility, allowing walk in attendance and providing an option for residents who needed assistance or time flexibility.
The library event combined arts programming with local volunteer engagement. By partnering with Merrymeeting Arts Studio the library activated a community arts space in the downtown area, drawing residents into a shared civic setting. The presence of volunteers who could make wreaths on behalf of attendees expanded participation for older residents, people with limited mobility, and busy families, while also highlighting the reliance of small cultural institutions on volunteer labor.
Events such as this serve multiple local functions. They provide low cost cultural programming often outside regular municipal budgets, they generate modest funds that can support future library programs, and they strengthen ties between public institutions and neighborhood businesses. For local officials and municipal planners these gatherings offer a visible example of how libraries act as civic infrastructure, delivering services beyond book lending and fostering informal civic engagement.
Residents seeking follow up information about library programs or future events can contact the Bowdoinham Public Library at bowdoinham@gmail.com or by phone at 207 666 8405. The library event page also included the library hours and brief notes about upcoming programs, underscoring an ongoing calendar of community oriented activities through the winter holiday season.
