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Welcome to the Fogler Library fan page! Got questions? We've got answers. An official page of the The Raymond H. Come explore the world of possibility with us!

Fogler Library is one of the key intellectual focal points of the University of Maine. As the largest library in the state, we house over 1 million print volumes, and provide access to approximately 50,000 electronic journals, numerous subject databases, government documents, maps, and more. Our iconic building remains open to any and all, reflecting the cornerstone of our belief that even in a digital world, “library as place” continues to be invaluable to our many constituents.

10/27/2026

Want to know how to analyze AI-generated information? Come to this Fogler Library workshop, where we'll talk about critical thinking, why it's important, and how you can apply it to AI-generated information you find.

10/26/2026

Join Fogler's librarians to learn about the ethical and societal implications of artificial intelligence including integrity beyond plagiarism, privacy and ownership, the environmental and societal costs, and a framework for ethical decision making around AI usage.

UMaine Libraries Workshop: AL Literacy: Ethics and Society
Monday, November 9th, 2026, 4-5PM
Fogler Library Classroom 1 & on Zoom

Visit for https://bit.ly/3taXfUj more information on workshops!

10/22/2026

Please kindly use the northeast entrance to Fogler Library (across Memorial Union) while necessary repairs are made to the north entrance October 22-23, 2026.

10/21/2026

Join archivists Matthew Revitt and Herbert Dittersdorf as they showcase unique archival treasures used by UMaine faculty and students to uncover local, regional, and global history.

Highlights include:
-Rare 17th-century books studied by Prof. Joel Anderson’s capstone students.
-Primary sources on Black churches in Maine and New Brunswick researched by Ph.D. candidate Susan Dickson-Smith.
Wabanaki newsletters and primary sources examined in Prof. Micah Pawling’s courses.
-African History & Culture items from the O'Brien Collection featured in Prof. Mary Freeman’s new book on abolition.
-19th-century Penobscot transaction records from the Fannie Hardy Eckstorm Papers studied by student Dakota Colson.
-Local public history exhibits on UMaine and the Bangor-Orono region presented by Prof. Liam Riordan & undergraduates.

Whether you're a curious student, researcher, or history enthusiast, stop by to see these fascinating collections up close!

10/08/2026

On October 12th, we recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

This day invites us to reflect on our connection to the land on which we learn, work, and gather — the homeland of the Penobscot Nation.

We honor the cultures, histories, and enduring presence of the Wabanaki Confederacy, which includes the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Mi’kmaq Nations. Their creativity, stewardship, and resilience continue to shape and enrich our communities and the University of Maine today.

10/07/2026

Join us at Fogler library to learn about citation managers. Citation managers save you time and effort by organizing the articles, books, and other publications you find, and cite while you write in-text citations and bibliographies.

10/07/2026

Join us for a genre-blending Halloween event featuring free food and drinks, a costume party with prizes, up-close archival curiosities from the depths of Special Collections, and an undead discussion about horror and why it mixes so frighteningly well with other genres.

Because really…what happens when horror collides with science fiction, fantasy, romance, comedy, mystery, or even children’s literature?

Together, we’ll explore the strange flexibility of horror and the many forms it can take across books, movies, television, games, and beyond.

No required reading. No homework. Bring whatever stories, characters, unsettling ideas, or things that go bump in the night you want to talk about…or ask us to ignore.

Come dressed up. Come curious. Or simply come ready to talk.

Monster Mash
Friday, October 30th, 5–7 p.m.
The Salon, Fogler Library
Not a Club. A Conversation.

09/23/2026

Interested about why and how books get banned? Join Fogler Library's librarians for a guided group discussion on this topic. Snacks will be provided.

09/20/2026

All Things Equal - The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Saturday, Sept. 26, 7 pm, Collins Center for the Arts

Supreme Court Justice “RBG” welcomes a friend of the family to her cozy chambers to convey, over the course of ninety fascinating and often funny minutes, a sense of her life and its many trials: losing her mother the day before she graduated as valedictorian of her Brooklyn high school, being one of only nine young women studying law at Harvard while also raising a daughter and helping her husband battle cancer, fighting for women’s rights in the nineteen-seventies before condescending all-male courts, and taking courageous stands for human rights as a voice of reason amid a splintering and increasingly politicized Supreme Court. It's the must-see show of the season!

Bring your scrunchies, your hankies, your humor and your heart to this entertaining and uplifting event!

Written by Tony Award-Winning playwright Rupert Holmes, Starring Michelle Azar as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Directed by Laley Lippar

09/08/2026

Why do we love dystopian fiction?

From Orwell and 1984 to The Hunger Games, The Matrix, Black Mirror, and beyond, dystopian stories have given us not only frightening visions of the future, but frameworks for how we understand and express the world around us.

For this month’s Book Talk, we’ll explore the appeal of dystopian fiction, the difference between dystopian and post-apocalyptic stories, and what happens when yesterday’s fictional warnings begin to feel increasingly commonplace.

Are dystopian stories predictions, warnings, mirrors or something else entirely? Can fiction influence the reality it warns us about? And if so many familiar dystopian ideas have already entered our everyday language and culture, where can the genre go next?

And, perhaps most importantly: are we living in the dystopian timeline?

Come join the conversation on Friday, September 18, from 5–7 p.m. in the Oakes Room.

No required reading. Bring whatever you’re reading, watching, playing, or thinking about.

Book Talk: Not a Club. A Conversation.

Address

5729 Fogler Library
Orono, ME
04469

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 9pm
Tuesday	8am - 9pm
Wednesday	8am - 9pm
Thursday	8am - 9pm
Friday	8am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Website

http://library.umaine.edu/, https://linktr.ee/foglerlibrary

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