Margaret Chase Smith Library

Library of former US Senator Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995)

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Join us June 11, 4-5:30 PM at Margaret Chase Smith Library for the free opening of "E Pluribus Unum: Maine Artists Interpret a Nation"!

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Heather Cox Richardson just released the first batch of videos for the 250 to 250 Project. Scroll to the bottom to see the Women's Armed Services Integration Act; Narrated by Representative Chrissy Houlahan. The Senator is mentioned!
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Artist Robert B. Acheson recently passed. Acheson painted the portrait of Senator Smith that hangs in the Maine Statehouse. Condolences to his friends and family.
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#OTD in 1977, Senator Smith received an honorary degree from St. Michael's College in Winooski, Vermont. She was looking cool in the shades. Congrats to all recent college grads!

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#OTD in 1999, the temporary exhibit focusing on the many homes of Margaret Chase Smith opened. We now have a permanent display in the Library focused on her Skowhegan home. Come by the Library to check it out!

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#OTD in 1944, Congresswoman Smith visited Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

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#OTD in 2017, Senator Susan Collins was the keynote speaker at our Maine Town Meeting.

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In observation of Memorial Day we will be closed today.

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Friends of the Margaret Chase Smith Library: You are invited to attend the opening reception for "E Pluribus Unum: Maine Artists Interpret a Nation". This event is free and open to all, there will be light refreshments served and brief remarks will be given.

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In honor of the upcoming holiday, #OTD in 1984 Senator Smith was honored at a U.S. Air Force Recruiting Dinner.

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It's #TBT! We are in the thick of field trip season! Here's a photo of students from Glenburn Elementary School visiting #OTD in 1999.

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#OTD in 1998 our essay contest recipients, Erica Varney and Kelly Michaud, from Lake Region High School visited our Library. To see this year's winning essays, head on over to our website! https://t.co/JIuwEyRPLB

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Thank you to all who joined us this past Friday for our Maine Town Meeting discussion on book banning in Maine. It was a thoughtful and fruitful discussion! What are your thoughts on this issue? Share in the comments!

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Join us this Wednesday at the MCSL to hear a discussion held by our colleagues at the Maine Policy Review about the issues facing rural Maine. Program starts at 3 PM. https://t.co/Ag15iU1xHx

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NHD State Coordinator John Taylor led a successful Maine contest at University of Maine on May 2, 2023. Fifty-one students qualified for nationals at University of Maryland this June! More info: https://t.co/YVMOetrkgh

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Our Annual Maine Town Meeting is May 15th! Join Kerrie Lattari, Cathleen Miller, and Nicole Rancourt to discuss book bans in Maine and beyond. Optional lunch available. Register: https://t.co/FzrUAMxTAu #BANALLBOOKS

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Maine Policy Review hosts a panel with Rhiannon Hampson, Shelley Megquire, and others to celebrate its rural Maine issue at Margaret Chase Smith Library, Skowhegan, May 20, 2026, 3 p.m. https://t.co/ZuO3JnOnqn

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#OTD in 1963 Senator Smith and the entire congressional delegation from Maine, which included (L-R) Stanley Tupper, Edmund Muskie, and Clifford McIntire, met with members of the League of Women Voters.

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It was difficult, but we have concluded our 2026 essay contest!

Congrats to the winners and thank you to all participants for the thoughtful essays!

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🌟 Happy School Nurse Day! 🎉 Today, we’re thrilled to celebrate the amazing heroes in our schools who look after our children's health and well-being!

Interestingly, Margaret Chase volunteered with Red Cross nurses during WWI in 1917.