Country United States Established 1905 Size 19,000 Budget 303,156 USD Population served 5,613 | Type Public Location Damariscotta, Maine Director Pamela Gormley Circulation 88,000 Staff 12 | |
The Skidompha Public Library is the public library serving Damariscotta, Maine, Newcastle, Maine, and Nobleboro, Maine.
On March 13, 1905, the Skidompha Library Association was incorporated and its collection of 1,476 books was given to the three towns (Damariscotta, Newcastle and Nobleboro) as the start of a Free Public Library. The library was established over the Charles M. Jones Grocery Store on Main Street. The current facility on Main St. opened in 2001.
"SKIDOMPHA" is an acronym formed from letters in the names of Skidompha's founding club members: S, Ellie Stetson K, Judie and Addie Kelsey I, Ida Benner D, Mrs. James David O, Mrs. Osman Plummer M, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merry P, Mary Pinkham H, William K. Hilton A, Jennie Ames
The library is one of the only libraries in Maine designated as a "Star Library" by Library Journal.