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Downtown Bangor has become a real-life ‘Where’s Waldo?’ book

A six inch cut-out of Waldo is pictured at The Briar Patch in downtown Bangor. The Briar Patch is one of twenty-five locations in downtown Bangor where Waldo is hiding as part of the "Find Waldo Local 2016" event. Shelby Hartin|BDN

On Tuesday morning I stepped into The Briar Patch in downtown Bangor and immediately was assigned an important task. Gibran Graham, marketing manager of the children’s book shop, handed me a piece of paper and told me to get to work. My job? Find Waldo. Suddenly, the bookstore became exactly like one of the pages […]

Pulitzer Prize winners to visit Bangor Public Library

Books line the walls at Pro Libris Bookshop at 10 Third Street in Bangor.

On Wednesday I posted about my love of books and the local bookshop I recently discovered, Pro Libris. Today I offer you some information about an upcoming event at the book-iest of places: the Bangor Public Library. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize, journalism’s most prestigious award. To celebrate, the the University […]