The Hiram Cultural Center

06/23/2026

🧐Did you know...

All library cards at Soldiers Memorial Library (SML) are free to everyone as we are a free library! A person of any age may apply for a free SML library card. Children will need the permission/assistance from an SML Patron who is the parent/guardian of said child. Applications of parent & child may be filled out on the same day.

Soldiers Memorial Library is located at 85 Main Street in Hiram Village. Open Tues/Sat 9:30-12:30, Wed/Thurs 10:30-5.

06/23/2026

📖SML Story Hour this morning at 10!

😎Today Cat and her library friends are reading The Bad Seed by Peter Oswald - stop by for some fun!

06/23/2026

06/22/2026

Join our summer reading program! Reading tracker and raffle for all ages!

06/22/2026

🤩Thank you to this year’s summer reading sponsors for our amazing raffle prizes. Be sure to stop in to Soldiers Memorial Library for more information about this fun and FREE program, and start reading!🎟️

Lily's Fine Flowers
Amolette's Herbal Apothecary
Meghan & Ed Brown
At Once All Agog
Greenleaf Masonic Lodge
Foxx Run Farm
Dodi Moody
Sue Hamilton

06/21/2026

😎 Happy Father's Day! 😎

06/20/2026

The Hiram Historical Society is OPEN TODAY, Saturday, June 20th, from 9:30am to 12:30pm. 20 Historical Ridge, Hiram Village (off Main Street, Route 117).

"Come see our many displays - did you know Hiram had not one but two axe handle factories? Lemuel Cotton's ax handles were for chopping wood. N.R. Flint's was for fire axes - sturdier and made for chopping through roofs, walls, doors.

See the new 1880 Hiram maps triptych - Hiram, Hiram Village, South Hiram, all in one color, archival print, 16x24, sold flat with a margin for you to frame if desired. See owners of homes, blacksmith shops, factories, cemeteries, churches, railroad and schools, plus lakes, ponds and many more roads than exist now."

Visit https://www.hiramhistoricalsociety.org FMI.

Collecting, preserving and promoting the heritage of Hiram, Maine. Membership is open to all who have an interest in the history of Hiram, Maine.

06/20/2026

Summer Reading Program Registration TODAY Saturday, June 20th from 10am to 12:30pm! Free for all ages, gifts for everyone who sign up while supplies last!

Visit the library for more info about all the amazing prizes available this year and save the dates for our other amazing summer programs!
SML is located at 85 Main Street in Hiram Village. See you there!

06/19/2026

📣REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Summer swim, cheer, basketball and softball are currently open for registration.
We are still working on more programs! Got an idea or time... reach out we need volunteers and program leaders! 😎
Register here:
https://campscui.active.com/orgs/SacopeeValleyRecreationCouncil?orglink=camps-registration&e4q=abe7f49b-abde-4b77-a68e-7987a28d356a&e4p=2b494b89-9594-4ff3-b98f-ee9b119cc040&e4ts=1781781323&e4c=active&e4e=snlvcmpscui00001load&e4rt=Safetynet&e4h=debf7a2fc0de13818208f2342f9e0414

06/18/2026

The prizes are ready for our summer reading challenge - are you? Readers will get tickets by meeting their weekly reading challenge and by attending SML events. The bikes for books program will be going on all summer, too!