Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min · 3 segments
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From Portland, Maine, there was a fire at Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frenchville, Maine.
The entire library collection, about nine thousand five hundred books, was lost in the fire, according to school administration.
Tracy Boucher with the school said, "The library lost a lot, but in all honesty, my heart goes out to the teachers and the years of preparation and work that they lost.
It was really like losing a second home for the teachers and staff." After the initial shock of the fire, Tracy said she was trying to think of a way of how best to support the teachers and students, and she remembered an author, Lynn Ploward, who had visited the school a few times in the past.
Lynn immediately agreed, and then she also started thinking about what other connections she could draw on to help rebuild the library collection and began reaching out to other authors and organizations.
Soon, almost all the books on the wanted list had been purchased, but the store was also collecting monetary donations to help rebuild the library.
"I think one of the biggest things about independent bookstores is that we rely so much on the community support, and therefore I think it was even more important that bookstores show we're investing back in our community as well.
When I heard about the opportunity, I wanted to do what we could." Bogan Books, another bookstore, started selling gift certificates, which could be purchased online, which will then be gifted to teachers.
It became a statewide effort involving Maine authors, bookstores, and literary groups to replace the nine thousand five hundred books.
The library is being taken care of, and a lot of people are helping make this an awesome news story.
From Portland, Maine, there was a fire at Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frenchville, Maine.
The entire library collection, about nine thousand five hundred books, was lost in the fire, according to school administration.
Tracy Boucher with the school said, "The library lost a lot, but in all honesty, my heart goes out to the teachers and the years of preparation and work that they lost.
It was really like losing a second home for the teachers and staff." After the initial shock of the fire, Tracy said she was trying to think of a way of how best to support the teachers and students, and she remembered an author, Lynn Ploward, who had visited the school a few times in the past.
Lynn immediately agreed, and then she also started thinking about what other connections she could draw on to help rebuild the library collection and began reaching out to other authors and organizations.
Soon, almost all the books on the wanted list had been purchased, but the store was also collecting monetary donations to help rebuild the library.
"I think one of the biggest things about independent bookstores is that we rely so much on the community support, and therefore I think it was even more important that bookstores show we're investing back in our community as well.
When I heard about the opportunity, I wanted to do what we could." Bogan Books, another bookstore, started selling gift certificates, which could be purchased online, which will then be gifted to teachers.
It became a statewide effort involving Maine authors, bookstores, and literary groups to replace the nine thousand five hundred books.
The library is being taken care of, and a lot of people are helping make this an awesome news story.
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