STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine - Stockton Springs Community Library will host an open house in celebration of National Library Week 9 a.m.-3 p.m.  Saturday, April 14.  Library tours and refreshments will be offered all day, with these special events planned:

• Pirates and Princesses Party, 10 a.m.-noon in Mary’s Room, the library’s children’s room. Wear a favorite pirate or princess costume and enjoy a treasure hunt, stories, crafts and snacks.

• Maine mystery writer Gerry Boyle will speak at 2 p.m.  Boyle, a former newspaper reporter and columnist turned crime novelist, is the author of a dozen books.

The library is located in the historic Colcord House owned by the Stockton Springs Historical Society. For information, call 567-4147 or or visit www.stocktonspringslibrary.org.