eNews August 14, 2026

Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9am-5pm; Wed 9am-8pm; Sat 9am-1pm

Book Talk

with

Suzanne Loebl

"Plunder & Survival:

Stories of theft, loss, recovery, and migration of Nazi uprooted art"

Monday, August 24

5:30-6:30pm

In-person & Online

Learn more & R.S.V.P.

Upcoming Events

Poetry Reading

Rebecca Weiner Tomkins

"King of the Fireflies"

Tuesday, August 25, 5:30-6:30pm

In-person only

Learn more & R.S.V.P.

Author Interview

Ayelet Waldman "A Perfect Hand" Interviewed by Michael Chabon

Tuesday, Sept. 1, 5:30-6:30

In-person & Online

Learn more & R.S.V.P.

Annual Library Fundraiser

A Celebration of Art Silent Auction



Online & On Display

Auction Ends August 25th, 5:00 p.m.

50%-100% of each art sale benefits the Library.

Autumn Barrens by Marion Smith, Framed watercolor. 20" x 26"

Painted Lady by Rick Osann, Framed transparent watercolor. 14" x 11"

For Kids & Families

Summer Reading Ends

Saturday, August 15th at 12:00pm



Stop in to give your reading report and pick up a prize. Thank you for sharing your reading with us!

Ongoing Children's Events

Pokémon CLUB

2nd & 4th Wed. 3:30-4:30pm

For Kids 8+. Register

Up next: 8/26, 9/9, & 9/23

From the Digital Archives

Robert Lindsay Smallidge Sr. Working on His Model of the Whaler, "Alice Mandell" #7877

Robert L. Smallidge was born in Northeast Harbor to Elmer and Louise (Lawler) Smallidge. He founded Mt. Desert Cleaners in 1921 and ran it until his retirement in 1971. He was best known for his model ship building and love of genealogy and was a naval veteran of World War I. Robert may have built this model using plans that were first published by the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and later reissued in “The Whale Ship Book” by Joseph T. Higgins. The Science Museum Group has a zoomable image of a model of the “Alice Mandell” for those curious to take a closer look.