eNews Sept. 24, 2026

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

~ The Library will be closed Monday, October 12th, in observation of Indigenous Peoples Day ~

The Library will be closed

Thursday, October 22nd for an all-day

STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY.

Hook 'n I Exhibit until 9/30 Rugs, Knitting, Needlepoint

View video and Learn more

Group meets every Thu 1-3pm

The Bubbles, J.Burger-Gossart

Public Service

FREE Tax Help to access

Maine Affordability Payments

Monday, Sept. 28, by appt.

10:00am-2:00pm

Call 207-244-7065

Learn more & R.S.V.P.

Upcoming Events

Science Lecture

Assembling the Mount Desert Island Geological Puzzle

with Duane & Ruth Braun

Tuesday, Sep. 29 5:30-6:30pm

In-person & Online
Curious about the geologic origins of Mount Desert Island and how it came to be?

Learn more & R.S.V.P.

Art Reception & Talk

Bonnie Chase Exhibit

"Nature Inspired Art"

Tuesday, Oct. 13

"The Unspoken Stories

Behind Art"

5:00 Reception

5:30-6:30 Talk In-person only

Exhibit on display Oct. 6-31

Learn more & R.S.V.P.

Library Fundraiser

Finish Line Book Sale

Books & Volunteers NEEDED.

Sat. & Sun., Oct. 17 & 18

9:00am-3:00pm

Learn more

Call or email to volunteer.

207-244-7065

circulation@swhplibrary.org

Play Reading

"You Don't Know Maine: A Community Conversation"

by Carolyn Gage

Tuesday, Oct. 20 5:30-6:30pm

In-person & Online

About a therapy group for survivors of sexual assault in rural Maine processing their reactions to a local candidate running for the Senate withdrawing from the race following allegations of rape.

Learn more & R.S.V.P.

For Kids & Families

Cryptid Scavenger Hunt

All ages welcome

Wed. Oct. 21, 3:30-7:30pm

Something spooky has been spotted at the library—we need YOU to investigate!

No registration necessary.
Learn more

Campfire Storytime

For ages 3+

Wed. Oct. 28, 3:30-4:30pm

Listen to (slightly) spooky stories, make crafts, and enjoy a "walking s'mores" mix.

Learn more & R.S.V.P.

Book Trick or Treat

For babies, kids, & teens

Fri. Oct. 30, 1:00-5:00pm

Sat. Oct 31, 9:00am-12:30pm

Show off your costume, and choose a free book!

Learn more

Ongoing Children's Events

Pokémon CLUB -

For kids 8+

Monthly on 1st Wed.

3:30-4:30pm

Play, trade, or meet with fellow trainers during this after-school program.

Register: 10/7, 11/4, 12/2

Storytimes Weekly

For kids of all ages.

Wednesdays & Fridays

10:00-10:30am

Join us for a fun-filled interactive storytime with books, puppets, movements, songs, and more!

Library Explorers

Ages 5-17

Inspired by our monthly Scavenger Hunts,

Library Explorers have new missions every month.

Mission: Read, Create, Explore

(See below for September's Mission List)

Complete the mission (in the library or at home), and earn a new collectable trading card each month. Learn more.

From the Digital Archives

Amos Swan Underway Ralph Warren Stanley Collection

The Amos Swan is a friendship sloop Ralph Stanley built for Ed Kaelber, the founding president of College of the Atlantic. The sloop was based off the first Amos Swan, which Ed brought to Ralph in the terrible condition he describes:

“The boat was a wreck. She didn’t even look like a Friendship sloop. Somebody had sawed the stern off and boarded it up, and the boat had a big, boxy cabin. She had also been retimbered so that there was no shape left to the hull. The “Amos Swan” had a bowsprit on it, the sails were really too small and didn’t fit, and the boat was slow.”

-Ralph Stanley: Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder, p. 85-87 They eventually decided the boat could not be rebuilt and instead Ralph built Ed a new boat along the lines of the sloop Venture.