eNews May 17, 2024

Library Hours: 9-5 Mon, Tues, Thu, & Fri, 9-8 Wed, 9-1 Saturdays

~ The Library will close for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27th. ~

Spring Appeal

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Our spring appeal has been mailed! Donors like you give us 88% of our funding.

Programs for Adults

Pirate Trap Book Talk with Matt Cost

Tuesday, May 21th at 5:30 p.m. In-person & Online

Hear about the most recent Clay Wolfe/Port Essex Mystery about a modern-day treasure hunt for long lost buried treasure.

NPR Book Talk with Peter Breslow

Interviewed by Fred Benson

Tuesday, May 28th at 5:30 p.m. In-person & Online

National Public Radio's Peter Breslow will share chronicles packed with absurd hijinks, hilarious missteps and breathtaking close calls.

The Geology of MDI with Duane & Ruth Braun

Tuesday, June 4th at 5:30 p.m. In-person

Have you ever wondered about the geologic origins of Mount Desert Island or how the island was put together? What effects did glaciers have on the current landscape? Don't miss this talk.

Scientific Illustrations:

A Collaboration of Visual Arts & Science by Pemetic Middle School Students

7th & 8th Graders:

Violet Allen, Corbin Bailey, Nick Bernard, Philip Brown, Oakley Bunker, Nevaeh Crowley, Jackson DaCosta, Addy Dowsland, Kulani Granholm, Liana Johnson, Ollie Kelly, Gigi LaPointe, Jay Lester, Lillian Littlefield, Gavyn Lyons, Matthew McMahon, Ekko Neitz, Kai Reves, Penelope Rockwell, Adeline Smiley, Noah Stanley, Sophia Stanley, Colby Sullivan, Blake Thieken, Peyton Thompson, and Jolene Williams

Violet Allen

Great White Shark (close-up)

Carcharodon carcharias

Programs for Kids

STORY TIMES!

10:00 a.m.

Babies Wednesday

Families Friday

Acadia Explorers - Echo Lake LOONS

Saturday June 22nd at 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.an Sign up for this adventurous, outdoor educational program for kids in Grades K-5. Registrants will receive a free book at each program.

Kids Intro to Yoga

Wednesday, June 26th at 6:00 p.m.

For ages 6-11.  Erika Rosso, will lead students in creative yoga asana(poses) and breathing techniques to help calm the mind and build confidence. Parents are welcome to join in the fun or drop older kids off for the 45 min class.

Flamingo Parade

Saturday July 13th 8:30

March with Southwest Harbor Public Library fans in the Flamingo Festival Parade. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Seal Cove Shoppes on Seal Cove Road wearing your pink - release your inner flamingo.

From the Digital Archive

The Digital Archive of the SWH Public Library

Deacon Henry Higgins Clark and the Staff of the Island House Hotel

The Island House was built by Deacon Henry H. Clark in the 1850s and was the first summer hotel on MDI. The building was expanded many times over the years and had room enough to host Dr. R.J. Lemont's Drug Store and the spelling school's dramatic plays. After Deacon Clark's passing, Schuyler R. Clark purchased the building and tore it down, rebuilding it into two seperate houses.