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Event General

Ralph Stanley Commemoration Recording 3/31/22 Chebacco Chat

April 1, 2022

In case you missed the live event, check out the recorded chat. MDI Historical Society, in partnership with Southwest Harbor Public Library, presents “Ralph Stanley: Citizen Historian, Lifelong Learner” during a special episode of Chebacco . . . read more »

“Russia, Europe & the Holocaust” Camden Conference Program

February 7, 2022

On Monday, February 7 at 5:30p.m., the Southwest Harbor Public Library will host the Camden Conference 2022 program “Russia, Europe and the Holocaust – History, Human Rights and National Identity” with Page Herrlinger, Associate Professor . . . read more »

Tax Help at Libraries

January 18, 2022

The Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor Public Libraries are offering tax help through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program. This service is free to taxpayers with low and moderate income and is offered in cooperation with . . . read more »

Ecological Memory Book Talk with Caroline Ailanthus

December 15, 2021

On Tuesday, December 21 at 5:30, the Southwest Harbor Public Library will host an online talk with local author Caroline Ailanthus who will discuss her novel “Ecological Memory”, published in the summer of 2019, about . . . read more »

Take & Make Ornament Craft Kit & Christmas Tree Display

December 7, 2021

Take & Make Ornament Craft Kit & Christmas Tree Display Kits available beginning December 8, 2021 Register today for a Southwest Harbor Public Library Take & Make Ornament Kit. Kits will include craft items needed . . . read more »

The Field House with Author Robin Clifford Wood

December 6, 2021

Join us on Tuesday, December 7th at 5:30 for an online Book Talk with Robin Clifford Wood. The Field House:  A Writer’s Life Lost and Found on an Island in Maine is a biography memoir hybrid . . . read more »

Holiday Book Sale & Scallop Raffle 2021

December 2, 2021

 The Southwest Harbor Public Library will hold its annual Holiday Book Sale Saturday & Sunday, December 4th and 5th, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. then ongoing during library hours through the holidays. Hundreds of . . . read more »

Acadia: Finding Peace in an Overcrowded Park with Photographer John K. Putnam

November 22, 2021

Photographer John K. Putnam will kick-off the December exhibit at the Southwest Harbor Public Library with the online presentation, “Acadia: Finding Peace in an Overcrowded Park” on Tuesday, November 30 at 5:30 p.m. Along with . . . read more »

Lesbian History Trail of Mount Desert Island Launch

October 19, 2021

On Tuesday, October 26th at 5:30 p.m. the Southwest Harbor Public Library is honored to host the launch of the Lesbian History Trail of Mount Desert Island with an online cyber tour, featuring local playwright . . . read more »

Confronting the Challenge of Affordable Workforce Housing on MDI – Island Housing Trust

September 9, 2021

Tuesday, September 28 at 5:30 – Online There is a serious threat facing the island, and the situation is getting worse. Many of those who work here year-round, who make up—and contribute to—the communities of . . . read more »