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Island Quilters June Exhibit

June 4, 2021

Island Quilters, a Mount Desert Island quilters group since 1992, will exhibit their work at the Southwest Harbor Public Library during the month of June. The group has been meeting via Zoom over the winter . . . read more »

All Aboard? Rethinking Transformational Travel on a Cruise ship

May 4, 2021

Tuesday, May 18 at 5:30 p.m. Anthropologist Geoff Devito is a professional Storyteller and is highly recommended by COA professor Sean Todd. Attitudes toward cruise tourism are generally polarized. Many “cruisers” sail multiple times a . . . read more »

The Geology of MDI with Duane & Ruth Braun

May 4, 2021

Tuesday, June 1 at 5:30 p.m. Please join geologists Duane and Ruth Braun for a talk about the geological makeup of Mount Desert Island. Have you ever wondered about the geologic origins of Mount Desert . . . read more »

E-Book & Audiobook Presentation Tuesday, 5/4/21 at 5:30 p.m.

April 30, 2021

Tuesday, May 4 at 5:30 p.m. Did you know that you can borrow thousands of e-books and audiobooks courtesy of your local Maine library? Please join Chris Herpers in an online event as he shares . . . read more »

Beverly Bono May Artist of the Month

April 21, 2021

Charlotte Rhoades Garden by Beverly Bono

During the month of May, the Southwest Harbor Public Library will exhibit the plein air, painted outdoors, oil paintings of Beverly Bono. From a very young age, Beverly’s been interested in arts and crafts. Her . . . read more »

Read-A-Thon Hancock County Food Drive

April 13, 2021

The Library and the Healthy Acadia are partnering for Hancock County Food Drive, an annual month-long food collection and fundraising project that supports 20 food pantries, free meal programs, and school backpack programs across the . . . read more »

Chickadee Award Nominee Voting

March 15, 2021

Vote for Chickadee Award Nominees View the nominees for this year’s Chickadee Award, a Maine Children’s Choice Picture Book Project: https://sites.google.com/site/thechickadeeaward/. To participate in the Chickadee Award Nominations, voters must be in grades K-4. This year . . . read more »