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Scallop Raffle Winner

January 4, 2022

Congratulations to Janet Stotland, winner of 1 gallon fresh-caught scallops donated by Holly Masterson. Thank you to all who donated and to Holly! The raffle made over $800 for the library.  

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 »

November Plein Air & Porcelain Exhibit & Sale

November 4, 2021

Visit and view our November Exhibit of Plein Air Painters of Acadia’s work, featuring recent oils, acrylics and watercolors, and Christine Dentremont’s porcelain sea urchins and other sea life. Paintings and porcelain are for sale . . . read more »

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 1, 2021

Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) was launched nationwide in October 1987 as a way to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues while raising awareness for those issues. Over the past . . . 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 »

Big Read – Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast

September 8, 2021

This year, we’re reading the memoir Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast, hosted by the Ellsworth Public Library. We’re excited to connect with Roz Chast via Zoom on Saturday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m.All . . . read more »

Hook ‘n I September Hooked Rug Exhibit

September 1, 2021

Rugs, and more, like you’ve never seen. Don’t miss the annual exhibit of Mount Desert Island’s rug hooking group, Hook ‘n I on display at the library during the month of September. Members of Hook . . . read more »

“What Makes A Strong Portrait” with Judy Taylor 8/24

August 13, 2021

Tuesday, August 24 at 5:30 p.m., the Southwest Harbor Public Library presents “What Makes a Strong Portrait,” an online talk with artist Judy Taylor. Judy will look at portraits from the early Renaissance to present . . . read more »