Bass Harbor Memorial Library

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Bass Harbor Memorial Library
89 Bernard Rd. PO Box 99
Bernard, ME 04612
(207) 244-3798

2021 Summer Art & Nature Camp

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July 26-30, 2021 Ages 7 to 11

On Location: Tremont’s Spaces and Places

Explore the natural and historic  bounty to be found in Tremont! Art and Nature Camp directors Kathie Pratt and Dawn Nuding invite children ages 7-11 to turn discovery into artistic inspiration. Whether plein-air painting at Kelley Farm, creating mobiles from found objects at Back Beach or sketching the cars at the Seal Cove Auto Museum, campers will tap into their inner artist and gain self-understanding and expression along the way.

Camp fee is by sliding scale $25 to $100. Camp runs from Monday July 26 to Friday July 30, 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at various Tremont locations and is limited to 12 participants.  A final presentation of campers’ work will be displayed at a location TBA.

You may register online , print out a registration form to mail in, or contact the Bass Harbor Memorial Library at 207-244-3798, librarian@bassharborlibrary.com, or Kathie Pratt, Camp Director, 207–244-0558 madeintheshade08@gmail.com to have a form mailed to you.

May Travel Talk with Judy Taylor

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Join painter and traveler Judy Taylor on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 7pm as she shares images and stories of her February 2020 trip to Europe with 7 students, to draw in London and Paris’ museums. 

To reserve your spot for this Zoom presentation, please register at: https://forms.gle/dCEEz6s23PLXHZQ27

Women’s History Month 2021 Gallery

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Lindsay Hopkins-Weld

Cold Spring
12″x12″  oil on birch panel
$900

“I find solace in nature and due to Covid, I have been spending more time walking and looking.  I have a BFA from the Museum School in Boston, MA. I am a seasonal resident on MDI and live in Scarborough, ME. ” www.lhweld.com

Linda Rowell-Kelley

Kelley Community Garden
16×16 oil on panel
$260

“Island quarantine meant using the resources available and MDI provided beautiful, luscious places to plein air paint. The community garden was ever changing and offered a bounty of shape and color. A local island artist, working in oil, watercolor and mixed medium. My home base and studio is in Hulls Cove and I am fortunate to be able to safely explore the island for inspiration.” Linda Rowell-Kelley Art on Facebook

Elizabeth Keenan

Loose Leaf Lips
14″X 18″ (framed) Watercolor
NFS

“I’ve been painting A LOT during the pandemic. It is helping me to pass the time. I live in Bass Harbor and have been teaching Drawing, Painting, and Ceramics at MDI high School for over 20 years.”

Vicky Smith

Peggy’s Cows
12″ x 14″ Oil Painting
$175

Outdoor activities are the best way to stay safe . Our Plein Air Group has been a gift. Painting and socializing!

I have come to painting in the second half of my life. Grateful for the inspiration and support of the painting women in PAPA, Plein Air Painting Artists.

Beverly Bono

Winter on Babson Creek
9” x 11” (framed) watercolor
$50

Plein air painting (in the open air) with friends ( masked and socially distant) has made this year bearable. Cold weather made it prohibitive to paint outside in oils so I started painting with watercolors on site, but in my warm car. This painting is one of my 1st “in car” paintings.
Although I’ve been painting all my life, about 10 years ago I began painting “en plein air”. Living in Bar Harbor, near Acadia National Park provides boundless stimulation for my oil paintings. I’m on a wonderfully endless journey trying to capture the beautiful scenery of this island! 

Jean Forbes

Sorrento Dinghies
10.25″ x 12.25″ matted and framed watercolor
$200

“The recent life changing circumstances have given me more focus to fine tune my craft. Sorrento Dinghies is the 2nd in a series of three paintings done to obtain desired harmony in the 3rd (larger) watercolor painting.”

Jean E. Forbes is a Fine Artist with over 50 years painting experience. She retired from teaching art in South Kingstown RI public schools in 2012. Jean lives with her husband Mike in Manset where they make their year round home. www.jeanforbesart.com

Sydney Roberts

Church Chair Woman
46” x 15” x 18”  multimedia
$250

“Although I submitted it last year, it was welcomed this year because it wasn’t “seen” by other than library staff.”

A NEH summer kid from Philadelphia from age 3 weeks, (year-round for 20 + years), graduate of Philadelphia College of Art (Now U Arts) ’66: painting/sculpture/graphics.

Kathie Pratt and Christine Parrish

Sweet Liberty
40″ x 25″  acrylic on foam core
NFS

“This sign is a collaboration by lifelong friends with a desire for social action.  Christine created the concept and Kathie executed it.  The goal was a sign that would be impactful, visible from near and far, and functional.  Christine carried it at the Black Lives Matter March in Augusta last summer.”

Kathie Pratt happily lives and works in Tremont. Art is her favorite thing. Christine Parrish is a writer, journalist, and natural resource conservation specialist who lives in Lincolnville.  Her connection to the island began as a teenager, when she and Kathie departed from their family homes to live a rustic lifestyle on the back side.  Decades later, she stays connected by hiking the hills of Acadia.


Health Quest Challenge

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The Bass Harbor Memorial Library is pleased to continue their collaboration with Healthy Acadia in 2021 by promoting a healthy and wellness through their Health Quest Challenge. This  free public health challenge runs through April 15, 2021 and aims to increase awareness and use of the National Library of Medicine’s free public health resources, which include: up-to-date information about wellness issues, diseases, conditions, peer-reviewed medical research articles, toxic substances and household product databases, clinical trials, and much more. Participants’ will be entered into weekly raffles with the chance to win prizes.

To join the challenge go to: www.healthyacadia.org/hpm-hq

Travel Talk: São Miguel Island, Azores

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Tuesday, April 13 at 7pm

In June 2019, Bass Harbor Memorial Library director Lisa Murray traveled with extended family to São Miguel, the largest of the Azores’ 9 islands. 2,400 miles from Maine and 930 miles from Lisbon, this 290 square mile island offers rolling green hills dotted with cows, endless hedgerows of purple hydrangea, bubbling hot springs, a unique Portuguese culture and incredible food. Join us on Tuesday, April 13 at 7pm for a Zoom program featuring stories and photographs from this unique archipelago. To reserve your spot, and receive the Zoom link, please register by 4pm on April 13:  https://forms.gle/CEN7CGc4f6aKFqTeA

On Watercolors and Finding Inspiration

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Where do ideas come from?  How do you tap into your creativity and what do you do when it is absent?  The Bass Harbor Memorial Library welcomes Erika Rosso on Monday, March 22 at 3pm for “On Watercolors and Finding Inspiration,”  a conversation about finding extra-ordinary inspiration on ordinary days and to learn how to begin laying down your ideas in watercolor.  No experience in painting needed.  Participants in this Zoom class should expect to utilize their own watercolor paper, brush(es), and paint(s). To reserve your spot and receive the Zoom link, please register at: https://forms.gle/wQZVk7yB3XZ1iise6 by 4pm on Thursday March 18.


This program is part of the Bass Harbor Memorial Library’s celebration of Women’s History Month. During the month of March the library will host an art show of works created in the spirit of this year’s theme  “Life Upended: Unexpected Inspiration.”

Erika Rosso has been creating art since she was a young child and found her true calling at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine.  She continued to work with watercolor artist and teacher, Joanne Carpenter, as well as attending workshops at the Sedona School of Art. Rosso’s paintings are informed by nature, the human figure and her imagination.  Her work often combines these three elements to convey a message or dream like vision.  Rosso currently resides in Southwest Harbor, Maine with her family where she teaches art and yoga.

For more information, please call the library at 207-244-3798 or email librarian@bassharborlibrary.com.

Women’s History Month Art Show-March 2021

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From March 6 through April 30, 2021, the Library will celebrate Women’s History Month with an art show featuring works from artists with a connection to Mount Desert Island. 10 artists will explore the theme of “Life Upended: Unexpected Inspiration.”

The show will also be displayed online for all to peruse HERE

Artists include: Sydney Roberts, Vicky Smith, Elizabeth Keenan, Debra Spressart, Jean Forbes, Linda Rowell-Kelley, Lindsay Hopkins-Weld, Kathie Pratt and Beverly Bono.

 

Grand Opening Video

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When Covid waylaid our big grand opening celebrations, we turned to local filmmaker Thom Willey to create a video showcasing the new building, bringing the community back through our doors, even if virtually.

Many thanks to Thom Willey, Seal Cove Auto Museum and our star, Liberty Carter.

For over 100 years BHML has served the people of Tremont. Now that we are open to the public we welcome you to stop in and see the changes for yourself!

Hours and Building Procedure!

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**The library is open to 5 masked patrons at a time for 30 minutes. We will continue to offer interlibrary loans, curbside, window service and home delivery. You may also reserve the entire library for a 30 minute time slot for you and your family, if you’d like the library to yourself. Call 244-3798 to make book requests.**

The Library at 89 Bernard Rd in Bernard is open to the public on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10-5, Thursday from 10-8, and Saturday from 10-2.

In order to enter the Library, please abide by a few very simple common-sense requirements:

  • MASKS AND DISTANCING REQUIRED
  • PLEASE STAY HOME IF SICK OR HAVE BEEN OUT OF STATE WITHIN 2 WEEKS
  • REFRAIN FROM HANDLING MATERIALS UNNECESSARILY
  • DISINFECT AREAS OF USE (COMPUTERS, BATHROOM…)
  • PLACE BROWSED MATERIALS IN BINS FOR 4 DAY QUARANTINE
  • RETURN MATERIALS ONLY IN THE OUTSIDE DROP BOX OR TUB IN THE VESTIBULE

If you are uncomfortable with any of the above, we welcome you to utilize our curbside service. Information can be found HERE. To review our complete opening procedure and operations protocol, please go HERE. All of the above in-building expectations will be posted outside and the full document on our website. By entering the building you agree to abide by Library protocol.

We will offer the following services: Lending of all materials, interlibrary loan, printing, copying, faxing, indoor/outdoor wifi use, 2 computers for patron use, space for tutoring and one on one distanced meetings, bathroom, outside book drop during open hours, book fair donations, digital newspaper subscriptions on public computers, used books for sale.

The following services and materials we CANNOT offer right now: Toys, games, puzzles, food or drink, in-person programming, public use of space for large meetings, in-library magazine and newspaper reading (check out is OK), free magazines, in-person tech help, 24/7 book drop, non-staff use of staff areas.

We have a wonderful new space and very excited to welcome you back for a safe and enriching library experience. Please don’t hesitate to email or call me with any questions at 244-3798.

Lisa Murray, Director