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Bass Harbor Memorial Library

Celebrate our community with books!

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

Travel Talk: The Out Islands Regatta with Art Paine

January 26, 2021 By Lisa Murray

Local artist and sailor Art Paine will give a Zoom talk about the Bahamas’ famous Out Islands Regatta on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 7pm. This event began in 1954 as a race between the Bahamas’ rustic fishing and freight sailing vessels. In that year over 40 rough-built wooden sailboats showed up and competed for cash prizes. The Out Islands Regatta has been running ever since, at the end of Lent and before the beginning of the crawfishing season. Nowadays upwards of seventy boats show up, and doings afloat and ashore are extremely colorful and fun! No matter how frosty the weather in mid February, you’ll be warmed by images of vibrant color, and stories of Caribbean Island hi-jinx. This is considered among marine artists the most beautiful sailing event in the world. To receive the Zoom link, please call 244-3798 or register online at: https://forms.gle/upUMxD3WJFxMvHvU8

Filed Under: Upcoming Events Tagged With: Bahamas, regatta, sailing, travel

Library Reopens January 19 at 10am

January 18, 2021 By Lisa Murray

The library will be back open to patrons starting on Tuesday January 19 at 10am. We welcome 5 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.

Filed Under: Front Page Slider, Library News

WALKING AND VISITING LUXEMBOURG

January 14, 2021 By Lisa Murray

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is one of the European Union’s smallest countries (just forty miles north to south and twenty miles east to west); yet it is remarkably diverse with its capital of Luxembourg City and other towns in the south; contrasted by the mostly agricultural middle and the heavily wooded and rugged terrain of the Ardennes Forest in the north.  It is surrounded by Germany on the east, Belgium on the north and west, and France in the south.  

Luxembourg has the most walking trails and paths per capita of any EU nation.

Suzanne and Pete Madeira have visited annually (except for travel restrictions due to COVID) and have come to love this small country since their daughter Heather and her family moved there in 2004.  They will share a variety of images of the country over the course of several visits.

Join Pete and Suzanne via Zoom on  Tuesday February 9 from 7-8 pm.

Please reserve your spot by filling out the form below. Once your registration is received we will send you the Zoom link and password

https://forms.gle/rHUqeWhm7ZiNBy9H8

Filed Under: Upcoming Events Tagged With: Luxembourg, travel

We are returning to Curbside and Window Service Only Starting 1/5

January 4, 2021 By Lisa Murray

Due to the closure of all AOS 91 schools and the recent local spike in Covid19 cases, the Bass Harbor Memorial Library will be moving to curbside and window service only for at least two weeks, starting Tuesday January 5, until Tuesday January 19. Only staff will be allowed inside the building yet all of our cleaning and quarantining protocols will be the same. 
We will continue lending materials via our lobby or outside tables. We will still offer printing and Wi-Fi and will also be able to assist you through our service window located to the right of the main entrance. Just ring the bell and we can help you. 
We also offer delivery of materials on the west side of the island. Please email or call to place holds and arrange for delivery. 
Click here for our complete curbside procedure.
Please call 207-244-3798 or email librarian@bassharborlibrary.com to request books or services. Our hours will remain the same: Tuesday and Wednesday 10-5, Thursday 10-8 and Saturday 10-2. 
If you or anyone you know requires any additional assistance due to illness, quarantine or general pandemic information/help please do not hesitate to call or email me. 
Be well, Lisa Murray

Filed Under: Uncategorized

“The Gift of Art” Online Marketplace

December 10, 2020 By Lisa Murray

Throughout the month of December the Bass Harbor Memorial Library hosts works made for giving, created by local artists. All pieces are under $250 with 10% of sales donated to Library programs and materials. Browse online, come into the library or utilize our curbside window service. Call 244-3798 or email librarian@bassharborlibrary.com for more information.

Prices are included in the images or written on each photograph. Click the thumbnail to view a larger image.

Cherie Magnello

Hand fabricated sterling silver and gemstone earrings, pendants and rings.

Katrina Linscott

Signed copies. Hardcover $33.95, Softcover $23.95

 

Nan Ulett

  • $80
  • $145
  • $60
  • $75
  • $90
  • $45
Seaglass and pottery shards from Maine and Cape Breton beaches, hand painted.

 

Jean Forbes

  • Bass Harbor Head Light, watercolor $100
  • Maine Coast, watercolor $100
  • Seawall East, watercolor $100
  • Winter Marsh, acrylic $100
$100 each: 7″ x10″ (before matting and framing)

 

Roxane Scherer

  • colored pencil $200
  • acrylic $35
  • pencil $75
  • acrylic on canvas $100

 

Marie Fanore

 

Chris Dunbar

Elizabeth Keenan

 

Katrina Spofford

  • Textile & Lino Shadowbox $50
  • Textile & Lino Shadowbox $50
  • Textile & Lino Shadowbox $50
  • Textile & Lino Shadowbox $50
  • Lino prints $25 B&W, $45 color
  • Lino prints $25 B&W, $45 color
  • Assorted jewelry
  • Assorted jewelry
  • Journal covers $15sm, $25lg
Stop by for a larger selection of prints and jewelry

 

Madison Jones

  • earrings $20

 

Leslie Jones

  • $12

 

Ed Wood

View the full catalog of Ed’s images in the library. Contact us for information on prints and reproductions. Prices vary depending on size and format.

 

Roberta Sprague

  • 4″x4″x1.5″ $65
  • 4″ x4″ $45
  • 8″ x6″ $125
  • 4.5″ x 3.5″ framed $45
  • 6″ x6″ x 1.5″ $85
Tissue paper and paint, small works

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: art, craft, gift, Maine, Tremont

Gift of Art Marketplace

November 25, 2020 By Lisa Murray

Support local artists this season! Throughout the month of December, the library will host artwork and handmade items from local artists, priced for holiday gift giving. All pieces are under $250.

Works include: Jewelry from Cheri Magnello and Katrina Spoffard; folk art driftwood pieces from Chris Dunbar; jewelry, glass pieces, and wooden fish from Nan Ulett; Ceramics from Liz Keenan; Autographed copies of the book “Disco and Me” from Katrina Linscott; Artwork from Jean Forbes, Roxanne Scherer, Roberta Sprague, and Marie Fanore.

Photographs of pieces will be added to this post and our website. Shop safe at the library with our 5 patron limit or our curbside/window service.

Call 244-3798, or visit www.bassharborlibrary.com for more information.

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Grand Opening Video

November 10, 2020 By Lisa Murray

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!

Filed Under: Front Page Slider

Hours and Building Procedure!

November 4, 2020 By Lisa Murray

**The library will be back open to patrons starting on Tuesday January 19 at 10am. We welcome 5 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 for 5 masked patrons at a time, for 30 minutes, on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10-5, Thursday from 10-8, and Saturday from 10-2. We will continue to offer curbside service. Families can reserve exclusive use of the library for a 30 minute block during any of our open hours.

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 TUB

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







Filed Under: Library News, Uncategorized

New Books at BHML

October 29, 2020 By Lisa Murray

Fall 2020

Browse through our newest titles using the left and right arrows. Click on a book cover to take you directly to our catalog for more information or to place a hold. If you see “1 of 1 copy available at Bass Harbor Memorial Library” that title is on our shelves. 0 of 1 copy available indicates that title is checked out to another Patron and you may place a hold to be notified when it is returned. To set up an online account with Evergreen, call the library at 244-3798 or email librarian@bassharborlibrary.com.

NOVEMBER 2020

The searcher
The rise of magicks
Mrs Moreau
A brief history of time : from the big bang to black holes
Women going for it! : taking risks after 50
Micro living : 40 innovative tiny houses equipped for full-time living, in 400 square feet or less
Tiny habits : the small changes that change everything
The stressed years of their lives : helping your kid survive and thrive during their college years
Falter : has the human game begun to play itself out?
Losing Earth : a recent history
ishmael
My Ishmael
Girl, Woman, Other
The vanishing half
Within plain sight
The lying life of adults
The searcher
The Midnight Library
The kingdom
Friends and strangers
The detective in the dooryard : reflections of a Maine cop
Boiling off : maple sugaring in maine
Maine at 200 : an anecdotal history celebrating two centuries of statehood
cod
Principles
Uncultivated : wild apples, real cider, and the complicated art of making a living
The Ax Book: The Lore and Science of the Woodcutter (2020)
Rewilding : the radical new science of ecological recovery
who could that be at this hour
Simon Grey and the march of a hundred ghosts: the first Simon Grey adventure
time shifters
The complete cookbook for young chefs.
A beautiful day in the neighborhood : the poetry of Mister Rogers
Someone
Anxious people : a novel
All the devils are here
The book of two ways : a novel
Beyond Acadia : exploring the Bold Coast of Down East Maine
This day in Maine
Soup : the ultimate book of soups and stews
Modern comfort food : a Barefoot Contessa cookbook
How to invent everything : a survival guide for the stranded time traveler
narwhal
Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt
Peanut butter and jelly
Narwhal
Happy Narwhalidays
the witch boy
Cozy
Biddy Mason speaks up
A lady
Trace elements
Monogamy : a novel
An American marriage
The world that we knew
The Dutch house: a novel
On democracy
How to meditate like a Buddhist
The body : a guide for occupants
The book of gutsy women
Ruth Bader Ginsburg : A Life
bealport
How to be an antiracist
A faithful but melancholy account of several barbarities lately committed : linked stories
The chef
Home before dark
The house
The Mueller report illustrated : the obstruction investigation
Bombshell
Dinosaurs rediscovered
world mythology and legend
perspective
Come on shore and we will kill and eat you all : a New Zealand story
Eden on the Charles : the making of Boston
The witches are coming
Why we can
Food fix : how to save our health, our economy, our communities, and our planet-- one bite at a time
What
i am enough
the day you begin
Maybe tomorrow?
Sofia Valdez, future prez
The cool bean
Moon! : Earth
Hike
The root of magic
Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you
They called us enemy
One last lie
Mobituaries : great lives worth reliving
Grand union : stories
Hitting a straight lick with a crooked stick : stories from the Harlem Renaissance
girl, wash your face
maine hikes off the beaten path
Death in Acadia : And other Misadventures in Maine
Notes from a Maine kitchen : seasonally inspired recipes
Rage
Calypso
Stonewall : the definitive story of the LGBTQ rights uprising that changed America
Buy yourself the f*cking lilies : and other rituals to fix your life, from someone who
Dirt : adventures in Lyon as a chef in training, father, and sleuth looking for the secrets of French cooking
The splendid and the vile
All we can save : truth, courage, and solutions for the climate crisis

OCTOBER 2020

A long petal of the sea
A map is only one story
braiding sweetgrass
Chances are...
Memoirs and misinformation
Our wild calling :
Silence : a s
Speaking from among the
The art of dying well : a pract
The dead in their vaulted arc
The digger and the flower
The exiles
The guardians
The hidden life of trees
The institute : a novel
The mercies
The Nickel boys : a novel
The one and only Bob
The overstory : a novel
The pull of the stars : a novel
The regrets : a novel
The room where it happened
The searcher
The source of self-regard : s
the story of b
The testaments
The water dancer : a novel
The yellow house
Utopia Avenue
where the red fern grows
White fragility : why it
Whose waves these are
Wild plants of Maine : a usef
Writers & lovers : a novel

Filed Under: Front Page Slider

Halloween Book Giveaway

October 21, 2020 By Lisa Murray

Come to Bernard for free books! We have handpicked literary treats from picture books to YA novels, for all who stop in at the Library during our open hours, Oct 21-31, 2020. Parents welcome too! Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 11-4, and Saturday 10-2

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: books, Halloween

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Wed: 10 AM – 5 PM
Thurs: 10 AM – 8 PM
Sat:   10 AM – 2 PM

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  • Trustee Meeting

    Trustee Meeting

    January 13, 2021  5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

    TOWN OF TREMONT

    Bass Harbor Memorial Library

    Meeting of the Trustees – January 13, 2021 – 5:00 PM 

    In response to the COVID surge, this meeting will be held via ZOOM and is open to the public.  Contact Librarian Lisa Murray @ 244-3798 to receive the password

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/85611253483?pwd=T0k1Z0hHOUNGODAvNE4rWkxnbjZ6UT09
     

    1. Call to order

    2. Roll Call

    Excused Absences:

    1. Minutes of the December 9, 2020 meeting

    2. Library Director’s report

    3. Committee reports and updates

      1. Finance

      2. Personnel Committee 

      3. Fundraising Committee

        1. Annual Appeal update

    4. Review and Validate Sub-committee list

    5. Adjournment to February 10, 2021

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    Program committee meeting

    January 28, 2021  5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/89250223285?pwd=ZkRkeGtMNFpVbTBSUjRoeEVtaTRnQT09

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    1) Revisit Winter Programming
    2)Women's History Month-March
    2) Brainstorm Spring Programming

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/89250223285?pwd=ZkRkeGtMNFpVbTBSUjRoeEVtaTRnQT09

    Meeting ID: 892 5022 3285

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The Bass Harbor Memorial Library catalog is now on Evergreen. You can look up books and place holds with an account. Please call the Library at 207-244-3798 or email librarian@bassharborlibrary.com to request your card number and password.

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