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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

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.

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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!

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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

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BHML’S SAFE AT HOME LIST OF LINKS!

June 10, 2020 By Lisa Murray

 

BHML’s List of Links

Staying at home? The Bass Harbor Memorial Library offers services to our patrons remotely and this is a great time to check them out. I will highlight some of my favorites first but keep scrolling for an ever-updated list of resources.

MAINE CDC WEBSITE

If you are on MDI and have a need for any assistance, please fill out your information on THIS FORM and a volunteer will get back to you. From shopping to delivery,  island volunteers are looking out for you.

If you would like to volunteer to help out, please go HERE

Looking for a face mask pattern?  GO HERE

If you require anything, do not hesitate to contact Library Director Lisa Murray directly at lisa.murray@bassharborlibrary.com, or at 207-244-3798.  If she cannot help you directly she will connect you with someone who can.

Through your Library Card

https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/bassharborml/Featured

 

 

Cloud Library for free audio and ebooks with your Library card number (email librarian@bassharborlibrary.com to ask for yours)

https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/bassharborml/Featured 

 

No matter where you are in Maine, you’re always at the library! You’ll find thousands of magazines, newspapers, and references available through this expansive online resource to all Maine citizens! https://library.digitalmaine.org

Librarian’s Picks

Community Resources

Unemployment Q&A https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-stimulus-package-questions-answers.html

Online AA Meetings https://www.aa-intergroup.org/directory.php

Project Open:Businesses still open 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dBicBiBXGzzWEFd9oqL7EBDbFWjDCPl6SSMea_Kt4pc/edit?usp=sharing

Chilton Guides Online for Free! 

https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/bassharborml/Featured

Automotive maintenance, repair, and technical service bulletins. Step-by-step service and repair procedures, wiring diagrams, maintenance and specification tables, troubleshooting guides and diagnostic trouble codes, and ASE test prep. 

 

 

 

Gale’s Culinary Arts Collection

 

More than five million articles from more than 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines, as well as book reference content from Delmar such as About Wine, Introduction to Catering, Advanced Bread and Pastry, and Eat Fit Be Fit.

 

 

Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center (EBSCO)

A resource that offers detailed “how-to” instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text from leading hobby and craft magazines. 

Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection (Gale)

Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists can find information in this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture.

 

Home Improvement Collection 

More than 4.5 million articles from more than 200 home improvement-focused titles, covering topics including architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and others.

 

 

Maine Memory Network

A project of the Maine Historical Society, provides access to thousands of historical items belonging to over 260 organizations from across Maine.

 

 

MyHeritage (Library Edition) 

MyHeritage Library Edition contains internationally diverse genealogy databases. Access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and resources that span the past five centuries. Remote access from home is allowed and it is and a mobile-friendly.

 

NoveList Plus  A database for reading recommendations to help readers of all ages find information on books. Includes expert recommendations, read-alikes, reviews, articles, lists and more. Also provides audiobook information and recommendations. 

NoveList K-8 Plus

Created especially for children and the adults who work with them. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.

 

Pronunciator Language Learning

Self-paced language learning for 80 languages and ESL for 50 non-English languages. Audio lessons, interactive textbooks, intelligent flashcards, pronunciation analysis, phrasebooks, and quizzes.

Free book and audio resources

Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

Free Public Domain Audiobooks https://librivox.org/

Manga Volumes Released Online for Free http://epicstream.com/news/NobelleBorines/Coronavirus-Outbreak-Leads-to-Over-450-Manga-Volumes-Released-Online-for-Free

Open Culture http://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks

Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

Read Print http://www.readprint.com/

Teen Books: https://www.teenbookcloud.com/Home.aspx

Kids’ Books: https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/Home.aspx?categoryID=77

International Children’s Library http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

Library of Congress Classic Children’s Books http://www.read.gov/books/

Readers’ Advisory

Find Your Next Author to Read https://www.literature-map.com/

Lithub Personalized Book Recommendations https://lithub.com/cant-decide-what-to-read-next-tell-us-your-favorite-books-and-well-recommend-one-just-for-you

NPR Book Concierge https://apps.npr.org/best-books/index.html# view=covers&year=2019

Online storytimes

Famous actors including David Harbour, James Earl Jones and Betty White do storytime! https://www.storylineonline.net/

Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems https://youtu.be/MjaYnyCJDdU

Chris Van Dusen reading books on Facebook   videos

Arts

Libraries and Museum Adult Coloring Pages http://www.openculture.com/2017/02/free-coloring-books-from-world-class-libraries-museums.html and http://www.openculture.com/2019/02/download-free-coloring-books-from-113-museums.html

https://www.donttakepictures.com/dtp-blog/2020/3/16/free-classes-in-art-and-art-history-during-isolation

12 Art Lessons on YouTube Your Kiddos will Love! https://homeschoolhideout.com/art-lessons-on-youtube

Art Institute of Chicago Image Archive https://www.artic.edu/collection

Free to download Coloring sheets:  Free-downloads    and stuff-to-do

SFOA art classes all ages.  https://www.sfoamaine.org/virtual-art-classes

Milk Street Online Cooking School https://www.177milkstreet.com/school/classes/online-classes

Free Vegan recipes: https://cleanfo

Exercise

6 Weeks Free Workout Classes with Chris Hemsworth https://centr.com/join-us

Debbie Allen of “Fame” fame online dance classes https://www.instagram.com/therealdebbieallen/

Free Yoga!

Cooking

Gucci Osteria’s Massimo Bottura’s free virtual cooking classes https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/gucci-osterias-massimo-bottura-is-offering-free-virtual-cooking-classes-on-instagram-031620

oddirtygirl.com/recipe-index/

Free Online Courses

Ivy League Courses https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ivy-league-free-online-courses-a0d7ae675869/

Learn to Code https://www.freecodecamp.org/

Learn Sign Language:free-sign-language-classes-online-1357048

Free Photography Classes: nikon-school-online

Free Painting with Bob Ross!

https://www.youtube.com/user/BobRossInc/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=7

Science

NASA Image and Video Library https://images.nasa.gov/

More from NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/nasaathome/index.html

Citizen Science Projects https://www.zooniverse.org/ and https://scistarter.org/

Learning

Put out by the Maine State Library: pubevents

Ask Questions about the World Around us! http://www.wonderopolis.org/

Lego Challenge Printables https://www.freehomeschooldeals.com/free-printable-30-day-lego-challenge-instant-download

Nature-based Stay at Home Activities with CREA! https://creamaine.org/category/at-home-nature-based-activities/

Portland Public Library Resources for Children https://www.portlandlibrary.com/highlight/ppl-highlighted-childrens-eresources/

Science and Health Resources https://medlineplus.gov/childrenspage.html

How to keep in touch

https://www.cnet.com/news/10-free-video-chat-apps-to-use-if-youre-social-distancing/

 

Local Open for Business

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dBicBiBXGzzWEFd9oqL7EBDbFWjDCPl6SSMea_Kt4pc/edit?usp=sharing

Virtual Tours and Livestreams

Twenty Virtual Field Trips to Take with Your Kids https://adventuresinfamilyhood.com/20-virtual-field-trips-to-take-with-your-kids.html

Animals and Aquariums

Farm tours http://origin.americandairy.com/news-and-events/dairy-diary/dairy-farming/virtual-farm-tours-while-youre-stuck-at-home.stml

Maine Alpaca Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyqixVNSygWPzNCeve8LO2w/featured

New England Aquarium https://www.neaq.org/visit/at-home-events-and-activities/

Live Animal Cams

Big list of animal cams including pandas, wolves, tigers, koalas, naked mole rats and much more! https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1239545102831366144.html Here’s another one–there may be some repeats https://www.adventure-journal.com/2020/03/if-youre-stuck-inside-might-as-well-enjoy-this-list-of-animal-cams/

Home Safari at Cincinnati Zoo including Fiona the Hippo http://cincinnatizoo.org/home-safari-resources/

Jelly Fish! https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/jelly-webcam/

Arts and Culture, Museums and Galleries

Metropolitan Opera Live Streams https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-to-offer-up-nightly-met-opera-streams

Twelve Famous Museum Virtual Tours https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours

Where to Stream Live Concerts https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/816504058/a-list-of-live-virtual-concerts-to-watch-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown

Thirty-three National Park Virtual Tours https://totallythebomb.com/heres-33-national-park-tours-you-can-take-virtually-from-the-comfort-of-your-home

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Coronavirus/Covid-19 information

March 25, 2020 By Lisa Murray

World Health Organization

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Maine Center for Disease Control

Maine Health

A Guide to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) for Public Libraries

Federation of American Scientists COVID-19 Ask a Scientist

Mainers Together (Community Organizing to Meet Needs)

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Library Hours

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

Calendar

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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 me…

    Program committee meeting

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

    Agenda

    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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Bass Harbor Library Card Catalog
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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