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

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

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







Ruth Moore Days: July 19-25, 2020

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Ruth Moore was born and raised on Gott’s Island in the early 1900’s. Ruth was a best selling author from the 1940’s and on (and even had a book made into a movie “Deep Waters.”) She was called “New England’s answer to Faulkner” and if you like reading honest stories about Maine people in an authentic voice, you won’t be able to resist her novels, ballads and poetry. The issues she wrote about still resonate today. Each year we aim to introduce the works of Ruth Moore to a wider audience, while providing insightful conversation and programming to enrich our understanding of her life and work.

From July 19-25, join us here to virtually celebrate Tremont’s iconic bestselling author. We will host a virtual art show featuring artist’s work inspired by Moore’s writing, post selections of her writing, and provide resources to explore Ruth’s impact, history and legacy.

Who Is Ruth Moore?

A Tremont native, born in 1903 and raised on Great Gott Island, Ruth Moore was an important Maine author of the twentieth century. She is best known for her honest portrayals of Maine people and evocative descriptions of the state. Moore was a significant literary figure on the national stage during her career. Her second novel Spoonhandle spent fourteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list in the company of George Orwell, W. Somerset Maugham and Robert Penn Warren. In her time, Moore was hailed by critics as “New England’s only answer to Faulkner”.

Author, poet and essayist of over 25 novels, collections, short fiction and essays, including  The Weir (1943), Spoonhandle (1946), Candlemas Bay (1950), Speak to the Winds (1956), Cold As a Dog and the Wind Northeast (1958), The Tired Apple Tree (1990), When Foley Craddock Tore Off My Grandfather’s Thumb: The Collected Stories of Ruth Moore and Eleanor Mayo (2004), “The Ladies from Philadelphia,” Harper’s Bazaar August 1945, “It Don’t Change Much,” The New Yorker October 1945, and “Farmer Takes a Newspaper,” The Saturday Review of Literature July 1948

The Bass Harbor Memorial Library has a large collection of Ruth Moore novels, poetry and essays for you to check out, and many new and used copies of select titles to purchase. Call 244-3798, or stop by the Library at 89 Bernard Rd in Bernard for more information.

Click the links below to start your exploration.

Resources

“Ruth Moore Remembered” by Harry Gatwick in Working Waterfront
A more personal, in-depth introduction to Moore as relayed by her friends and family.

“Homesick For That Place: Ruth Moore Writes About Maine” by Jennifer Craig Pixley
This excellent article explores Moore’s unique voice, why she was and still is, an important literary figure, and her impact on not only Maine authors, but the larger cannon of place and character driven novels.

“Ruth Moore: Maine Coast Writer” by Donald Mortland, Colby Quarterly
Article written about Moore in 1979, at a time when she was still actively writing and publishing. “There are several ruinous rocks to be skirted in writing about the Maine coast. One is the danger of being sentimental. Another is the tendency to be folksy. A third is the danger of falling into ruts made by previous writers that lead into folksy stories about quaint people with hearts of gold who speak a peculiar dialect, mourn about the past, and spend their lives dealing with trivia over which the author makes them triumphant in some minuscule way. Ruth Moore avoids all of these.”

“A Literary Refuge: Ruth Moore and Eleanor Mayo” by Sven Davvison
Explores Ruth Moore and Eleanor Mayo’s history and life together in Maine and beyond, as partners and as authors in their own right.

Description of Ruth Moore and Eleanor Mayo’s home in Bass Harbor

Ruth Moore collection, 1917-1995 at UNE’s Maine Women Writer’s Collection
A brief biography with links to a catalog of UNE’s entire Ruth Moore collection

Tremont Historical Society
The Tremont Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of the history of the towns of Tremont, Southwest Harbor, and the adjacent islands. The Society achieves this mission by gathering, cataloging, and making available to the public historical materials such as genealogies and information on the growth and development of the towns, as well as historical artifacts. The are hosting a full schedule of programming in Summer 2020.

Penobscot Marine Museum’s Panel Discussion of “Maine Women Authors Of The 1950’s”
Cathleen Miller, Curator of the Maine Women Writers Collection at UNE, Melissa Hays, Ruth Moore Days organizers, Muriel Davisson and devotee Jane O’Rouke discuss how the novels of Mary Ellen Chase, Elisabeth Ogilive, Ruth Moore, Miriam Colwell and Louise Dickinson Rich provide different portraits of the people and the state of Maine.

‘The Ballad of the Night Charley Tended Weir’ by Ruth Moore, read by former US Senator Dennis Damon

Review of the Stonington Opera House’s 2018 production of “I Have Seen Horizons: Ruth Moore’s Stories from Maine.”
The 2018 production of vignettes was based on seven of Ruth Moore’s short stories and poems and adapted for the stage by director Meg Taintor.

Watch Deep Waters on Youtube
“A troubled young orphan boy in Maine is taken in by a family and befriended by a lobsterman who shows him the ways of the world. Starring Dana Andrews, Jean Peters, Dean Stockwell, Cesar Romero, Ann Revere.” The 1948 film adaptation of Ruth Moore’s “Spoonhandle”, filmed on Vinalhaven took great liberties with her writing, but it had a big Hollywood budget and big Hollywood stars. The entire movie is available for free on Youtube split into 4 episodes.

Art Show

We asked local artists to submit artwork inspired by Ruth Moore, the people and places she wrote about, or a particular piece of writing. Click HERE to view the slideshow.

Ruth’s Writing

Blackberry Books has been reprinting and publishing much of Ruth Moore’s work over the past 20 years.  All selections are reprinted here with permission from Blackberry Books. Copies can be purchased at Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick Maine. Select new and used copies may be purchased at the Library at 89 Bernard Rd. in Bernard. Call or stop by for titles in stock.

Sunday, July 19,2020:   Prologue  to Cold as a Dog and the Wind Northeast

Monday, July 20, 2020:     The Barricades—1940, from Times Web

Tuesday, July 21, 2020:     Come All Ye Murderers, All—1971, from Times Web

Wednesday, July 22, 2020: July, from The Tired Apple Tree

Thursday, July 23, 2020:     Blue Ice and Green Water, from The Tired Apple Tree

Friday, July 24, 2020:     Old Sam, from The Tired Apple Tree

Saturday, July 25, 2020:     Reference List, from The Tired Apple Tree

 
 

Photographs of Gotts Island

  • Tour of the Moore Homestead, 2018
  • Tour of the Moore Homestead, 2018
  • Tour of the Moore Homestead, 2018
  • The Meadow
  • Tour of the Moore Homestead, 2018
  • Gotts Island Harbor
  • The Village road
  • Bass Harbor Head Light from the Meadow
  • The Meadow
  • The Village
  • Low tide in the harbor
  • The inner pool
  • Ram Island
  • The view of MDI
  • Rugosa Rose
  • Sunset at the cemetery
  • Meadow view of MDI
  • Village sign
  • The village and the cemetery
  • Storms on the east side of the island
  • The “box on the rocks”
  • Calico Rock looking out at MDI
  • Moon rising over Ram Island
  • The dock
All photos courtesy of Lisa and David Murray

Create, Communicate, Connect! Public Art Show at the Kelley Farm, Bernard

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Monday August 3 – Saturday August 15, 2020  

For 15 years, the Bass Harbor Memorial Library has held a week-long, half day Art and Nature Camp for children aged 6-11. In-person camp was not possible this summer, but thanks to a generous grant from the Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund, camp directors Kathie Pratt and Dawn Nuding retooled and adapted a new format, offering the same high quality art instruction, materials, and fun projects, but remotely. 

The library is partnering with Maine Coast Heritage Trust to install an open air art show at Kelley Farm in Bernard.

The show consists of artwork by the children who participated in art camp, placed on signposts.  Letter signs which spell out our theme, will span the road front.  This message invites people to come view the work, but also suggests that anyone, in these often isolating times, can also create in their own way, communicate with their creations, and therefore connect with their community.  

This year’s theme “Create, Communicate, Connect” addresses the shared experience of confusion, loss and isolation the pandemic has created. On the grounds of the preserve, paintings by the children will line the pathways between the community garden plots.  Families can safely enjoy this open air art walk at their leisure, in the natural beauty of the setting.  

http://bassharborlibrary.com/bhml-art-camp-project-list-and-journal-prompts/

Art Camp Art Walk 2020

Art Camp participants projects.

  • Genevieve Burke
  • Genevieve Burke
  • By Cole Lessard and friends
  • By Cole Lessard and friends
  • By Cole Lessard and friends
  • By Cole Lessard and friends
  • By Cole Lessard and friends
  • By Cole Lessard and friends
  • By Cole Lessard and friends
  • Juniper Macko painting at home
  • Juniper Macko painting at home
  • Oliver and Delfina
  • Oliver and Delfina
  • “pagoto SANTOUÏTS” by Isaiah Brugman “icecream sandwich” in Greek
  • Isaiah Brugman
  • Liberty Carter really gets into her art supplies!
  • Junior Carter and Dad Spiff work on one of the projects

BHML’S SAFE AT HOME LIST OF LINKS!

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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

Coronavirus/Covid-19 information

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If patrons are looking for recommendations for vaccinated people:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html

Maine Vaccination info https://www.maine.gov/covid19/vaccines

Maine CDC COVID-19 info https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/airborne/coronavirus/index.shtml (including links to the Tuesday and Thursday 2 PM briefings by Dr. Shah)

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)

Women’s History Month Paint & Sip

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To help celebrate Women’s History Month, BHML teamed up with Southwest Harbor Public Library to offer a paint & sip with local artist Jean Forbes. We had 16 participants at the Legion Hall, several bottles of wine, some finger foods and a lot of creativity! Every artist had their own unique take on the butterfly garden and Charlotte Rhoade’s Park. We hope to offer another Paint & Sip experience this summer to celebrate Ruth Moore and Great Gott Island so stay tuned for more information this spring.