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Bass Harbor Memorial Library

Celebrate our community with books!

Bass Harbor Memorial Library
89 Bernard Road, PO Box 99
Bernard, Maine 04612

Voice & Fax (207) 244-3798

MacOS Basics~August 3, 10 &17 @ 6:30pm

June 23, 2022 By Lisa Murray

This is a series of 3 Wedesday sessions: August 3 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, August 10 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm and August 17 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

The Library offers in-person digital literacy and computer training classes through the National Digital Equity Center. These are live, onsite trainings with NDEC trainers via Zoom at the library. Bring your own device, or reserve a library Mac computer. Registration is required through the NDEC site. All classes will be held at Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd Bernard, Maine. For help registering, or for more information, call the library at 207-244-3798.

This course will cover the basics of how to use Apple’s operating system which work on Apple’s popular line of laptops and desktops. This class starts with the basic functions of the MacOS operating system and how to navigate through folders, files, and menus. Organizing, moving, and saving files will be covered too. Please bring a macOS device or reserve one at the library.

Reserve Your Spot HERE

 

Filed Under: Current Events, Events, Upcoming Events Tagged With: Digital Literacy, MacOS, NDEC

Ruth Moore Days Schedule 2022

June 14, 2022 By Lisa Murray

Join us during the week of July 18-22 to celebrate Tremont’s own bestselling author Ruth Moore. All events will take place outside under our tent at 89 Bernard Rd, in Bernard. Call 207-244-3798 for more information.

 

Art Show

Browse artwork created by local artists inspired by her themes and books and enjoy a private collection of original book cover and promotional artwork. Public reception on Monday, July 18 6-7 pm

 

Tremont Historical Society Discussion 

Learn about Ella Kosten’s research on the economic and social themes Ruth Moore addressed in her writing and how present-day islanders are addressing these same issues nearly 80 years later. Ella is an intern working with the Tremont Historical Society. Tuesday, July 19 6-7pm

 

Community Read and Discussion

Join our Read Moore community read of “Dinosaur Bite” and join the discussion at our book club on Wednesday, July 20 6-7pm. Copies of the book can be borrowed from Bass Harbor Memorial Library and other MDI libraries.

 

Annual Birthday Celebration

Celebrate Ruth’s birthday with recitations of her work by Dennis Damon, music, cake, and refreshments. Share your favorite excerpts and learn about Ruth’s influence and legacy with friends, family, and other fans. Thursday, July 21 6-8pm

Filed Under: Coming Soon, Events, Upcoming Events Tagged With: Dennis Damon, Ella Kosten, Gotts Island, Ruth Moore 2022, Tremont, tremont historical society, Writers

Cloud-based Backup Solutions~July 14 @3pm

June 14, 2022 By Lisa Murray

Thursday, July 14 @ 3-4pm

The Library offers in-person digital literacy and computer training classes through the National Digital Equity Center. These are live, onsite trainings with NDEC trainers via Zoom at the library. Bring your own device, or reserve a library Mac computer. Registration is required through the NDEC site. All classes will be held at Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd Bernard, Maine. For help registering, or for more information, call the library at 207-244-3798.

In this one-hour class, we will explore the most popular, free types of cloud-based platforms to safely back-up the information that is important to you on your devices.
Reserve Your Spot HERE

 

 

Filed Under: Current Events, Events, Upcoming Events Tagged With: cloud-based backup, Digital Literacy, NDEC

Art Reception~June 30@5pm

June 13, 2022 By Lisa Murray

Join us for an opening reception for Maria Charette and Janet Elvidge’s “Back to the Beach” show on display at the library throughout the month of July. Refreshments will be served and the artists will be on-hand to discuss their artwork. Thursday, June 30, 2022 5-6pm

Maria Charette is a Bernard resident and has a background in fine arts painting and printmaking. She is currently an ed-tech at Mount Desert Island High School and has a background in museums, working with collections and exhibitions. She paints local scenes in oils. 

Janet Elvidge grew up on MDI where her love of nature and art started early in a house of artists. Janet found art to be a way to express and fully absorb the light, textures, and patterns of nature and continues to explore all that nature evokes using a variety of mediums including oil, gouache, and cold wax. She has a Master of Library Science degree and has been involved with libraries for over 30 years. She is the school librarian at the Indian Island School for the Penobscot Nation on Indian Island, Maine.

Janet Elvidge
Maria Charette
Janet Elvidge
Janet Elvidge
Maria Charette

Filed Under: Coming Soon, Current Events, Events, Upcoming Events Tagged With: art, Janet Elvidge, Maria Charette, MDI Artist

Library Hours

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

Calendar

July 2022

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  • Trustee Meeting

    Trustee Meeting

    July 13, 2022  5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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  • Cloud-Based Backup S…

    Cloud-Based Backup Solutions

    July 14, 2022
    Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA

    In this one-hour class, we will explore the most popular, free types of cloud-based platforms to safely back-up the information that is important to you on your devices.
    This free, in-person digital literacy class is taught virtually by an instructor from the National Digital Equity Center. Bring your own device, or reserve a library Mac desktop or laptop. Classes are free for all Maine residents and will be held at the library, 89 Bernard Rd Bernard, Maine. For help registering, or for more information, call the library at 207-244-3798.
    Registration is required at: https://digitalequitycenter.org/.../cloud-based.../... 

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  • Westside Summer Gard…

    Westside Summer Garden Club

    July 16, 2022  10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Join the Westside Summer Garden Club! The Bass Harbor Memorial Library and the Bar Harbor Garden Club are offering a summer gardening program for ages 8-14, to foster a life-long interest in gardening and horticulture by providing a hands-on gardening experience to youth. The program runs from June to August and focuses on education and instruction in the areas of garden planning, cultivation, stewardship, harvesting, and conservation. 
    To register go to: https://forms.gle/TfhxKPKyAa6DmfuZ7
    Participants will be paired with a mentor from the Bar Harbor Garden club and participate in 3 Saturday morning gardening programs where they will learn about the gardening process from planning to harvest, then get their hands dirty preparing soil, designing a garden, planting seedlings, and tending and harvesting their crops. Club members will have access to a plot at the Kelley Farm where they will garden during the program and on their own time. 
    Program dates are on Saturdays from 10-noon: June 25, July 16, and August 20, 2022 with a harvest party in early September. (date TBD)
    The Westside Summer Garden Club is made possible with a generous donation from the Bar Harbor Garden Club.

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  • Ruth Moore Days 2022

    Ruth Moore Days 2022

    July 18, 2022 - July 22, 2022  
    Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA

    A week of readings, events and programs celebrating Gott's Island Ruth Moore.

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  • Ruth Moore Days 2022

    Ruth Moore Days 2022

    July 18, 2022 - July 22, 2022  
    Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA

    A week of readings, events and programs celebrating Gott's Island Ruth Moore.

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  • Ruth Moore Days 2022

    Ruth Moore Days 2022

    July 18, 2022 - July 22, 2022  
    Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA

    A week of readings, events and programs celebrating Gott's Island Ruth Moore.

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  • Ruth Moore Days 2022

    Ruth Moore Days 2022

    July 18, 2022 - July 22, 2022  
    Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA

    A week of readings, events and programs celebrating Gott's Island Ruth Moore.

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  • Ruth Moore Days 2022

    Ruth Moore Days 2022

    July 18, 2022 - July 22, 2022  
    Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA

    A week of readings, events and programs celebrating Gott's Island Ruth Moore.

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  • 2022 Art & Natur…

    2022 Art & Nature Camp

    July 25, 2022  9:00 am - July 29, 2022  12:00 pm
    Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA

    2022 Art and Nature Camp: Patterns and Rhythms

    July 25-29, 2022 Ages 7 to 11       

    Explore the patterns and rhythms found throughout the island landscape. Nature offers a kaleidoscope of patterns, some obvious and others only noticeable upon close inspection. Patterns repeat, surprise and awe when seen from a different viewpoint. Art and Nature Camp will investigate the natural rhythm of nature’s patterns and design. Directors Kathie Pratt and Dawn Nuding invite children ages 7-11 to turn discovery into artistic inspiration! Get close and discover the hidden patterns of a shell, or take a long view and revel in the unifying pattern made by a beach full of multicolored periwinkles. Let the rhythm of the waves or the rustle of the trees, inspire you to create artwork through techniques such as weaving, printing, and collage, tapping into your inner artist and gaining self-understanding and expression along the way.

    Camp fee is by sliding scale $25 to $100. Camp runs from Monday July 25 to Friday July 29, 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at the Bass Harbor Memorial Library in Bernard.  A final presentation of campers’ work will be displayed at a library reception on the evening of July 29.

     

    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 kathie.pratt@bassharborlibrary.com to have a form mailed to you.

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    2022 Art & Nature Camp

    July 25, 2022  9:00 am - July 29, 2022  12:00 pm
    Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA

    2022 Art and Nature Camp: Patterns and Rhythms

    July 25-29, 2022 Ages 7 to 11       

    Explore the patterns and rhythms found throughout the island landscape. Nature offers a kaleidoscope of patterns, some obvious and others only noticeable upon close inspection. Patterns repeat, surprise and awe when seen from a different viewpoint. Art and Nature Camp will investigate the natural rhythm of nature’s patterns and design. Directors Kathie Pratt and Dawn Nuding invite children ages 7-11 to turn discovery into artistic inspiration! Get close and discover the hidden patterns of a shell, or take a long view and revel in the unifying pattern made by a beach full of multicolored periwinkles. Let the rhythm of the waves or the rustle of the trees, inspire you to create artwork through techniques such as weaving, printing, and collage, tapping into your inner artist and gaining self-understanding and expression along the way.

    Camp fee is by sliding scale $25 to $100. Camp runs from Monday July 25 to Friday July 29, 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at the Bass Harbor Memorial Library in Bernard.  A final presentation of campers’ work will be displayed at a library reception on the evening of July 29.

     

    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 kathie.pratt@bassharborlibrary.com to have a form mailed to you.

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    2022 Art & Nature Camp

    July 25, 2022  9:00 am - July 29, 2022  12:00 pm
    Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA

    2022 Art and Nature Camp: Patterns and Rhythms

    July 25-29, 2022 Ages 7 to 11       

    Explore the patterns and rhythms found throughout the island landscape. Nature offers a kaleidoscope of patterns, some obvious and others only noticeable upon close inspection. Patterns repeat, surprise and awe when seen from a different viewpoint. Art and Nature Camp will investigate the natural rhythm of nature’s patterns and design. Directors Kathie Pratt and Dawn Nuding invite children ages 7-11 to turn discovery into artistic inspiration! Get close and discover the hidden patterns of a shell, or take a long view and revel in the unifying pattern made by a beach full of multicolored periwinkles. Let the rhythm of the waves or the rustle of the trees, inspire you to create artwork through techniques such as weaving, printing, and collage, tapping into your inner artist and gaining self-understanding and expression along the way.

    Camp fee is by sliding scale $25 to $100. Camp runs from Monday July 25 to Friday July 29, 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at the Bass Harbor Memorial Library in Bernard.  A final presentation of campers’ work will be displayed at a library reception on the evening of July 29.

     

    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 kathie.pratt@bassharborlibrary.com to have a form mailed to you.

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    2022 Art & Nature Camp

    July 25, 2022  9:00 am - July 29, 2022  12:00 pm
    Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA

    2022 Art and Nature Camp: Patterns and Rhythms

    July 25-29, 2022 Ages 7 to 11       

    Explore the patterns and rhythms found throughout the island landscape. Nature offers a kaleidoscope of patterns, some obvious and others only noticeable upon close inspection. Patterns repeat, surprise and awe when seen from a different viewpoint. Art and Nature Camp will investigate the natural rhythm of nature’s patterns and design. Directors Kathie Pratt and Dawn Nuding invite children ages 7-11 to turn discovery into artistic inspiration! Get close and discover the hidden patterns of a shell, or take a long view and revel in the unifying pattern made by a beach full of multicolored periwinkles. Let the rhythm of the waves or the rustle of the trees, inspire you to create artwork through techniques such as weaving, printing, and collage, tapping into your inner artist and gaining self-understanding and expression along the way.

    Camp fee is by sliding scale $25 to $100. Camp runs from Monday July 25 to Friday July 29, 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at the Bass Harbor Memorial Library in Bernard.  A final presentation of campers’ work will be displayed at a library reception on the evening of July 29.

     

    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 kathie.pratt@bassharborlibrary.com to have a form mailed to you.

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    2022 Art & Nature Camp

    July 25, 2022  9:00 am - July 29, 2022  12:00 pm
    Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA

    2022 Art and Nature Camp: Patterns and Rhythms

    July 25-29, 2022 Ages 7 to 11       

    Explore the patterns and rhythms found throughout the island landscape. Nature offers a kaleidoscope of patterns, some obvious and others only noticeable upon close inspection. Patterns repeat, surprise and awe when seen from a different viewpoint. Art and Nature Camp will investigate the natural rhythm of nature’s patterns and design. Directors Kathie Pratt and Dawn Nuding invite children ages 7-11 to turn discovery into artistic inspiration! Get close and discover the hidden patterns of a shell, or take a long view and revel in the unifying pattern made by a beach full of multicolored periwinkles. Let the rhythm of the waves or the rustle of the trees, inspire you to create artwork through techniques such as weaving, printing, and collage, tapping into your inner artist and gaining self-understanding and expression along the way.

    Camp fee is by sliding scale $25 to $100. Camp runs from Monday July 25 to Friday July 29, 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at the Bass Harbor Memorial Library in Bernard.  A final presentation of campers’ work will be displayed at a library reception on the evening of July 29.

     

    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 kathie.pratt@bassharborlibrary.com to have a form mailed to you.

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Our Card Catalog

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.

Cloud Library: Download Audio & Ebooks

The new download library, CloudLibrary is up and running! Click HERE to borrow electronic materials.

Online Book Catalogs

  • Bass Harbor Memorial Library Catalog
  • Cloud Library
  • ComicsPlus
  • Digital Maine Library
  • Minerva Catalog- Interlibrary Loan

On Our Walls

July 2022 Exhibits

The Library will host two concurrent art exhibits in July 2022 July 1-30 Maria Charette and Janet Elvidge’s “Back to the Beach”  exhibit. Reception June 30 from 5pm-6pm July 5-30 Ruth Moore Days: local artists drawing inspiration from Ruth’s original book cover artwork. Special private collection of original publication artwork from Ruth Moore’s book covers… [read more]

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