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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

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 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

Library Hours

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

Calendar

April 2021

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  • Travel Series: São M…

    Travel Series: São Miguel, Azores

    April 13, 2021  7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Zoom

    Every other year, BHML Director Lisa Taplin Murray travels with her extended family to explore and discover a new location. In June 2019, 9 of her family members spent a week on São Miguel, the largest of the Azores' 9 islands, chosen for its culture, exotic natural features, quick travel time, responsible tourism, and gastronomic delights. Pulling from the family's travel diaries and shared photographs, Lisa's talk will inspire you to learn more about this often overlooked Portuguese island.

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  • Trustee Meeting

    Trustee Meeting

    April 14, 2021  5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

    1. TOWN OF TREMONT

      Bass Harbor Memorial Library


      Meeting of the Trustees – April 14, 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 link.

       


      1. Call to order

      2. Roll Call

      Excused Absences: Susan Edson

      1. Minutes of the March 10, 2021 meeting

      2. Library Director’s report

      3. Committee reports and updates

        1. Finance

        2. Personnel Committee 

      4. Discussion items:

        1. Lobster Boat Races

        2. Book fair 

      5. Adjournment to May 10, 2021 

      6. Executive Session

       

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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.

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Women’s History Month 2021 Gallery

Lindsay Hopkins-Weld Cold Spring12″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 Garden16×16 oil on panel$260… [read more]

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