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Residents Have Chance to Write With NYT Bestselling Author This Week!

Workshop and Talk Celebrate MDI’s Big Read CARRIE JONES JUN 22, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Is there an ideal reading experience? Back in 2022, author Kevin Wilson told the New York Times, “Well, there really is nothing as lovely as reading to your kids, saying the words on the page out loud, your kid right next to you, both of you building the story in your … Continue reading Residents Have Chance to Write With NYT Bestselling Author This Week!

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So Many Briefs

Cruise Ship Presentation, MDI news, Lab news, Library news, Island Explorer, FOA, COA and more CARRIE JONES JUN 16, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce wants you to be in its Fourth of July parade. Completed forms are due back by June 28th. Link to the application: https://www.visitbarharbor.com/july-4th SOUTHWEST HARBOR SOLID WASTE CONTRACT After months of work, the Southwest Harbor Select Board approved … Continue reading So Many Briefs

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Jesup Will Likely Scale Back Some Features of Its Expansion

Peekytoe, Side Treats, Hidden Barn Books and Tap & Barrel updates CARRIE JONES MAY 12, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Jesup Memorial Library expansion project is turning out to be more costly than originally anticipated. The size will be the same. The programs should not be impacted, but some of the features of the project are being tweaked or changed in order to drive down costs. … Continue reading Jesup Will Likely Scale Back Some Features of Its Expansion

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Briefs: Early Release Days and New School Calendar, New ArtWaves Director, Library Posts Letter About $330,000 Budget Ask

Quahogs, razor clams, eastern oysters, and hen clams may be added to Bar Harbor ordinance, Trail Running Film Festival Coming to Bar Harbor CARRIE JONES AND  SHAUN FARRAR FEB 23, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—We’ve collated a few press releases and briefer stories below. NEW SCHOOL CALENDAR STILL EVOLVING! BAR HARBOR—The AOS 91 Regular Board Meeting on February 12 focused on the ongoing creation of next … Continue reading Briefs: Early Release Days and New School Calendar, New ArtWaves Director, Library Posts Letter About $330,000 Budget Ask

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Celebrating Portable Magic

Jesup Memorial Library Brings Kevin Wilson and Big Read to Bar Harbor CARRIE JONES JAN 3, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR— Maine novelist Stephen King said, “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” That magic can inspire, join, create, and develop a reader and a community. If you imagine a community where everyone celebrates books, or at least one book, even if it’s just for a little … Continue reading Celebrating Portable Magic

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Serenading Into the Darkness

Bar Harbor Carols and Cheers at the Green and the Jesup Memorial Library on the Solstice BAR HARBOR—Meandering through downtown Bar Harbor at night, it’s hard not to notice the contrast of darkness and light. The storefront windows for businesses not shut down for winter shine with lights and holiday decorations. Garlands abound. Restaurants beckon with wreaths and lights and warmth. On Thursday night, December … Continue reading Serenading Into the Darkness

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Library Wants Town Support to Increase to $515K a Year

Library Study Shows Jesup Doesn’t Receive Typical Town Support CARRIE JONES DEC 20, 2023 BAR HARBOR—The Jesup Memorial Library hopes that the town will increase its share of the library’s annual budget to over $515,000. That increase does not have to do with its addition. The library’s representatives don’t expect this to happen immediately, and they hope to have the amount increased to approximately $380,000 … Continue reading Library Wants Town Support to Increase to $515K a Year

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Jesup Asks Town to Close Portion of School Street For Construction

From Mount Desert Street to Newton Way will be closed “upwards” of 18 months if approved; Other Town Council Agenda Items SHAUN FARRAR NOV 19, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR––The uppermost portion of School Street could be closed down to traffic for 18 months because of the Jesup Memorial Library expansion project. The concept planning for the library’s 11,400 square foot addition began in 2017 and … Continue reading Jesup Asks Town to Close Portion of School Street For Construction

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It Takes a Community to Build a Library & a Library to Build Community

Jesup Breaks Ground for its Addition CARRIE JONES OCT 15, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Ruth Eveland, former librarian at the Jesup Memorial Library, received a lot of hugs on Saturday afternoon as she stood outside the grounds of the library waiting for a groundbreaking ceremony to start. “Ruth!” one woman called. “Congratulations!” “Are you happy?” a woman asked. “It’s the happiest day,” Eveland said. “Remember? All … Continue reading It Takes a Community to Build a Library & a Library to Build Community

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Library Expansion Gets Design Review Board’s Okay

Town, Cleftstone, and Cottage Street Changes Also Approved CARRIE JONES JUL 21, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—The addition at the Jesup Memorial Library moved one step closer to actualization thanks to an approval from the town’s Design Review Board, Thursday afternoon. The project still needs other approvals from the town before it can begin. Simons Architects has designed the addition to the library, which has been … Continue reading Library Expansion Gets Design Review Board’s Okay

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