Swan’s Island Educational Society

Swan’s Island, Maine

Category: SIES News

  • Public notice of Policy changes

    This post will serve as public notice for an update and changes SIES is making to its internet policy as advised by the Maine State Library E-rate service office.  This meeting of the Board of Trustees will take place at our regularly scheduled monthly meeting November 10, 2014, 6:00 pm at the Swan’s Island Library.  For…

  • The pumpkins are out on Swan’s Island

    Ellen Dyer paid us a visit to present information about CERC Maine.  CERC Maine, the Cultural Emergency Resource Coalition, initiated by the Maine State Museum, is here to help Maine’s cultural organizations – libraries, museums, archives, historic houses, and other keepers of our cultural heritage – plan for and recover from disasters.  SIES will take…

  • Next!

    Next!

    If August was finished up in my last post and now it’s October what happened to September?  Ah, that just happens to be rest and catch up from summer month here at the library.  I’m not sure “rest” is the right word for those of us involved in lobstering-I still have a few weeks left…

  • Finishing up August at the library

    I just uploaded photographs from August library programs and got them all divided into titled folders in the 2014 photo folder.  Amazing….what a wide variety of activities and author visits we had during August. Animation camp was great.  Deb Vendetti helped our children transform their own story and artwork into a wonderful animated short.  Click…

  • Almost Labor Day

    Well, I think it’s been a while since I posted anything….what a fun and event filled summer we’ve had.  Over the next week or so I should have photos and updates caught up and posted for you to see. Stay tuned….

  • We gooped our way into August

    Happy dog days of August everyone….a bit of heat would actually be quite nice. Children have been taking part in quite an array of science experiments on Thursday mornings.  In this photo you can see the brightly colored, drippy goop created one very intense morning.  Clouds were also forming –  in mason jars – that…

  • An egg blew up in the library….

    Oh my goodness what fun we had last night. Egg shells went flying, hydrogen was exploding, peroxide became a flowing fountain of volcanic foam, and a purple liquid moved through the colors of the rainbow before staying orange.

  • Summer fun here we come!

    It all started last week with a visit by Newbury winning author Richard Peck.  Island Readers and Writers brought Mr. Peck to the MDI area for a community read based on his book A Long Way From Chicago. Students in grades 3-8 as well as many community members all received a copy of this book…

  • June

    It’s June already.  I look forward to seeing seasonal visitors and friends and getting out in a lobster boat again.  (I must say that I have become a fair weather stern man.) Last Sunday afternoon I got to spend time in the sun at Fine Sand Beach with family and friends. Definitely a hint of…

  • Rain, rain go away

    We did have a few warm sunny days but this week will be marked by drizzle, rain, and fog.  UUHHGGGG!!!! Even so there is always plenty to do on Swan’s Island.  Last Thursday the new Swan’s Island School art exhibit opened.  A crowd of close to 100 family, friends, and neighbors of the students attended…