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We Are Swan’s Island exhibit
We are Swan’s Island opens to great reviews; great food, great conversation and lots of smiling faces. The photographs shown here speak louder than any words I could write, so take time to browse. This exhibit will be hanging for a month or more so if you didn’t have the chance to stop in during…
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Just what is a library anyway?
Have you ever thought about this? Is it a collection of world history and literature? We have lost these collections many times. The Library of Alexandria is at the bottom of the Mediteranean Sea. Various political regimes or various zealots collected or destroyed written material at their whim. There is an interesting book that…
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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…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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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.
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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…
Swan’s Island Educational Society
Swan’s Island, Maine