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Island librarian passes away
An island and Maine librarian passed away on February 26, 2017 at the age of 96. Charlotte Hall, librarian, lived on Swan’s Island for several years in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. She came to the island as the wife of Winslow Hall who served as pastor of the Advent Christian Church.
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Maine supports its libraries
The Maine news report linked below reminded me of the overwhelming generosity of people all over the US, including author Katherine Patterson, who shipped boxes and boxes of books to us following our fire. Katherine went so far as to hook up with a traveling book vendor to get books from her private collection in…
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We’ve been busy….
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MDI Y visits Swan’s Island
Yesterday, Aaron Long from the MDI YMCA visited the library and provided a day camp for island youngsters. Fun was had during activities inside and out with Harry Potter as the theme.
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Photos and snow
The Maine Archives and Museums newsletter is out. Click on the link to read it. There is a great article about the Maine Photo Project and other historical projects and programs taking place around the state. SIES is taking part in the Maine Photo Project and we will have an exhibit about island history 100…
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Holidays 2014 festivities
I don’t know about you but this past week has been all about sleeping late, eating lots of yummy leftovers and trying to do a bit of work. I keep wanting to just take a nap. I am showing a few photos from events at the library during December with more to be loaded into…
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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…
Swan’s Island Educational Society
Swan’s Island, Maine