Summer Story Camp Registration Available!

Children between the ages of 5 and 12 are invited to attend a free one-week camp. There will be four one-week sessions from which to choose. Please fill out the Summer Story Camp Registration Form and return it to the library as soon as possible. The library address is P.O. Box 157, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679.

The summer camp is a project-based learning camp under the guidance of an experienced literacy specialist who oversees the day-to-day curriculum with visiting visual art, music, performance (in the form of storytellers) and science teachers throughout the week to round out the week's lesson plans.

You will be notified of your child's camp registration dates no later than June 1, 2013. Summer Story Camp is offered by the library at no charge.
Call 207-244-7065 to sign up or drop by in person.

A Celebration of Art
Silent Art Auction
July 28-August 28, 2013

An Invitation to Artists

The Southwest Harbor Public Library invites local artists to consider participating in this important fundraiser for the library and offer a unique piece of art for sale.

Please fill out the attached page and return by June 1st. Your artwork must be delivered to the library between July 13th and 24th and suitable to be hung on the wall or displayed as received.

If you have any questions, please contact Pepper Cwik at the following phone number (207) 244-3290 or by using e-mail pepper@echomdi.com.

All art will be displayed in the library, either on the wall or in the display case from July 28th – August 28th unless sold via a "Buy it Now" option. A bid sheet listing the title, medium, and artist's name will accompany each piece. Registered bidders will be able to either "Buy it Now" or make a bid at anytime during the month. Winning bidders will be notified Saturday, August 28th.

Please see the attached pages for options and additional information.

Download the artist invitation and form to enter your artwork.

New Floor at the Library!

We are pleased to offer flooring materials that are low in Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and meet high standard certifications for healthy flooring. Please look at our SWHPL New Flooring Material sheet to find out more about each material and adhesive.

"Copper for Change"

The Bangor Public Library is collecting change to install a new roof among other things. The Bangor Public Library has assisted our Library with many thing over the years, including Inter-library Loans and other circulation related issues.

Please add your "copper" pennies or anything else to the jar located at the front desk. Thank you for helping us support one of our biggest supporters!

Maine Discovery Museum Passes at the Library!

The Library has a membership that includes passes for up to four people (one of them must be a child) to go to the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor. Come in to sign up and get the pass for your next trip up. Check out their Schedule of Events to see what is currently on display.

~~ New to the Library ~~

The Southwest Harbor Public Library is pleased to offer to its patrons One More Story, an online library of the best of classic and contemporary children's literature set to music and read aloud to you. The site makes books accessible to pre-readers and early readers so that they can engage in and enjoy literature. Follow Benjamin D. Bookworm, Bendy, through your favorite books, or try the I Can Read It mode to read them yourself.

Patrons within the library have unlimited access to the entire One More Story library. The digital library can be viewed on the public access computers, or as an "app" (application) through a handheld digital device. Ask our staff at the front desk for the logon information and begin reading today.

Help the Library
Help the environment
Recycle bottles using the CLYNK Community Cash Program - it's easy!

1. Pick up a CLYNK packet from the library
2. Fill the enclosed green bag with returnable bottles and cans
3. Peel the sticker off the packet and place it on the green bag
4. Take the green bag to Hannaford, either in Bar Harbor or Ellsworth
5. At the CLYNK station, scan the sticker and place the green bag in the storage bin

If you can't get to a Hannaford, bring the green bag back to the Library, and we will take it there for you.

Thank you so much for using CLYNK - a win win for all!

For more CLYNK info visit http://www.clynk.com/?page_id=24.

Upcoming Events

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JUNE			AUGUST
June 10 Sunday 5:30pm	Dr. Charles Hamlin, National Board of Compassion & Choice Speaker		August 3 & 4 Sat. & Sun. 9:00am-6:00pm	Giant Used Book Sale Library Fundraiser
June 15 Tuesday 5:30-7:00pm	Jack Perkins, "Finding Moosewood, Finding God" Tuesday Talk		August 11 Sunday 9:00am	Let's Book Walk-A-Thon Library Fundraiser
June 24-28 Mon. - Fri. 9:00am-noon	Summer Story Camp - Week 1 Children's Program
June 30 Sunday 5:30-7:00m	Ballard Show Opening Reception Art Show Reception
JULY			SEPTEMBER
July 2 Tuesday 5:30-6:30pm	Author Kathryn Miles, "All Standing"/Irish Famine Ship Tuesday Talk
July 8-12 Mon.-Fri. 9:00am-noon	Summer Story Camp - Week 2 Children's Program
July 9 Tuesday 5:30- 7:00pm	Artist Stanley Ira Hallett Sketches of MDI Tuesday Talk
July 13 & 14 Sat. & Sun. All day	Paperback Book Sale Library Fundraiser		To be announced	Scott Erb, "Children & War" Speaker
July 15-19 Mon.-Fri. 9:00am-noon	Summer Story Camp - Week 3 Children's Program
July 16 Tuesday 5:30-7:00	Hawk Henries Native Flute Music & Storytelling Family Event
July 18 Thursday 5:30-7:00	Author Liza Walsh, "Fairy House Handbook" Family Event
July 18 Thursday 5:30-7:00	Kneisel Hall Concert Performance at St. John's Episcopal Church
July 22-26 Mon.-Fri. 9:00am-noon	Summer Story Camp - Week 4 Children's Program
July 23 Tuesday 5:30- 7:00pm	Photographer Howie Motenko Painting Bridges Tuesday Talk
July 28 Sunday 5:30-7:00pm	Silent Art Auction A Celebration of Art Library Fundraiser		OCTOBER
			October 5 Saturday 3:00pm	Thornton Illustrated eBook Presentation
			October 17 Thursday 2:00-3:300pm	Library Tea Tea & Conversation Quilt Raffle Drawing
			NOVEMBER
			DECEMBER
			December 7 Saturday 9:00am-12:00pm	Holiday Book & Gift Sale Library Fundraiser

Library Closures 2013

Memorial Day - Monday, May 27

Independence Day - Thursday, July 4

Labor Day - Monday, September 2

Columbus Day - Monday, October 14

Veteran's Day - Monday, November 11

Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 28

Christmas Eve, early close - Tuesday, December 24

Christmas Day - Wednesday, December 25

New Year's Eve, early close - Tuesday, December 31

Library Closures