Bass Harbor Memorial Library

09/11/2026

We are happy to join our community neighbors and friends in inviting you to a Benefit Supper for the Closson Family at Tremont Community Church.

Please join us for a benefit cookout on Saturday, September 19, from 5–7 PM, as we come together to support Dan Closson and his family.

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As most of you already know, Bass Harbor lobsterman Danny Closson was hauling traps off Gott's Island when his boat Never Enough took on water, rolled, and sank. Fellow fishermen answered his Mayday and pulled him from the sea. That night the Tremont waterfront turned out, hauling the vessel to the dock in Bernard, and standing with a family whose livelihood went down with the boat.

Danny has lobstered these waters since 2005. He lost the boat, a new motor, gear, and that day's catch. Our community has already rallied online, and now we gather in person to eat together, give what we can, and help one of our own get back on the water.

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The cookout is free, and any donations will go directly to the Closson Family. If you'd like to bring something, call the church to see what might be needed.

We hope you’ll join us for an evening of good food, fellowship, and community support.

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱 - 𝟳 𝗣𝗠
𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵
𝟭𝟳𝟭 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱, 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿

09/05/2026

ON THE SHELVES...

From the time she was a little girl,
the poet Mary Oliver found words in the woods.

And when she grew up,
she shared those words with the world.

🌍 📖 🌺 🪺 🍂 🐿️

Woods & Words: The Story of Poet Mary Oliver
by Sara Holly Ackerman & Naoko Stoop Illustration

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Our hours are:
Tuesday 10 a.m — 5 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m — 5 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m — 8 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m — 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m — 2 p.m.

09/04/2026

Syd Hoff ❤ 4 September 1912 — 12 May 2004

Sydney Hoffberg was born in the Bronx, New York, and left an
indelible mark on the world of cartooning and children's literature. His career spanned decades and included diverse works, from political cartoons to syndicated comic strips and, most notably, beloved children's books.

Syd Hoff was both author and illustrator of more than 60 children's books, including the well-loved Danny and the Dinosaur, a 1958 classic. A cartoonist contributor to the esteemed New Yorker for more than six decades, Hoff was a
masterfully elegant artist who was able to capture humor in just a few quick strokes of the brush or pen.

In 1939, he began his own comic strip for the Hearst Syndicate, about a girl called Tuffy, which had a ten-year run. His first book for children, 'Muscles and Brains', was published by Dial in 1940
But it was 'Danny and the Dinosaur', Hoff's fourth title for young readers, that launched his career as the originator of some of the most beloved children's books of the twentieth century. When his daughter was stricken with a hip problem, she had to undergo rehabilitation therapy, and so Hoff drew fanciful stories to amuse her that became the story of a little boy and his dinosaur pet.

Published by Harper in 1958, the tale centers around little Danny, who visits a natural history museum and is so entranced by the brontosaurus on display that he rides it right out of the building. 'Danny and the Dinosaur' was an immense success, translated into several languages, and sold some ten million copies in Hoff's lifetime. It was also said to have single-handedly launched the entire dinosaur craze among children. 🦕

09/03/2026

Gloria Marie Steinem ✊ 25 March 1934 — 2 September 2026

Gloria Steinem was an American feminist, political activist, and editor who was an articulate advocate of the women’s liberation movement during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Gloria Steinem spent her early years traveling with her parents in a house trailer. Gloria settled with her mother in Toledo, Ohio, after her parents’ divorce, and for the first time began attending school on a regular basis. Her childhood was marked by the added responsibility of taking care of her mother, who was chronically depressed. During her senior year of high school, Steinem moved to Washington, D.C., to live with her older sister.

After graduating from Smith College in 1956, Steinem went to India on a scholarship. There she participated in nonviolent protests against government policy. In 1960 she began working as a writer and journalist in New York City. Steinem gained attention in 1963 with her article “I Was a Pl***oy Bunny,” which recounted her experience as a sc****ly clad waitress at Hugh Hefner’s Pl***oy Club. By 1968, Steinem’s work had become more overtly political. She began writing a column, “The City Politic,” for New York magazine. Her involvement in feminism intensified in 1968 when she attended a meeting of a radical feminist group, the Redstockings (www.redstockings.org).

Proud of her feminist roots—her paternal grandmother had served as president of the Ohio Women’s Suffrage Association from 1908 to 1911—Steinem founded the National Women’s Political Caucus in July 1971 with Betty Friedan, Bella Abzug, and Shirley Chisholm. That same year she began exploring the possibility of a new magazine for women, one that treated contemporary issues from a feminist perspective. The result was Ms. magazine, which first appeared as an insert in the December 1971 issue of New York. The following year the first stand-alone issue was published.

Steinem gave much of her time to political organizations and became an articulate advocate for the women’s liberation movement. She participated in the founding of the Coalition of Labor Union Women, Voters for Choice, Women Against Po*******hy, and the Women’s Media Center. In 2016 she hosted the television documentary series Woman with Gloria Steinem, which focused on issues that concerned females. Her publications include the essay collections ‘Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions’ (1983) and ‘Moving Beyond Words: Age, Rage, S*x, Power, Money, Muscles: Breaking the Boundaries of Gender’ (1994); ‘Revolution from Within’ (1992), a work on self-esteem for women; and ‘Marilyn’ (1997), about Marilyn Monroe. Steinem also wrote the memoir ‘My Life on the Road’ (2015).

Gloria Steinem was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2013.

09/02/2026

Sally is not wrong. ❤ Get yours today.

09/02/2026

No matter what your tastes are, a library card hits all the right notes!

Check out a classic story or hit shuffle and try something new. Find harmony with your library’s new book selections, movie nights, craft and writing classes. A headphone kind of day? Find your focus next to the fireplace or in a cozy nook. No matter what rhythm you find yourself in, there’s always a seat for you at the library.

This September, B sharp, and come into the library. See Keri, Shir, Amanda, or Bob about signing up for your library card today.

As always, our hours are:
Tuesday 10 a.m — 5 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m — 5 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m — 8 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m — 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m — 2 p.m.

09/01/2026

Happy First Day of School! ❤🌿

09/01/2026

Wendell Berry ❤ 4 August 1934 — 31 August 2026

THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS
by Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

08/30/2026

The Summer Day by Mary Oliver

Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean—
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down—
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don’t know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?

🌞 ❤

08/30/2026