Jesup Memorial Library

Today's the day! Our building addition is ready for its "soft open" and we're so excited for you to see it. Visit the library during our regular hours to explore our new spaces as we work towards completing the final touches.

Today, we're also hosting the Library of Congress's National Ambassador for Young People's Literature: acclaimed author Mac Barnett! These events are by-registration through Island Readers & Writers and will take place at 4:00pm and 6:00pm.

The CES 6th grade book club got a sneak peek at the new teen space! We can wait to welcome everyone next week!😁

Happening at 5:30pm today! Dolphins, whales, sharks, and more!

This Thursday, we look forward to welcoming John K. Delaney for a presentation about his past past career as a scientific communicator at The Bronx Zoo and The New York Aquarium and his new career as a naturalist and scientific illustrator. John will also discuss his artistic process. This event will be held in-person and online on Thursday, May 21st at 5:30pm. Registration is encouraged!

https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/john-delaney

Due to unforeseen circumstances, today's Music & Conversation program with Jennifer Curtis is cancelled. If you have registered, you will receive updates about the possibility of rescheduling. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

It's chomptastic! Big thanks to the ChompShop for donating a ChompSaw to the library. What a great way to inspire even more cardboard creations in the Youth Space!

Our final Music & Conversation program for this year will take place on Thursday, May 14th at 5:30pm and feature violinist and composer Jennifer Curtis. Jennifer currently teaches violin at Duke University, performs regularly with the North Carolina Symphony, and plays on a 1777 Vincenzo Panormo violin.

This program will be held in-person only. Registration is encouraged:

Music & Conversation with Jennifer Curtis — Jesup Memorial Library On Thursday, May 14th at 5:30pm, the Jesup’s final ‘Music & Conversation series of the 2025-2026 season will feature Jennifer Curtis. Thanks to an anonymous donor, his program is offered free to the public. Composer and performer Jennifer Curtis has been described as a “multi-genre maveri

The League of Women Voters and Mount Desert Islander are hosting a candidates' forum for the upcoming Bar Harbor election today, Monday, May 11th at 6pm, at the Jesup Memorial Library. Register to attend in-person or online via Zoom. This event will be recorded and a recording will be shared on the library's website.

Tomorrow at the Jesup Memorial Library. There is also a Zoom option.

The day is finally here! We're so excited to welcome scholar Emily Austin for her talk, "Epicurus and Managing Political Anxiety," for the 9th Annual Paul Hammond Memorial Lecture. Dr. Austin will present her lecture at 5:30pm on Friday, May 8th. (That's today!) Registration is encouraged: https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/emily-austin

Mount Desert Street Traffic Interruption This Friday! Via Town of Bar Harbor