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HELLO! This blog space has been quiet for quite awhile (not that I was ever a prolific blogger anyway...). We usually post announcements about our summer events and our Distinguished … Continue reading What a year it’s been…

On Tuesday, August 20th, we held our Annual Meeting here at the Library. We re-appointed Miki Partridge as President, Michael Brassard as Vice President, Don Abbott as Treasurer and Candis … Continue reading What’s been happening at the Library…2019 edition!

The Monhegan Memorial Library is proud to welcome Lois Lowry in our Fourth Annual Distinguished Writers Series on Monhegan Island. A two-time Newberry Award Winner, Ms. Lowry is best known … Continue reading Lois Lowry Press Release

  Reviewed by Shirley Oskamp Genre: Fiction Have in the Library? Yes!   I am not sure exactly how the conversation began, whether we started by talking about books we … Continue reading Book Review 19: “Unsheltered”

I'm excited to announce our SECOND-EVER Writing Group Zine!! A loving compilation of work we did in Writing Group this year, simply click here to download a PDF copy. It's also … Continue reading Writing Group Zine 2018

  Genre: Fiction Have in the Library? Yes!   This novel has been hailed as “timely," and after seeing it in every bookstore window this winter, I knew I had … Continue reading Book Review 17: “The Association of Small Bombs”

  Genre: Fiction Have in the Library? Yes! Review by Margot Sullivan   The year is 1870. Captain Jefferson Kidd, once a printer but has since lost his printing press … Continue reading Book Review 16: “News of the World”

Another year has gone by at the Library and what a great one it was! We had our Annual Meeting here on Monday. We assessed where we are, tackled budget … Continue reading WiFi at the Library! and more…

  On Saturday, July 14th, the Monhegan Memorial Library welcomes novelist Christina Baker Kline to take part in the Third Annual Distinguished Writers Series on Monhegan Island.   Ms. Kline … Continue reading Christina Baker Kline Press Release

  Genre: Fiction Have in the Library? Yes   Some books you read and some books you endure, less a literary experience and instead something more physical and all consuming. … Continue reading Book Review 15: “A Little Life”