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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 for the beloved young adult books The Giver and Number the Stars. The author of 44 titles in total, she is recognized for tackling important … 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 were reading and authors we particularly enjoy, or about the imminent closure of our beloved college.  Because of Green Mountain College closing, my colleague, Heather, … 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 available at the Library! (Are you wondering where the first Writing Group Zine is? It's at the Library too, and soon-to-be available online.)

  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 to buy it for the Library. When I finally got around to reading it this summer, I found it so much more. Though the global … 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 to the Civil War, now travels in a wagon through North Texas to bring news of the day. In small villages he assembles people in … 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 questions, and re-voted our Officers to their posts for another year. Hats off to our President Miki Partridge, our Vice President Michael Brassard, our Treasurer … 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 will speak about her latest novel, A Piece of the World, just announced as the winner of the Maine Literary Award for Fiction. A retelling … 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. I’ve lost myself in a lot of books, but it was reading A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara that taught me this. It begins with … Continue reading Book Review 15: “A Little Life”

      Genre: Fantasy Have in the Library? No   I have been on a fantasy bend lately, so I’ll start off by saying: if anyone has any recommendations, comment! (Or even better, review!) It’s long been my favorite genre, which I am finding my way back to through childhood favorites. These two novels … Continue reading Book Review 14: “Kirith Kirin” and “The Ordinary”

  Genre: Fiction Have in the Library? Yes!   "In a city swollen by refugees but still mostly at peace, or at least not yet openly at war, a young man met a young woman in a classroom and did not speak to her." So begins “Exit West,” a graceful book about Nadia, a spirited … Continue reading Book Review 13: “Exit West”