Our program schedule is subject to change; check our calendar page for the most accurate information. For news about upcoming events, subscribe to our e-newsletter, which goes out weekly of follow us on facebook.
All events are hybrid unless otherwise stated. There will be limited seating for in-person attendance, registration is required. To register for in-person or virtual attendance, click the title of the event you would like to attend.
Book Group (October – May)
Monthly book group meetings, open to all. Meetings are the second Wednesday of the month at 5 pm in the Reading Room. Books can be requested through inter-library loan. Book group meeting are hybrid events – you can register to attend in person or virtually. Contact Amy Wisehart with questions at awisehart@nehlibrary.org. Book group meetings are not recorded.
2024-2025 Book Group Selections
- October 9th – The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
- November 6th (First Wednesday!) – The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- December 11th – Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- January 8th – Fire Weather by Jon Vaillant
- February 12th – Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
- March 12th – The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
- April 9th – Remarkable Bright Creatures by Shelby Von Pelt
- May 14th – The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddartha Mukherjee
Recordings of Past Events
Follow this link to our Youtube channel, where we will upload videos of recorded adult events. Not all events are able to be recorded, but for those that are, we will upload the recordings to Youtube following the event.
2023 Events
- Author visit with Andrea Lani, "Uphill Both Ways"
- Lecture by artist Robert Shetterly, "Americans Who Tell The Truth"
- Housing on MDI: A Community Conversation (Hosted in partnership with the Jesup Memorial Library and Southwest Harbor Public Library)
- Poetry Reading: Karin Spitfire and Weslea Sidon
- Author visit with Shannon Bowring, "The Road to Dalton"
- Author visit with Philip Taubman, "In the Nation's Service"
- The Evolution of Cancer Care: a conversation with William Castrucci, MD and Northern Light Cancer Care
- Author talk: Alice Elliott Dark in conversation with Caitlin Shetterly
- Author visit with Alex Prud'homme, "Dinner With the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House"
- Author visit with Sarah Daly, "Violent Victors: Why Bloodstained Parties Win Post-War Elections"
- Unfortunately, we had a technical error with our recording of Shannon Mullen's author visit for her book "In Other Words Leadership. Our recording is not available, but we recommend this recording if you are interested in a full length discussion about the book.
- Lecture by Richard Parker, Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey" and Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
- Charles Ives Second Pianoforte Sonata (Concord, Mass. 1840-60), a lecture by Dr. Donna Coleman
- Author visit with Anne M. Kozak, "A History of Acadia National Park"
- Author visit with Gregg Humphrey, "Far and Sure: the Northeast Harbor Golf Club"
2024 Events
- 12 Hour Play Relay
- Mary Cabot Wheelwright's "Journey Towards Understanding," a lecture by Carl Little hosted in partnership with MDI Historical Society
- Featured Poet: Paul Weiss
- "The Art of the Architect" an author visit with Michael Imber
- "Geriatric Mental Health" a conversation with Northern Light Health
- "Ruth Moore's Microcosm: Narratives that Deconstruct the Notions of Inside and Outside," a talk with Ella Kotsen of the Tremont Historical Society, hosted in partnership with MDI Historical Society
- "How To Read A Book: A Novel" an author visit with Monica Wood
- "Discipline" an author visit with Debra Spark
- "Human Exploration of the Deep Sea" with Mike Coffin, PhD
- "Maine, a love story" with author and artist Blue Butterfield
- "The Mount Desert Island Committee for Peace (1962-1966)" a lecture by Patrick Callaway, hosted in partnership with MDI Historical Society
- "Hospice Care on MDI" a conversation with Northern Light Health
- "Representations of Working People in the Visual Arts" an artist talk by Judy Taylor
