The library will be closed on Monday, January 19th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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March Exhibit: Women’s History Month

This March we join the Southwest Harbor Public Library, the Bass Harbor Memorial Library, and the Jesup Memorial Library in celebrating Women’s History Month with exhibits and programs relating to women’s history. Our exhibit features work from local women. There are paintings, textiles art, poems, photographs, and other multi-media work. This year’s themes is “Creating . . . read more

February Exhibit: Art of the Needle

The February exhibit, Art of the Needle, is on display at the Northeast Harbor Library.  Curated by staff member Judith Blank, the exhibit follows in the tradition of years past of borrowing works from neighbors and friends. The idea is to show work that demonstrates beautiful stitches. Some of the works included are original works, . . . read more

January Exhibit: MDES Art Show

January, 2017, student work from Mount Desert Elementary School will be on display in the Mellon Room of the Northeast Harbor Library. This delightful exhibit features a piece from each student, showcasing their hard work with teacher, Ms. Carol Shutt. The exhibit will be up the entire month  of January and is available to view . . . read more

December Exhibit: Sam Dunlap

December Exhibit at the Northeast Harbor Library, “The Presence of Matrix Fossils on Mount Desert Island – Art and Artifacts”   Have you ever seen something that you couldn’t explain by conventional thinking, something that seemed to end up a theory? What do you do when that happens? Do you try to make the theory . . . read more

November Exhibit: Aaron Mitchell

During the month of November, artist J. Aaron Mitchell will exhibit his paintings at the Northeast Harbor Library. There will be a opening reception Friday, November 4th, 5-7pm. All are welcome. Aaron’s paintings are big and bright, often marked by primary colors and suggesting of graffiti art. He paints on various materials including glass and . . . read more

October Exhibit: Art of Acadia

“Art of Acadia,” an exhibition curated by art writer Carl Little, will be on view at the Northeast Harbor Library for the month of October. An opening reception with book-signing and brief remarks will take place Wednesday, October 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Part of . . . read more

September Exhibit: Kathleen Hall

September 16th –September 30th Paintings by Kathleen Hall For more information: Call 804 514 0462, Email Kathy@kathleenhallart.com, Visit www.kathleenhallart.com/  

August Exhibit: Art in Public Spaces

A new exhibit curated by Art in Public Spaces, “Modern Maine/Artists”, features the distinct styles of eleven Maine artists throughout August at the Northeast Harbor Library.  A wide range of themes – flowers, abstracts, winter, windows, planes, trains, fog, mountains, trucks and crows –  is presented  in work by  contemporary artists Nicole Herz,  Liddy Hubbell, . . . read more

July Exhibit: Katherine Noble Churchill & Liz Cutler

Selections of paintings inspired by the original plein air artists and equine history on Mount Desert Island by Katherine Noble Churchill & Liz Cutler also with images by special guest Howie Motenko.  Join us for spirited and festive opening reception Friday, July 1st 6-8pm Mellon Room.  Show will run July 1-30.