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Blue Hill Concert Association Tickets

Free Tickets for Patrons of the Library Every concert season, the Blue Hill Concert Association makes a generous donation to the library, giving us two tickets to each of the four shows. Tickets are first . . . read more »

Brooklin Fall Fest

October 6th, 2024 in Brooklin Join us in Brooklin on October 6th for the annual Fall Fest! Maps and schedules will be available soon! Each year Fall Fest picks a different charity to donate a . . . read more »

Benjamin Mendlowitz Talk

Rockbound Chapel, August 6th In case you missed the wonderful talk given by Benjamin Mendlowitz over the summer: We hope you enjoy the recording!

June Eaton Transcript

Interview The following is a transcription of an interview conducted between former library Director Gretchen Volenick and longtime library volunteer June Eaton. A link to listen to the audio file can be found here. Special . . . read more »

A MAINE LIBRARY TRIES TO EXPAND TO HOUSE WOODENBOAT’S FORMER COLLECTION

[Published in the Bangor Daily News] By Bill Trotter If all goes according to plan, the local community library in Brooklin, Maine hopes to raise its profile beyond the commuting distance of the coastal town’s . . . read more »

Maritime photographer donates slide collection to library’s Maritime Research Center

[Published in the Weekly Packet] In a generous gesture of maritime legacy preservation, award-winning photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz has contributed his entire slide collection, comprising a staggering 155,000 images spanning 1979 to 2005, to the Friend . . . read more »

WoodenBoat photographer donates 155,000 historic slides to Brooklin library

[Published in the Ellsworth American] In a generous gesture of maritime legacy preservation, award-winning marine photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz has contributed his entire slide collection, comprising a staggering 155,000 images spanning 1979 to 2005, to the . . . read more »

WoodenBoat’s Library Finds a New Home

Jon Wilson’s donation of the WoodenBoat Library to the Friend Memorial Library’s Maritime Research Center was featured in the January/February 2024 issue of WoodenBoat magazine. Read the full article scanned here: Page One and Page . . . read more »

World-Class Maritime Research Collection to be Acquired

Friend Memorial Public Library recently formalized the agreement to acquire a rare and extensive maritime research library, signing a Letter of Intent with the owner of the private collection, Jon Wilson, founder and former owner . . . read more »

Catherine Nevin Appointed as Library Director

The Board of Trustees at Friend Memorial Public Library is delighted to announce the appointment of Catherine Nevin as the Library Director. Catherine, who has been serving as the Interim Library Director since June, brings . . . read more »