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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!

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

An “OPEN” flag hangs outside the Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin, Maine, on Friday, May 17, 2024. A frame showing a rough outline of the facade of a proposed addition can be seen through a gap in the sign. Credit: Bill Trotter / BDN

[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 »

An Opportunity to Work Together to Preserve a Beloved Institution

What does it take to preserve the essential elements of our communities, to care for those institutions and events that define us as a specific town? Taken individually, they may seem dispensable, easily changed, or even . . . read more »

New Capital Campaign Chair Takes the Helm

Friend Memorial Public Library recently named Robert Baird campaign chairperson of its forthcoming capital campaign at its bimonthly meeting on July 25th. Baird, a long-time summer visitor to Brooklin and a full-time resident since 2016, . . . read more »