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Pokémon Club
In-PersonPokémon Club (ongoing): Kids 8+ are invited to the library for our brand new Pokémon Club! Play, trade, or meet with fellow trainers during this one-hour program, after school from 3:30 - 4:30pm....
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- Date:
- Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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- Time:
- 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- Location:
- Onsite
- Audience:
- Kids & Families Youth
- Categories:
- Activity
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 29 seats left
The Library Session Weekly Music
In-PersonThe Library Session, weekly on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Library open 9am-8pm on Wednesdays.
Traditional music session: mostly Celtic tunes; held weekly year round. Open session, round robin style....
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- Date:
- Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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- Time:
- 5:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Holmes Reading Room - Front Room
- Audience:
- Adults General Adults Older Youth
- Categories:
- Group / Club
Kneisel Hall Chamber Concert
In-PersonThe Library is proud to present a Kneisel Hall Chamber Concert on Thursday, July 23th at 7:00 p.m., at St. John’s Church, 315 Main Street, across from the library in Southwest Harbor. This is a...
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- Date:
- Thursday, July 23, 2026
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Location:
- St. John's Church - across from Library
- Audience:
- Adults General Kids & Families Adults Older Youth
- Categories:
- Performance
Storytimes
In-PersonJoin us for a fun-filled interactive storytime with books, puppets, movements, songs, and more!
Geared for all ages.
- Date:
- Friday, July 24, 2026
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- Time:
- 10:00am - 10:30am
- Location:
- Onsite
- Audience:
- Kids & Families
- Categories:
- Activity
Acadia Explorers Session 2
In-PersonAcadia Explorers (session 2) @Seawall Picnic Area Calling all outdoor explorers! The Library is teaming up with Acadia National Park again to offer this adventurous, outdoor educational program...
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- Date:
- Friday, July 24, 2026
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Location:
- Offsite
- Audience:
- Kids & Families
- Categories:
- Activity
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 8 seats left
Summer S.T.E.A.M. Session 2
In-PersonSummer S.T.E.A.M. (session 2) Science Series with University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Open to kids 5+. These are Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.) programs...
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- Date:
- Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Onsite
- Audience:
- Kids & Families
- Categories:
- Activity
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 20 seats left
Crane Folding
In-PersonStop by for a crane folding hour at the Library Tuesdays from 3:00-4:00. Folding peace cranes has a long history at the library. Over the years approximately 25 thousand cranes have been folded by...
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- Date:
- Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Location:
- Onsite
- Audience:
- Adults General Kids & Families Adults Older Youth
- Categories:
- Activity
A Life Well Lived: Charles Fletcher Dole History with Paul T. Burlin
In-Person / Online
Join us at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Tuesday, July 28, from 5:30–6:30 p.m. for an in-person and online presentation by Paul T. Burlin, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of History at the...
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- Date:
- Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- Time:
- 5:30pm - 6:30pm
- Location:
- Holmes Reading Room - Front Room, Online
- Audience:
- Adults General Adults Older
- Categories:
- Lecture / Presentation
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration / Online Registration
- Register! - 168 seats left
From July 8th to 29th at the Library, don’t miss local artist Isaiah Brugman’s sculpted miniatures and found object “scrapbashing” models in the display case in the Holmes Reading Room. In Brugman’s...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, July 29, 2026
- Time:
- All Day Event
- Location:
- Holmes Reading Room - Front Room
- Audience:
- Adults General Kids & Families Adults Older Youth
- Categories:
- Exhibit
Last Day July Paintings Exhibit
In-PersonSummer Days: An Exhibit of Paintings by Anne Haynes and Joan Vienot” will be on display from July 1-29.
Art Reception on Friday, July 17 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Artwork will be for sale with 20% of the p...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, July 29, 2026
- Time:
- All Day Event
- Location:
- Onsite - 1st & 2nd Floors
- Audience:
- Adults General Kids & Families Adults Older Youth
- Categories:
- Exhibit
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