130th Anniversary Town Proclamation & Cake In-Person
130th Anniversary Celebration Week Kick-off Event
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Town Proclamation & Cake 4:30pm Library Front Lawn on Main Street.
Join us and special guest Southwest Harbor Town Manager Karen Redderson as it is officially declared Southwest Harbor Public Library Week! Cake and lemonade immediately following.
As part of a year-long celebration of 130 years of service to the community, the Southwest Harbor Public Library is planning a mid-summer series of anniversary events for all ages. Happening July 21-27, activities will include a kick-off party, historical displays, children’s activities, and an evening with Pulitzer Prize winning author Richard Russo. The culminating event will be a festive barbecue with live music.
The anniversary celebration recognizes the construction and opening of the library’s brick building at 338 Main Street, built to house a growing collection that began in 1884 when resident Annie Sawyer Downs gathered cast-off books from the summer hotels and placed them on a shelf in a local drug store. Funded by donations from year-round and summer residents, the building was constructed over the summer of 1895 and was officially dedicated on October 31.
- Date:
- Monday, July 21, 2025
- Time:
- 4:30pm - 5:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Onsite
- Audience:
- Adults General Adults Older Kids & Families Youth
- Categories:
- Activity