	Winter Harbor Public Library located at Channing Chapel 18 Chapel Lane P.O. Box 310 Winter Harbor, Maine 04693 207-963-7556 winterharbor@winterharbor.lib.me.us Library email address
All programs are free and open to everyone	Welcome ....... updated on May 3rd, 2012

The Winter Harbor Library is located in the Channing Chapel. The driveway runs off the ocean side of Main Street
between the Winter Harbor 5 & 10 and the bank. Look for the park with the bell and the Library sign.

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                                                                    Wednesday   1:00 to 5:00
                                                                        Friday 10:00 to 5:00
                                                                        Saturday 1:00 to 5:00

After School Crafts at the Library for grades 3-8

(1&2 if accompanied by an adult) from 2:30 to 4:00

May 18 th = Greeting Card Gift Boxes

Watch for details of our Summer Reading Program

Trustees and Committees

The mission of the WHPL is
to function as a center for life long learning and literacy for all in a welcoming atmosphere,
acting both independently and in collaboration with other organizations.

Please do stop in
and meet our Librarian
Leslie Walton

see also activities at
Dorcas Library in Prospect Harbor

The Library
Board of Trustees
has a opening for a
interested citizen
to be elected at the June Town Meeting. Please contact the Library for further details.

check out our
Book Discussion Group
every first Tuesday
for details call the Library or Cindy at 963-7409

The Winter Harbor Masonic Lodge supports a program at the Library called Bikes-for-Books to help inspire kids to read.
For each book a child reads his or her name will be put into a box, and at the end of the time period a drawing for the bikes will be held for some lucky young readers.
Children in Grades 1 - 8 can enter. See the Librarian to sign up and get all the details.

ART EXHIBIT
at the Library
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Beginning April 21st
Anita TeHeneppe's Watercolors
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Beginning May 26th
Trudie Van Lente's
Acrylic Landscapes
reception Sat. May 26th 2:00-4:00

Have a new or old tech toy and wish you had someone to help you figure it out? Want to know more about trying to make the most of computers It's time to Ask Charlie. JOIN US SATURDAYS AFTERNOONS for guidance in making the most of the internet and new technologies. Are you interested in graphic arts, 3-D modeling, video production, computer applications, digital imaging, or digital audio for musicians young and old? Charlie Pomaski, a former electrical and astronomy technician, has a diverse background in computer applications including computer real world interface and research. Want to take an online class to learn something new? The possibilities are endless. Charlie can guide you in wherever your interests may take you. Is there anyone interested in creating oral histories and digital imaging of the Peninsula? Charlie can help us get set up for that too.

Tides at Winter Harbor tide chart

You can get that at the library?

Libraries have always been great money savers because of all the books and periodicals you can borrow and use for free. But they've continued to evolve with the times, and now a library card has become a must-have ticket to savings.

E-books. Today, many libraries are able to lend electronic versions of books to read on devices such as e-readers, smartphones or tablet computers. You can download books at home from the library's website or by visiting the library. Books automatically "time out" at the end of the lending period and disappear from your device if you don't renew them. And there are built-in potential savings: You won't incur late fees because there's nothing to return. We will even lend out e-readers. That can be a great way to "try before you buy" an e-reader, if you're unsure whether you will enjoy reading e-books.

Internet. One of the things people cut back on is high-speed Internet access at home because they can't afford it anymore. Internet access is to anyone, regardless of whether they have a library card. In fact, we leave the wireless on when the library is closed. You can park in the library lot during off-hours and still get online — useful when you need to check email with a laptop.

Kilowatt meters. We offer a Kill A Watt device for checkout. These are electricity-usage monitors that help you measure how much energy an appliance or device uses, giving you the ability to track how much it will cost over time and identify electricity hogs

Entertainment media. Besides books, we offer entertainment media such as movies and audiobooks.

Online databases. Information databases can be extremely useful and are often extremely expensive. Some libraries will give you free home access to databases that otherwise cost thousands of dollars. You log in with your library card number. For example, you can get access to a database of magazines and journals that includes the full text of articles. Check out ANCESTRY !

Librarians. Perhaps the greatest resource of all is free access to an information expert, your local librarian, who can turn you on to all the new offerings the library has.

    Currently on our WISHLIST

    one Laminating Machine
         & supplies

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2011 Special Programs Details
Authors Series for Children & Adults
Funded in part by the Rudman Library Trust, Maine Community Foundation,
and private donations
Thank you to Hannaford’s and Shaw's Supermarkets in Ellsworth for their donations toward our Nutrition/Healthy Snacks Program.

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Ask about home delivery of your books, tapes or videos
if you are housebound

pre K < STORY TIME >

Carole Cirincione, Reader
Friday mornings 10 to 10:30am

Program is free and open to all children up to six years of age. storytime

Adults should accompany kids. No registration required.

Check out a book with your child !

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NOW AVAILABLE
eBook Readers to borrow
NOOK and KINDLE

We are now members of the

Maine InfoNet Download Library
eBooks and Audio Books
check with the Library for your card number
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The Library offers two public computers, ethernet connections and wireless internet access during regular hours and a free wireless hotspot is available 24/7

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"Kill A Watt" Electricity Monitor Available for Use

Efficiency Maine has donated this electricity usage monitor for checkout FREE from the library. The monitor will help you detect the "energy thieves" in your home. The monitor simply plugs into electrical outlets and then allows a consumer to plug in any appliance to get a readout on how much electricity the appliance uses and then calculate how much money it's costing. To calculate how much an appliance is costing you, check out this appliance energy calculator created by the Lewiston Public Library. Simply enter in your read-out data from the monitor and the page will calculate how much the appliance is costing you a month.

http://lplonline.org/about-us/effiency-maine-calculators

You may have recently heard that a statewide purchase was made for
Ancestry Library. This is being made available to all Maine public libraries.
Access to this resource is "in-house"
(at the Library)
Remote access is not available.

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Winter Harbor Public Library, the Maine State Library, along with other Maine libraries, have purchased over 2,500 popular eBooks, known as the
Maine InfoNet Download Library.
Anyone with a library card from a participating library can access this collection free of charge. This collection is offered through Overdrive, the current leader in the eBook lending market. In addition to the Overdrive service, there are many free ebooks that are available all the time because they are in the public domain. Audio Books may also be downloaded to your electronic device. All you will need is your library card number, the free software download, and your choice of reading (or listening) devices.

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Check out our Reference Center
providing comprehensive references and directions for many items of interest
Access through your MARVEL account

Thousands of magazines, newspapers and reference books are now available online in all libraries
and from any Internet- connected computer anywhere in the state of Maine

All patrons of Maine Public Libraries have access to LearningExpress Library, courtesy of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) award to the Maine State Library.

LearningExpress Library is an interactive online learning platform featuring over 770 practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks related to skills improvement, career certification and licensing exam preparation, college entrance and graduate school admissions exam preparation, GED exam preparation, and basic skills improvement in reading, writing, and math, for all ages. You will get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. In addition, you will find interactive popular software tutorials/courses that are video-based and allow you to learn at your own pace.

In order to login to the learning resources from home or from other Maine internet enabled locations, all patrons must first authenticate through MARVEL! - Maine's Virtual Library.

2-1-1 Maine is a comprehensive statewide directory of over 8,000 health and human services available in Maine
for more information

Maine government portal

SUPPORT THE LIBRARY · VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

As a Winter Harbor Public Library volunteer, you can take pride in knowing that you have contributed your unique talents and energy toward providing a richer quality of life for your community. Join your neighbors in creating a great place to live, work, and play, by volunteering! Library volunteers play an important role as partners in the Library's mission of connecting people to the world of ideas and information. If you would like to help work with materials in the collection or connect others to our catalog and the Internet, we have some rewarding opportunities that might suit you! We're looking for people willing to donate just a few hours of their time.

Stop in, email or phone the library

click on button for volunteer interest form

What is a public lending library? It has to meet the following three criteria:

1.   Is publicly owned and supported
2.   Is open to anyone who desires to use it, and
3.   Contains a wide range of material, both popular and scholarly

American Library Association sums up this value beautifully:
“Libraries: An American Value: Libraries in America are cornerstones of the communities they serve. Free access to the books, ideas, resources and information in America’s libraries is imperative for education, employment, enjoyment and self-government. Libraries are a legacy to each generation, offering the heritage of the past and the promise of the future.”

Sample our friendly atmosphere, warm building, magazines, newspapers, Internet and many new books.
If we don't have the book you are looking for please ask and we can order it for you through the state library system

The Maine Room has been transformed into a cozy Reading Room with comfortable chairs and lighting .
Funding provided by a bequest that was designated specifically for capital improvements.
Easy chairs for your browsing comfort

Visit our Reading Room for over 23 popular magazines newspapers.
Enjoy our donated coffee and tea machine

10 reasons to support libraries

Libraries Serve Everyone...Are places of opportunity...Are great places for kids...Bring you the world.

Help us lead better lives...Build better communities...Promote literacy...Are essential to education.

Attract business...Are a great value.

Advancing Knowledge. Inspiring lifelong learning. Strengthening communities.

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While the Library gets some of its funding from the citizens of Winter Harbor—we are dependent on support from generous individuals, civic-minded businesses, and public-spirited foundations to make this all possible.

about our location

building

Channing Chapel History

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1909

in 1909