Jesup Memorial Library closed for the next week

News from the Jesup Memorial Library:

“BAR HARBOR—Because of dust resulting from work being done on the Jesup Memorial Library, the library will be closed until at least Tuesday, Jan. 24. Necessary repairs are being made on the exterior brickwork of the Jesup, an historic building which is on the National Register of Historic Places.  In the meantime, we are working to clean up the dust inside the building as quickly as possible.

“We are aware that this is a great inconvenience to many, but we are looking out for the health and safety of our staff and patrons,” said Ron Beard, chairman of the Jesup’s Board of Directors.

“The staff of the Jesup is sad and frustrated that we aren’t able to serve our community at the moment,” said Ruth A. Eveland, Library Director. “We know we are a lifeline for many people and are doing what we can through the limited resources of our used bookstore for access to books for desperate readers.”

The snowman craft scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. and the PJ Story Time on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m. will be held next door to the library at the YWCA. Thursday’s book signing with Dr. Robert Gallon has been rescheduled to Friday, Mar. 10. The Word’s Unleashed Story Slam on Fri., Jan. 20 has been canceled and the special story time on Sat., Jan. 21 will be rescheduled at a later date. This week’s story times, knitting and writing groups have been canceled.

In order to offer some services to patrons, the Jesup’s book store, Secondhand Prose, will be open every day from 2-4 p.m. until the library reopens. There will be limited internet usage with library laptops and books available at the store can be borrowed at no cost. In addition, books can be downloaded through our downloadable library (maine.overdrive.com) and Wi-Fi can still be accessed outside the building. Any items that are due can be dropped in the book drop outside the Jesup.

Thank you for your understanding as we build a better Jesup. The staff and board of the Jesup offer our sincere thanks to the YWCA MDI and to the Bar Harbor Congregational Church for allowing us to move events to their buildings during the library’s closure.”