Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Winter Harbor Public Library A center for lifelong learning and literacy in a welcoming atmosphere ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Social Hour at the Library](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?p=2542) - Join us every Tuesday from 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. for a wide range of social activities, including games and puzzles. You can also get help with your devices and use our free WiFi. ## Pages - [welcome](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/) - A center for lifelong learning and literacy in a welcoming atmosphere - public library in Winter Harbor Maine - historic Channing Chapel - [Services](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?page_id=19) - Stop by and sample our friendly atmosphere, historic building, and cozy reading room. Access our highspeed internet or browse the latest bestsellers, the weekly newspaper, or our selection of magazines. 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, or - [Catalog](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?page_id=534) - OUR CATALOG — Winter Harbor Public Library catalog PHOTO: Courtesy of Google Images & wisegeek.com For digital copies of the Peninsula Gazette, which was published in Winter Harbor from 1954 to 1960. Peninsula Gazette - [Support the Library](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?page_id=47) - 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 our programs and services possible. Your gifts to Winter Harbor Public Library are tax-deductible. Charitable gifts to a library that is a town department are deductible under - [Resources](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?page_id=174) - CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY State & Regional Resources Visit the library anytime visit website MAINE STATE LIBRARY visit Peninsula Gazette visit Dorcas Library visit Town of Winter Harbor visit Town of Gouldsboro visit TIDES TABLe visit SCHOODIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE visit SCHOODIC INSTITUTE visit SCHOODIC ARTS visit MAINE 211 visit HOMESCHOOLERS OF MAINE visit Maine Government Portal - [Our Library](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?page_id=2475) - Read the latest newsletter A Brief History of Channing Chapel, Home of the Winter Harbor Public Library In 1887, David Flint, a summer resident of Winter Harbor, made the decision to build a Unitarian chapel on land that he owned, which lay adjacent to his large cottage on Inner Harbor. Flint was a Boston lumber - [Library Events](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?page_id=2539) - August 2026 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 « Apr - [Contact the Library](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?page_id=25) - Winter Harbor Public Library PO Box 326 Winter Harbor, ME 04693 (207)963-7556 963whpl@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/winterharborpubliclibrary https://www.instagram.com/winterharborpubliclibrary Webmasters: Winter Harbor Public Library - [Pollinator Garden](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?page_id=1739) - Inspired by the pollinator gardens at Northeast Harbor Library on Mount Desert Island, Winter Harbor Public Library decided to plant its own. Pollinators such as bees and butterflies have been on the decline for many years. There are many reasons for this. One is loss of habitat. The library hopes to reverse this trend a - [YouTube Videos](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?page_id=2132) - # The Giant Who Loved Chocolate The Grumpy Monkey - Winter Harbor Public Library https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?page_id=2132 - [Policies](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?page_id=1866) - Winter Harbor Public Library Board of Trustees COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT POLICY MATERIALS SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT Policy History: First Draft 10/14/2011 Date Approved: Board Meeting 12/7/2011 Previous Policy Dated: N/A Replaces : N/A Next Review Date: April 2023 Purpose The purpose of this policy is to define the underlying principles which direct the development and management Winter Harbor Public Library Board of Trustees COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT POLICY MATERIALS SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT Policy History: First Draft 10/14/2011 Date Approved: Board Meeting 12/7/2011 Previous Policy Dated: N/A Replaces : N/A Next Review Date: April 2023 Purpose The purpose of this policy is to define the underlying principles which direct the development and management Winter Harbor Public Library Board of Trustees COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT POLICY MATERIALS SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT Policy History: First Draft 10/14/2011 Date Approved: Board Meeting 12/7/2011 Previous Policy Dated: N/A Replaces : N/A Next Review Date: April 2023 Purpose The purpose of this policy is to define the underlying principles which direct the development and management - Policies ## Events - [Shannon Bowring, author of Road to Dalton series August 26th, 4 PM](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?tribe_events=shannon-bowring-author-of-road-to-dalton-series-august-26th-4-pm) - [Winter Harbor Public Library Book Sale August 7th & 8th](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?tribe_events=winter-harbor-public-library-book-sale-august-7th-8th) - [Winter Harbor Public Library Book Sale This weekend! August 7th & 8th](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?tribe_events=winter-harbor-public-library-book-sale-this-weekend-august-7th-8th) - [Children's Author Jeanine Deas will be here on July 18th at 11 AM](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?tribe_events=childrens-author-jeanine-deas-will-be-here-on-july-18th-at-11-am) - Please join us at the library to have fun and interactive reading time with Jeanine Deas. She will be reading her newest book, ABC Ducks. - [Mary Ellen Lincourt - children's author will be here on August 2nd at 11 AM](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?tribe_events=mary-ellen-lincourt-childrens-author-will-be-here-on-august-2nd-at-11-am) - Please join us in this fun and interactive reading with author, Mary Ellen Lincourt. She will be reading one or two of her books. She will then lead the children into a drawing lesson, letting the children draw what interests them. - [Bob Duchesne - Maine is Weird](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?tribe_events=bob-duchesne-maine-is-weird) - Bob Duchesne will be speaking about the historical perspective of why Maine is different than every other state. This is one reason Maine has the birds we have. Bob is well known for his expertise in birds. He spearheaded the creation of the Maine Birding Trail and wrote a book about the Maine Birding Trail. - [Faith Lane - Poetry](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?tribe_events=faith-lane-poetry) - Faith Lane will be reading poetry and having a group discussion on the readings. We hope to see you on June 3rd at 4:30 PM at the Winter Harbor Public Library. Faith has written books on poetry and non-fiction. She was librarian at both the Winter Harbor Public Library and Dorcas Library. Faith and her - [48 Hours with Wilderness Ranger Tim Caverly](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?tribe_events=48-hours-with-wilderness-ranger-tim-caverly) - Come spend virtual time in the canoe of wilderness ranger Tim Caverly, experiencing the Maine outdoors through his scenic, historic, and wildlife pictures. - [Discover Astrophotography](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?tribe_events=discover-astrophotography) - Come learn about astrophotography with Winter Harbor resident, Tim Cushman. Astrophotography is fundamentally taking pictures of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere. This includes the moon, sun, planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and even astronomical events like eclipses and meteor showers. Come learn with Tim and see examples of his brilliant photography. - [Winter Harbor Author Earl Blackney](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?tribe_events=winter-harbor-author-earl-blackney) - Earl Blackney will be speaking about the Otter Cliffs Radio Station in Bar Harbor in 1916. As a pioneering fixture in the early 20th century, the Otter Cliffs Radio Station stood as a testament to the burgeoning era of wireless communication. Situated along the rugged coast of Maine, the station played a crucial role in ## Categories - [events](https://winterharbor.lib.me.us/?cat=25)