Big Talk From Small Libraries 2017 - Adventures in Serving Populations of Under 100

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Adventures in Serving Populations Under 100 The Monhegan Memorial Library Monhegan Island, ME

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Adventures in Serving Populations Under 100

The Monhegan Memorial LibraryMonhegan Island, ME

Monhegan Island

Monhegan Island

by Edward Hopper

Monhegan Island: By the Numbers

- 1 mile long, 1/4 mile wide- 12 miles out to sea (a 1hr boat ride!)- 1 boat 3x/week in the winter- 60 year around residents- 6 kids in school with 1 teacher and 1 ed-tech

Monhegan Memorial Library

Monhegan Memorial Library

Monhegan Memorial Library Challenges• Slow mail service• Small staff• Extra expenses • No public funds• Limited open season

Growing up at the Library

Annual Report, or…

For young…

and…not as young!

FUN AT THE LIBRARY

Richard Blanco

Open door policy: if you can find the door, open it!

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