This library and its welcoming staff, is a haven of history, community, great historic and…read morecontemporary art. One day, the lost volume of the Eastport Sentinel will show up. The head Librarian, Dana Chevalier, is an astonishing pastel artist, calligrapher, fountain of local history. She is knowledgeable about fiction and literature. Built through a bequest of the inventor of the Peavey hook, revolutionising lumber movement in swift rivers before he ventured west to invent the industry changing concentric ringed flour silo that saved countless more lives from explosions and fires in the grain business of the Twin Cities. Both Peavey Industries and Peavey library continue to thrive. As you enter the building from Water Street, the desk faces you with a choice of a serene oval reading room to the left, stacks and historic materals to the. right, ot a dedicated children's reading room straight ahead. Outside ,a quiet outdoor reading plaza sits on the left of the building, an historic bandstand to the right on the village green. Resist rhe temptation to stroke the bald marble pate of Mr. Peavey's sculptured bust on the hearth of the gas fireplace as you sink into my favorite leather reading chair and take a satisfied breath in a very special library.

This is such a lovely little local library but a few things are lacking; public parking and more…read moreelectrical outlets so that people can plug in their laptops if they need to work, which I did. The librarians were super nice and made sure I was comfortable and had access to an outlet, this is a gorgeous old-school library with antique wood panelling and study desks upstairs which look out over the library. I hope the citizens of Bar Harbor can keep this place going because you just don't see these kinds of old heritage libraries around anymore and from what I understand, this place runs on donations. They also badly need to update their electronic collections and access to databases and such. Other than that, it was a wonderful place to spend an hour away from the maddening crowds and get some work done.

While meandering the quaint avenues of picturesque Bar Harbor, I stumbled upon the Jesup Library…read moreduring their annual Book Sale. The library is closed a few days ahead of time to prepare for this vast emporeutic event every August. Cartons piled three deep were neatly placed under tables of books that covered the entire lawn. To the left of the entrance were the nonfiction materials, and the right held all aspects of fiction. I headed right. I was quite pleased with my restraint as I only purchased one book - an out-of-print Velda Johnson novel that takes place in - you guessed it - Maine. The library itself is also gorgeous. The Federal style structure is composed of lovely red brick, and the inside boasts wooden bookcases, high ceilings and architectural embellishments. The staff here are friendly and informative. They also have a room with local artists' work on display. Definitely worth a visit for any fellow booklover.

I had to go into this library a couple of years ago while I was on vacation to email a paper to a…read moreprofessor and fell in love. Every trip back since then I've taken a walk through. This is as good as it gets for a local library, comfy couches and chairs in front of the fireplace (!), great little nooks for the fiction collection and a great children's section. The staff is always friendly and helpful. It makes me want to grab a book and take a seat.

This is my local library, and I love it. I've been a patron for over 30 years, and know it very…read morewell. I'm writing a review now because one person gave a 1-star review with anger over the library's mask policy in 2021 (please note that they followed the Maine CDC's guidelines for masking all throughout Covid, which I greatly appreciated; notably there is no mask policy now). This skewed the average star rating greatly in a negative direction, so I wanted to do something to skew it back up where it belongs. Ellsworth's librarians sincerely care about their patrons, and it shows.

Crazy about masks. I'm in a room in the basement, 100% alone yet they still feel the need to come…read moredown and tell me to go outside or put mask on. Nothing like being harassed at a local library over a silly mask.

A nice place to spend time. Very cozy and well organized. Lots of activities for kids, we have…read morejoined one this afternoon...an adventure, surprised my boy! Service are very kind and warm!

A library with a…read moremall I've been to a lot of libraries but I've never seen one located in a mall before. Actually it's located in Market Square but it looks like a mall to me. I was surprised to see a huge library right in the middle of all the stores. The library is modern and has some great wifi and lots of computers inside. Things are organized a bit different than I am use to but this is Canada, they do things their own way. This library has probably the coolest entrance of any library I have ever been in. You actually walk in between two huge, fake books. And once inside there are lots of unusual art and displays scattered about. Subtle but definitely cool stuff. As my Yelp friend Robert from Portland, OR, likes to point out, weird can be really tiresome and stupid when it is forced and contrived. But when weird just happens without trying it can be so cool. This library is weird, from the huge books that you walk through at the entrance, to the girl floating by on balloons in the mall at the front of the library. Everything about this library is a bit different. This library is just so weird but in a very, very cool way.

After moving to Calgary, I feel proud to say that my favourite library is the Saint John Free…read morePublic Library. You dont need to pay an annual fee. There is no fee to use the computers. There is no fee to take a class. ITS AWESOME! Its right on the waterfront in the uptown - so easy to get to by either transit or driving. I have easily spent 3 hours just browsing. And more often then not they have a silent auction selling local artists work! Wheather you need to jump on a computer and print your resume or your looking to relax in a comphy chair with the new book you found, this is by far the best library. I would even say - best in canada.

Excellent local library filled with great books and people. Beautiful setting, historic building…read more Everything you could want...

Ocean view library with cozy chairs. In the winter they have not one but two fireplaces to cozy up…read moreto. Watch the waves , read and bring your drink of choice . Heaven .