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Needs Assessment Makes Recommendations for Island Libraries
“Libraries are vital to island communities,” writes Emily Graham in her introduction to the recently completed 2003 Maine Island Libraries Needs Assessment, conducted by the Island Institute with funding from the MBNA Foundation Library Grants Program. “They not only act as information centers,” she continues, “but as community centers. In many cases these libraries are
Sea Glass author wins first Golden Trap Award
On June 13 at the Vinalhaven School, 95 kindergarten through fifth grade students and their teachers crowded into a classroom to listen to author Anne Wescott Dodd read aloud from her book, The Story of Sea Glass. Sea Glass has been chosen by Maine island students, K – 4, as the winner from among ten
Isle au Haut debates war, tables one article, passes lower school budget
During an early spring snowstorm on March 31, approximately 35 residents attending the Isle au Haut town meeting voted to send a resolution on the war against Iraq to President Bush, Sens. Collins and Snowe and Reps. Allen and Michaud. The resolution states that it “should in no way be interpreted as lack of support