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Come join us for Books and Blueberries on August 8!
A village library with heart...
and 131 years of tradition
The Somesville Library Association will hold its 2026 Books and Blueberries Sale on Saturday August 8th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the library front lawn at 1116 Main Street in Mount Desert. Enjoy our live band and BBQ while browsing thousands of used books, blueberry-themed baked goods, fresh wild Maine blueberries, auction items, and a lovely selection of local crafts. This event supports our community library through both an online and in-person auction that's made possible by the generous donations of local businesses and partners. To see the online auction items, click here.
But wait! We also have an in-person, physical auction, the kind with bid sheets that you can write your name on. Come to the library during opening hours and check 'em all out. You can also bid on those items during the August 8 event. Photos of all available in-person 2026 auction items are posted on our Facebook page, here! And you can find a video of those same items below (scroll down a little). Thank you for supporting the Somesville Library!
The Somesville Library, open year-round on Wednesdays and Saturdays, is a beloved
community space in the village of Somesville, located in Mount Desert, Maine.
The three-room structure, purpose-built as a library, dates back to the mid-1890s.
The lovely back-in-time vibe of our library notwithstanding, visitors enjoy free Wi-Fi,
the use of a late-model Mac computer, and a charging station to top off personal devices.
Private but open to the public, the library also offers coffee and tea for a small donation.
Most important, visitors have access to a strong and ever-growing collection
of contemporary and historical fiction and non-fiction. A year-round
pay-as-you-please book sale draws patrons from all over.
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We are located at 1116 Main Street, in the Somesville Historic District,
listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The library is flanked on three sides by the shorelines of Mill Pond and Somes Sound,
where wildlife is abundant. Geese and goslings, bald eagles, otters,
seals, and all manner of water fowl and finned creatures are our neighbors.
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Come for the serenity, stay for the books...and have a cup of coffee with our librarian!
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Gifts to the Somesville Library, a 501(c)(3) organization, are generally tax-deductible.
We'll gladly acknowledge donations in writing. Thank you for your support!
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The Somesville Library was established in 1896. Our mission remains to serve both year-round and summer visitors of Somesville through programming, service, and community-building.
For a small library, our collection is remarkable. Our librarian keeps the library stocked with the most interesting fiction, non-fiction, biographies, books about Maine, and children's selections.
The library offers special programs and community events, including volunteer-staffed soup nights in the winter, the popular annual books-and-blueberries sale, and various children's programs.
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