Groups & Clubs at the Jesup
Contact us if your group would like to reserve regular meeting space at the library!
All in-person group and club meetings are currently suspended due to COVID-19.
Write on! Writers’ Group
Writers meet at the Jesup every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for skills development, to share the struggles and triumphs of writing, and to critique each other’s work. Nonfiction and fiction of all genres are welcome. The group is open to experienced writers and to beginners alike. The group is currently meeting remotely, please contact the library at 207-288-4245 for information on joining.
Get Your Knit On!
Knitters meet at the Jesup every Thursday at 6 p.m. It’s a terrific group of folks who welcome newcomers, whether to the group or to the craft of knitting. Anyone is encouraged to drop in. The group is currently meeting remotely, please contact the library at 207-288-4245 for information on joining.
Girls Who Code
“Teach a girl to code, and she’ll change the world” is the philosophy of this smart, creative group of young coders who meet regularly at the Jesup. We love hosting their meetings so much that we even let them take over the Jesup’s Facebook page for a week! Visit GWC’s Facebook page to learn more about the group.
Acadia Astronomical Society
The Acadia Astronomical Society, an astronomy club, meets on the second Wednesday of every month at the Jesup beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by an astronomy program at 7 p.m. Beginning observers and other new members are welcome. Meetings and programs are open to everyone. The club supports the Jesup’s telescope program and offers clinics and presentations at the library. Members also volunteer with area organizations to provide telescopic observing and outreach events throughout the region.
Learn more about the Jesup’s resources for exploring MDI’s incredible night sky!
Community Partnerships
The Jesup prides itself on wide-ranging, diverse collaborations with local businesses, nonprofits and civic groups.
We offer meeting space, co-host programs, take part in cooperative planning initiatives, host annual performances and events, serve as a civic gathering space, store archival materials, receive and exhibit artwork on loan, incubate and support new clubs and initiatives, and more. Please contact Lila Miller if you would like to discuss partnering with the Jesup or using its spaces.
PAST & CONTINUING PARTNERS
Abbe Museum / Acadia Astronomical Society / Acadia Family Center / Acadia Frame Works / Acadia National Park / Acadia Night Sky Festival / Acadia Senior College / Acadia Trad School / Anchorspace / Art in Public Spaces / Art Walk / ArtWaves MDI / At Home MDI (Downeast Community Partners) / Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce / Bar Harbor Kid's Book Festival / Bar Harbor Garden Club / Bar Harbor Merchants Association / Bar Harbor Savings & Loan / Bar Harbor/MDI Rotary / Bateau Literary Magazine / Beatrix Farrand Society / Big Moose Band / Cadillac Mountain Sports / Cas Ole Catering / A Climate to Thrive / College of the Atlantic / The Community School / Conners-Emerson School / Coston McIsaac / Counseling Collaborative / Criterion Theatre / Diver Ed's Dive-In Theater / FairVote Maine / Fiore / The First National Bank / Friends of Acadia / Future of Maine Scholarships Program / Harborside Shakespeare Company / Healthy Acadia / Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County / House Wine / The Hub of Bar Harbor / ImprovAcadia / Indivisible MDI / International Club of Hancock County / IPM (International Partners in Mission) / Island Connections / Island Readers and Writers / Jackson Laboratory / Kid's Corner / Local Solutions / Machias Savings Bank / Maine Citizens for Clean Elections / Maine Master Naturalist Program / MDI Hospital / MDI Nononprofit Alliance / MDI YMCA / Michelle McCann & Mary Lyman / Mount Desert Island High School / Northeast Harbor Library / Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum & Arctic Studies Center / Reader Dog / Reel Pizza / Schoodic Institute / Seal Cove Auto Museum / Sherman's Bookstore / Smith Family Farm / Southwest Harbor Library / Stanley Subaru / Summer Festival of the Arts / Thorndike Library at College of the Atlantic / University of Maine / YWCA of MDI / 54 Herrick