Adventures in Serving Populations of Under 100 Mia Boynton, Head Librarian, Monhegan Memorial Library, Monhegan, ME (Population served: 60-600 – varies by season) Big Talk From Small Libraries 2017 February 24, 2017 http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/

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

2. Monhegan Island

3. Monhegan Island
by Edward Hopper

4. 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

5. Monhegan Memorial
Library

6. Monhegan Memorial Library

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

8. Growing up at the Library

9. Annual Report, or…

10. For young…
and…not as young!
FUN AT THE LIBRARY

11. Richard Blanco

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

13. Follow us online!