Southwest Harbor Public Library

44.280°N 68.3260°W / 44.280; -68.3260

Southwest Harbor Public Library
Location	Southwest Harbor, Maine, United States
Type	Public
Established	1895
Collection
Size	40,000
Access and use
Circulation	56,000
Population served	1,966
Other information
Budget	$288,183
Director	Candy Emlen
Employees	10
Website	www.swhplibrary.org

The Southwest Harbor Public Library is the public library serving Southwest Harbor, Maine.

The Southwest Harbor Public Library was built in 1895. On March 17, 1888 the Tremont Public Library Association was formed for the purpose of looking after books and raising funds for a permanent building. The Association's name was changed to the "Southwest Harbor Public Library." In 1893 the Library Association bought the lot of land where the library building now stands for $100.^[1][2]

The completed building was dedicated on October 31, 1895.^[2][3]

The library is one of the only libraries in Maine designated as a "Star Library" by Library Journal.^[4]