Congratulations to our 2019 winner Victoria Dixon! Click here to read her essay submission. The Nantucket Atheneum’s American Spirit Essay Contest challengesContinue Reading Link
Category: Programs and Events
Outdoor Chess & Checker Board
An outdoor chess/checker table has now being installed off the Garden at the Nantucket Atheneum. Library patrons can begin toContinue Reading Link
Backyard Astronomy: New Library Telescope
You can now use your library card to check out an Orion StarBlast telescope to use in your own backyard!Continue Reading Link
2019 PEEPs Diorama Contest
The Nantucket Atheneum presents the 8th annual Peeps Diorama Contest, where participants create a scene inside a shoebox depicting theirContinue Reading Link
“Danseur” Explores The Social Stigma Of Being A Male Ballet Dancer
By Adelaide Richards The documentary film Danseur is inspired by the experience of director and producer Scott Gormley. His sonContinue Reading Link
July Author Talks Focus On The Funny, Fascinating and Informative
This month the Nantucket Atheneum hosts a broad selection of renowned authors with topics ranging from making New York CityContinue Reading Link
Dance Festival Features the Best of Classical & Contemporary Ballet
Join the Nantucket Atheneum in celebrating the eleventh annual Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival July 24- 28, 2018. The festival includesContinue Reading Link
Like Independent, Classic and World Cinema? You’ll Love Kanopy
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service for public libraries that provides Atheneum patrons access to a large collection ofContinue Reading Link
American Spirit Essay Contest
The Nantucket Atheneum’s American Spirit Essay Contest challenges high school students in grades 11 and 12 to write an originalContinue Reading Link
Guadagnino Films A Sumptuous Antidote To The Gray Days of March
By Adelaide Richards Italian film maker Luca Guadagnino’s works are the perfect antidote to the grey days of winter. They’reContinue Reading Link