Page 48 - The Bar Harbor Times Sec. II, Thursday, September 18, 1986 4, 1986 Quilt Winner Announced On Saturday, Sept. 13, Southwest display in the Clark Room until the Harbor Police Chief John Carroll drew borrowed books must be returned. This the winnng ticket in the Friends of the will give everyone concerned an Library quilt raffle. The lucky winner is opportunity to study the work of this Nancy English of Bethesda, Md. Ms. gifted writer. English has spent her summer vacations in Seal Cove for many years. The friends and staff of the library After the drawing Phoebe Wentworth wish to thank all those who worked on presented a rare edition of Rachel the quilt project over the last two years. Field's Calico Bush to head librarian Thanks, too, to those who purchased Caroline Allen. The "Delectable tickets and made this fund raiser a great Mountains" quilt is featured success. The Friends of the Library have importantly in this children's novel and made many contributions to the library the design is imprinted on the cover. this year. These include the following: used Toshiba copier, new table for the The Rachel Field exhibit has drawn copier, book marks, flowers in the stone many interested viewers, and since wall, improved lighting in the much of Miss Field's work is now circulation area, and a $500 matching unfortunately out of print, major grant from the Mellon Foundation for 60 portions of the exhibit will remain on volumes of classic American Literature. Ellwood Kelley uses a penknife to free a lock. Abrell Photo Library Exhibits Rachel Field In Southwest Harbor, the Friends of workers. the Library will present an exhibit Miss Field is best remembered for All featuring the work of Rachel Field. The This and Heaven, Too, which was made collection will be displayed in the Clark into a successful film. Her other works Room during library hours from include God's Pocket, Calico Bush, and September 6 to 13. At 10 a.m. on Hitty, which won the Newberry Medal. Saturday, Sept. 13, the exhibit will Field's connections to Mount Desert culminate with the drawing for the Island go back to her 15th year when she winner of the "Delectable Mountains" began spending summers on Sutton's quilt. Island. Much of her writing was The quilt pattern was suggested by inspired and enriched by her Rachel Field's memorable children's associations with the natural life and story Calico Bush in which the heroine, beauty of this area. In her acceptance Marguerite Ledoux, makes the same speech for the Newberry Medal she quilt, its mountains almost as blue as compared ideas for her books as much the Mount Desert hills she loves. In real like patchwork quilt pieces which come life this girl was Marguerite Lecroix, from many sources and, bit by bit, who became the wife of John Stanley, become a meaningful whole. the first settler of Islesford on Little Chances on the quilt are still Cranberry Isle. The quilt is the Friends' available at the library, and everyone is major fund-raising project this year and welcome to attend the drawing. required the efforts of more than 30