Maine Maritime Academy Library

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Maine Maritime Academy Library

Need help? Just ask! Nutting Memorial Library is located in Platz Hall, on MMA's upper campus. This is YOUR Library--please use it often!

The Library's mission is to support Maine Maritime Academy's programs in engineering, transportation, management, logistics, and ocean sciences; to provide for learning outside the classroom; and to serve as a public resource by preserving Maine's maritime heritage. Maine Maritime Academy students, faculty, and staff must present an Academy ID card in order to borrow library materials. Non-Academy borrowers who are Maine residents may request a library card. Facebook Policy - Welcome to Nutting Memorial Library's official page on Facebook, where you will find the most recent news stories, announcements, photos and upcoming events of importance to students, family members, alumni, faculty, staff, and the surrounding community. While this is an open forum, it's also a family-friendly one, so we request that you keep your comments and wall posts clean. In addition to keeping it family friendly, we ask that you follow our posting guidelines here.

- We do not allow graphic, obscene, explicit or racial comments or submissions nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful or intended to defame anyone or any organization.

- We do not allow solicitations or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. Similarly, we do not allow attempts to defame or defraud any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency.

- We do not allow comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity.

- You participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username and any information provided. Failure to comply may result in deletion of the offensive material. Repeat offenders may be banned from posting on this site. No warnings will be provided. Also, the appearance of external links on this site does not constitute official endorsement by the Maine Maritime Academy or the State of Maine.

07/31/2026

FREE! Wednesday August 12 through Friday August 14 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., visit the library to browse hundreds of journals and magazines, available on a first-come, first-served basis!

02/27/2026

Nutting Library staff are delighted to be working to build the collection for the library on Academy's new training ship STATE OF MAINE!

We are so grateful to those who have already contributed to this effort. More updates will follow as we work to purchase materials to support Academy students and personnel during their time at sea!

🛳️ + 📚 = 💛

Life at sea demands both technical knowledge and moments of reflection. As we prepare for the delivery of the new State of Maine and the upcoming summer sea term, we are seeking financial contributions to help create the ship’s library. With your support, the State of Maine library will offer cade...

04/25/2023

Mr. Drew and His Animals Too are at the Library today!!!! Stop by before 2 p.m. to relieve stress with some friendly reptiles and other critters! 🐍🐢🦎

12/14/2022

We are Mariners. It is not a mascot like Lions or Bears. It is our identity. Mariners form a tight-knit, resilient community. Mariners unite in the most difficult times and display tremendous strength and character in the face of adversity. Our hearts have been broken, but our spirit and our resolve has grown stronger. We are Mariners. Mariners Forever. ⚓️
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09/15/2022

Today's the day!!!

(For what, you ask? Watch this space for updates!)

08/01/2022

Enjoy reading this summer - however you prefer! 🏖📖📱🌞

For information on how to access over 20,000 fiction and nonfiction ebooks and audiobooks through CloudLibrary using your MMA library barcode, email [email protected]!

04/20/2022

Today until 2 pm, stop by the Library for a soda float "before you float away!"

Congratulations to our 2022 graduates, and to the rest of our students, have a fantastic summer!!! We're so proud of you all! 💙⚓📚

04/18/2022

It's Finals Week at the Library! That means:

- extended hours (open 8 am - 11 pm today through Wednesday)
- therapy dogs!! 🐕🐶🐩 Monday, 2-4
- the incredibly popular MR. DREW and His Animals, Too! 🐢🐍🦎with reptiles & more, Tuesday, 10 - 2
- soda floats 🥤 Wednesday, 11 - 2
- late-night coffee & snacks in our entranceway ☕️

And, as always, library staff will be here to offer you help with final papers and projects, items to borrow for the summer, and our sincere best wishes for successful final exams and a fantastic summer! ⚓️ 📚 💙

03/21/2022

The Maritime Academy Climate Symposium will be held one week from today, on Monday, March 28th!

If you're as excited for this event as we are, we recommend borrowing a book or DVD from our display on the topic!

More information on the Symposium and a registration link can be found here: https://bit.ly/3pgCYY4

03/11/2022

Interested in learning more about Shackleton and the "Endurance"? We have over 20 related titles in our collection!

Check the comments for a link to our catalog! ⛵️⚓️📖

An expedition went where few have ever gone to locate the remnants of a ship that became trapped in the ice 106 years ago, dashing the famed explorer's ambitious mission to cross Antarctica.

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Pleasant Street
Castine, ME
04420

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http://library.mma.edu/

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