{"id":3116,"date":"2018-06-28T16:16:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T20:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/library\/?page_id=3116"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:15:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:15:40","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/library\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id3116_0535ec-aa{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id3116_0535ec-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3116_0535ec-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3116_0535ec-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id3116_0535ec-aa{background-image:linear-gradient(60deg,rgb(8,46,88) 47%,rgb(65,118,161) 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Our collections and services are designed to foster learning, scholarship, and knowledge creation.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_b5306a-0e\">What We Offer<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3116_1ceff5-79\">Our website provides access to the latest news and research tools available at Merrill Library. Whether you are on campus or off, you can quickly and conveniently access online journals, databases, and eBooks. 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