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January 27, 2020, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
The Beyond Labels discussion group continues to discuss the issues of the day with a small but engaged group of “regulars” plus a few new faces each week. All are welcome to join the discussions every Monday from 10:30-12:30 at the Library, or join the discussion online at https://beyondlabels.ustiger.net.
January 27, 2020, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in the Howard Room, Colloquy Downeast
It has been just over 50 years since the assassination of theologian and civil rights movement leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39. This colloquy will introduceparticipants to Dr. King’s philosophy and discuss his enduring legacy in a close reading of his written words. We will focus… Read more »
January 27, 2020, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm in the Bass Meeting & Archive Room, Community-sponsored Event
Social Justice and Education Discussion
January 28, 2020, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
Blue Hill Public Library will host a screening of the film “Manufactured Landscapes” on Tuesday, January 28th at 1:00 PM. Although it is part of a monthly film series being held in conjunction with the discussion series, “New Thinking in the Anthropocene,” anyone is welcome to attend. The film is a documentary on the work… Read more »
January 28, 2020, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Main Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
Do you have questions about using your computer, tablet, or phone? Maybe you just got a new device and need some help setting it up, or you want to learn a new software program, or perhaps you’d just like that annoying error message to stop popping up on your screen. Whatever your tech help need,… Read more »
January 28, 2020, 10:30 am - 11:15 am in the Larchwood Room, Library-sponsored Juvenile Event
On Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am, children ages 0-5 and their families are invited to come hear a story and make a craft to take home!
January 29, 2020, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Juvenile Event
Pre-school Playgroup meets in the Howard Room every Wednesday at 10:30 am except for July and August when it meets at the town park. Playgroup is a great opportunity to meet other local parents with young children while your kids engage in play with one another. For more information, give us a call at 374-5515.
January 30, 2020, 10:15 am - 12:15 pm in the Bass Meeting & Archive Room, Community-sponsored Event
Ongoing writers critique group.
January 30, 2020, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
Blue Hill Public Library will hold a discussion group twice a month on Thursdays at 10:30 AM, from January 16 through June 18, 2020. The series will be hosted by Bates College Professor Emeritus Denis Sweet, on the topic, “Enlivenment, Entanglement, Sympoiesis: New Thinking in the Anthropocene.” The Anthropocene is defined as “that moment in… Read more »
January 30, 2020, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Juvenile Event
Kids of all ages are invited to the weekly Kids’ Chess Club at the Blue Hill Public Library on Thursdays from 3:00 to 4:00 PM. Brookville resident Tom Batt will be on hand to teach beginners how to play chess. More experienced players can jump right in and play. Participants of all experience levels are… Read more »
January 30, 2020, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm in the Main Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
The Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts meet every Thursday night for “pick-up games” at the Blue Hill Public Library from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. The public is invited to join these weekly fun games of chess, and all levels of expertise are welcome. No registration is necessary. Chess boards will be supplied by the library, or… Read more »
January 30, 2020, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library-sponsored Adult Event
Come and knit around the fireplace every Thursday night and share a laugh.
January 31, 2020, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
Bagaduce Music and Friends of the Blue Hill Public Library will present a preview of George & Ira Gershwin’s opera, “Porgy and Bess,” at the Blue Hill Public Library on Friday January 31st at 1:00 PM. A live performance of the opera will be simulcast at The Grand in Ellsworth the following day, Saturday, February… Read more »
January 31, 2020, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the Howard Room, Colloquy Downeast
In this Colloquy we will consider how to bring some clarity and order out of the present foreign policy chaos. What might a new grand strategy and a new set of foreign policy principles and instruments look like? There are several possibilities. One is Trump’s vision of an impregnable, mighty, independent America pursuing its own… Read more »
January 31, 2020, 7:00 pm - 9:15 pm in the Howard Room, Community-sponsored Event
Friday, January 31 at 7 p.m. at Blue Hill Library, Peninsula Peace & Justice will screen a 2018 film tracking the effects of out-of-state corporate money and influence in the American political system in the era of super PACS and Citizens United. “Dark Money” refers to election campaign financing from sources that remain undisclosed. Director… Read more »
January 31, 2020, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
Taking down the January art show
February 1, 2020, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
In the spirit of reducing waste and teaching the community new skills, the Blue Hill Public Library hosts a first-Saturday-of-the-month “Fixit Clinic.” On Saturday, February 1st from 2:00 to 3:30 PM, local experts will coach people in the community to disassemble and troubleshoot a variety of items, such as appliances, bicycles, jewelry, clothing, toys, electronics… Read more »
February 1, 2020, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm in the Book Nook, Library-sponsored Adult Event
The Friends of Blue Hill Public Library will hold their first-Saturday-of-the-month book sale on February 1st in the library’s basement “book nook” from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Most books are still only a dollar or two! Specials include a Time-Life History series, 18 volumes of the Franklin Library’s Collected Stories of the World’s Greatest… Read more »
February 1, 2020, 9:45 am - 12:15 pm in the Howard Room, Community-sponsored Event
Beekeeping School
February 3, 2020, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
The Beyond Labels discussion group continues to discuss the issues of the day with a small but engaged group of “regulars” plus a few new faces each week. All are welcome to join the discussions every Monday from 10:30-12:30 at the Library, or join the discussion online at https://beyondlabels.ustiger.net.
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