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August 23, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Library-sponsored Juvenile Event
Every Friday morning at 11:30 AM from June 28th through August 23rd, join us for a nature themed storytime on the library lawn! Each week, we’ll read a picture book and do a craft or coloring sheets outside (weather permitting). The Magic Food Bus will be making a stop on the lawn as well, providing… Read more »
August 23, 2019, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
Two authors who write under the pseudonym “E.G. Scott,” Elizabeth Keenan and Greg Wands, will share from their new book, “The Woman Inside,” at the Blue Hill Public Library on Friday, August 23rd, at 7:00 PM. The two have been friends for over twenty years and have been writing plays, screenplays, and short fiction separately… Read more »
August 24, 2019, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Young Adult Event
Kids of all ages are invited to “Crafternoons” at the Blue Hill Public Library, on Saturday August 24th, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. The project will be making simple books that can be used as journals. Participants will be able to use paint, colored pencils and fun, fancy paper for decorating the books, all provided… Read more »
August 24, 2019, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm in the Bass Meeting & Archive Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
Looking for the perfect summertime read? The Friends of Blue Hill Public Library will be holding weekly book sales for the summer, starting July 6th. The sales will be from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM each Saturday through August 24th in the Library’s basement “Book Nook.” As usual, there will be a wide variety of… Read more »
August 26, 2019, 10:30 am - 12:00 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.
August 27, 2019, 10:30 am - 11:15 am in the Larchwood Room, Library-sponsored Juvenile Event
Children ages 0-5 are invited to come hear a story and make a craft to take home!
August 28, 2019, 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.
August 28, 2019, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm in the Larchwood Room, Library-sponsored Juvenile Event
Come build and create with Legos! Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 3:00-4:00 pm, kids are invited to create anything within their imagination and an optional special challenge will be provided. The Legos will be provided by the library and creations will be on display in the Larchwood Room for one week…. Read more »
August 28, 2019, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm in the Howard Room, Community-sponsored Event
On Wednesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. at Blue Hill Library, Peninsula Peace & Justice will screen The Great Hack, a new film detailing the inside story of Cambridge Analytica and the threat to democracies of unregulated data acquisition. In this incisive and powerful film, former insiders detail just how the company worked to turn… Read more »
August 29, 2019, 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. For… Read more »
August 29, 2019, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library-sponsored Adult Event
Come and knit around the fireplace every Thursday night and share a laugh.
August 29, 2019, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
Tasmanian geologist and Surry summer resident, Dr. Millard F. (Mike) Coffin, PhD, will give a talk about “Volcanoes, Iron and Phytoplankton in the Antarctic,” at the Blue Hill Public Library on Thursday, August 29th at 7:00 PM. Phytoplankton in the ocean supply half of the oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere. Inadequate iron content in the water… Read more »
September 3, 2019, 10:30 am - 11:15 am in the Larchwood Room, Library-sponsored Juvenile Event
Children ages 0-5 are invited to come hear a story and make a craft to take home!
September 4, 2019, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm in the Howard Room, Colloquy Downeast
In a polarized society rife with diametrically opposed points of view, the issue of gun rights vs. gun regulation stands out as particularly divisive. In its exploration of this contentious topic, the colloquy will examine the legal bases supporting gun rights and gun control, the history of the gun debate, the human costs of gun… Read more »
September 4, 2019, 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.
September 5, 2019, 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. For… Read more »
September 5, 2019, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library-sponsored Adult Event
Come and knit around the fireplace every Thursday night and share a laugh.
September 5, 2019, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
Poet Tom Moore will read from his newest collection, “Red Stone Fragments,” from Moon Pie Press in Portland, Maine. Tom was Poet Laureate of Belfast in 2017 and 2018 and has been running a poetry workshop there for the past two and a half years. Thomas R. Moore’s fourth book of poems, “Red Stone Fragments,”… Read more »
September 6, 2019, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm in the Howard Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
Offer reception to visitors looking at artwork. Provide discussion of travels and methods of art process.
September 6, 2019, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm in the Main Room, Library-sponsored Adult Event
Blue Hill Public Library will participate in Blue Hill’s series of First Friday events this summer by staying open later, until 7:00 PM, and by hosting walking tours of the library’s art & antiques on display from the museum collection. Tours, led by Brad Emerson, will take place from 6:00 to 7:00 PM each first… Read more »
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