Archival Shelving
FOL Bag recipients
Student Art Show Reception Band
Game time
Tie Dye on the lawn
Wild Suncatchers
Iana Cranewing, owner of Joyful Upcycled with items from Haystack mentorship program
Knitting on Thursdays
Share the Love
Reading
Kneisel Hall
Penny Ricker, teacher at the Blue Hill Consolidated School
Storytime
Manga
Bagpipe storytime
Tim and Kids doing it right
Ukulele Hodgman
Yoga Kids
Peter Boie
Featured Library Events
Closed for Labor Day
September 7, 2026, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
The library will be closed in observation of Labor Day.
Kairos Module Six: The Coming Community
September 8, 2026, 10:00 am
- 12:00 pm, Howard Room
The library is sponsoring a series of readings and discussions with Denis Sweet, a former . . . Details »
Preschool Storytime
September 8, 2026, 10:30 am
- 11:15 am, Larchwood Room
Join Youth Services Librarian Claire for preschool storytime on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am. We . . . Details »
Dungeons and Dragons for Teens – Session Zero
September 8, 2026, 5:30 pm
- 7:30 pm, Howard Room
On Tuesday, September 8 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., teens ages 13+ are invited to come play . . . Details »
Preschool Playgroup in the Park
September 9, 2026, 10:30 am
- 12:00 pm, Outdoors
Kids 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to playgroup in the Blue Hill town park . . . Details »
French Roast
September 10, 2026, 2:00 pm
- 3:30 pm, Howard Room
In an effort to keep up our French language skills, Rich Boulet will host French . . . Details »
Currently on Display at BHPL
Tools of the Falcons Homeschool Community
Students in the Falcons Homeschool Community make most of their own learning tools because they learn from the making, and because each time they use a tool they made they get a built-in review. . . . Read More »
“Color!” featuring paintings by Jill Finsen and Walter Smalling, and hand-built pottery by Susan Finsen
The Blue Hill Public Library will present a new art show titled “Color!” –a collaboration by painters Jill Finsen and Walter Smalling, and ceramicist Susan Finsen. The three Blue Hill Peninsula artists hope to . . . Read More »
Upcoming Events / Full Library Calendar
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