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
Beyond Labels Discussion Group
June 16, 2025, 10:00 am
- 12:00 pm, Howard Room
Beyond Labels is a Blue Hill Peninsula-based group organized as a round table discussion of . . . Details »
Summer Reading Begins!
June 16, 2025, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Kids of all ages are invited to participate in the library's fun Summer Reading Passport . . . Details »
Preschool Storytime
June 17, 2025, 10:30 am
- 11:00 am, Larchwood Room
Join Youth Services Librarian Claire for preschool storytime on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am. We . . . Details »
Frolicking Through History: Art History and Queer Identity Lecture
June 17, 2025, 6:00 pm
- 7:30 pm, Howard Room
Please join art professor Christopher Scott Brumfield, Blue Hill Public Library, and Peninsula Pride for . . . Details »
Preschool Playgroup in the Park
June 18, 2025, 10:30 am
- 12:00 pm, Outdoors
Kids 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to playgroup in the Blue Hill town park . . . Details »
Closed for Juneteenth
June 19, 2025, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
The library will be closed in observation of the Juneteenth holiday.
Currently on display at BHPL
“Mixing Swirling Marbled Paintings” by Jon Byrer
The Blue Hill Public Library will host an exhibit, “Mixing Swirling Marbled Paintings,” by Midcoast artist Jon Byrer in the Blue Hill Public Library’s Britton Gallery and Howard Room for the month of June. …Read More »
Exhibition: Blue Hill Maritime History
Ship ahoy! If you’re interested in wooden ships of the 19th century or Blue Hill’s maritime history, you will want to see the current exhibition “Blue Hill Maritime History” at the Blue Hill Public …Read More »
From the Collection of Marjorie Yesley: Birds and Beasts Galore!
A display of animal sculptures and toys from the collection of Marjorie Yesley is in the Larchwood Cases for the months of May and June. Collected over many years, from many different continents, and …Read More »
Upcoming Events / Full Library Calendar
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