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
Music & Movement Storytime
September 14, 2026, 10:30 am
- 11:30 am, Howard Room
Preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen for a weekly Music . . . Details »
Talking Trash: Municipal WasteHub and Blue Hill's Waste
September 14, 2026, 1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm, Howard Room
What happens to the trash in Blue Hill? Reagan Emmerling, Education and Outreach Coordinator at . . . Details »
Skein Stitchers
September 14, 2026, 3:00 pm
- 4:00 pm, YA Area
Teens and Tweens are invited to the library to join "Skein Stitchers," a youth fiber . . . Details »
Kairos Module Six: The Coming Community
September 15, 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 15, 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 »
TCG Teens and Tweens
September 15, 2026, 3:00 pm
- 4:30 pm, Howard Room
Teens and tweens are invited to come play Magic the Gathering and/or Pokémon, every Tuesday . . . Details »
Currently on Display at BHPL
“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 »
Holly Bertrand’s Sculpted Animals and Relief Prints
For the months of September and October sculpted animal creations and relief prints by artist Holly Bertrand are on display in and above the Larchwood Room Glass Cases. The sculptures and prints feature whimsical and . . . Read More »
Upcoming Events / Full Library Calendar
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