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
STEAM Storytime Series: MAGNETS
September 3, 2026, 10:30 am
- 11:30 am, Howard Room
Preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen for a STEAM storytime . . . Details »
French Roast
September 3, 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 »
Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts
September 3, 2026, 5:00 pm
- 8:00 pm, Main Room
The Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts meet each Thursday evening for pick-up games of chess. All . . . Details »
Knitting Group
September 3, 2026, 6:00 pm
- 8:00 pm, Pearson Room
Knitters are invited to come sit by the library fireplace to work on and share . . . Details »
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts: Seven Decades in the Making
September 3, 2026, 7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm, Howard Room
The Blue Hill Library is sponsoring a talk with Haystack Mountain School's Executive Director Perry . . . Details »
Art Reception for September Art Show
September 4, 2026, 4:00 pm
- 6:00 pm, Howard Room
The library will present a new art show titled “Color!” –a collaboration by painters Jill . . . 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 »
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