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August 11, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Howard Room, Discussion Group
Beyond Labels is a Blue Hill Peninsula-based group organized as a round table discussion of foreign, national and state/local issues. The goals of the group are to provide a forum for sharing and expanding our knowledge of the issues at hand, encourage a robust discussion . . . Details »
August 12, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:15 am Offsite, Activity
The Shaw Institute, Blue Hill Heritage Trust, and the library will cosponsor a special Ocean Storytime on Tuesday, August 12 at 10:30 a.m. Kids ages 5+ and their families are invited to join Charlie the Shark from the Shaw Institute for an ocean themed story, . . . Details »
August 12, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Howard Room, Author Event
The Blue Hill Library and Blue Hill Books are cosponsoring an author talk with summer resident and professor of English Literature Nan Da, for her new book The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear, on Tuesday, August 12 at 7 p.m. in the library's Howard Room. The . . . Details »
August 13, 2025, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Outdoors, Preschool Program
Kids 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to playgroup in the Blue Hill town park with Youth Services Librarian Claire Malina on Wednesdays from 10:30-noon for a variety of activities and play. This is a great way to meet and connect with other families in . . . Details »
August 13, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pearson Room, Discussion Group
Anyone ages 13+ is invited to join Teen Services Librarian Kendall and Circulation Coordinator Olivia Zubrowski for a special intergenerational book club, Book Club for the Ages, on the second Wednesday of each month from 6-7 p.m. in the Pearson Room by the fireplace. In . . . Details »
August 14, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Howard Room, Discussion Group
In an effort to keep up our French language skills, Rich Boulet and Natalie Moses will host French Roast, a French language conversation group that meets every Thursday in July and August at 2PM in the library's Howard Room. This program is free and open to all. . . . Details »
August 14, 2025, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Main Room, Activity
The Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts meet each Thursday evening for pick-up games of chess. All experience levels are welcome to drop in for friendly games any time between 5:00 and 8:00 PM. Interested players can also join the Blue Hill Peninsula Chess Nuts group on . . . Details »
August 14, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Pearson Room, Activity
Knitters are invited to come sit by the library fireplace to work on and share projects with fellow knitters.The Knitting Group will meet every Thursday evening at 6 pm. Anyone is welcome to join this free event. Coffee and tea will be available to purchase.
August 14, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Howard Room, Author Event
As part of the Blue Hill Public Library's annual Robert K. and Linda B. Slaven lecture series, all are invited to a talk with New Yorker staff writer, author, and television critic Emily Nussbaum for her book Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV, . . . Details »
August 18, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Howard Room, Discussion Group
Beyond Labels is a Blue Hill Peninsula-based group organized as a round table discussion of foreign, national and state/local issues. The goals of the group are to provide a forum for sharing and expanding our knowledge of the issues at hand, encourage a robust discussion . . . Details »
August 19, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:00 am Larchwood Room, Preschool Program
Join Youth Services Librarian Claire for preschool storytime on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am. We will read a few picture books, sing songs and make a craft. This is a great way to meet and connect with other families in the area, read stories and . . . Details »
August 19, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Pearson Room, Author Event
The Blue Hill Public Library and Blue Hill Books are cosponsoring an author event with performer/writer Judith Sloan and author/artist Warren Lehrer on Tuesday, August 19 at 7 p.m. in the library’s Pearson Room. Sloan and Lehrer will feature excerpts from two decades of book . . . Details »
August 20, 2025, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Outdoors, Preschool Program
Kids 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to playgroup in the Blue Hill town park with Youth Services Librarian Claire Malina on Wednesdays from 10:30-noon for a variety of activities and play. This is a great way to meet and connect with other families in . . . Details »
August 20, 2025, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Howard Room, Activity
Kids ages 5 and up are invited to join Tess from the University of Maine 4-H for a workshop about the ocean on Wednesday, August 20th from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Something is bubbling right under our noses: it is the rise of carbon dioxide in our oceans! . . . Details »
August 21, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Howard Room, Discussion Group
In an effort to keep up our French language skills, Rich Boulet and Natalie Moses will host French Roast, a French language conversation group that meets every Thursday in July and August at 2PM in the library's Howard Room. This program is free and open to all. . . . Details »
August 21, 2025, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Main Room, Activity
The Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts meet each Thursday evening for pick-up games of chess. All experience levels are welcome to drop in for friendly games any time between 5:00 and 8:00 PM. Interested players can also join the Blue Hill Peninsula Chess Nuts group on . . . Details »
August 21, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Pearson Room, Activity
Knitters are invited to come sit by the library fireplace to work on and share projects with fellow knitters.The Knitting Group will meet every Thursday evening at 6 pm. Anyone is welcome to join this free event. Coffee and tea will be available to purchase.
August 21, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Howard Room, Author Event
The Blue Hill Public Library and Blue Hill Books are cosponsoring an author event with Glyn Vincent, author of Crossing: A True Story, at the library on Thursday, August 21st at 7 p.m. in the library's Howard Room. From the start of the 2,600-mile trip, . . . Details »
August 22, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:30 am Larchwood Room, Activity
Kids of all ages are invited to come to the Blue Hill Library to meet a certified therapy dog! There will be a therapy dog in the Larchwood Children's Room available for kids to meet, snuggle with, and read stories to if they so choose. . . . Details »
August 23, 2025, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Howard Room, Lecture/Presentation
All are welcome to the library for a movie matinee on Saturday, August 23 at 2:30 p.m in the Howard Room. The library will be showing Richard Shepard's 1991 cult-classic The Linguini Incident. Popcorn, tea, and coffee will be available for movie-viewing accompaniment. "A waitress . . . Details »
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