Upcoming Events

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Closed for Memorial Day

May 29, 2023, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Holiday

The library will be closed in observation of the Memorial Day holiday.

Preschool Storytime

May 30, 2023, 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 »

Preschool Playgroup in the Park

May 31, 2023, 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 »

Youth Chess Club

June 1, 2023, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Howard Room, Activity

Kids of all ages are invited to come play chess at the library on Thursdays at 3:00 p.m.  Chess enthusiasts Tom Batt and Woody Petry will be on hand to teach beginners how to play chess and offer tips on chess strategy, while more experienced . . . Details »

Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts

June 1, 2023, 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 »

Knitting Group

June 1, 2023, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wilder 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.

Author Event: Eddie Adelman

June 1, 2023, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Howard Room, Author Event

The Blue Hill Library will sponsor an author talk with Maine author Eddie Adelman who will read from his new (mostly humorous) collection of newspaper columns and radio essays called, Don’t Get Me Started on Thursday, June 1 at 6:30PM in the library's Howard Room. Eddie will . . . Details »

Story Trail – “The Secret Stream” at Patten Stream

June 1, 2023, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Offsite, Activity

Everyone is invited to hike the story trail at Patten Stream in Surry for the months of June and July.  Landere Naisbitt from Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Claire Malina from the Blue Hill Library set up a special story trail for folks of all . . . Details »

Teen Anime Club

June 2, 2023, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Howard Room, Activity

Teens ages 10+ are invited to join Teen Services Librarian Kendall Chapman every Friday from 3:30 – 5:00 pm for an anime filled afternoon! Each week the group will select an anime show or movie to watch, participate in an anime themed activity and have . . . Details »

Fixit Clinic

June 3, 2023, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Howard Room, Activity

Everyone is welcome to come to the Fixit Clinic in the Howard Room of the library on the first Saturday of the month at 3:00PM.  Building resilient communities by conveying critical thinking and troubleshooting skills through repair, Fixit Clinics are do-it-together hands-on fix-n-learn community-based exploration . . . Details »

Beyond Labels Discussion Group

June 5, 2023, 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 »

Homeschool Book Club

June 5, 2023, 10:30 am - 11:30 am YA Area, Discussion Group

Homeschool students in grades 4-8 are invited to join Teen Services Librarian Kendall Chapman each month to read a new book from the Maine Student Book Award list and come together to talk about it and enjoy some light snacks. Our first meeting will be . . . Details »

Magic the Gathering for Tweens and Teens

June 5, 2023, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Howard Room, Activity

Tweens and Teens are invited to come play Magic the Gathering every Monday afternoon from 3:30-5:00 pm in the library's Howard Room. This will be a casual and fun opportunity for players of all experience levels to get together and test out various decks. Decks . . . Details »

Preschool Storytime

June 6, 2023, 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 »

Preschool Playgroup in the Park

June 7, 2023, 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 »

Youth Chess Club

June 8, 2023, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Howard Room, Activity

Kids of all ages are invited to come play chess at the library on Thursdays at 3:00 p.m.  Chess enthusiasts Tom Batt and Woody Petry will be on hand to teach beginners how to play chess and offer tips on chess strategy, while more experienced . . . Details »

Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts

June 8, 2023, 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 »

Knitting Group

June 8, 2023, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wilder 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.

Documentary Screening: 'Gabi Giffords Won't Back Down'

June 8, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Howard Room, Lecture/Presentation

The Blue Hill Public Library and the Good Life Center are co-sponsoring a screening of the documentary film Gabi Giffords Won't Back Down on Thursday, June 8 at 7pm in the library's Howard Room. Gabi Giffords Won't Back Down tells the extraordinary story of former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby . . . Details »

Teen Anime Club

June 9, 2023, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Howard Room, Activity

Teens ages 10+ are invited to join Teen Services Librarian Kendall Chapman every Friday from 3:30 – 5:00 pm for an anime filled afternoon! Each week the group will select an anime show or movie to watch, participate in an anime themed activity and have . . . Details »