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July 27, 2024, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Outdoors, Fundraiser
Please join the Friends of the Library on Saturday, July 27 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on the library lawn. The sale will feature gently used cookbooks, books from Maine authors and many books perfect for curling up for a good summer read! The funds . . . Details »
July 27, 2024, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pearson Room, Performance
Everyone is invited to a free performance by Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers of "The Legend of the Banana Kid" on Saturday, July 27 at 6 PM in the Adelaide Pearson Room. Little Chucky heads to the Wild West to outwit outlaws in this cowboy adventure! With a fistful of . . . Details »
July 29, 2024, 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 »
July 30, 2024, 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 »
July 31, 2024, 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 »
July 31, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Pearson Room, Lecture/Presentation
Local journalism is in peril. How Maine is fighting back. The United States is losing local newspapers at a rate of 2.5 a week, leaving 1,800 communities without a local newsroom. We face an unprecedented challenge to democracy: Without local reporting, civic engagement declines and . . . Details »
August 1, 2024, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Howard Room, Activity
Teens and Tweens ages 10+ are invited to join Teen Services Librarian Kendall for Summer Magic – a special Magic the Gathering Series – on four days during July and August. We will meet in the Library's Howard Room on July 16 and August 1, . . . Details »
August 1, 2024, 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 1, 2024, 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.
August 1, 2024, 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 Maine author Debra Spark for her new book Discipline at the library at 7 pm on August 1, 2024 in the Howard Room. How does art mirror and shape our lives? . . . Details »
August 1, 2024, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Activity
Blue Hill Public Library Card Design Contest The Blue Hill Public Library is looking for a new limited edition library card design, and we need your help. We are asking the Blue Hill Peninsula community to create a new library card. How will this work? . . . Details »
August 2, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Howard Room, Performance
Kneisel Hall Children’s Concerts are back at the Blue Hill Public Library this summer! Five weekly concerts will be performed at 2 PM on Friday June 28, July 5, 12, 26, and August 2 (there will be no concert on Friday, July 19). Musicians from . . . Details »
August 5, 2024, 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 6, 2024, 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 7, 2024, 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 7, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Howard Room, Author Event
The Blue Hill Public Library and Blue Hill Books are cosponsoring an author event for Hannah Burr as she reads from her latest book Field Guide to Ambiguity at the library at 7 pm on August 7, 2024 in the Howard Room. Field Guide to Ambiguity . . . Details »
August 8, 2024, 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 second and fourth Thursday of the month at 2PM in the library's Howard Room. This program is free and open . . . Details »
August 8, 2024, 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 8, 2024, 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.
August 8, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Howard Room, Author Event
The Blue Hill Public Library, Jonathan Fisher House, Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society, and Blue Hill Books will host an author event on Thursday, August 8 at 7:00 PM in the Howard Room at the Blue Hill Public Library, featuring Ryan Rindels and Vance Salisbury to share from . . . Details »
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