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Preschool Playgroup in the Park

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 »

French Roast

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 »

Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts

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 »

Knitting Group

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.

Beyond Labels Discussion Group

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 »

Preschool Storytime

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 »

Author Event: Judith Sloan and Warren Lehrer

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 »

Preschool Playgroup in the Park

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 »

Bubble Trouble: Understanding Ocean Acidification

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 »

French Roast

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 »

Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts

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 »

Knitting Group

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.

Author Event: Glyn Vincent, “Crossing”

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 »

Meet a Certified Therapy Dog!

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 »

Saturday Matinee: The Linguini Incident

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 »

Beyond Labels Discussion Group

August 25, 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 »

Preschool Storytime

August 26, 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 »

Preschool Playgroup in the Park

August 27, 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 »