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Music & Movement Storytime

September 15, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:30 am Larchwood Room, Preschool Program

Preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen for our weekly Music and Movement Storytime on Monday mornings at 10:30am. We will sing songs, play instruments, dance, and read stories.  The rhythms, rhymes, and patterns in music and the use of musical . . . Details »

Kairos: Angels and Animals – Franz Kafka and Walter Benamin

September 16, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Howard Room, Discussion Group

The library is sponsoring a series of discussions with Denis Sweet, a former teacher at Bates College, investigating our current moment by making use of contemporary and classic writings in literature, social criticism, biology, and philosophy. Meetings will be on Tuesday mornings at 10AM in . . . Details »

Preschool Storytime

September 16, 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 »

Magic the Gathering for Teens and Tweens

September 16, 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Bass Room, Activity

Tweens and Teens are invited to come play Magic the Gathering every Tuesday afternoon from 3-4:30 pm in the library's Elvira Bass Room. This will be a casual and fun opportunity for players of all experience levels to get together and test out various decks. . . . Details »

Book Discussion: 'No Visible Bruises' by Rachel Louise Snyder

September 16, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Howard Room, Discussion Group

Everyone is invited to join the Blue Hill Public Library and Finding Our Voices for a special virtual book club addressing domestic violence on Tuesday, September 16 at 6 p.m. Participants can join Author Rachel Louise Snyder to discuss her book “No Visible Bruises: What . . . Details »

Preschool Playgroup in the Park

September 17, 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 »

DIY Terrariums for Teens

September 17, 2025, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Howard Room, Activity

Teens ages 12+ are invited to join Teen Services Librarian Kendall Chapman on Wednesday, September 17 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. for an afternoon of fun crafting where participants will learn how to create their own terrariums! Participants will be able to select a tiny . . . Details »

French Roast

September 18, 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:30 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 from September 11 to October 16 at 1PM in the library's Howard Room.  This program is free and . . . Details »

Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts

September 18, 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

September 18, 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: Poems + Pictures with Shanna Compton & Caroline Sulzer

September 18, 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 local Maine authors Shanna Compton and Caroline Sulzer on Thursday, September 18 at 7PM in the library's Howard Room. Both visual artists as well as poets, Shanna Compton & Caroline Sulzer will . . . Details »

Meet a Certified Therapy Dog!

September 20, 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!  Dash the therapy dog will be in the Larchwood Children's Room available for kids to meet, snuggle with, and read stories to if they so choose.  . . . Details »

Saturday Matinee: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

September 20, 2025, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Howard Room, Lecture/Presentation

All are welcome to the library for a movie matinee on Saturday, September 20 at 2:30 p.m in the Howard Room. The library will be showing Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). Popcorn, tea, coffee, and tissues will be available for movie-viewing accompaniment.  . . . Details »

Beyond Labels Discussion Group

September 22, 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 »

Music & Movement Storytime

September 22, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:30 am Larchwood Room, Preschool Program

Preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen for our weekly Music and Movement Storytime on Monday mornings at 10:30am. We will sing songs, play instruments, dance, and read stories.  The rhythms, rhymes, and patterns in music and the use of musical . . . Details »

Kairos: Angels and Animals – Franz Kafka and Walter Benamin

September 23, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Howard Room, Discussion Group

The library is sponsoring a series of discussions with Denis Sweet, a former teacher at Bates College, investigating our current moment by making use of contemporary and classic writings in literature, social criticism, biology, and philosophy. Meetings will be on Tuesday mornings at 10AM in . . . Details »

Preschool Storytime

September 23, 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 »

Magic the Gathering for Teens and Tweens

September 23, 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Bass Room, Activity

Tweens and Teens are invited to come play Magic the Gathering every Tuesday afternoon from 3-4:30 pm in the library's Elvira Bass Room. This will be a casual and fun opportunity for players of all experience levels to get together and test out various decks. . . . Details »

Preschool Playgroup in the Park

September 24, 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 »