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
Kids ages 5 and up and their families are invited to a special Ocean Storytime with Charlie the Shark from the Shaw Institute on Tuesday, August 12 at 10:30 am. This program will take place at Peters Cove in Blue Hill on the beach! For . . . 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 7PM in the library's Howard Room. Her new . . . 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 pm 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 author and television critic Emily Nussbaum for her book Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV, an ambitious cultural history of America’s most . . . Details »