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Writing Rural: A Word. Festival Panel

October 25, 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Howard Room, Author Event

The Blue Hill Library and Word., Blue Hill's Literary Arts Festival, will present a panel about rural life, class, and creative work, on Saturday, October 25 at 1PM in the library's Howard Room. Moderated by Michelle Lewis, and featuring Cynthia Thayer and Audrey Gidman, this will . . . Details »

Stone Soup with Anna from the Magic Food Bus

October 25, 2025, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Outdoors, Activity

Everyone is invited to come gather on the library lawn on Saturday, October 25 from 2-4 PM to prepare a meal and enjoy a special Stone Soup Storytime with Youth Services Librarian Claire and Anna Wind from Healthy Peninsula’s Magic Food Bus. We’ll practice our . . . Details »

Beyond Labels Discussion Group

October 27, 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

October 27, 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

October 28, 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

October 28, 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

October 28, 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 »

Family Place Workshop

October 29, 2025, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Howard Room, Preschool Program

The Blue Hill Library will host a Family Place Workshop series on five Wednesday mornings from 10:30 a.m.-noon from October 22 – November 19.  A five-week program for toddlers and their parents/caregivers, this fun, informal, play-based program provides a rich environment of toys, books and art . . . Details »